HSE University and Nauka Publishers Join Forces to Advance Science Communication and Creative Economy
HSE University and Nauka Publishers have signed a cooperation agreement. Nauka Publishers, Russia’s oldest scientific publishing house, which will celebrate its 300th anniversary next year, is also one of the largest in the world. Under the agreement, the parties will work together to promote the results of HSE University’s research and to advance science communication.
The parties agreed to organise joint events—such as seminars, conferences, round tables, and symposiums—and to implement collaborative projects, expeditions, and research initiatives.
One of the key areas of cooperation will be will be support for the promotion of Creative Industries R&D, a scientific journal headed by its editor-in-chief Tatiana Rivchun, Deputy Dean of the Faculty of Creative Industries and Director of the Institute for Creative Industries Development at HSE University.
'Our agreement envisions the promotion of Creative Industries R&D within both the academic community and the real sector of the economy. Advancement of the creative industries is currently one of the priorities of government policy. In this context, highlighting the results of research through Creative Industries R&D is an important shared objective,' according to Mikhail Fomin, Head of Nauka Publishers.
Modern science is inconceivable without scientific journals, which serve as the primary platform for publishing, reviewing, and archiving research, Tatiana Rivchun emphasises. 'Scientific journals have long played a key role in disseminating knowledge, validating research, and shaping the scientific community. Today, in the era of digitalisation, traditional journals continue to fulfil this role while adapting to open access and new formats of scholarly communication. For this reason, we have launched Creative Industries R&D, a new academic journal where we plan to publish articles by researchers from around the world in both Russian and English. The journal will be of interest not only to scholars specialising in the creative industries but also to a broader audience interested in the development of this integral sphere of modern society,' she said.
Creative Industries R&D is devoted to the study of mechanisms, methodologies, trends, and developments in the creative economy. The journal is intended for researchers, practitioners, educators, and students interested in understanding the role of creativity in driving global GDP growth through the advancement of the creative economy.
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