Protist

Journal Title：Protist

Protist is the international forum for reporting substantial and novel findings in any area of research on protists. The criteria for acceptance of manuscripts are scientific excellence, significance, and interest for a broad readership. Suitable subject areas include: molecular, cell and developmental biology, biochemistry, systematics and phylogeny, and ecology of protists. Both autotrophic and heterotrophic protists as well as parasites are covered. The journal publishes original papers, short historical perspectives and includes a news and views section.

Protist 是报道原生生物研究领域重大和新颖发现的国际论坛。稿件接受标准是科学卓越性、重要性和对广大读者的兴趣。合适的主题领域包括：分子、细胞和发育生物学、生物化学、系统学和系统发育以及原生生物生态学。涵盖自养和异养原生生物以及寄生虫。该期刊发表原创论文、简短的历史观点，并包括新闻和观点部分。

Protist创刊于1998年，由Urban und Fischer Verlag Jena出版商出版，收稿方向涵盖生物 - 微生物学全领域，此刊是中等级别的SCI期刊，所以过审相对来讲不是特别难，但是该刊专业认可度不错，仍然是一本值得选择的SCI期刊 。平均审稿速度 较慢,6-12周 约18.7周，影响因子指数1.9，该期刊近期没有被列入国际期刊预警名单，广大学者值得一试。