Journal profile · Biology
ZHURNAL OBSHCHEI BIOLOGII
ISSN 0044-4596 · Maik Nauka Publishing / Springer SBM · RUSSIA · Bimonthly · Founded 1940
ZHURNAL OBSHCHEI BIOLOGII: CAS Zone 4 · Biology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.25; subscription journal; review over 12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 2 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
ZHURNAL OBSHCHEI BIOLOGII is published by Maik Nauka Publishing / Springer SBM and is in Zone 4 of Biology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Legal and Regulatory Analysis, Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies and Military Technology and Strategies, together about 81.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Ecology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Публикуются статьи по теоретическим вопросам биологии, представляющие интерес для биологов любой специальности (вопросы эволюции, экологии, общей таксономии, общей цитологии, генетики, проблемы механизмов приспособления живых организмов к условиям существования, закономерности развития организмов, бионика и т. д.), основанные на новом оригинальном фактическом материале или же подводящие итоги работы того или иного научного коллектива. Помимо теоретических статей, помещаются рецензии на новые книги российских и зарубежных биологов, а также информация о международных конгрессах и общероссийских совещаниях по важнейшим проблемам биологии.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Biology
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Legal and Regulatory AnalysisSocial Sciences27.3%
- Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary StudiesSocial Sciences27.3%
- Military Technology and StrategiesEngineering27.3%
- Plant and animal studiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences1.8%
- Ecology and biodiversity studiesEnvironmental Science1.1%
- Marine and environmental studiesEarth and Planetary Sciences1.1%
- Insect and Arachnid Ecology and BehaviorBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1%
- Physiological and biochemical adaptationsEnvironmental Science1%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Biology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Biology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Biology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Biology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Biology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Biology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
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
- Impact factor
- 0.25LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.14LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.62LetPub ·
- h-index
- 13LetPub ·
- h-index
- 9OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 8OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.34OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 33.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 29LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 496 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 2024 | 30 | 27 | 11 |
| 2023 | 24 | 16 | 14 |
| 2022 | 23 | 0 | 16 |
| 2021 | 32 | 0 | 61 |
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)
- over 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Maik Nauka Publishing / Springer SBM
- Country or region
- RUSSIA
- Language
- Russian
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- Founded
- 1940
- ISSN
- 0044-4596
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about ZHURNAL OBSHCHEI BIOLOGII
What CAS zone is ZHURNAL OBSHCHEI BIOLOGII in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, ZHURNAL OBSHCHEI BIOLOGII is in Zone 4 of Biology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Biology. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Biology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of ZHURNAL OBSHCHEI BIOLOGII?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.25; CiteScore 1, h-index 9.
How long does peer review take at ZHURNAL OBSHCHEI BIOLOGII?
Authors report an average review time of over 12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”. 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 ZHURNAL OBSHCHEI BIOLOGII?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, ZHURNAL OBSHCHEI BIOLOGII is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is ZHURNAL OBSHCHEI BIOLOGII open access, and what is the APC?
ZHURNAL OBSHCHEI BIOLOGII is a subscription journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex; 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 2026-08-24). Last updated: .