Lietuvos TSR mokslų akademijos darbai () was an academic journal published by the presidium of the Academy of Sciences of the Lithuanian SSR from 1955 to 1989 in Vilnius. The journal was divided into three series – Serija A (social sciences), Serija B (chemistry), and Serija C (biology). At the end of 1989, the journal was reorganized into eight specialized journals.
History In November 1953, the presidium of the Academy of Sciences decided to discontinue the irregularly published journal Lietuvos TSR mokslų akademijos žinynas which mainly published documents from the academy's meetings and articles on the activities of the academy. It was replaced by Lietuvos TSR mokslų akademijos darbai divided into Serija A and B. The first issues were published in 1955. In April 1956, the journal was recognized as an academic journal in the entire Soviet Union – it was the only Lithuanian journal with such recognition until 1968.
In 1960, the additional Serija C was published. At the time, the journal's editorial committee was chaired by Juozas Matulis (chairman of the academy). The journal's responsible editor was Vladas Petrauskas. Each series had its own editorial teams chaired by historian for Serija A, physicist Adolfas Jucys for Serija B, and physician for Serija C.
The journal published research articles, reviews of new books and other publications, and articles on the activities of the academy and its institutes. As more specialized journals began to be published, the series narrowed down their scope. For example, they stopped publishing articles on mathematics, physics, or agricultural matters. The journal was annotated in international bibliographical publications. Some articles were translated to foreign languages.
Series + Series of Lietuvos TSR mokslų akademijos darbai Series Topics Issues per year Total issues Circulation (1989) Serija A Social sciences 4 109 910 Serija B Chemistry, technology, geography 6 175 700 Serija C Biology 4 108 670
See also Lietuvos TSR aukštųjų mokyklų mokslo darbai
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