The scientific-practical journal “Statistical News” was entered into the Register of Periodical Publications of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Azerbaijan on 7 October 2015 under number 4004 and was registered with the International Centre for the International Standard Serial Number (ISSN) under ISSN 2413-6557. In addition, by the decision of the Presidium of the Supreme Attestation Commission under the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan dated 31 March 2017 (Protocol № 06-R), the journal was included in the section of economic sciences of the “List of periodic scientific publications recommended for the publication of main results of dissertations in the Republic of Azerbaijan.” Articles submitted to the scientific-practical journal “Statistical News” are published in accordance with the rules established by the Supreme Attestation Commission.
The scientific-practical journal “Statistical News” publishes articles that have not been submitted to other publications, giving priority to research on the theoretical and methodological foundations of statistical science, the statistical analysis of economic, social, ecological, and demographic processes, as well as studies related to the economy and the social sphere.
The articles published in "Statistical News" in the first quarter of 2018 are collected under the headings "Economic-statistical researches", "Methodology". Thesesections include articles titled “Analysis of export potential in the Republic of Azerbaijan and development prospects”, “Analysis of factors affecting the food market capacity”, “Statistical analysis of death cases due to diseases of the circulatory system among the population of Azerbaijan”, “Factors determining the differences in the socio-economic development of the regions”, “Identification of economic cycles in the dynamic development of the Republic of Azerbaijan”, “Regression-correlation analysis of the influence of various factors on demographic processes”, “Social-economic problems of improving the labour force quality in the conditions of labour market liberalization”, “Methods of reduction of the information load on entrepreneurs”. The “State Program on Improvement of Official Statistics in the Republic of Azerbaijan” was published inthe section of “Statistics: official documents” and the information about macroeconomic indicators of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Gross Domestic Product, macroeconomic indicators, Gross Domestic Product, revenues and expenses of the state budget, exported and imported goods, indicators onforeign trade with partner countries was indicated in the section of “Indicators on socio-economic development of the country at the end of 2017”. The information about the board meeting devoted to the results of 2017 and duties of the State Statistical Committee of the Republic of Azerbaijan for 2018 was indicated in the section of “Development of official statistics”. At the same time information about Ali Abdulovwho had contributed to the establishment of statistics was givenin the section of “From the pages of history of Azerbaijan”. At the last a list of international events devoted to statistics in 2018 was presented.
Published in the fourth quarter of 2017, the scientific and practical journal “Statistical-news”consists of sections “Economic-statistical researches”, “Methodology”, “The indicators concerning socio-economic development of the country on January-September of 2017 outcomes”, “International cooperation”, “From the pages of the history of statistics of Azerbaijan”. The section “Economic-statistical researches” covers articles under the titles “Modern development model and priorities of state social insurance system in Azerbaijan”, “Creation and development of infrastructure for supporting small innovative business”, “Statistical analysis of the contemporary condition of the agrarian sector in Azerbaijan”, “A look at the development of communication, informational and communication technologies from the standpoint of social aspect”, “Some issues of application of information and communication technologies in trade”, “Formation of labor resources in Ganja-Gazakh economic region”,the section "Methodology" covers articles under the titles “Analysis and evaluating of ecological risks”, “Use of methods of management accounting and analysis in cost management”, “Organizational issues of statistical observation in trade”, “System of statistical indicators of small enterprise development and directions of its analysis”. In addition, the section “The indicators concerning socio-economic development of the country on January-September 2017 outcomes” reflects macroeconomic indicators, fixed capital allocations for the financial sources, harvesting of plant-growing products for all categories of economy, revenues and expenses of the state budget, foreign trade indicators of Azerbaijan with the partner countries, etc. Also the journal presents the information about visit of the delegation headed by Mr. Tahir Budagov, the Chairman of the State Statistics Committee to Germany and the Twinning Project "Support to the State Statistical Committee in harmonisation of the National Statistics System of the Republic of Azerbaijan in line with European standards". The section “From the pages of statistical history of Azerbaijan” contains autobiographical information dedicated to the 120th anniversary of Nagi Aleskeroglu Bagirov. In addition, the section "New official publication of the State Statistical Committee of the Republic of Azerbaijan" provides information on books published by the State Statistical Committee and on their content.
