On necessity of the Azerbaijan citation index (AzCI)

The paper is dedicated to science citation index development problems in Azerbaijan. Existing international evaluation systems in this field are analyzed. It has been demonstrated that, within the framework of electronic-science project carried out in the country, formation of national scientific information resources and science citation index carries vast importance. Solution of the problem will provide decision making capabilities in evaluation of researchers, research institutions and academic journals, their recognition to world scientific society, as well as science management.