VESTNIK: Call for Papers, Editorial Board, Policies, and Processes

24 September 2023

 

Vestnik was launched by SRAS in 2004 as one of the world’s first online academic journals focused on showcasing student research. We welcome and invite papers written by undergraduates, graduates, and postgraduates. Research on any subject related to the broad geographic area outlined in the map above is accepted. Research may focus on any majority or minority group that currently occupies or has historically occupied space within this geographic region.This includes but is not limited to: politics, security, economics, diplomacy, identity, culture, history, demographics, language, religion, literature, and the arts. Research may focus on any majority or minority group that currently occupies or has historically occupied space within this geographic region. If you have written solid research eligible for publication according to the guidelines below, submit it here.

Vestnik Accepts Submissions on a Rolling Basis
(students may submit at any time)
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Other Requirements

  • Author documentation: Submitted papers will include, at the top of the first page, the applicant’s name, major, class standing, a brief description of his/her future plans, and indication that the student is in agreement with all Vestnik policies and procedures. The webpage you are currently reading contains all policies and procedures.
  • Author requirements: All submissions must have been written while the author was still enrolled in a higher education program. The author may be no more than two years out of higher education and must be under the age of 35 at the time of submission. Authors of all nationalities and from all institutions of higher education globally are eligible, but the submission must be written in English.
  • Writing requirements: All authors should be prepared to work with the editor-in-chief to improve and revise their text, typically through several rounds of notes and edits.
    • Citations style: Any standard citation format (MLA, APA, Chicago) will be accepted, as we are dealing with diverse subjects.
    • Length: Submissions must be longer than 1500 words. There is no upper limit.
    • Medium: Submissions may be submitted via email in Word or via Google docs, by sharing the document (with editing and sharing rights) with [email protected]. PDF submissions will not be accepted.
  • All submissions should be emailed to Josh Wilson, Editor-in-Chief, at [email protected].
  • Publication Location: Papers are published across the SRAS Family of Sites, with a central page for each issue posted on GeoHistory.
  • Copyright: All contributors retain ownership of their contributions. Owners of the texts may present them at conferences, republish them for commercial or non-commercial purposes, or use them for any other purpose they see fit. Vestnik retains rights to the copy published in our journal. Once a paper is published in Vestnik, it cannot be “unpublished.” It will remain in HTML and/or PDF and openly available on our site.
    • Previous Use: Submissions may have been previously submitted for a class. Previously published articles are welcome, so long as republication is allowed by the first publisher and the author is willing to revise the text with Vestnik editorial staff.
    • Quotes and Copies: The information contained within papers published in Vestnik may be quoted or photocopied for academic and/or non-commercial purposes, but credit must be given to the author and Vestnik.
    • Translations. If your submission is a translation, unless the original document (the item translated) is in the public domain, translators must have permission from the original author in order to be published in Vestnik.
  • Agreement to Publish: Once an author has been accepted to the editing process and confirmed their acceptance to the editing process via email, the editing process, up to and including publication, may proceed at the discretion of the editor-in-chief. This includes cases where communication with the author, for whatever reason, is lost.

Any questions about our policies may be directed to the editor-in-chief.

 

Published Issues to Date

 

Questions

If you have any questions or concerns about anything concerning Vestnik, contact Josh Wilson, Editor in Chief.

Vestnik was previously known as Vestnik: The Journal of Russian and Asian Studies. The subtitle was dropped in 2020. No publishing or editorial fees are ever charged by Vestnik for author publication.

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About the Author

Josh Wilson
Josh Wilson

Josh has been with SRAS since 2003. He holds an M.A. in Theatre and a B.A. in History from Idaho State University, where his masters thesis was written on the political economy of Soviet-era censorship organs affecting the stage. He lived in Moscow from 2003-2022, where he ran Moscow operations for SRAS. At SRAS, Josh still assists in program development and leads our internship programs. He is also the editor-in-chief for the SRAS newsletter, the SRAS Family of Sites, and Vestnik. He has previously served as Communications Director to Bellerage Alinga and has served as a consultant or translator to several businesses and organizations with interests in Russia.

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