On Lists, Indexes, and Quality: Is there a Connection?

Starting from the argument-based critique of one of the papers indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, the article examines if there is a connection between quality of works, journals in which they are published, lists in which these journals feature and indices that list these articles, advertising authors who often do not deserve it. The paper deals with the untoward consequences of such a short-sighted practice and argues in favor of a constant revision of the lists and indices supported by the Ministry of Education, Science, and Technological Development of the Republic of Serbia, thus increasing the relevance of the lists and indexes applied as yardsticks of academic achievement.

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PSYCHOLOGY IN THE WORLD OF SCIENCE - 16th Days of Applied Psychology

10.46630/dpp.2021 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Grupa Autora

Keyword(s):

Bosnia And Herzegovina ◽

Technological Development ◽

Scientific Publication ◽

Applied Psychology ◽

Ministry Of Education ◽

International Conference ◽

The World ◽

Scientific Papers ◽

The Republic ◽

Education Science

The International Thematic Proceedia titled „Psychology in the world of science” is a publication from the 16th International Conference “Days of Applied Psychology” held on September 25th & 26th 2020 at the Faculty of Philosophy, University of Niš. This is a traditional annual nonprofit conference which has been organized since 2005 by the Department of Psychology of the Faculty of Philosophy, University of Niš, with the support and co-financing of the Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development of the Republic of Serbia. The conference started with the idea of gathering researchers and practitioners who discuss the link between science and practice in different psychological areas. From the very start, this gathering has welcomed international participants, and year after year this number is on the rise. This scientific publication contains 18 peer-reviewed articles which can be classified as original scientific papers and as review papers. The authors of these manuscripts come from six countries: Portugal, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Slovenia, Bulgaria, Turkey, and Republic of Serbia.

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PSYCHOLOGICAL RESEARCH AND PRACTICE

10.46630/dpp.2020 ◽

2020 ◽

Keyword(s):

Educational Psychology ◽

Technological Development ◽

Scientific Publication ◽

Psychological Research ◽

Applied Psychology ◽

Ministry Of Education ◽

Research And Practice ◽

Scientific Papers ◽

The Republic ◽

Education Science

The International Thematic Proceedia titled „Psychological research and practice” is a publication from the 15th International Conference “Days of Applied Psychology” held on September 27th & 28th 2019 at the Faculty of Philosophy, University of Niš. This is a traditional annual nonprofit conference which has been organized since 2005 by the Department of Psychology of the Faculty of Philosophy, University of Niš, with the support and co-financing of the Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development of the Republic of Serbia. The conference started with the idea of gathering researchers and practitioners who discuss the link between science and practice in different psychological areas. From the very start, this gathering has welcomed international participants, and year after year this number is on the rise. This scientific publication contains 18 reviewed articles which can be classified as original scientific papers. The authors of these manuscripts come from five countries: Italy, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and the Republic of Serbia. Papers belong to the different areas of psychology, reflecting the scope of interest of the authors as well as the topic of the conference. This publication is organized into the following thematic sections: 1) Plenary lecture; 2) Developmental and Educational psychology 3) Social Psychology; 4) Psychology of Personality and Individual Differences and Psychological Measurement; 5) Clinical and Health Psychology; 6) Organizational and Marketing Psychology, and 7) Symposium: Understanding sexual related behavior in students: Personality, emotions and attitudes.

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Variations revealed by INFREP Radio Network in correspondence of six earthquakes with MW greater than 5.0 occurred in the Balkan Peninsula and Adriatic Sea on 26 and 27 November, 2019

10.5194/egusphere-egu2020-9200 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Pier Francesco Biagi ◽

Alexandra Nina ◽

Anita Ermini ◽

Giovanni Nico

Keyword(s):

Adriatic Sea ◽

Technological Development ◽

Signal Amplitude ◽

Balkan Peninsula ◽

Ministry Of Education ◽

Short Term ◽

Before And After ◽

The Republic ◽

Education Science

In this work we analyse variations in VLF/LF radio signal amplitudes recorded by the INFREP network in the period 16 November &#8211; 6 December, 2019 characterized by very intensive seismic activities in the Balkan peninsula, Crete, and Adriatic, Aegean and Black seas. Namely, 38 earthquakes with magnitude greater than 4.0 occurred in this area during the noticed period; the most intensive of them occurred on 26 and 27 November: three events in Albania (Mw= 6.4, 5.3, 5.1), one in Crete (Mw= 6), one in Bosnia and Herzegovina (Mw= 5.4) and two in Adriatic sea (Mw= 5.4, 5.3). We study both long- and short- term variations that are already recorded in earlier studies. The long-term variations relate to changes in the amplitude intensities in periods of several days and their existence is shown in many previous studies. The recent analyses also indicate short-term variations in signal amplitude noises started about several tents of minutes before the earthquake (Nina et al. 2020). In this work, we analyse different areas using INFREP network, which allow us to study local changes in the atmosphere. In order to examine possible precursors we considered longer time started and ended 10 days before and after the most intensive of the considered earthquakes, respectively.This research is supported by the Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development of the Republic of Serbia, under the projects 176002 and III44002.ReferencesNina, A., S. Pulinets, P. F. Biagi, G. Nico, S. T. Mitrovi&#263;, M. Radovanovi&#263; and L. &#268;. Popovi&#263;. Science of the Total Environment 710 (2020) 136406

