General information

This section provides guidance on the editorial and publishing policies of the journal Algologia. It includes ethical guidelines and a code of conduct for authors, reviewers, and editors. It also describes our open access policy and provides information on copyright.

Our rules have been developed to ensure that the process of publishing articles in the journal Algologia meets high ethical standards at every stage, from manuscript submission to peer review and publication.

Submitted manuscripts are peer-reviewed by two independent experts appointed by the editorial board (blind peer review). Manuscripts are returned to the authors with reviewers’ comments for revision. The revised version of the manuscript, approved by the reviewers, is considered final.

Authors should treat communication with the journal as confidential. Correspondence with editorial staff and reviewers, reviewers’ reports, and other confidential materials should not be published on any website or by any other means without prior permission from the journal.

Articles published in the journal Algologia are open access and are distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0).