Journal profile
Visnik Kharkivs'kogo Natsional'nogo Universitetu Imeni VN Karazina Seriia Biologiia
ISSN 2075-5457 · eISSN 2220-9697 · V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University · Ukraine
Visnik Kharkivs'kogo Natsional'nogo Universitetu Imeni VN Karazina Seriia Biologiia: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 8 weeks (community reports); 21 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Visnik Kharkivs'kogo Natsional'nogo Universitetu Imeni VN Karazina Seriia Biologiia is published by V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Botany and Plant Ecology Studies, Avian ecology and behavior and Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies, together about 25.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Ecology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal publishes articles in all fields of modern biology, including biochemistry and genetics, zoology and botany, animal and plant physiology, mycology, microbiology, soil science, ecology, cryobiology, etc., as well as materials about events in scientific life and descriptions of original methods and devices in the field of biology.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief Dmytro ShabanovPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Ukraine 6, Germany 2 (8 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Botany and Plant Ecology StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences13.6%
- Avian ecology and behaviorEnvironmental Science6.3%
- Animal Ecology and Behavior StudiesEnvironmental Science6%
- Parasite Biology and Host InteractionsEnvironmental Science5.7%
- Wildlife Ecology and ConservationEnvironmental Science5.4%
- Mediterranean and Iberian flora and faunaAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.4%
- Invertebrate Taxonomy and EcologyAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.8%
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics StudiesEnvironmental Science4.2%
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.
Database indexing
DOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
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Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- h-index
- 6OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.52OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 342 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 8 | 8 | 26 |
| 2025 | 21 | 21 | 46 |
| 2024 | 19 | 19 | 26 |
| 2023 | 13 | 13 | 33 |
| 2022 | 11 | 11 | 17 |
| 2021 | 21 | 21 | 29 |
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
- Unspecified 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)
- Other fees
- No other fees
- 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 prepare1 items from the author guidelines
- Reference style
- APA
Article types accepted5
- book reviews- book reviews.Length not stated
- description of original methods and devices- description of original methods and devices;Length not stated
- finished original works that have not been issued anywhere- finished original works that have not been issued anywhere;Length not stated
- materials and reports on events of scientific life- materials and reports on events of scientific life;Length not stated
- review articles- review articles;Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Plagiarism, Preprints
- AI use Authorship and AI tools
Authors should not list AI-assisted technologies, such as LLMs, chatbots, or image creators, as authors or co-authors. AI tools used in research or manuscript preparation must be transparently disclosed in the cover letter, acknowledgments, and methods section. Authors are responsible for accuracy, avoiding plagiarism, and guarding against AI-induced bias. Editors may reject manuscripts for inappr…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Authorship and AI tools
Authors should not list AI-assisted technologies, such as LLMs, chatbots, or image creators, as authors or co-authors. AI tools used in research or manuscript preparation must be transparently disclosed in the cover letter, acknowledgments, and methods section. Authors are responsible for accuracy, avoiding plagiarism, and guarding against AI-induced bias. Editors may reject manuscripts for inappr…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Publication Ethics and Publication Malpractice Statement
Fair Play Elimination of Libel and Copyright Infringement Elimination of the Plagiarism Investigation and Handling of Allegations of Research Misconduct Retraction Policy Publication Ethics Editors Responsibilities Authors Responsibilities Reviewers Responsibilities
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright Notice
Authors retain copyright of their work and grant the journal the right of its first publication under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0), that allows others to share the work with an acknowledgement of the work's authorship. Authors are permitted to enter into additional non-exclusive agreements for the distribution of the published version of their…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access Policy
This Journal practices a policy of immediate open access to published content, supporting the principles of the free dissemination of scientific information (Open Access) and the global exchange of knowledge for the sake of general social progress.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism Elimination of the Plagiarism
Investigation and Handling of Allegations of Research Misconduct
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprint Policy
The journal accepts submissions of manuscripts previously posted on recognized preprint servers such as bioRxiv, medRxiv, arXiv, etc. Authors must disclose any preprint version at the time of submission and provide a DOI or permanent link. Citing preprints in submitted manuscripts is allowed, but such citations should be clearly marked as [Preprint]. Preprints are not considered prior publication …
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. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University
- Country or region
- Ukraine
- Language
- Ukrainian, Russian
- ISSN
- 2075-5457
- Electronic ISSN
- 2220-9697
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 46 (2026)
- 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 Visnik Kharkivs'kogo Natsional'nogo Universitetu Imeni VN Karazina Seriia Biologiia
How long does peer review take at Visnik Kharkivs'kogo Natsional'nogo Universitetu Imeni VN Karazina Seriia Biologiia?
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.
Where are the editorial board members of Visnik Kharkivs'kogo Natsional'nogo Universitetu Imeni VN Karazina Seriia Biologiia based?
Of the 8 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Ukraine (6) and Germany (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Visnik Kharkivs'kogo Natsional'nogo Universitetu Imeni VN Karazina Seriia Biologiia?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Visnik Kharkivs'kogo Natsional'nogo Universitetu Imeni VN Karazina Seriia Biologiia is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Visnik Kharkivs'kogo Natsional'nogo Universitetu Imeni VN Karazina Seriia Biologiia open access, and what is the APC?
Visnik Kharkivs'kogo Natsional'nogo Universitetu Imeni VN Karazina Seriia Biologiia 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: .