Academic Journal
Q1Phycology
About Phycology
Phycology is a scholarly journal published by Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI). SCImago 2025 lists it in Q1, with an SJR of 0.776 and H-index of 18.
Coverage: 2021-2025. Research categories: Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous) (Q1).
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- Journal Impact Factor: 3.5 — Official source; checked 2026-10-03. Journal Impact Factor and reporting year from the publisher imprint.
- Impact Factor year: 2025 — Official source; checked 2026-10-03. Journal Impact Factor and reporting year from the publisher imprint.
- Contact email: phycology@mdpi.com — Official source; checked 2026-10-03. Journal editorial office email published by MDPI; manuscript files use the submission system.
- Editor(s): Prof. Dr. Peer Schenk (Editor-in-Chief) — Official source; checked 2026-10-03. Current chief editor(s) listed on the official MDPI editorial board. Founding and section editors excluded.
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Topics in published research
Algal biology and biofuel production; Marine and coastal plant biology; Seaweed-derived Bioactive Compounds; Marine and coastal ecosystems; Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics; Diatoms and Algae Research.
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Aims & Scope
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Recent Research Articles
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Biochemical Differentiation of Freshly Isolated and Free-Living Cultured Symbiodinium microadriaticum: Fatty Acid Signatures and Proximate Composition
Andrea Martino, Valerio Isa, Davide Seveso, Francisco Otero-Ferrer et al.
2026-10-01 · DOI: 10.3390/phycology6040107Photosynthesis–Respiration Coupling in Cyanobacteria: Regulation or Redox Opportunity?
Oded Liran
2026-09-24 · DOI: 10.3390/phycology6040106Intra-Thallus Variation of Phenolic Compounds and Carbohydrates in Furcellaria lumbricalis (Gigartinales, Rhodophyta) from the White Sea (The Arctic Ocean)
Elizaveta Zamyatkina, Claudia Wiesner, Nikolay Yanshin, Susan Billig et al.
2026-09-24 · DOI: 10.3390/phycology6040105Effective Pretreatment of Marine Macroalgal Biomass (Ulva reticulata) for Enhanced Biohydrogen Production: An Artificial Intelligence-Assisted Evaluation
Abeer Dhafer ALQahtani, Bassam Oudh Al Johny, Arulazhagan Pugazhendi, Babajan Banaganapalli et al.
2026-09-17 · DOI: 10.3390/phycology6030103Macrocystis pyrifera Biochar Activated with FeCl2: An Effective and Sustainable Adsorbent for As(V) Removal at Drinking-Water-Relevant Concentrations
Loretto Contreras-Porcia, Gonzalo Aguila, Benjamín Pinilla-Rojas, Diego Barrera et al.
2026-09-17 · DOI: 10.3390/phycology6030104An Atlas of Macroalgal Epiphytic Bacterial Genomes Reveals Broad Biosynthetic and Metabolic Potential
Wenfei Xian, Xiaofeng Liu, Jiaying Wang, Kai Xu et al.
2026-09-15 · DOI: 10.3390/phycology6030102Breeding of Nannochloropsis oceanica: Growth Performance and Nutritional Potential of Wild-Type and Mutant Strains from Laboratory to Pilot Scale
Malene Lihme Olsen, Emil Gundersen, Jakob Skov Pedersen, Daniel Poveda-Huertes et al.
2026-09-11 · DOI: 10.3390/phycology6030101Environmental Regulation of Interspecific Interactions Among Macrobenthic Seaweeds and Its Implications for Community Phase Transition
Zuli Wu, Huan Zhang, Minsi Xiong, Tianfei Cheng et al.
2026-09-10 · DOI: 10.3390/phycology6030100Morphological and Molecular Evidence Supports Recognition of Austrochondria Gen. Nov. (Rhodomelaceae, Rhodophyta) for the Chilean Endemic Laurencia chilensis
Ga Hun Boo, Mutue T. Fujii, Nelso Navarro, María Eliana Ramírez et al.
2026-09-09 · DOI: 10.3390/phycology6030099Successive Land-Based Seedstock Production of Chondracanthus chamissoi Using Reusable Secondary Attachment Discs: Effects of Harvest Strategy
Cristian Bulboa, Jean Pierre Remonsellez, Loretto Contreras-Porcia, Camilo Godoy et al.
2026-09-03 · DOI: 10.3390/phycology6030098Comparative Genomics of Stress-Associated Gene Family Copy Number Variation in Chlorophyte Microalgae
Prabhaharan Renganathan
2026-09-02 · DOI: 10.3390/phycology6030097Alg-Flex, an Open-Source Raspberry Pi Acquisition System for a Photobioreactor
Nadia Samantha Zuñiga-Peña, Alannah Harnden, Norberto Hernandez-Romero, Alexis Saldivar et al.
2026-09-01 · DOI: 10.3390/phycology6030096Microalgae from the Extremes: Unlocking Their Potential for Emerging Pollutant Removal and Sustainable Water Remediation
Syed Saquib, Awalina Satya, Fajar Sumi Lestari, Eva Nafisyah et al.
2026-08-23 · DOI: 10.3390/phycology6030095Reexamination of Methods for Measuring Photosynthesis of Benthic Algae in Flowing Water Systems
He Li, Juntian Xu, Kunshan Gao
2026-08-12 · DOI: 10.3390/phycology6030094Occurrence and Ecological Significance of Microalgae Species Associated with Egg Clutches of Aquatic Animals
Wiktoria Pisarska, Marcelina Ochab, Zuzanna Opalińska, Sylwia Śliwińska et al.
2026-08-10 · DOI: 10.3390/phycology6030093Cyanobacteria and Cyanotoxins in Southeast Asia: Ecotoxicology and Management Perspectives
Aaron Zuyang Fong, Lik Tong Tan
2026-08-09 · DOI: 10.3390/phycology6030092Screening of Microalgae Strains Capable of Surviving Under High Copper Concentrations and Testing Their Potential for Colonizing Contaminated Substrates
Julia Nevzorova, Denis Davydov
2026-08-08 · DOI: 10.3390/phycology6030091Comparison of Four DNA Extraction Protocols for Red Seaweeds from Oman: Impacts on Purity, Yield, PCR, and Sequencing Success
Ahmed H. Elaswad, Maiya Al-Maawali, Ahmed A. Al-Alawi, Haytham Ali et al.
2026-08-08 · DOI: 10.3390/phycology6030090Growth Promotion of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii by Cupriavidus oxalaticus MEYA8
Xinyan Wu, Xin Li, Mengya Song, Jie Yu et al.
2026-08-06 · DOI: 10.3390/phycology6030089Potentials and Applications of Microalgae and Spirulina (Cyanobacterium) in Pet Nutrition and Health: A Comprehensive Review with a Special Focus on Euglena gracilis
Jing Liu, Leshi Li, Yan Yan, Ming Du et al.
2026-08-06 · DOI: 10.3390/phycology6030087Reviews
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