后蘇聯事務致力于研究俄羅斯和前USSR其他共和國的政治、經濟、社會和對外關系。它的主要焦點是該地區的改革、自由化和現代化的沖動之間的緊張關系，以及腐敗、鎮壓公民自由以及蘇聯（和前蘇聯）過去的其他表現形式。《華爾街日報》在廣泛的主題范圍內征求意見，在這些主題范圍內，這些沖動和遺產會發生沖突并受到質疑。其中包括但不限于：國家社會關系、選舉制度、財產權、刑事司法、民主化、自然資源開發、外交政策、宏觀經濟表現、政黨、選舉、法律、不平等、經濟政策、民族關系和地方政治。后蘇聯國家和其他后共產主義國家之間的比較也很受歡迎，跨地區比較也很受歡迎。理論和經驗文章都被接受。我們尋求的文章，以解決重要的主題與理論的復雜性和非常實質性的經驗支持。數據可能基于各種研究方法，包括實地研究、民意調查、內容分析、現場訪談和檔案研究。我們不鼓勵提交主要是黨派宣言、表面政策分析或主要為抽象理論家或高度專業化方法論者的聽眾撰寫的文章。

Post-Soviet Affairs is devoted to the study of the polities, economies, societies, and foreign relations of Russia and other republics of the former USSR. Its primary focus is on the tension between impulses of reform, liberalization, and modernization in the region and legacies of corruption, suppression of civil liberties, and other manifestations of the Soviet (and pre-Soviet) past.The journal seeks submissions across a broad spectrum of topics within which these impulses and legacies collide and are contested. These include, but are not limited to: state-society relations, electoral regimes, property rights, criminal justice, democratization, natural resource development, foreign policy, macroeconomic performance, political parties, elections, law, inequality, economic policy, ethnic relations, and local politics.Comparisons between post-Soviet and other post-communist countries are also welcome, as are cross-area comparisons with countries that have struggled with analogous challenges. Both theoretical and empirical articles are accepted. We seek articles that address important topics with theoretical sophistication and very substantial empirical support. Data may be based on a variety of research methods, including field studies, public opinion surveys, content analysis, on-site interviews, and archival research.We discourage submission of articles that are principally partisan manifestos, superficial policy analysis, or that are written primarily for an audience of abstract theorists or highly specialized methodologists.