Aim and Scope

"Urban Folklore & Anthropology" is a peer-reviewed scientific journal devoted to a wide range of current studies in the field of Urban Folklore & Anthropology. The editorial board of the journal includes respected Russian and foreign researchers in the field of theoretical folklore studies, ethnology, social and cultural anthropology, literary studies, and religious studies. The authors of the journal are leading experts in the field of fundamental, applied anthropology and folklore studies from different regions of Russia and foreign countries. The journal is publishing English-language publications; the release of fully English-language issues is also possible.

The mission of the journal is to become a platform for scientific discussions in the folklore-anthropological direction, uniting urban researchers from different institutions all over the world. The journal also issues researches and discussions of an applied and interdisciplinary nature in the field of social and humanitarian sciences (including studies in the nexus of anthropology and sociology, history, cultural studies, and cultural geography of the city).

The goals and objectives of the journal are to publish the results of researches by scholars from different regions of Russia and other countries, including discussions about the theoretical basis, established and innovative research methods in the field of Urban Folklore & Anthropology, field and ethical reflections of researchers.

The target audience of the journal is researchers, teachers, students and postgraduates in the social and humanitarian fields (anthropologists, urbanists, philologists, folklorists, sociologists, historians, cultural scientists, art historians, geographers), representatives of other scientific specialties, experts in the field of urban projects, urban consulting and management, journalists, cultural workers, etc.

The editorial board accepts the following types of materials: original articles, book and scientific event reviews, interviews, translations, applied or pedagogical cases, commented field and archival materials. The journal accepts articles in Russian and English languages.

Section Policies

CURRENT RESEARCH

Open Submissions

Indexed

Peer Reviewed

FIELD MATERIALS

Open Submissions

Indexed

Peer Reviewed

APPLIED RESEARCH

Open Submissions

Indexed

Peer Reviewed

REVIEWS

Open Submissions

Indexed

Peer Reviewed

APPLIED RESEARCH

Open Submissions

Indexed

Peer Reviewed

VISUAL ANTHROPOLOGY

Open Submissions

Indexed

Peer Reviewed

REVIEWS

Open Submissions

Indexed

Peer Reviewed

CLASSICS OF THE GENRE: TRANSLATION

Open Submissions

Indexed

Peer Reviewed

INTERVIEWS

Open Submissions

Indexed

Peer Reviewed

CHRONICLES OF ACADEMICAL LIFE

Open Submissions

Indexed

Peer Reviewed

ACADEMIC DIALOGUE

Open Submissions

Indexed

Peer Reviewed

VARIA

Open Submissions

Indexed

Peer Reviewed

REVIEWS

Open Submissions

Indexed

Peer Reviewed

Publication Frequency

4 times per year

Open Access Policy

This is an open access journal. All articles are made freely available to readers immediatly upon publication.

Our open access policy is in accordance with the Budapest Open Access Initiative (BOAI) definition - it means that articles have free availability on the public internet, permitting any users to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of these articles, crawl them for indexing, pass them as data to software, or use them for any other lawful purpose, without financial, legal, or technical barriers other than those inseparable from gaining access to the internet itself.

For more information please read BOAI statement.

Archiving

• Russian State Library (RSL)
• National Electronic-Information Consortium (NEICON)

Peer-Review

This peer review policy defines the process and requirements for reviewing original research articles submitted for the journal "Urban Folklore & Anthropology". This policy is aimed at ensuring high standards of scientific paper, objectivity, fairness and anonymity in the peer review process.

Peer review is mandatory for materials in the "Current Research" section, where the original research articles are published.

Peer review type. All peer-reviewed materials undergo double-blind peer review, during which both reviewers and authors remain anonymous to each other. This helps to minimize bias and ensure an objective assessment.

The review period usually takes not less than 2 and not more than 6 weeks.

At the request of the reviewer, the review period can be extended.

Reviewers selection principles. The editorial board invites at least two independent experts for submitting the article review – recognized Russian or foreign specialists in the field of urban folklore and anthropology and related fields, who have works on the topic of the manuscript under review, and who know the language in which the manuscript is presented (Russian or English). When selecting a reviewer, the editor-in-chief is guided by the reviewer's scientific authority, his or her experience in reviewing, and the absence of a conflict of interest between the author and the reviewer.

