Journal profile
Zbornik Matice Srpske za Prirodne Nauke
ISSN 0352-4906 · eISSN 2406-0828 · Matica srpska · Serbia
Zbornik Matice Srpske za Prirodne Nauke: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 8 weeks (community reports); 11 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Zbornik Matice Srpske za Prirodne Nauke is published by Matica srpska. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Mycotoxins in Agriculture and Food, Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases and Fungal Plant Pathogen Control, together about 36.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Plant Science and Food Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The journal MATICA SRPSKA JOURNAL FOR NATURAL SCIENCES is dedicated to publishing original scientific papers presenting new results of fundamental and applied research, review articles as well as brief communications from all scientific fields as referred to in the title of the journal.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Mycotoxins in Agriculture and FoodAgricultural and Biological Sciences18.1%
- Plant Pathogens and Fungal DiseasesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology13.4%
- Fungal Plant Pathogen ControlAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.1%
- Wheat and Barley Genetics and PathologyAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.9%
- Botany and Plant Ecology StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.9%
- Genetics and Plant BreedingAgricultural and Biological Sciences4%
- Plant Disease Resistance and GeneticsAgricultural and Biological Sciences3.7%
- Essential Oils and Antimicrobial ActivityAgricultural and Biological Sciences3.6%
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
Indexing the journal's website claims
CAB AbstractsPublisher website
Other: Serbian Citation Index, EBSCO Academic Search Complet, Agris (FAO), CABI Full-Text, Thomson Reuters Master Journal List
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
- h-index
- 22OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 69OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.92OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 667 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 96 |
| 2025 | 11 | 11 | 183 |
| 2024 | 13 | 13 | 183 |
| 2023 | 14 | 14 | 261 |
| 2022 | 15 | 15 | 272 |
| 2021 | 20 | 20 | 217 |
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
- 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-NC-ND | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
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
- Abstract
- 100–250 words
- Keywords
- ≤ 10
- Reference style
- Author–date
Article types accepted3
- brief communicationsreview articles as well as brief communications from all scientific fieldsLength not stated
- original scientific paperspublishing original scientific papers presenting new results of fundamental and applied researchLength not stated
- review articlesreview articles as well as brief communications from all scientific fieldsLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism, Self-archiving
- Authorship Authorship
Authors must make sure that only contributors who have significantly contributed to the submission are listed as authors and, conversely, that all contributors who have significantly contributed to the submission are listed as authors. If persons other than authors were involved in important aspects of the research project and the preparation of the manuscript, their contribution should be acknowl…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright
Authors retain copyright Model summary
Authors retain copyright of the published article and have the right to use the article in the ways permitted to third parties under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND) license. Full bibliographic information (authors, article title, journal title, volume, issue, pages) about the original publication must be provided and a link must be made to th…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access policy
Open access under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 licence Model summary
MATICA SRPSKA JOURNAL FOR NATURAL SCIENCES is an Open Access Journal. All articles can be downloaded free of charge and used in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND) licence.The MATICA SRPSKA JOURNAL FOR NATURAL SCIENCES journal is funded by Matica srpska and does not charge any fees to authors.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review
All submitted manuscripts are reviewed and proofread Model summary
The submitted manuscripts are subject to a peer review process. The purpose of peer review is to assists the Editor-in-Chief, Editorial Board and Consulting Editors in making editorial decisions and through the editorial communications with the author it may also assist the author in improving the paper. Scientific papers, review papers, short communications are subjected to the review process.Rev…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism Plagiarism
No previously published or simultaneously submitted manuscripts Model summary
Plagiarism, where someone assumes another's ideas, words, or other creative expression as one's own, is a clear violation of scientific ethics. Plagiarism may also involve a violation of copyright law, punishable by legal action.Plagiarism includes the following:· Word for word, or almost word for word copying, or purposely paraphrasing portions of another author's work without clearly indicating …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Self-archiving Self-archiving Policy
Self-archiving of post-prints and publisher's version permitted Model summary
The MATICA SRPSKA JOURNAL FOR NATURAL SCIENCES allows authors to deposit Author's Post-print (accepted version) and Publisher's version/PDF in an institutional repository and subject-based repositories) or to publish it on Author's personal website (including social networking sites, such as ResearchGate, Academia.edu, etc.) and/or departmental website, at any time after publication. Full bibliogr…
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
- Matica srpska
- Country or region
- Serbia
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 0352-4906
- Electronic ISSN
- 2406-0828
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Zbornik Matice Srpske za Prirodne Nauke
How long does peer review take at Zbornik Matice Srpske za Prirodne Nauke?
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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Zbornik Matice Srpske za Prirodne Nauke?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 100–250 words; Keywords: ≤ 10; 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.
Which databases index Zbornik Matice Srpske za Prirodne Nauke?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Zbornik Matice Srpske za Prirodne Nauke is indexed in DOAJ. The journal's website also lists CAB Abstracts; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Zbornik Matice Srpske za Prirodne Nauke open access, and what is the APC?
Zbornik Matice Srpske za Prirodne Nauke 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: .