Voprosy Onomastiki

Aims & Scope

Voprosy onomastiki (Problems of Onomastics) publishes original research papers on all aspects of onomastics: theory of proper names and methods of onomastics; lexicography of proper names (presentation of old and new dictionaries); source studies in onomastics; functioning of proper names in different contexts: in dialects and popular language, in folklore and literature, in scientific and administrative discourses; historical studies of anthroponyms and toponyms (including the study of substrate toponymy); onomastics as a cross-road of different disciplines (history, archaeology, ethnology, geography, anthropology, ethnolinguistics, etymology, regional studies, etc.); methods of documentary fieldwork and data processing in onomastics.

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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.

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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.

• Manifestations of Regional Identity in Contemporary Russian Urbanonymy

  Citation: 9

  Authors: Roman V., Sergey O.

• Urban Toponymy as a Means of Manifesting Regional Identity: The Case of Ufa City

  Citation: 8

  Authors: Marina V.

• Modern Russian Ergonymy: in Search for New Forms

  Citation: 7

  Authors: Irina T.

• Modern Urban Naming Practices: Strategic Approaches and Practical Solutions

  Citation: 7

  Authors: Marina V.

• Humorous Names in the Light of Incongruity Theory

  Citation: 7

  Authors: Mariusz

• Toponymic Image-Building for Urban Locations

  Citation: 6

  Authors: Marina V.

• Uppercase and Lowercase Letters in Geographical and Administrative Territorial Names: Academic Rules of Russian Spelling

  Citation: 6

  Authors: Elena V., Elena V., Olga E.

• Functional Features of Onomastic Units in the Military Discourse of the Donbass Conflict

  Citation: 6

  Authors: Valery A.

• The Urban Toponymic Space: “Cultural Layers” in Lexicographic Perspective

  Citation: 5

  Authors: Tatyana G.

• Oikonymy of Eastern Kazakhstan (Districts of Altai, Glubokoye, and Katonkaragay)

  Citation: 5

  Authors: Assem A., Gulfar M.