«For Academic Honesty» award to 5 Kazakhstan professors

On May 29, 2018 "For Academic Honesty" awards presentation to 5 professors of the Republic of Kazakhstan took place in Almaty. The event was held within the framework of II International Forum "Entrepreneurship in emerging societies: transformation of values".

Since 2015, Almaty Management University (AlmaU), promoting a high level of scientific ethics and effectiveness of national science, has established a special award "For Academic Honesty" to scientists- professors who have confirmed their devotion to interests of true Knowledge. Getting a professor's diploma from Committee for Control in the sphere of Education and Science (hereinafter CCSES) of Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan is the highest stage in the scientific career of a Kazakhstan scientist. One of important conditions for the rules of conferring the academic title of professor is 3 scientific articles in international peer-reviewed scientific journals. However, this condition is often violated. Candidates for the title of professor publish their articles in non-reputational, fake journals ("Scopus Discontinued titles list" and Beall’s "black" list).

Therefore, starting from 2015, Almaty Management University established its own award "For Academic Honesty" for CCSES professors, who observe high standards of scientific ethics.

So, in 2015, 7 professors (who got the title in 2014) were awarded, none of the professors had articles in predatory journals. In 2016, 3 professors (who got the title in 2015) were awarded, none of the professors published in predatory publications.

According to Regulations on "For Academic Honesty" award (hereinafter referred to as Regulations), approved at the meeting of AlmaU Academic Council in 2016, the awards are presented to Kazakhstan scientists who received the title of "CCSES Professor", observing the following criteria:

- availability of an academic title of professor, according to the official and published order of CCSES.

- availability of 3 scientific articles in international peer-reviewed scientific journals which have a nonzero impact factor according to Web of Science database.

- Lack of published works in non-rating (predatory) editions, according to "Scopus Discontinued titles list" and Beall’s "black" list.

Among professors of Kazakhstan, who received this academic title in the past 2017 in full accordance with the above-mentioned criteria of Regulations, only 5 professors (out of 39 CCSES professors) were awarded.

The award winners are:

 

Beisenkhanov Nurzhan Beisenkhanovich.

Kazakh-British Technical University.

Specialty 05.27.00 - Electronics.

 

Kenesov Bulat Nurlanovich.

Al-Farabi KazNU.

Specialty 02.00.00 - Chemistry.

 

Kispaeva Tokzhan Tokhtarovna.

National Center for Occupational Health and Occupational Diseases.

Specialty 14.00.00 - Medicine.

 

Kulikov Vitaly Yurievich.

Karaganda State Technical University.

Specialty 05.16.00 - Metallurgy.

 

Maksimkin Oleg Prokofievich.

Institute of Nuclear Physics.

Specialty 01.04.00 - Physics.