FROM THIS YEAR THE COLLECTION OF SSU "CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS" WILL BE PUBLISHED UNDER THE SERIAL NUMBER OF THE INTERNATIONAL STANDARD ISSN 2708-955X
One of the most important indicators of the international competitiveness of a university is participation in republican and international scientific conferences, symposia and congresses, round tables, etc., aimed at discussing and solving urgent problems in various fields of science, conducting scientific events and communicating their results to the scientific community and a wide readership.
In this regard, it is very important to place the materials of the scientific conference organized by Sumgayit State University in internationally recognized scientific databases such as Clarivate Analytics Web of Science (WoS), Elsevier's Scopus or EEC's e-Library. For this purpose, consistent work should be done to bring the conference materials in line with the requirements of international scientific databases, and at the initial stage to ensure compliance with the minimum requirements for representation in those databases. One of such requirements is to register at the International Center for Scientific Conference Materials in Paris, France and obtain the International Standard Serial Number (ISSN).
Sumgayit State University annually hosts 9-12 international and republican scientific conferences included in the "List of international and republican scientific conferences, symposiums and congresses to be held in higher education institutions" approved by the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the order of the Minister of Education of the Republic of Azerbaijan.
The foundation was laid for the publication of national and international scientific conferences held at SSU in 2020 in a single bulk format under the name "Conference Proceedings" in accordance with modern international standards. The application sent by the university to register the collection of "Conference proceedings" was considered at the International Center of ISSN and a positive decision was made.
On 18.08.2020, the International Periodic Broadcasting Registration Center (CIEPS - ISSN International Center) assigned the ISSN 2708-955X international standard serial number to the SSU “Conference Proceedings” collection and a certificate signed by the Center's Director Gayolle Bequet was presented to our university.
It should be noted that work is underway to ensure the recognition of the materials of the scientific conference held at our university by the wider scientific community. In the next stages, it is planned to create a website of the conferences held at SSU with a specific URL, obtain the ISSN for online resources and index it in international scientific databases.
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