Fottea

Czech phycological Society · Czech Republic · Est. 2001

ISSN1802-5439eISSN1805-4927

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 50% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.412

H-Indexi

SNIPi

1.157

Total Worksi

476

Total Citationsi

7,058

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.60

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Plant Sciences; Plant Science.

General Information

Country / RegionCzech Republic

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2001

FrequencyBimonthly

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications476

Publisher OrgČeská algologická společnost

OA Since2012

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Czech phycological Society

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1802-5439 / 1805-4927

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

English

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

228

2019

338

2020

181

2021

130

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Plant ScienceQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Plant Sciences

Scopus Categories

Plant Science

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Diatoms and Algae ResearchAquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton DynamicsMicrobial Community Ecology and PhysiologyProtist diversity and phylogenyBiocrusts and Microbial EcologyMarine and coastal ecosystemsAlgal biology and biofuel productionGenomics and Phylogenetic StudiesMarine and coastal plant biologyLichen and fungal ecology

Frequently asked questions about Fottea

Is Fottea a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Fottea: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Fottea?

Fottea is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 1.60.

Is Fottea indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Fottea is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Fottea?