Capitulum
The scientific journal for Synantherology – the study of the plant family Compositae (Asteraceae).
With over 32,000 species and a cosmopolitan distribution, the Compositae is the most diverse plant family with an extreme variation in morphology, ecology, and physiology. We publish state-of-the-art research on all aspects of synantherology, including but not limited to:
We are a Diamond Open Access journal published by The International Compositae Alliance (TICA), a not-for-profit global organisation by and for researchers working on all aspects of Compositae biology (synantherology). For more information on TICA and how to become a member, please visit our website.
Please have a look at our most recent issue here. Older issues are available in our archive (dating back to 2021). Capitulum was preceded by the Compositae Newsletter, which ran from 1975 to 2012, the issues of which are all archived on Biodiversity Heritage Library.
If you wish to submit an article to our journal, please follow the submission instructions here. All submissions will be checked by the editorial board and, if selected, will be peer-reviewed before publication. Publication is free of charge and is made available online open access as our journal is made by and for the community through volunteer work.
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