Russian journal of regional studies
Russian Journal of Regional Studies is a peer-reviewed scientific periodical, published since October 1992.
The full official name of the journal in English is Russian Journal of Regional Studies.
ISSN (print): 2413-1407, ISSN (online): 2587-8549
Certificate of Media Registration: PI No. FS 77-85159 dated 27.04.2023.
Founder and publisher
Federal State Budgetary Educational Institution of Higher Education “National Research Ogarev Mordovia State University” (68/1 Bolshevistskaya St., Saransk 430005, Republic of Mordovia, Russian Federation)
About the journal
The Journal was founded in October 1992 on the basis of the Research Institute of Regional Studies at Mordovia State University. The initiator of the publication and its Editor-in-Chief for many years was the Russian philosopher and sociologist, public and political figure, organizer of science and education, D.Sc. (Philosophy), Professor Aleksandr I. Sukharev (1931-2010). At the turn of the 80-90s of the 20th century, he formed an integral scientific direction called "regionology", associated with the systematic study and discussion of the regularities of harmonious and interrelated development of regions in a unified federal state.
The mission of the Journal is to cover current problems of regional politics, economics and sociology, analyze the complex development of regions of the Russian Federation and foreign countries, as well as presenting the results of original political, sociological and economic research.
The target audience – researchers and scientific workers who study the problems of regional politics, economics and sociology at the theoretical and empirical levels. The publication is addressed to specialists and experts of sociological and information-analytical services of state and public organizations, commercial structures; it is aimed at all those who are interested in the problems of politics, economics and sociology of regions.
Territory of distribution: Russian Federation, foreign countries.
Languages of publications – Russian, English.
Periodicity of issues – quarterly.
The journal is included in the List of Peer-Reviewed Scientific Editions, 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, in scientific specialties and their corresponding branches.
5.4.4 Social Structure, Social Institutions and Processes (Sociological Sciences),
5.5.2. Political Institutions, Processes, Technologies (Political Sciences),
5.5.4 International Relations (Political Science), 5.5.4.
5.4.2 Economic Sociology (Sociological Sciences),
5.4.3 Demography (Sociological Sciences),
5.4.3 Demography (Economic Sciences),
5.4.5 Political Sociology (Sociological Sciences). 5.4.5 Political Sociology (Sociological Sciences),
5.4.5. Political Sociology (Political Science),
5.4.6. Sociology of Culture (Sociological Sciences),
5.4.7. Sociology of Management (sociological sciences),
5.5.3 Public Administration and Sectoral Policies (Political Science) 5.2.3.
5.2.3 Regional and Sectoral Economics (Economic Sciences) 5.2.5.
5.2.5 World Economy (Economic Sciences) 5.2.5.
The journal is a member of the following partnerships: OASPA, CrossRef, DOAJ, "Translator's Code of Ethics", professional community "Association of Scientific Editors and Publishers (ASEP)".
The journal is indexed and archived in:
- Web of Science international database (ESCI);
- Russian Science Citation Index (RSCI);
- ERIH PLUS abstract database;
- German National Economic Library Leibniz;
- CyberLeninka scientific electronic library;
- Electronic Library System "Lan";
- Ulrichsweb Global Serials Directory, an international reference database of periodicals;
- electronic library system IPR BOOKS.