Comptes Rendus

Before Comptes Rendus Biologies

The electronic journal Comptes Rendus Biologies is one of the heirs of the Comptes Rendus hebdomadaires des séances de l'Académie des sciences printed journal, founded in 1835 by Arago. A single, multidisciplinary journal for 130 years, Comptes Rendus was subdivided in 1966 into several series to better reflect the increasing specialization of scientific activity.

In addition to the original series, the current CR Biologies has several ancestors:

  • Comptes rendus hebdomadaires des séances de l'Académie des sciences. Série D - Sciences naturelles (1966-1980)
  • Comptes rendus de l'Académie des sciences. Série 3 - Sciences de la vie (1981-1996)
  • Comptes rendus Biologies (since 1996)

 


Browse old issues

The old issues of Comptes rendus have been digitized by the French National Library in a partnership with the Académie des sciences. These digitized files are available in the Gallica digital library, which offers a nearly complete collection for biology:

 

CR Biologies articles published in paper format between 1997 and 2001 have been digitized by Elsevier, the journal's former commercial publisher. Série III - Sciences de la vie is available with restricted access on its ScienceDirect platform.

These latest issues will soon be freely available on our website, but in the meantime, a subscription to ScienceDirect is required to read them: if you have any queries, please do not hesitate to contact us.