The Journal of Social Policy Studies provides a forum for scholarly discussion of different aspects of social policy in Russia and abroad. By placing at the center of its analysis the issues of contemporary social, economic, political and cultural transformations societies in transition as well as the reasons and consequences of such changes, the Journal integrates a wide range of disciplines. To contribute to the development of social policy as an academic discipline and to expand a cross-disciplinary research area in Russia, the journal publishes scholarly papers written from critical perspectives, which analyze social problems, reflect on the policy processes and rethink the impact of social policies on inequalities. The focus of articles ranges from macro-perspective of national and international social policy to specific cases on region and organizational levels.

The Journal of Social Policy Studies (JSPS) publishes major articles, disciplinary review essays, book reviews, and special sections, which involve various aspects of social policy including associated teaching and learning issues. In particular, the journal welcomes such articles, which integrate conceptual or theoretical ideas with the use of empirical evidence. The journal takes on the responsibility of translations from English into Russian.

The articles publishing in the JSPS are indexed and annotated by the following international bibliographic agencies and databases: Scopus, Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Web of Science-RSCI, Sociological Abstracts, Social Services Abstracts, Worldwide Political Science Abstracts (Cambridge Scientific Abstracts, San Diego, USA), International Bibliography of the Social Sciences (The London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK), EBSCO Information Services (Ipswich, MA, USA), Ulrich's Periodicals Directory.

ISSN - 1727-0634

Founder - Pavel Romanov

Constitutors - Higher School of Economics, Pavel Romanov, Elena Iarskaia-Smirnova 

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