Faculty of Humanities, Gori State Teaching University, Gori, Georgia

Otar Janelisze is a professor and doctor of history. He studies the problems of Georgia's history, the history of Georgian emigration, Georgian culture, the questions of the relations between Georgia and the Caucasus, the interrelation between history and politics, etc.

Otar Janelisze is a member of the editorial boards of several scientific editions, the editor of the magazine Georgian Emigration, published over 120 scientific works including 15 monographs, and has many newspaper publications.