VINITI Database RAS is a database provided by the All-Russian Institute for Scientific and Technical Information (VINITI). The database is devoted to scientific publications. It is described as a large abstracting database. In general, it is indexed for the

natural sciences Natural science is one of the branches of science concerned with the description, understanding and prediction of natural phenomena, based on empirical evidence from observation and experimentation. Mechanisms such as peer review and repeatab ...

exact sciences The exact sciences, sometimes called the exact mathematical sciences, are those sciences "which admit of absolute precision in their results"; especially the mathematical sciences. Examples of the exact sciences are mathematics, optics, astron ...

, and technical sciences. Included in this database is AJ (Abstract Journal), indexed from 1981 to the present day. The

database In computing, a database is an organized collection of data stored and accessed electronically. Small databases can be stored on a file system, while large databases are hosted on computer clusters or cloud storage. The design of databases sp ...

is made up of published materials encompassing,

conference proceedings In academia and librarianship, conference proceedings is a collection of academic papers published in the context of an academic conference or workshop. Conference proceedings typically contain the contributions made by researchers at the conferen ...

trade publications A trade magazine, also called a trade journal or trade paper (colloquially or disparagingly a trade rag), is a magazine or newspaper whose target audience is people who work in a particular trade or industry. The collective term for thi ...

thesis A thesis ( : theses), or dissertation (abbreviated diss.), is a document submitted in support of candidature for an academic degree or professional qualification presenting the author's research and findings.International Standard ISO 7144: ...

periodicals A periodical literature (also called a periodical publication or simply a periodical) is a published work that appears in a new edition on a regular schedule. The most familiar example is a newspaper, but a magazine or a Academic journal, journal ...

books A book is a medium for recording information in the form of writing or images, typically composed of many pages (made of papyrus, parchment, vellum, or paper) bound together and protected by a cover. The technical term for this physical ar ...

patents A patent is a type of intellectual property that gives its owner the legal right to exclude others from making, using, or selling an invention for a limited period of time in exchange for publishing an enabling disclosure of the invention."A p ...

, regulatory documents, and collected

scientific literature : ''For a broader class of literature, see Academic publishing.'' Scientific literature comprises scholarly publications that report original empirical and theoretical work in the natural and social sciences. Within an academic field, scient ...

. Russian sources make up 30% of the deposited scientific works. The database produces

document A document is a written, drawn, presented, or memorialized representation of thought, often the manifestation of non-fictional, as well as fictional, content. The word originates from the Latin ''Documentum'', which denotes a "teaching" or ...

s that have a bibliographal description, keywords, a heading and an abstract.

Primary source In the study of history as an academic discipline, a primary source (also called an original source) is an artifact, document, diary, manuscript, autobiography, recording, or any other source of information that was created at the time under ...

abstracts are mostly in

Russian Russian(s) refers to anything related to Russia, including: *Russians (, ''russkiye''), an ethnic group of the East Slavic peoples, primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries *Rossiyane (), Russian language term for all citizens and peo ...

. Another organizational structure of the ''VINITI database'' is its divisions into 29 thematic fragments. Also, there are over 230 editions of this database. A single Polythematic database was added in 2001, which is able to combine all the thematic fragments, except for "''

Mathematics Mathematics is an area of knowledge that includes the topics of numbers, formulas and related structures, shapes and the spaces in which they are contained, and quantities and their changes. These topics are represented in modern mathematics ...

''". In addition, the thematic fragment, "''

Chemistry Chemistry is the science, scientific study of the properties and behavior of matter. It is a natural science that covers the Chemical element, elements that make up matter to the chemical compound, compounds made of atoms, molecules and ions ...

''", is updated two times per month.

Scientific literature deposited at VINITI

The following is a sample of the

that is deposited at the All-Union Institute of Scientific and Technical Information (VINITI).

Peer reviewed journals

*''Materials Science'', Springer New York. Materials Science is a translation of the

peer review Peer review is the evaluation of work by one or more people with similar competencies as the producers of the work (peers). It functions as a form of self-regulation by qualified members of a profession within the relevant field. Peer review ...

ed Ukrainian journal Fizyko-Khimichna Mekhanika Materialiv. About this journal
Materials Science, Springer New York. 2010. *''Russian Journal of Physical Chemistry A'' ( (Zhurnal fizicheskoi khimii). MAIK Nauka/Interperiodica (publisher). 2010. It was established in 1930.Russian Journal of Physical Chemistry A
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Separate editions of VINITI

The separate editions of this database are respectively entitled: "''Scientific and scientific-technical journals and collections''", "''Overview''", "''Express Info''", "''Abstract collections''", "''Information Collections''", "''Newsletters''".

