{"id":29840,"date":"2026-09-02T20:07:47","date_gmt":"2026-09-02T17:07:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/a-articles.com\/?p=29840"},"modified":"2026-09-08T01:41:47","modified_gmt":"2026-09-07T22:41:47","slug":"kategoriya-b-baly-zhurnaliv","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/a-articles.com\/en\/kategoriya-b-baly-zhurnaliv\/","title":{"rendered":"Category \"B\" 2026: What Do Journal Scores Mean for Your Publication and Defense?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"29840\" class=\"elementor elementor-29840\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b590d6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2b590d6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-168f6b8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"168f6b8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-path-to-node=\"2,0,0\">The update to the rules for compiling the List of Ukrainian Scientific Journals has divided the scientific community into a \"before\" and \"after\"<\/span><span data-path-to-node=\"2,0,2\">. The point-based system for evaluating publications has forced graduate students, doctoral candidates, and those seeking academic degrees to rethink their publication strategies<\/span><span data-path-to-node=\"2,0,4\">. Let's figure out what these mean <b data-path-to-node=\"2,0,4\" data-index-in-node=\"29\">magazine scores<\/b> for the special council: how they are calculated and how to safely schedule the publication of an article before the defense<\/span><span data-path-to-node=\"2,0,6\">.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28fd5e6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"28fd5e6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b8e118 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"5b8e118\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58f7023 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"58f7023\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-670d471 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"670d471\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Regulatory Reset: A New Three-Year Cycle<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b952491 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b952491\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f9a47a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3f9a47a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span >The reform of professional publications began with the approval of a new version of the Procedure for Compiling the List\u2014Order No. 56 of the Ministry of Education and Science dated January 19, 2026, registered with the Ministryon January 28, 2026, under No. 129\/45523. The logical conclusion of this stage was the Order of the Ministry of Education and Science dated June 10, 2026, which approved the current list of Category \u201cB\u201d journals for a three-year period\u2014from June 1, 2026, to May 31, 2029.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fd29958 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"fd29958\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f2eab7e elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"f2eab7e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-632a463 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"632a463\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7443dff elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7443dff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Key facts about the reform:\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-99d5a6f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"99d5a6f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c416eb6 aa-ins elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5c416eb6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"aa-blk-h\"><b>The window is closed.<\/b><\/div><p><span >The next application period via the URIS system will not take place until 2029. If a journal is not included on the list now, it will remain outside the professional standards for at least three years.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26055b60 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"26055b60\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1bc40b1c aa-ins elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1bc40b1c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"aa-blk-h\"><b>Scope of the selection.<\/b><\/div><p><span >The updated list includes 1,298 scientific publications, organized into 15 scientific clusters.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21c79dee e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"21c79dee\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a0f0c57 aa-ins elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7a0f0c57\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"aa-blk-h\"><b>Market cleanup.<\/b><\/div><p><span >In 2025, journals that did not pass the selection process produced more than 28% of all Category \u201cB\u201d scientific content\u2014meaning that nearly one-third of all publications appeared in journals that did not meet the new requirements.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd682e1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"bd682e1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-20a89e8 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"20a89e8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-029a1c6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"029a1c6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a0e8b1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7a0e8b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Anatomy of Scoring: Why the Magazine Receives 30 Points\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3221aed e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3221aed\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8bf047d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8bf047d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span >Each journal\u2019s rating is calculated on a scale of 0 to 30 points within scientific clusters. The passing threshold for Category \u201cB\u201d is 9 points\u201430% below the maximum.