Focus and Scope
Acta Biologica Sibirica is a peer-reviewed, open-access, launched to accelerate research and free information exchange in taxonomy, phylogeny, biogeography, faunistics, floristics, biological systematics, nature conservation and protected areas.
In the fields of faunistics and floristics, we consider manuscripts focusing on two key areas: regional biodiversity catalogues encompassing any global geographic scope, and novel faunal and floral discoveries, such as new regional species records, range extensions, and taxonomic additions to previously published inventories.
In the realm of paleoecology, we invite submissions that reconstruct paleoenvironments and paleoclimates through diverse biological proxies. The scope encompasses studies utilizing faunal indicators (such as ostracods, cladocerans, and chironomids), paleobotanical evidence (including pollen and plant macrofossils), paleogenetics, and biomarkers. We also encourage methodological papers that advance the application of these proxies in paleoenvironmental reconstructions.
Additionally, the journal encourages methodological papers that refine the analytical techniques applied to faunal and floral proxies.
The following categories of papers will be considered:
- original research articles
- reviews - longer articles, offering a comprehensive overview, historical analysis or/and future perspectives of a topic
- short communications
- letters and discussion papers
- book reviews
- memorial articles
The journal publishes electronic versions of the articles when these are ready to publish, without delays that might be caused by completion of an issue. These electronic versions are not "pre-prints" but final and immutable (Version of Record), hence available for the purposes of biological nomenclature. The date indicated on the electronic version is to be considered the actual publication date.