{"id":20848,"date":"2025-11-12T14:08:27","date_gmt":"2025-11-12T12:08:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/a-articles.kz\/?p=20848"},"modified":"2025-11-12T16:11:49","modified_gmt":"2025-11-12T14:11:49","slug":"phd-defense-mistakes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/a-articles.kz\/en\/phd-defense-mistakes\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 5 PhD Student Mistakes That Could Cost You Your PhD Defense"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"20848\" class=\"elementor elementor-20848\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac68616 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ac68616\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be98a43 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"be98a43\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span >These situations occur in 7 out of 10 doctoral students in Kazakhstan, and often result in dissertation rejection even for those who have already published all the required articles.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a541096 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a541096\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-87dda13 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"87dda13\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span >Modern requirements for PhD defense in Kazakhstan are becoming increasingly strict: the commission checks not only the presence of publications, but also the journal&#039;s indexation, percentile, relevance to the subject area, and even the accuracy of the data provided.<\/span><span ><br \/><\/span><span > You can make a mistake in literally one step and the entire work will be at risk.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d17ec7e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d17ec7e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0fa2ac3 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"0fa2ac3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a1b84b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0a1b84b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1. Publication in a journal excluded from Scopus or Web of Science<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd1f120 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"dd1f120\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-908a6a8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"908a6a8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span >The most common mistake is that the article has already been accepted, but the journal <\/span><b>loses indexing before protection<\/b><span >.<\/span><span ><br \/><\/span><span > As a result, the publication is not counted, and the doctoral student loses months of waiting and payment for the publication.<\/span><\/p><p><span >To avoid this, it is important not only <\/span><b>check the journal&#039;s status in Scopus<\/b><span > before sending the article, but also analyze it <\/span><b>history and profile<\/b><span >:<\/span><\/p><ul><li  aria-level=\"1\"><span >look at these <\/span><b>issues and articles were published earlier<\/b><span >,<\/span><span ><br \/><br \/><\/span><\/li><li  aria-level=\"1\"><span >make sure the log is valid <\/span><b>corresponds to the topic of your dissertation<\/b><span >,<\/span><span ><br \/><br \/><\/span><\/li><li  aria-level=\"1\"><span >check if it has changed <\/span><b>editorial policy or publisher<\/b><span >,<\/span><span ><br \/><br \/><\/span><\/li><li  aria-level=\"1\"><span >follow up <\/span><b>frequency of releases<\/b><span > and stability of publications.<\/span><span ><br \/><\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span >Such a thorough check will help avoid accidental publications in publications that may lose their index or fail to meet the commission&#039;s requirements.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0695016 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0695016\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a2bd6e elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"4a2bd6e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5bd1dc2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5bd1dc2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-623604e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"623604e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2. Non-core journal<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b0cde71 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b0cde71\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a86fab elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8a86fab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span >The publication must comply <\/span><b>scientific direction of the dissertation<\/b><span >.<\/span><span ><br \/><\/span><span > If the article&#039;s topic does not match the focus of the defense, the committee rejects such a publication\u2014even if indexed in Scopus or WoS.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e034e5b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e034e5b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-220f7a9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"220f7a9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span >\ud83d\udca1 <\/span><i><span >Advice:<\/span><\/i><span > Always check the topic and keywords of your article against the specialty code of your dissertation.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9eeea8b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9eeea8b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c38480f elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"c38480f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67833c7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"67833c7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-113bdb6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"113bdb6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">3. Violation of publication deadlines<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b490f98 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b490f98\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc607ab elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fc607ab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span >Even if the article is published in a good journal, <\/span><b>if the release was released after the documents were submitted<\/b><span >, it is not automatically counted.<\/span><span ><br \/><\/span><span > Keep an eye on the issue&#039;s release schedule and plan publications in advance, at least 2\u20133 months before submitting documents.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element 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data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><strong>To avoid these mistakes and understand which journals are truly safe for publication, we invite you to a free webinar:<\/strong><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50c5970 new_bg_blu elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"50c5970\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span >\ud83c\udf93 <\/span><b>Guaranteed PhD protection in 2026<\/b><b><br \/><\/b><span > \ud83d\udcc5 <\/span><b>November 19, Wednesday \u2013 19:00 (Kazakhstan time)<\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ed6776 new_bg_blu elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3ed6776\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>You will 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class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eb4ea6a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"eb4ea6a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a9dfd0e elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"a9dfd0e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8efef84 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8efef84\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">4. Errors in authorship and data<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76badc2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"76badc2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a894aca elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a894aca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span >One misspelled letter in the last name or an incorrect ORCID - and <\/span><b>Your article is not identified.<\/b><span > in reports.<\/span><span ><br \/><\/span><span > Be sure to check how your data appears in your Scopus profile, especially before defending it.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fbede04 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"fbede04\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ea4887 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"6ea4887\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c49e42a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c49e42a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a2fa78 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6a2fa78\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">5. Publication in a journal with a percentile below the acceptable level<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f0ebc6b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f0ebc6b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c28780b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c28780b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span >New thresholds have been established for PhD defense in 2026:<\/span><span ><br \/><\/span><span > \ud83d\udc49 <\/span><b>not lower than 25\u201335 percentile Scopus<\/b><span > or <\/span><b>Q3 on Web of Science<\/b><span >.<\/span><span ><br \/><\/span><span > Journals with a lower percentile are no longer counted.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec2bb5b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ec2bb5b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5584caf elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"5584caf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c7bb5af e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c7bb5af\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d10e6a8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d10e6a8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\u26a0\ufe0f Important<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cd2679b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"cd2679b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4cd066a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4cd066a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span >Even if the article is published, the commission checks it <\/span><b>indexing, percentile, and directionality<\/b><span >.<\/span><span ><br \/><\/span><span > Discrepancy on at least one point = <\/span><b>refusal to count publication<\/b><span >.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d1ecee elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"1d1ecee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-471d958 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"471d958\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bf84436 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bf84436\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Conclusion<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3747cb e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a3747cb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-20f97e7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"20f97e7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span >Publication errors are becoming one of the main reasons why PhD defenses are delayed.<\/span><span ><br \/><\/span><span > Doctoral students often believe that if an article is published, everything is fine. But the reality is different: the committee evaluates not only the publication itself, but a whole range of indicators\u2014from the percentile to the journal profile.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d60f55 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2d60f55\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3601527 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3601527\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span >The main rule is - <\/span><b>never publish blindly<\/b><span >. Check the log, consult with specialists, and stay up-to-date with current requirements.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64c14cf e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"64c14cf\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b02e9bc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b02e9bc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span >And if you want to be sure that every publication you publish will be counted, join our webinar and find out, <\/span><b>How to build a safe and effective publication strategy for PhD defense in 2026.<\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>These situations occur in 7 out of 10 doctoral students in Kazakhstan\u2014and often result in dissertation rejection, even for those who have already published all the required articles. Modern PhD defense requirements in Kazakhstan are becoming increasingly stringent: the committee checks not only the presence of publications but also the journal&#039;s indexation, percentile, relevance to the subject area, and even the accuracy of the data provided. 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