<\/span><\/p><p><strong>Here is the complete official table of criteria in accordance with Appendix 4 to the Procedure:<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44e0c343 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"44e0c343\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-85873a7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"85873a7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tb\">\n  <div class=\"tb-s\">\n    <table>\n      <thead>\n        <tr>\n          <th><b>Criterion<\/b><\/th>\n          <th><b>Points<\/b><\/th>\n        <\/tr>\n      <\/thead>\n      <tbody>\n        <tr>\n          <td>Open \"diamond\" access\u2014free of charge for both authors and readers, for all articles and issues<\/td>\n          <td><b>5<\/b><\/td>\n        <\/tr>\n        <tr>\n          <td>Citations in Scopus \/ Web of Science \u2014 the percentage of articles cited in the previous two years: over 10% \/ over 25%<\/td>\n          <td><b>2 \/ 4<\/b><\/td>\n        <\/tr>\n        <tr>\n          <td>Exemption from tuition fees for graduate students\u2014third-level candidates enrolled in state-funded programs who publish their work as sole authors<\/td>\n          <td><b>3<\/b><\/td>\n        <\/tr>\n        <tr>\n          <td>Inclusion in DOAJ \u2014 the Directory of Open Access Journals<\/td>\n          <td><b>3<\/b><\/td>\n        <\/tr>\n        <tr>\n          <td>Proportion of foreign authors\u2014publications by non-resident authors: over 10% \/ over 25%<\/td>\n          <td><b>1 \/ 3<\/b><\/td>\n        <\/tr>\n        <tr>\n          <td>Diversity of authorship\u2014the proportion of authors from a single institution: no more than 50% \/ no more than 25%<\/td>\n          <td><b>2 \/ 3<\/b><\/td>\n        <\/tr>\n        <tr>\n          <td>Depositing in repositories \u2014 the publisher allows the author to store the final version of the article (AAM) in an open repository<\/td>\n          <td><b>2<\/b><\/td>\n        <\/tr>\n        <tr>\n          <td>The proportion of DOIs in the reference lists\u2014over 25% \/ over 50%<\/td>\n          <td><b>1 \/ 2<\/b><\/td>\n        <\/tr>\n        <tr>\n          <td>Open Data Policy \u2014 Availability of FAIR data with a DOI in the article's metadata<\/td>\n          <td><b>1<\/b><\/td>\n        <\/tr>\n        <tr>\n          <td>Ethics Review Policy \u2014 for research involving humans, animals, or personal data<\/td>\n          <td><b>1<\/b><\/td>\n        <\/tr>\n        <tr>\n          <td>Peer-Review Software \u2014 Facilitating Communication Between Authors, Editors, and Reviewers<\/td>\n          <td><b>1<\/b><\/td>\n        <\/tr>\n        <tr>\n          <td>Registration in the Registry of Media Entities<\/td>\n          <td><b>1<\/b><\/td>\n        <\/tr>\n        <tr>\n          <td>Publisher Registration in ROR<\/td>\n          <td><b>1<\/b><\/td>\n        <\/tr>\n      <\/tbody>\n    <\/table>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dfea689 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"dfea689\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e18c42b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e18c42b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span >The range of actual scores in the approved ranking was from 2 to 26 points. Two publications received the highest score\u201426 points. Only 27% journals scored 15+ points.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ea7bcd e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1ea7bcd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15d5974e aa-risk elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"15d5974e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"aa-blk-h\"><b>Important filter:<\/b><\/div><p><span >Regardless of the score, a publication will not be included in the List if its editorial board consists of fewer than 9 scholars (including at least 2 foreign scholars), if there is no policy regarding AI (a requirement of Law No. 4742-IX \u201cOn Academic Integrity\u201d), or if representatives of the Russian Federation or the Republic of Belarus are involved in the work.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3385344 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3385344\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b630a7c elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"b630a7c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e457d97 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e457d97\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-126282c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"126282c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Journal Scores vs. Article Acceptance: Does the Score Affect the Outcome?\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c5e03e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5c5e03e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-316b509 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"316b509\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span >The main practical question for a researcher:<\/span><\/p><p><i><span >If I publish an article in a journal with a score of 10, will it count the same as an article from a journal with a score of 25?<\/span><\/i><\/p><p><span >From a legal standpoint\u2014yes, it will be accepted on the same basis. And this applies to all scenarios that require a professional publication.<\/span><\/p><p><b>To defend a dissertation.<\/b><span > Ad hoc specialized scientific councils accept a publication if the journal was classified as Category \u201cB\u201d on the date the article was published. The scores are irrelevant.<\/span><\/p><p><b>To obtain an academic degree.<\/b><span > When conferring the titles of associate professor or professor, the Ministry of Education and Science\u2019s Certification Board follows the same principle\u2014the journal must be included in the List for the relevant specialty. There is no internal ranking within the category.<\/span><\/p><p><b>For reporting and KPIs.<\/b><span > Universities include publications in Category \u201cB\u201d academic journals in a faculty member\u2019s research ranking, regardless of the journal\u2019s score. For department reports and annual performance evaluations, what matters is simply that the publication is an academic journal.<\/span><\/p><p><b>For the licensing and accreditation of academic programs.<\/b><span > Publications by faculty and staff in professional journals are taken into account when determining the composition of the faculty\u2014and here, too, a uniform \u201cCategory B\u201d status applies, without any ranking based on points.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-392da05 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"392da05\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef9daf4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ef9daf4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What Really Matters, Regardless of the Scenario\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bf2e8d2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"bf2e8d2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-08aff2a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"08aff2a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Active DOI.