Journal profile · Marine & Freshwater Biology
Phycologia
ISSN 0031-8884 · eISSN 2330-2968 · Allen Press Inc. · ENGLAND · Bimonthly · Founded 1961
Phycologia: CAS Zone 4 · Biology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.86; JCR Q2 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC charged, amount not published; median 138 days to acceptance (74 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: fairly easy; 56 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Phycologia is published by Allen Press Inc. and is in Zone 4 of Biology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Marine and coastal plant biology, Marine Biology and Ecology Research and Marine and coastal ecosystems, together about 42.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Oceanography. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Phycologia is published bimonthly by the International Phycological Society and serves as a publishing medium for information about any aspect of phycology. Membership in the Society is not necessary for publication. Submitted manuscripts cannot be previously published or submitted elsewhere. Copyright ownership of all accepted papers is held by the International Phycological Society. Peer Review Policy: Two or more referees, an Associate Editor and the Editor-in-Chief usually review each manuscript. However, if a manuscript fails to meet the criteria and standards for Phycologia, it may be rejected without review. Referees evaluate the following: (1) international significance and scientific merit, (2) accuracy and logic, (3) clarity, conciseness, and organization, and (4) quality, value and integration of photographs, graphs, and tables. The Editor-in-Chief makes the final decision for all submissions. Manuscripts must be prepared according to journal instructions.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Marine & Freshwater Biology
Editor-in-chief Giuseppe ZuccarelloPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 2, Belgium 2, South Korea 1, Brazil 1, Ireland 1 (8 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Marine and coastal plant biologyEarth and Planetary Sciences19.3%
- Marine Biology and Ecology ResearchEarth and Planetary Sciences12.8%
- Marine and coastal ecosystemsEarth and Planetary Sciences10.4%
- Algal biology and biofuel productionEnergy7.9%
- Diatoms and Algae ResearchMaterials Science7.2%
- Protist diversity and phylogenyBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.8%
- Microbial Community Ecology and PhysiologyEnvironmental Science5.6%
- Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton DynamicsEnvironmental Science3.9%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Biology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Marine & Freshwater Biology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Plant Sciences | Zone 4 |
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 |
| Minor | Marine & Freshwater Biology | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Biology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Marine & Freshwater Biology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Plant Sciences | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q2 · best quartile · 2025
- CiteScore Q2 · 2025
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of SciencePubMedPublisher website
Other: EBSCO, ProQuest, OCLC, BIOBASE, Gale, Ovid
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
- 1.86LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.9Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.7Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.3LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 3.3Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.46LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.46Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.87LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 0.87Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 60LetPub ·
- h-index
- 115OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2,279OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.76OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 5.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 6.47%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 44LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 87,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 4,275 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 30 | 2 | 3 |
| 2025 | 56 | 14 | 76 |
| 2024 | 51 | 14 | 162 |
| 2023 | 58 | 14 | 305 |
| 2022 | 62 | 9 | 377 |
| 2021 | 74 | 23 | 527 |
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
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to
138 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 109 days – 229 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 22 days (74 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 167 days
- Sample
- 74 articles with submission and acceptance dates (95 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Average review time (community reports)
- 6–12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- Fairly easyLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 33%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 6 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 47 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 27 daysPublisher website ·
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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access
Phycologia is a hybrid open access journal that is part of the Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research. Why choose open access? Increase the discoverability and readership o…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Two or more referees, an Associate Editor and the Editor-in-Chief usually review each manuscript. However, if a manuscript fails to meet the criteria and standards for Phycologia, it may be rejected without review. Model summary
Peer Review Policy: Two or more referees, an Associate Editor and the Editor-in-Chief usually review each manuscript. However, if a manuscript fails to meet the criteria and standards for Phycologia, it may be rejected without review.
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
- Allen Press Inc.
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- Multi-Language
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- Founded
- 1961
- ISSN
- 0031-8884
- Electronic ISSN
- 2330-2968
- Society / sponsor
- International Phycological Society
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 65, Issue 3 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Phycologia
What CAS zone is Phycologia in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Phycologia is in Zone 4 of Biology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Marine & Freshwater Biology / 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 Phycologia?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.86; CiteScore 3.3, h-index 115.
How long does peer review take at Phycologia?
Based on the dates recorded on 74 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 138 days (interquartile range 109–229 days); authors report an average review time of 6–12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Fairly easy”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 33%. 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 JCR quartile is Phycologia in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q2 (best quartile). JCR quartiles are Clarivate's to confirm and a different system from the CAS zones; in the CAS ranking the journal is in Zone 4 of Biology.
Where are the editorial board members of Phycologia based?
Of the 8 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (2), Belgium (2) and South Korea (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Phycologia?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Phycologia is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists Web of Science and PubMed; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Phycologia open access, and what is the APC?
Phycologia is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex; 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .