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The journal aims at the revitalization of the academic research on the Oriental studies in Ukraine and the development of this field as an important integral part of the Ukrainian humanities.
The objective of the journal is to maintain the development of the Oriental studies, to introduce new sources, to promote the latest scientific achievements, to improve the level of the research and to strengthen the academic cooperation in this field.
The journal publishes articles on topical issues of the past and present of the Orient, Oriental languages and literatures, Ukrainian contacts with the Oriental countries, bibliographic surveys and reviews, as well as information about academic conferences. Publications on the Crimean studies, Caucasian studies, African studies and Eastern Diasporas in different parts of the world are welcome as well. The journal accepts original research articles by Ukrainian and foreign authors and the translations of historical, religious and literary monuments of the Orient are published.
The journal is intended for specialists in Oriental studies, historians, philologists, philosophers, political scientists, religious studies scholars, museologists, university professors and students, and all those interested in the history, languages and cultures of the countries of the Orient and their contacts with Ukraine.
ISSN 1682-5268 (Online), ISSN 1608-0599 (Print)
Certificate of state registration: KB № 15802-4274 PR of 28.09.2009
The journal "The World of the Orient" was first published in 1927 under the aegis of the All-Ukrainian Scientific Association of Oriental Studies. The last two issues (No. 6 (15) in 1930 and doubled No. 1/2 (16/17) in 1931) were titled "The Red Orient". In 1931 the publication was ceased. During this period 17 issues were published. In 1993, after 62-year hiatus, the publication of the academic journal "The World of the Orient" was resumed. It became the main periodical of the A. Yu. Krymskyi Institute of Oriental Studies of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine. In all more than 115 issues were published from 1927 until the present.
The periodicity is 4 issues per year (one issue per quarter).
Languages of publication are Ukrainian and English.
The journal was included in the List of Scientific and Professional Publications of Ukraine on April 7, 2022.
Specialty 032 – History and archeology (category “A”);
Specialty 035 – Philology (category “A”).
The main headings of the journal are:
- History
- Source study and historiography
- Languages and Literatures
- Ethnic and religious minorities of Oriental descent in the Ukraine
- Oriental artefacts on the territory of Ukraine
- Religions of the East in system of state-confessional relations
- Ukraine and the East
- Modern East
- Philosophy
- Art history
- Informational resources of the East
- Legacy
- Scientific and literary legacy of Ahatanhel Krymsky
- Translations
- Reviews
- Chronicle
The heading "Chronicle" includes reviews of academic events that took place in Ukraine and abroad, as well as essays devoted to traveling to the countries of the East.
All manuscripts are peer reviewed. The editorial board informs the authors of acceptance or rejection of the papers.
Contributions may be submitted by scholars, as well as by postgraduate students and applicants (for more information, see: "For Authors").