The Lichenologist

The Lichenologist (ISO 4 abbreviation Lichenologist, ISSN 0024-2829) is a historic scientific journal in lichenology published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of the British Lichen Society. Founded in 1958, it appears bimonthly and has long been the only scientific journal in the world devoted entirely to lichen research.The Lichenologist（ISO 4 缩写 Lichenologist，ISSN 0024-2829）是地衣学领域的历史性学术期刊，由剑桥大学出版社代表英国地衣学会（British Lichen Society）出版，1958 年创刊，现为双月刊，长期是世界上唯一专门致力于地衣研究的科学期刊。

Scope

The journal publishes original research on lichens from all parts of the world rather than restricting contributions to British species. Its scope covers taxonomy and systematics, phylogenetics, biogeography, community and population ecology, and lichen physiology and anatomy. Submissions take the form of a Monograph, a Review or Perspective, a Standard Paper for research, or a Short Communication. The journal also publishes book reviews and special issues devoted to emerging areas of research.该刊发表世界各地的地衣研究原创成果，并不限于英国物种；学科覆盖分类学与系统学、系统发育学、生物地理学、群落与种群生态学，以及地衣的生理学与解剖学。稿件类型包括专论（Monograph）、综述或观点文章（Review or Perspective）、标准研究论文（Standard Paper）与短讯（Short Communication）。该刊同时刊载书评，并针对新兴研究领域出版专刊。^[1]

• Taxonomy and systematics: taxonomic revisions of critical groups, and phylogenetic research on lichens and lichenicolous fungi. Taxonomic revisions published here are key reference material for nomenclatural work.分类与系统学： 关键类群的分类修订（taxonomic revisions），以及地衣与地衣生真菌的系统发育研究；期刊刊载的分类修订是地衣命名体系的重要支撑材料。

• Ecology and biogeography: community and population ecology of lichens, their distribution patterns and environmental responses, including sensitivity of lichens to climate and environmental change.生态与生物地理学： 地衣群落与种群生态学、地衣的分布格局与环境响应，包括地衣对气候变化与环境变化的敏感性研究。

• Physiology and anatomy: physiological mechanisms of the lichen symbiosis, interactions between the photobiont and mycobiont, and structural anatomy of lichen thalli.生理与解剖： 地衣 symbiosis 的生理机制、共生藻与真菌的相互作用、地衣组织的解剖结构研究。

• A range of article types: Monographs, Reviews and Perspectives, Standard Papers and Short Communications coexist, accommodating both monographic systematic work and short reports needing rapid publication.体裁包容： 专论（Monograph）、综述或观点文章、标准研究论文与短讯四种体裁并存，兼顾需要长篇处理的系统学研究与需要快速发表的短篇报告。

History

• Founded alongside its Society (1958): the first issue appeared in November 1958, following the establishment of the British Lichen Society on 1 February 1958 at the British Museum (Natural History) in London, where 24 people meeting at the invitation of T. D. V. Swinscow voted unanimously to form it. The decision to publish a periodical, to be called The Lichenologist, was taken at that same founding meeting. Peter Wilfred James served as the founding editor.学会与期刊同源而建（1958年）： 期刊于 1958 年 11 月出版创刊号，此前英国地衣学会已于 1958 年 2 月 1 日在伦敦大英博物馆（自然史）成立——由 T. D. V. Swinscow 邀请 24 人到场一致表决通过，学会成立不久即决定创办这份刊物。创刊号由Peter Wilfred James 任主编。

• Aims of the founding era: the first editorial set out the journal's two primary objectives, the enhancement of lichenological study and '''the importance of nature conservation''. Faced with a scarcity of contemporary British lichen taxonomic literature, the journal published detailed articles to help botanists identify local species, and sought contributions on the distribution and ecology of lichens in Britain, then under-explored. The editorial emphasised the delicate balance between research and the ecological impact of specimen collection, advocating careful, responsible study so as not to harm these slow-growing organisms.草创期的办刊宗旨： 创刊号社论确立了期刊的两大首要目标——推动地衣学研究的发展与彰显自然保护的重要性。当时英国地衣分类学文献匮乏，期刊通过刊发详实的物种鉴定文章来帮助植物学家辨识本地物种，并促进当时尚属空白的地衣分布与生态研究。社论同时强调研究活动与标本采集的生态影响之间的微妙平衡，主张谨慎、负责地开展研究，避免伤害这类生长缓慢的生物。