“Statistical-news” scientific-practical journal published in the third quarter of 2017 consists of the following sections: “Economic-statistical researches”, “Improvement of statistical information system”, “Statistical classification, standards and registers”, “The indicators concerning socio-economic development of the country for outcomes offirst half part of 2017”, “International cooperation”. Articles under the titles “The role of insurance in the financial services segment of Azerbaijan and prospects for systematic transformation”, “Statistical research of factors affecting the exchange rate”, “The role of the tax mechanism in stimulating the export potential”, “Marketing-management and some issues of ensuring economic stability”, “Improvement of investment climate, application of innovations and measures taken in this field in the country”, “Statistical evaluation of the damage to the atmosphere caused by households”, “Statistical research of Gross Domestic Product”, “Some aspects of the implementation of the Government finance statistics” are reflected in the section "Economic-statistical researches", the article “Problems of the accounting information system in modern conditions” is reflected in the section “Improvement of statistical information system”, the article “Applicative issues of self-assessment tools in quality assurance” - in the section “Statistical classification, standards and registers”. In the section "The indicators concerning socio-economic development of the country for the 2017first quarter outcomes” the following statistical indicators are reflected: “Macroeconomic indicators”, “Gross Domestic Product manufacturing”, “Fixed capital allocations for the financial sources”, “The value of fixed capital allocations for the fields of economy”, “Structure of the retail trade circulation according to the products”, “Credit investment to the economy”, “Expenses of the state budget”, “Revenues of the state budget”, “Freight turnover in the transport sector”, “Passenger turnover in the transport sector”, “All important types of exported products”, “Foreign trade indicators of Azerbaijan with the partner countries”, “All important types of imported products”. In the section "International cooperation" detailed information about the participation of Tahir Budagov, the Chairman of the State Statistical Committee in international events in Geneva and new official publications of the State Statistical Committee of the Republic of Azerbaijan was provided.
Articles published in the second quarter of 2017 of the scientific and practical journal “Statistical news” are included in sections “Economic and statistical researches”, “Indicators of socio-economic development of the country in the first quarter of 2017”, “Development of official statistics”, “The international cooperation”, “From the pages of the history of Azerbaijan”.The section “Economic-statistical researches” includes articles “Scientific research of the concepts “expenses”, “costs” and “charges” in formation of accounting-analytical system”, “Formation of innovative national business and directions of its development in Azerbaijan”, “The main strategic goals of the model of economic development”, “Organizational-economic problems of cost management in the system of management accounting and the ways of their solutions”, “Present situation of register-based statistics in Azerbaijan: realities and development trends”, “Consideration of seasonal factors in determination of dynamics of industrial production”, “Price statistics in Azerbaijan: current situation and perspectives”, “State and development perspectives of basic areas of cattle-breeding”, “ICT development index, global competitiveness index – theoretical and methodological issues”, “The role of productivity of the labour in increasing GDP by the areas of economic activity”. Also, the section "Development of Official Statistics" provides detailedinformation about the meeting of the Statistical Council under the State Statistical Committee, the section International Cooperation- International Conference on Sustainable Development Goals, the 57th meeting of the Council of the Heads of Statistical Services of CIS member states, new official editions of the State Statistical Committee of the Republic of Azerbaijan.
The scientific-practical journal “Statistical news” published in the first quarter of 2017, consists of 6 sections. The section “Economic-statistical researches” includes articles under the titles “Strategic Road Map of Azerbaijan's economy and development”, “Production analysis of agricultural products in Azerbaijan by means of function of Cobb-Douglas”, “The efficiency and role of the marketing logistics in the consumer market”, “The role of education in the formation of human capital”, “Study of the systems of sustainable development indicators using statistical methods”, “Statistical research of food security”, the section “Methodology” includes articles “Aspects of methodological approach to forecasting of population size”, “Methodological basis of conducting sample surveys”, “Issues of the organization of statistical research”. This issue of journal provides also information about the visit of Tahir Budagov to Bangkok and the indicators concerning socio-economic development of country for 2016 outcomes.
The fourth edition of “Statistical news” consists of the sections “Economic-statistical research”, “Statistical standards and registers” and “Methodology”. The section "Economic-statistical research" includes articles titled “Analysis of the innovative entrepreneurial activity and audit evaluation in Azerbaijan”,“Social challenges of sustainable development in Azerbaijan economy and duties of formation of social quality model”, “Information technology market and a new approach to its marketing research”, “Influence of gender disproportion on the population natural growth”, “Analysis and assessment of statistical indicators characterizing the changes in employment and demographic processes in Azerbaijan”, “Main economic indicators of construction statistics and analysis”, “Statistical investigation of a flow of visitors”, the section “Statistical standards and registers” includes article titled “The role of administrative data in production of official statistics”, the section “Methodology” includes article titled “Organization of a sample survey on agricultural statistics”. Journal also reflects the Decree of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan "On population censuses in the Republic of Azerbaijan in 2019", the Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Azerbaijan "On the approval of the new members of the Statistical Council under the State Statistical Committee of the Republic of Azerbaijan", as well as macroeconomic indicators of the country for 9 months of 2016, the new official publications of the State Statistical Committee of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the title-alphabetical list of articles published in "Statistical News" in 2016.
