Fottea

Fottea is an international peer-reviewed journal devoted to algae and cyanobacteria, published by Palacký University Olomouc on behalf of the Czech Phycological Society. Its present series opened with volume 7 in 2007, and two issues appear each year. The 2025 Journal Impact Factor is 1.9, which places the title in the third quartile of the JCR PLANT SCIENCES category at rank 145 of 285.《Fottea》是面向藻类与蓝细菌的国际同行评审刊物，由 Palacký University Olomouc 代表捷克藻类学会（Czech Phycological Society）出版。现行卷号自 2007 年的第 7 卷起算，每年出版两期。2025 年期刊影响因子为 1.9，在 JCR 植物科学类目中位列第三分区，排名 145/285。

Scope

• The journal sets out to cover all aspects of the ecology, physiology, biochemistry, cell biology, molecular biology, systematics and uses of algae, with cyanobacteria explicitly included in that remit.该刊的征稿范围覆盖藻类的生态，生理，生化，细胞生物学，分子生物学，系统学与应用，并明确把蓝细菌纳入其中。

• Nothing in the stated scope confines submissions to a single algal class, so green algae, diatoms, euglenoids, red algae and cyanobacteria are all admissible, provided the work is sound.征稿范围并未限定于单一藻类类群，绿藻，硅藻，裸藻，红藻与蓝细菌均可投稿，前提是工作本身扎实。

• No geographical limit is imposed either, and material from European waters sits beside studies of tropical, polar and freshwater habitats on other continents, often from the same issue.该刊同样不设地域限制，欧洲水域的材料与其他大洲的热带，极地及淡水生境研究并列刊出，且常出现在同一期。

• Systematic work forms a large part of the contents, including revisions of genera, descriptions of new species and the formal nomenclatural acts that accompany such papers in the journal.系统学工作是刊物内容的重要部分，包括属级修订，新种描述以及与此类论文相随的命名学处理。

• Molecular papers use ribosomal and plastid sequence data to test species boundaries, reconstruct phylogenies and align genetic divergence with the morphological characters that traditional taxonomy relies on.分子研究借助核糖体与质体序列数据检验物种界限，重建系统发育，并把遗传分化与传统分类所依据的形态性状对应起来。

• Cell biology and ultrastructure are represented through light and electron microscopy, with attention to organelles, cell walls, silica frustules and other features that separate closely related taxa.细胞生物学与超微结构研究通过光镜与电镜呈现，关注细胞器，细胞壁，硅质壳等区分近缘类群的性状。

• Ecological contributions examine the dynamics of populations and communities, the physical and chemical conditions that shape them, and the seasonal cycles governing algal abundance in lakes, streams and reservoirs.生态学论文考察种群与群落，塑造它们的物理化学条件，以及决定湖泊，河流与水库中藻类丰度的季节变化。

• Physiological studies address growth, photosynthesis, nutrient uptake and the responses of cells to light, temperature and desiccation stress, in laboratory culture as well as in field populations.生理学研究涉及生长，光合作用，养分吸收，以及细胞在培养与野外种群中对光照，温度与失水胁迫的响应。

• Biochemical work covers pigments, lipids and secondary metabolites, often with an eye to the chemotaxonomic value of compounds that differ between closely related species and between populations of one species.生化研究涵盖色素，脂类与次生代谢产物，常着眼于近缘种之间以及同种不同种群之间成分差异的分类学价值。

• Applied phycology appears in papers on algal biotechnology, wastewater treatment, bioindication and the management of blooms that affect drinking water and recreation, a recurring concern for water managers in the region.应用藻类学见诸藻类生物技术，废水处理，生物指示，以及影响饮用水与休闲水体的水华治理等论文，这是本地区水务管理者长期关注的问题。

• Floristic reports record a species for the first time in a country or region and are published when they extend the known distribution of a taxon rather than repeat earlier finds.区系报道记录某一国家或地区的新分布，仅在能补充类群已知分布时才予刊出，单纯重复旧记录不在其列。

