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The article reveals aspects of simple, fundamental and contextual demarcation and the related understanding of the boundary and cross-boundary nature of the scientific field, their weaknesses and difficulties in applying them to the current reality of science. The author presents pluralistic demarcation, in particular the cluster approach of M. Mahner and D. Fernandez-Beanato, as the most effective for solving the problem of establishing the boundaries of science. Changes in the implementation of demarcation procedures lead to an understanding of the transboundary nature of science. Transboundarity is defined as a phenomenon with a complex structure including interconnected grounds (geographical, historical, functional, and political). It is most clearly expressed in the context of digitalization, when political and geographical limits are technically leveled. Transboundary science is a field of cooperation, a field of conflict and a field of emergence of new boundaries and areas of knowledge. In this case, the boundary is understood as a social construct that forms ideas about the stable identification of science, stable relations within the scientific community, and the priority of scientific truth in the perception of practitioners (scientists) and society. The author concludes that the development of provisions for transboundary science is becoming relevant in the current agenda.,