European Journal of Phycology

Aims & Scope

The European Journal of Phycology is an important focus for the activities of algal researchers all over the world.

The Editors-in-Chief are assisted by an international team of Associate Editors who are experts in the following fields: macroalgal ecology, microalgal ecology, physiology and biochemistry, cell biology, molecular biology, macroalgal and microalgal systematics, applied phycology and biotechnology.

The European Journal of Phycology publishes papers on all aspects of algae, including cyanobacteria.

Articles may be in the form of primary research papers and reviews of topical subjects.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1.7
2024	2.00

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.512

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

h-index

Year	Value
2024	82

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	11358

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	221

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Abstracting & Indexing

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

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science

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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.

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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.

• Redfield revisited: variability of C:N:P in marine microalgae and its biochemical basis

  Citation: 1116

  Authors: Richard, Julie

• Seaweed production: overview of the global state of exploitation, farming and emerging research activity

  Citation: 562

  Authors: Alejandro H., Carolina, Javier, Amir, Álvaro, María C., Sandra V., Juan Luis, Alexander, Niva, Alan T.

• Linnaeus was right all along:<i>Ulva</i>and<i>Enteromorpha</i>are not distinct genera

  Citation: 484

  Authors: Hillary S., Jaanika, Christine A., Paul C., Michael J., J. Robert

• Cyanobacterial toxins, exposure routes and human health

  Citation: 397

  Authors: Geoffrey, Steven, Kunimitsu, Clive, Kenneth, James

• Distribution of intracellular nitrogen in marine microalgae: Calculation of new nitrogen-to-protein conversion factors

  Citation: 392

  Authors: Sergio O, Elisabete, Paris L, Ursula M, Elizabeth

• The genus<b><i>Laminaria sensu lato</i></b>: recent insights and developments

  Citation: 390

  Authors: Inka, Christian, Kai, Cornelia M., Bela H., Anja, Peter, Dieter, Sabine, Rolf, Ulf, Markus, Michael Y., Hendrik, Rhena, Klaus, Florian, Jutta

• Dissolved organic matter (DOM) release by phytoplankton in the contemporary and future ocean

  Citation: 379

  Authors: Daniel C.O.

• DNA-based species delimitation in algae

  Citation: 291

  Authors: Frederik, Heroen, Pieter, Frederique, Juan M., Giuseppe C., Olivier

• The use of variable fluorescence measurements in aquatic ecosystems: differences between multiple and single turnover measuring protocols and suggested terminology

  Citation: 251

  Authors: Jacco C., Rodney M.

• <b><i>Azadinium spinosum</i></b>gen. et sp. nov. (Dinophyceae) identified as a primary producer of azaspiracid toxins

  Citation: 250

  Authors: Urban, Malte, Bernd, Uwe, Allan

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