Scientific and scientific-technical journals and collections

The following issues are published in ''Scientific and scientific-technical journals and collections'': *''Problems safety'' *''Integrated Logistics'' *''Chemical and Biological Safety'' *''Membranes. A series of "Critical Technology"'' *''International Forum on Information'' *''Scientific and technical information''. Series 1. "Organization and methods of work" *''Scientific and technical information''. Series 2. "Information Processes and Systems"

Overview

''Overview'' is a

periodical A periodical literature (also called a periodical publication or simply a periodical) is a published work that appears in a new edition on a regular schedule. The most familiar example is a newspaper, but a magazine or a journal are also examples ...

published 12 times per annum. It is a depository for one or several

survey paper Survey may refer to: Statistics and human research * Statistical survey, a method for collecting quantitative information about items in a population * Survey (human research), including opinion polls Spatial measurement * Surveying, the techniq ...

s in a particular field of science and

technology Technology is the application of knowledge to reach practical goals in a specifiable and reproducible way. The word ''technology'' may also mean the product of such an endeavor. The use of technology is widely prevalent in medicine, science, ...

. Analytical content and synthesis of data is included in this collection. Survey information produced by VINITI RAS is in the following publications: *Scientific and technical aspects of environmental protection *Problems of the Environment and Natural Resources *Environmental Assessment *Environmental Economics *Contemporary Mathematics and Its Applications *Thematic reviews

Express Info

''Express information'' is a periodical publication which is made up of detailed abstracts of what is considered to be significant scientific and technical documents. This published in Russia and abroad. ''Express information'' publishes the following issues: *Testing and measuring technology *Saving technologies *Legal issues of environmental protection *Packaging. Containers *Management, Logistics and Informatics in Transport

Abstract collections

''Abstract collections'' is a periodic,

abstracting service An abstract is a brief summary of a research article, thesis, review, conference proceeding, or any in-depth analysis of a particular subject and is often used to help the reader quickly ascertain the paper's purpose. When used, an abstract always ...

for

domestic Domestic may refer to: In the home * Anything relating to the human home or family ** A domestic animal, one that has undergone domestication ** A domestic appliance, or home appliance ** A domestic partnership ** Domestic science, sometimes cal ...

and

foreign Foreign may refer to: Government * Foreign policy, how a country interacts with other countries * Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in many countries ** Foreign Office, a department of the UK government ** Foreign office and foreign minister * Unit ...

, scientific and technical, literature. This includes abstracts for books, dissertations, patent documents,

analysis Analysis ( : analyses) is the process of breaking a complex topic or substance into smaller parts in order to gain a better understanding of it. The technique has been applied in the study of mathematics and logic since before Aristotle (38 ...

, overview, and deposited

scientific works : ''For a broader class of literature, see Academic publishing.'' Scientific literature comprises scholarly publications that report original empirical and theoretical work in the natural and social sciences. Within an academic field, scienti ...

published in the ''Abstract Journal'' of VINITI RAS, . Abstract collections publishes the following issues: *''Energy Savings'' *''Clinical Endocrinology'' *''Radiodiagnosis'' *''Medical work'' *''Psychiatry''

Information Collections

''Information Collections'' is also a

which publishes detailed

abstracts An abstract is a brief summary of a research article, thesis, review, academic conference, conference proceedings, proceeding, or any in-depth analysis of a particular subject and is often used to help the reader quickly ascertain the paper's purpo ...

, and analysis on foreign documents. The foreign works are characterized as scientific, technical,

legal Law is a set of rules that are created and are enforceable by social or governmental institutions to regulate behavior,Robertson, ''Crimes against humanity'', 90. with its precise definition a matter of longstanding debate. It has been vario ...

and economics literature, focused and related to a defined area of science and technology. ''Information Collections'' publishes the following issues: *''The safety and emergencies'' *''Transportation: science, technology, management'' *''Federal and regional programs Russia'' *''Economics of Contemporary Russia'' *''Cardiovascular Surgery'' *''News of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care'' *''Emergency Medicine. Office of Disaster Medicine''

Newsletters

''Newsletters'' publishes the following issues: *Bulletin of the international scientific congresses, conferences, congresses, exhibitions *The foreign press about the economic, scientific-technical and military potential of the CIS member states and the technical means to detect. Series: 1, 2, 3. *Economics and Management in Foreign Countries *Crime abroad

Deposited scientific works

This separate edition contains the "''Bibliographic Index''". The bibliographic index contains bibliographic descriptions of scientific papers, deposited at VINITI RAS and industry centers.

Thematic fragments

The 29 thematic fragments, mentioned above, are broad subject fields (categories) such as the following: *Automation and electronics AB 1981 *Astronomy AU 1989 *Biology BI 1981 *Computational Science *Engineering MN 1981 *Medicine MD 1998 *Metallurgy MT 1981 *Physics FI 1983

Subcategories

These broad subject fields are each further divided into subfields. For example, Astronomy (Au) encompasses: *AS01 Astronomy (51) :Retrospective from 1989 :This subfield includes ordinary inquiries involving

astronomy Astronomy () is a natural science that studies astronomical object, celestial objects and phenomena. It uses mathematics, physics, and chemistry in order to explain their origin and chronology of the Universe, evolution. Objects of interest ...

