Journal profile
Istorikobiologicheskie issledovaniia
ISSN 2076-8176 · eISSN 2500-1221 · Russian Academy of Sciences, S. I. Vavilov Institute for the History of Science and Technology · Russian Federation
Istorikobiologicheskie issledovaniia: fully open access; no APC; review about 12 weeks (community reports).
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Istorikobiologicheskie issledovaniia is published by Russian Academy of Sciences, S. I. Vavilov Institute for the History of Science and Technology. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are History of Science and Medicine, History of Science and Natural History and Biographical and Historical Analysis, together about 58.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are History and Philosophy of Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Istoriko-Biologicheskie Issledovaniya / Studies in the History of Biology (SHB) is an interdisciplinary journal committed to an integrative approach to understanding the history of biology and related sciences. It aimed at an audience of scientists, humanities scholars as well as wider audience of those who is interested in the history of science. It welcomes submissions from biologists, historians, philosophers, sociologists and other scholars in the social study of science that offers a variety of disciplinary and interdisciplinary perspectives on the development of natural science and its impact on state and society. If you have found a spelling error, please, notify us by selecting that text and pressing Ctrl+Enter.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief Sergey V. ShalimovPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 3, Germany 2, France 2, Russia 2, Japan 1 (14 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- History of Science and MedicineArts and Humanities23.7%
- History of Science and Natural HistoryArts and Humanities22.5%
- Biographical and Historical AnalysisArts and Humanities12.3%
- Philosophy and History of ScienceArts and Humanities8.7%
- Twentieth Century Scientific DevelopmentsArts and Humanities6.7%
- Soviet and Russian HistorySocial Sciences5.9%
- Diverse Historical and Scientific StudiesArts and Humanities4.6%
- Historical Studies and Socio-cultural AnalysisArts and Humanities2.6%
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
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CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
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Database indexing
Indexed in: no record yet.
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
- h-index
- 3OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 0OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 259 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
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 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewLetPub
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
Fully open accessLetPub
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Other fees
- No other fees
- Submission fee
- No submission fee
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)
What to prepare3 items from the author guidelines
- Keywords
- 4–7
- Reference style
- Author–date
- Not considered
- popular and non-academic papers
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
- Russian Academy of Sciences, S. I. Vavilov Institute for the History of Science and Technology
- Country or region
- Russian Federation
- Language
- English, Russian
- ISSN
- 2076-8176
- Electronic ISSN
- 2500-1221
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Istorikobiologicheskie issledovaniia
How long does peer review take at Istorikobiologicheskie issledovaniia?
Authors report an average review time of about 12 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Istorikobiologicheskie issledovaniia?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Keywords: 4–7; Reference style: Author–date. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of Istorikobiologicheskie issledovaniia based?
Of the 14 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (3), Germany (2) and France (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Is Istorikobiologicheskie issledovaniia open access, and what is the APC?
Istorikobiologicheskie issledovaniia is a fully open-access journal. It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, 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: .