Journal profile · Plant Sciences
Fottea
ISSN 1802-5439 · eISSN 1805-4927 · Czech Phycological Society · CZECH REPUBLIC · Semiannual · Founded 2007
Fottea: CAS Zone 3 · Biology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.87; fully open access; review over 12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 18 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Fottea is published by Czech Phycological Society and is in Zone 3 of Biology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Diatoms and Algae Research, Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics and Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology, together about 49% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Fottea is a peer-revieweed scientific journal of Czech Phycological Society (formerly bulletin Czech Phycology). Fottea has a system of electronic submission for manuscripts and editorial work managing Actavia Editorial System.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Plant Sciences
Editor-in-chief Aloisie PoulPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Diatoms and Algae ResearchMaterials Science25%
- Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton DynamicsEnvironmental Science12.3%
- Microbial Community Ecology and PhysiologyEnvironmental Science11.7%
- Protist diversity and phylogenyBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology6.9%
- Biocrusts and Microbial EcologyAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.8%
- Marine and coastal ecosystemsEarth and Planetary Sciences5.7%
- Algal biology and biofuel productionEnergy5.2%
- Genomics and Phylogenetic StudiesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3.7%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Biology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Plant Sciences | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Biology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Plant Sciences | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Biology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Plant Sciences | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Clarivate (formerly Thomson Reuters) products (ISI®), SciSearch®, Journal Station Reports/Science Edition, Biological Abstracts, BIOSIS PreviewsPublisher website
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- Impact factor
- 1.87LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.9Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.41LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.22LetPub ·
- h-index
- 22LetPub ·
- h-index
- 40OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 210OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.9OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 5.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 16LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 483 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 16 | 16 | 2 |
| 2025 | 18 | 18 | 35 |
| 2024 | 15 | 15 | 56 |
| 2023 | 22 | 22 | 95 |
| 2022 | 20 | 20 | 133 |
| 2021 | 22 | 22 | 183 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
- Average review time (community reports)
- over 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Peer review
- Single-anonymous peer reviewPublisher website · model-extracted
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Fully open accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Colour charges
- Charged; see the journal's website for the amount
- Page charges
- No page charges
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
What to prepare5 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 1,000 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 6
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 1,000 words
- Cover letter
- Required
- Not considered
- floristic studies
Article types accepted5
- opinionManuscripts may be submitted in the form of Original Articles or Reviews or Opinion, exceptionally Short notesLength not stated
- original articleThe title page should have only the title, the name(s), ORCID number(s)and address(es) of the author(s), any necessary footnotes, and a short running title suit…Length not stated
- original articlesManuscripts may be submitted in the form of Original Articles or Reviews or Opinion, exceptionally Short notesLength not stated
- reviewsManuscripts may be submitted in the form of Original Articles or Reviews or Opinion, exceptionally Short notesLength not stated
- short notesManuscripts may be submitted in the form of Original Articles or Reviews or Opinion, exceptionally Short notesLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Open access
- License & copyright
Copyright transferred to journal on acceptance Model summary
On acceptance of a manuscript, copyright is transferred to the journal.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Open access free of charge except Fottea Supplements Model summary
All papers have open access free of charge, except of monographies published as Fottea Supplements.
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Czech Phycological Society
- Country or region
- CZECH REPUBLIC
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Semiannual
- Founded
- 2007
- ISSN
- 1802-5439
- Electronic ISSN
- 1805-4927
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 26 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Fottea
What CAS zone is Fottea in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Fottea is in Zone 3 of Biology, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Plant Sciences. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Biology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Fottea?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.87; CiteScore 3.6, h-index 40.
How long does peer review take at Fottea?
Authors report an average review time of over 12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
What are the manuscript requirements of Fottea?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 1,000 words; Keywords: ≥ 6; Manuscript length: ≤ 1,000 words; Cover letter: Required. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Which databases index Fottea?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Fottea is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Fottea open access, and what is the APC?
Fottea is a fully open-access journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-25). Last updated: .