Choosing a language strategy for a top-rated Russian academic journal
https://doi.org/10.24069/SEP-22-06
Abstract
Increasing citation and improving the impact factor is a challenging task for both authors and scientific journals. It is particularly so for Russian journals indexed in international scientometric databases, including Web of Science and Scopus. This study shows that researchers consider inefficient language strategies to be one of the main reasons for poor international outreach. This article explores the strategies of several Russian journals indexed in Scopus as of March 2022, identifies their advantages and disadvantages as well as the subsequent risks. The study offers recommendations for choosing an optimal language strategy, including the one aimed at increasing citation in international and national databases and promoting rated Russian journals internationally. Based on the analysis of the journals indexed in the Scopus database, six linguistic models have been identified. The study has shown that the bilingual format – publishing in Russian and English – provides the best visibility at the national and international levels.
About the Authors
T. Yu. Kuznetsova
Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Tatyana Yu. Kuznetsova - Cand. Sci. (Geogr.), Leading Researcher, Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University.
Kaliningrad.
A. V. Silnichaya
Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University; Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration (RANEPA)
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Anna V. Silnichaya - Leading Specialist, Department of Scientific and Information Development and Library Support, Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration (RANEPA); Head of Scientific Journals Department, Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University.
Moscow; Kaliningrad.
A. O. Evgrafova
Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration (RANEPA)
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Alina O. Evgrafova - Director of the Center for Rating Promotion at the Department of Scientific and Information Development and Library Support, Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration (RANEPA).
Moscow.
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Kuznetsova T.Yu., Silnichaya A.V., Evgrafova A.O. Choosing a language strategy for a top-rated Russian academic journal. Science Editor and Publisher. 2022;7(1):39-49. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.24069/SEP-22-06
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