The articles of the scientific-practical journal “Statistical news” published in the third quarter of 2016, consists of 8 sections. The section "Statistical researches" includes articles “A new stage in the process of procurement and supply of consumer goods in Azerbaijan”, “Conceptual foundations of entrepreneurial strategy of Azerbaijan at the present stage”, “The main point of sustainable development and a brief analysis of the global initiatives”, Standards in statistics includes articles “About importance of statistical indicators’ system”, “The benefits of building in the central government authorities the quality management system of international level”, the section “National accounts statistics” includes article “Improvement of incomes and expenses account in tourism enterprises”, the section “Agricultural statistics” includes articles “The role of Farm Data Monitoring System in provision of information in agriculture: applying European experince in Azerbaijan”, “The role of innovative mechanisms in the development of agricultural sector”, the section “Population statistics” includes articles “Methodologies of calculation indicators of life expectancy of the population”, “Statistical analysis of mortality from non-infectious diseases among refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPS) in the Samukh region”, the section “Role of international relations in statistics development” includes article “Role of international cooperation in the development of national system of statistics – obtained results and further steps”. In the section "International cooperation" information was presented on the visit of the staff of the State Statistics Committee to the National Statistical Institute of the Republic of Bulgaria.
The 2nd edition of the journal “Statistical news” covers the sections under the title of “National accounts statistics”, “Methodological Issues”, “Statistical Analysis of implementation of the state programs”, “Industry Statistics”, “Agricultural Statistics”, “Application of International Standards in Labour Statistics”, “Regulations”. The section “National Accounts Statistics” provides articles titled “The impact of structural changes of national economy on the dynamics and structure of the Gross Domestic Product”, “Human capital foundation of innovative development”, “Socio-economic impact of the devaluation of the manat”; the section “Methodological issues” reflects articles titled “Purchasing power parities of currencies”, “Issues of updating the weights applied for calculation of industrial production indices”, “Theoretical and methodical approaches to the management of economic analysis of personnel expenses”, “The estimation of poverty based on the multivariate statistical analysis”; the section “Statistical analysis of implementation of the state programs” - article titled “Specifications of the state programming in the Azerbaijan”; the section “Industry statistics” -article titled “The priorities of industrial policy of Azerbaijan”; the section “Agricultural Statistics” - article titled “Statistical evaluation of the role of agriculture in the economy of Azerbaijan”; the section “Application of International Standards in Labour Statistics” - article titled “Issues of application of new international standards on labour statistics at the national level”, the section “Regulations” - article titled “The main directions in regulatory and legal framework for improvement of leasing in Azerbaijan”. The journal provides also information about “The 47th Session of UN Statistical Commission”, “64th plenary session of the Conference of European Statisticians and Task Force on statistical and institutional capacity building in the context of Sustainable Development Goals” and the participation of the State Statistical Committee in these international events.
In the first publication of 2016, the articles are collected in four sections. The articles“Sample survey used in statistical researches”, “Methodological framework of statistical estimation of crop and livestock productivity figures”, “Problems of using of descriptive statistics in statistical researches” have been published in the section “Methodology and MethodsofAnalysis”, the articles “Statistical analysis of current situation of tourism services market in Azerbaijan and development perspectives”, “Calculation methodology of some indicators of gender statistics”, “Econometric analysis of production and consumption of main foodstuff in the country” have been published in the section “Economic-statistical researches”, the article “Challenges of quality assurance and official statistics’ fundamental principles in national statistics” has been published in the section “Standards and norms”, the articles “Financial assurance of sustainable development of agrarian sector”, “Some issues of estimation of outputs of financial intermediation services indirectly measured in the SNA” have been published in the section “National accounts statistics”. Moreover, information on the conference held on the presentation of the Twinning project entitled “Support to the State Statistical Committee in harmonisation of the National Statistics System of the Republic of Azerbaijan in line with European standards”, the conference related visit of the staff of the State Statistics Committee of Azerbaijan Republic and forthcoming international events has been highlighted. Thejournal also reflects a “List of international events devoted to statistics in 2016”.
Journal analyzes the main directions of development of official statistics, forthcoming challenges related with improvement of social and economic statistical areas that arisen from various state programs and concepts. Moreover, it presents demographic situation in the world and in Azerbaijan, the correct planning of the number and structure of family members, the role of statistical methods and statistical data in the preparation of quality demographic forecasts and the importance of modern information systems in the management of social sphere. Journal reflects the importance of international events for tourism development in Azerbaijan, the tourism spending in Azerbaijan, further dynamic development of culture and tourism in Azerbaijan, the successful policy and development dynamics in Azerbaijan in this area. Trade operations carried out by the residents and non-residents of the Republic of Azerbaijan, the volume of export and import transactions in foreign trade turnover, as well as the importance of the role of financial sector in the country's economy and its increasing significance in carrying out economic reforms are emphasized here. The main directions of the development of the financial sector of Azerbaijan are investigated in the context of the key economic indicators. The essence, methodology and mechanisms of relevant reports prepared by leading global rating agencies on the countries’ economic development indicators, the established boundaries of the economy non-observed in official statistics, in line with international standards, and the importance of official statistics in political studies, propaganda and counter-propaganda have also been analyzed.
