Proceedings of the Indian National Science Academy

Aims & Scope

The National Institute of Sciences of India, now the Indian National Science Academy, was inaugurated on 7 January 1935 at Calcutta and commissioned its journal, Proceedings of the National Institute of Sciences of India, in the same year for publishing articles from all branches of Science including Mathematics.

As the number of accepted papers increased, the journal was bifurcated in 1955 into two parts - Part A (Physical Sciences) and Part B (Biological Sciences).

When the National Institute of Sciences of India was renamed as Indian National Science Academy in 1970, the journal became Proceedings of the Indian National Science Academy.

It continued to be published in two parts with six issues each in a calendar year.

In 1997, the Academy decided to publish only review articles of contemporary scientific interest, evaluating advances and newer approaches in the given field.

The emphasis thus shifted from being a vehicle of original research reports into one of reviews, and comprehensive summary reports on chosen topics.

Thus from the beginning of January 1998,the Proceedings brought out thematic issues containing invited reviews on current scientific topics.

Beginning from the year 2006, the Academy merged the Parts A and B so that each issue of the Proceedings is inter-disciplinary and covers areas under Physical, Biological and Applied Sciences, including Engineering.

Four issues are brought out in the months of March, June, September and December each year.

The Proceedings now includes Reviews, Original Research Articles, Commentaries/Opinion/Reflection, Meeting Reports, Book-Reviews, Academy News etc.

Reviews and Research papers in Physics, Chemical Sciences, Earth & Planetary Sciences, Engineering & Technology, Material Sciences & Engineering, Plant Sciences, Animal Sciences, Microbiology & Immunology, Cell & Biomolecular Sciences, Health Sciences, Agricultural Sciences are considered for publication.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	2.1
2024	1.20

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.394

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

h-index

Year	Value
2024	29

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	13934

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	498

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology and Physics and Astronomy, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Licensing & Copyright

This journal operates under an Open Access model. Articles are freely accessible to the public immediately upon publication. The content is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), allowing users to share and adapt the work with proper attribution.

Copyright remains with the author(s), and no permission is required for non-commercial use, provided the original source is cited.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Climate change and its impact on biodiversity and human welfare

  Citation: 361

  Authors: K. R.

• Management of Cereal Crop Residues for Sustainable Rice-wheat Production System in the Indo-gangetic Plains of India

  Citation: 184

  Authors: Y., H. S.

• Mineral Phosphate Solubilization: Concepts and Prospects in Sustainable Agriculture

  Citation: 69

  Authors: P U, S

• Management of Plant Pathogens with Microorganisms

  Citation: 65

  Authors: H. B.

• Microorganisms in the Conversion of Agricultural Wastes to Compost

  Citation: 63

  Authors: S., L.

• Advancements in the Utilization of Azolla-anabaena System in Relation to Sustainable Agricultural Practices

  Citation: 60

  Authors: R K, G, Y V, P K

• EMS Induced Mutants of Upland Rice Variety Nagina22: Generation and Characterization

  Citation: 56

  Authors: T., S., N., M., A. K., K., N. K., S. V., R. P.

• Greenhouse Gas Emission fromIndian Agriculture: Trends, Drivers and Mitigation Strategies

  Citation: 55

  Authors: H

• Biosynthesis of Structurally Diverse Triterpenes in Plants: the Role of Oxidosqualene Cyclases

  Citation: 51

  Authors: Sumit

• Influences of Climate and Agriculture on Water and Biogeochemical Cycles: Kabini Critical Zone Observatory

  Citation: 46

  Authors: M., J., L., J., J. J.

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