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Scientific journals of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences (SB RAS) play a notable role in the scientific communication system. They appear to be both a “regional research product” and a significant part of the whole system of academic journals. However, they have not yet been studied by researchers as an independent object. The reform of Russian science is currently under way. Modern methods of scientific research and criteria for staff performance evaluation are discussed. Therefore, it is useful to consider the experience of creation of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences (SBRAS) and one of its aspects - publication of scientific journals. Historical research on the activities of SBRAS served as the basis and helped to understand the special conditions under which the construction of the Siberian Scientific Center began. Organization of SBRAS was intended to accelerate the development of regional natural resources. The archival documents and materials of the academic press helped better understand the complete picture of circumstances under which a unique scientific Akademgorodok environment was formed. Analysis of the SB RAS scientific journals has given the material to describe their characteristics. Bibliographic indices and library catalogs allowed making up a “family tree” of Siberian academic journals. The paper identifies specific features of the Siberian journals, traces the quantitative and qualitative evolution of journals, and shows how these characteristics promoted the development of scientific research in SB RAS. Therefore the author has achieved the goal of reconstructing the history of the Siberian academic journals, identifying their specific features and factors that contributed to their formation.