| Аннотация | The paper considers the next stage of formation of the Russian market of economic journals,
which is characterized by its clear division into two segments – external and internal. The external segment
contains publications included in the international databases Scopus and Web of Science (WoS), the
internal segment covers publications that are not included in these databases. To reflect the changes that
have occurred in the market, we upgrade the methodology for compiling the Rating of Russia’s Leading
Economic Journals (RLEJ). The innovations affect the subsystem of expert assessment of publications
included in the external segment, taking into account the differentiation of Scopus and WoS databases on
quartiles, as well as the subsystem of market representation, taking into account the availability of Russian
and English versions of journals. We provide the results of the fifth wave of RLEJ rating in the form
of a Diamond List (top 13 journals) and a List of Journals of the Second Tier, consisting of 12 titles. We
analyze the reshuffling of journals in comparison with previous years; we show that Russia already has 19 economic publications with international certification, of which eight publications have double certification
(both Scopus and WoS). We consider several stylized examples of success and failure of journals;
this allows us to determine the outlines of a general model for development of publications of the international
level. In particular, we review the work of the heads of journals “at the top” – as drivers of their
development through establishing external relations and finding financial resources, and their work “at
the bottom” – as organizers of local scientific communities and exclusive intermediaries between authors
and professional translators. Certain changes are pointed out in the employment relationship with highly
qualified translators; now they are characterized by greater flexibility compared to the previous period. We
also consider medium-and long-term implications of the emergence of two market segments of Russian
economic journals. |
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