The journal publishes articles on medical microbiology including bacteriology, virology, phycology, mycology, parasitology, and protozoology. Study of lichens draws knowledge from several disciplines&colon; mycology, phycology, microbiology and botany. Most involve studying specializations of particular animal groups, such as phycology, invertebrate zoology and ichthyology. Although mostly notable for his work in zoology, Ward also made contributions to phycology. The history of phycology is the history of the scientific study of algae. The study of diatoms is a branch of phycology. Wendy Alison Nelson is a New Zealand marine scientist and world expert in phycology. The award was for his contributions to tropical marine phycology, focusing on seaweed biodiversity. His contributions to scientific phycology were of striking interest. He continues to publish in phycology. He earned the title&colon; "father of Australian Phycology". Schmidt also made contributions in the field of phycology. Journal of Phycology 27&colon;326-341. Her area of specialization is Hydrobiology, Phycology, Cytology and Ultrastructure Ecology. He is known as the "father of Indian phycology" or "father of algology in India".