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On the problem of evaluation of scientific publications

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The paper is concerned with the problem of evaluation of scientific publications as a part of the general problem of scientific information environment. A discussion on objective citation (entitled “Proposal from the Timoshenko Institute” and took place on the Internet in July 2007) is reviewed. New criteria (h-index, g-index) are discussed. A recent discussion by the mathematician community on the evaluation of scientific publications is presented. Some comments and proposals are formulated

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  1. S. P. Timoshenko Institute of Mechanics, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, 3 Nesterov St., Kyiv, Ukraine, 03057

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Translated from Prikladnaya Mekhanika, Vol. 45, No. 3, pp. 3–22, March 2009.

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Guz, A.N., Rushchitsky, J.J. On the problem of evaluation of scientific publications. Int Appl Mech 45, 233–244 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10778-009-0188-5

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