Recognition factors for new knowledge in science

The article describes the recognition factors of new knowledge in science. Relevance of the topic is determined by the growing for more than half a century influence of science on the development of all spheres of social life. The classification of the factors of assimilation of new scientific ideas on various grounds is given. Due to the distinction between internal and external regularities of science development, internal and external factors of new knowledge acceptance are distinguished, which is further concretized in their division into those conditioned by the logic of science development itself, worldview and socio-psychological. Since the assimilation of a new theory takes place in the process of its formation, factors that exist at the moment of the new theory’s creation and those that are created as the theory itself develops are outlined. Examples from the history of science are presented, on the basis of which it is concluded that the untimeliness and inadequacy of the assessment and perception of new theories is associated with the non-simultaneity of the formation of recognition factors of different types. Relatively painless and calm assimilation of the new in science occurs when there is a unity of the above factors.