Confidentiality. The review process is confidential (see Editorial Responsibilities, Reviewer Responsibilities). After the publication of the review is completed, it is sent to the RSCI (the database only for the administrative use, the reviews and the information about the reviewer are available only to RSCI employees, unless otherwise specified by the reviewer, see the file in the appendix Consent Form for Posting a Review in the Russian Science Citation Index).

Review terms and procedure.

1. All submitted manuscripts undergo an initial check by the journal's editorial board for compliance with the topic of the article, formatting requirements, and scientific level. The editorial review period for a manuscript takes not more than 1 month. The editors notify the author by e-mail of the decision to accept or reject the manuscript for review. In some cases, the editors may suggest the author to re-submit the manuscript for review after making the appropriate updates.
2. If the manuscript meets the quality criteria for scientific articles of the journal, it is sent to two independent reviewers, specialists in the field of the research.
3. Reviewing is free of charge.
4. Reviewers evaluate the quality of the manuscript according to the following criteria (Expert Opinion Form): originality, significance, reliability and completeness of data, methodology, validity of conclusions, quality of the literature review, style and clarity of presentation. The review is provided in Russian or English (depending on the language of the manuscript or by special agreement with the author and reviewer) and contains comments arguing the reviewer's position regarding the quality of the manuscript, its strengths and weaknesses, and recommendations for revision of the manuscript.

Reviewers provide their recommendations in one of the following forms:

• The article can certainly be accepted for publication
• The article requires minor revision (without re-reviewing)
• The article requires significant revision (with re-reviewing)
• The article should certainly be rejected.

Reviewing is carried out in accordance with the Editorial Ethics of the publication.

5. The final decision on publication or rejection of the article is made by the editor-in-chief, guided by the opinion of the reviewers and members of the editorial board. The manuscript may be rejected for the following reasons: (1) plagiarism identified by the editors or a reviewer (without the possibility of revising the manuscript); (2) inconsistency of the manuscript with the thematic of the journal; (3) non-compliance of the manuscript with the formatting rules; (4) the author's refusal to revise the manuscript in accordance with the recommendations of the editors and / or reviewers; (5) low quality of the manuscript, confirmed by independent reviewers.
6. The review period takes not more than 6 weeks; if necessary, the reviewer may request an extension of this period, in such a case the editors notify the author by e-mail. After receiving the review and the editors' final decision on the acceptance or rejection of the article, the author receives an official response about the possibility of publication and the reasons for such a decision, and a request for revision of the manuscript, by e-mail.
7. Authors have the right to appeal the editorial decision if the manuscript is rejected. The appeal must be submitted within 5 working days from the date of notification of refusal and contain specific information confirming the author's position. Appeals will be considered by the editors and, if necessary, the manuscript may be sent for re-review.
8. If the article should be edited, the author is given a period of not more than 1 month to make the appropriate corrections. The author's refusal to fully or partially make the corrections recommended by the editors and/or reviewers must be constructively justified in the cover letter. A re-review, if required, is carried out within a period of not more than 2 weeks.
9. After the article is accepted for publication, it undergoes literary and scientific editing, after which the author receives the edited manuscript for approval. The author must confirm by e-mail that the article can be published in its final edited form. If the manuscript has several authors, the corresponding author gives consent for publication in the agreed form. At this stage, the author may make minimal corrections to the manuscript that do not change the essence of the article and the number of authors.
10. After proofreading, the edited manuscript is sent to the author for approval. The corresponding author confirms consent for publication by e-mail within not more than 5 working days. At this stage, minor changes to the text are possible (correcting typos, improving image quality, etc.).

This peer review policy may be revised and amended if necessary. All changes will be published on the journal's website and will come into effect upon publication.

Publishing Ethics

Publisher’s responsibilities

Objectivity. The editor evaluates manuscripts without regard to the gender, age, race, sexual orientation, religious views, ancestry, citizenship, political preferences of the authors, or personal relationships with them.

Confidentiality. The editor does not disclose information about the author and reviewer during and after the review process to persons outside the editorial board.

Conflict of Interest. In case of a conflict of interest that prevents an objective evaluation of the manuscript, the responsible editor is obliged to notify the Editor-in-Chief and/or Deputy Editor-in-Chief as soon as possible and transfer the evaluation of the manuscript to any of these persons.

Compliance with publication deadlines. The editor submits corrections to the article in accordance with the publication deadlines adopted by the journal.

Responsibilities of reviewers

Objectivity. The reviewer must provide an objective and reasoned evaluation of the submitted manuscript.

