Ethnographic Review is included in the list of leading Russian journals in social anthropology and ethnography. It comes out once every two months. In this article we will consider in detail the history of creation, subsections and achievements of the journal.
Journal Information
The editor-in-chief of the magazine is Sergey Sokolovsky. Periodically, the collection publishes interdisciplinary materials, for example, ethnosociological or historical-ethnographic.
The publication also publishes the results of studies conducted in related scientific fields, for example, in the field of ethnosociology, cultural studies, and so on. You can read this journal and get acquainted with the achievements in the field of medical and biological anthropology.
Publishing Rules and Review
When publishing achievements in industries related to ethnography, preference is given to studies of interest directly to ethnology and partially contributing to it. Detailed information on the scientific branches of interest to the editors of this journal can be found on the official website.
Ethnographic Review Magazine is a peer-reviewed scientific publication that adheres to the criteria of the Higher Attestation Commission and the principles of international publications. The materials received in the journal, after being accepted for consideration, are sent for review to experts and are also approved by the editorial board.
Also, the publishing house of the journal Ethnographic Review has an anonymous review system, that is, authors of articles and reviewers do not own information about each other's names. Published articles do not always correspond to the editors' point of view.
Subsections and Achievements
By going to the section “Journal of Ethnographic Review / Archive” (on the official website of this publication), the reader can familiarize himself with the contents of previous issues and full-text versions of archive publications.
With regard to the achievements of this publication, in 2014 it was highly appreciated at the April International Conference on the assessments of experts in the field of history and ethnography.
This publishing house took part in projects such as methodological innovations in anthropology and ethnology (2012). Ethnographic Review also participated in the project “Continuing Competitive Support for the Development of Scientific Publishers” (in 2018).
Foundation History
The journal was founded in 1889. Initially, it was a printed organ of the Society of Ethnography and Social Studies Lovers (an institution at Moscow State University). At this time, the magazine was published up to four times a year. The editor-in-chief of the collection was then Nikolai Yanchuk. A significant role in making the Ethnographic Review magazine famous is played by Vsevolod Miller.
1910-1916 - the period when the popular science magazine was published in double issues twice a year. After that, his publication was temporarily suspended, as there were problems with financing.
The magazine resumed printing in 1926. Until 1929 it was published under the name Ethnography, and from 1931 to 1991 it was called Soviet Ethnography. In the period from 1938 to 1947, collections of scientific articles under the same name were published.
Since mid-1946, the history of the journal Ethnographic Review has resumed - its regular release has been restored. Since the late fifties, it began to be published once every few months. In the early nineties, it was decided to return the name Ethnography to the magazine.
In the magazine you can not only read articles about the culture of various peoples, but also get acquainted with reviews and reviews. It is included in the list of scientific publishing houses of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation.
Chief editors
The magazine "Ethnographic Review" constantly changed the main editors. After Nikolai Yanchuk, the famous academician Sergey Oldenburg (from 1926 to 1930) worked in this position. From 1931 to 1933, Nikolai Matorin was the chief editor.
From 1934 to 1946, Maxim Levin headed the publishing house, and was replaced by Sergei Tolstov (he was in a leadership position from 1946 to 1966). From 1966 to 1980, the chief editor was Yulia Averkieva, and from 1980 to 1991, the chief editors of the journal Ethnographic Review included Kirill Chistov.
It is worth saying that when the editor-in-chief was Yulia Averkieva, the magazine paid more attention to modern theoretical topics: historical problems of primitiveness, the theory of ethnos, and so on. In addition, the geographical coverage of publications has been expanded.
In the nineties, discussions began on the understanding of national conflicts and ethnicity in post-Soviet countries.
From 1992 to 1994, the chief editor was Mikhail Kryukov, and from 1995 to 2000, Irina Vlasova. From 2004 to 2009, Sergey Sokolovsky held a leading position, and in the years 2010-2011, Sergei Cheshko.
In 2011, Sergei Sokolovsky returned to the post of chief editor. In combination, he is a member of the European Commission against Racial Intolerance. He is also a member of the working group of the Council of Europe.
Editorial board
The editorial board of the magazine includes Sergey Arutyunov and Marina Butovskaya. Also members of the editorial board are Igor Morozov, Valery Tishkov. Vadim Trepavlov also works in the editorial board of this journal.
The deputy editor is Aleksey Elfimov. Prior to taking this post, he was a research fellow at the Department of Anthropology at Rice University (from 2001 to 2015). He is also a member of the editorial board of the Anthropological Journal.
Another deputy chief editor is Elena Filippova, who recently received her doctorate. From 1985 to 2000, Elena was an employee of the Institute of Anthropology. From 2000 to 2007, she worked as executive director of the Monitoring Network (historical).
Sergey Abashin is also a member of the editorial board. In 2009, he received his doctorate. Until 2013, he worked at the Institute of Anthropology. He studies the characteristics of Islam in the countries of Central Asia. In addition to religion and migration processes, his interests include the study of the social interaction of different peoples.
Also, the editorial board includes Sergei Alymov. He is a candidate of historical sciences. Since 2003, he has been an employee of the Institute of Anthropology. His research interests include not only ethnography, but also the history of the post-Soviet period.
Included in the editorial board of this publication is Maria Dobrovolskaya. In combination, she is a research associate in the Department of Methodology at the Institute of RAS. In addition to paleodemography, her scientific interests include the foundations of the historical ecology of mankind.
