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Trends in Scientific Publications in 2026
Introduction In 2026, the world of scientific publishing is undergoing transformations comparable only to the digital revolution of the past decade. The emergence of generative artificial intelligence, the intensification of…
Read more →Journals excluded from Scopus for December 2025
Official List, Current Status, and Risks for Authors: The December 2025 Scopus update turned out to be one of the most talked-about updates of the past year:…
Read more →Journals excluded from Scopus for November 2025
On Thursday, December 11, Scopus released a new database update, which became one of the most talked-about updates of 2025. The following were removed from the database…
Read more →How researchers are deceived by journals that are supposedly indexed in Scopus
Publishing in Scopus journals is a mandatory step for any researcher. But in recent years, a new wave of fraud has emerged: even journals that appear to be…
Read more →Top 5 PhD Student Mistakes That Could Cost You Your PhD Defense
These situations are common among 7 out of 10 doctoral students in Kazakhstan—and often lead to the rejection of a dissertation, even for those who have already published…
Read more →Journals excluded from Scopus for October 2025
The October update to the Scopus database has once again sent a warning signal to the scientific community. Following the September wave of exclusions, when popular journals in the fields of engineering and…
Read more →Journals that will soon lose Scopus indexing, part 12
Hello, dear colleagues! This is Vasily Malets, director of the Academy of Articles and author of the column «Journals That Will Soon Lose Their Scopus Indexing.» …
Read more →Why are quartiles different in Scimago and Scopus—and which one is considered official?
Many Kazakhstani researchers have noted that the same journal may have different quartiles in Scopus and Scimago. For example, Q2 in Scopus, but…
Read more →Journals excluded from Scopus for September 2025
The September update to the Scopus journal list was one of the most disappointing for the Kazakhstani scientific community in recent years. Several publications were removed at once,…
Read more →How the Academy of Articles reviews journals before collaboration and guarantees risk-free publication
In Kazakhstan today, special attention is paid to both the quantity and quality of scientific publications. According to the current requirements of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education,…
Read more →How to speed up publication in Scopus journals
Publishing in journals indexed in Scopus is an important milestone for any researcher. However, the process itself can take many months, and sometimes…
Read more →Dissertation Writing Life Hacks with ChatGPT: Step-by-Step Instructions and the Best Tools
Starting in 2025, universities in Kazakhstan began checking not only for plagiarism but also for content generated by artificial intelligence. For many doctoral students, this has become…
Read more →Journals excluded from Scopus for August 2025
On Thursday morning, September 11, 2025, Scopus published updated data on the indexing of scientific journals. The team at the Academy of Articles immediately compiled this list,…
Read more →Journals that will soon lose their indexing in Scopus, Part 11
Hello, dear colleagues! This is Vasily Malets, director of the Academy of Articles and author of the column «Journals That Will Soon Lose Their Scopus Indexing.» Today…
Read more →The main reasons for article rejection in Scopus Q1–Q2 and how to avoid them
Publication in Scopus Q1–Q2 journals is the pinnacle of academic success for many researchers. However, competition there is extremely fierce: for every open spot, there may be…
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