CASPIAN JOURNAL

MANAGEMENT AND HIGH TECHNOLOGIES

JOURNALS FROM THE VAK LIST: ANALYSIS OF COVERED BRANCHES OF SCIENCES AND GROUPS OF SCIENTIFIC SPECIALTIES

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Brumshteyn Yury M., Vasilyev Nikita V. JOURNALS FROM THE VAK LIST: ANALYSIS OF COVERED BRANCHES OF SCIENCES AND GROUPS OF SCIENTIFIC SPECIALTIES // Caspian journal : management and high technologies. — 2018. — №1. — pp. 25-39.

Brumshteyn Yury M. - Cand. Sci. (Engineering), Astrakhan State University, 20a Tatishchev St., Astrakhan, 414056, Russian Federation, brum2003@mail.ru

Vasilyev Nikita V. - Student, Astrakhan State University, 20a Tatishchev St., Astrakhan, 414056, Russian Federation, nikivas97@mail.ru

The paper shows the role of the Russian scientific journals (SJ), recommended by VAK for publishing results of master's and Ph.D. theses, in formation of scientific information space in Russia and worldwide. The main formal VAK requirements are set to such SJ - including the maximum number of "branches of sciences" and "groups of scientific specialties" (GSS). The SJ list of VAK from 29.03.2018 is used as the material for carrying out the analysis. It is shown that all the VAK SJ can be divided into three categories: a) those that have the specified "branches of science"; b) only GSS are specified; c) of mixed character - there are both "branches of science" and GSS. The distribution of VAK SJ by these three categories is given, and indices of "branches of sciences" occurrence in VAK SJ are analyzed. At the same time, for SJ of categories "b" and "c", GSS were “replaced” with the "branches", corresponding to them. The distribution of VAK SJ by the number of the covered "branches of sciences" is assessed (from one to three); also the most and the least frequent branches, as well as occurrence frequencies for combinations of branches (paired and triple) were identified. Within the GSS analysis, each "branch of science", which is not subdivided into separate GSS in the issues of categories a and c, was considered as GSS. The term "object", related to the list elements on each SJ, was used for "not subdivided" branches and/or GSS. The following was evaluated: distribution of VAK SJ, concerning quantities of the objects specified for them in the list; distribution of SJ by the average quantity of objects for one branch; absolute and relative occurrence frequencies of objects, based on the entire number of SJ; absolute and relative occurrence frequencies of certain GSS in the VAK list; the most and the least frequent combinations by 2-5 objects in one SJ. Based on the provided materials, several conclusions, concerning possible aims and methods for managing the nomenclature of "branches of sciences" and GSS in VAK SJ (incl. from the positions of VAK, universities, scientific research institutes, etc.), are made about some risks, connected with control measures implementation.

Key words: научно-информационное пространство, журналы из перечня ВАК, тематика журналов, отрасли науки, встречаемость отраслей, сочетания отраслей, группы научных специальностей, встречаемость групп, сочетания групп, статистическая обработка, наглядное представлени