Vestnik RUDN. International Relations

Aims & Scope

Vestnik RUDN.

International Relations is a leading Russian bilingual (English /Russian) IR journal, published by RUDN University since 2001.

What we focus most on are pressing global issues and the history of international relations, foreign policy and diplomacy, regional security in Asia, Africa and Latin America, the "North-South" relationship and cooperation within BRICS, SCO and CIS, as well as international academic cooperation.

Thematic scope of the Vestnik RUDN.

International Relations is reflected in the following section titles: "International Economic Cooperation", "Applied Analysis", "Bilateral Cooperation", "Scientific schools", "History of International Relations", "Profiles", "International Academic Cooperation".

Our authors are known Russian scholars of international affairs who represent leading metropolitan and regional universities, as well as institutes of Russian Academy of Sciences, and also experts from foreign countries, including those from the top European, US and Asian universities.

Many researchers of RUDN-University have come from the CIS countries, Asia, Africa and Latin America, explore foreign policy issues of their states and add their local/nation-specific perspective in addressing current global issues.

Metrics & Ranking

Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)

Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Arts and Humanities and Social Sciences, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

Licensing & Copyright

This journal operates under an Open Access model. Articles are freely accessible to the public immediately upon publication. The content is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), allowing users to share and adapt the work with proper attribution.

Copyright remains with the author(s), and no permission is required for non-commercial use, provided the original source is cited.

Policy Links

This section provides access to essential policy documents, guidelines, and resources related to the journal’s publication and submission processes.

• Aims scope
• Homepage
• Oa statement
• Author instructions
• License terms
• Review url
• Board url
• Copyright url
• Plagiarism url
• Preservation url
• Apc url
• License

Plagiarism Policy

This journal follows a plagiarism policy. All submitted manuscripts are screened using reliable plagiarism detection software to ensure originality and academic integrity. Authors are responsible for proper citation and acknowledgment of all sources, and any form of plagiarism, including self-plagiarism, will not be tolerated.

For more details, please refer to our official: Plagiarism Policy.

APC Details

The journal’s Article Processing Charge (APC) policies support open access publishing in Arts and Humanities and Social Sciences, ensuring accessibility and quality in research dissemination.

This journal does not charge a mandatory Article Processing Charge (APC). However, optional open access publication may incur fees based on the publisher’s policies.

Explore journals without APCs for alternative publishing options.

Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• U.S. - China: “Power Transition” and the Outlines of “Conflict Bipolarity”

  Citation: 30

  Authors: Denis Andreevich, Mirzet Safetovich, Anatoly Vladimirovich

• Multipolar World Order: Old Myths and New Realities

  Citation: 17

  Authors: Denis Andreevich

• “The World is Bigger than Five”. Turkey’s Emergence as a Global Actor in World Politics: Prospects and Challenges for Russia

  Citation: 13

  Authors: Aleksandr Anatolievich, Olga Aleksandrovna

• The Securitization of Cyberspace: From Rulemaking to Establishing Legal Regimes

  Citation: 13

  Authors: Mirzet S., Danil A.

• Value Sovereignty in the Era of Global Convergent Media

  Citation: 12

  Authors: Denis A.

• Malicious Use of Artificial Intelligence in Sub-Saharan Africa: Challenges for Pan-African Cybersecurity

  Citation: 11

  Authors: Konstantin A.

• Soviet Studies of Neocolonialism

  Citation: 10

  Authors: Svetlana A., Anna S., Denis A., Ivan R., Evgeniya V., Artem V., Natalia V., Maxim A., Nigusie W.M., Marina A.

• China’s Digital Silk Road in the Age of the Digital Economy: Political Analysis

  Citation: 10

  Authors: Guo

• International Negotiations in the Digital Age

  Citation: 10

  Authors: Marina M., Elena S.

• The Global Terrorist Threat in the Sahel and the Origins of Terrorism in Burkina Faso

  Citation: 10

  Authors: Leonid M., Andrey V., Daria A.