• Many papers combine field material with culture work, so that observations on living cells can be checked against the morphology seen in preserved samples and in published descriptions.不少论文把野外材料与培养工作结合，使活细胞的观察能与保存样品的形态及已发表的描述相互印证。

• All contributions appear in English, and authors who introduce new names for algae are expected to follow the current International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi and plants.全部稿件以英文发表，提出新名称的作者须遵循现行的《国际藻类、真菌与植物命名法规》。

• The editors read the scope broadly, and a submission is judged on whether it advances knowledge of algae rather than on the current fashion of the topic.编辑部对范围作宽泛理解，判断稿件以是否推进藻类知识为准，而不看选题是否时兴。

History

• The journal grew out of the bulletin Czech Phycology, whose numbering was carried over, so the first issue under the present title carries volume 7 and the date 2007.该刊由通报《Czech Phycology》发展而来，卷号延续旧刊，现行刊名下的第 1 期即 2007 年的第 7 卷。

• The founding body was the Czech Phycological Society, a professional association of researchers who study algae and cyanobacteria in the Czech Republic and in the neighbouring countries of Central Europe.创办方是捷克藻类学会，这是一个由捷克各地及国外藻类与蓝细菌研究者组成的专业团体。

• Palacký University Olomouc appears as the publisher in the journal's registration records, while the society keeps its editorial office in Prague and names the people who handle submissions.在刊物的登记信息中，出版方为 Palacký University Olomouc，学会则保留设在布拉格的编辑部，由它指定处理来稿的人选。

• The title commemorates Bohuslav Fott, a Czech phycologist whose monographs on flagellates and on the taxonomy of green algae shaped the study of freshwater algae in this country.刊名纪念捷克藻类学家（Bohuslav Fott），他关于鞭毛类与绿藻分类的专著影响了本国淡水藻类的研究。

• One volume has appeared every year since 2007, each volume carrying two issues, the first in spring and the second in autumn, and the 2025 volume is the twenty-fifth.自 2007 年起每年出版一卷，每卷两期，第 1 期在春季，第 2 期在秋季，2025 年为第 25 卷。

• The change of title was tied to the society's aim of publishing an international journal in English rather than continuing a national bulletin issued for its own members.改名的动因在于学会希望出版一份国际性的英文刊物，而不继续维持面向会员的全国性通报。

• The journal is indexed in Science Citation Index Expanded, and its Journal Impact Factor has moved between 1.4 and 2.4 across the past four annual releases, with no clear direction.《Fottea》被 Science Citation Index Expanded 收录，过去 4 个年度版本的影响因子在 1.4 至 2.4 之间变动，未见明确走向。

• Successive annual figures were 2.429, then 1.5, then 1.4 and 1.9, a swing that follows the small number of papers published each year and the citation patterns of a specialised field.各年度数值依次为 2.429，1.5，1.4 与 1.9，起伏与每年较少的发文量及专门领域的引用习惯相伴。

• Output is small, roughly sixteen research papers a year in the most recent count, and the journal's total citations stand close to six hundred, so each paper carries a relatively heavy citation load.发文量不大，最近一次统计约为每年 16 篇研究论文，总被引次数接近 600 次，单篇论文承担的引用份额因此较高。

• Every article is free to read, and the share of gold open access content reported for the title stands at one hundred per cent of the items published in the latest release.所有文章均可免费阅读，最新统计中该刊的金色开放获取内容占所刊条目的 100%。

• Each paper carries a DOI deposited with Crossref, and its metadata record gives the volume and issue in which the article appeared, so citations can be resolved through any standard linking service.每篇论文都有向 Crossref 存缴的 DOI，元数据中给出所在卷号与期号，引用可通过各类标准链接服务解析。