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Managing stress in migrant children in school

Nastava i vaspitanje ◽

10.5937/nasvas2102239v ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 70 (2) ◽

pp. 239-253

Author(s):

Snežana Vuković

Keyword(s):

Education System ◽

Technological Development ◽

Migrant Children ◽

Ministry Of Education ◽

Migrant Students ◽

Refugee Students ◽

The Republic ◽

Managing Stress ◽

Education Science ◽

Professional Guidelines

Starting from basic theoretical insights into stress, the paper presents some techniques and ways of recognizing stress in migrant students, the competencies teachers need in order to work with children who are in a state of stress due to their migrant situation, and also some strategies, techniques and activities that should be implemented in the process of managing stress in migrant students in the education system. Particular emphasis is placed on the various forms of support for schools developed by the Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development of the Republic of Serbia. In this context the paper presents: The Professional Guidelines for the Inclusion of Refugee Students into the Education System, The Training Program for Reducing Stress in Migrant Situations through the implementation of these guidelines, as well as some results of the evaluation of the Program. In view of this, the paper highlights the importance of support for work with migrant children which the education system needs to provide to schools, and maps out some future activities that could contribute to this.

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Potentials For Agro-Energy Crops Production: Example Of Miscanthus Cultivation In Serbia

Acta Regionalia et Environmentalica ◽

10.1515/aree-2015-0007 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 12 (2) ◽

pp. 30-37

Author(s):

Gordana Dražić ◽

Mirjana Aranđelović ◽

Jelena Milovanović ◽

Zuzana Jureková ◽

Eleonóra Marišová

Keyword(s):

Rural Economy ◽

Agricultural Land ◽

Technological Development ◽

Research Work ◽

Ministry Of Education ◽

Research Activities ◽

Accession Process ◽

The Republic ◽

Education Science ◽

The Eu

Abstract In accordance with priorities of sustainable development in Serbia, production and use of biomass is crucial for provision of annually renewable national sources of energy and for environmental quality conservation. Rural development has typically focused on improving agricultural production and promoting market orientation, however, as the examples of other countries in the EU accession process have shown (e.g. Slovakia), such an approach could threaten the survival of rural population. Biomass production is one of the key sectors with significant potential for diversification of rural economy. The results of multiannual research work supported by the Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development of the Republic of Serbia through national scientific projects and several international initiatives are summarized in this paper. The research activities focus on Miscanthus × giganteus Greef et Deu. The production potentials of miscanthus on fertile and degraded soils were investigated since 2009 in experimental plots established on moderate and extremely degraded lands in Serbia, applying various agrotechnical measures in different ecological conditions. The results show that fertile agricultural land as well as moderate degraded areas provide suitable conditions for miscanthus biomass and viable rhizomes production for energy and ecoremediation purposes.

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Dealing with the past in the context of joint environmental emergency management in the cross border region – overview of Serbian experience

Fundamental and applied researches in practice of leading scientific schools ◽

10.33531/farplss.2018.4.07 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 28 (4) ◽

pp. 39-45

Author(s):

L. Jovanović ◽

V. Radović

Keyword(s):

Technological Development ◽

Abiotic Stress Tolerance ◽

Border Region ◽

Ministry Of Education ◽

Economic Changes ◽

The Republic ◽

New Biomarkers ◽

Education Science ◽

Plant Abiotic Stress ◽

The Eu

This paper was written as a part of the part of the project No. III 43010 “Modulation of antioxidative metabolism in plants for improvement of plant abiotic stress tolerance and identification of new biomarkers for application in remediation and monitoring of degraded biotopes”, and project No. III 47009 “European integrations and social and economic changes in Serbian economy on the way to the EU”, financed by the Ministry of education, science and technological development of the Republic of Serbia, and COST Action European Network for Environmental Citizenship (ENEC) no 16229.

