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А.</given-names></name><name name-style="western" xml:lang="en"><surname>Gabets</surname><given-names>Anna A.</given-names></name></name-alternatives><bio xml:lang="ru"><p>кандидат филологических наук, доцент кафедры английского языка № 5, редактор журнала «Дискурс профессиональной коммуникации»</p></bio><bio xml:lang="en"><p>Cand. Sci. (Phil.), Associate Professor of English Department No. 5, Editor of Professional Discourse &amp; Communication</p></bio><email xlink:type="simple">annagabets@mail.ru</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff-1"/></contrib></contrib-group><aff-alternatives id="aff-1"><aff xml:lang="ru"><institution>Московский государственный институт международных отношений МИД РФ, г. Москва, Российская Федерация</institution><country>Россия</country></aff><aff xml:lang="en"><institution>MGIMO University, Moscow, Russian Federation</institution><country>Russian Federation</country></aff></aff-alternatives><pub-date pub-type="collection"><year>2024</year></pub-date><pub-date pub-type="epub"><day>21</day><month>02</month><year>2025</year></pub-date><volume>9</volume><issue>2</issue><fpage>168</fpage><lpage>178</lpage><permissions><copyright-statement>Copyright &amp;#x00A9; Gabets A.A., 2025</copyright-statement><copyright-year>2025</copyright-year><copyright-holder xml:lang="ru">Габец А.А.</copyright-holder><copyright-holder xml:lang="en">Gabets A.A.</copyright-holder><license xml:lang="ru" license-type="creative-commons-attribution" xlink:href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" xlink:type="simple"><license-p>Данная работа распространяется под лицензией Creative Commons Attribution 4.0.</license-p></license><license xml:lang="en" license-type="creative-commons-attribution" xlink:href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" xlink:type="simple"><license-p>This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.</license-p></license></permissions><self-uri xlink:href="https://www.scieditor.ru/jour/article/view/425">https://www.scieditor.ru/jour/article/view/425</self-uri><abstract><p>The article deals with the significance and peculiarities of reviewing scientific articles in Russian and foreign journals included in the List of journals recommended by the Higher Attestation Commission of the Russian Federation (НАС journals list) and indexed in Scopus. The author analyzes three forms of reviews– free form, form of table and detailed commentary and shows that the process of scientific research evaluation plays a decisive role in improving the quality of publications and development of scientific journals. Free form of reviews and reviews suggesting simple answers offer no benefits for reviewers, editors and authors as they provide neither clarity, nor the opportunity to receive detailed feedback. According to the author the form with detailed commentary which is traditionally used by the journals of international databases is the most efficient. It helps to facilitate the work of reviewer and editor, contributes to educating effect and enhances the quality of articles due to precise analysis algorithm. The author comes to the conclusion that well-formulated forms of reviews can be a powerful tool for development of scientific community. The article offers to continue the research in order to create unified forms of reviews and develop guidance principles to optimize the process of peer review, reduce the burden on editors and foster professional growth of reviewers and authors. </p></abstract><trans-abstract xml:lang="ru"><p>В статье рассматриваются особенности рецензирования научных работ в российских журналах, включенных в Перечень рецензируемых научных изданий, рекомендованных Высшей аттестационной комиссией Российской Федерации (ВАК РФ), и российских и зарубежных, индексируемых в Scopus. Автор анализирует три основные формы рецензии: свободную; в виде таблицы; с развернутыми комментариями – и показывает, что практика оценки научного исследования играет решающую роль в повышении качества публикаций и развитии научных изданий. При этом свободная форма и рецензии, предполагающие односложные ответы, часто не приносят ощутимой пользы ни рецензенту, ни редактору, ни автору, поскольку не обеспечивают ни прозрачности, ни возможности получить развернутую обратную связь. Наиболее эффективной, по мнению автора, оказывается форма с детальными комментариями, которую традиционно используют журналы из международных баз данных. Она позволяет облегчить работу рецензента и редактора, имеет обучающий эффект и повышает качество статей благодаря четкому алгоритму анализа. Автор приходит к выводу, что корректно сформулированные шаблоны рецензии могут служить мощным инструментом развития научного сообщества. Предлагается продолжить исследование в направлении унификации форм рецензий и разработки руководящих принципов, чтобы оптимизировать процесс экспертной оценки, снизить нагрузку на редакции и способствовать профессиональному росту рецензентов и авторов.</p></trans-abstract><kwd-group xml:lang="ru"><kwd>научные журналы</kwd><kwd>рецензирование</kwd><kwd>Перечень ВАК</kwd><kwd>Scopus</kwd><kwd>шаблон рецензии</kwd><kwd>экспертная оценка</kwd><kwd>развернутые комментарии</kwd></kwd-group><kwd-group xml:lang="en"><kwd>scientific journals</kwd><kwd>peer-reviewing</kwd><kwd>HAC RF journals list</kwd><kwd>Scopus</kwd><kwd>peer review form</kwd><kwd>detailed commentary</kwd></kwd-group></article-meta></front><back><ref-list><title>References</title><ref id="cit1"><label>1</label><citation-alternatives><mixed-citation xml:lang="ru">Csiszar A. Peer review: troubled from the start. Nature. 2016;532:306–308. https://doi.org/10.1038/532306a</mixed-citation><mixed-citation xml:lang="en">Csiszar A. 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