Journal profile · Agricultural and Biological Sciences-General Agricultural and Biological Sciences
Vestnik zashchity rastenii
ISSN 1727-1320 · eISSN 2308-6459 · All-Russian Institute of Plant Protection · Russian Federation
Vestnik zashchity rastenii: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 10 weeks (community reports); 35 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Vestnik zashchity rastenii is published by All-Russian Institute of Plant Protection. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Insect-Plant Interactions and Control, Wheat and Barley Genetics and Pathology and Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases, together about 31.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Plant Science and Insect Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Aims and Scope “Plant Protection News” ("Vestnik Zashchity Rasteniy") is a scientific peer-reviewed journal which publishes results of original research, reviews, discussion notes and chronicles related to plant protection. The Journal scope covers all aspects of plant growing related to plant health, including, but not restricted to, biology, ecology, taxonomy, identification and rearing of harmful and beneficial organisms; forecast and management of pests, diseases and weeds; plant immunity; pesticide resistance etc. The Journal promotes modern methods of plant protection, including development of resistant plant varieties and biological means of pest control; phytosanitary monitoring of agroecosystems; innovative approaches, technologies, economics and ecological safety of plant protection applications. Scientific papers accepted for print should adhere to the Author Guidelines and the Code of Ethics to avoid false information, plagiarism, multiple and redundant publications. General Information Four issues are published per year. Papers are issued in Russian and English, and abstracts are provided in both languages to all scientific articles. Founded in 1939, continued in 1999. ISSN 2308-6459 (Online), ISSN 1727-1320 (Print) Publisher: All-Russian Institute of Plant Protection. Registered in Govermental Comitee of Print of Russian Federation under # 017839 of July 03 1998. Indexing and Archiving Starting from April 2025, "Plant Protection News" is indexed in Scopus. Starting from September 2024, the Edition is indexed by Russian Science Citation Index (RSCI). The journal is indexed in CrossRef (DOI: 10.31993/1727-1320) providing valid DOI for the published scientific papers. As an Open Access Journal, Plant Protection News is indexed in Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ), as well as Directory of Open Access Scholarly Resources (ROAD) at the ISSN Portal. Full-text versions of published materials are archived at the Journal website and National Electronic Library eLIBRARY.RU. Authors are encouraged to deposit their published papers in the scientific social network ResearchGate and other resources. The policy allowing the authors to deposit versions of their work in an institutional or other repository of their choice is registered in the Directory of Open Access Policies Sherpa/Romeo. All-Russian Institute of Plant Protection is listed among the Publishers participating in the Initiative for Open Citations and Initiative for Open Abstracts. Higher
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Agricultural and Biological Sciences-General Agricultural and Biological Sciences
Editor-in-chief Vladimir PavlyushinPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 3%); most named Russia 28, United States 2, Israel 2, Mainland China 1, Canada 1 (36 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Insect-Plant Interactions and ControlAgricultural and Biological Sciences15.3%
- Wheat and Barley Genetics and PathologyAgricultural and Biological Sciences7.9%
- Plant Pathogens and Fungal DiseasesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology7.9%
- Insect behavior and control techniquesAgricultural and Biological Sciences7.9%
- Hemiptera Insect StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences6.6%
- Insect Pest Control StrategiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences6.2%
- Fungal Plant Pathogen ControlAgricultural and Biological Sciences6.1%
- Weed Control and Herbicide ApplicationsAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.7%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| General Agricultural and Biological Sciences | Q4 | 216/235 | — |
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
- 0.5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.13LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.17LetPub ·
- h-index
- 11OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 18OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.17OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 285 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 22 | 22 | 66 |
| 2025 | 35 | 35 | 72 |
| 2024 | 19 | 19 | 102 |
| 2023 | 20 | 20 | 118 |
| 2022 | 18 | 18 | 89 |
| 2021 | 25 | 25 | 122 |
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 10 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 10 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 | — | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Page charges
- No page charges
- 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 prepare4 items from the author guidelines
- Reference style
- Author–date
- Templates
- Word
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Suggested reviewers
- Required
Article types accepted6
- chronicleChronicle 10 2 NoLength not stated
- discussion noteDiscussion note 4 1 NoLength not stated
- full-text articleFull-text article 20 10 150-250Length not stated
- full-text reviewFull-text review 40 20 150-250Length not stated
- mini-reviewMini-review 20 10 100-150Length not stated
- short communicationShort communication 6 2 100-150Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Plagiarism
- Authorship
Originality: manuscript must not be previously published or under consideration elsewhere. Model summary
The submission has not been previously published, nor is it before another journal for consideration.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
Originality: borrowed text must have clear quotation borders and references. Model summary
The manuscript text is original, all borrowed text (from own or others' works) has clear indication of quotation borders and respective references
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
- All-Russian Institute of Plant Protection
- Country or region
- Russian Federation
- Language
- English, Russian
- ISSN
- 1727-1320
- Electronic ISSN
- 2308-6459
- 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 Vestnik zashchity rastenii
How long does peer review take at Vestnik zashchity rastenii?
Authors report an average review time of about 10 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 Vestnik zashchity rastenii?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Reference style: Author–date; Templates: Word; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Suggested reviewers: Required. 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 Vestnik zashchity rastenii based?
Of the 36 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 3%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Russia (28), United States (2) and Israel (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Vestnik zashchity rastenii?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Vestnik zashchity rastenii is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Vestnik zashchity rastenii open access, and what is the APC?
Vestnik zashchity rastenii 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: .