Journal profile · AGRICULTURE, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
Vavilovskii Zhurnal Genetiki i Selektsii
ISSN 2500-0462 · eISSN 2500-3259 · Institute of Cytology and Genetics of Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences · Russian Federation
Vavilovskii Zhurnal Genetiki i Selektsii: CAS Zone 4 · Agricultural & Forestry Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; median 86 days to acceptance (111 articles, last 24 months); 140 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Vavilovskii Zhurnal Genetiki i Selektsii is published by Institute of Cytology and Genetics of Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences and is in Zone 4 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Wheat and Barley Genetics and Pathology, Agricultural Productivity and Crop Improvement and Agriculture and Biological Studies, together about 36.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Plant Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Основная цель журнала – донести новейшие результаты фундаментальных и прикладных исследований в области генетики человека, животных, растений и микроорганизмов, медицинской генетики и селекции до наибольшего числа ученых, включая специалистов из смежных областей науки и техники, а также до преподавателей ВУЗов, читающих курсы лекций по генетике и селекции.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): AGRICULTURE, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
Editor-in-chief Академик РАН Алексей Владимирович КочетовPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Wheat and Barley Genetics and PathologyAgricultural and Biological Sciences15.1%
- Agricultural Productivity and Crop ImprovementAgricultural and Biological Sciences13.6%
- Agriculture and Biological StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences7.5%
- Chromosomal and Genetic VariationsAgricultural and Biological Sciences6.2%
- Plant Disease Resistance and GeneticsAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.4%
- Genetic diversity and population structureBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4%
- Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and AnimalsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3.9%
- CRISPR and Genetic EngineeringBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3.3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Agricultural & Forestry Sciences Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Agriculture, Multidisciplinary | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Agricultural & Forestry Sciences Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Agriculture, Multidisciplinary | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
SCIEPMCPublisher website
Other: Российский индекс научного цитирования, базы данных Ulrich’s Periodicals Directory, Google Scholar
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
- 2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.34LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.34Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.65LetPub ·
- h-index
- 28OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 190OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.95OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 8.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 95.29%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 132LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,567 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 104 | 104 | 10 |
| 2025 | 140 | 140 | 129 |
| 2024 | 87 | 87 | 175 |
| 2023 | 132 | 132 | 465 |
| 2022 | 95 | 95 | 580 |
| 2021 | 95 | 95 | 786 |
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
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with PubMed · to
86 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 55 days – 132 days
- Acceptance to online
- —
- Submission to online
- —
- Sample
- 111 articles with submission and acceptance dates (242 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 8 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 8 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)
What to prepare1 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 250–270 words
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Peer review, Plagiarism
- AI use
Запрещено использование генеративного ИИ рецензентами и редакторами в процессе рецензирования и оценки рукописей. Model summary
Журнал запрещает использование генеративного искусственного интеллекта (ИИ) или технологий с поддержкой ИИ, таких как ChatGPT или аналогичные сервисы, рецензентами или редакторами в процессе рецензирования и оценки рукописей.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Одностороннее анонимное рецензирование с привлечением не менее двух рецензентов, имеющих научную степень. Model summary
Статьи, поступающие в журнал, проходят одностороннее анонимное рецензирование с привлечением не менее двух рецензентов, имеющих научную степень.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
Проверка статей с помощью системы Антиплагиат; при обнаружении многочисленных заимствований действия в соответствии с правилами COPE. Model summary
Редакционная коллегия при рассмотрении статьи проверяет материал с помощью системы Антиплагиат и в случае обнаружения многочисленных заимствований действует в соответствии с правилами COPE.
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
- Institute of Cytology and Genetics of Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences
- Country or region
- Russian Federation
- Language
- English, Russian
- ISSN
- 2500-0462
- Electronic ISSN
- 2500-3259
- 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 Vavilovskii Zhurnal Genetiki i Selektsii
What CAS zone is Vavilovskii Zhurnal Genetiki i Selektsii in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Vavilovskii Zhurnal Genetiki i Selektsii is in Zone 4 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Agriculture, Multidisciplinary. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
How long does peer review take at Vavilovskii Zhurnal Genetiki i Selektsii?
Based on the dates recorded on 111 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 86 days (interquartile range 55–132 days); 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 Vavilovskii Zhurnal Genetiki i Selektsii?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Vavilovskii Zhurnal Genetiki i Selektsii is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists SCIE and PMC; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Vavilovskii Zhurnal Genetiki i Selektsii open access, and what is the APC?
Vavilovskii Zhurnal Genetiki i Selektsii 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 2026-08-30). Last updated: .