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To improve their chances of obtaining the status of a scientific organisation, medical institutions must prepare thoroughly for assessment. By which criteria is productivity measured? Which factors are key? Read on.

The same first-quartile journal can meet the requirements of several stages of an academic career at once. But does the quartile really play the same role at every stage? Here we look at what a Q1 publication actually gives a doctoral candidate, an associate professor and a professor in Kazakhstan.

Original article, review, case report, meta-analysis – these medical publication formats each serve a different purpose. Which one should you choose for your own research? We look at how the formats differ, and how this relates to doctoral requirements in Kazakhstan.

Every month, Scopus updates the list of academic journals that have lost their indexing. The Scientific Publications company has prepared a list of publications that lost their indexing in June 2026, as well as the reasons for their exclusion.

Gaining the status of a scientific organisation in the field of healthcare opens up numerous opportunities for scientific institutions. A process of reforming the procedure for obtaining it is currently under way in Kazakhstan, and applicants must now meet clear requirements and systematically confirm their research activity. What changes have taken place? How can medical organisations retain or obtain the status? Read on to find out more.

A practising doctor rarely thinks of an article as part of their everyday work. Yet it is publications that open the way to a dissertation defence, an academic title and a higher qualification level. Why is it harder to advance one’s career without them?