Author guidelines

The journal Algologia publishes articles (in Ukrainian and English) containing new, previously unpublished data. All submitted manuscripts are subject to initial appraisal by the Editors for their originality, scientific value, and compliance with the editorial policy and style of the Journal.

The editorial policy of the Journal is based on the Core Practices of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and addresses cases of research and publication misconduct accordingly (https://publicationethics.org/core-practices).

Manuscripts submitted for publication in the Journal must not violate research ethics or copyright, nor contain evidence of data falsification, fabrication, or plagiarism. Descriptive articles should provide complete information on data acquisition to ensure that the results can be verified; experimental articles should include a full description of the experiments performed so that the results can be reproduced. In addition, electronic files containing more detailed information may be submitted as Supplementary Materials and will be published in the online version of the article. Manuscripts that do not meet these requirements will be rejected without review.

Manuscripts should be submitted electronically to the Editorial Office at: algologia@ukr.net.

Manuscripts that meet the required standards of quality and relevance are peer-reviewed using a single-blind review process. In controversial cases, two or more independent reviewers may be invited. Authors may indicate individuals whom they prefer not to review their manuscript due to potential conflicts of interest. Authors are expected to provide clear and well-reasoned responses to reviewers’ and editors’ comments. The Editorial Board reserves the right to reject manuscripts based on negative reviews or expert opinions.

Submissions must not have been previously published or be under consideration by other journals. Authors are responsible for ensuring that the submitted manuscript does not infringe any copyright agreements. Upon acceptance, copyright remains with the author(s).

Technical Requirements

Manuscripts should be submitted in Microsoft Word format (.doc or .docx), using Times New Roman font, size 14, with 1.5 line spacing and margins of 2 cm on all sides.

The length of the manuscript, including references, tables (up to 5), and figures (up to 6), should not exceed 14 pages; in exceptional cases, up to 24 pages are allowed. The list of taxa should not exceed 2–3 pages. Submission of extensive materials (in particular, lists of taxa) as supplementary files is encouraged.

The manuscript should include the title, author name(s), affiliation(s), institutional address(es), email address, and the main text (see below). The aim of the study must be clearly stated.

Author Information

This section should be placed above the title. Provide the authors’ surnames (in uppercase) and initials, along with their ORCID identifiers; list the institution(s) and full postal address(es) in one paragraph. The email address of the corresponding author must also be provided.

Title

The title should concisely describe the content of the work. If a taxon name is included, its author(s) should be indicated, along with higher-rank taxa where appropriate. For floristic studies, the geographic area of the research should be specified.

Abstract and Keywords

The abstract should provide a concise summary of the article (up to 1900 characters), including objectives, results, and conclusions. Authors of taxa, nomenclatural sources, and references should not be included. Newly described taxa must be mentioned. References and abbreviations (except standard ones) should be avoided.

Keywords or key phrases should reflect the main concepts of the article and, where appropriate, include geographic context.

Main Text

In research articles, the main text should be structured into the following sections: Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results, Discussion, Conclusions, Acknowledgements, and References. Short communications may be unstructured.

Scientific names of taxa at all ranks should be italicized. For taxa at the genus level and below, author names should be provided at first mention. When a species name is first mentioned, the genus name should be written in full; thereafter, it should be abbreviated to its initial letter, except at the beginning of a sentence (e.g., "Gongolaria barbata (Stackhouse) Kuntze” at first mention; subsequently “G. barbata”). In tables and figure captions, genus names should not be abbreviated (except in lists of multiple species within the same genus).

Author names of plant taxa should be standardized according to the International Plant Names Index (https://www.ipni.org), and accepted names of algal taxa according to AlgaeBase (http://www.algaebase.org), with synonyms optionally indicated in parentheses.

References in the text should be cited in parentheses with the year of publication (Kondratyeva, 1968, 1995; Tsarenko et al., 2000; Guiry & Guiry, 2026). Multiple references should be listed in chronological order and separated by semicolons. For works with three or more authors, cite the first author followed by “et al.” (Vinogradova et al., 2017).

