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The RUDN  Journal of Agronomy and Animal Industries celebrates its 20th anniversary

The RUDN Journal was founded in 1993, publishing the “Agricultural Sciences” series annually: alternating between “Agronomy” one year and “Animal Husbandry” the next. The journal’s publication was overseen by an editorial board formed at the Faculty of Agriculture and approved by the Rector of RUDN University. The renowned biophysicist V.V. Gorchakov, PhD in Biology, professor, and dean of the Faculty of Agriculture, was appointed editor-in-chief. The journal’s first authors were RUDN University scientists, who laid the solid foundation that allows for constant progress and never resting on our laurels. Over the years of the journal’s formation and development, there were successes and failures, debates about the quality and priority of publications, relevance, and a constant search for demand, interest, accessibility, and subscription support. The journal evolved along with the country, living in the spirit of the times and reflecting objective scientific knowledge on its pages.

Significant changes began in 2005, when the journal was headed by Doctor of Agricultural Sciences, Professor V.G. Plyushchikov. By that time, an independent series on agricultural sciences had already formed within the “RUDN University Journal”, renamed in 2006 to the “Agronomiya i zhivotnovodstvo” (Agronomy and Animal Industries) series. Articles in the issues were divided into subject headings. And in 2015, RUDN University, as the founder, registered the series with Roskomnadzor as an independent media outlet under the name “Vestnik Rossiiskogo universiteta druzhby narodov. Seriya: Agronomiya i zhivotnovodstvo” (RUDN Journal of Agronomy and Animal Industries), published four issues per year. The journal was included in the list of peer-reviewed scientific publications recommended by the Higher Attestation Commission of the Russian Federation in 2016, and the editorial board introduced double-­blind peer review of scientific articles submitted by authors. Requirements for author materials were updated to reflect Russian and international standards. Significant work in shaping the journal’s scientific image was done by Deputy Editor-in-­Chief Professor V.E. Nikitchenko, Doctor of Veterinary Sciences; Executive Secretary Associate Professor A.A. Terekhin; and Coordinator of RUDN University Scientific Journal Development and Support Activities O.E. Goryacheva. Subsequently, extensive work was carried out to automate article submission and review, interact with authors and the publisher, and the journal acquired its own website on the RUDN University Scientific Periodicals Portal.

In 2017, the editorial board submitted an application and, for two years, the journal was among the grant recipients of the Russian Ministry of Education and Science’s competition for the development of scientific journals, which contributed to its further promotion and increased authority in the scientific and professional community. Thus, since 2017, the journal has been included in the authoritative international open-access journal database DOAJ (metadata for all publications since 2008). Then, the journal’s publications began to be indexed by such international scientific information resources as CAB Abstracts (CABI Digital Library) and Agris (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations). The journal is included in the RSCI database.

In 2021, Doctor of Veterinary Sciences, Professor Yu.A. Vatnikov became the head of the journal’s editorial board, forming a new international editorial board consisting of renowned scientists, academicians and corresponding members of the Russian Academy of Sciences, and representatives of leading Russian and international scientific and educational centers. Since 2023, the journal has been included in the White List of Russian scientific journals of the Russian Center for Scientific Research, and in 2025, the full-text archive of the journal was made available on the National Platform of Scientific Periodicals of the Russian Center for Scientific Research. Based on the 2025 results, “RUDN Journal of Agronomy and Animal Industries” was classified:

• as Category 2 of the Higher Attestation Commission List, but is equivalent to Category 1, as it is indexed in the RSCI;
• as Level 2 of the White List.

Today, our journal represents a current cross-­section of Russian science and practice, where subject headings reflect the work of both emerging and established researchers. At a professional level, it facilitates the transfer of new knowledge, technologies, and experience. In the authoritatively selected material, graduate students find the essential and necessary elements that enable them to move forward, building upon the verified content of articles by their mentors and teachers. Over the years, our journal has published works by outstanding scientists such as V.P. Zvalinsky, A.V. Dolzhenko, N.N. Dubenok, I.I. Kochish, Yu.A. Yuldashbaev, and I.Yu. Savin, whose contributions to Russian science cannot be overestimated.

The journal publishes the results of fundamental and applied research, as well as review articles by Russian and international scientists on current areas of biological, veterinary, and agricultural sciences. Much attention is paid to specialized peer review of incoming articles. The journal’s editorial board, comprised of highly qualified scientists representing renowned schools, selects the highest-­quality, reliable, and intellectually advanced materials for publication. The meticulous work of the entire editorial team, their attentive and caring attitude toward authors, their openness and trust, and their ongoing feedback — all of this allows us to maintain the professional level of our publication and make a significant contribution to modern agricultural science and practice.

Editor-in-­Chief, Yu.A. Vatnikov