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Historia Naturalis Bulgarica

Bulgarska Akademiya na Naukite · Bulgaria · Est. 1989

ISSN2603-3186

SJR Q3✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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High Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ Scopus Q3+12

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total27

Journal Impact Factor

Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals. If this journal has one, it appears on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

0.284

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.491

Total Works

268

Total Citations

448

2yr Mean Citedness

0.49

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Aims & Scope

Founded in 1989, Historia naturalis bulgarica is a peer-reviewed journal published by the National Museum of Natural History at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences. We publish primarily scientific contributions on mineralogy, palaeontology, botany, zoology. In the period before 2018 the majority (65.6%) of papers published consisted of research articles. Almost two-thirds of these appeared in English, but also in Bulgarian, French, German, Russian. Other types include short notes, ‘personalia’ (biographies, anniversaries), news articles, book reviews. Currently, research articles form the entire content and are all published in English.

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Fast · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 75% in field

General Information

Country / RegionBulgaria

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1989

Frequencymonthly

StatusActive

Total Publications268

Publisher OrgNational Museum of Natural History

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Submission Info

APC Cost💎 Diamond OA — Free

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~6 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✗ No

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

9/12 · 75%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Bulgarska Akademiya na Naukite

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2603-3186

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Single-blind

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

No APC (Free)

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

✅

Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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Primary language documented?

English

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2019

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2021

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2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Animal Science and ZoologyQ3

Aquatic ScienceQ3

Insect ScienceQ3

Plant ScienceQ3

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Animal Science and ZoologyInsect SciencePlant ScienceAquatic Science

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Lepidoptera: Biology and TaxonomyColeoptera Taxonomy and DistributionDiptera species taxonomy and behaviorBotany and Plant Ecology StudiesPlant and animal studiesFossil Insects in AmberForest Insect Ecology and ManagementHymenoptera taxonomy and phylogenySpecies Distribution and Climate ChangeEntomological Studies and Ecology