The scientific journal “Social and political researches” was founded in 2018 by Yaroslavl state pedagogical university named after K.D. Ushinsky.
The journal’s headings “Political institutions, processes, technologies”, “Socio-political history of Russia” and “Theory, methodology and organization of socio-cultural activities” correspond to three branches of scientific knowledge – political, historical and pedagogical sciences, and within these branches to specific scientific specialties. The heading “Political institutions, processes, technologies” publishes articles corresponding to the scientific specialty of the same name (5.5.2), which is part of the group of scientific specialties “Political science”, political sciences. The heading “Socio-political history of Russia” assumes the publication of articles corresponding to the scientific specialty “National history” (5.6.1), which is part of the group of scientific specialties “Historical sciences”. The heading “Theory, methodology and organization of socio-cultural activities” is devoted to the publication of articles corresponding to the group of scientific specialties “Pedagogy” and the scientific specialty “General pedagogy, history of pedagogy and education” (5.8.1), pedagogical sciences.
The magazine’s absolute priority is social issues related to various processes taking place in the fields of politics, history and education both in Russia and abroad. The materials submitted to the journal are reviewed by members of the editorial board, which includes doctors of political, pedagogical and historical sciences, known for their publications on the stated topic. When selecting articles, the editorial board is guided by the criteria of their compliance with the journal’s policy and declared scientific specialties. The submitted materials must be relevant and comply with all the conditions for the publication of the article in the scientific journal ” Social and political researches ” and the requirements for the design of the manuscript