On January 21, 2014 the first RIAC Global Science program participant achieved the goal of the training as the article by Yulia Nikitina was published in an American peer-reviewed journal. Launched in late 2012, RIAC training program Global Science is aimed at instructing young Russian scholars in the entire spectrum of skills for successful publication in foreign journals. On January 21, Yulia Nikitina, Associate Professor of Global Political Processes Department at MGIMO-University, became the first of the 19 program participants to have her article Russia and the Baltic States: Problematizing the Soviet Legacy Discourse published in the U.S. Journal of Nationalism and Ethnicity.
On January 21, 2014 the first RIAC Global Science program participant achieved the goal of the training as the article by Yulia Nikitina was published in an American peer-reviewed journal.
Launched in late 2012, RIAC training program Global Science is aimed at instructing young Russian scholars in the entire spectrum of skills for successful publication in foreign journals. On January 21, Yulia Nikitina, Associate Professor of Global Political Processes Department at MGIMO-University, became the first of the 19 program participants to have her article Russia and the Baltic States: Problematizing the Soviet Legacy Discourse published in the U.S. Nationalities Papers Journal of Nationalism and Ethnicity.
Global Science project emerged as a means to overcome the marginal status of Russian humanities at the global knowledge market, since the shortage of foreign publications makes a key cause for rather law positions of Russian universities in the world ranking.
Russian scholars have good knowledge but lack the skills for advancing their papers in foreign English-language journals. Among the main deficiencies one may cite academic writing in accordance with foreign standards, information on available journals, command of the requirements, and organization of reviewing. The Global Science involves preparation of a scholarly paper and its subsequent advancement in a foreign (English-language) journals under the supervision of Natalie Reid, academic writing instructor.
"Publication of English-language articles in leading international editions requires a systemic change in the scholarly procedures," says program participant Alfiya Zaripova. "It means both the culture shift and changing one's attitude to the article content and structure from the scheme usual for Russian journals."
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