Dear colleagues, authors and readers
of the Privolzhsky Scientific Journal
Editors of the Privolzhsky Scientific Journal invite all interested scientific workers, employees of universities, institutes and scientific organizations, young scientists, post-graduate and doctoral students to a joint work – we wait from you new scientific manuscripts in accordance with the profile of our publication, analytical materials, as well as your suggestions regarding the development of our cooperation.
The Nizhny Novgorod State University of Architecture and Civil Engineering (NNGASU) founded the Privolzhsky Scientific Journal in 2006.
The Privolzhsky Scientific Journal has 5 sections:
- Building Constructions, Structural Mechanics and Hydraulic Engineering;
- Engineering Networks and Structures, Engineering Hydrology, Environmental Protection and Water Resources Conservation;
- Technology and Organization of Construction, Building Materials and Products Manufacturing;
- Architecture and Urban Planning;
- Geometric and Computer Modeling of Technical Systems, Digital Support of the Products Lifecycle.
The editorial board of the journal is formed of leading Russian and foreign scientists representing academic community. In 2008 the Privolzhsky Scientific Journal was included in the List of leading reviewed journals and publications which main scientific results of doctoral and candidate degree dissertations should be published (in accordance with the "Nomenclature of scientific specialties for which academic degrees are awarded", approved by the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation):
2.1.1 – Building structures, buildings and constructions;
2.1.3 – Heat supply, ventilation, air conditioning, gas supply and lighting;
2.1.4 – Water supply, sewage, building systems of water resources protection;
2.1.5 – Construction materials and products;
2.1.6 – Hydraulic engineering, hydraulics and engineering hydrology;
2.1.10 – Ecological safety of construction and city economy;
2.1.11 – Theory and history of architecture, restoration and reconstruction of historic and architectural heritage;
2.1.12 – Architecture of buildings and constructions. Creational concepts of architectural activity;
2.1.13 – Town- and rural settlement planning.
All articles are peer reviewed.
Information about scientific events and new publications is presented in the Information section.
The editorial board of the journal is formed of leading Russian and foreign scientists representing academic community. The journal is also included into the national information-analytic system of the Russian science citation index.The database contains the entire archives of issues, the impact factor reflecting the citing of the authors is calculated.
To ensure the journal’s informational openness, a website is launched, which contains a full-text database of all issues, information about the members of the editorial board, requirements to the manuscripts, other useful information: http://www.pnj.nngasu.ru
Reprinting without the permission of the editorial board is prohibited, and references to the journal are mandatory when quoting.
Publication in the journal is free of charge.
You are invited to cooperation!
Editor-in-Chief
of the scientific periodical “Privolzhsky Scientific Journal”,
Doctor of Architecture, Academician of the RAASN, Professor A.L. Gelfond
Dear authors of articles in the Privolzhsky Scientific Journal!
The editorial board draws your attention to the change in the requirements for submitting scientific articles for publication in the periodical scientific journal «Privolzhsky Scientific Journal».
Updated requirements and a memo for the design of references are provided on the journal's website https://pnj.nngasu.ru/.
The main changes affect the bibliographic list (it must contain at least 10 sources, clause 2.1), as well as the text of the article must be structured (there must be sections "Introduction", etc., see clause 2.3).
Articles that are not designed according to the requirements are not considered by the editorial board. Articles submitted to the editorial office before 09.04.2025are accepted according to the old requirements.
Executive secretary
of the Privolzhsky Scientific Journal,
cand. of tech. sciences, docent
Pavel A. Khazov
Dear authors and readers of the Privolzhsky Scientific Journal. The editorial board informs you that due to the current queue of articles, the review time may be significantly increased. Please take this into account when preparing materials.
Deputy Chief Editor
of the Privolzhsky Scientific Journal,
doctor of technical sciences, advisor to the RAASN
Monich Dmitry Viktorovich
Chief Scientific Secretary of the Higher Attestation Commission under the Ministry of Education and Science of Russia K. M. Matskevich in a letter No. 02-1198 dated December 6, 2022 “On the list of peer-reviewed scientific journals” addressed to the chief editors of peer-reviewed scientific publications as follows.
1. According to the results of the analysis of scientometric indicators, all scientific publications included in the list of peer-reviewed scientific publications are divided into categories K1, K2, K3. "Privolzhsky Scientific Journal" is included in the K2 category of peer-reviewed scientific journals, in which the main scientific results of dissertations for the degree of candidate of science, doctor of science should be published.
2. Currently, amendments to the regulations in the field of state scientific certification are being prepared, after the introduction of which the date for the start of applying the categorization of journals included in the List of peer-reviewed scientific publications will be determined.
3. Based on the recommendation of the Higher Attestation Commission, the requirement to have publications in journals indexed in foreign databases is currently not applied (to applicants for scientific degrees).
On September 10, 2021, at the age of 49, the rector of the Nizhny Novgorod State University of Architecture and Civil Engineering, a member of the editorial board of the Privolzhsky Scientific Journal, Professor Andrey Aleksandrovich Lapshin suddenly died.
In accordance with the order of the Ministry of Education and Science of Russia No. 90-p dated December 28, 2018 based on the recommendations of the Higher Attestation Commission under the Ministry of Education and Science of Russia, taking into account the conclusions of the relevant expert councils of the Higher Attestation Commission, Privolzhsky Scientific Journal is included in the List of reviewed scientific publications, which should be published the main scientific results of dissertations for the degree of candidate of sciences, for the degree of doctor of science in the following scientific specialties: “Building structures, buildings and constructions” (05.23.01); “Heat supply, ventilation, air conditioning, gas supply and lighting” (05.23.03); “Water supply, sewage, building systems of water resources protection” (05.23.04); “Construction materials and products” (05.23.05); “Hydraulic engineering” (05.23.07); “Hydraulics and engineering hydrology” (05.23.16); “Ecological safety of construction and city economy” (05.23.19); “Theory and history of architecture, restoration and reconstruction of historic and architectural heritage” (05.23.20); “Architecture of buildings and constructions. Creational concepts of architectural activity” (05.23.21); “Town- and rural settlement planning” (05.23.22).
The Privolzhsky Scientific Journal has been included into a new edition of the List of reviewed publications where main scientific results of candidate and doctoral degree dissertations (VAK list) of scientific specialities 05.23.00 “Construction and architecture” should be published.
The revised list was approved by the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation on 01.12.2015.
Updated information on publication activity of the Privolzhsky Scientific Journal in 2008-2013 is available on the scientific e-library website (http://elibrary.ru/title_profile.asp?id=25627). The main citation index (five-year impact factor without self-citation) shows a stable annual growth (from 0,045 to 0,150) that speaks for the journal’s relevance in the scientific society.
An English version of the Privolzhsky Scientific Journal website: http://pnj.nngasu.ru/en/ has been launched in accordance with the requirements of the information openness and accessibility in the international society put by the Ministry of Education and Science of Russia to scientific resources.
We announce with deep regret that on July 31, 2013 rector of NNGASU, editor-in-chief of the Privolzhsky Scientific Journal, Corresponding member of RAACS, doctor of technical sciences, professor Evgeny Vasilievich Koposov and his spouse Olga Nikolaevna Koposova died tragically in a car accident.
Higher Attestation Commission of the Ministry of Education and Science of Russia published a new List of leading journals and publications where basic scientific results of doctoral and candidate dissertations are to be published.
