Electronic Scientific Library eLibrary.ru And the Russian Science Index of Citation (RSIC) could well become the basis for creating a National Bibliographic Database. But to do this, the RSIC should have regular monitoring of the completeness and reliability of statistical and bibliometric indicators of journals, the quality of procedures for selecting reference groups of journals for building thematic ratings. We welcome the creation of an independent, open, permanent analytical structure that would monitor the quality of scientific products uploaded to the RSIC at a meaningful level, and the adequacy of the constructed RSCI ratings.
