Sotsiologicheskij Zhurnal

Sotsiologicheskij Zhurnal (Russian: Социологический журнал, 'Sociological Journal') is a Russian scientific journal devoted to sociology. It was founded in 1994 by Professor G. S. Batygin, Doctor of Philosophical Sciences, and is published quarterly. The journal is associated with the Institute of Sociology of the Russian Academy of Sciences and is included in the list of scientific journals approved by the Higher Attestation Commission (VAK) of Russia. It is indexed in international citation systems including Scopus and the Russian Science Citation Index (RSCI). The journal's main sections cover theory, methodology and history of sociology, results of mass surveys and monographic studies, and reviews of recent Russian and foreign literature on sociology. Its editorial board includes scholars from Russia and abroad, such as D. Bari (USA), F. Welz (Austria), B. Z. Doktorov (USA), T. Zaritsky (Poland), T. Kostelecky (Czech Republic), and others. Over its history, the journal has had three editors-in-chief: G. S. Batygin (1994–2003), V. A. Yadov (2003–2015), and P. M. Kozyreva (since 2015). In April 2014, a study by researchers from the Higher School of Economics (HSE) presented at the XV April International Academic Conference ranked Sotsiologicheskij Zhurnal among the most well-known and highly rated Russian sociological journals, alongside Ekonomicheskaya Sotsiologiya, Zhurnal Sotsiologii i Sotsialnoy Antropologii, and Sotsiologiya: 4M. The journal is indexed in Scopus (CiteScore Q3, SJR Q2), the Russian pool on the WoS platform (RSCI), DOAJ, ProQuest, ERIH Plus, RINTS, and CyberLeninka. Its official website is hosted at jour.isras.ru.

Sotsiologicheskij Zhurnal was founded in 1994 by Professor G. S. Batygin, Doctor of Philosophical Sciences. It was established as a Russian scientific journal dedicated to sociology and has been published quarterly since its inception. The journal is affiliated with the Institute of Sociology of the Russian Academy of Sciences. The first editor-in-chief was G. S. Batygin, who led the journal from 1994 to 2003. He was succeeded by V. A. Yadov, who served from 2003 to 2015. Since 2015, the editor-in-chief has been P. M. Kozyreva, Doctor of Sociological Sciences. Throughout its history, the journal has aimed to cover a broad range of sociological topics, including theory, methodology, history of sociology, results of mass surveys and monographic studies, and reviews of recent Russian and foreign literature. It has been included in the list of scientific journals of the Higher Attestation Commission (VAK) and indexed in international systems such as Scopus and the Russian Science Citation Index (RSCI). In April 2014, a study conducted by researchers from the Higher School of Economics (HSE) and presented by Ivan Sterligov at the XV April International Academic Conference 'Modernization of Science and Society' identified Sotsiologicheskij Zhurnal as one of the most well-known and highly rated Russian sociological journals. The study involved an expert survey of 47 sociologists selected by 8 'top-level' sociologists, followed by analysis of 650 questionnaires across 55 sociological journals. The journal received top ratings alongside Ekonomicheskaya Sotsiologiya, Zhurnal Sotsiologii i Sotsialnoy Antropologii, and Sotsiologiya: 4M. The journal's editorial board includes both Russian and international scholars, such as Ph.D. D. Bari (USA), T. Yu. Bogomolova, F. Welz (Austria), B. Z. Doktorov (USA), T. Zaritsky (Poland), L. A. Kozlova (deputy editor-in-chief), D. L. Konstantinovsky, T. Kostelecky (Czech Republic), M. A. Manuilsky (deputy editor-in-chief), A. Yu. Myagkov, O. A. Oberemko, A. A. Oslon, V. V. Fedorov, and corresponding member of the Russian Academy of Sciences M. F. Chernysh. The journal is indexed in Scopus (CiteScore Q3, SJR Q2), the Russian pool on the Web of Science platform (RSCI), DOAJ, ProQuest, ERIH Plus, RINTS, and CyberLeninka. Its official website is hosted at jour.isras.ru.

• 2015

  P. M. Kozyreva becomes editor-in-chief.

• 2014

  HSE study ranks journal among most well-known Russian sociological journals.

• 2003

  V. A. Yadov becomes editor-in-chief.

• 1994

  Journal founded by Professor G. S. Batygin.

A leading Russian peer-reviewed sociology journal indexed in Scopus and RSCI, published by the Institute of Sociology of the Russian Academy of Sciences.

• Quarterly journal issues

  Each issue contains articles on theory, methodology, history of sociology, results of mass surveys and monographic studies, and reviews of recent literature.

1. 1Wikidata entry for Sotsiologicheskij Zhurnalwikidata.org
2. 2Социологический журнал - Wikipedia (Russian)ru.wikipedia.org
3. 3Official websitejour.isras.ru