• The journal is the society's principal publishing activity, and it sits alongside the annual conference, determination courses and the Chantransia student meeting, which brings early-career phycologists together each year.刊物是学会最主要的出版活动，与年度会议，鉴定课程以及每年把青年藻类学者聚到一起的 Chantransia 学生交流会并列。

• The society belongs to the Federation of European Phycological Societies, which places the journal within a wider network of European algal research and gives its authors access to a broader readership.学会是欧洲藻类学会联合会（Federation of European Phycological Societies）的成员，刊物因此处于更广的欧洲藻类研究网络之中，作者也能触及更大的读者群。

• In bibliometric terms the title sits in the third quartile of the PLANT SCIENCES category of the Journal Citation Reports, at position 145 among the 285 journals listed in the 2025 release.在文献计量层面，该刊处于《期刊引证报告》植物科学类目的第三分区，2025 年版 285 种刊物中排名第 145 位。

Editors

• Editorial authority rests with a board appointed by the Czech Phycological Society, and the society's officers answer for the journal to its members at the annual general meeting.编辑权属于由捷克藻类学会任命的编委会，学会理事在年度会员大会上就刊物的运作向会员作出交代。

• Correspondence is directed to the society's address in Benátská Street, Prague 2, which the journal gives as its editorial contact in indexing records and in the printed issues.通讯地址为布拉格 2 区 Benátská 街的学会所在地，刊物在索引记录与各期纸本中即以该地址作为编辑联系方式。

• Manuscripts are handled through an online submission and tracking system rather than by post, and authors follow the system's file and format requirements before the editor assigns referees.稿件通过在线投稿与流程系统处理，不经由邮寄，作者须在编辑分派审稿人之前满足系统的文件与格式要求。

• Every research paper is sent to external referees before a decision is taken, and the editor weighs their reports against the journal's scope and the space available.每篇研究论文在作出决定前都送交外部审稿人，编辑结合审稿意见与刊物范围作出判断。

• Referees are chosen for familiarity with the group under study, so a paper on diatoms goes to diatom specialists and one on cyanobacteria to colleagues who work on them.审稿人按所研究的类群选聘，硅藻论文送给硅藻专家，蓝细菌论文送给从事该类群研究的同行。

• Authors who propose new taxa must supply the descriptions, type designations and registration details that the nomenclature code requires, and the editors check them before the paper is accepted.提出新分类单元的作者须按命名法规提供描述，模式指定与登记信息，编辑在录用前逐项核对。

• Language is the author's responsibility, and a manuscript whose English obscures the science may be returned to the authors for revision before it is sent to referees at all.语言质量由作者负责，英文表述妨碍理解科学内容的稿件可能在送审前退回作者修改。

• Novelty is weighed against the small annual output, so the board prefers papers that report genuinely new data to those that restate published findings with only cosmetic changes.在每年有限的篇幅下，编委会更看重报告真正新数据的论文，重复已有结论的稿件不占优势。

• Illustrations carry much of the argument in taxonomic papers, and the journal expects photographs and line drawings of a standard suitable for reproduction at the sizes used in print.分类学论文的论证多依赖图版，刊物要求照片与线条图在纸本所用的尺寸下仍清晰可印。

• The editorial board draws its members from Czech research institutions and from universities and museums abroad, in Europe and beyond, reflecting the international readership that the journal now addresses.编委来自捷克各研究机构，也来自欧洲及其他地区的大学与博物馆，与刊物如今面向的国际读者相称。

• Typesetting, production and printing are handled by Palacký University Olomouc, which also maintains the journal's registration and deposit records and supplies the digital files for long-term archiving.排版，制作与印刷由 Palacký University Olomouc 承担，刊物的登记与存缴记录也由该校维护，并负责提供长期存档所需的数字文件。

• Authors are asked to correspond with the editorial office through the submission system, so that queries and decisions stay attached to the manuscript file and can be reviewed later by either side.作者宜通过投稿系统与编辑部联系，使询问与决定都附在稿件档案上，双方日后均可复查。