Vestnik Volgogradskogo Gosudarstvennogo Universiteta, Seriia 4: Istoriia, Regionovedenie, Mezhdunarodnye Otnosheniia

Aims & Scope

Mission of the journal is to promote collaboration of the Russian and international professional community with the aim to internationalize the historical scholarship and political science.

Following the Editorial policy, the journal covers of articles on general and specific problems of the history, international relations and political development of Europe, America, Russia and the CIS countries.

The editors are committed to publishing articles prepared in accordance with both classical traditions and modern trends in historical scholarship.

Published articles reveal the close connection between history and society, show the different views of professional community on world and Russian history.

The journal also seeks to transcend traditional disciplinary boundaries and to foster academic discussions on a wide range of topical issues of historical scholarship and political science.

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Abstracting & Indexing

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

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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.

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• Review url
• Board url
• Copyright url
• Plagiarism url
• Preservation url
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• 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.

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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.

• The 25th Anniversary of the Journal «Vestnik Volgogradskogo Gosudarstvennogo Universiteta. Seriya 4. Istoriya. Regionovedenie. Mezhdunarodnye Otnosheniya»

  Citation: 9

  Authors: Vitaliy, Oleg

• Criteria for Rating the Level and Quality of Digitalization of the Educational Process in Universities of the Russian Federation

  Citation: 8

  Authors: Elena, Anna, Roman, Artur

• Patriotism and Friendship of Peoples as the Basic Determinants of the Russian Civilization

  Citation: 7

  Authors: Richard

• Education as a Soft Power in Modern Foreign and Russian Politological Research

  Citation: 6

  Authors: Ekaterina

• U.S. Digital Diplomacy and Big Data: Lessons from the Political Crisis in Venezuela, 2018–2019

  Citation: 5

  Authors: Anna, Natalia, Ivan

• The Taldy II Burial Ground of Tasmoly Culture in the Central Kazakhstan (Craniological Analysis)

  Citation: 5

  Authors: Arman, Egor

• The Cossack Restoration Movement in the South of Russia in the Early 1990s: Organization, Ideas and Participants

  Citation: 5

  Authors: Olga

• “Distant” Communication: Transformation of Interaction Between Russian Society and Authorities in the Era of the Global Pandemic

  Citation: 4

  Authors: Sergey, Sergey

• Social Media in American Public Policy (On the Example of the Social Network Twitter)

  Citation: 4

  Authors: Elena

• Social Demand for the Future of Russia Within Political Projects and Mass Political Consciousness

  Citation: 4

  Authors: Aleksander, Nikolaj, Andrei