IMPROVEMENT IN PUBLICATION OF SOVIET SCIENTIFIC PAPERS

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• Publication Date: February 13, 1952
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IMPROVEMENT IN PUBLICATION OF SOVIET SCIENTIFIC PAPERS
Yu. N. Grizoduty Dr Tech Sci
Moscow Avn Inst
In the total volume of periodical scientific publications, a prominent
place is occupied by the publications ("Trudy" and "Uchenyye Zapiski") of
higher educational institutions and scientific research institutes. Several
hundreds of them are being published, a considerably greater number than of
jstanr':d journals. However, there are serious drawbacks connected with this
type of publication.
First of all, not all higher educational institutions publish their own
work in this form: out of F ^ only 250 publish their "Trudy." The publica-
tion of papers by authors ix, ii..itutions that do not do their own publishing
is extremely difficult.
The same issue of a Journal published by a higher educational institu-
tion often contains papers from the most diverse fields of science and tech-
nology; this type of publication frequently lacks any degree of specializa-
tion whatever. Thin makes it difficult to bring a published paper to the
notice of the reader, because io scientific worker can possibly look through
hundreds of publications of L ner educational institutions to make sure that
he does not miss a paper in his narrow, specialized field.
A bibliographical description of papers appearing in collections of pub-
lished work of higher educational institutions is often not given in biblio-
graphical journals. If it is given, the bibliographical item appears much
later than it would in the case of a contribution to a regular Journal.
This d::lay often amounts to a year or more. Thus, the papers reach the
reader much later than those published in standard journals.
In view of the fact that the editors of publications issued by higher
educational institutions must consider contributions from the most diverse
fields of science, they often cannot evaluate properly a paper dealing with
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some specialized problem on which only one or two associates carry on work
at tin institution in question. This leads to a lower quality of publications
than in standard journals.
Publicat'-.o of scientific research in a collection of works of a higher
educational institution often does not protect the priority of Soviet science
to a sufficient degree. While bourgeois publications frequently hesitate to
pass up in silence papers published in serious scientific journals, they often
disregard articles appearing in collected works of higher educational institu-
tions.
The fact that publication in collections of work of higher educational
institutions does pct insure either dissemination of the information or pro-
te-tion of the priority of Soviet Science is brought out additionally by the
circumstc;ce that the circulation of publications of the collected works
type is very low; it amounts to only 300-500 copies. Often the publications
of a higher educational institution are not available at a similar institu-
tion located in a neighboring city.
Publications of this type have a low periodicity: they appear at irreg-
ular intervals once or twice per year. Preparation for publication takes
two-three times longer than in the case of standard journals. This delays
Mill further the transmission of results of completed scientific work to
the reader.
This dispersion of scientific data in little-read periodicals with low
circulation and long delay in publication is contrary to the interests of the
state and impedes the advance of science.
It is necessary to bring some order into the business of publishing this
category of neriodicals. One should discontinue the publication of collections
of articles that, in single issues, cover highly diversified branches of science,
eliminate periodicals that are published too rarely or are toc meager in content,
and expand certain other periodicals.
The Ministry of Public Education USSR could publish the most valuable con-
tributions centrally. Then publication would be handled by qualified boards of
editors who could properly evaluate the scientific work. Associates of scientific
institutions that do not publish at "resent woula be given the opportunity to do
so. The de;ey in publication would be reduced and matters connected with state
security safegua^d~d In a more efficient manner. Standards could be raised, both
for the scientific level of articles and the quality of their reproduction in
print.
There crn 7e lithe doubt that publications available to all scientific and
industrial institutions that can make use of them will contribute much more
to the industrial application of scientific results, and that fuller use will
then be made of results originating in remote scientific institutions. Whereas
periodicals published by higher educational institutions are not received by all
affiliated organizations, a smaller number of more h'Ehly specialized publications
would be available to every scientific organization.
Naturally, publication of periodicals by high^_r educational institutions pos-
ressinE a great scientific reputation should be continued. However, it is indis-
pensable that the periodicals be on the same level as standard specialized scienti-
fic journals.
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