Editorial Policy of the Journal
Scientific Journal Vestnik of Saint Petersburg University. Psychology publishes original articles on various fields of psychology: clinical psychology, developmental psychology, personality psychology, cognitive, social, organizational, educational and political psychology.
The priority tasks of the journal are:
- development of scientific dialogue, ensuring and maintaining high standards of science,
- development of cooperation with domestic and foreign research centers and scientists belonging to various scientific schools and areas,
- promotion of domestic science in information space of world science.
Vestnik of Saint Petersburg University. Psychology is addressed to professional psychological community, as well as scientists working in related fields.
The Editorial Board of the Journal is guided by legal and ethical principles adopted by scientific community and supported by community of leading publishers of scientific periodicals, as well as the requirements of legislation of the Russian Federation in respect of copyright. The editorial position of the journal is reflected in the following documents: Editorial Ethics, Peer Review Guidelines, Author Guidelines.
The editorial policy of the Journal is aimed at improving the status of the journal, its attractiveness and its entry into the leading scientific informational resources on psychology in Russian science, with its further promotion at the international level.
The Journal publishes theoretical, analytical articles and reviews in modern fields of psychological science, the results of empirical and experimental studies, characterized by novelty, originality and scientific value. The main mission of the Journal is to promote the growth of level of publications in Russian science, cooperation of domestic scientists from various universities and research centers of Russia on the pages of the Journal, promotion of Russian science in informational space of the world psychological science. The Editorial Office develops cooperation with domestic and foreign scientific centers and scientists belonging to various scientific schools and directions.
The official languages of the Journal are Russian and English.
Vestnik of Saint Petersburg University. Psychology is covered by the following databases: EBSCO, Ulrich’s Periodicals Directory, eLIBRARY.ru, EastView, CyberLeninka.
The Journal is included in the list of the leading refereed academic journals and periodicals recommended by the Higher Attestation Committee at the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation, assigned for publication of the key results of doctoral dissertations (including the both Russian doctoral degrees: the PhD and the Doctor of Psychological Sciences).
