🎓Why Candidates with at Least One Publication in a Q1-Q2 Journal...
In Kazakhstan, publications in journals indexed in the Scopus database are a key criterion for assessing scientific activity. To obtain a PhD degree, formally, an article in a journal with a percentile of 35% and above,rd qu which corresponds to the thiartile , is sufficient. However, in practice, academic supervisors often insist on publication in Q1–Q2 journals in order to increase the academic weight of the work and the reputation of the university. In addition, to be awarded an academic title (associate professor, professor), the requirements are even stricter - the article must be published in a journal of at least the second quartile (Q2). Therefore, publication in Q1–Q2 editions is considered not only as a prestigious achievement, but also as a necessary condition for the development of a scientific career in the Republic of Kazakhstan.
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In Kazakhstan, publications in journals indexed in the Scopus database.
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condition for the development of a scientific career in the Republic.
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which corresponds to the thiartile , is sufficient.
| Product | Production | Exprot |
|---|---|---|
| wheat | 5400 | 28% |
| Rice | 8400 | 25% |
| Fruit | 3000 | 20% |
| Livestock | 3000 | 20% |
How the Scopus Quartile System Works
As you can see, the quartile itself is not a guarantee of quality. It only reflects the position of the journal in its field in terms of citation level, which can be relative. Moreover, any journal under certain conditions can accumulate a large number of citations (even artificially) and end up in Q1 or Q2. Therefore, the quartile itself does not guarantee a high level of peer review or quality of publications.
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