The Journal of Phycology was founded in 1965 by the Phycological Society of America. The Journal is a leading international journal and publishes research from all over the world.
All aspects of basic and applied research on algae are included to provide a common medium for the ecologist, physiologist, cell biologist, molecular biologist, morphologist, oceanographer, acquaculturist, systematist, geneticist, and biochemist. The Journal also welcomes research that emphasizes algal interactions with other organisms and the roles of algae as components of natural ecosystems.
Papers are accepted on the basis of their original and meritorious data and ideas; our focus is on research articles but mini-reviews and reviews are solicited on especially important and timely subjects. Comments, which are reviewed, may describe methods or equipment, discuss papers previously published in the Journal, or discuss other topics of interest to our readership. Other features include Algae Highlights, which draws attention to some of the important papers being published in each issue of the Journal or elsewhere, and Book Reviews.
The Luigi Provasoli Award, named in honor of the founding Editor of the Journal, is presented annually by the Editorial Board to the authors who in the Board's judgment have published the best research paper in the previous year in the Journal

Co-Editors
Debashish Bhattacharya, Rutgers University
Michael Graham, Moss Landing Marine Laboratories
Arthur Grossman, The Carnegie Insitution
Jonathan Zehr, University of California Santa Cruz


Managing Editor: Michael Graham, Moss Landing Marine Laboratories


Assistant Editor: Sarah Jeffries, Moss Landing Marine Laboratories


Associate Editors
Charles D. Amsler, University of Alabama at Birmingham
Alejandro Buschmann, Universidad de Los Lagos
Mark Cock, Station Biologique de Roscoff
Melinda Coleman, NSW Department of Primary Industries
Jackie Collier, Stony Brook University
Olivier De Clerck, Universiteit Gent
Matthew Edwards, San Diego State University
Paul Gabrielson, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
William Henley, Oklahoma State University
Matthew Herron, Georgia Institute of Technology 
Peter Kroth, University of Konstanz
Stacy Krueger-Hadfield, University of Alabama, Birmingham 
Christopher E. Lane, University of Rhode Island
Yantao Li, University of Maryland
Senjie Lin, University of Connecticut
Debbie Lindell, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology
Thomas Mock, University of East Anglia
Kirsten Müller, University of Waterloo
Brian Palenik, Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Cathy Pfister, University of Chicago
Matthew Posewitz, Colorado School of Mines
John A. Raven, University of Dundee
Michael Roleda, Norwegian Institute of Bioeconomy Research
Jennifer Smith, Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Klaus Valentin, Alfred Wegener Institute
Heroen Verbruggen, University of Melbourne
Morgan L. Vis, Ohio University
Thomas Wernberg, The University of Western Australia
Richard Wetherbee, University of Melbourne
A. Michelle Wood, University of Oregon


Editorial Board
Juliet Brodie, Natural History Museum, UK (2018-2020)
Cheong Xin Chan, The University of Queensland (2019-2021)
Charles Delwiche, University of Maryland, College Park (2018-2020)
Suzanne Fredericq, University of Louisiana, Lafayette (2018-2020)
David Wilson Freshwater, University of North Carolina, Wilmington (2017-2019)
Karolina Fučíková, Assumption College (2019-2021)
Paul Hayes, University of Portsmouth (2018-2020)
Jeffrey R. Johansen, John Carroll University (2017-2019)
Susan Kilham, Drexel University (2017-2019)
Stacy Krueger-Hadfield, University of Alabama, Birmingham (2018-2020) 
Christopher E. Lane, University of Rhode Island (2017-2019)
Line Le Gall, Herbier National Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle (2019-2021)
Frederik Leliaert, Ghent University (2018-2020)
Louise Lewis, University of Connecticut (2018-2020)
Juan Lopez-Bautista, University of Alabama (2018-2020) 
Connie Lovejoy, Université Laval (2019-2021)
Patrick Martone, University of British Columbia (2017–2019)
Deborah Robertson, Clark University (2017–2019)
Bernabé Santelices, Pontifi cia Universidad Catolica de Chile (2018-2020)
Ester Serrão, Universidade do Algarve (2017–2019)
Alison Sherwood, University of Hawaii (2017–2019)
John Wehr, Fordham University (2018-2020)
Hwan Su Yoon, Sungkyunkwan University (2018-2020)
Joe Zuccarello, Victoria University of Wellington (2019-2021)