About the Journal

The scientific-literary journal “Dede Gorgud” began publication in April 2001 and until the fourth issue of 2015, the publication was headed by the academician Tofig Hajiyev. The journal, which is published four times a year, is published by the Institute of Folklore of the Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences and is considered one of the leading scientific publications in the field of folklore studies in the country.

The main scientific directions of the journal are: folklore theory, genre system and poetics, mutual relations among folklore and written literature, examples of folklore of the peoples of the world, issues of collection, publication and scientific researches of Azerbaijani folklore. The journal “Dede Gorgud” creates an open platform for the international scientific community by presenting scientific articles in Azerbaijani, Russian, English and Turkish. The journal has started publishing articles with a DOI (Digital Object Identifier) ​​index since 2023.

The journal, published by the decision of the Scientific Council of the Institute of Folklore of ANAS, has been operating since the 4th issue of 2015 under the editor-in-chief of Doctor of Sciences in Philology, Professor Ramazan Gafarli. Nowadays, the journal is among the prestigious scientific publications recommended by the Supreme Attestation Commission under the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan.

The journal “Dede Gorgud” publishes the scientific articles in the following categories:

  • Gorgud studies: searches, discoveries
  • Folklore studies: problems, studies
  • Translation material
  • New examples from Azerbaijani folklore
  • New examples from the folklore of Turkic peoples
  • New publications and reviews

The journal only publishes the original researches that have been estimated by the scientific staff and meets high academic standards. The journal, which has published 88 issues to nowadays, has attracted wide scientific interest beyond the borders of Azerbaijan in recent years. Articles by folklore scholars, especially from the Central Asian republics, as well as Russia, Turkiye, Iran, Estonia and other countries, have been published in the journal, increasing its international reputation. The scientific collection “Dede Gorgud” has been included in the international scientific database “Index Copernicus”, which is an indicator of its scientific value.