New Russian/ International Journal "Studies in the History of Biology"
Dear Colleagues,
St. Petersburg Branch of the Institute of the History of Science and Technology, Russian Academy of Sciences, has begun to publish the new scientific journal “Studies in the History of Biology”. Our goal is to investigate historical aspects of biology and all connected disciplines such as medicine, agricultural sciences and geography, including veterinary, environmentalism, biogeography, etc, i.e. Life Sciences. The list of topics will also include different philosophic and sociological aspects of biology, history of ideas and institutions, and problems of institualization of biology.
The work of the Editorial Board will be based on following principles:
1. The journal will accept texts for publication in two languages: Russian
and English. Each publication will have a summery – in English for a publication in Russian, and vice versa. Only the title and a list of contents of the journal will always be in two languages. Thus the journal, being based on the Russian ground, will be open for the international scientific community, applying a principle “global through local; local through global”.
2. The editorial board will consist of scientists from different countries
3. All texts will be reviewed before publication
4. The journal will accept for publication only original articles, reviews
and book-reviews in the field of the history of biology. Articles that have already been published in English can be accepted for publication in Russian as revised version
5. A big place will be allotted to publication of archival materials,
documents, memoirs of scientists and interview
6. The journal will publish educational-methodic materials for teachers of
the history of science. For the same purpose we will publish bibliography of the most relevant research in the history of biology
7. The section “Chronicle of Scientific Life” will contain articles and
brief notes about important events in different countries, related to history of biology, such as conferences, symposia, openings of monuments and memorial, reprints of well-known books, etc.
The editorial board invites all Russian and foreign researchers in the field of the history of biology for co-operation. We will be happy to receive any input, including critics, advice, notifications and proposals of improvements of the journal’s structure. The editorial board will do its best to make this journal interesting and enjoyable. And again, this can happen only with the support of our respected readers and authors. The journal “Studies in the History of Biology” is to become our common brainchild.
Editor-in-chief: Eduard I. Kolchinsky (St. Petersburg, Russia) Associate Editor: Lev J. Borkin (St. Petersburg, Russia),
Mikhail B. Konashev (St. Petersburg, Russia) Staff Editor: Andrey I. Ermolaev (St. Petersburg, Russia) Editorial Board:
Boris I. Barabanschikov (Kazan, Russia), Oleg P. Belozerov (Moscow, Russia), Janet Brown (Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA), Joe Cain (London, UK), Claudine Cohen (Paris, France), Olga Yu. Elina (Moscow, Russia), Anastasia A. Fedotova (St. Petersburg, Russia), Sergei I. Fokin (St.
Petersburg, Russia), Yakov M. Gall (St. Petersburg, Russia), Jean Gayon (Paris, France), Uwe Hoßfeld (Jena, Germany), Sergei G. Inge-Vechtomov (St. Petersburg, Russia), Julia A. Lajus (St. Petersburg, Russia), Elena B. Muzrukova (Moscow, Russia), Yuri V. Natochin (St. Petersburg, Russia), Oleg Ya. Pilipchuk (Kiev, Ukraine), Vladimir O. Samoilov (St. Petersburg, Russia), Andrey K. Sytin (St. Petersburg, Russia), Abdulmalik G. Yusufov (Makhachkala, Russia), Douglas Weiner (Tucson, Arizona, USA).
Secretary: Anna V. Samokish
The Journal was founded in 2009. Four issues per year are published.
Address: Journal „Studies in the History of Biology“, Institute of the History of Science and Technology, Universitetskaya naberezhnaya 5, St.
Petersburg, 199034 Russia
Phone: +7-812-328–47–12; Fax: +7-812-328–46–67
E-mail: tomasina84@mail.ru; beregoi@mail.ru
Authours' Information
and Typescript Requirements for Articles for The journal «Studies in the History of Biology»
1. The journal «Studies in the History of Biology» is a scientific publication with specialisation in area of history, philosophy and sociology of biology. It is not intended for the publication of popular or unscientific articles.
2. Journal publications are free of chargs.
3. Fees for articles are not paid.
4. The manuscript volume should not exceed one and a half author's sheet (60 thousand signs, including blanks and references; or 30 typewritten pages through two intervals). Articles specially ordered by edition can make an exception. Volume of materials on sections "Chronicle" and "reviews" is no more than 6 typewritten pages (no more than 12 thousand
signs)
Manuscripts of articles are accepted in Russian and English language.
5. The abstract should be attached on article (to 1000 signs or 0.5 typewritten pages) in both languages. Keywords and title should be specified in Russian and English too. All documents in article are published on a source language and in case of need translated.
6. Manuscripts should be given in electronic form (recorded on a diskette, or attached to the electronic letter to the edition address).
7. The text is typed in Word (for the basic text font TimesNewRoman, 12 size, through one and a half interval; in references 10 size, through one interval; for citations font Arial is desirable). The text should be saved in .doc or .rtf format (we ask not to send your texts in .docx and .odt format). Photos and drawings are given in separate files (.tif format) or in the form of originals on paper medium.
8. Abbreviations and acronyms are admissible, but at the first mention the the full name is necessary (further used abbreviation specified in brackets). Specific and generic names of animals and plants are typed in italic. In case of citations from other sources they are quoted. The reference with number of page or of archival unit of storage is necessarily given. Skips in the citation are designated by suspension points, specifying words and decodings are given in square brackets.
9. The list of references in alphabetic order and without numbering is given at the end of article. Titles of books and journals are given completely, the volume, number (release), pages is underlined. For books the city, publishing house, quantity of pages should be denoted. For collections it is necessary to specify under whose edition they were published. The sample of the list of references is available on a journal site.
10. References to the literature are given in the end of article. The surname of the author, year of an exit, and in case of need a surname are specified in brackets. In case of the author in one year had published more than one work these works are marked with letters in the list of the literature and in the reference. For example: (Pallas, 1773a), (Pallas, 1773d, p.244), (Gajsinovich, 1967d; 1988), (Kolreuter, 1761; cit. on Kyolrejter, 1940, p.84). If the reference stands directly after a surname of author you don't need to repeat it. For example: "V.A.Levshin (1995.
P.28) has noticed that...". Concerning foreign authors this rule does not operate. References to archival materials should be paginal. At the first mention the archive name is written in a full form, further the abbreviation is used .
11. The short interlinear references necessary for specification are allowed. Additional texts of great volume are given in the form of notes or appendices in the end of article.
12. Data on the author (authors) should be attached to the manuscript:
last, first and middle names, a scientific degree, an academic status, a work place (for working persons), address and contact phone, e-mail address.
13. The manuscripts which don't satisfy these requirements are not regarded by edition.
14. Each manuscript passes obligatory reviewing. The answer should be given the author within three months from the date of manuscript receipt in edition. The editorial board informs the author the conclusion of reviewers, but does not discuss with authors the rejected manuscripts.
15. The text accepted for printing is assured further by the signature of the author on a paper variant of article and accompanied by the signature on the Contract on time transfer of copyrights. The contract text is available on a journal site.
16. The author bears a private responsibility for accuracy of information reported in article, citations, correctness of a writing of dates and names. Illustrations should be supplied by source and property right instructions.