	The journal was initially established by Wilhelm Junk in The Hague as "Mycopathologia" () in 1938. Then in 1950, it continued publication under the name "Mycopathologia & Mycologia Applicata" (), before returning to "Mycopathologia" () in 1975. From 1959 to 1984, a supplement "Iconographia Mycologica" () was published alongside it.