About the Journal

The interdisciplinary scientific psychology journal "Psychological Studies" publishes original articles across various branches of psychology and related sciences (including cognitive research). It is aimed at professionals.

Journal Aims: dissemination and promotion of scientific psychological knowledge, support of high standards in scientific research and publication, promotion of the integration of Russian psychological science into the global scientific information space.

Publication Frequency: 6 issues per year. The first issue was published in October 2008. The current issue is compiled in the second half of each even-numbered month (20–28/29 February, 20–30 April, 20–30 June, 20–31 August, 20–31 October, 20–31 December).

Official Languages of the Journal: Russian and English.

Place of Publication: Moscow, Russia.

According to the Russian Science Citation Index (RSCI) data for 2025, the journal "Psychological Studies" ranks 43rd and 33rd in the two-year and five-year impact factors respectively, based on the RSCI core without self-citation, and 16th in Science Index among Russian psychological journals. The indicators are periodically updated as the RSCI database is populated.

The journal "Psychological Studies" is included in:

  • Science Index
  • Russian Science Citation Index (RSCI)
  • "White List" of scientific journals
  • List of VAC (Higher Attestation Commission) leading peer-reviewed scientific journals and publications, in which the main scientific results of theses for the degrees of Candidate and Doctor of Sciences must be published. By Resolution of the VAC Presidium of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation No. 6/6 dated 19.02.2010, the journal "Psychological Studies" became the first electronic (without a print equivalent) psychological journal to be included in the VAC List. The journal is in the first quartile (Q1)
  • CrossRef

The specialization according to the current nomenclature of scientific disciplines for which academic degrees are awarded corresponds to Scientific Discipline Group 5.3. Psychology. Scientific discipline codes: 5.3.1 – General psychology, personality psychology, history of psychology; 5.3.5 – Social psychology; 5.3.7 – Developmental psychology; 5.12.1 – Interdisciplinary research on cognitive processes (psychological sciences); 5.12.2 – Interdisciplinary brain research (psychological sciences); 5.12.3 – Interdisciplinary research on language (psychological sciences).

Journal Publisher: Publishing house «Soliton».

Sources of Revenue: the founder and publisher of the journal is Publishing house «Soliton».

Distribution Format: electronic periodical publication (EPP). The journal is not distributed in print form.

Access: open access via the Internet. The journal website is available at: psystudy.ru. Free access to full-text articles is a fundamental editorial policy.

Author Fees: fees required for manuscript processing and/or publication of materials in the journal are not charged. Honoraria for publication and/or peer review are not paid.

Reproduction of materials in any publications, whether print, electronic, or otherwise, is prohibited without the written permission of the editorial board. Published materials may only be used for non-commercial purposes – scientific, educational, instructional, etc.

The journal adheres to the Platinum Open Access policy, including permitting authors to post their accepted manuscripts on personal websites or other repositories (e.g., ResearchGate) both before and after publication, with a bibliographic reference to the published version of the article. Accepted versions of articles are published under the Creative Commons CC-BY-NC open license or its equivalent.

Copyright and Licensing: the copyright and licensing policy of the journal "Psychological Studies" is set out in the Publishing License Agreement concluded with the author(s) prior to publication of the manuscript.

Editorial Policy on the Use of AI: the use of various forms of artificial intelligence in the preparation of articles for our journal is permitted. However, in such cases, the editorial board requires clearly indicate what was done with AI assistance and in which sections of the article. Accordingly, the author(s) assume(s) full responsibility for the quality of the generated text (in particular, for any errors and "hallucinations" of neural networks). In the absence of such a note, the editorial board reserves the right to reject the article upon detection of traces of AI use.

Advertising: the journal's policy is governed by the Russian Law "On Advertising".

Direct Marketing: direct marketing activities carried out on behalf of the journal, including the solicitation of manuscripts, are appropriate, targeted, and non-intrusive. Information provided about the publisher or journal is truthful and in no way misleading to readers or authors.

Journal materials are available under the Creative Commons Attribution–NonCommercial 4.0 International license: use, copying, and citation for non-commercial purposes is permitted, with mandatory attribution of the author and source.

Contacts

E-mail: psystudy.journal@gmail.com