<\/b><span > An article is considered valid only if it has a valid digital identifier. Without a DOI, the publication does not exist in scientometric systems.<\/span><\/p><p><b>Relevance to the major.<\/b><span > The journal must be a professional journal specifically related to your field of study, not just one that appears on the list. Following the reform, many publications have narrowed their list of fields of study\u2014be sure to check.<\/span><\/p><p><b>Release date of the issue.<\/b><span > The publication must be on the List at the exact time of publication. If the journal is removed from the List after your article is published, the publication remains valid. However, if it is removed before the issue is published, the article will not be counted.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b6a827e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b6a827e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa99fa2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fa99fa2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">So what, then, is the difference between a 10-point and a 25-point journal?\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-582070a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"582070a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8cc9798 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8cc9798\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span >The difference lies not in legal status, but in risk.<\/span><\/p><p><span >A journal with a score of 25 has a solid foundation: a strong editorial board, international authors, a strong citation record, and transparent policies. It will pass the Ministry of Education and Science\u2019s annual review without any problems.<\/span><\/p><p><span >A journal with a score of 10 barely cleared the entry threshold. Any violation discovered during the review\u2014such as an expired APC policy, a former editorial board member, or exceeding the publication limit\u2014will result in the journal\u2019s removal from the List. This means that your article, submitted to the editorial office in September and scheduled for the December issue, may be published in a journal that is no longer on the List.<\/span><\/p><p><span >In addition, journals with high impact factors have stricter selection criteria and longer submission queues, but they also carry greater reputational weight. A publication in such a journal looks more impressive on a resume, in a report to a grant provider, or when applying for a competition.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44da65fd e-con-full bot bot-tg e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"44da65fd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-292815ea e-con-full bot-body e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"292815ea\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7bb89c62 bot-lbl elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7bb89c62\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Telegram bot<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4964bf5b bot-t elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4964bf5b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Check your journal scores in 30 seconds using the Leo bot<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-59a1f66 bot-d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"59a1f66\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Enter a name\u2014the bot will show you the scores based on the 2026 Ministry of Education and Science list, the research cluster, and the exact majors. No need to search through multi-page PDFs.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11fbcb46 bot-btn elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"11fbcb46\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/Articles_Academy_bot?start=6a969f18204658407b061319\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Check the log in the chatbot<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1463e2b1 e-con-full bot-qr qr-box e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1463e2b1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-364597fd qr-img elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"364597fd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/a-articles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/qr_download-14-300x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-29858\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a-articles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/qr_download-14-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/a-articles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/qr_download-14-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/a-articles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/qr_download-14-12x12.png 12w, https:\/\/a-articles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/qr_download-14.png 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ec95df e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6ec95df\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d57f86 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6d57f86\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Risks Facing Researchers in 2026\u20132029\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00586b4 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"00586b4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62cdfa3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"62cdfa3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span >The new rules have created specific pitfalls that could disrupt the publication schedule.<\/span><\/p><p><b>The \u201cbottleneck effect\u201d due to the +50% rule.<\/b><span > The new regulation prohibits journals from increasing their annual volume of published articles by more than 50% compared to the previous year. Publications can no longer produce bloated volumes containing 100 articles each in order to meet demand.<\/span><\/p><p><b>Waiting periods range from 6 to 12 months.<\/b><span > The closure of publications that produced more than 28% of the total volume of Category \u201cB\u201d articles has led to an overload on high-quality editorial offices. It is no longer possible to submit an article one month before the deadline.<\/span><\/p><p><b>Annual monitoring by the Ministry of Education and Science.<\/b><span > A journal\u2019s professional status for 2026\u20132029 is not set in stone. Violations of the APC policy, manipulation of review dates, or exceeding the publication limit will result in the journal\u2019s removal from the List during the annual review. The first such review will take place by the end of 2026\u2014and journals with the lowest scores will be the first to be affected.