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Flora Mediterranea is a non-profit academic journal published by the Foundation pro Herbario Mediterraneo under the auspices of OPTIMA (Organization for the Phyto-Taxonomic Investigation of the Mediterranean Area). Its operations are supported by the Foundation pro Herbario Greuter.
Revenue Allocation
All earnings are reinvested into the journal to cover:
- Production costs (printing, online hosting, DOI registration);
- Editorial processes (peer review management, copyediting);
- Open Access (OA) dissemination to ensure free global access to content.
Article Processing Charges (APCs)
Flora Mediterranea does not charge authors for submissions or publications.
The journal follows a diamond OA model, with no fees for readers or authors.
Transparency & Sustainability
Financial reports are available to OPTIMA members upon request.
The journal relies on volunteer contributions from editors and reviewers to minimize costs.
Sponsorship & Partnerships
Collaborations with herbaria, universities, or conservation initiatives are welcome to support long-term sustainability.
Published on behalf of the International Foundation pro Herbario Mediterraneo by
Francesco M. Raimondo & Werner Greuter
Gianniantonio Domina
Francesco M. Raimondo & Werner. Greuter
Cesar Blanché (University of Barcelona), Patrizia Campisi (University of Palermo), Gianniantonio Domina (University of Palermo), Eleonora Gabrielian (National Academy of Sciences of Republic of Armenia, Erevan, retired), Fabio Garbari (University of Pisa, retired), Werner Greuter (Freie University of Berlin, Emeritus), Stephen L. Jury (University of Reading, retired), Georgia Kamari (University of Patras, Emeritus), Sare Magrini (University of Tuscia, Viterbo), George Nakhutsrishvili (Ilia State University, Tbilisi, retired), Francesco M. Raimondo (University of Palermo, retired), Cristina Salmeri (University of Palermo), Sonja Siljak-Yakovlev ( University Paris-Sud, Orsay), Benito Valdés (University of Sevilla, retired) & Giuseppe Venturella (University of Palermo).
Svetlana Bancheva (Bulgarian Accademy of Sciences, Sofia), Pepy Bareka (Agricultural University of Athens), Attilio Carapezza (University of Palermo, retired), Régis Courtecuisse (University of Lille), Vincent Demoulin (University of Liège, honorary), Mathias Erben (University of Munchen, retired), Mohamed Fennane (University Mohamed V, Rabat), Adil Güner (University of Istanbul, retired), Daniel Jeanmonod (Conservatoire et Jardin botaniques de la Ville de Genève, honorary curator), Anna M. Mannino (University of Palermo), Marta Mariotti Lippi (University of Firenze, retired), Frédéric Médail (Aix Marseille University), Enio Nardi (University of Firenze, retired), Fatima N. Özhatay (University of Istanbul, retired), Gonzalo Nieto Feliner (CSIC, Madrid), Pier Luigi Nimis (University of Trieste), Alessio Papini (University of Firenze), Lorenzo Peruzzi (University of Pisa), Dimitri Phitos (University of Patras, Emeritus), Livio Poldini (University of Trieste), Rosa M. Ros Espín (University of Murcia), Federico Selvi (University of Firenze), Shalva Sikharulidze (Ilia State University, Tbilisi), Vivienne Spadaro (University of Palermo), Arne Strid (University of Copenhagen, retired), Errol Vela (University of Montpellier) & Brigitte Zimmer (Freie University of Berlin, retired).
Editorial assistance: M. L. Gargano
Editorial secretariat: R. Orlando
Layout & Tecnical editing: L. Bertini
Design: V. Magro
R. Gallea & G. Domina
Fondazione Internazionale Pro Herbario Mediterraneo
Via Lincoln 2, I-90133 Palermo, Italy
E-mail: editorial@herbmedit.org