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 or empirical 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 ...

, exact sciences, 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 or a type of data store based on the use of a database management system (DBMS), the software that interacts with end users, applications, and the database itself to capture and a ...

is made up of published materials encompassing,

conference proceedings In academia and librarianship, conference proceedings are 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 confer ...

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 this a ...

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: D ...

periodicals Periodical literature (singularly called a periodical publication or simply a periodical) consists of Publication, published works that appear in new releases on a regular schedule (''issues'' or ''numbers'', often numerically divided into annu ...

books A book is a structured presentation of recorded information, primarily verbal and graphical, through a medium. Originally physical, electronic books and audiobooks are now existent. Physical books are objects that contain printed material, mo ...

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 sufficiency of disclosure, enabling discl ...

, regulatory documents, and collected

scientific literature Scientific literature encompasses a vast body of academic papers that spans various disciplines within the natural and social sciences. It primarily consists of academic papers that present original empirical research and theoretical ...

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

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

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 (archaeology), artifact, document, diary, manuscript, autobiography, recording, or any other source of information that was cre ...

abstracts are mostly in Russian. 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 a field of study that discovers and organizes methods, Mathematical theory, theories and theorems that are developed and Mathematical proof, proved for the needs of empirical sciences and mathematics itself. There are many ar ...

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

Chemistry Chemistry is the scientific study of the properties and behavior of matter. It is a physical science within the natural sciences that studies the chemical elements that make up matter and chemical compound, compounds made of atoms, molecules a ...

''", 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 Periodical literature (singularly called a periodical publication or simply a periodical) consists of Publication, published works that appear in new releases on a regular schedule (''issues'' or ''numbers'', often numerically divided into annu ...

published 12 times per annum. It is a depository for one or several survey papers in a particular field of science and

technology Technology is the application of Conceptual model, conceptual knowledge to achieve practical goals, especially in a reproducible way. The word ''technology'' can also mean the products resulting from such efforts, including both tangible too ...

. 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 for domestic 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 * United S ...

, 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 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, 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 law enforcement, enforceable by social or governmental institutions to regulate behavior, with its precise definition a matter of longstanding debate. It has been variously described as a Socia ...

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 celestial objects and the phenomena that occur in the cosmos. It uses mathematics, physics, and chemistry in order to explain their origin and their overall evolution. Objects of interest includ ...

. 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, geophysics, oceanography and volcanology are examples of disciplines for which observatories have been constructed. Th ...

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

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 "Sola ...

Star A star is a luminous spheroid of plasma (physics), plasma held together by Self-gravitation, self-gravity. The List of nearest stars and brown dwarfs, nearest star to Earth is the Sun. Many other stars are visible to the naked eye at night sk ...

, Nebulae,

Interstellar medium The interstellar medium (ISM) is the matter and radiation that exists in the outer space, space between the star systems in a galaxy. This matter includes gas in ionic, atomic, and molecular form, as well as cosmic dust, dust and cosmic rays. It f ...

, and

Cosmology Cosmology () is a branch of physics and metaphysics dealing with the nature of the universe, the cosmos. The term ''cosmology'' was first used in English in 1656 in Thomas Blount's ''Glossographia'', with the meaning of "a speaking of the wo ...

. Also:

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

and Astron. *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 or geodetics is the science of measuring and representing the Figure of the Earth, geometry, Gravity of Earth, gravity, and Earth's rotation, spatial orientation of the Earth in Relative change, temporally varying Three-dimensional spac ...

and

Cartography Cartography (; from , '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 imagined reality) can ...

. 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''". 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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