The scientific journal MCU Journal of Historical Studies has been published since 2008. The journal is included in the Russian Science Citation Index (RSCI).

Since 2011, it has been part of the List of peer-reviewed scientific publications of the Higher Attestation Commission (VAK), in which the principal scientific results of dissertations for the degrees of Candidate of Sciences and Doctor of Sciences must be published. The journal is assigned to Category K3 (Q3).

The journal’s mission is to disseminate information on fundamental and practically significant research results in the field of national history and world history, as well as in the sphere of history education.

Significant attention is paid to professional and academic discussion of new scholarly publications (monographs, collections of scholarly articles by domestic and foreign researchers, etc.), which is carried out in the format of book reviews.

The journal strives to ensure competitiveness among research schools and directions, development of scientific dialogue, and maintenance of pluralism of scholarly opinions.

The main content of the publication consists of scholarly articles, surveys, reviews, and evaluations corresponding to the scientific specialties 5.6.1 “National History” and 5.6.2 “World History”.

The publication is registered by the Federal Service for Supervision of Communications, Information Technology, and Mass Media (Roskomnadzor).