Sacred Heart College extends heartfelt congratulations to Fr. Jose John, Ph.D., Research Supervisor, Department of Botany, on the successful publication of his research article titled “First Record of Sirodotia assamica (Batrachospermales, Rhodophyta) from the Western Ghats, India” in the International Journal on Algae (2025, Vol. 27, Issue 4, pp. 339–348). The journal is indexed with a Scopus CiteScore of 0.6 and ranked in Quartile 4. The study, co-authored by Panangattu Sankarji Jayalakshmi and Jose John, represents a significant contribution to phycological research and biodiversity documentation of the Western Ghats. Fr. Jose John is affiliated with the Department of Botany, Sacred Heart College (Autonomous), Kochi, while the co-author is associated with Mar Athanasius College (Autonomous), Kothamangalam. The manuscript was received on 08 January 2025, accepted on 19 January 2025, and published on 02 December 2025. The institution proudly acknowledges this scholarly achievement.