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| Proceedings of the Russian Academy of Sciences | |
|---|---|
| Title | Proceedings of the Russian Academy of Sciences |
| Discipline | Multidisciplinary |
| Language | Russian, English |
| Publisher | Russian Academy of Sciences |
| Country | Russia |
| History | 1724–present |
| Frequency | Monthly |
Proceedings of the Russian Academy of Sciences is a long‑running series of scholarly journals originating from the Russian Academy of Sciences and its predecessor institutions such as the Imperial Academy of Sciences (Saint Petersburg), the St. Petersburg Academy of Sciences, and later the Soviet Academy of Sciences. The series has chronicled advances associated with figures linked to the Petersburg School and publications circulated during eras including the Russian Empire, the October Revolution, and the Soviet Union. It functions as an institutional organ documenting research tied to academicians affiliated with institutions like the Lomonosov Moscow State University, the Kurchatov Institute, and the Steklov Institute of Mathematics.
The series traces roots to the founding of the Imperial Academy of Sciences (Saint Petersburg) under the patronage of Peter the Great and administrators such as Vasily Tatishchev and Mikhail Lomonosov, paralleling projects undertaken at the Hermitage Museum and the Russian Geographical Society. During the 19th century contributions came from scholars associated with the Saint Petersburg State University and researchers like Dmitri Mendeleev, Ivan Sechenov, and Aleksandr Butlerov. In the early 20th century the series reflected debates contemporaneous with the 1905 Russian Revolution and the intellectual milieu of figures such as Vladimir Vernadsky and Andrey Markov (mathematician). Under the Soviet Union, the series expanded to include work by members of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR, with notable names like Igor Tamm, Lev Landau, Sofia Kovalevskaya (historical legacy), and Sergey Kapitsa featuring in institutional histories. The post‑Soviet period saw reorganization tied to reforms involving the Russian Federation and leadership associated with the Russian Academy of Sciences presidency.
The series comprises multiple thematic editions and series modeled after formats used by the Royal Society and academies such as the French Academy of Sciences and the National Academy of Sciences (United States). Distinct editions have been issued under series headings comparable to publications from the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, with print runs coordinated by publishing arms connected to institutions like the Nauka publishing house and printing centers in Moscow and Saint Petersburg. Special issues have accompanied events such as conferences at the Lebedev Physical Institute and symposia linked to awards like the Lenin Prize and the State Prize of the Russian Federation. Editions have been cataloged in libraries including the Russian State Library, the Library of Congress, and university collections at Harvard University and Oxford University.
Editorial oversight historically rested with elected academicians from sections comparable to those of the Division of Physical Sciences and the Division of Mathematical and Technical Sciences within the Russian Academy of Sciences, drawing editors from institutes such as the Institute of Russian History and the Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University. Editorial boards have included laureates of awards like the Nobel Prize in Physics (e.g., Zhores Alferov as institutional context) and members who served in administrative roles linked to the Ministry of Education and Science (Russia). Peer review processes evolved from internal academy vetting to formal external review panels paralleling standards used by journals such as Nature and Science, incorporating reviewers from institutions like the Max Planck Society, the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and the French National Centre for Scientific Research.
The series spans disciplines represented in academy departments: contributions in physics from researchers at the Institute for High Energy Physics, mathematics from the Steklov Institute of Mathematics, chemistry from the Boreskov Institute of Catalysis, geology and geochemistry linked to the Vernadsky Institute of Geochemistry and Analytical Chemistry, biology and biochemistry from the Institute of Chemical Biology and Fundamental Medicine, and engineering studies related to the Russian Scientific Center "Kurchatov Institute". Articles have engaged topics resonant with projects at the Space Research Institute, interaction with programs like the Soviet space program and collaborations with agencies such as Roscosmos. Humanities and social science contributions have come from units associated with the Institute of World History and the Institute of Philosophy.
The series is indexed in databases similar to Scopus, Web of Science, and regional directories maintained by the Russian Scientific Citation Index. Citation patterns reflect connections to institutions such as the Institute of Solid State Physics and international partnerships with the European Organization for Nuclear Research and the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research. Impact measures have been compared with journals of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR era and contemporary counterparts like the Proceedings of the Royal Society. Bibliometric analyses reference datasets curated by organizations including the Committee on Publication Ethics and metrics platforms used by the Directory of Open Access Journals.
Historic and modern articles in the series documented milestones associated with scientists such as Dmitri Mendeleev (periodic system developments), Andrey Kolmogorov (probability theory), Lev Landau (theory of condensed matter), Igor Kurchatov (nuclear physics), Nikolai Bogoliubov (mathematical physics), and Trofim Lysenko (controversial agricultural theories as historical context). Papers from academicians tied to the Lebedev Physical Institute and the Institute for Theoretical and Experimental Physics have influenced fields intersecting with research at the CERN and the Princeton Institute for Advanced Study. Special retrospective issues have featured archives of correspondence involving figures connected to the Pulkovo Observatory and the Zoological Museum of the Zoological Institute.
Parallel English translation series and collaborative editions have been produced to reach audiences affiliated with the National Institutes of Health, the European Research Council, and the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, enabling exchange with scholars at MIT, Cambridge University, Heidelberg University, University of Tokyo, and the California Institute of Technology. Translation partnerships have mirrored those of journals published by the American Association for the Advancement of Science and involved editorial cooperation with publishers servicing the United Kingdom, United States, and Germany. Collaborative projects and translated monographs have supported joint research programs with the Max Planck Society, the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and the Korean Academy of Science and Technology.
Category:Academic journals