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About policy of the High Certifying Commission (Russia),
concerned with foreign electronic journals.
One can find the following information at the
web page Faq (http://vak.ed.gov.ru/ru/answers/faq_3/index.php?from4=4&id4=121&i4=37)
, at the web site of the High Certifying Commission (HCC) (Russia):
Question:
is it possible to use papers, published in
electronic scientific journals, during the defense of scientific degree?
Answer:
Yes, if these electronic journals are
registered at the Informregister, and coordinated with HCC of the Russian
Ministry of Education.
We visited the web site of the State Unitary
Enterprise Scientific and Technical Center Informregister (http://www.inforeg.ru/)
to get corresponding information in the Informregisters department of
electronic journals (the chief of the department Vigursky Konstantin
Vladimirovich). The summary of our correspondence you can find bellow:
Question:
Where can I find the list of all electronic
journals (Russian and foreign) which are registered at the Informregister?
Answer:
Our organization doesnt
register foreign network resources and electronic journals.
Question:
What can you say about the foreign electronic
journals? What state organization (in Russia) can solve this question? Now I
look for a list of foreign electronic journals which papers can be taken into
account during of defense of scientific degree. HCC informed all scientists
that it is possible to make reference (in dissertations) only on the papers,
published in electronic journals registered in your organization (Informregister).
Why foreign electronic journals published at big foreign research centers
arent taken into account? I cant understand this decision of the officers of
HCC. Can you give me any advice in this case?
Answer:
I cant answer you anything good. Unfortunately, I cant advise you
anything, because I dont know.
We sent the corresponding letter (with the
aforesaid text of our correspondence) to the HCC. At 09.03.2005 we have
received the following answer from the HCC:
Dear Alexander Shagaev
Wed like to report you the following
information, concerned with your inquiry (devoted to the possibility to use
papers, published in foreign electronic journals, during the defense of
scientific degree):
The order of the registration of corresponding
electronic journals isnt coordinated between Informregister and HCC. Thus,
HCC dont consider such publications as scientific publications during the
defenses of scientific degrees, yet. It is the reason, also, why we cant
answer to your question (devoted to the possibility to use papers, published in
foreign electronic journals, during the defense of scientific degree) clearly
now. We work in the direction and corresponding information will be published
at the HCC bulletin and site when this work will finish.
deputy chief of HCC office A.V. Gurihin
We are glad, that first step in the direction was made. We hope, also, that the solution of this concrete, question will not lost at the bureaucratic co-ordinations. However, scientific papers, published in Internet, by independent scientists don't considered as scientific papers yet - independently of their scientific level. Bureaucrats from the HCC usurped for them self the right to truth and they don't consider (in Russia) such papers as scientific. They do it, because such papers aren't reviewed. Long time will be need for the fight against such bureaucrats to change such situation. We have begun this fight now. We have not any doubts that our approach will prevail in future. It is only one question: how long will be this fight? We will inform you about all events, concerned with this question.