Innovative Science: does a paper here count for EB-1A and O-1?

International Scientific Journal "Innovative Science"

Key answer

International Scientific Journal "Innovative Science": tier 1, category "Russia". It fits the authorship criterion if your article is peer-reviewed, substantive and in your field; the tier is a reference assessment, not a USCIS decision.

Scholarly journal

A reference card from our catalog.

RussiaTier 1aeterna-ufa.ru

From the journal's site and the registers

What the journal's site aeterna-ufa.ru states and what the registers show. Paraphrased, checked Oct 2, 2026.

Publisher: Publisher: Aeterna LLC, Ufa (a publishing centre that also runs conferences and publishes monographs).
ISSN: The site prints ISSN 2410-6070 and media registration PI No. FS77-61597 of 30.04.2015.
VAK list: eLIBRARY.RU card: the journal is not on the Russian VAK list.
eLIBRARY.RU and RINTs: eLIBRARY.RU card: hosted on the platform under a contract, not in RINTs.
Indexing: The site claims placement in eLibrary, CyberLeninka and Ulrich's and indexing of articles in Google Scholar.
Peer review: Per the site, the editors run a "scientific and technical review" and reply to the author within 2 working days.
Publication fee: 150 roubles per page, at least 3 pages; the e-journal, certificate and supervisor letter are free; a printed copy is 400 roubles (800 for foreign authors).
Frequency: Per the site, the journal comes out twice a month, with deadlines on the 3rd and 18th.

eLIBRARY.RU card: main funding source is "author payments".

Source: the journal's site aeterna-ufa.ru (pages /bank-requisites, /events/in); eLIBRARY.RU (journal record), checked Oct 2, 2026; the version on the site applies.

What officers look at: 8 CFR 204.5(h)(3)(vi) - scholarly article, peer review, readers, indexing

Facts from open sources

Country: Russia [site markup]
City: Ufa [site markup]
ISSN: 2410-6070 [own site]
Indexing (as the site states): eLibrary, elibrary [own site]

Collected automatically from the sources shown, checked 2026-09-09; not a USCIS assessment.

A paper in International Scientific Journal "Innovative Science" goes to the authorship criterion if it is yours and substantive and the journal has reach and indexing: the reputation of International Scientific Journal "Innovative Science" carries no weight without your contribution.

The "Authorship" criterion: what USCIS requires and how to meet it

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FAQ

What is known about "International Scientific Journal "Innovative Science"" from open sources?: Country: Russia (site markup); City: Ufa (site markup); ISSN: 2410-6070 (own site); Indexing (as the site states): eLibrary, elibrary (own site); checked 2026-09-09, source links on the page.

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Reference information, not legal advice and not a USCIS decision: the final assessment is the officer's.

Why "Scholarly authorship" gets refused

Accepted in 44% of challenged petitions (86 of 196); not an approval rate.

The venue is not accepted as professional, trade or major media - where it was published is judged separately from the article itself.

All refusal grounds and the sample