Political science in journals: analysis of tools and indicators in information systems
The article focuses on professional systems of scientific journal data and ratings (Russian informational system RSCI, WoS and Scopus). It analyses their analytical tools and indicators. The authors highlight a number of problems related to a probable influence of the instruments and indicators on evaluation of the journals and the state of political science in general. Some solutions to these problems are proposed. The authors identify two tendencies in the process of institutionalization of political research. The first one is the increase of the quantity of specialized journals. The second one is an application of scientometric indicators not only for evaluation of the journals by scientists but also by administrators and managers of science and education. The article shows possibilities of scientometric and other indicators of the data bases as tools supplementing impact-factors for evaluation of the scientific journals.