We receive a lot of questions about the principles of our company, services and stages of cooperation with us. The company's specialists always strive to answer all the questions as detailed as possible. Therefore, we decided to answer the most common ones in our blog. Find out what principles the Scientific Publications company adheres to, what stages work with us consists of, how we implement services and what are our advantages.
What does Scientific Publications do?
Our company specializes in providing comprehensive support for research projects. This provides for consulting, analytical and informational support for scientists in order to achieve their scientific goals and objectives. Such activity is characterized by the term "scientific consulting".
We work in three broad areas:
- Maintenance of scientific articles for publication and indexing in journals.
- Increase in scientometric indicators (citation, Hirsch index, і10-index, etc.).
- Conducting scientific and educational events (seminars, webinars, conferences, internships).
Of course, this is not a complete list of areas in the field of scientific consulting. Initially, we always focus on the scientific goals of scientists, on the basis of which we form an individual proposal for cooperation.
Do you provide a contract? What guarantees?
Of course, the official contract is one of the main stages of cooperation with our company. It specifies the rights, obligations of the parties, the timing of the project, its cost.
In addition, the guarantees of cooperation with our company are:
- More than 6 years of leadership in the scientific publishing consulting market in Europe and Asia.
- The trust of more than 50 partners – leading scientific organizations and universities of Kazakhstan, with which memorandums of cooperation at the highest level have been signed.
- The presence of an official representative office in Kazakhstan, where you can apply for advice and personally get acquainted with our specialists.
- Full support of scientific projects until they are indexed, which is one of the most important stages of work and is a guarantee of the realization of your scientific goal.
How to start cooperation with you?
To do this, you must leave a request on our website. After that, experts will contact you to clarify the necessary points and provide a free audit of the material. This process includes determining the level of relevance, uniqueness and necessary improvements. The audit process takes about 1 business day. After that, an individual proposal for cooperation is formed and a formal contract is concluded.
How is the level of revision needed determined and is confidentiality and copyright protected?
The level of necessary improvements is determined at the time of the audit of the article (weak, medium or significant adjustments). After signing the contract, the material is sent to our specialists and goes through the stage of editing, structuring, academic translation and proofreading, submission of an article to publications, communication with the journal, publication and indexing.
We strictly abide by the privacy policy and keep all copyrights of clients. Full information about your project is owned only by a personal manager who informs only the customer of the project.
Who is translating a scientific article?
Highly qualified specialists with extensive experience are involved in this process. Since academic translation has a number of specific nuances, all experts have in-depth knowledge of highly specialized topics and an understanding of the scientific style.
In addition to translation, the material is submitted for proofreading to a native English speaker, who carries out an additional, deeper verification of the material.
What journals do the specialists of the company "Scientific Publications" focus on?
The process of analytics of scientific publications is very complex and multicomponent. A highly specialized department of experts is involved in it. In the first steps, they identify a list of approximately 150-200 potential titles by:
- Database indexing checks.
- Analysts in the subject area and discipline of knowledge.
- Definitions of journals with the most relevant quartile and percentile scores.
- Analysis of the dynamics of publication metrics (to identify a piece increase in indicators, unscrupulous activities of journals, including predatory publications, clones, duplicates).
After selecting high-quality, potentially suitable for publication journals, only one edition and several alternative ones are selected. We remind you that submission of material to several journals at once is strictly prohibited and is considered a gross violation of publication ethics.
Does work on the project continue if the journal refuses to publish?
Yes, refusal by the magazine does not mean the termination of work on the project. The material is finalized by our specialists and continues to be submitted to alternative publications with similar indicators.
Do I need to pay extra for these upgrades?
No, there is no additional charge in this case. The price can change only if the terms of the contract change.
What is the importance of the indexing stage?
The process of publishing a scientific article is not final. After it, it is necessary to follow the stage of indexing the material. In most cases, this does not cause problems. But, as with every stage of the publishing process, there are certain risks to consider:
- Checking the publication by database specialists, which pauses the indexing of materials until the end of the checks.
- "Partial" indexing of materials or submission for indexing of not all articles/issues.
- Technical malfunctions of the magazine's website.
- Change of owners of a scientific publication and a sharp increase in publication activity, predatory actions on the part of the journal, its exclusion and much more.
Without indexing the article, it will not be displayed in the profiles of the scientist and will not be counted. The fact of publication of the material in the journals Scopus/Web of Science for the implementation of the scientific goals of the authors is confirmed only by the indexing report.
How is the cost of services determined?
In our work, we use an exclusively individual approach to the formation of the cost of our services:
- For the services "Publication in Scopus/Web of Science/JSTOR" (and other editions of the database), the following is taken into account: the level of completion, the indicators of the journal, the purpose and tasks of the author, the complexity of the project.
- For services with increased citation and h-index, the author's profile indicators, the required number of citations and publications to increase these values, and technical nuances are taken into account.
- For scientific and educational services, the scientific goal of the author is determined, taking into account the profile in which he works. Based on this, the most suitable program or information product is selected.
Payment for all services of our company can be carried out in national currency.
Still have questions? Our experts will be happy to answer them. Leave a request on the site, and we will contact you as soon as possible. We are always glad to cooperate!
