Protist is a peer-reviewed scientific journal focusing on protists. It was founded as Archiv für Protistenkunde by editor Fritz Shaudinn in 1902, and originally published by Gustav Fischer and later Jena. The journal is now published by Elsevier, and is currently edited by Michael Melkonian (Botanical Institute, University of Cologne). The journal changed its name to Protist in 1998.
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| Discipline | Protists |
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| Language | English |
| Edited by | Michael Melkonian |
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Former name(s) | Archiv für Protistenkunde |
| History | 1902-present |
| Publisher | Elsevier |
| Frequency | Bimonthly |
| 2.702 (2017) | |
| Standard abbreviations ISO 4 (alt) · Bluebook (alt1 · alt2) NLM (alt) · MathSciNet (alt  ) | |
| ISO 4 | Protist |
| Indexing CODEN (alt · alt2) · JSTOR (alt) · LCCN (alt) MIAR · NLM (alt) · Scopus | |
| ISSN | 1434-4610 (print) 1618-0941 (web) |
| OCLC no. | 39018023 |
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The journal is abstracted and indexed in the following bibliographic databases:[1][2]
According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2017 impact factor of 2.702.[3]