Bibliometric analysis in retrospective of the qualitative development
 of the journal «Forests of Russia and economy in them»

Abstract

A qualitative assessment of the development of the journal in retrospect was given on the basis of bibliometric analysis on various parameters: topics, geography of research, citation rate, number of articles per issue. The main subject of the study was electronic versions of the journal in the electronic repository of the university. As a result of the analysis, a characteristic of the “scientific identity” of the journal was compiled, expressed in the scientific interests of the authors in the fields of reforestation, forest taxation, forest pyrology, and the study of individual forest crops, more commonly, of Scots pine. Based on the data obtained, the dependence of citation on correctly presented metadata was
 revealed. The positive dynamics of citation of works over time
 indicates the relevance of the subject in the scientific community. At the same time, on the basis of data on the absence of positive dynamics in the expansion of the geography of research in publications it is concluded that it is necessary to change the editorial policy to attract authors from other regions for further qualitative growth of the journal.