• Expansion (1970s to 1990s): an editorial published twenty years after foundation noted that the journal remained the only scientific journal in the world devoted entirely to lichen research. In 1979 it expanded to three issues of about 100 pages each, and in 1995 to six issues a year. It was indexed in 1997 and received its first impact factor in 1999. Early volumes were produced by cyclostyle, with the first two volumes typed by Swinscow's secretary.规模扩张（1970—1990年代）： 创刊后二十年的社论指出，该刊仍是世界上唯一完全致力于地衣研究的科学期刊。1979 年期刊扩充至每年三期、每期约 100 页；1995 年进一步增至每年六期，1997 年被数据库收录，1999 年首次获得影响因子。早期采用打字蜡纸油印（cyclostyle）制作，前两卷由 Swinscow 的秘书手工打字。

• Editorial and house-style reform (from 2001): Peter Crittenden served as Senior Editor for two decades from 2000 to 2019, during which close to half the journal's output appeared. In 2001 he led a comprehensive overhaul of layout and printing, introducing a larger page size and an entirely new cover design in place of the long-standing mint-green one. He introduced thematic issues on specific topics, and encouraged longer, more comprehensive papers, with a marked increase in average paper length. In response to evolving nomenclatural requirements, obligatory registration of new fungal names was introduced.编务与体例改革（2001年起）： 2000 至 2019 年，Peter Crittenden 任高级主编长达二十年，其间几乎一半的刊文出自他任内。2001 年他主导了全面的版式与印制改革，改用更大的开本与全新封面（取代沿用多年的薄荷绿封面），并引入专题专辑、鼓励刊发篇幅更长、更全面的论文，使每篇论文的平均页数显著上升。为适应命名学法规变化，期刊引入新真菌名称的强制注册要求。

• A tightening of policy (2016): in 2016 Crittenden implemented the journal's most consequential policy change, rejecting "single naked species descriptions" and asking authors instead to contextualise new species within broader taxonomic or ecological frameworks. The decision raised some concerns at first but did not reduce the number of new species described, and increased the impact and usefulness of those contributions.体例收紧（2016年）： 2016 年 Crittenden 推动实施一项最具争议的政策——拒收"孤立的单一物种描述"（single naked species descriptions），要求作者把新种描述置于更广泛的分类学或生态学框架中加以说明。此举最初引发疑虑，却未降低该刊描述的新种数量，反而提升了这些论文的整体影响力与实用性。

• Editorial transition (2020 to present): after Crittenden stood down in 2020, the journal has been co-edited by Christopher J. Ellis and Leena Myllys. Electronic publication was also completed during this period, following the cover redesign of the 2001 overhaul that ended the mint-green design used from 1959.编务交接（2020年至今）： 2020 年 Crittenden 卸任后，期刊由 Christopher J. Ellis 与 Leena Myllys 共同主编。刊物的数字化出版亦在此期间完成，封面自 1959 年沿用至 2000 年的薄荷绿设计已在改革时更换。

• Disciplinary standing: of the more than 51,000 lichen papers recorded in the Recent Literature on Lichens database up to 2019, over 2,400, or about 4.7%, appeared here — nearly half of them during Crittenden's tenure. In the 2024 Journal Citation Reports the journal ranked 29th of 32 titles in the Mycology category.学科影响力： 在Recent Literature on Lichens 数据库收录的 5.1 万余篇地衣文献（截至 2019 年）中，本刊刊出 2400 余篇，约占 4.7%——其中近一半出自 Crittenden 任内。期刊在 2024 年 JCR 真菌学类别中列 32 种期刊之第 29 位。

Editors

The journal is co-edited by two Editors-in-Chief from the United Kingdom and Finland, affiliated with the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh and the Finnish Museum of Natural History, University of Helsinki respectively. The journal is owned by the British Lichen Society, whose members may subscribe at a special membership rate.期刊设双主编（Editors-in-Chief），由一位英国与一位芬兰的学者共同担任，分别来自爱丁堡皇家植物园与赫尔辛基大学芬兰自然史博物馆。期刊属英国地衣学会所有，学会会员可按优惠会员价订阅。^[2]

• Editor-in-Chief: Christopher J. Ellis, Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, United Kingdom.主编： Christopher J. Ellis（爱丁堡皇家植物园，英国）。

• Editor-in-Chief: Leena Myllys, Finnish Museum of Natural History, University of Helsinki, Finland.主编： Leena Myllys（赫尔辛基大学芬兰自然史博物馆，芬兰）。

• Editorial succession: Peter Wilfred James edited the journal from 1958 to 1977历史主编沿革： Peter Wilfred James 任主编 1958 至 1977 年，David L. Hawksworth 于 1978 年接任，Peter Crittenden 自 2000 年起担任高级主编至 2019 年，2020 年由现任双主编接替。 David L. Hawksworth of the Commonwealth Mycological Institute took over in 1978 Peter Crittenden served as Senior Editor from 2000 to 2019 and the present co-editors assumed the role in 2020.

• Editorial board: the full list of board members and recent changes are published on the journal's official website.编委阵容： 完整编委会名单与近期变动见期刊官网。