Aims and Scope

"Вестник Российской академии наук / Herald of the Russian Academy of Sciences" is a scientific and socio-political multidisciplinary academic journal that widely covers the activities of the Russian Academy of Sciences, the Presidium of the Russian Academy of Sciences, publishes research results, reports of prominent Russian and foreign scientists, discussion materials and review articles, and discusses pressing issues of contemporary science and education.

The journal "Вестник Российской академии наук / Herald of the Russian Academy of Sciences" presents views on many important issues of natural, technical and social sciences. The journal covers the role of a scientist in society and the role of scientific knowledge in the modern world. The journal is open to various intellectual traditions and theoretical platforms. The articles of the journal are addressed to a multidisciplinary readership.

The Journal Rubrics:
• From the Pulpit of the RAS Presidium 
• Organization of Research Activities
• Science and Society
• From the Researcher's Workbook
• Reflections on a New Book
• Review
• The Past
• Etudes about Scientists
• Discussion Tribune
• Point of View
• Official Department

The journal was founded in 1931

Frequency: 12 issues per year

ISSN (Print): 0869-5873

ISSN (Online): 3034-5200

Registration number of the journal: ПИ № ФС 77 - 67137 dated 16.09.2016 (print media), ЭЛ № ФС 77 77 - 88253 dated 30.09.2024 (online media).

Founder 
Russian Academy of Sciences

Publisher/Operator 
Publisher: Russian Academy of Sciences (14, Leninsky Prospekt, Moscow).
Publishing House "Nauka"

Editor-in-Chief – Vladislav Ya. Panchenko, Vice-President of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Chairman of the Scientific Publishing Council of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences. 

The Russian Academy of Sciences as the journal founder and publisher owns the copyright to the composite work – the journal "Вестник Российской академии наук / Herald of the Russian Academy of Sciences".

The transfer of rights to a composite work – the journal "Вестник Российской академии наук / Herald of the Russian Academy of Sciences" – or its individual parts (materials, publications) is possible with the consent of the copyright holder on a contractual basis in the manner established by the legislation of the Russian Federation.

The journal "Вестник Российской академии наук / Herald of the Russian Academy of Sciences" is distributed by a mixed model: subscription + open access (embargo period is one year since the issue publication date).

The journal "Вестник Российской академии наук / Herald of the Russian Academy of Sciences" is funded by the founder and publisher (the Russian Academy of Sciences).

No fee is charged to authors.

Indexing:
The "White List" of Russian Scientific Journals
Russian Science Citation Index (RSCI)
Russian Scientific Citation Index
List of peer-reviewed scientific publications of the Higher Attestation Commission

Archiving:
National platform of periodical scientific publications
Russian Scientific Citation Index