<\/span><\/p><p><b>Change in the range of majors.<\/b><span > Many multidisciplinary journals have been forced to narrow their specializations to a single research cluster. Even if a journal was classified under your code in 2025, this does not guarantee that it will automatically retain that specialization in the new order.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c6d9c75 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c6d9c75\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-779fb53 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"779fb53\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-011d3dc e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"011d3dc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e8d6b6f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e8d6b6f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Algorithm for Safely Choosing a Journal\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c527511 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c527511\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-627c798 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"627c798\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span >Before submitting your manuscript, follow these four mandatory steps.<\/span><\/p><p><b>Check the major in the original source.<\/b><span > Check the appendix to the Ministry of Education and Science order or the journal's profile in the Register of Scientific Publications. Look for the exact code for your major, not just the name of the publication.<\/span><\/p><p><b>Check the scores in the log.<\/b><span > Schools with scores below 13 are considered at risk during annual monitoring. The fastest way to find out your score is through the Leo chatbot.<\/span><\/p><p><b>Please review the release schedule.<\/b><span > Please contact the editorial office to request official confirmation of the scheduled issue number and the estimated date for DOI assignment.<\/span><\/p><p><b>Avoid intermediaries offering a \"3-day guarantee.\"<\/b><span > If a journal offers to publish an article within a week without peer review, this is a clear indication of a violation of the Ministry of Education and Science\u2019s requirements and poses a risk of the journal being delisted.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d6c e-con-full srv e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7d6c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-151bd4f0 srv-lbl elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"151bd4f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Turnkey Publication<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eab844b srv-t elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"eab844b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Guaranteed publication in Category \"B\" alongside the Academy of Articles\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-221c9498 srv-d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"221c9498\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span >If your deadline is tight and you need the publication in order to defend your dissertation on time, earn an academic degree, or pass a certification exam\u2014leave the process to the professionals.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-592f7405 e-con-full srv-grid e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"592f7405\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-737df00e e-con-full srv-i e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"737df00e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-274a37c0 srv-i-t elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"274a37c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Searching for a publication by exact major code <\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a387dae srv-i-d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1a387dae\" 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We'll get back to you within the day.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aec500e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"aec500e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a0a4518 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"a0a4518\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7cea35c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7cea35c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a0a9f3c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a0a9f3c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Conclusions for Authors<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3cfb77d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3cfb77d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-41dd144 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"41dd144\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span >The impact factors of professional journals in 2026 are, first and foremost, a tool for government-led selection and an indicator of a publication\u2019s sustainability, rather than a discriminatory barrier. To successfully defend a thesis, obtain an academic degree, or meet KPIs, it is sufficient for the journal to be included in the official list for your field at the time of publication and to have correctly assigned a DOI to the article.<\/span><\/p><p><span >But that doesn\u2019t mean the scores don\u2019t matter. A journal with a minimum score may be removed from the List during the next monitoring cycle\u2014and then publishing in it would lose its meaning. Therefore, checking a journal\u2019s score before submitting an article is not a formality, but a basic safeguard.<\/span><\/p><p><span >The main challenge of the updated 2026\u20132029 cycle is the shortage of publication slots and long waiting lists for peer review. Plan to submit your publications at least 6\u20139 months before your target date, regularly check the status of your submissions in the publication registries, and use automated verification tools before submitting your manuscript to the editorial office.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The update to the rules for compiling the List of Ukrainian Scientific and Professional Publications has divided the academic landscape into \u201cbefore\u201d and \u201cafter.\u201d The point-based evaluation system for publications has forced master\u2019s students, doctoral candidates, and those seeking academic degrees to rethink their publication strategies. Let\u2019s take a closer look at what journal scores mean for the specialized council, how they are calculated, and how to safely plan the publication of an article before a thesis defense. Regulatory reset: a new three-year cycle. 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