This Committee stood ready to assist the Herbarium Mediterraneum Foundation in Palermo with the publication of its two journals, ´Flora Mediterranea` and ´Bocconea`.

In 1991 the Herbarium Mediterraneum sent, for the first time, the journal ´Flora Mediterranea` to all regular members of OPTIMA free of charge. Volumes 2-6 were distributed in the following years.

In the same year1991 the starting volume of ´Bocconea` was offered by the Herbarium Mediterraneum to all OPTIMA members as part of its promotion campaign for that journal. Meanwhile the volumes 2-6 were published .

Ever since this two journals have been published periodically.

2004. The Herbarium Mediterraneum published the 14^th volume of Flora Mediterranea, which was distributed to the regular members of OPTIMA free of charge. Volume 17 of Bocconea on the III Iter Mediterraneum to Sicily in 1990 was also published.

 2005. The Herbarium Mediterraneum published the 15^th volume of Flora Mediterranea, which was distributed to the regular members of OPTIMA free of charge. Volume 18 of Bocconea entitled, “Identification Key and Description of Mediterranean Maquis Litter Micro-Fungi” by M. Pasqualetti was also published.

 2006. The Herbarium Mediterraneum published the 16^th volume of Flora Mediterranea, which was distributed to the regular members of OPTIMA free of charge. Volume 19 of Bocconea entitled, “Proceedings of the VI Conference on Plant Taxonomy Alghero, 31 May – 2 June 2003” was also published.