It was established in 1958.

The journal is registered at the ISSN International Center (0021-3454 printed version; 2500-0381 online version).

The journal is included in the Russian Science Citation Index (RISC).

In 2015, the journal published the Russian Science Citation Index on the Web of Science platform.

Since 2015, all articles have been assigned DOI: prefix 10.17586/0021-3454

The journal is included in the "List of peer-reviewed publications approved by the Higher Attestation Commission, in which the main scientific results of dissertations for the degree of Candidate of Sciences, for the degree of Doctor of Sciences" should be published.