... successful publication requires great effort, perfect knowledge of academic English, and a thorough analysis of the issue under discussion. Unfortunately, very few Russian experts and scientists can boast of even one English-language publication in scientific journals that are recognized world-wide. Nevertheless, there are some success stories: in 2015, Ekaterina Koldunova, PhD in Political Science, Associate Professor at the Department of Oriental Studies at MGIMO University and RIAC expert, published ...
"Submit what you consider to be your very best work"
Foreign opinion
These are two special interviews for the Russian International Affairs Council with John Ishiyama and Steven Forde, editors of the
American Political Science Review
, the most prestigious research journal in political science.
In these interviews Mr. Ishiyama and Mr. Forde discuss the requirements for submitted materials, the main reasons for non-acceptance of materials, and give advice on how to write a publishable...
... ranking by 2020; science – an increase in domestic expenditure on research and development up to 1.77% of GDP by 2015, and an increase in the proportion of publications by Russian researchers in the total number of publications in the international scientific journals indexed in the
WEB of Science
database up to 2.44% by 2015. Where are we now and how easy is it to achieve the above targets?
In the social sciences (engaged in by institutions of two departments – social sciences, global issues,...
Full professors are not obliged to continue publishing
Foreign opinion
Mark N. Katz has just begun his 25th year of teaching at George Mason University. He was promoted to full professor in his 10th year there.
The common view of the pressures that professors face in American academia is embodied in the alliterative phrase, “publish or perish.” The truth, though, is more complicated—and less draconian—than this phrase suggests.
The type of academic position that someone...
Russian researchers in Western scientific journals
The idea that Russian social sciences (in particular, political science and international relations) should be more open to the international community long ago lost its novelty factor. The most important, if not the main, measurement ...
