Journal Policy

The main purpose of the journal "From History and Culture of Peoples of the Middle Volga Region" is to publish original materials based on sources not previously introduced into scientific circulation, prepared taking into account the achievements of modern historiography.

Open Access Policy

The journal "From History and Culture of Peoples of the Middle Volga Region" is an open access journal. This means that immediately after the issue is published, the journal provides open and free access to the published materials to all Internet users in accordance with the open access policy formulated in the Budapest Initiative (BOAI). The editors of the magazine confirm that they publish materials exclusively free of charge. All articles become available to readers immediately after publication under a Creative Commons “Attribution” 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0).

After the publication of an article in the journal, the authors retain their copyright without restrictions.

By sending material to the editors, the authors agree to transfer the following rights to the publisher of the journal:

  • the right to reproduce the Work or part of it in any form on all types of media in printed and electronic form (publication, disclosure, duplication, distribution or other creation of new copies of the Work) without circulation limitation;
  • the right to distribute copies (a copy for the purposes of this Agreement means the text of the Work on a material carrier or in the form of an electronic copy) of the Work or its part in any way that does not contradict the legislation of the Russian Federation;
  • the right to export and import copies of the Work or its parts for distribution purposes;
  • the right to translate the entire Work or its part into any languages and distribute copies of the Work or its part throughout the Russian Federation, as well as in the territory of any foreign countries, subject to mandatory agreement with the Licensor on the content of the translation of the Work or its part;
  • the right to include the Work or its parts in composite works (including collections, databases) and complex publications (including electronic libraries, encyclopedias, multimedia, audio, video and audiovisual works) in printed and electronic form;
  • the right to bring the Work or its part to the public in any form (including the right to reproduce and distribute the Work in electronic form on the Internet and other electronic networks, the right to communicate the Work or its part by broadcasting, via cable, wire or by other similar means, or in a manner that can be accessed online by any person at any time);
  • the right to provide access to the Work interactively on digital networks including the Internet, local digital networks, cellular networks, by free display of the Work for the purpose of advertising with a mandatory limitation on the number of accesses or on the period of time;
  • the right to use metadata (title, name of the author/co-authors (copyright holder), abstract, bibliographic materials, etc.) of the Work by distributing and making it available to the public, processing and systematizing, as well as including it in various databases and information systems.

A free (author's) copy of the journal is provided to the author after the journal goes to print. This copy can be obtained from the technical editor on reception days (Tuesday, Thursday) from 10:00 to 17:00. Contacts for preliminary communication: tel. +7 (843) 292-19-15, istkazan@mail.ru

Artificial Intelligence (AI) Using Policy

The journal "From History and Culture of Peoples of the Middle Volga Region" adheres to the following principles of using artificial intelligence in scientific and publishing work:

– while writing a manuscript, it is not allowed to use AI tools by the authors, AI technologies can be used only when analyzing data and obtaining scientific conclusions; authors should check the results for their correctness, completeness or absence of biased statements;

– the use of AI tools by authors should be disclosed in the manuscript, an indication of them should be included in the published article to ensure transparency and build trust between all participants in the publication process;

– if the use of AI is part of the research methodology, it should be described in detail by the authors in the "Methods" section, including the name and characteristics of the AI tool used;

– authors are prohibited from using AI tools for creating, changing or processing images, however, provided that there are no distortions, processing of their color solutions, contrast and brightness is allowed; modified images must be accompanied by a statement about the type of changes (contrast correction, noise reduction, restoration, etc.);

– it is unacceptable for editors and reviewers to upload manuscripts or their parts to AI tools, as well as the use of generative AI to assist in scientific peer review; responsibility for the content of the review lies entirely with the reviewer; AI is not involved in editorial decisions;

– the journal allows the use of secure AI technologies to check the completeness of manuscripts, plagiarism and search for suitable reviewers, based on compliance with privacy standards.

Policy Regarding Advertising

The editorial board adheres to ethical standards in its activities and, above all, upholds the right to editorial independence. The placement of advertising and informational materials, as well as sponsorship, cannot in any way influence editorial decisions regarding the selection of materials for publication or the editorial content. The journal does not publish materials to accompany advertising and does not sell advertising for specific articles. Advertising and informational materials published in the journal are not mixed with editorial materials.

All decisions regarding the placement of advertising materials are made solely by the Publisher.

The editorial board reserves the right not to accept advertising and informational materials whose placement does not comply with the publication's policy.