Tables and Figures

The use of tables and figures is encouraged. Duplication of data in text, tables, and figures should be avoided. All tables and figures must be cited in the text at their first occurrence (Fig. 1, Table 2). All abbreviations and symbols should be explained in table footnotes.

Figures (photographs, graphs, etc.) should be placed in the text after their first citation. Similar figures should be prepared in a consistent style and, where possible, combined into a single figure. Figures must be clear and of high quality (minimum 300 dpi; recommended size: 12.6 × 21 cm). Micrographs should include scale bars; graphs should indicate axis labels and units. Figure captions must provide explanations for all symbols. Figures should also be submitted as separate high-quality files (JPG format).

Supplementary Materials

Supplementary materials are considered open access and will be published on the Journal website alongside the online version of the article, with a corresponding reference in the printed version. Authors should submit supplementary files together with the manuscript as separate files, using the prefix “S” (e.g., Figure S1, Table S1). These materials must be cited in the text (Fig. S1). Supplementary materials are peer-reviewed but published as received, without additional editing.

References

All references cited in the text must be listed in the References section, and vice versa. References should be arranged alphabetically by the first author’s surname. All authors must be listed, regardless of number. Publications by a single author should precede those with multiple authors. Works should be ordered by first author and year; multiple works by the same author(s) in the same year should be distinguished by letters (a, b, etc.).

Journal and book titles should be italicized, and journal titles must be given in full. Where available, DOIs must be provided.

Please follow the reference style examples below.

Journal article

Minicheva G.G., Garkusha O.P., Kalashnik K.S., Marynets G.V., Sokolov E.V. 2024. Reaction of planktonic and benthic algae in the Black Sea to the consequences of the destruction of the Kahovska Reservoir dam on the Dnipro River (Ukraine). Аlgologia. 34(2): 104–129. [Мінічева Г.Г., Гаркуша О.П., Калашнік К.С., Маринець Г.В., Соколов Є.В. 2024. Реакція водоростей планктону та бентосу Чорного моря на наслідки руйнування греблі Каховського водосховища на р. Дніпро (Україна). Альгологія. 34(2): 104–129.] https://doi.org/10.15407/alg34.02.104

Blaženčić J., Stevanović B., Blaženčić Ž., Stevanović V. 2006. Red Data List of Charophytes in the Balkans. Biodiversity and Conservation. 15: 3445–3457. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10531-005-2008-5

Book

Radzymovskyi D.O., Polishchuk V.V. 1970. Phytoplankton of the Prypiat River. Kyiv: Nauk. Dumka. 212 p. [Радзимовський Д.О., Поліщук В.В. 1970. Планктон річки Прип’ять. Київ: Наук. думка. 212 с.]

Charophytes of Europe. 2024. Eds H. Schubert, I. Blindow, E. Nat, H. Korsch, T. Gregor, L. Denis, N. Stewar, K. van de Weyer, R. Romanov, M.T. Casanova. Berlin: Springer. 1144 p.

Book chapter

Krainyuk K.S., Maslov I.I. 2012. Cape Martian. In: Phytodiversity of nature reserves and national nature parks of Ukraine. Pt. 1. Biosphere reserves. Nature reserves. Kyiv: Phytosociocenter. Pp. 277–290. [Крайнюк К.С., Маслов І.І. ПЗ «Мис Мартьян». 2012. В кн.: Фіторізноманіття заповідників і національних природних парків України. Ч. 1. Біосферні заповідники. Природні заповідники. Київ: Фітосоціоцентр. С. 277–290.]

Srenivaasaprasad S. 1991. Algae. In: The Ganga, a scientific study. New Deli: Northern Book Center. Pp. 53–66.

Online resource

Guiry M.D., Guiry G.M. 2025. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication. Nat. Univ. Ireland, Galway. http://www.algaebase.org (Accessed 06 July 2025).

The Biodiversity Heritage Library (BHL.). https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org

References to entire websites may be provided as URLs directly in the text.