American Fern Journal

Aims & Scope

The American Fern Journal is a peer-reviewed journal focused on the biology of ferns and lycophytes.

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Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Agricultural and Biological Sciences, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Starch Gel Electrophoresis of Ferns: A Compilation of Grinding Buffers, Gel and Electrode Buffers, and Staining Schedules

  Citation: 861

  Authors: Douglas E., Christopher H., David C., Gerald J.

• Fern Phylogeny Based on rbcL Nucleotide Sequences

  Citation: 227

  Authors: Mitsuyasu, Paul G., Kathleen M., Kunihiko, Motomi, Ryosuke, Gerald J., Jun, James R., Noriaki, Edmund H., Christopher H., Warren D.

• Phylogenetic Relationships of Extant Ferns Based on Evidence from Morphology and rbcL Sequences

  Citation: 181

  Authors: Kathleen M., Alan R., Judith E.

• Influences of Life History Attributes on Formation of Local and Distant Fern Populations

  Citation: 135

  Authors: James H., Carol J., Donald R.

• Old World Climbing Fern (Lygodium microphyllum), a Dangerous Invasive Weed in Florida

  Citation: 104

  Authors: Robert W., Amy P.

• Isoetalean Lycopsid Evolution: from the Devonian to the Present

  Citation: 101

  Authors: Kathleen B.

• Systematic Inferences from Spore and Stomate Size in the Ferns

  Citation: 94

  Authors: David S., Cathy A., Thomas A.

• Intrafamilial Relationships of the Thelypteroid Ferns (Thelypteridaceae)

  Citation: 91

  Authors: Alan R., Raymond B.

• Early Lycophyte Evolution

  Citation: 85

  Authors: Patricia G., Christopher M.

• Hybridization, Reticulation, and Species Concepts in the Ferns

  Citation: 83

  Authors: David S., Christopher H., Charles R.