The journal "Modern Science and Innovation" (hereinafter referred to as the Journal) was founded in 2012 and is published in accordance with the federal legislation "On Mass Media", the Charter of the North Caucasus Federal University, and the Charter of the journal. The journal is registered with the Federal Service for Supervision of Communications, Information Technology, and Mass Media (Roskomnadzor).

Founder: Federal State Autonomous Educational Institution of Higher Education “North Caucasus Federal University”.

Editor-in-chief of the journal: Doctor of Historical Sciences, Professor T.A. Shebzukhova

Distribution: Russia, abroad.

Periodical printed publication - scientific journal – ISSN 2307-910Х

Certificate of registration - PI No. FS77-51370 dated 10.10.2012.

Included in the Russian Science Citation Index (RSCI).

Subscription index: "Unified catalogue. PRESS OF RUSSIA. Newspapers and magazines": 94010 e

Frequency: 4 issues per year (quarterly), format 60x84 1/8. Offset paper. Volume 200-300 pages, circulation 500 copies.

Included in the List of peer-reviewed scientific publications in which the main scientific results of dissertations for the degree of candidate of sciences, for the degree of doctor of sciences should be published (List of peer-reviewed scientific publications of the Higher Attestation Commission) from December 29, 2015 to the present.

The main objective of the journal is to highlight the results of scientific research by domestic and foreign scientists that have high theoretical and practical significance. The journal may contain brief reports, discussions, reviews, original articles, analytical reviews of scientific research in the following scientific specialties:

Scientific directions (sections) of the publication

№ p / p	Name section editions	Industry sciences / group specialties	Date of inclusion of the publication in the List
1	Technical sciences                     Political science	05.13.01 – Systems analysis, management and information processing (by industry) (technical sciences). 05.18.01 – Technology of processing, storage and reprocessing of cereals, legumes, cereal products, fruit and vegetable products and viticulture (technical sciences), 05.18.04 – Technology of meat, dairy and fish products and refrigeration production (technical sciences), 05.18.07 – Biotechnology of food products and biologically active substances (technical sciences), 05.18.12 – Processes and equipment for food production (technical sciences), 05.18.15 – Technology and commodity science of food products and functional and specialized purposes and public catering (technical sciences) mycotoxicology and immunology (biological sciences). 23.00.01 – Theory and philosophy of politics, history and methodology of political science (political sciences), 23.00.02 – Political institutions, processes and technologies (political sciences), 23.00.03 – Political culture and ideologies (political sciences), 23.00.04 – Political problems of international relations, global and regional development (political science), 23.00.05 – Political regional studies. Ethnopolitics (political sciences), 23.00.06 – Conflictology (political sciences)	from 28.12.2018 to 16.10.2022
2		2.3.1. Systems analysis, management and information processing (technical sciences), 4.3.5. Biotechnology of food products and biologically active substances (technical sciences), 5.5.2. Political institutions, processes, technologies (political sciences), 5.5.4. International relations (political sciences)	from 01.02.2022
3		Additionally 4.3.3. Food Systems (Engineering Sciences), 5.5.1. History and Theory of Politics (Political Science), 5.5.3. Public Administration and Industrial Policies (Political Science)	from 21.02.2023

In the above-mentioned areas, the university carries out active scientific work, trains postgraduate and doctoral students, and has dissertation councils:

· Dissertation Council 24.2.398.02 – technical sciences
1.2.2. Mathematical modeling, numerical methods and software packages
2.3.1. Systems analysis, management and information processing, statistics

· Dissertation Council 24.2.398.07 – Technical Sciences
4.3.3. Food Systems

· D. 212.193.03 – dissertation Council (united) on political sciences at the State Budgetary Educational Institution of Higher Education Pyatigorsk State University for scientific specialties 5.5.2. – Political institutions, processes and technologies (political sciences) ; 5.5.4. – Political problems of international relations, global and regional development (political science).

