CASPIAN JOURNAL
MANAGEMENT AND HIGH TECHNOLOGIES
JOURNALS FROM THE VAK LIST: ANALYSIS OF THE NAMES CHARACTERISTICS AND FREQUENCY OF THE USED TERMS OCCURRENCE
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Read | Brumshteyn Yury M, Konovalova Daria I. JOURNALS FROM THE VAK LIST: ANALYSIS OF THE NAMES CHARACTERISTICS AND FREQUENCY OF THE USED TERMS OCCURRENCE // Caspian journal : management and high technologies. — 2018. — №1. — pp. 10-24. |
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Brumshteyn Yury M - Cand. Sci. (Engineering), Astrakhan State University, 20a Tatishchev St., Astrakhan, 414056, Russian Federation, brum2003@mail.ru
Konovalova Daria I. - Astrakhan State University, 20a Tatishchev St., Astrakhan, 414056, Russian Federation, haizbq@gmail.com
Currently, there are two VAK lists: scientific journals (SJ), included in international databases and citation record keeping systems, which are "recognized" by the Russian VAK (VAK List-1); SJ, not included in the "VAK List-1", but recommended by the VAK for publishing results of candidate and doctoral dissertations (VAK List-2). The paper demonstrates the role of the SJ from "VAK List-2" in providing possibilities for publishing works by Russian and foreign authors, as well as in forming Russian and international scientific and information space. It is noted, that the VAK has not confirmed the names of these SJ and has not formed the requirements to editorial boards and editors about the journal names correction. The analysis of SJ names, included in "VAK List-2", was made in accordance with the list of publications published on 29.03.2018. The methodology of making calculations is described. Share of those SJ from the "VAK List-2", about which there is information about changing names, is presented. The reasons of using English and Latin words in the SJ names are considered. All the SJ, containing Latin letters in their names, are divided into four groups. For each of these groups authors indicate peculiarities of names characteristics, as well as the share of every group. SJ names, containing Russian letters, are analyzed in several directions: 1. Absolute and relative frequency of using SJ names, beginning with terms, traditional for periodicals (herald, news, bulletin, etc.) is estimated. It is shown that such names are less informative without indicating SJ thematic series. 2. Estimation of using terms, reflecting thematic area of publications (by scientific areas and groups of science subjects) in the SJ names. 3. Frequency of using fragments of terms, important from the viewpoint of indicating publication theme, is estimated. 4. Authors are studied also frequency of using in SJ names words, characterizing international and Russian status of journals. 5. Presence of the information about journals, publishing in different parts of the country (including corresponding federal districts), is analyzed. 6. Authors are characterized frequency of using in SJ names words, indicating particular regions and residential places. 7. Also in this article for journal names are estimated frequencies of information about organizations, publishing SJ. A number of conclusions was made in accordance with the considered data, including a conclusion about unsustainability of the some existing SJ names from the VAK List-2; about the rationality of these names changing; on influence of existing SJ names on the authors choice of the where to publish their research papers.
Key words: научно-информационное пространство, информативность названий, scientific and information space, journals from VAK list, role of names, nomenclature of names, informational content of names, competitiveness of journals, changing of names, decision making p