光合作用是專門研究光合作用，結(jié)合生物化學(xué)，生物物理和生態(tài)的方法來(lái)研究植物的光合作用。該雜志對(duì)光合作用研究的各個(gè)方面進(jìn)行了專門的綜述，并發(fā)表了有關(guān)光合裝置結(jié)構(gòu)的論文;葉綠體色素(體內(nèi)和體外);光合反應(yīng)的生物化學(xué)和生物物理機(jī)制;利用實(shí)驗(yàn)室氣體交換測(cè)量、生長(zhǎng)分析等技術(shù)測(cè)量光合作用和光合產(chǎn)物。Photosynthetica由一個(gè)國(guó)際編輯委員會(huì)指導(dǎo)。這些文章是用英語(yǔ)寫的。該雜志定期出版關(guān)于光合作用的書籍評(píng)論，關(guān)于光合作用大會(huì)和研討會(huì)的報(bào)告，以及關(guān)于方法和評(píng)論的論文書目列表。

Photosynthetica is devoted to the investigation of photosynthesis, combining biochemical, biophysical and ecological approaches to the study of photosynthesis in plants. The journal carries specialized reviews on various aspects of photosynthesis research and presents papers on the structure of the photosynthetic apparatus; chloroplast pigments (both in vivo and in vitro); biochemical and biophysical mechanisms of photosynthetic reactions; measurements of photosynthesis and photosynthetic production by techniques ranging from laboratory gas-exchange measurements to growth analysis, etc. Photosynthetica is directed by an international editorial board. The articles are written in English. The journal regularly publishes reviews of books dealing with photosynthesis, reports on photosynthetic congresses and symposia, and bibliographic lists of papers on methods and reviews.