Publications by tag "Scientific Publications "

With the arrival of autumn, applicants move from writing the dissertation to the organisational stages of the defence. Which publications and exams are needed for admission? How are the deadlines divided between the council and the Commission? We look at what a scientist should complete in the first weeks of the dissertation defence season.

Today, there are many AI tools, for example ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, DeepSeek, Grok. Some are better suited to working with text, while others are better for searching the literature and analysing connections between publications. Which one is better for a researcher to choose?

The number of companies offering scientific publishing services is growing alongside demand for publication in international journals. However, not all of them work equally conscientiously. How can you tell a reliable partner for scientific publications from unscrupulous intermediaries without losing time and money? Here are the main criteria worth considering before starting a collaboration.

A manuscript can be rejected before it ever reaches a reviewer – over a formal error that could easily have been avoided. What mistakes do authors make most often when submitting a paper to HAC-listed journals in Azerbaijan and the CIS?

A manuscript can be rejected before it even reaches the reviewers – on formal grounds. Which checks does an editorial board carry out at this stage? What is taken into account when assessing structure and formatting? Here is what a scientist should consider before submitting an article to a journal.

Peer review of a scientific article can stretch on for months, and if the material is submitted too late, publication will not happen until next year – and the dissertation defence will shift along with it. Which journals count for academics in Azerbaijan – both national and from other CIS countries – and what is worth doing now to make it before December?