ISSN: 3034-4409. ISSN (Online): 3034-4417.
State Registration Certificate Number: Series PI No. FS77-88655, issued on November 5, 2024.
Publisher: National Research University "Higher School of Economics," 101000, Moscow, Myasnitskaya Street, 20.

The journal “Patria” is dedicated to the problem of traditional values both directly in the Russian reality and in the humanitarian sphere as a whole, and covers the whole spectrum of humanities and social sciences, but with a focus on philosophy, religious studies and cultural studies. The journal positions itself as not only a place for publishing the results of scientific research, but also as a space for discussing key topics for society at the academic level.

On the one hand, such values as life, human rights and freedoms, patriotism, citizenship, mutual assistance and mutual respect, high moral ideals and strong family are important in themselves and do not require explanation. On the other hand, different people, social strata and cultural groups have their own ideas about what, for example, high moral ideals are. It does not follow that these ideas must necessarily be radically different, but one thing is clear: dialog and the search for mutual understanding is required.

At the same time, even in the professional community, not to mention the general public, there is still no final clarity on the content of the concept of traditional values. How should the value of collectivism, for example, be understood as a traditional value? In this case, a discussion is needed, within the framework of which a common understanding of these values could be formed. The professional community of experts, scholars and intellectuals can play an important role in this. The journal is aimed at the formation of this community.

The aim of the journal is to create a platform for discussion on a wide range of topics and problems related in one way or another to traditional values, which, on the one hand, would be at a high academic level and meet the professional standards of scientific knowledge, and on the other hand, would not turn research into dry scholasticism and would not be afraid to touch upon practical and existential topics that concern not only scholars, but also people outside the academy.

The journal publishes research and expert authored articles in philosophy, philology, cultural studies, religious studies, social sciences, media studies, and more. The journal also reviews applied empirical research on values in Russia.

Key Research Topics and Discussion Areas:

  • Concepts of values and traditions in the history of the humanities
  • Traditional values in contemporary practical philosophy
  • Current issues in religious studies
  • Traditional religions of Russia
  • Sociology of traditional values in Russia and abroad
  • History of Russian thought
  • Religious anthropology
  • Other related topics

The structure of the journal implies the possibility of publishing the following materials:

Research papers - original author's articles. Authors retain copyright and grant the journal right of first publication with the work simultaneously licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License that allows others to share the work with an acknowledgement of the work's authorship and initial publication in this journal. All materials are published on the condition and on the basis of the author's consent to the above condition. The journal publishes only original research and articles. All scientific articles submitted to the journal undergo double-blind peer review organized in accordance with international standards. This section publishes materials in Russian and English, from other languages the material is translated into Russian.

Reviews - reviews of recently published texts relevant to the topic of the journal. The purpose of the reviews section is to present to the reader the most worthy studies on the topic of traditional values and thus contribute to the formation and development of a field of lively discussion, exchange of ideas and information.

Academic Life - the section contains analytical reports on thematic conferences and other events taking place both in Russia and abroad.

Within the research block, floating headings are possible (for example, a selection of materials on religious studies, on the sociology of traditional values, etc.), but in general the journal does not presuppose the development of a new section.

If the journal receives relevant materials, rare headings may also appear: preprints, archival materials, etc.

Publication Frequency: Quarterly (4 issues per year).

Format and method of distribution. The journal is published in electronic and printed versions and is publicly available. Access to all issues of the journal is permanent, free and free of charge.

The target audience of the journal includes the following groups of readers: scientists working in a wide range of socio-humanitarian disciplines; expert community; teachers of philosophy, cultural studies, sociology and other disciplines relevant to the thematic focus of the journal from Russian and foreign universities; practitioners interested in current problems of socio-humanitarian knowledge; representatives of public authorities and public organizations; undergraduate and graduate students.

Publication Policy: Publishing in the journal is completely free of charge. The journal does not impose any fees on authors for publishing their materials.

This is an Open-Access journal which means that all content is freely available to the user or his/her institution. Users are allowed to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search or link to the full text of the articles and use them for any other lawful purpose without prior permission from the publisher or author. All journal materials are distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons “Attribution-NonCommercial” 4.0 World Wide license