Abel Polese's Strategy for Academic Publishing

The Farabi Scientific Library hosted an open seminar by Abel Polese, PhD, Senior Researcher at the Institute of International Settlement and Reconstruction of Dublin City University, on the topic "Strategic thinking in relation to your academic career: developing a publication strategy and finding funding".

Publication activity is a key component of research endeavors, but achieving success in this field takes time. Beyond writing a well-structured article that summarizes research findings, scholars must also identify suitable journals for publication, establish effective communication with editorial boards, and develop a comprehensive strategy for publishing in prestigious global journals included in Scopus.

Abel Polese, PhD, Senior Researcher at the Institute of International Settlement and Reconstruction of Dublin City University devoted his seminar to this relevant and pressing topic. 

The event attracted the interest of young scientists, master's and doctoral students, as well as students from KazNU and other universities. The seminar leader was introduced by Bekzhan Meirbayev, Dean of the Faculty of Philosophy and Political Science, PhD in Philosophy, and Associate Professor.

Abel Polese is a Marie Curie Fellow at the Technical University of Dresden (Germany) and the University of Edinburgh (Scotland). He has worked as a policy analyst at the European Commission (DG Research) and

served as a visiting professor at several universities across the Americas (Harvard, Toronto, Manizales) and Europe (Paris, Budapest, Dubrovnik, Moscow), among others.

He is the author of Scopus Diaries and The (Il) logics of Academic Survival, which explore navigating academic careers. Polese also frequently blogs about the challenges faced by the academic community. The professor's research interests include a wide range of issues on the theory and practice of country development, post-Soviet politics and society, etc. Since 2021, Abel Polese has been teaching the discipline Methodology of research in the social sciences for doctoral students at the Department of Political Science and Political Technologies of Al-Farabi Kazakh National University. He has published six articles in Scopus-indexed journals (Q1 and Q2).

The seminar was held in an engaging form of interactive dialogue. The presenter talked about how to navigate a wide range of scientific publications and make the right choice. He outlined strategies for scholars aiming to publish in Scopus-indexed journals, emphasizing the serious selection process and the paramount importance of quality.

Abel Polese stressed: «Younger scientists often ask me how to get into Scopus, and I always respond: ‘Scopus is not a process but a result that comes after substantial scientific work - collecting data, analyzing results, and producing a well-written, structured article. The key to success is, first of all, the quality of the publication, and we must strive for this». 

The seminar leader shared many secrets and nuances about a scientist's career such as the commercialization of the fruits of scientific work, motivation and success. At the end of the event, he answered all the questions of the audience in detail, succinctly and with humor manner.

Press-service of Al-Farabi Kazakh National University