Russian Library of Science

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Russian Library of Science
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Russian Library of Science overview

• Springer is the exclusive distributor of MAIK
  Nauka Interperiodica/Pleiades Publishing journals
  as of 1/1/2006
• 143 English journals now distributed in the new
  Russian Library of Science.
• The journals include prestigious publications
  such as JETP (Journal of Experimental and
  Theoretical Physics), Physics of the Solid State,
  and Doklady Mathematics.
• The initial 2006 result - 52 Russian Academy of
  Sciences journals new at Springer.
• Total of 105 journals translated from Russian
  Academy of Science journals
• 38 Journals translated from journals of other
  organizations

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Key Features

• 52 scientific journals, new within the Springer
  Portfolio, in Chemistry, Computer Science, Earth
  Sciences, Economics, Engineering, Life Science,
  Materials Science, Mathematics, and Physics
• Content was distributed before by EBSCO (38), AIP
  (13), and OSA (1)
• Plus 42 scientific journals already previously
  within the Springer Portfolio from the Russian
  Academy of Sciences and 38 other Russian and
  neighboring countries journals
• 95 (66) included in ISI carrying an impact
  factor
• All peer-reviewed
• Translated to English from Russian
• Direct to your desktop through SpringerLink
  starting 2006

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Where do the journals come from?
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Key Program Value

• These journals originate from such prestigious
  institutions of the Russian Academy of Sciences
  such as the Steklov Mathematical Institute, the
  Lebedev Physics Institute, as well as Moscow
  State University and others. They span the entire
  range of scientific research.
• All articles are peer-reviewed and are
  authoritatively translated by experts in the
  field.
• The English translation follows consistently the
  citation of volumes and issues of the
  Russian-language publication, and is published
  closely after the Russian original.

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Maik Nauka RAS Background

• MAIK Nauka Interperiodica/Pleiades Publishing is
  the publisher of the Russian Academy of Sciences
  (RAS).
• Prominent scientists work in the Academy's
  organizations, such as Zhores I. Alferov, the
  2000 Nobel Prize Winner in Physics.
• Fundamental research in Russia is conducted in
  the academic establishments, higher educational
  institutions and in some industrial branch
  institutes.

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Combined Strength Springer MN
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Maik Nauka Titles Downloads
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Russian LibraryNumber of Journals per Discipline
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