Algae

Algae is the journal of the Korean Society of Phycology, and it has appeared since 1996 as a venue for original work across phycology. It covers the taxonomy, the ecology and the biology of these organisms, and its 2025 impact factor is 3.3.《藻类》是韩国藻类学会的期刊，自 1996 年发行，是藻类学原创工作的发表之处。该刊覆盖藻类的分类学，生态学与生物学，2025 年影响因子为 3.3。

Scope

• The journal gives prompt publication to original work in phycology.该刊及时发表藻类学方面的原创工作。

• Phylogenetics is named among its subjects, and a paper may redraw the tree of a group.系统发育学被列为它的选题之一，论文可以重绘某一类群的系统树。

• Taxonomy is taken, and a new species may be described in its pages.分类学会被接收，新种可以在其版面中被描述。

• Ecology is covered, so a study may ask how a community of these organisms changes with the season.生态学也在覆盖之列，因此研究可以追问藻类群随季节如何变化。

• Population biology is studied, and a paper may follow the growth of a bloom.种群生物学受到研究，论文可以追踪一次藻华的增长。

• Physiology is a named area, and a study may measure how a cell responds to light.生理学是一个列出的领域，研究可以测量细胞如何响应光。

• Biochemistry appears beside it, since the products of an alga are of interest.生物化学与之并列出现，因为藻类的产物受到关注。

• Cell and molecular biology are taken, and a paper may work at the level of the gene.细胞与分子生物学会被接收，论文可以在基因层面开展工作。

• Biotechnology is covered, so work on a useful product of an alga has a place.生物技术也在覆盖之列，因此藻类有用产物方面的工作有其位置。

• Applied phycology is named, and a study may examine a use in aquaculture or in food.应用藻类学被列出，研究可以考察其在养殖或食品中的用途。

• Marine forms are studied, and freshwater forms appear beside them.海藻受到研究，淡水种类与之并列出现。

• Harmful blooms are a subject, since a toxigenic species affects fisheries and health.有害藻华是一个主题，因为产毒种影响渔业与健康。

• Seaweeds are covered, since a large alga is both an ecological and an economic subject.大型海藻也在覆盖之列，因为一株大型藻既是生态对象也是经济对象。

• Small forms are taken as well, and a paper may report a culture experiment.微藻同样会被接收，论文可以报告一次培养实验。

• A checklist may be considered, but only when it adds original information.名录可以被考虑，但仅在其增添原创信息时。

• Biogeography is named, and a record is taken when it carries more than local interest.生物地理学被列出，记录在其具有超出局部的意义时会被接收。

• Original research articles form the bulk of its pages.原创研究论文构成其版面的大部分。

• Research notes are taken, and a short report may carry a single finding.研究札记会被接收，一篇短报可以承载单一发现。

• Review articles appear, and a survey may gather what is known of a group.综述文章出现于该刊，一篇综述可以汇集某一类群的已知内容。

• Book reviews are published from time to time.书评不时被发表。

• A paper is expected to advance phycology, since the society supports the title to that end.论文被期望推进藻类学，因为学会为这一目的支持该刊。

• A paper may report the sequence of a genome and use it to place an alga in a group, since a family tree is now often read from the genes.论文可以报告一份基因组序列并用它把某种藻类归入某一类群，因为系统树如今常自基因中读出。

• Work on the growth of a culture is taken, and the study may ask what light or nutrient limits it.培养物生长方面的工作会被接收，研究可以追问是什么光或养分限制了它。

• The journal covers the life cycle of an alga, since a stage that is hard to see in the field may be followed in a laboratory.该刊覆盖某种藻类的生活史，因为野外难以见到的阶段可以在实验室中被跟踪。

• A study of a bloom and its toxin is taken, since the effect on a fishery and on people who eat from it is a public matter.藻华及其毒素的研究会被接收，因为其对渔业与食用者的影响是公共事务。

• Work on the chemistry of an algal product is covered, since a compound from the sea may find a use in medicine or in industry.藻类产物的化学方面的工作也在覆盖之列，因为来自海洋的化合物可能在医药或工业中有用。

• The journal takes work on the physiology of a cell under stress, and a paper may measure how it responds to a change in temperature.该刊接收胁迫下细胞生理方面的工作，论文可以测量它对温度变化的响应。

• A paper may report a survey of a coast, and the record may list the species found and where they grew.论文可以报告对某段海岸的调查，记录可以列出所发现的种类及其生长之处。

