Aims and Scope

Papers are accepted in all areas of lichen biology including taxonomy and systematics, phylogenetics, biogeography, community and population ecology, lichen physiology and anatomy. Published papers can be in the form of a Monograph, Review or Perspective piece, a Standard Paper for research, or a Short Communication. Book reviews can be solicited (see below). As well as its standard issues, The Lichenologist publishes special issues in complex, impactful and/or emerging areas of research, and anyone wishing to be guest editor(s) of a special issue is invited to contact the Senior Editors to discuss their ideas.

Falling outside the scope of The Lichenologist are: (i) descriptions of new species unaccompanied by additional information placing these in wider context (e.g. detailed comparisons with similar species, phylogenetic analysis, key to the genus or group, biogeographic analysis etc.), (ii) species lists or new records (unless of exceptional interest), and (iii) descriptions of new chemical entities or reports of biological activity of lichen extracts or specific metabolites that lack a lichen biology context.

Submissions to The Lichenologist benefit from the constructive expertise of a world class Editorial Board, a high-quality peer review process and short review time, and we offer to authors traditional (printed) and full colour on-line publishing (html and pdf) as standard. We also provide wider outreach of published papers via social media and through our ‘Inside Lichenology’ blog posts.

We accept the following types of articles:

• Article*
• Review Article*
• Short Communication*
• Recent Literature*
• Book Review
• Perspective
• Editorial