A Volgográdi Állami Egyetem Történeti, Regionális Tudományi és Nemzetközi Kapcsolati Értesítőjének elmúlt évtizede (2010–2019) a számok tükrében
Quantitative Analyses of the Last Decade of Vestnik VolSU Series 4. History, Regional Studies and International Relations (2010–2019)

Summary/Abstract: The present review article is an attempt to analyse an internationally accredited Russian regional periodical’s output in a certain well-defined period: Vestnik of Volgograd State University. Series 4. History, Regional Studies and International Relations. The history of the periodical, which is devoted to a broad range of social sciences, can be divided into two stages: after 2013 it became a nationwide journal. The periodical’s restructuring was initiated by former chief editor I. I. Kurilla, but it was finished by current chief editor I. O. Tyumentsev, who developed the journal to an international level with the help inter alia of thematic issues, such as the Byzantine project or the conference materials dedicated to the 400th anniversary of the Troubled Times. Despite the aforementioned successes, the statistical analysis of the data denotes some structural characteristics of competing scientific life in Russia. The gender distribution of its authors, for example, indicates a more and more patriarchal pattern, while academic qualifications show a growing elitization. Also the analysis of the authors’ affiliation (city) points to the structure of academia being quite centralized. The progression of the headings shows a massive shift toward traditional academic disciplines (Russian history, world history, archaeology) to the detriment of social sciences (political science, regional studies, international relations), which indicates the most competitive fields of the periodical. The application of keywords represents a huge diversity, although they help us to determine main issues, or so called “hot topics”. In the field of Russian history this “hot topic” is the Great Patriotic War, since Volgograd (Stalingrad) was a main battlefield during those challenging years.

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