• Work on the cultivation of a seaweed is taken, since a crop from the sea is now farmed on a large scale.海藻栽培方面的工作会被接收，因为来自海洋的作物如今被大规模养殖。

• The journal takes work on the partnership between an alga and an animal, since the pairing supports a reef.该刊接收藻类与动物之间伙伴关系的工作，因为这一配对支撑着一片礁。

• A study of a fossil alga is taken, since the record in a rock extends the history of a group far back.化石藻类的研究会被接收，因为岩石中的记录把某一类群的历史向远处延伸。

• A paper may report the record of a species in a new region, and the note should say how the identification was made.论文可以报告某一物种在新区域的记录，札记应说明鉴定是如何作出的。

• Work on the pigment of an alga is taken, since the colour reflects how it uses light.藻类色素方面的工作会被接收，因为颜色反映了它如何利用光。

• The journal covers the cell wall of an alga, and a study may compare its chemistry across a group.该刊覆盖藻类的细胞壁，研究可以比较某一类群中它的化学组成。

• A paper may report a culture collection and its strains, which other workers can then use.论文可以报告一个培养物保藏及其株系，供其他研究者使用。

• Work on the effect of an alga on water quality is taken, since a bloom can change a lake.藻类对水质影响方面的工作会被接收，因为一次藻华可以改变一个湖泊。

• The journal takes work on the reproduction of an alga, since a stage of the cycle may be found only in a culture.该刊接收藻类繁殖方面的工作，因为生活史中的某一阶段可能只在培养物中见到。

• A paper may report the effect of a nutrient on growth, since a supply of nitrogen or phosphorus often decides how much alga there is.论文可以报告养分对生长的影响，因为氮或磷的供给常决定藻类的多少。

History

• The journal was founded in 1996, and it has appeared ever since.该刊创办于 1996 年，此后持续出版。

• It is the journal of the Korean Society of Phycology.该刊是韩国藻类学会的期刊。

• It is published by the society, which owns the copyright to what it prints.该刊由学会出版，学会拥有其所刊印内容之版权。

• The print number is 1226-2617 and the electronic number 2093-0860.其印本刊号为 1226-2617，电子刊号为 2093-0860。

• Four issues appear in a year, so the title is quarterly.该刊每年出版四期，因此为季刊。

• Articles carry a Creative Commons attribution licence.文章带有知识共享署名许可。

• Its impact factor was 2.5 for 2021 and 3.3 for 2025, with a five-year figure of 2.9.其影响因子 2021 年为 2.5，2025 年为 3.3，五年影响因子为 2.9。

• The title records a CiteScore of 4.7.该刊的 CiteScore 为 4.7。

• It is indexed in the Science Citation Index Expanded and in Scopus.该刊被科学引文索引扩展版与 Scopus 收录。

• A page charge is levied, and the publisher states the schedule on its site.该刊收取版面费，出版方在其网站上说明收费表。

• Colour pages carry an additional charge.彩页需另加费用。

• The journal advises authors to follow the principles of transparency in scholarly publishing.该刊建议作者遵循学术出版中的透明原则。

• The society holds the title as its international journal, and it draws on members to review.学会把该刊作为其国际期刊持有，并依靠会员承担评审。

Editors

• (Kwang Young Kim) is the editor-in-chief of the journal.（Kwang Young Kim）是该刊主编。

• He is a professor of oceanography at Chonnam National University in Korea.他是韩国全南大学的海洋学教授。

• A group of associate editors supports the review of submissions.一组副编辑支持来稿的评审。

• Those editors work in Korea, the United States, Canada and China, among other places.这些编辑供职于韩国，美国，加拿大与中国等地。

• An editorial board of phycologists covers the subjects the journal publishes.一个由藻类学家组成的编委会覆盖该刊所发表的选题。

• A manuscript is sent to reviewers who work on the group it concerns.稿件被送给研究其所属类群的评审人。

• The editors receive the reports and take the decision on a paper.编辑收到报告后就论文作出决定。

• An editorial secretary handles the flow of manuscripts through the office.一位编辑秘书处理稿件在编辑部的流转。

• The editors state that a study is judged on the evidence it offers.编辑声明研究据其所提供的证据来评判。

• Because the journal is tied to a society, its editorial line is set with that society.由于该刊与一个学会相连，其编辑方针与学会共同确定。