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English for specific purposes in the curriculum of vocational secondary schools

Bastina ◽

10.5937/bastina30-26741 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 157-177

Author(s):

Jelena Rajović ◽

Milica Spasić-Stojković

Keyword(s):

Secondary Schools ◽

English Language ◽

Technological Development ◽

English For Specific Purposes ◽

Vocational Schools ◽

Ministry Of Education ◽

Western Balkans ◽

Starting Point ◽

The Republic ◽

Education Science

The curriculum is the starting point for effective teaching planning. The outcome of the teaching process in secondary vocational schools depends, to a large extent, on the conception of the curriculum prescribed by state bodies, which is the case with most countries of the Western Balkans, including Serbia. The paper deals with the issue of English for specific purposes in secondary vocational schools, the representation of English for specific purposes in the curriculum of secondary vocational schools in Kosovo and Metohija, which are under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development of the Republic of Serbia. The research describes approaches to curriculum development and planning for English for specific purposes. The analysis of plans and programs for the English language showed that the needs of students of vocational secondary schools of technical orientation in terms of English for specific purposes are not fully met. The research defines the components that are important to include in order to harmonize goals, forms and educational activities that will improve students' knowledge and prepare them for future professional roles.

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Analysis of Cooperation Between Science and Business in the Function of Improving the Effectiveness of the Republic of Serbia Economic Growth

Economic Analysis ◽

10.28934/ea.19.52.12.pp138-148 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 52 (1) ◽

pp. 138-148 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Ivan Stošić ◽

Duško Bodroža ◽

Mihajlo Đukić

Keyword(s):

Technological Development ◽

Scientific Work ◽

Future Research ◽

Ministry Of Education ◽

Research Activities ◽

Current State ◽

Starting Point ◽

The Subject ◽

The Republic ◽

Education Science

The subject of this paper is the analysis of cooperation between science and business in the Republic of Serbia. The main goal of the paper is to identify the level of cooperation, the achieved results and the scientific areas in which the cooperation is being carried out, through the analysis of the current state of cooperation between science and business. The paper should serve as the starting point for future research, where the effects of profitability of investments in science at macro and micro level will be evaluated. The analysis used the official data on the achieved results in scientific research activities from the Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia, and data from the Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development. The obtained results showed that Serbia has a potential in the science sector, but that it is not sufficiently used by the economy since researchers focus exclusively on the production of scientific work.

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Bibliometric analysis of Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine from 2008 to 2019

International Journal of Public Health Science (IJPHS) ◽

10.11591/ijphs.v9i2.20430 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 9 (2) ◽

pp. 129

Author(s):

Taha Hussein Musa ◽

Abdelaziz Adam Idriss Arbab ◽

Hassan Hussein Musa

Keyword(s):

Data Analysis ◽

Core Collection ◽

Web Of Science ◽

R Package ◽

Tropical Medicine ◽

H Index ◽

Asian Pacific ◽

Insight Into ◽

The Web

The purpose of the study is to assess the scientific research productions in Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine (APJTM) from its first issue up to Dec 2019. We used the Web of Science Core Collection (SCI-EXPANDED, SSCI) to extract the relevant documents. Additionally, the data analysis using ORIGIN PRO 2018, HistCite, bibliometrix R-package, and VOSviewer. Var1.6.6. A total of 2,137 publications of APJTM. A total of 2,136 documents were retrieved, with received 13956 citations, with an average mean 6.63 citations per article, an h-index of 38. The most frequently occurring keywords in this analysis were Malaria, dengue, apoptosis, antioxidant, rate, invasion and anopheles stephesi and inflammation. The study provided the comprehensive and general overview for APJTM journal over its history from the first issue up-to-date. Moreover, the findings provide an insight into the frequency of citations for top-cited articles published in APJTM as well as the quality of the works, journals, trends of publications steering in APJTM.

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The presence of Polish, Hungarian and Slovak Publications in the Field of Education in the Web of Science Database. A Bibliometric Comparative Study

Practice and Theory in Systems of Education ◽

10.1515/ptse-2017-0003 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 12 (1) ◽

pp. 21-35

Author(s):

Sławomir Rębisz

Keyword(s):

Core Collection ◽

Web Of Science ◽

Citation Impact ◽

High Quality ◽

Scholarly Journals ◽

Thomson Reuters ◽

Scientific Institutions ◽

Number Of Publications ◽

The Web

AbstractThe author of this article aims at comparing the publication activity of scholars from Poland, Slovakia and Hungary in education in the period of 1994-2014. Based on the comparative analyses, the author sought to determine: (1) trends in the scholarly performance in the analysed field of study (increase/decrease), (2) leading scientific institutions with the largest number of publications in the field of education, (3) scale of internationalization (international co-authorship). Furthermore (4) the author discusses the participation of scientists from the countries under analysis in the European (EU) and worldwide circulation of scholarly papers in the field of education. To perform the analyses, first the representative source had to be chosen. Considering that what is valued in science, also in Europe, is the prestige of a journal in which a paper is published while the overall science hierarchy is primarily based on the global grading of scholarly journals, we have chosen to use the data from the Thomson/Reuters database (Web of ScienceTM Core Collection) containing an index of selected papers with the so-called impact factor (IF), a well-known global indication of citation impact. Several publications in the journals with high IF is a confirmation of the high quality of scientific research while it also determines the level of internationalization of science. This study was conducted over twenty years (1994-2014) to make sure it was representative of the publishing activity and international output of scholars from the countries under analysis.

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