Confidentiality. The reviewer does not disclose information about the article submitted for review.

Absence of conflict of interest. In case of a conflict of interest that prevents an objective evaluation of the manuscript, the reviewer is obliged to notify the responsible editor about it as soon as possible and refuse to review the manuscript.

Responsibilities of authors

Originality. The author submits to the editorial office a fully original work containing only correct citations of scientific and other literature and references to the materials. Plagiarism in any form is unacceptable and leads to unconditional rejection of the article.

Observance of copyright. By submitting material to the editorial office, the author or team of authors confirms that the material is the object of copyright of the author/authors themselves. Transfer of third-party copyrights (e.g., for illustrative material) is confirmed by a documented written consent of the copyright holders to the use of these materials.

Uniqueness. The author does not submit to the editorial office material that has been published in another publication earlier or is under consideration in another publication. Transfer of the material under consideration to another edition is possible only with the agreement of the responsible editor and entails rejection of publication in the journal “Folklore and Anthropology of the City”. The question of publishing translated works previously published in another language is solved individually in coordination with the edition-right holder.

Observance of scientific ethics. By submitting the material to the editorial board, the author confirms that all results are as reliable as possible, the research methodology is reproducible, and the data were obtained in compliance with research ethics. In order to respect confidentiality, the journal recommends that authors do not disclose personal data of informants unless the informant's desire to publish his/her personal data is recorded in writing.

Corrections. If after the publication of the material significant errors are revealed, the editorial office together with the author may decide to publish corrections (in the print version - in the next issue of the journal, in the web version the corrections are added to the text).

Procedures for resolving conflicts.

1. If there is a conflict between any participants of the editorial process (author, reviewer, responsible editor, scientific editor), the party that recorded the conflict is obliged to notify the Editor-in-Chief, Deputy Editor-in-Chief and Editor-in-Chief by e-mail.

2. The mentioned persons collegially evaluate the situation and make a decision on the conflict resolution within a period of no more than 5 working days from the moment of the complaint receipt.

3. The parties to the conflict are notified of the decision by e-mail.

Authors' Responsibilities

Originality. The author provides the editors with a completely original work containing only correct citations of scientific and other literature and references to materials. Plagiarism in any form is unacceptable and leads to unconditional rejection of the article.

Respect for copyright and other rights. By submitting manuscript to the editors, the author or group of authors confirms that the material is subject to the copyright of the author/authors themselves. The authors guarantee that the list of authors and the indication of the type of authorship are compiled correctly, the published text is agreed among all the authors, and the sources of funding and possible conflicts of interest are correctly indicated. The transfer of copyright to third parties (for example, to illustrative material) is documented by the written consent of the copyright owners to use these materials.

Uniqueness. The author does not submit manuscript to the editorial board which has been previously published in another journal (including in other languages) or is under consideration in another publication. The transfer of material under consideration to another journal is possible only with the consent of the editor-in-chief and entails the rejection of publication in the journal "Urban Folklore & Anthropology". The issue of publishing translated works previously issued in another language is decided on an individual basis in agreement with the copyright owner. The authors guarantee that the material published in the journal "Urban Folklore & Anthropology" will not be republished in any language without the consent of the copyright owner. The journal accepts materials created on the basis of preprints, but the author notifies the editorial board about the presence of a preprint posted in the repository.

Compliance with scientific ethics and the legislation of the Russian Federation. By submitting manuscript to the editors, the author confirms that all results are as reliable, the research methodology is reproducible, and the data was obtained in compliance with the research ethics. In order to maintain confidentiality, the journal recommends that authors do not disclose personal data of informants, except the cases when the informant agrees to publish his/her personal data. Authors are responsible for compliance with ethical standards for the preparation of a scientific publication, and the correct formatting of references to cited materials. When submitting a manuscript, authors guarantee that the text does not contain incorrect borrowings (plagiarism), unsubstantiated statements, statements that contradict the legislation of the Russian Federation and does not violate the rights of third parties.

Corrections and retractions. If the authors discover significant inaccuracies or errors in the published work, it is the responsibility of the author to promptly notify the editorial board of the journal by e-mail and provide all possible support for making corrections or retracting the publication. The editorial board together with the author may decide to publish the corrections (in the printed version - in the next issue of the journal, in the web version the corrections are adjusted to the text). The procedure for retracting articles is subject to the rules for retracting articles from publication, developed by the Ethics Council of the Association of Science Editors and Publishers (ANRI)

Procedures for resolving conflicts.

