Algal Research

Algal Research is a peer-reviewed journal published by Elsevier that covers algae biology and the technologies built on algae, established in 2012 and oriented towards phycology, biotechnology and bioenergy, with a 2025 Journal Impact Factor of 5.0.《藻类研究》（Algal Research）由（Elsevier）出版，2012 年创刊，聚焦藻类生物学及其产业化技术，学科定位覆盖藻类学、生物技术与生物能源，2025 年期刊影响因子为 5.0。

Scope

• The journal treats algae broadly, defining them to include cyanobacteria, microalgae, macroalgae, and protists and symbionts of biotechnological interest.刊物对藻类取宽口径定义，涵盖蓝细菌、微藻、大型海藻以及具有生物技术价值的原生生物与共生体。
• Algal biology is covered from phylogeny and biodiversity through molecular traits and metabolic regulation to genetic engineering.藻类生物学从系统发育、生物多样性，到分子性状与代谢调控，直至遗传工程，均在其报道范围之内。
• Cultivation systems form a core subject, including phototrophic open ponds as well as heterotrophic and mixotrophic systems.培养系统是核心主题之一，包括光自养的开放池以及异养与混养系统。
• Harvesting and extraction systems, bioproducts and biorefinery, and new conversion technologies for algal biomass are all within scope.收获与提取系统、生物产品与生物炼制，以及藻类生物质的新型转化技术均属其范围。
• Techno-economic and life-cycle analyses, and econometric studies of algal production, distinguish the journal from purely biological titles.技术经济与生命周期分析，以及针对藻类生产的经济计量研究，使本刊区别于纯粹生物学取向的刊物。
• The journal publishes original research and reviews rather than short communications, with virtual special issues devoted to current reviews.刊物以原创研究和综述为主，并设有专门刊登最新综述的虚拟专刊。

History

• Elsevier announced the launch of Algal Research in April 2012, and the first issue appeared the same year.（Elsevier）于 2012 年 4 月宣布创办《藻类研究》，首期于同年面世。
• The journal grew out of the 1st International Conference on Algal Biomass, Biofuels and Bioproducts, held in St. Louis in July 2011.该刊直接源于 2011 年 7 月在圣路易斯举行的第一届国际藻类生物质、生物燃料与生物产品会议。
• Jose A. Olivares of Los Alamos National Laboratory was appointed founding Editor-in-Chief at launch.洛斯阿拉莫斯国家实验室的（Jose A. Olivares）在创刊时受聘为创始主编。
• Although the journal was founded in a period of surging interest in algal biofuels, its coverage has widened to bioproducts, food and biorefinery applications.刊物虽创生于藻类生物燃料关注度高涨的时期，其覆盖范围已扩展至生物产品、食品与生物炼制等应用方向。
• The journal started as a bimonthly and has moved to a multi-volume schedule with monthly online publication.刊物最初为双月刊，后改为每年出版多卷、按月在线发布的高频模式。
• Its 2025 Journal Impact Factor is 5.0, after 4.5 in 2024 and 5.276 in 2022, and it sits in the first quartile of biotechnology and applied microbiology.2025 年期刊影响因子为 5.0，此前 2024 年为 4.5、2022 年为 5.276，在生物技术与应用微生物学类别中位列一区。
• The journal is a hybrid open access title, with an article publishing charge of about 3,980 US dollars and gold open access articles making up roughly a quarter of output.刊物为混合开放获取期刊，文章处理费约 3,980 美元，金色开放获取论文约占发文量的四分之一。

Editors

• Editor-in-Chief Jose A. Olivares of Los Alamos National Laboratory has led the journal since its foundation in 2012.主编为洛斯阿拉莫斯国家实验室的（Jose A. Olivares），自 2012 年创刊起领导刊物。
• Olivares also chairs the International Conference on Algal Biomass, Biofuels and Bioproducts, the meeting from which the journal emerged.（Olivares）同时担任国际藻类生物质、生物燃料与生物产品会议的主席，该会议正是刊物的源头。
• The editorial board numbers about 70 members drawn from 24 countries and regions, concentrated in the United States, China and Spain.编委会约有 70 位成员，来自 24 个国家与地区，以美国、中国与西班牙最为集中。
• Associate editors and board members work across algal physiology, cultivation engineering, downstream processing and techno-economic assessment.副主编与编委的研究方向覆盖藻类生理、培养工程、下游加工与技术经济评估。
• Manuscripts are submitted through the publisher's editorial system and are peer reviewed with reference to the journal's scope statement.稿件经出版方的投稿系统提交，并参照刊物范围说明进行同行评审。
• Review articles are treated as a distinct stream, with recurring virtual special issues collecting current reviews for the algal community.综述文章被视为独立的稿源通道，并设有多期虚拟专刊为藻类学界汇集最新综述。
• Guest editors drawn from partner programmes such as the DISCOVR consortium have assembled special collections on algal productivity.来自 DISCOVR 联合体等合作项目的客座编辑曾组织关于藻类生产力的专刊。