The palynology directory
Societies, journals, laboratories and open databases — the organisations and tools that make up the world of palynology.
Societies & federations
AASP – The Palynological Society
The largest palynological society, publisher of the journal Palynology, organiser of the annual meeting and a hub of resources and awards.
palynology.org →International Federation of Palynological Societies (IFPS)
The umbrella body linking regional, national and specialist palynology societies worldwide, and steward of the International Palynological Congress.
palyno-ifps.com →The Micropalaeontological Society (TMS)
Learned society with a dedicated Palynology Group, running conferences, workshops and publications.
tmsoc.org →Canadian Association of Palynologists (CAP)
National society promoting palynology in Canada, with a useful list of palynological societies worldwide.
canadapaly.ca →Journals
Palynology
International peer-reviewed journal on organic microfossils and their modern counterparts, published on behalf of AASP-TPS (since 1977).
Taylor & Francis →Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology
Monthly international journal for palaeobotany and palynology, established in 1967 — a core outlet for the field.
ScienceDirect →Grana
International journal of palynology and aerobiology covering pollen and spore morphology, aeropalynology and more.
Taylor & Francis →Acta Palaeobotanica
Journal of the Polish Academy of Sciences (Kraków) publishing palaeobotanical, palaeoecological and palynological research.
botany.pl →Laboratories & research centres
Looking for a degree? See palynology PhDs, master's and short courses.
Palynology Lab, Utrecht University
One of the world's largest palynology laboratories, processing recent and fossil pollen, spores and dinoflagellate cysts for palaeoecology and climate research.
Utrecht GeoLab →Palynology Research Laboratory, Texas A&M
Founded by Vaughn Bryant (died 2021), known for archaeological, palaeoenvironmental, forensic and honey (melissopalynology) analysis.
TAMU Palynology Lab →Palynology Unit, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
World-renowned centre for pollen morphology and reference collections, associated with landmark pollen imaging work.
kew.org →Open pollen databases
PalDat — Palynological Database
A large, open, illustrated database of pollen morphology — an excellent free tool for learning to identify grains. See how to use databases to identify pollen under the microscope.
paldat.org →Neotoma Paleoecology Database
Open repository of fossil pollen and other palaeoecological data, widely used for reconstructing past vegetation and climate.
neotomadb.org →European Pollen Database (EPD)
A long-running archive of Quaternary pollen data from across Europe, now integrated with wider open data efforts.
via Neotoma →