Aims & Scope
"Service PLUS" is a peer-reviewed online scientific journal dedicated to exploring current issues in the theory, history, and methodology of service culture. We publish scholarly works from the humanities that examine topics including cultural tourism, service provision, and related fields such as service geography and museum studies. The journal aims to contribute to a comprehensive understanding of service delivery within the evolving landscape of cultural services. Included on the HAC (Higher Attestation Commission) list.
Publication frequency is 4-5 issues per year (as issues are completed).
The journal is registered with the Federal Service for Supervision of Communications, Information Technology and Mass Media (Roskomnadzor): Certificate of Registration as a mass media outlet El No. FS77-69428 dated 14.04.2017.
The journal is listed with the ISSN International Centre: ISSN of the print version: 1993-7768, ISSN of the electronic version: 2413-693X.
The publication is included in the List of Peer-Reviewed Scientific Publications where primary scientific results of dissertations for the degree of Candidate of Sciences and Doctor of Sciences must be published (HAC Russia list) within the following scientific specialties and corresponding fields of science:
- 051000. Art History and Cultural Studies
- 051001. Theory and History of Culture, Arts
According to the HAC Information Letter dated December 6, 2022, No. 02-1198 "On Categorization of the List of Peer-Reviewed Scientific Publications," and as a result of the categorization of publications in the HAC list in 2023, "Service plus" has been assigned to the highest category K2 based on its scientific significance coefficient.
You can access full issue archives of the journal at the following resources:
Sections Policy
Culture and Civilization in the Space of Tourism and Hospitality
This section publishes research that examines culture and civilization both as a fundamental foundation and simultaneously as a product of the tourism and service industry.
We welcome articles devoted to:
- Theoretical reflection on the relationship between culture and tourism;
- The role of cultural values, meanings, and codes in shaping tourist experiences and traveller motivations;
- Issues of preservation, interpretation, and management of cultural and natural heritage as a key resource of the tourism industry;
- The representation of myths, religious practices, and ethnic and national characteristics in the creation of tourist brands and products (cultural, religious, and ethnographic tourism);
- Problems of intercultural communication within the hospitality space (host‑guest interaction, cultural shocks, adaptation);
- Art as an object of tourist interest: its essence, forms, and stages of development;
- The “ecology of culture” in tourism: the impact of mass tourism on local cultures and the search for models of sustainable cultural development of territories.
Education, Upbringing, and Enlightenment
This section brings together scholarly works devoted to education in art and culture, the educational, upbringing, and enlightening potential of tourism, as well as issues of training personnel for the hospitality industry taking into account cultural factors.
Articles are accepted for publication on the following topics:
- Transmission and construction of cultural values and norms in the professional training of personnel for the tourism and service industry;
- Educational practices and technologies as tools for preserving and actualising national‑cultural traditions in tourist activities;
- Travel as a form of enlightenment: a cultural analysis of the educational potential of tourist routes, excursions, and museum exhibitions;
- The enlightening mission of tourism market participants (tour operators, guides, museums) in shaping the nation’s cultural code and fostering intercultural dialogue;
- The philosophy of hospitality and its reflection in modern educational programmes and service standards.
Creative Industries and the Economics of Art
This section brings together scholarly works devoted to a wide range of issues in the arts.
Articles are accepted for publication on the following topics:
- Theory of art and culture;
- History of art and material culture;
- Pedagogy of art / Art education;
- Practice in art education (creative workshops, projects);
- Memoirs, archives, sources (exclusive content) covering issues of art theory and culture;
- Economics of art, cultural economics;
- Cultural industries (creative industries): production and distribution;
- Arts management;
- Entrepreneurship in the arts;
- Cultural policy (state regulation of culture and the arts).
Indexing and Archiving
The "Service PLUS" Journal is widely indexed in various scientometric databases and repositories of scientific information, both domestic and international. This ensures consistent growth in the journal’s citation rate (impact factor) and author citation indices (Hirsch index). The Editorial Board intends to continue promoting the journal across diverse international platforms.
ASSIGNMENT OF DOI NUMBERS
Each article published in the journal is assigned a Digital Object Identifier (DOI), or "digital object identifier"—an internationally recognized standard for identifying digital resources online (ISO 26324:2012) and utilized by publishing electronic platforms and databases worldwide. While Uniform Resource Locators (URLs) have traditionally been used for this purpose, URLs are often lengthy, cumbersome, and subject to change, potentially leading to loss of access to essential materials. A DOI, in contrast, remains permanent and provides a reliable means of locating the journal, article, or book. The global scientific community considers publication without a DOI to be unstable online and susceptible to disappearance, which negatively impacts citation indexing. Assigning DOIs is fundamental for accurate reference tracking and citation, enabling sustainable access to scientific data, verification, and utilization of research findings. The DOI serves as an integral component of the scientific communication system by effectively facilitating the exchange of scientific information.
DOI searches can be performed on the International DOI Foundation (IDF) website and CrossRef. Alternatively, users can enter doi.org/N into a browser’s search bar, where N represents the DOI number of the publication. For example, for the DOI 10.12737/11393, the search query would be doi.org/10.12737/11393.
Content Access Type
Open access to the entire archive.
Publication Fees
In order to stimulate the development of the journals published by the RSUTS Scientific Publishing Department and to ensure their wider integration into the international scientific community, services for editorial preparation and publication of articles are provided on a fee‑based basis.
The cost depends on a number of factors: the author’s affiliation, the author’s contribution to the editorial process, the level of the journal (HAC‑listed or not), and others. These terms apply to all authors submitting manuscripts for publication in issues of the RSUTS scientific journals.
Payment for editorial and publishing services is made by authors after their manuscript has undergone external independent peer review and received a recommendation for publication from the Editorial Board, in accordance with the rates in effect at the time the article is approved for printing. Along with the notification that the article has been recommended for publication, authors will receive an email containing payment details and the total amount, calculated according to the applicable rate.