1. If there is a conflict between any participants of the editorial process (author, reviewer, responsible editor, scientific editor), the party that recorded the conflict is obliged to notify the Editor-in-Chief, Deputy Editor-in-Chief and Editor-in-Chief by e-mail.

2. The mentioned persons collegially evaluate the situation and make a decision on the conflict resolution within a period of no more than 5 working days from the moment of the complaint receipt.

3. The parties to the conflict are notified of the decision by e-mail.

Founder

• Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration

Author fees

Publication in "Urban Folklore & Anthropology" is free of charge for all the authors.

The journal doesn't have any Article processing charges.

The journal doesn't have any Article submission charges.

Disclosure and Conflict of Interest

Unpublished materials disclosed in a submitted manuscript must not be used in a reviewer’s own research without the express written consent of the author. Privileged information or ideas obtained through peer review must be kept confidential and not used for personal advantage.

Reviewers should not consider manuscripts in which they have conflicts of interest resulting from competitive, collaborative, or other relationships or connections with any of the authors, companies, or institutions connected to the papers.

Plagiarism detection

"Urban Folklore & Anthropology" use native russian-language plagiarism detection software Antiplagiat to screen the submissions. If plagiarism is identified, the COPE guidelines on plagiarism will be followed.

Preprint and postprint Policy

Prior to acceptance and publication in "Urban Folklore & Anthropology", authors may make their submissions available as preprints on personal or public websites.

As part of submission process, authors are required to confirm that the submission has not been previously published, nor has been submitted. After a manuscript has been published in "Urban Folklore & Anthropology" we suggest that the link to the article on journal's website is used when the article is shared on personal or public websites.

Glossary (by SHERPA)

Revenue Sources

The publication of the journal is financed by the funds of the parent organization.

Sections

— "Current Research" is the main section of the journal, which includes articles based on original current research in the field of urban folklore and anthropology, as well as problematic reviews of relevant scientific literature. The materials of the section are peer-reviewed.

- "Classics of the Genre": the section contains articles and other materials by leading researchers, previously published in Russian but inaccessible to current scholars due to the limited circulation of the original publication. Articles in the "Classics of the Genre" section do not undergo additional peer review and are published only with the consent of the copyright owners.

- "Translations": the section is dedicated to the issue of key articles corresponding to the thematic of the journal, previously published in foreign languages ​​or languages ​​of the peoples of Russia. Translated articles do not undergo additional peer review and are published only with the consent of the copyright owners.

- The "Applied Cases" section contains studies corresponding to the topic of the journal, conducted for applied purposes. The materials of the section involve a detailed reflection on the methodological and organizational specifics of applied research, presentation of the research results, as well as the results of the project within which the research was conducted. The materials of the section are published only with the the consent of the copyright owners (the orderer of the research).
— The “Field Materials” section is compounded of the expanded fragments of previously unpublished field materials of the author (interview transcripts, observation diaries, texts of written folklore collected during expeditions, etc.), obtained in the course of research corresponding to the topic of the journal. Field materials are published with the author’s commentary, explicating the objectives and methods of the research, the special aspects of the field work, the ethical reflection of the author, the significance of the presented field materials for the research problem.

— “Archive Shelf”: the section is intended for the publication of thematic collections of previously unpublished archival materials on urban folklore and anthropology. Archival materials are published with the author’s commentary, explicating the objectives and methods of the research, the significance of the presented field materials for the research problem.

— “Interviews”: this section contains conversations between authors and leading Russian and foreign experts in the field of urban anthropology and folklore, as well as experts in the field of applied research on the subject of the journal.

— The "Reviews" section includes overviews of monographs, collective monographs, collections of articles and educational literature published in Russia and abroad over the past five years and substantively corresponding to the topic of the journal.

- The "Discussion" section involves transcripts of round tables and scientific discussions corresponding to the topic of the journal.

- The "Scientific Life" section consists of reviews of scientific conferences, summer schools, seminars and other scientific events over the past two years. The priority is given to reviews of leading international conferences or thematic scientific events with the participation of leading researchers in the thematic area of ​​the journal. Reviews should be dedicated to the analysis of the issues covered by the event, the current scientific trends presented and the discussions that took place there.

- The "Visual Research" and the "City Details" sections are intended for the publication of the original researches and research materials in the field of visual anthropology.