Blyttia
Encyclopedia
Blyttia is a quarterly peer-reviewed
scientific journal
of botany
published by the Norwegian Botanical Association
since 1943. It was the successor of the Norsk Botanisk Forenings Meddelelser. The editor-in-chief is Jan Wesenberg. The journal is named after the Norwegian botanists Matthias Numsen Blytt (1789–1862) and his son Axel Gudbrand Blytt
(1843–1898).
Peer review
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scientific journal
Scientific journal
In academic publishing, a scientific journal is a periodical publication intended to further the progress of science, usually by reporting new research. There are thousands of scientific journals in publication, and many more have been published at various points in the past...
of botany
Botany
Botany, plant science, or plant biology is a branch of biology that involves the scientific study of plant life. Traditionally, botany also included the study of fungi, algae and viruses...
published by the Norwegian Botanical Association
Norwegian Botanical Association
The Norwegian Botanical Association is an association for botany founded in 1935. It has approximately 1,500 members in Norway and twelve daughter associations. It publishes the botanical journal Blyttia four times a year. It also maintains an online plant photo archive....
since 1943. It was the successor of the Norsk Botanisk Forenings Meddelelser. The editor-in-chief is Jan Wesenberg. The journal is named after the Norwegian botanists Matthias Numsen Blytt (1789–1862) and his son Axel Gudbrand Blytt
Axel Gudbrand Blytt
Axel Gudbrand Blytt was a Norwegian botanist and geologist. His father was Matthias Numsen Blytt, also a botanist. Axel Blytt served at the Christiania Herbarium at the University of Oslo from 1865, first as a conservator, then, from 1880, as a professor...
(1843–1898).