Journal profile · Agricultural and Biological Sciences-Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous)
Biologichni studiyi
ISSN 1996-4536 · eISSN 2311-0783 · Львівський національний університет імені Івана Франка · Ukraine
Biologichni studiyi: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 5 weeks (community reports); 56 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Biologichni studiyi is published by Львівський національний університет імені Івана Франка. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Botany and Plant Ecology Studies, Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies and Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology, together about 28.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Plant Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Біологічні студії/ Studia Biologica is a leading journal in Ukraine, publishing rigorously peer-reviewed research that seeks to advance our understanding of fundamental processes in biology. The Journal publishes original research articles, review articles, brief reports, reports on technical advances, book reviews, comments on all areas of biological sciences (biochemistry, biotechnology, botany, environmental biology, genetics, medical biology, microbiology, physiology, zoology, agrobiology etc). Chief Editor Prof. Rostyslav Stoika is supported by an outstanding Editorial Board of international researchers. This multidisciplinary open-access journal aims to disseminate and communicate scientific knowledge to researchers, academics, policy makers and the public worldwide.Біологічні студії/ Studia Biologica welcomes original and significant contributions from across the field — from single-cell to populations and whole-ecosystem analyses; from molecular, to biophysical, to computational approaches; from molecular to the organism-scale studies.The Journal was launched in 2007 and publishes 4 issues per year. The electronic version of the Journal is located on the portal of the Ivan Franko National University of Lviv and on the website of the Library of Ukraine named after V. I. Vernadsky.The articles are published in the Ukrainian and English languages.All publications contain summaries reflecting the main results identical in Ukrainian and English.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Agricultural and Biological Sciences-Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous)
Editor-in-chief Rostyslav S. StoikaPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Ukraine 26, Austria 2, Czechia 2, France 1, Canada 1 (34 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 Sciences14%
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics StudiesEnvironmental Science7.9%
- Environmental Toxicology and EcotoxicologyEnvironmental Science7%
- Plant Stress Responses and ToleranceAgricultural and Biological Sciences6.3%
- Antioxidant Activity and Oxidative StressMedicine5.4%
- Avian ecology and behaviorEnvironmental Science4.6%
- Lichen and fungal ecologyAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.1%
- Mediterranean and Iberian flora and faunaAgricultural and Biological Sciences3.9%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
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CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous) | Q4 | 202/253 | 20th |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Scientific Periodicals of Ukraine, ROAD, CROSSREF, WorldCat, Google Scholar, Index Copernicus, Open Ukrainian Citation Index (OUCI), Scilit, Dimensions, Ukrainian Reference Journal “Dzherelo”, EBSCO, SOLO (Search Oxford Libraries Online), iDiscover (University of Cambridge), British Library Library Hub DiscoverPublisher website
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.9LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.2LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.18LetPub ·
- h-index
- 13OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 22OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.75OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 925 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 44 | 44 | 169 |
| 2025 | 56 | 56 | 231 |
| 2024 | 58 | 58 | 210 |
| 2023 | 53 | 53 | 169 |
| 2022 | 29 | 29 | 113 |
| 2021 | 36 | 36 | 180 |
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)
- about 5 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 5 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 | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Article types accepted6
- book reviewspublishes original research articles, review articles, brief reports, reports on technical advances, book reviews, comments on all areas of biological sciencesLength not stated
- brief reportspublishes original research articles, review articles, brief reports, reports on technical advances, book reviews, comments on all areas of biological sciencesLength not stated
- commentspublishes original research articles, review articles, brief reports, reports on technical advances, book reviews, comments on all areas of biological sciencesLength not stated
- original research articlespublishes original research articles, review articles, brief reports, reports on technical advances, book reviews, comments on all areas of biological sciencesLength not stated
- reports on technical advancespublishes original research articles, review articles, brief reports, reports on technical advances, book reviews, comments on all areas of biological sciencesLength not stated
- review articlespublishes original research articles, review articles, brief reports, reports on technical advances, book reviews, comments on all areas of biological sciencesLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Self-archiving
- Authorship Authorship
Authors are kindly requested to sign an Open Access license agreement. All articles are distributed under Creative Commons Attribution license (CC-BY) (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0), which means that Біологічні студії / Studia Biologica’s readers are entitled to use, reproduce, disseminate or display these articles provided that: 1) the original authorship is properly and fully attr…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Compliance with Ethical Standards
Conflict of Interest: The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright Notice
Authors are kindly requested to sign an Open Access license agreement. All articles are distributed under Creative Commons Attribution license (CC-BY) (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0), which means that Біологічні студії / Studia Biologica’s readers are entitled to use, reproduce, disseminate or display these articles provided that: 1) the original authorship is properly and fully attr…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access Policy
Platinum open access policy, Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. Model summary
Біологічні студії / Studia Biologica accepts the policy of open access to published content in accordance with the principle of free dissemination of scientific information and global exchange of knowledge for universal civil progress (http://www.budapestopenaccessinitiative.org/ and Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License) The Journal provides full immediate open access upon publication. There a…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review Process
Editorial Evaluation TimelineAll submissions are initially evaluated in depth by the editors. Papers that are not deemed by the editors to be strong candidates for publication will be returned to the authors without detailed review, typically within 3–5 days. Otherwise, the manuscripts will be sent to the reviewers. The editors try hard to reach a decision on these papers within 3–4 weeks of the s…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Self-archiving
Archiving in National Library of Ukraine named after V. I. Vernadskyi and LOCKSS. Model summary
Archiving: the full archive of the journal Біологічні студії / Studia Biologica is freely accessible without any restrictions in the National Library of Ukraine named after V. I. Vernadskyi and LOCKSS. The online archive is posted on the portal of the Ivan Franko National University of Lviv.
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Львівський національний університет імені Івана Франка
- Country or region
- Ukraine
- Language
- Ukrainian, English
- ISSN
- 1996-4536
- Electronic ISSN
- 2311-0783
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Biologichni studiyi
How long does peer review take at Biologichni studiyi?
Authors report an average review time of about 5 weeks. 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 Biologichni studiyi based?
Of the 34 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Ukraine (26), Austria (2) and Czechia (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Biologichni studiyi?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Biologichni studiyi is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Biologichni studiyi open access, and what is the APC?
Biologichni studiyi 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, Publisher website; 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .