1. File format –  MS Word, OOo Writer, LO Writer. 

2. The file should not contain complex styles and formatting.Titles should contain lowercase characters only.

3. Font name Times New Roman, font size 14, interlinage 1,5.

4. Page margins: top and bottom – 2 cm, right – 1,5 cm, left – 2,5 cm.

5. The manuscript figuration: UDC (Universal Decimal Classification), author information (first and second name, academic degree, current employment position, phone, e-mail), title of article (no more than 80 characters), the text of article, references, abstract (from 500 to 700 characters), keywords (from 5 to 10 keywords). Title, abstract and keywords are submitted in Russian and English languages. All the above information is sent in one file. The submitted file should be named by the author surname (second name).

6. Bibliographic references in the paper should be given in square brackets. In brackets, the ordinal number cited in the list of literature comes first, followed by a comma and a page number. For example: [2, p. 5]. If the page is not indicated, but a reference to the work is given, then their numbering is given through a point with a comma. For example: [2; 5; 7].

7. Reference to an unpublished archival document should be placed only in the text of the article in parentheses. 

8. Explanation of abbreviations and acronyms is required (given at the end of article). 

9. Mandatory use of generally accepted abbreviations. Centuries are presented by Roman numbers. 

10. Numbered list of references is compiled in alphabetical order by surname of the first authors and titles of works without considering the coauthors and chronology.

11. The list first indicates the literature on the Cyrillic alphabet (starting from literature in Russian), then on Latin, and after in other writing systems.

12. The bibliographic description should include the full name of the book or article, place of publication, publisher, year, total number of pages (for the article – the pages on which it is placed).

13. Reference to the Internet in the list of references is made as follows: Author. The name of the material // The name of the site. URL: address line (accessed 31.12.2022).

14. In the English-language version of the list of literature ("References"), descriptions of all not English-language publications should be translated into English. At the same time, in brackets, after the description of the publication, its original language should be indicated. For example: (In Russ.).  

15. The order of publications in the list of literature and "References" is identical.

16. Transliteration of non-English names and surnames is performed according to the BSI (British Standards Institution) standard. A sample of the manuscript design, including a list of references in Russian and References in English, is available on the journal's website.

17. If the cited publication has a digital object identifier (DOI), it must be indicated. For example: doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landurbplan.2017.05.009.

18. Papers should be from 20 to 40 thousand characters, including spaces. The volume of other materials – no more than 12 thousand characters. 

19. Drawings, maps, charts, etc. should be attached as separate files using common formats  (jpeg, tif). For charts the author should submit the table, upon which this chart is based. For all signatures in the charts use only the font Arial Narrow.

20. All sources of illustrations must be indicated. 

21. Russian-language titles of illustrations must be accompanied by a translation into English.

22. Due to the black and white journal print, graphs, maps, etc. should not contain more than three colors (black, white, gray 50%).

23. Papers should be submitted in electronic file form. Files submitted should not be archived. E-mail: ojkum@rambler.ru.

Articles are compulsorily reviewed.

The editors reserve the right to select publications.

Files prepared in violation of the requirements are not registered.

The fee for publication is not charged.

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The high quality of the results of the collaborative work of authors, reviewers and members of the journals' editorial in preparing manuscripts for publication is ensured by the recognition and observance by all parties of this process of the publication ethics standards. The rules of Publication Ethics of the journal "Ojkumena. Regional studies" are based on international standards developed by the Committee on Publication Ethics.

Ethical standards of the authors' work

1. The manuscript submitted to the Editorial Board must contain reliable and accurate information about its author (authors). The authors of the article should include all those, and only those persons who have made a significant contribution to the preparation of this study. To other persons, involved in the implementation of the research project, gratitude should be expressed in the manuscript;
2. The authors are obliged to guarantee the absence of plagiarism in the manuscript. All sources used in the preparation of the manuscript (published and unpublished, including illustrative material) should be disclosed through appropriately formatted references;
3. The authors are responsible for the accuracy of the factual material and for the fact that no data reported by them have been falsified or fabricated;
4. Authors should disclose conflicts of interest that may affect the evaluation and interpretation of their manuscript, as well as indicate sources of financial support for the research (grants, government programs, projects, etc.);
5. Re-submission the previously published article to the journal "Ojkumena. Regional studies" is unacceptable. Re-publication of an article previously published in the journal "Ojkumena. Regional studies" is permissible only if there is a reference to the primary publication.

Ethical standards of reviewing

1. The reviewer must ensure the confidentiality of information contained in the manuscript. Peer reviewed manuscript may not be transmitted or discussed by the reviewer with anyone, without the consent of the editors. Information from an unpublished manuscript cannot be used by the reviewer in their own research;
2. The reviewer must refuse to review if there is a conflict of interest or other circumstances that prevent an impartial and qualified evaluation of the manuscript;
3. The review should provide an objective and reasoned assessment of research results. Personal criticism of the author of the manuscript is unacceptable;
4. The reviewer must inform the Editorial Board about any identified violations by the author of a manuscript of publication ethics.

Ethical standards of editing

1. The Editorial Board decides about publishing or rejecting the manuscript on the basis of its scientific content, compliance with the guidelines and standards of publication ethics adopted by the journal. Status and other characteristics of the authors may not affect the decision to publish;
2. When deciding about publication of the manuscript the Editorial Board has to consider the resolution given by the reviewer (reviewers);
3. All decisions about publication or rejection of manuscripts should be made by the Editorial Board without interference of the publisher (founder) of the journal;
4. The Editorial Board is responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of the content of the submitted manuscripts, and respect of anonymity in the process of double blind peer review;
5. The Editorial Board is obliged to consider any claims of unethical behavior of the authors of manuscripts and already published articles, conduct investigations, and, in the case of confirmation of the alleged violations, to make public the results thereof;
6. The violations of publication ethics may be grounds for retraction of the article, the termination of further cooperation with the author or the reviewer, and changes in the composition of the Editorial Board.

The Editorial Board reserves the right to shorten and edit manuscripts of articles, as well as transfer them to the publication in the issue following the issue, to which this article has been submitted.

The submission of a manuscript by the author (authors) to the Editorial Board of the journal is considered as the conclusion of an oral agreement on the transfer to the publisher of the right to use their work (clause 2; Article 1286; Civil Code of the Russian Federation) in printed and electronic form. Acceptance of a manuscript for publication involves a free, perpetual transfer by the author (authors) of the article of non-exclusive copyright to the Editorial Board.

Manuscripts are published in the order of their submitting to the Editorial Board. In a matter of priority, the journal publishes the articles by members of the Editorial Board, then the articles by graduate and doctoral students.

One author (individually and as co-author) can publish in the journal during the calendar year no more than two articles. Volume of one issue of the journal is no more than 180 pages.

Fee for publishing articles will not be charged. Fees will not be paid.

The materials, published in the journal, do not necessarily reflect the views of the founders and editors.

Rules for reviewing and publishing manuscripts

1. All manuscripts of articles received by the executive editor are reviewed for compliance with the subject of the journal and the design rules established in the journal. In addition, all submitted manuscripts undergo mandatory checking for plagiarism and re-publication.
2. Manuscripts that comply with the topic of the journal and the rules of design are, by decision of the executive editor, submitted for review.
3. Reviewers selected by the executive editor must have an academic degree, be recognized experts in the relevant field, and have published within the last 3 years on the subject of the article being reviewed.
4. Reviewing is anonymous, both for the author of the manuscript and for the reviewer.
5. When preparing the text of a review, the reviewer must be guided by the requirements for the content and format of reviews approved by the editors of the journal.
6. The reviewer is obliged to provide a review signed and certified at the place of work to the executive editor of the journal no later than two weeks after receiving the manuscript of the article.
7. Reviews are stored in the publishing house and in the editorial office of the journal for 5 years.
8. Upon receipt of the review, its content is considered within a week by the executive editor and one of the members of the Editorial Board. If the executive editor or member of the Editorial Board disagrees with the reviewer's resolution on the manuscript, it is sent for additional review. The result of additional reviewing is approved by the executive editor as final.
9. The Editorial Board of the journal sends copies of reviews or a reasoned refusal to the authors of submitted manuscripts, and also undertakes to send copies of reviews to the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation when the Editorial Board of the journal receives a corresponding request.
10. If the review result is positive and there are no comments, the text of the manuscript is transferred to the technical editorial office for inclusion in the layout of the next issue of the journal.
11. If the reviewer has any comments, the executive editor notifies the author of their contents with a proposal to make the necessary corrections and additions to the text of the manuscript. Once the author has made corrections and additions, the text of the manuscript is submitted for publication.
12. In case of a negative result of the review, the author is sent a notice about the impossibility of publishing the manuscript along with a copy of the review received.

We inform the authors that the process of reviewing and preparing the manuscripts for printing usually takes about 3 months. 

Subscription index in the catalog "Press of Russia" – 79089.

Fee for publishing articles will not be charged. Fees will not be paid.

The journal's policy on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies

1. The use of AI to create the final version of the manuscript text (preprint) is unacceptable. AI can only be used in the course of conducting research and in preliminary work with the text (for the purposes of checking grammar, technical editing, or translation). The author (authors) of the manuscript bears full responsibility for the final check and editing of the manuscript text, correction of comments received from the editors and the reviewer.
2. In the case of using AI in preparing a manuscript submitted to the journal, the author must place a message about this in the file with its text. Sample message: In preparing the article, the author (authors) used [name of the AI software] for the purposes of [indication of the purpose]. The results of using this software were subsequently checked and edited by the author (authors), who bear full responsibility for the content of the publication.
3. In the methodological section of the manuscript, the author must describe a specific way of using the AI software to solve the problems of the study conducted. The author must be ready to provide the editorial board, upon request, with the original data (quantitative, textual, or visual), in the processing of which the specified software was used.
4. The journal's editorial staff, as well as reviewers, are prohibited from using in their work the AI software that requires uploading manuscripts submitted to the journal to public databases, since this may lead to a violation of the rights of their authors.

The submission of a manuscript by the author (authors) to the Editorial Board of the journal is considered as the conclusion of an oral agreement on the transfer to the publisher of the right to use their work (clause 2; Article 1286; Civil Code of the Russian Federation) in printed and electronic form. Acceptance of a manuscript for publication involves a free, perpetual transfer by the author (authors) of the article of non-exclusive copyright to the Editorial Board.

The editors encourage scholars from Russia and other countries to submit their manuscripts that fall within the subject of the journal. Although the journal’s articles are normally published in Russian, the editors are willing to consider English-language papers for publication. If they are accepted, they will be published in Russian (their translation from English into Russian done by the authors).

The journal is a quarterly publication (print ISSN: 1998-6785). Every issue of the journal has a main topic, or theme. Information about the themes for the future issues can be found in the announcement section.

The articles published in the journal are indexed by the Russian Science Citation Index (elibrary.ru). The journal is included in the list of peer-reviewed scientific journals recommended by VAK in the Ministry of Education and Science of Russian Federation.

The journal is indexed in the Scopus database.

The journal website: https://ojkum.ru

Mirror site: https://ojkum.editorum.ru

"Ojkumena. Regional Researches" is an open access journal. All articles are made freely available to readers immediately upon publication.

Content of the journal is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

All manuscripts submitted for publication will be anonymously reviewed (double-blind review). For publication in the journal the articles are taken that have not previously been published in Russian editions. The share of borrowings in the manuscript cannot exceed 25%. The editors reserve the right to dismiss a manuscript if it does not meet the journal’s requirements. Fee for publishing articles will not be charged. Fees will not be paid. The copies of the journal will not be sent to authors due to the presence of a public electronic archive.

Journal is registered by Federal service on supervision in sphere of mass communications,connection and cultural heritage protection. Certificate on registration of the journal ser. PI № FS77-30578, given by 12.12.2007.

Subscription index in the catalog "Press of Russia" – 79089.

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Scientific specialties and the corresponding branches of science, for which the publication is included in the List of peer-reviewed scientific publications, in which the main scientific results of dissertations for the degree of Candidate of Science, for the degree of Doctor of Science are to be published (as of 15.02.2023):

5.4.1. Theory, methodology and history of sociology (sociological sciences)

5.4.2. Economic sociology (economic sciences)

5.4.2. Economic sociology (sociological sciences)

5.4.4. Social structure, social institutions and processes (sociological sciences)

5.5.1. History and theory of politics (historical sciences)

5.5.1. History and theory of politics (political sciences)

5.5.2. Political institutions, processes, technologies (political sciences)

5.5.3. Public administration and sector policies (political sciences)

5.5.4. International relations (political sciences)

5.6.1. Domestic history (historical sciences)

The journal includes the following thematic sections:

• Theory and methodology of Regional Studies
• Historical Regional Studies
• Economy and nature
• Social and demographic structures
• Cultural and ideological factors of regionalization
• Political relations and management of the region
• World system and international regions
• Interdisciplinary and systemic research in the region
• Region in the documents and testimonies
• Study of science
• Discussion
• Reviews
• Scientific life

1. File format –  MS Word, OOo Writer, LO Writer. 

2. The file should not contain complex styles and formatting.Titles should contain lowercase characters only.

3. Font name Times New Roman, font size 14, interlinage 1,5.

4. Page margins: top and bottom – 2 cm, right – 1,5 cm, left – 2,5 cm.

5. The manuscript figuration: UDC (Universal Decimal Classification), author information (first and second name, academic degree, current employment position, phone, e-mail), title of article (no more than 80 characters), the text of article, references, abstract (from 500 to 700 characters), keywords (from 5 to 10 keywords). Title, abstract and keywords are submitted in Russian and English languages. All the above information is sent in one file. The submitted file should be named by the author surname (second name).

6. Bibliographic references in the paper should be given in square brackets. In brackets, the ordinal number cited in the list of literature comes first, followed by a comma and a page number. For example: [2, p. 5]. If the page is not indicated, but a reference to the work is given, then their numbering is given through a point with a comma. For example: [2; 5; 7].

7. Reference to an unpublished archival document should be placed only in the text of the article in parentheses. 

8. Explanation of abbreviations and acronyms is required (given at the end of article). 

9. Mandatory use of generally accepted abbreviations. Centuries are presented by Roman numbers. 

10. Numbered list of references is compiled in alphabetical order by surname of the first authors and titles of works without considering the coauthors and chronology.

11. The list first indicates the literature on the Cyrillic alphabet (starting from literature in Russian), then on Latin, and after in other writing systems.

12. The bibliographic description should include the full name of the book or article, place of publication, publisher, year, total number of pages (for the article – the pages on which it is placed).

13. Reference to the Internet in the list of references is made as follows: Author. The name of the material // The name of the site. URL: address line (accessed 31.12.2022).

14. In the English-language version of the list of literature ("References"), descriptions of all not English-language publications should be translated into English. At the same time, in brackets, after the description of the publication, its original language should be indicated. For example: (In Russ.).  

15. The order of publications in the list of literature and "References" is identical.

16. Transliteration of non-English names and surnames is performed according to the BSI (British Standards Institution) standard. A sample of the manuscript design, including a list of references in Russian and References in English, is available on the journal's website.

17. If the cited publication has a digital object identifier (DOI), it must be indicated. For example: doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landurbplan.2017.05.009.

18. Papers should be from 20 to 40 thousand characters, including spaces. The volume of other materials – no more than 12 thousand characters. 

19. Drawings, maps, charts, etc. should be attached as separate files using common formats  (jpeg, tif). For charts the author should submit the table, upon which this chart is based. For all signatures in the charts use only the font Arial Narrow.

20. All sources of illustrations must be indicated. 

21. Russian-language titles of illustrations must be accompanied by a translation into English.

22. Due to the black and white journal print, graphs, maps, etc. should not contain more than three colors (black, white, gray 50%).

23. Papers should be submitted in electronic file form. Files submitted should not be archived. E-mail: ojkum@rambler.ru.

Articles are compulsorily reviewed.

The editors reserve the right to select publications.

Files prepared in violation of the requirements are not registered.

The fee for publication is not charged.

Download sample of formatting of a manuscript

The high quality of the results of the collaborative work of authors, reviewers and members of the journals' editorial in preparing manuscripts for publication is ensured by the recognition and observance by all parties of this process of the publication ethics standards. The rules of Publication Ethics of the journal "Ojkumena. Regional studies" are based on international standards developed by the Committee on Publication Ethics.

Ethical standards of the authors' work

1. The manuscript submitted to the Editorial Board must contain reliable and accurate information about its author (authors). The authors of the article should include all those, and only those persons who have made a significant contribution to the preparation of this study. To other persons, involved in the implementation of the research project, gratitude should be expressed in the manuscript;
2. The authors are obliged to guarantee the absence of plagiarism in the manuscript. All sources used in the preparation of the manuscript (published and unpublished, including illustrative material) should be disclosed through appropriately formatted references;
3. The authors are responsible for the accuracy of the factual material and for the fact that no data reported by them have been falsified or fabricated;
4. Authors should disclose conflicts of interest that may affect the evaluation and interpretation of their manuscript, as well as indicate sources of financial support for the research (grants, government programs, projects, etc.);
5. Re-submission the previously published article to the journal "Ojkumena. Regional studies" is unacceptable. Re-publication of an article previously published in the journal "Ojkumena. Regional studies" is permissible only if there is a reference to the primary publication.

Ethical standards of reviewing

1. The reviewer must ensure the confidentiality of information contained in the manuscript. Peer reviewed manuscript may not be transmitted or discussed by the reviewer with anyone, without the consent of the editors. Information from an unpublished manuscript cannot be used by the reviewer in their own research;
2. The reviewer must refuse to review if there is a conflict of interest or other circumstances that prevent an impartial and qualified evaluation of the manuscript;
3. The review should provide an objective and reasoned assessment of research results. Personal criticism of the author of the manuscript is unacceptable;
4. The reviewer must inform the Editorial Board about any identified violations by the author of a manuscript of publication ethics.

Ethical standards of editing

1. The Editorial Board decides about publishing or rejecting the manuscript on the basis of its scientific content, compliance with the guidelines and standards of publication ethics adopted by the journal. Status and other characteristics of the authors may not affect the decision to publish;
2. When deciding about publication of the manuscript the Editorial Board has to consider the resolution given by the reviewer (reviewers);
3. All decisions about publication or rejection of manuscripts should be made by the Editorial Board without interference of the publisher (founder) of the journal;
4. The Editorial Board is responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of the content of the submitted manuscripts, and respect of anonymity in the process of double blind peer review;
5. The Editorial Board is obliged to consider any claims of unethical behavior of the authors of manuscripts and already published articles, conduct investigations, and, in the case of confirmation of the alleged violations, to make public the results thereof;
6. The violations of publication ethics may be grounds for retraction of the article, the termination of further cooperation with the author or the reviewer, and changes in the composition of the Editorial Board.

The Editorial Board reserves the right to shorten and edit manuscripts of articles, as well as transfer them to the publication in the issue following the issue, to which this article has been submitted.

The submission of a manuscript by the author (authors) to the Editorial Board of the journal is considered as the conclusion of an oral agreement on the transfer to the publisher of the right to use their work (clause 2; Article 1286; Civil Code of the Russian Federation) in printed and electronic form. Acceptance of a manuscript for publication involves a free, perpetual transfer by the author (authors) of the article of non-exclusive copyright to the Editorial Board.

Manuscripts are published in the order of their submitting to the Editorial Board. In a matter of priority, the journal publishes the articles by members of the Editorial Board, then the articles by graduate and doctoral students.

One author (individually and as co-author) can publish in the journal during the calendar year no more than two articles. Volume of one issue of the journal is no more than 180 pages.

Fee for publishing articles will not be charged. Fees will not be paid.

The materials, published in the journal, do not necessarily reflect the views of the founders and editors.

