Guaranteed PhD Defense in 2026: How a Doctoral Student Can Choose the Right Publication Strategy

Date/Time of the event:

November 19 (Wednesday), 7:00 PM

Language:

Russian

Price:

For free

Upon completion, each participant will receive a certificate and a checklist:

Doctoral Student Checklist 2026: Path to Successful Defense

💡 At this free webinar you will learn:

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📈 You will understand why doctoral students are required to publish in journals with high quartiles and percentiles—and how this affects the defense and recognition of their dissertations.

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🧾 Learn the current requirements for PhD defense in Kazakhstan in 2026 – which publications are accepted and which are no longer accepted by the committee.

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⚠️ You'll learn how to avoid common mistakes doctoral students make that can cost you your defense or delay the process for years.

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👨‍🏫 You will understand how to properly build a relationship with your academic supervisor so that you receive support, not stress.

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🎯 Choose the optimal publishing strategy—how many articles to publish, in which databases, and how often.

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💰 Find out how much a turnkey PhD defense actually costs in Kazakhstan and how to optimize costs without sacrificing quality.

Webinar lecturer

Vasily Malets is the director of the Academy of Articles and an international publishing house that has been successfully publishing scientific publications in Scopus and Web of Science journals for over five years.

Over the course of five years, Vasily has advised and assisted with publications for more than 115 doctoral students from Kazakhstan and over 1,000 researchers worldwide, all of whom successfully defended their PhDs.
An expert in scientometrics, scientific publications, and legal requirements for PhD protection in various countries.
Works with doctoral students from all over the world, creating analytical materials and helping to choose the optimal publication strategy for successful defense.
The author of the well-known column "Contenders for Departure from Scopus," which analyzes existing journals and publishes predictions of their possible exclusion from the database.
To date, 32 of the 40 journals Vasily wrote about have indeed been excluded from Scopus, confirming his unique expertise and the precision of his analysis in the field of academic publishing.

Webinar certificates

Our free webinar is more than just a lecture.!

This is a practical online mini-training where you will be able to:

Listen to useful material and gain valuable practical skills that you can apply immediately.
Gain access to additional materials that will help you deepen your knowledge and explore the topic independently.
Take the online test and receive an official certificate with 1 ECTS credit – another step towards your professional development!

Academic bonuses:

After participating in the webinar and passing the test, participants receive academic bonuses depending on their score level (50-100).
Bonuses can be used for Article Academy services (editing, journal selection, submission support, etc.).