Publication activity as a way of scientific communication and ratings race

Abstract

Purpose of the Review 0.1 This Review was commissioned at the time of Budget 2001 as part of the Government's strategy for improving the UK's productivity and innovation performance. It stemmed from the Government's concern that the supply of high quality scientists and engineers should not constrain the UK's future research and development (R&D) and innovation performance. 0.2 Continuous innovation is key to the future survival and growth of businesses operating in what are increasingly competitive global markets. Although not all innovation is based on scientific R&D, the need for human ingenuity in making discoveries and creating new products, services or processes means that the success of R&D is critically dependent upon the availability and talent of scientists and engineers. 0.3 The Review considered the supply of science and engineering skills in the UK and the difficulties employers face in recruiting highly skilled scientists and engineers. A number of problems were identified in the development of science and engineering skills in school, further and higher education, and the Review makes a number of specific recommendations to the Government and the education sector to address these problems. 0.4 The Review also identified the need for further action by businesses and others seeking to employ scientists and engineers to work in R&D. Scientists and engineers are in increasing demand right across the economy and employers cannot expect to attract the best scientists and engineers without offering competitive conditions of employment. The challenge for R&D employers, therefore, is to improve the attractiveness of the jobs they offer, improve the coherence of their skills planning, and increase dialogue and research collaboration with the education sector, all of which are crucial in ensuring an adequate supply of scientists and engineers to work in R&D. Scope of the Review 0.5 The report focuses on biological sciences, physical sciences, engineering, mathematics and computer science. Graduates and postgraduates in these subjects are referred to as 'scientists and engineers'. 1 The Review recognises, however, the powerful influence of multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary activities in innovation, where related subjects (for example, medicine and information studies) are increasingly important, and that consumer-led demand is a powerful motivator in the production and development of novel products and services. 2

Participation in the work of editorial boards of scientific journals is a way to increase the rating of a periodical

“…Для досягнення омріяного входження журналів до наукометричних баз та збільшення кількості публікацій у виданнях, що вже входять до них, важливим є запровадження комплексу заходів зі стимулювання науковців до оприлюднення результатів у рейтингових журналах, а також заходів, спрямованих на підвищення рівня власних видань і надання допомоги науковцям у написанні й оформленні статей відповідно до світових вимог [2]. Досвід запровадження таких заходів вже неодноразово описаний.…”

ANALYTICAL REVIEW OF ADMIRAL MAKAROV NUS’s PUBLICATION ACTIVITY IN INTERNATIONAL SCIENTOMETRIC PLATFORMS

“…It is the publishing process, being a factor in the accumulation of HEI's intellectual potential, that promotes the transfer of new knowledge to future specialists. Publication activity is a set of scientometric indicators used to assess the national scientific potential and compare it with the potential of other countries (Didenko & Radchenko, 2017). Recently, publishing activity has become an important component of the overall strategy of HEI, which affects the amount of university funding and is one of the important components in compiling international rankings of universities, the result of comprehensive measures and efforts of HEI to enter the rating databases.…”