History of the journal, first compilers and editors

Lomonosov Psychology Journal was founded on April 1, 1976 by Order No. 375 of the rector of Lomonosov Moscow State University, academician Rem V. Khokhlov. The journal was established by the founder and the dean of the Faculty of Psychology at Moscow University, Professor Alexey N. Leontiev (1903–1979).

The history of development of the journal is closely associated with the areas of psychology which were developing in those years at Moscow University. Those areas based on the general psychological theory of activity by A. N. Leontiev, dating back to the cultural and historical concept of the outstanding professor of Moscow University Lev S. Vygotsky (1896-1934). These two world-famous scientists laid the foundation of psychological science and determined the specifics of the journal, which is closely associated with the Faculty of Psychology throughout its history. The journal has been providing coverage of fundamental and applied research implemented in line with traditional Russian psychological approaches in the fields of theory and methodology of psychology, developmental psychology, clinical psychology, occupational and engineering psychology, general psychology, educational psychology, personality psychology, neuropsychology, and pathopsychology, etc.

The first Editorial Board of Lomonosov Psychology Journal included the classics of Russian psychological science: A.N. Leontiev, A.R. Luria, P.Ya. Galperin, B.V. Zeigarnik, E.D. Chomskaya, O.K. Tikhomirov. They set high demands on the scientific level as well as on the quality of editorial preparation of materials submitted for publication in the journal, which are f gesupported by the current editorial board (Yu.P. Zinchenko, A.N. Veraksa, A.G. Asmolov, B.S. Bratus , A.A. Rean, V.S. Sobkin, Yu.V. Solovyova, A.Sh. Tkhostov, D.V. Ushakov, L.A. Tsvetkova, A.M. Chernorizov and others).

In April 1977, the first issue of Lomonosov Psychology Journal was published. It included articles by A.G. Asmolov, B.M. Velichkovsky, E.N. Sokolov, E.V., Subbotsky, A.R. Luria, T.M. Sokolskaya, S.Ya. Rubinstein, L.A. Petrovskaya and others.

Leading specialists of the Faculty of Psychology of Lomonosov Moscow State University, heads of departments and leaders of scientific psychological schools fruitfully collaborated with the journal at different times. Since 1976, leaders of Russian psychological science have been the authors of the journal: G.M. Andreeva, L.I. Aidarov, I.A. Volodarskaya, P.Ya. Galperin, N.N. Danilova, I.I. Ilyasov, B.V. Zeigarnik, A.N. Leontiev, A.R. Luria, N.N. Nechaev, L.F. Obukhova, A.I. Podolsky, V.V. Petukhov, L.A. Petrovskaya, Z.A. Reshetova, V.Ya. Romanov, N.G. Salmina, E.N. Sokolov, N.F. Talyzina, O.K. Tikhomirov, V.V. Umrikhin, E.D. Chomskaya and many others.

Currently, world-famous scientists who are also authors of the journal (Yu.P. Zinchenko, P.N. Ermakov, A.N. Veraksa, E.V. Galazhinsky, D.V. Ushakov A.V. Shaboltas), lead the professional organization of psychologists interacting with the journal - the Russian Psychological Society hereinafter referred to as RPS. From 1963 to 1968 A.N. Leontiev was the president of the Society of Psychologists of the USSR, the legal successor of which was the RPS. It was during this period that the faculty became a major scientific center for the training of psychologists and an important part of not only Russian but also world science. This time was marked by a major international event associated with the name of A.N. Leontiev - in 1966, the XVIII International Psychological Congress was held at the Department of Psychology of Moscow University, with 4,500 scientists from 44 countries participating. The prominent foreign psychologists of that time took part in it: J. Bruner, U. Bronfenbrenner, R. Zazzo, B. Inhelder, D. Broadbent, J. Delgado, V. Gray, D.B. Lindsley, N. Miller, K. Pribram, J. Piaget, P. Fresse, S. Flores, R. Shoven and others. The results of the congress were reflected in the publications of the journal.

The Faculty of Psychology of Moscow University is still a platform for RPS, which is reflected in the geographical diversity among readers and authors of the journal. The structure of the faculty includes 14 departments, 5 laboratories, and 3 scientific training centers, covering key areas of modern psychological science: methodology, theory and history of psychology, general psychology, personality psychology, psychology of social groups and organizations, general patterns and individual characteristics of mental development and education of children , adolescents and young people in a changing world, functioning and development of a person as a professional, psychology of cognitive processes, diagnosis and correction, psychological assistance to a person in extreme conditions, clinical psychology, cultural-historical psychology and many others.

All of the topics above are reflected in research results published on the pages of Lomonosov Psychology Journal. The versatility of the journal lies in the variety of topics united by a common approach that is traditional for the faculty (L. S. Vygotsky, A. N. Leontiev, A. R. Luria and others).

Mission of the Journal

The core goal is to develop of an experimental approach in the paradigm of cultural-historical and activity psychology and to illuminate the possibilities of its application to the study of psychological phenomena in the context of world psychological science

Purpose of the Journal

The journal focuses on publication of original fundamental and applied research carried out in the traditional context of cultural-historical theory and activity theory regarding all areas of world psychological science and practice developed at Moscow University.

The target audience of the journal is a wide range of specialists: psychologists and educators, practicing psychologists and social educators, psychophysiologists, medical psychologists, young scientists (students, graduate students, postgraduates), practicing specialists and all those who study psychological science and are interested in the psychological issues in modern society and personality.

The editorial board of the journal consists of 51 specialists, including 11 academicians (RAE and RAS), 9 corresponding members (RAE and RAS), 47 doctors of science, 4 candidates of science, and 7 foreign scientists. Over the entire existence of the journal, more than 860 authors have published over 1000 articles. The journal is annually read by more than 10,000 readers from Russia and the CIS countries (Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, etc.), as well as from the whole world (Australia, Great Britain, Brazil, Germany, Spain, Israel, Canada, Mexico, Poland, Portugal, Singapore, the USA, Finland, Japan, etc.).

One of the priority directions of the journal is the promotion of Russian psychological science in the international community, including through the release of full-text articles in English.

The journal is included in many specialized Russian and foreign databases: Higher Attestation Commission, RSCI, Cyber Leninka, DOAJ, ERIH PLUS, Google Scholar, Urlichs web, World Cat, Crossref, BASE, Sience Index, etc

Editorial Board of Lomonosov Psychology Journal continues to successfully interact with the Russian Psychological Society in order to comply with all recommendations developed by the Commission on Scientific Publications of the RPS. The Russian Psychological Society at the present stage is an all-Russian public organization representing the professional community of psychologists in Russia, which is a part of IUPsyS - the International Union of Psychological Science at UNESCO - and includes over 5,000 members from more than 60 constituent entities of the Russian Federation. The journal is distributed in all regional branches of the RPS. The journal regularly becomes an information partner and an active participant in international scientific and practical conferences and psychological schools for young scientists, undergraduates, graduate students, Forums and Congresses of RPS.

Today, it is commonly asserted that Lomonosov Psychology Journal is in a high demand for published material, which makes it one of the leading scientific issues in psychology.