Abstract The creation of a national scientometric database of scientific periodicals in Russia can solve the problem of identifying leading academic journals. The first step towards its formation was the development of Russian Science Citation Index (RSCI). To make it clear whether the contradictions of its first version, released in 2015, were settled, this article analyzes the quantitative indicators, including bibliometric ones, of the 28 economics journals that were included in 2018 in the second version of Russian Science Citation Index (RSCI-2018). The data obtained are compared with the public examination results. To complete the coverage of the list of journals, quantitative and qualitative indicators of several editions not included in RSCI-2018 have been analyzed. It is demonstrated that the shortcomings of the previous version of the list were not eliminated. It is concluded that the list is incomplete; some criteria in compiling it were untransparent and neglected, and the parameters used to select the editions were insufficient. The research results, which make it possible to assess the RSCI potential for the creation of a national scientometric database of scientific periodicals, raise the question of the need to consolidate the efforts of the scientific and expert communities to establish transparent journal selection procedures. Official structures may consider the data obtained to assess the performance of scientific organizations, contributing to an increase in the level of periodicals.

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在创建国家引文索引的背景下评估 RSCI 经济学期刊

摘要 俄罗斯国家科学期刊科学计量数据库的建立可以解决主要学术期刊的识别问题。其形成的第一步是开发俄罗斯科学引文索引 (RSCI)。为明确其2015年发布的第一版的矛盾是否得到解决，本文分析了2018年俄罗斯科学引文索引第二版收录的28种经济学期刊的定量指标，包括文献计量指标（ RSCI-2018）。所得数据与公开考试结果进行比较。为完成对期刊列表的覆盖，对未纳入 RSCI-2018 的几个版本的定量和定性指标进行了分析。事实证明，之前版本列表的缺点并没有被消除。结论是清单不完整；一些编译标准不透明和被忽视，用于选择版本的参数不足。研究结果使得评估 RSCI 在创建国家科学期刊科学计量数据库方面的潜力成为可能，提出了需要整合科学和专家社区的努力以建立透明的期刊选择程序的问题。官方机构可能会考虑获得的数据来评估科学组织的绩效，从而有助于提高期刊水平。一些编译标准不透明和被忽视，用于选择版本的参数不足。研究结果使得评估 RSCI 在创建国家科学期刊科学计量数据库方面的潜力成为可能，提出了需要整合科学和专家社区的努力以建立透明的期刊选择程序的问题。官方机构可能会考虑获得的数据来评估科学组织的绩效，从而有助于提高期刊水平。一些编译标准不透明和被忽视，用于选择版本的参数不足。研究结果使得评估 RSCI 在创建国家科学期刊科学计量数据库方面的潜力成为可能，提出了需要整合科学和专家社区的努力以建立透明的期刊选择程序的问题。官方机构可能会考虑获得的数据来评估科学组织的绩效，从而有助于提高期刊水平。提出是否需要整合科学和专家社区的努力以建立透明的期刊选择程序的问题。官方机构可能会考虑获得的数据来评估科学组织的绩效，从而有助于提高期刊水平。提出是否需要整合科学界和专家界的努力以建立透明的期刊选择程序的问题。官方机构可能会考虑获得的数据来评估科学组织的绩效，从而有助于提高期刊水平。