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Author Guidelines

Authors are invited to make a submission to this journal. All submissions will be assessed by an editor to determine whether they meet the aims and scope of this journal. Those considered to be a good fit will be sent for peer review before determining whether they will be accepted or rejected.

Before making a submission, authors are responsible for obtaining permission to publish any material included with the submission, such as photos, documents and datasets. All authors identified on the submission must consent to be identified as an author. Where appropriate, research should be approved by an appropriate ethics committee in accordance with the legal requirements of the study's country.

An editor may desk reject a submission if it does not meet minimum standards of quality. Before submitting, please ensure that the study design and research argument are structured and articulated properly. The title should be concise and the abstract should be able to stand on its own. This will increase the likelihood of reviewers agreeing to review the paper. When you're satisfied that your submission meets this standard, please follow the checklist below to prepare your submission.

Submission Preparation Checklist

All submissions must meet the following requirements.

This submission meets the requirements outlined in the Author Guidelines.
This submission has not been previously published, nor is it before another journal for consideration.
All references have been checked for accuracy and completeness.
All tables and figures have been numbered and labeled.
Permission has been obtained to publish all photos, datasets and other material provided with this submission.

Political Science

23.00.01 – Theory and philosophy of politics, history and methodology of political science (political sciences), 5.5.2 – Political institutions, processes and technologies (political sciences) , 5.5.4 – International relations (political sciences). Priority is given to articles, dealing with topical issues of modern political science, publications of the leading Russian and foreign scholars- political scientists, participants of major scientific events, organized by public politological organizations (Academy of political science, Russian association of political science, Russian society of politologists, and etc.).

Sociology

22.00.03 – Economic sociology and demography (sociological sciences), 5.4.4 – Social structure, social institutions and processes (sociological sciences), 5.4.5 – Political sociology (sociological sciences). The preference is given to articles, which are prepared in the result of empirical research, conducted by the authors, with the help of such methods as survey, expert interview, content analysis, statistics' analysis, situation analysis and etc. and directed to the solution of actual socio-political issues.

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1. General Provisions

These Terms regulate the relationship between the Author(s) of the Work and the Publisher in respect of the assignment of exclusive copyright in the Work.

The assignment of exclusive rights is concluded in accordance with the Civil Code of the Russian Federation. This agreement is deemed concluded either by signing a separate written agreement, or by the Author's full acceptance of these Terms at the moment of manuscript submission through the Journal's editorial system.

2. Subject of the Agreement

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to deposit the final published version of the article on their personal scholarly profiles, institutional repositories and subject specific archives
to use the Work for teaching and educational purposes.

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6. Consideration

The assignment of copyright provided under this agreement is made on a gratuitous basis. No royalty or other remuneration shall be paid to the Author for publication of the Work.

7. Entry into Force

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7.3 Submission of a manuscript to the Journal constitutes full and unconditional acceptance of these Copyright Assignment Terms by all Authors.

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