Journal of Russian & East European Psychology

Journal of Russian & East European Psychology is an academic journal devoted to psychological research, theory, and related intellectual work associated with Russia, the post-Soviet states, and Eastern Europe. The publication is a bimonthly, peer-reviewed title published by Routledge. Its editorial and subject identity reflects the circulation of psychological scholarship across languages, institutions, and intellectual traditions in the region. The journal began publication in 1962 under the title Soviet Psychology and Psychiatry, carrying ISSN 0584-5610. In 1966, it was retitled Soviet Psychology and assigned ISSN 0038-5751. The second title corresponded to the journal's focus during the Soviet period, when psychological scholarship from the USSR was presented to an international readership through a dedicated English-language publication channel. The title changed again in 1992 to Journal of Russian & East European Psychology, a name that broadened and updated its geographic framing after the dissolution of the Soviet Union. Under its current name, the journal publishes materials written by authors from the post-Soviet states and Eastern Europe. Its scope therefore connects regional scholarship with an international academic audience rather than functioning solely as a country-specific psychology journal. The title is relevant to researchers studying psychological theory, developmental and educational psychology, social and cultural contexts, and the history and institutional development of psychology in the region, although the available reference material does not provide a complete subject taxonomy or article-by-article scope statement. The journal is published by Routledge and is abstracted and indexed in PsycINFO and EBSCO databases. These services increase the discoverability of its articles for researchers, libraries, and students using specialist psychology and multidisciplinary academic resources. The journal's bimonthly schedule and peer-review model position it as a continuing scholarly periodical rather than a one-off book or general-interest publication. Pentti Hakkarainen of Vytautas Magnus University is identified as editor-in-chief in the available reference material. No reliable information is provided here about the journal's founding editor, ownership structure beyond its Routledge publication relationship, subscription pricing, circulation, impact metrics, or current publishing platform. The journal's historical sequence of titles remains its principal documented development: establishment in 1962, transition to Soviet Psychology in 1966, and adoption of its present regional and post-Soviet identity in 1992.

Journal of Russian & East European Psychology traces its history to 1962, when it was established under the title Soviet Psychology and Psychiatry. The original title and its initial ISSN, 0584-5610, reflected the journal's connection with psychological and psychiatric scholarship in the Soviet context. Its purpose was to make regional academic work available through a dedicated scholarly periodical. In 1966, the journal changed its name to Soviet Psychology and received ISSN 0038-5751. This title remained associated with the publication through the Soviet period and emphasized psychology as the journal's principal disciplinary identity. The renaming separated the publication's public identity from the broader combined reference to psychiatry while preserving its focus on scholarship from the Soviet sphere. The journal adopted its present title, Journal of Russian & East European Psychology, in 1992. The change followed the major political and institutional transformation of the region after the end of the Soviet Union. Its new name replaced the specifically Soviet designation with a geographic formulation covering Russia, the post-Soviet states, and Eastern Europe. This gave the journal a framework suited to contributions from a wider set of national and academic communities. In its current form, the publication is a bimonthly peer-reviewed journal published by Routledge. It carries materials written by authors from the post-Soviet states and Eastern Europe, presenting regional psychological scholarship to an international academic readership. The journal is abstracted and indexed in PsycINFO and EBSCO, two databases that support discovery of its content by psychology researchers and academic libraries. Pentti Hakkarainen of Vytautas Magnus University is identified as the editor-in-chief in the available reference material. The supplied sources do not document a fuller succession of editors, detailed ownership history, circulation figures, financial performance, article-level specialties, or major controversies. The documented institutional history is therefore centered on the journal's three titles, its continuing peer-reviewed publication model, its Routledge publishing relationship, and its role as a regional psychology journal with international scholarly reach.

• 1992

  Present title adopted

  [1]Journal of Russian & East European Psychologyen.wikipedia.org

  The publication became Journal of Russian & East European Psychology, broadening its geographic identity beyond the former Soviet designation.

• 1966

  Title changed to Soviet Psychology

  [1]Journal of Russian & East European Psychologyen.wikipedia.org

  The journal adopted the shorter title Soviet Psychology and was associated with ISSN 0038-5751.

• 1962

  Journal established as Soviet Psychology and Psychiatry

  [1]Journal of Russian & East European Psychologyen.wikipedia.org

  The periodical began publication under the title Soviet Psychology and Psychiatry, using ISSN 0584-5610.

A specialist, internationally distributed scholarly journal connecting psychological research and related academic work from the post-Soviet states and Eastern Europe with the wider research community.

• Academic journal · 1992

  Journal of Russian & East European Psychology

  A bimonthly peer-reviewed psychology journal published by Routledge. It presents scholarly materials by authors from the post-Soviet states and Eastern Europe and serves as an international outlet for research and related academic work from those regions. The journal is abstracted and indexed in PsycINFO and EBSCO.

• Historical journal title · 1966

  Soviet Psychology

  The title used by the journal from 1966 before it adopted its present name in 1992. It followed the original title Soviet Psychology and Psychiatry and represented the publication's Soviet-era disciplinary identity.

• Historical journal title · 1962

  Soviet Psychology and Psychiatry

  The journal's original title at its establishment in 1962. The title identified a publication addressing psychological and psychiatric scholarship in the Soviet context.

1. 1Journal of Russian & East European Psychologyen.wikipedia.org
2. 2Publisher listing for Journal of Russian & East European Psychologymesharpe.com