Russian Language Studies

Russian Language Studies

Editor-in-Chief: Viktor M. Shaklein, Doctor of Philology, Professor.

ISSN: 2618-8163 (Print) ISSN: 2618-8171 (Online)

Founded in 2003. Publication frequency: quarterly.

PUBLISHER: Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia (RUDN University)

Indexation: Russian Science Citation Index (eLibrary.ru), Google Scholar, Ulrich's Periodicals Directory, WorldCat, East View, Cyberleninka, Dimensions, DOAJ

Open Access: Open Access.

APC: no article processing charge.

Peer-Review: double blind.

Official registered name in English: Russian Language Studies

See the Journal History to get information on previous journal titles.

The journal “Russian Language Studies” is specialized in actual problems of the Russian language and methods of teaching Russian as a foreign, non-native, and native language under the conditions of Russian, closely related and unrelated linguistic environment.

The journal presents a platform for Russian and foreign scientists, reflects not only linguistic, but also cultural, historical, social aspects of learning and teaching Russian.

The mission of the journal is to give the opportunity to specialists in Russian philology from different countries and regions to objectively inform international scientific community about modern research in the Russian language, its functioning in the multipolar world and to draw the scientific attention to these problems.

The aim of the journal is to create scientific, research, educational and information space for presenting the achievements of Russian and foreign scientists in Russian language studies and methods of teaching Russian as a foreign language.

The targets of the journal are:

Delivering the achievements of Russian and foreign scientists in Russian language studies, publishing the results of scientific centres in developing and keeping the Russian language in the multipolar world;
Characterizing theoretical papers on Russian language functioning in Russia and abroad;
Pointing out the problems in methods of teaching Russian as a foreign, non-native, and native language;
Analyzing modern trends in Russian language teaching at school and university;
Reflecting problems of learning and teaching Russian as a foreign language and keeping the Russian language in diasporas;
Problems of developing Russian as a language of science;
Presenting Russian national policy in the Russian language and methods of its teaching;
Demonstrating media-didactic and electronic means of teaching Russian.

Next issues of the journal are planned as thematic ones and are devoted to the most actual problems of Russian language studies. Thematic issues are announced at the journal site.

The journal publishes scientific articles (theoretical, academic and research, methodical), review articles, book reviews, annotations, scientific reports about Russian and foreign scientists. The articles written by starting investigators are published on the “Page of a young scientist”.

The journal publishes only original articles which have not been published before. Self-plagiarism is not allowed.

The journal has an international status proved by the editorial board and reviewers including outstanding scientists from Russia, the United States, Belarus, Spain, Italy, Latvia, Finland, Germany, Great Britain.

The journal is published every three months with 4 issues a year. Readers can subscribe to the journal in post-offices of the Russian Federation. The index of the journal in subscription edition catalogue “Rospechat” is 36433.

Announcements

All-Russia Congress of Teachers of the Russian language and literature
On November, 5-7, 2019, All-Russia Congress of Teachers of the Russian language and literature took place in Moscow State University. The scientists focused on Russian philology in the system of modern humanitarian knowledge and technologies in teaching the Russian language and speech culture, reading literacy and the role of sociocultural sphere in forming language personality. Continued by link.
Posted: 21.11.2019
The session of the Presidential Council for the Russian Language
On November, 5, 2019, the session of the Presidential Council for the Russian Language was held. Doctor of Philology, Professor, Editor-in-chief of the journal “Russian language studies” V.M. Shaklein took part in the session of the Presidential Council for the Russian Language. More details here.
Posted: 21.11.2019
Bratislava meetings, 2019: International Forum of Russian language specialists
On October, 23-25, 2019, International Forum of Russian language specialists was held in Bratislava, Slovakia. The main theme of the forum was “Language through culture – culture through language” (E.I. Passov). The event gathered more than 100 Russian language teachers from different European countries. Continued by link.
Posted: 08.11.2019
General Assembly of Teachers of the Russian language and literature
On October, 2019, General Assembly of Teachers of the Russian language and literature took place in Moscow, in Peoples’ Friendship University of Russian. It gathered representatives from different regions of Russia. The editor-in-chief of the journal “Russian language studies” Doctor of Philology, Professor Viktor Mikhailovich Shaklein was chosen as a member of the managing committee. More detailed information
Posted: 18.10.2019
Lectures and workshops on the Russian language in Belarus
Under the public contract № 021/GK “Organising and holding educational, training, scientific and methodical events in Belarus, Armenia, Moldova, aimed at promoting, supporting and strengthening positions of the Russian language, promoting Russian science, culture and education, including those devoted to memorable dates of Russian literature, culture and science” on September, 16-20, 2019, the teachers of Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia hold lectures and workshops at schools in Brest and Minsk and also at the Faculty of international relations of Belarus State University. More detailed information
Posted: 18.10.2019
Call for papers to the journal "Russian Language Studies" for 2020.
Dear colleagues, We invite you to cooperate and submit your original scientific researches on the following topics: 1. Russian as a language of science 2. Language and society: problems of Russian studies in a multicultural space 3. “Language is not subject to the fate of its contingencies”: changes in contemporary Russian 4. Multi-level system of teaching the Russian language 5. Innovative methods and techniques in teaching Russian For any question, please contact the executive secretary of the journal Strelchuk Elena Nikolaevna: Strelchukl@mail.ru
Posted: 16.10.2019
Held the International scientific and practical conference for young scientists “Learning and teaching Russian in different linguistic and cultural environments”.
On September, 23-24, 2019, the Department of the Russian language and methods of teaching of Philological Faculty, Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia, with the support of Russian Foundation of Basic Research (RFBR), held the International scientific and practical conference for young scientists “Learning and teaching Russian in different linguistic and cultural environments”. More than 100 scientists from Russia, Iraq, Algeria, Italy, Belarus, Spain, Ukraine, Vietnam, China, Senegal took part in the conference. More detailed information
Posted: 15.10.2019