History and subject matter
Founders
The journal “Bulletin of the Moscow Society of Naturalists. Biological Series” publishes original scientific papers on zoology, botany, general issues of nature conservation, and the history of biology, as well as book reviews, notes on scientific events in the “Chronicle” section, and biographical materials in the “Anniversaries” and “Losses of Science” sections.
The section “Floristic Notes” includes new floristic records for individual regions.
Articles are published free of charge based on the decision of the editorial board and only after peer review.
The main language of the journal is Russian; articles in English and articles with extensive English abstracts are also accepted.
History of the Journal
The journal “Bulletin of the Moscow Society of Naturalists” has been published since 1829 and is now the oldest Russian scientific journal in natural history.
Initially (1829–1886/1887) the journal was published under the name “Bulletin de la Société Impériale des Naturalistes de Moscou”.
Since 1887, the name changed to “Bulletin de la Société Impériale des Naturalistes de Moscou. Nouv. sér.” (so called “new series”, volumes 1 to 30). The journal was published under this name until 1917.
Then, the journal was not published for five years (1917–1922). Afterwards, it was divided into two series:
- “Bulletin of the Moscow Society of Naturalists. Biological Series”
(renewed in 1922/1923) - “Bulletin of the Moscow Society of Naturalists. Geological Series”
(renewed in 1922/1923).
The biological series became the legal successor of the “new series”, since the numbering of biological volumes began at no. 31, and geological volumes at no. 1.
The journal “Bulletin of the Moscow Society of Naturalists. Biological Series” currently has no supplements and has never had any in the past.