Aims & Scope

To advance the integration of cutting-edge research in social and humanities sciences into academic and practical domains, fostering innovation, interdisciplinary dialogue, and the implementation of scientific solutions for socio-economic development.

Key Objectives

  • To systematize and disseminate contemporary knowledge and forward-looking research expertise in sociology, political science, and philology, making it accessible to scholars and practitioners globally.
  • To provide Russian researchers with insights into global societal challenges through international research trends and cross-disciplinary analysis.
  • To expand publication opportunities for early-career scholars (PhD candidates, master’s students, academics, and practitioners), lowering barriers to entry into the scientific discourse.
  • To cultivate a culture of constructive academic dialogue through rigorous peer review, transparent editorial processes, and a critically substantiated approach to enhancing publication quality.
  • To establish a platform for knowledge exchange between university researchers, regional practitioners, and international colleagues, bridging theory and practice.
  • To generate new scientific ideas and practical solutions aimed at socially significant transformations and sustainable development.

Scope

Socialʹnye i gumanitarnye znania publishes original research articles, empirical studies, and review papers adhering to the following criteria:

Empirical & Theoretical Focus: Priority is given to studies grounded in comprehensive analysis of primary data, statistics, and literature, though high-impact theoretical contributions supported by critical literature reviews are equally welcomed.

Disciplinary Coverage

  • Political Science: Political institutions, digital governance, AI-driven policy technologies, international relations, public administration.
  • Sociology: Social stratification, demographics, political sociology, empirical research utilizing surveys, expert interviews, content analysis, and situational modeling to address pressing socio-political issues.
  • Philology: Linguistics, Russian studies, sociolinguistics, psycholinguistics, cross-cultural communication, regional linguistics (including languages of Russian and international communities).

Quality Assurance: All submissions undergo independent double-anonymous peer review, ensuring objectivity, adherence to COPE (Committee on Publication Ethics) standards, and freedom from commercial bias.

Global Accessibility: Publications appear in Russian and English under Open Access (CC-BY 4.0) with no Article Processing Charges (APC), guaranteeing unrestricted access for researchers worldwide.

Socialʹnye i gumanitarnye znania is a platform for scholarly excellence where methodological rigor meets openness to innovation, transforming research outcomes into actionable knowledge for societal progress.