Publication requirements for admission to defense in 2024

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Date: 14.07.2024

В Казахстане, как и во многих других странах, процесс достижения докторской степени является сложным, но важным этапом в жизни исследователя. В данной статье требования к  публикациям для допуска к защите в 2024 году. 

Недавно законодательные нормы Республики Казахстан в сфере науки были изменены Приказом «О внесении изменений и дополнений в некоторые приказы Министра образования и науки Республики Казахстан» от 9 января 2023 года.

Сегодня мы рассмотрим только те аспекты закона которые касаются научных публикаций, а так же дадим советы какой вариант лучше выбрать для соискателя.

Let's consider this point:

  • Order of the Minister of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan "On approval of the Rules for awarding degrees."
  • Правила присуждения научных степеней.

Главные изменения:

На нормативном уровне прописано различие между типами научных документов: статьями (Аrticle), обзорами (Review), статьями в печати (Article in Press), Conference Paper, Proceedings (публикации должны соответствовать определенным типам). Давайте подробнее разберем.

Article — оригинальная статья с проведенным исследованием с публикацией результатов исследования которое изучает докторант.

Review — A systematic review or meta-analysis is a review article on the topic of the applicant's research. 

Article in press — статья в печати — статья принята и размещена в отдельном разделе журнала — статьи готовятся к печати.

Conference Paper, Proceedings — тезисы конференции.

Pre-publication rules for admission to defense 

There are five options a candidate can choose to access protection. We'll describe each one now and, at the end of the article, we'll discuss the best option:

  • One publication of an article (Article) or review (Review) in a Web of Science Core Collection journal (AHCI, SCIE, SSCI) with a Q1-Q4 / Scopus score of at least 25 percentile + 3 articles in KKSON journals
  • At least 2 original articles (Article) or 1 article (Article) and 1 review (Review) in international peer-reviewed scientific journals indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection database (AHCI, SCIE, SSCI) with a Q1-Q3 score / Scopus with 35+ percentile scores
  • at least 1 article in an international peer-reviewed scientific journal indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection database (AHCI, SCIE, SSCI) with a Q1-Q2 / Scopus score of at least 35 percentile.
  • At least one research article in a Web of Science Core Collection journal with a Q1 or Scopus percentile score of 75+ 
  • Having a chapter in a monograph (the doctoral candidate owns at least 3 printed sheets) published by Elsevier, Brill, CRC Press, DeGruyter, Edward Elgar Publishing, John Wiley & Sons, McGraw Hill, Palgrave Macmillan, Peter Lang, Prentice Hall, Routledge, Sage Publications, Springer Nature, Taylor and Francis, Wolters Kluwer or by a university press from the top 100 of the US News Best Global Universities Rankings, Academic Ranking of World Universities or Times Higher Education World University (hereinafter referred to as publishers of a specific list).

A few more nuances:

  • Допускается публикация в международных рецензируемых научных журналах с направления Multidisciplinary.
  • Quartiles according to Journal Citation Reports are determined by impact factor.

For specialties related to the Kazakh language and literature, Kazakh philology, history of Kazakhstan, and Kazakh philosophy, researchers are allowed to defend their dissertations if they have at least 5 articles in KKSON journals, one of which is in English, and 2 oral presentations at international scientific conferences.

If a scientist published an article in a Scopus/Web of Science publication that was excluded from the database due to violations, then the publication for the current and previous years is not taken into account.

Quartiles and percentiles of Scopus and Web of Science journals are taken into account for the year of publication or for the year preceding the year of publication.

So which of the proposed options is better to choose? 

Academy of Articles has extensive, long-term experience in publishing scientific articles in more than 100 international publications of various levels 

Let's consider them all in order:

Option 1 This option will be the fastest if you have KKSON publications that can accept and publish your articles without any problems. Getting one publication in journals with a 25th percentile is not as difficult as with the previous option. If you don't have access to KKSON publications, it's best to discard this option and instead fulfill the requirements in point 2. 

Option 2 — one of the simplest options. We often recommend this option to our clients because it's relatively quick and more reliable than the third option (we'll explain why in a moment).

Option 3 — the simplest — but there could be a problem if the publication loses its indexation or percentile. With the second option, you have two articles and, in any case, you diversify the risks and will definitely defend your thesis. 

Option 4 — For certain fields of knowledge where it's possible to publish quickly in journals with a 75% percentile, this option is definitely worth choosing, as it's both cheaper and faster. However, this method also has one drawback: the journal's rank may drop, and then the article won't be counted. If you're confident in the journal's rank at 100% and have the opportunity to publish in this way, you should choose this option.

Option 5 — the most difficult — publishing a monograph in one of these journals is very difficult; we do not recommend considering it unless you have great resources, several tens of thousands of dollars, and several years of patience for such a publication.

Conclusions: 

Thus, the article emphasizes the importance of maintaining high standards at every stage of obtaining an academic degree in Kazakhstan, from academic preparation and dissertation writing to the publication of research results. This contributes to the development of science in the country and the professional development of future scientists. And as we see it in 2024, one of the most important requirements is the publication of research results in peer-reviewed scientific journals. This not only demonstrates the applicant's scientific activity but also confirms the relevance and significance of their research for the scientific community. 

Academy of Articles We provide comprehensive services for publishing scientific articles in international journals indexed in Scopus and Web of Science. Over the past four years, we have published over 1,100 articles in reputable Scopus and Web of Science journals. If you need a full publication package to defend your scientific article, submit a request on our website, and our managers will contact you with detailed advice!

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