Science in the Legal Dimension. Review of the Book “Efficiency of Scientific Activity: Criteria for Legal Assessment”

The article reviews the book of “Efficiency of scientific activity: criteria for legal assessment” (ed. by N.V.Putilo), published by The Institute of Legislation and Comparative Law under the Government of the Russian Federation. The book reveals the legal status of the subjects of scientific activity – a scientific organization and a scientist – in the field of research activities. The book also summarizes and systematizes the accumulated experience of regulating scientific activity in educational and scientific organizations in Russia. Considerable attention is paid to our own developed criteria (parameters) for evaluating the effectiveness of research work. The issues of scientific ethics considered by the authors as one of the key elements of scientific work are of great importance; components of new trends regarding the determination of the contribution of a scientist and a scientific organization to scientific and technological development.