Journal profile · Biology
Archives of Biological Sciences
ISSN 0354-4664 · eISSN 1821-4339 · Institut za Bioloska Istrazivanja · SERBIA · Quarterly · Founded 1993
Archives of Biological Sciences: CAS Zone 4 · Biology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.78; diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review 3–8 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 36 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Archives of Biological Sciences is published by Institut za Bioloska Istrazivanja and is in Zone 4 of Biology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Botany and Plant Ecology Studies, Subterranean biodiversity and taxonomy and Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity, together about 21.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Plant Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Archives of Biological Sciences is a multidisciplinary journal that covers original research in a wide range of subjects in life science, including biology, ecology, human biology and biomedical research. The Archives of Biological Sciences features articles in genetics, botany and zoology (including higher and lower terrestrial and aquatic plants and animals, prokaryote biology, algology, mycology, entomology, etc.); biological systematics; evolution; biochemistry, molecular and cell biology, including all aspects of normal cell functioning, from embryonic to differentiated tissues and in different pathological states; physiology, including chronobiology, thermal biology, cryobiology; radiobiology; neurobiology; immunology, including human immunology; human biology, including the biological basis of specific human pathologies and disease management.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Biology
Editor-in-chief Goran PoznanovićPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Serbia 2, Pakistan 1 (3 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Botany and Plant Ecology StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences9%
- Subterranean biodiversity and taxonomyEarth and Planetary Sciences7.1%
- Essential Oils and Antimicrobial ActivityAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.7%
- Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and BehaviorEnvironmental Science5.6%
- Spider Taxonomy and Behavior StudiesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5%
- Plant tissue culture and regenerationBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.4%
- Plant and animal studiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.2%
- Phytochemistry and Biological ActivitiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.2%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Biology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Biology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Biology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Biology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Biology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Biology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- Impact factor
- 0.78LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.25LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.25LetPub ·
- h-index
- 21LetPub ·
- h-index
- 42OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 579OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.06OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 34LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,212 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 22 | 22 | 4 |
| 2025 | 36 | 36 | 20 |
| 2024 | 39 | 39 | 79 |
| 2023 | 42 | 42 | 128 |
| 2022 | 34 | 34 | 97 |
| 2021 | 48 | 48 | 210 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
- Average review time (community reports)
- 3–8 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 20 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Institut za Bioloska Istrazivanja
- Country or region
- SERBIA
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 1993
- ISSN
- 0354-4664
- Electronic ISSN
- 1821-4339
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 78, Issue 2 (2026)
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Archives of Biological Sciences
What CAS zone is Archives of Biological Sciences in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Archives of Biological Sciences is in Zone 4 of Biology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Biology. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Biology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Archives of Biological Sciences?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.78; CiteScore 1.4, h-index 42.
How long does peer review take at Archives of Biological Sciences?
Authors report an average review time of 3–8 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
Where are the editorial board members of Archives of Biological Sciences based?
Of the 3 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Serbia (2) and Pakistan (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Archives of Biological Sciences?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Archives of Biological Sciences is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Archives of Biological Sciences open access, and what is the APC?
Archives of Biological Sciences is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-26). Last updated: .