Protist is the international forum for reporting substantial and novel findings in any area of research on protists. The journal publishes original papers, short historical perspectives and a news and views section. Suitable subject areas include: molecular, cell and developmental biology, biochemistry, systematics and phylogeny, and ecology of autotrophic and heterotrophic protists.

Audience:
Researchers with an interest in protists working in the areas of protistology, protozoology, phycology, parasitology, molecular, cell and developmental biology, biochemistry, biotechnology, systematics, evolution and phylogeny, and ecology.

Frequency:
6 issues per year (Vol. 173, 2022)

Publisher:
Elsevier

Office Elsevier India
J. Paulin
Journal Manager - Global Journals Production
International Tech Park, Taramani, Chennai 600 113, India

Abstracted/Indexed in:
Current Contents, Science Citation Index, SciSearch, Research Alert, BIOSIS, CABS, CABS Abstracts, Medline (PubMed)

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Editor-in-Chief

Michael Melkonian
Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research,
Integrative Bioinformatics
Carl-von-Linné Weg 10
50829 Cologne, Germany
email: mmelkonian@mpipz.mpg.de

Editorial Board