Fottea

Aims & Scope

Fottea is a journal of Czech Phycological Society (formerly bulletin Czech Phycology).

Fottea publishes papers on all aspects of the ecology, physiology, biochemistry, cell biology, molecular biology, systematics and uses of algae (including cyanobacteria).

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1.4

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	10715

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	114

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.543

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

h-index

Year	Value
2024	35

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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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Licensing & Copyright

This journal operates under an Open Access model. Articles are freely accessible to the public immediately upon publication. The content is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), allowing users to share and adapt the work with proper attribution.

Copyright remains with the author(s), and no permission is required for non-commercial use, provided the original source is cited.

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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.

• Nomenclatural validation of the genetically revised cyanobacterial genus Dolichospermum (RALFS ex BORNET et FLAHAULT) comb. nova.

  Citation: 195

  Authors: Pirjo, Lucien, Jiří

• Taxonomic reassessment of the genus Chlorella (Trebouxiophyceae) using molecular signatures (barcodes), including description of seven new species.

  Citation: 124

  Authors: Christina, Lothar, Thomas

• Description of the cyanobacterial genus Desmonostoc gen. nov. including D. muscorum comb. nov. as a distinct, phylogenetically coherent taxon related to the genus Nostoc.

  Citation: 100

  Authors: Pavel, Alena, Jan, Stefano

• Planktic morphospecies of the cyanobacterial genus Anabaena = subg. Dolichospermum - 1. part: coiled types.

  Citation: 93

  Authors: Jiří, Eliška

• Phylogeny and taxonomy of Synechococcus-like cyanobacteria

  Citation: 85

  Authors: Jiří, Jeffrey R., Jan, Otakar

• Morphology, typification and critical analysis of some ecologically important small naviculoid species (Bacillariophyta)

  Citation: 79

  Authors: Carlos E., Luc, Bart, Pierre, David G.

• Revision of the diatom genus Sellaphora: a first account of the larger species in the British Isles.

  Citation: 75

  Authors: David G., Sindu J., Katharine M.

• Polyphasic evaluation of Limnoraphis robusta, a water-bloom forming cyanobacterium from Lake Atitlán, Guatemala, with a description of Limnoraphis gen. nov.

  Citation: 70

  Authors: Jiří, Eliška, Jan, Jiří, Eliška, Jason, Brett A., Jaroslava

• Taxonomic revision of the freshwater cyanobacterium "Phormidium" murrayi = Wilmottia murrayi.

  Citation: 68

  Authors: Otakar, Josef, Jiří

• Desmids (Conjugatophyceae, Viridiplantae) from the Czech Republic; new and rare taxa, distribution, ecology.

  Citation: 66

  Authors: Jan

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