Evaluation of scientific activity according to a model based on lists of scientific journals

Approaches to the formation of a new system for evaluating scientific activity and certifying scientific personnel in Russia based on Lists of scientific journals indicating their categories of importance are considered. The features of the proposed lists of scientific journals are considered: the List of the Higher Attestation Commission (WAC), the White List, the List of translated journals; regulation of their use in the preparation of candidate and doctoral scientific papers and evaluation of the effectiveness of scientific research. Attention is drawn to the division of journals in the WAC List into categories, while the K3 category is not counted when evaluating publications in the work protection processes, which creates difficulties when working with the proposed WAC List. The target function of the White List in the amount of more than 30 thousand journal titles has not been determined. The distribution into categories in the WAC List and the White List is debatable.