About the Journal

"Russia’s Directions". Scientific and Practical Journal of Social and Ethnographic Research

The mission

Organization of a publicscientificandpopular science spaceforprofessionaldiscussionabout the economic,socialandhistoricalpatterns of development of modernRussia.

Goal

Creation of a platformf or the exchange of scientific knowledge in the social sciences, presentation of the results of field research in Russia on sociological and related disciplines of interest and value to the international scientific community.

Tasks

—Publication of original articles, reviews and on sociology and philosophy, as well as related disciplines that address issues of socio-economic and cultural development of the country. Particular attention is paid to articles based on empirical research materials.
—Providing an opportunity for scientific discussion.
—Development of international cooperation.

Journal Sections

Articles. Researches.
Articles. Reviews.
Essay.
Materials from the editorial staff.
Expert comments.
Translations.
Chapters from books.
Interview.
Memoirs, biographies.
Reviews.

Nomenclature of specialties

Specialties of the Higher Attestation Commission (Russia):

5.4.Sociology
5.7. Philosophy

OECD category:

5.04 Sociology
6.03 Philosophy, ethics and religion

Founder and publisher

The Moscow School of Social and Economic Sciences (MSSES),  an autonomous non-profit educational organization.

Frequency

Quarterly, four issues per year: March, July, October, December.

License

Certificate of state registration of mass media ЭЛ № ФС 77 – 86371 dated 11/27/2023

ISSN 3034–1396 (print), 3034–1388 (online)

Succession

The journal has been published since 1993. From 1993 to 2003, it was published annually under the title "Where is Russia going?" From 2004 to 2021. Annually under the title "Russia’s Directions". Up to and including 2021, all issues were published in hard copy. Since 2023, the journal has been published four times a year in electronic and printed form.

Archiving

The Russian State Library.
Scientific Electronic Library eLlibrary.ru.
The "CyberLeninka" Electronic Library.
Google Scholar.