. Moreover, this subfield includes theoretical aspects of

and

celestial mechanics Celestial mechanics is the branch of astronomy that deals with the motions of objects in outer space. Historically, celestial mechanics applies principles of physics (classical mechanics) to astronomical objects, such as stars and planets, to ...

. Methods of astronomical observations, along with

observatories An observatory is a location used for observing terrestrial, marine, or celestial events. Astronomy, climatology/meteorology, geophysical, oceanography and volcanology are examples of disciplines for which observatories have been constructed. His ...

, instruments, and devices are categorized here. This subfield also indexes documents related to the following:

Sun The Sun is the star at the center of the Solar System. It is a nearly perfect ball of hot plasma, heated to incandescence by nuclear fusion reactions in its core. The Sun radiates this energy mainly as light, ultraviolet, and infrared radi ...

Solar System The Solar SystemCapitalization of the name varies. The International Astronomical Union, the authoritative body regarding astronomical nomenclature, specifies capitalizing the names of all individual astronomical objects but uses mixed "Solar S ...

Star A star is an astronomical object comprising a luminous spheroid of plasma (physics), plasma held together by its gravity. The List of nearest stars and brown dwarfs, nearest star to Earth is the Sun. Many other stars are visible to the naked ...

Nebulae A nebula ('cloud' or 'fog' in Latin; pl. nebulae, nebulæ or nebulas) is a distinct luminescent part of interstellar medium, which can consist of ionized, neutral or molecular hydrogen and also cosmic dust. Nebulae are often star-forming region ...

Interstellar medium In astronomy, the interstellar medium is the matter and radiation that exist in the space between the star systems in a galaxy. This matter includes gas in ionic, atomic, and molecular form, as well as dust and cosmic rays. It fills interstella ...

, and

Cosmology Cosmology () is a branch of physics and metaphysics dealing with the nature of the universe. The term ''cosmology'' was first used in English in 1656 in Thomas Blount (lexicographer), Thomas Blount's ''Glossographia'', and in 1731 taken up in ...

. Also:

Astrometry Astrometry is a branch of astronomy that involves precise measurements of the positions and movements of stars and other celestial bodies. It provides the kinematics and physical origin of the Solar System and this galaxy, the Milky Way. His ...

and

Astron Astron may refer to: * Mitsubishi Astron engine * ASTRON, the Dutch foundation for astronomy research, operating the Westerbork Synthesis Radio Telescope and LOFAR * Astron (comics), a fictional character, a member of the Marvel Comics group The Et ...

. *AS03 Study of Earth from space (73) :Retrospective from 1989 :This subfield includes general issues in Earth observation such as the physical, geometric, geodynamic framework of Earth from space, along with methods and tools for studies of Earth from space. Documents from research programs and papers concerning their objectives are indexed in this subfield. Papers pertaining to the space systems of earth, and documents which place space information under the purview of the Earth Sciences and economic sectors are available in this subfield. Economics and cost-effectiveness studies of the Earth from space are part of this subfield. *AS02 Surveying and aerial photography (52) :Retrospective from 1989 :This subfield includes ordinary inquiries involving

Geodesy Geodesy ( ) is the Earth science of accurately measuring and understanding Earth's figure (geometric shape and size), orientation in space, and gravity. The field also incorporates studies of how these properties change over time and equivale ...

and

Cartography Cartography (; from grc, χάρτης , "papyrus, sheet of paper, map"; and , "write") is the study and practice of making and using maps. Combining science, aesthetics and technique, cartography builds on the premise that reality (or an im ...

. Moreover, this subfield includes theoretical studies of Geodesy. The subfield also indexes the following: Geodetic Astronomy, Space geodesy, Gravimetry, and geodetic methods for solving geodynamic problems. The results of geodetic measurements are given mathematical interpretations. Surveying Instruments, and their study are also included. :This subfield also includes documents about studying and mapping the Moon's size, shape, surface topography, and its gravitational and magnetic fields. In other words, determining by observation and measurement, the exact positions of points and the figures and areas of large portions of the Moon's surface, or the shape and size of the Moon, i.e., "''

Selenodesy Selenography is the study of the surface and physical features of the Moon (also known as geography of the Moon, or selenodesy). Like geography and areography, selenography is a subdiscipline within the field of planetary science. Historical ...

''". These methods are applied to other planets as well. *AS04 Space exploration (62) :Retrospective from 1989 :This subfield includes ordinary inquiries involving space exploration.

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