Demoskop Weekly

Demoskop Weekly (Демоскоп Weekly) is a Russian-language electronic demographic journal published twice a month in Russia, the CIS countries and the Baltic states. It is described as the largest electronic weekly in the Russian Federation and CIS countries on demography and adjacent sciences such as sociology, geography, economics and history. The journal publishes informational and analytical materials on demographic situation, mortality, fertility, migration, health, family, employment, and the level and way of life of populations in Russia and worldwide. It is noted for rapidly growing citation rates, including in non-Russian-language resources, primarily on demographic, sociological, economic, historical and ethnic topics. The journal contains more than fifty analytical, thematic and news sections, as well as a detailed archive and database of population censuses and demographic indicators for regions of Russia, countries of the former USSR, and industrially developed countries of the world. Electronic issues first appeared on 1 January 2001, building on the journal "Population and Society" (Население и общество), which had been published since October 1994. Until 2007, both the paper information bulletin and its electronic version were published by the Center for Demography and Human Ecology of the Institute of Economic Forecasting of the Russian Academy of Sciences (INP RAN). Currently, the main participation in producing the journal is taken by the team of the Institute of Demography of the National Research University Higher School of Economics (HSE University). The journal consists of more than 20,000 pages in more than 50 different sections, of which 20 are regularly updated with new articles. Each issue is devoted to a specific theme and consists of an original review article on the topic and analytical materials either written specially for the journal or reprinted from other small-circulation scientific journals. In addition to the thematic part, issues include a media review on social-demographic issues and systematized news reviews on the topic of the issue. Staff from several research institutes of Russia and CIS countries take direct part in the work on the journal. The editor-in-chief of the journal is Nikita Mkrtchyan. From 2001 to 2021, the editor-in-chief was Anatoly Vishnevsky. The journal's website has grown from about 50 daily users when the first issues appeared in 2001 to tens of thousands of visits per week by the mid-2000s. In the first 10 years of the journal's existence, its site was visited by 7.5 million people. The journal is read in more than 140 countries, though 90% of readers come from nine countries: Russia, Ukraine, Poland, the United States, Germany, the United Kingdom, Belarus, Italy and Kazakhstan. In Russia, the journal is read in more than 150 cities. In terms of traffic in May–June 2010, the journal ranked first among 277 sociology-themed sites, third among 14,600 science-themed sites, and eighth among 700 internet publications. Demoskop Weekly is registered as a mass media outlet (certificate of registration Эл № ФС77-54569 dated 21.03.2013). It remains an active, widely cited online resource for demographic data and analysis, with its archive and databases serving as a reference for researchers, journalists and students.

Demoskop Weekly traces its origins to the journal "Population and Society" (Население и общество), which was published from October 1994. The electronic version of the journal first appeared on 1 January 2001. Until 2007, both the paper information bulletin and its electronic version were published by the Center for Demography and Human Ecology of the Institute of Economic Forecasting of the Russian Academy of Sciences (INP RAN). Currently, the main participation in producing the journal is taken by the team of the Institute of Demography of the National Research University Higher School of Economics (HSE University). The journal was founded as a response to the need for accessible, analytical demographic information in Russia and the CIS. It quickly became the largest electronic weekly in the Russian Federation and CIS countries on demography and adjacent sciences. The journal's website grew from about 50 daily users in 2001 to over 1,000 visits in October 2003, and by November 2005 it recorded 44,000 visits from 93 countries. On 5 December 2005, a record of 2,448 users in one day was set, and from 5 to 11 December 2005, a weekly record of 12,455 users was achieved. On 16 December 2005, the site registered its millionth visitor. Among 9,432 sites registered in Russia in December 2005 under the "Science" category, the site ranked 32nd. In the first 10 years of the journal's existence, its site was visited by 7.5 million people. The daily record reached 10,000 people, and the weekly record 50,000 people. The journal is read in more than 140 countries, though 90% of readers come from nine countries: Russia, Ukraine, Poland, the United States, Germany, the United Kingdom, Belarus, Italy and Kazakhstan. In Russia, the journal is read in more than 150 cities. In terms of traffic in May–June 2010, the journal ranked first among 277 sociology-themed sites, third among 14,600 science-themed sites, and eighth among 700 internet publications. The journal's citation rate has steadily increased, including in Wikipedia. As of 1 January 2017, the leaders in citing Demoskop were the Russian Wikipedia (4,700 articles), English Wikipedia (4,200), Ukrainian (321), Finnish (233), German (137), Japanese (78), French (78), Polish (49), and Romanian (43). The Yandex citation index of the journal at certain periods was 2,100–2,200. The journal is registered as a mass media outlet (certificate of registration Эл № ФС77-54569 dated 21.03.2013). Anatoly Vishnevsky served as editor-in-chief from 2001 to 2021; Nikita Mkrtchyan is the current editor-in-chief. The journal continues to publish twice a month, with more than 20,000 pages in over 50 sections, of which 20 are regularly updated.

• 2021

  Anatoly Vishnevsky ends his term as editor-in-chief; Nikita Mkrtchyan becomes editor-in-chief.

• 2017

  Citation leaders include Russian Wikipedia (4,700 articles) and English Wikipedia (4,200 articles).

• 2013

  Mass media registration certificate Эл № ФС77-54569 issued.

• 2010

  Ranked first among 277 sociology-themed sites, third among 14,600 science-themed sites, and eighth among 700 internet publications by traffic in May–June.

• 2007

  Publication of the paper bulletin and its electronic version by the Center for Demography and Human Ecology of INP RAN ends; HSE Institute of Demography takes over main production.

• 2005

  44,000 visits from 93 countries recorded.

• 2005

  Record of 2,448 users in one day.

• 2005

  Millionth visitor registered on the site.

• 2003

  Daily visits exceed 1,000 for the first time.

• 2001

  First electronic issues of Demoskop Weekly appear.

• 1994

  Journal "Population and Society" (Население и общество) begins publication.

Leading Russian-language online demographic journal and reference resource for demographic data and analysis in Russia, CIS and Baltic states.

• Demoskop Weekly online journal

  Electronic demographic journal published twice a month with over 50 sections.

• Population census database

  Detailed archive and database of population censuses for Russia, former USSR countries, and developed countries.

• Regional demographic indicators database

  Database of demographic indicators by regions of Russia and other countries.

1. 1Демографический еженедельник Демоскоп Weekly - свидетельство о регистрации СМИ Эл № ФС77-54569 от 21.03.2013 г.demoscope.ru
2. 2Demoskop Weekly - Wikidatawikidata.org
3. 3Демоскоп Weekly - Википедияru.wikipedia.org