In accordance with the listed directions, scientific schools and scientific directions of leading scientists operate at the university:

The Pyatigorsk Institute (branch) of the North Caucasus Federal University has opened a scientific school entitled “Regional political process: interaction of federal, regional and municipal authorities in the socio-political modernization of regions” under the leadership of Doctor of Political Sciences, Professor, Academician of the Russian Academy of Political Sciences Vartumyan Arushan Arushanovich;

Scientific school "Methods of analysis and synthesis of systems with distributed parameters" under the guidance of Doctor of Technical Sciences, Professor, Head of the Department "Control in technical and biomedical systems" of the North Caucasus Federal University (branch in Pyatigorsk) Pershin Ivan Mitrofanovich;

Scientific school "Neuromathematics , modular neurocomputers and high-performance computing" named after Doctor of Technical Sciences, Professor, Head of the Department of Applied Mathematics and Mathematical Modeling of the Institute of Mathematics and Natural Sciences of the North Caucasus Federal University, Academician of the International Academy of Informatization, Honored Scientist and Engineer of the Russian Federation Chervyakov Nikolai Ivanovich;

Scientific school "Living systems" named after Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Honored Scientist of the Russian Federation, laureate of the Russian Government Prize in Science and Technology Khramtsov Andrey Georgievich , under the guidance of Doctor of Technical Sciences, Professor, laureate of the Russian Government Prize in Science and Technology Evdokimov Ivan Alekseevich;

Scientific direction "Ensuring environmental friendliness, reliability , safety and cost-effectiveness of construction in resort regions" under the leadership Sidyakin Pavel Alekseevich, Candidate of Technical Sciences, Associate Professor of the Department of Construction of the Engineering Faculty of the Pyatigorsk Institute (branch) of the North Caucasus Federal University.

Currently, the editorial board of the journal includes authoritative scientists in the fields of science represented in the journal, including academicians and corresponding members of the Russian Academy of Sciences, as well as foreign scientists: Oliver Hinkelbein ( Oliver Hinkelbein ) Doctor of Sciences, Professor, University of Bremen (Germany), Professor, Faculty of Cultural Studies, University of Bremen (Germany). Specialist in the field of integration policy and securitization of the European Union in the modern world. Member of the editorial board of the SFedU almanac "Terra Europeana” , Khalid Hayati ( Khalid Khayati ) Doctor of Sciences, Professor, Linkoping University (Sweden), Leading foreign specialist in the field of history, international relations and ethnoconflictology , studying the social dimension of European integration and the problems of effective communications in the European community. He is a member of the editorial board of the SFedU almanac "Terra Europeana”, Hannes Meissner, Doctor of Sciences, Professor at the Vienna University of Applied Sciences (Austria). Institute for Global and Regional Studies GIGA Research. Research topic: «EU Policies: Business Interests, Opportunities and Risks in the Black Sea Region».Is a member of the editorial board of the SFedU almanac "Terra Europeana”, Cynthia Alejandra Pizarro, PhD, Professor, Member of the National Council for Scientific and Technical Research of Argentina (current). Member of the Association of Latin American Studies (2008-2009), Member of the Latin American Association of Labor Sociology (2010-2012). University of Buenos Aires , Argentina Independent researcher of the Scientific and Technical Research Council of the University of Buenos Aires. Specialist in Social anthropology, sociology, specializing in research of international immigration processes in the countries of Argentina, Bolivia, Paraguay, Latin America, studying the processes of labor market identity, ethnographic methods of analysis in other countries. Has repeatedly been an independent expert on migration processes in foreign countries and Russia. Author of articles in the scientific journal "Modern Science and Innovation".

The journal publishes the results of scientific research by scientists from universities and scientific institutions of the country, foreign countries with which the university has strong scientific ties. In graduate and doctoral programs of universities in the South of Russia, there is quite active preparation of doctoral and candidate dissertation research on the above-mentioned scientific groups of specialties, which will ensure that the journal issues are constantly filled with high-quality scientific publications.

Requirements for the design of manuscripts

Priority in publishing articles is given to authors who are actively working on preparing candidate and doctoral dissertations. Articles sent by authors to the editors are subject to mandatory review by members of the editorial board of the journal.