Journal profile

About Russian Language Studies

Official identity, mission, aims, audience and scholarly scope of the journal.

Introduction

Russian Language Studies (Persian: دوفصلنامه مطالعات زبان روسی) is a specialized journal in the field of Russian language studies and related scholarly areas. It aims to provide a structured, transparent and academic platform for the publication of original research and to strengthen connections among researchers, teachers, translators and students.

The journal’s scope goes beyond the structure and use of the Russian language and includes areas in which language, literature, culture, translation and language education intersect. From this perspective, the journal welcomes both specialized research and interdisciplinary studies related to the Russian language and culture.

Official identity

Persian titleدوفصلنامه مطالعات زبان روسی
English titleRussian Language Studies
Russian titleИсследования русского языка
PublisherMohammadmahdi Rubin
Managing EditorMohammadmahdi Rubin
LicenseMinistry of Culture and Islamic Guidance, No. 94254
License date2023/07/24 (1402/05/02)
FrequencyTwo issues per year
ISSNBeing obtained

Scholarly mission

The mission of the journal is to provide a platform for the production, evaluation and dissemination of knowledge in Russian studies, so that published research, in addition to sound scientific reasoning and appropriate methodology, can contribute to a more precise understanding of the Russian language, processes of teaching and learning, Russian literature and culture, translation, and intercultural relations.

The journal also seeks to connect academic research with real issues of language teaching, translation and language study. Therefore, theoretical, empirical, descriptive, comparative and applied research may fall within its scope, provided it is consistent with the journal’s aims and meets the required scholarly standards.

Aims

  • To develop and disseminate original research in the field of Russian language and related studies.
  • To strengthen scholarly research on teaching Russian as a foreign language and teacher education.
  • To expand linguistic, literary, cultural and translation studies concerning Russia and the Russian-speaking world.
  • To encourage comparative and interdisciplinary research between Russian and Persian and other related fields.
  • To provide a ground for scholarly dialogue among researchers inside and outside Iran.
  • To pay attention to research methodology, transparency of argument and accurate use of scholarly sources.
  • To create a regular and accessible archive of published research in Russian studies.

Audience

The main audience of the journal includes researchers in linguistics and Russian language, professors and teachers of Russian, researchers of Russian literature and culture, specialists in translation and translation studies, postgraduate students, and researchers who work with the Russian-speaking world from comparative and interdisciplinary perspectives.

Subject scope

Russian language and linguistics

Structure and use of Russian, phonology, morphology and syntax, vocabulary, semantics, pragmatics, discourse analysis, corpus linguistics, sociolinguistics and historical language studies.

Teaching Russian as a foreign language

Teaching methodology, curriculum design, teaching materials, assessment, language skills, vocabulary and grammar learning, teacher education and educational technologies.

Russian literature

Literary studies, criticism and literary theory, history of Russian literature, Russian authors and works, and comparative research between Russian and Persian literature.

Culture and intercultural communication

Study of Russian culture, cultural representations, intercultural communication, intercultural competence and the link between language and social and cultural contexts.

Translation and translation studies

Russian–Persian and Persian–Russian translation, theories of translation, translation criticism, literary and specialized translation, and cultural and linguistic issues of translation.

Comparative and interdisciplinary studies

Research that scientifically connects language, literature, culture, education, translation, technology and other related fields.

Types of research considered

The journal may consider original research, research articles, theoretical and conceptual studies, empirical and applied research, comparative studies and other scholarly forms consistent with its aims. The final type of article must comply with the requirements of the author guidelines and the journal’s operational policies.

Transparency and establishment status

The journal is currently in the phase of building its scholarly and operational infrastructure and preparing for the first issue. Information such as ISSN, DOI, indexing and the final composition of the editorial board will be published only after official realization, registration or confirmation. This approach is adopted to avoid presenting unconfirmed information and to maintain transparency toward authors and readers.

For information on editorial policies, the peer-review process, publication ethics, author guidelines and manuscript submission, please use the relevant sections in the main menu.