Journal profile · Agricultural and Biological Sciences-Insect Science
Historia Naturalis Bulgarica
ISSN 0205-3640 · eISSN 2603-3186 · Bulgarska Akademiya na Naukite · Bulgaria
Historia Naturalis Bulgarica: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 6 weeks (community reports); 35 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Historia Naturalis Bulgarica is published by Bulgarska Akademiya na Naukite. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Coleoptera Taxonomy and Distribution, Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy and Invertebrate Taxonomy and Ecology, together about 31.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Founded in 1989, Historia naturalis bulgarica is a peer-reviewed journal published by the National Museum of Natural History at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences. We publish primarily scientific contributions on mineralogy, palaeontology, botany, zoology. In the period before 2018 the majority (65.6%) of papers published consisted of research articles. Almost two-thirds of these appeared in English, but also in Bulgarian, French, German, Russian. Other types include short notes, ‘personalia’ (biographies, anniversaries), news articles, book reviews. Currently, research articles form the entire content and are all published in English.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Agricultural and Biological Sciences-Insect Science
Editor-in-chief Stanislav AbadjievPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 1, Germany 1, Italy 1, Colombia 1, Russia 1 (7 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Coleoptera Taxonomy and DistributionAgricultural and Biological Sciences13.7%
- Lepidoptera: Biology and TaxonomyBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology9.1%
- Invertebrate Taxonomy and EcologyAgricultural and Biological Sciences8.6%
- Coleoptera: Cerambycidae studiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences7.1%
- Diptera species taxonomy and behaviorAgricultural and Biological Sciences6.3%
- Entomological Studies and EcologyAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.4%
- Study of Mite SpeciesAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.1%
- Avian ecology and behaviorEnvironmental Science3.9%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Animal Science and Zoology | Q4 | 432/520 | — |
| Insect Science | Q4 | 163/193 | — |
| Plant Science | Q4 | 470/541 | — |
| Aquatic Science | Q4 | 230/259 | — |
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
EBSCO, Crossref, EBSCO Research DatabasesPublisher 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 ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 0.9Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.22LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.58LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 0.58Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 9OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 6OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.67OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 286 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 32 | 32 | 70 |
| 2025 | 35 | 35 | 88 |
| 2024 | 41 | 41 | 73 |
| 2023 | 38 | 38 | 50 |
| 2022 | 22 | 22 | 30 |
| 2021 | 25 | 25 | 13 |
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 6 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 6 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 accepted5
- book reviewsOther types include short notes, ‘personalia’ (biographies, anniversaries), news articles, book reviews.Length not stated
- news articlesOther types include short notes, ‘personalia’ (biographies, anniversaries), news articles, book reviews.Length not stated
- personaliaOther types include short notes, ‘personalia’ (biographies, anniversaries), news articles, book reviews.Length not stated
- research articlesIn the period before 2018 the majority (65.6%) of papers published consisted of research articles.Length not stated
- short notesOther types include short notes, ‘personalia’ (biographies, anniversaries), news articles, book reviews.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePublication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- Publication ethics
Publication ethics and malpractice statement referenced. Model summary
Please also read our About and editorial policies and Publication ethics and malpractice statement.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright
Copyright and license Model summary
The article and any associated published material is distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0).
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Open access Model summary
The periodical provides immediate open access to its content. All content is freely available without any charge.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Peer review Model summary
The manuscripts will be peer-reviewed before acceptance by at least two peers qualified to evaluate them. We are using the traditional method — single-blind peer review (i.e. reviewers know the identity of authors, but authors don’t know the identity of reviewers).
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
- Bulgarska Akademiya na Naukite
- Country or region
- Bulgaria
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 0205-3640
- Electronic ISSN
- 2603-3186
- 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
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Historia Naturalis Bulgarica
How long does peer review take at Historia Naturalis Bulgarica?
Authors report an average review time of about 6 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 Historia Naturalis Bulgarica based?
Of the 7 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (1), Germany (1) and Italy (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Historia Naturalis Bulgarica?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Historia Naturalis Bulgarica is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Historia Naturalis Bulgarica open access, and what is the APC?
Historia Naturalis Bulgarica 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, Publisher website, 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .