Journal profile · Agricultural and Biological Sciences-Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous)
Biulleten' Pochvennogo instituta im VV Dokuchaeva
ISSN 0136-1694 · eISSN 2312-4202 · V.V. Dokuchaev Soil Science Institute · Russian Federation
Biulleten' Pochvennogo instituta im VV Dokuchaeva: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 8 weeks (community reports); 42 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Biulleten' Pochvennogo instituta im VV Dokuchaeva is published by V.V. Dokuchaev Soil Science Institute. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Soil and Environmental Studies, Soil Geostatistics and Mapping and Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics, together about 37.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Soil Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Целью издания является пропаганда научных достижений фундаментального и прикладного почвоведения, публикация обзоров, докладов специалистов в области географии, физики, химии, биологии, мелиорации, охраны почв, агрохимии. В журнале представлены работы общенаучного содержания, отражающие значение новейших достижений во всех разделах почвоведения. Журнал призван способствовать развитию почвоведения, которое исследует в деталях сложно взаимодействующую систему биологических, физико-химических и минералогических процессов и реакций, протекающих различно в разных почвах.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Agricultural and Biological Sciences-Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous)
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Soil and Environmental StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences15.4%
- Soil Geostatistics and MappingEnvironmental Science11.4%
- Soil Carbon and Nitrogen DynamicsAgricultural and Biological Sciences10.4%
- Soil Management and Crop YieldAgricultural and Biological Sciences10.2%
- Plant Ecology and Soil ScienceEnvironmental Science6.8%
- Soil Science and Environmental ManagementAgricultural and Biological Sciences6.7%
- Soil and Unsaturated FlowEngineering4.9%
- Soil erosion and sediment transportAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.1%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
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) | Q3 | 183/253 | 27th |
| Agronomy and Crop Science | Q4 | 325/422 | 23rd |
| Soil Science | Q4 | 136/167 | 18th |
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
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
- 1.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.22LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.51LetPub ·
- h-index
- 15OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 44OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.96OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 588 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 43 | 43 | 266 |
| 2025 | 42 | 42 | 275 |
| 2024 | 52 | 52 | 287 |
| 2023 | 33 | 33 | 252 |
| 2022 | 29 | 29 | 168 |
| 2021 | 49 | 49 | 168 |
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 8 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 8 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double 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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Self-archiving
- License & copyright
Authors retain copyright and grant the journal right of first publication under a Creative Commons Attribution License. Model summary
Авторы сохраняют за собой авторские права на работу и предоставляют журналу право первой публикации работы на условиях лицензии Creative Commons Attribution License, которая позволяет другим распространять данную работу с обязательным сохранением ссылок на авторов оригинальной работы и оригинальную публикацию в этом журнале.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Журнал предоставляет непосредственный открытый доступ к своему контенту. Model summary
Этот журнал предоставляет непосредственный открытый доступ к своему контенту, исходя из следующего принципа: свободный открытый доступ к результатам исследований способствует увеличению глобального обмена знаниями.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Все статьи проходят обязательное двустороннее анонимное («слепое») рецензирование. Model summary
Все научные статьи, поступившие в редакцию журнала «Бюллетень Почвенного института им. В.В. Докучаева», проходят обязательное двустороннее анонимное («слепое») рецензирование (авторы рукописи не знают рецензентов и получают письмо с замечаниями за подписью главного редактора, а рецензент не знает фамилии авторов).
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Self-archiving
Authors may post their work online before and during the review process. Model summary
Авторы имеют право размещать их работу в сети Интернет (например в институтском хранилище или персональном сайте) до и во время процесса рассмотрения ее данным журналом, так как это может привести к продуктивному обсуждению и большему количеству ссылок на данную работу (См. The Effect of Open Access).
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
- V.V. Dokuchaev Soil Science Institute
- Country or region
- Russian Federation
- Language
- Russian
- ISSN
- 0136-1694
- Electronic ISSN
- 2312-4202
- 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 Biulleten' Pochvennogo instituta im VV Dokuchaeva
How long does peer review take at Biulleten' Pochvennogo instituta im VV Dokuchaeva?
Authors report an average review time of about 8 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.
Which databases index Biulleten' Pochvennogo instituta im VV Dokuchaeva?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Biulleten' Pochvennogo instituta im VV Dokuchaeva is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Biulleten' Pochvennogo instituta im VV Dokuchaeva open access, and what is the APC?
Biulleten' Pochvennogo instituta im VV Dokuchaeva 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .