Published 28 September 2026
What changes in Uzbekistan’s OAK process on 1 January 2027
A practical reading of Decree PF-98: defence steps removed in 2027 and the increased responsibility of academic councils.
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Practical guides to publication verification
These guides describe steps that can be repeated in official databases. Each one distinguishes a discovered record from file authenticity and explains the limits of the relevant source.
Published 28 September 2026
Defences before 2027: transition rule and online process
When the former degree-award procedure continues and which defence steps move to a unified electronic system.
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Who is responsible for dissertation abstracts in autumn 2026
OAK guidance on academic council review of the abstract, novelty, implementation claims and published research.
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How to check a journal in the current OAK register
Use OAK’s official journal list to confirm subject-specific status before submitting an article.
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Foreign journals removed from OAK’s list in June 2026
Discipline-specific list changes, including a medical journal, and treatment of articles published before 10 June.
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Which international databases OAK distinguishes after 10 June 2026
Why a subject index differs from a technical service: OAK’s list of 12 databases and 15 resources no longer used alone.
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How many publications are required for PhD and DSc under the current regulation
Minimum research outputs, journal articles and international-conference materials under paragraphs 18–19 of Regulation No. 2894.
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Research ethics and article requirements published by OAK
Where to find OAK’s published document on scholarly-journal ethics and general requirements for article content and quality.
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How to avoid fake and cloned academic journals
OAK’s warning and practical checks of the publisher, editorial board, peer review and indexing.
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Why OAK asks for online links to articles and conference papers
How to demonstrate that an item actually appeared in the claimed journal or proceedings and can be checked online.
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Scientific seminar before defence: what should be reviewed
OAK’s view of the seminar’s review of the dissertation, abstract and attestation file before further defence steps.
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OAK warns against unlawful payments for arranging a defence
OAK’s 24 September 2026 clarification: a council must not demand money for preparing or uploading attestation papers.
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How to verify a scientific article by DOI
A step-by-step DOI check: normalise the identifier, resolve it through doi.org, retrieve Crossref metadata and compare article details.
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How to establish that an article appeared in a real journal
Verify an article and journal through DOI, ISSN, publisher, issue archive and independent catalogues instead of relying on one website.
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Crossref, Google Scholar, Scopus and Web of Science compared
A practical comparison of Crossref, Google Scholar, Scopus and Web of Science: purpose, coverage and meaning of a discovered record.
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How to check indexing of a scientific publication
Check indexing through the article record, journal source card and coverage years while distinguishing indexing from ordinary search visibility.
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How to recognise a cloned scientific journal website
Warning signs of a cloned journal site: a lookalike domain, copied archive, substituted contacts, false indexing and independent verification.
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How to verify a patent by number
Verify a patent number by identifying jurisdiction, application and publication numbers, family, right holder and legal status.
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Why a DOI may not resolve
Reasons a DOI may fail: transcription error, bad publisher URL, registration delay, a moved website or temporary outage, and ways to distinguish them.
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How to verify a decision to grant a patent
Verify a patent-grant decision through the application number, office, date, applicant and the later official patent-register record.
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Which details must agree between an article and its registry record
Compare DOI, title, authors, journal, year, volume, issue and pages between a scientific article, publisher and registration record.
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How to read an IlmiyChek report
Read an IlmiyChek report through object identification, source responses, field comparison, technical observations, conclusion, QR and limits.
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What evidence supports authenticity of a scientific publication
Evidence for a scientific publication: exact identifier, publisher record, journal issue, bibliographic agreement and conformity of the PDF.
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Checking an applicant’s publications before a defence
Organise verification of an applicant’s publication list across identifiers, journals, indexing, authorship, patents and reproducible reports.
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