Rules for reviewing and publishing manuscripts

1. All manuscripts of articles received by the executive editor are reviewed for compliance with the subject of the journal and the design rules established in the journal. In addition, all submitted manuscripts undergo mandatory checking for plagiarism and re-publication.
2. Manuscripts that comply with the topic of the journal and the rules of design are, by decision of the executive editor, submitted for review.
3. Reviewers selected by the executive editor must have an academic degree, be recognized experts in the relevant field, and have published within the last 3 years on the subject of the article being reviewed.
4. Reviewing is anonymous, both for the author of the manuscript and for the reviewer.
5. When preparing the text of a review, the reviewer must be guided by the requirements for the content and format of reviews approved by the editors of the journal.
6. The reviewer is obliged to provide a review signed and certified at the place of work to the executive editor of the journal no later than two weeks after receiving the manuscript of the article.
7. Reviews are stored in the publishing house and in the editorial office of the journal for 5 years.
8. Upon receipt of the review, its content is considered within a week by the executive editor and one of the members of the Editorial Board. If the executive editor or member of the Editorial Board disagrees with the reviewer's resolution on the manuscript, it is sent for additional review. The result of additional reviewing is approved by the executive editor as final.
9. The Editorial Board of the journal sends copies of reviews or a reasoned refusal to the authors of submitted manuscripts, and also undertakes to send copies of reviews to the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation when the Editorial Board of the journal receives a corresponding request.
10. If the review result is positive and there are no comments, the text of the manuscript is transferred to the technical editorial office for inclusion in the layout of the next issue of the journal.
11. If the reviewer has any comments, the executive editor notifies the author of their contents with a proposal to make the necessary corrections and additions to the text of the manuscript. Once the author has made corrections and additions, the text of the manuscript is submitted for publication.
12. In case of a negative result of the review, the author is sent a notice about the impossibility of publishing the manuscript along with a copy of the review received.

We inform the authors that the process of reviewing and preparing the manuscripts for printing usually takes about 3 months. 

Fee for publishing articles will not be charged. Fees will not be paid.

Subscription index in the catalog "Press of Russia" – 79089.

The journal is a quarterly publication (print ISSN: 1998-6785). Every issue of the journal has a main topic, or theme. Information about the themes for the future issues can be found in the announcement section.

The submission of a manuscript by the author (authors) to the Editorial Board of the journal is considered as the conclusion of an oral agreement on the transfer to the publisher of the right to use their work (clause 2; Article 1286; Civil Code of the Russian Federation) in printed and electronic form. Acceptance of a manuscript for publication involves a free, perpetual transfer by the author (authors) of the article of non-exclusive copyright to the Editorial Board.

"Ojkumena. Regional Researches" is an open access journal. All articles are made freely available to readers immediately upon publication.

Content of the journal is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Personal data processing and protection policy

Gulmira Abdiraiymova

Utkir I. Abdullaev

Evgenia E. Abrosimova candidate of sociological sciences

docent

Evgeniya Abrosimova Vladivostok State University (Department of Philosophy and Legal Psychology, Associate Professor)
employee from 01.01.2006 until now
candidate of sociological sciences from 01.01.2019 until now ,
candidate of sociological sciences

Andrey Avdashkin South Ural State University (Laboratory of Migration Studies, Senior Researcher)
candidate of historical sciences

Olga Avdoshkina Far Eastern State Transport University (Department of Theory and History of State and Law, Associate Professor)
candidate of historical sciences

Vadim Agapov Far Eastern Federal University (Department of Communications and Media, Associate Professor)
doctor of historical sciences

Vasily Azarevich State United Museum-Reserve of the History of the Far East named after V.K. Arsenyev (Department of Scientific Research, Researcher)

Vadim Akulenko Far Eastern Federal University (kafedry koreevedeniya)
employee
candidate of historical sciences

docent

Gleb Akulich

Grigory Aleksanin Far Eastern Federal University

Daniil Alekseev

Tatyana Alekseeva Moscow State Institute of International Relations (University) of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation
employee
doctor of political sciences

professor

Marina Amurskaya Financial University (Department of International Business, Head of the Department)
employee

Vitalii Andreev

Aleksej Antoshin Ural Federal University named after the First President of Russia B.N. Yeltsin (Department of Oriental Studies, Professor)
doctor of historical sciences

Anna Ardalyanova Far Eastern Federal University
employee
candidate of sociological sciences

Anton Arutyunov Lomonosov Moscow State University
graduate student

Svetlana Akhmadulina Buryat State University named after Dorji Banzarov (Department of Religious Studies and Theology, Associate Professor)
candidate of historical sciences

Larisa Akhmylovskaia candidate of art criticism

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