ZhPS publishes original articles and short reports on the results of scientific investigations, reviews, chronicle of the scientific life, reviews on new books, scientific and technical information on applied spectroscopy and closely-related fields of science: Atomic spectroscopy, Molecular spectroscopy, Luminescence, Laser spectroscopy, Nonlinear spectroscopy, Spectroscopy of scattering media, Spectroscopy of solids, Spectroscopy of nanostructures, Spectroscopy of gases and plasma, X-Ray and nuclear Spectroscopy, Spectroscopy in biology and medicine, Spectroscopy in environment studies, Devices and methods of spectroscopy, Optical materials.Under the headings Letters to the Editor and New Devices and Materials, rapid publication of new results obtained in up-to-date directions of investigations is carried out.Advertising materials of enterprises, scientific institution, firms, publishing houses and other organizations are accepted and published on a contractual basis.The Journal is meant for workers of research institutes, higher educational institutions, factory laboratories, design organizations.The periodicity of the Journal is 1 volume in 6 issues in a year.