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A university employment contract is not only about salary and teaching load – it often includes a set number of scientific publications for the reporting period as well. Where do these targets come from, and why can failing to meet them affect contract renewal? Here is how publication activity is written into the employment relationship of academic staff (PPS) in Kazakhstan.

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.

More and more scientists are using artificial intelligence when preparing scientific articles – from finding the right wording to analysing the literature. But does the journal’s editorial board need to be told about this, and where is the line between acceptable help and a breach of academic ethics? We cover all of this in today’s video.

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.