About the Journal

Focus and Scope

The Journal of Russian American Studies (JRAS) is a peer-reviewed journal focused on the history of Russian American studies from the 18th to the 21st centuries.  Its aim is to be a forum for the latest scholarship regarding the history of the intricate relationship between Russia (broadly defined) and the United States.   The journal welcomes submissions and publishes articles and book reviews in English and Russian.

Open Access Policy

All articles are open access and licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC).

Creative Commons License

The articles in this journal are openly available as soon as they are published. Users have the right to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of these articles for non-commercial uses as long as the original article is cited. 

 Copyright is held by the authors.

Peer Review

Manuscripts undergo a double-anonymous peer review. The identities of the author and the reviewers are hidden from each other.

Ethics

This journal follows best practices for publishing and follows the Principles of transparency and best practice in scholarly publishing, including those outlined in the Publication ethics and related editorial policies, Peer Review and Advertising sections in the Principles.

Sponsors

  • University of Kansas Libraries