Open Access Policy

Open Access Policy

Vestnik of Saint Petersburg University. Sociology make the full texts of scientific articles free and available immediately on publication to anyone with a computer and an internet connection.

The Journal is guided by the definition of Open Access in accordance with the Budapest Open Access Initiative (BOAI): Users may read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to it, pass it as data to analytic software, or use it for any other purpose, without financial, legal, or technical barriers other than those of gaining access to the internet itself.

Copyright Notice

The  Authors grant the Licensee (Saint Petersburg State University) exclusive right, on the basis of an exclusive license, to use the results of intellectual activity in the form of the research article, including illustrations, reference materials, and bibliographic materials.  License Agreement  permits to the authors unrestricted distribution and self-archiving free of charge.

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Saint Petersburg State University does not transfer ownership of such content to you. Any requests for permission to reproduce, distribute, display or make derivative content from this site should be directed to journals@spbu.ru.

Journal’s authors must sign a License Agreement before publication. Read your chosen journal’s author guidelines for details on the journal’s specific Copyright agreement.

Vestnik of Saint Petersburg University. Sociology provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available contributes to a greater global exchange of knowledge.

Publication Charges

There are no submission fees, publication fees or page charges for this journal.