光合作用是專門研究光合作用，結合生物化學，生物物理和生態的方法來研究植物的光合作用。該雜志對光合作用研究的各個方面進行了專門的綜述，并發表了有關光合裝置結構的論文;葉綠體色素(體內和體外);光合反應的生物化學和生物物理機制;利用實驗室氣體交換測量、生長分析等技術測量光合作用和光合產物。Photosynthetica由一個國際編輯委員會指導。這些文章是用英語寫的。該雜志定期出版關于光合作用的書籍評論，關于光合作用大會和研討會的報告，以及關于方法和評論的論文書目列表。

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.