Only 19.1% of scientific journals are digitized This is the third time the Vcgate team has announced this result (the previous two times were in 2016 and 2018). However, this is the first time the team has evaluated the impact factor (IF) and H-index (cumulative influence) according to international practices. In 2020, there are 83 journals to be considered for inclusion in the Vcgate system and evaluated. Regarding the influence index calculated through the number of citations in 2020 of articles published in 5 years (2015-2019), there are 72/83 journals having an impact index. In which, 42 journals have an index of IF > 0.1; 12 journals have IF > 0.5 and 6 journals have IF > 1.0. Citations are collected from Google Scholar sources, so are often higher than the total number of citations from Web of Science and Scopus sources. The results show that, in addition to journals with international elements, a number of Vietnamese scientific journals are published entirely by internal resources, but have received a very encouraging IF index. Source Vcgate However, in general, the quality of our journals is still inadequate, far from the final group of Q4 international journals. In addition, this year Vcgate also announced the results of the H-index survey of magazines. This index evaluates the degree of integration between publication productivity (quantity) and quality (citation count). Accordingly, the Journal of Advances in Natural Sciences: Nanoscience and Nanotechnology of the Vietnam Academy of Sciences has the highest index (H-index = 53). Assessing the general picture for Vietnamese scientific journals, the Vcgate team found that Vietnam currently has over 600 scientific journals (only in the journal system scored by the State Council of Professors, there are more than 600 scientific journals). 400 journals), of which only 1 journal is indexed in the SCIE (Science Citation Index Expansed) database and 8 journals are included in the ESCI (Emerging Sources Citation Index) of the Web of Sciences; 10 Scopus journals and 18 journals are indexed in the ACI (Asean Citation Index) database. These are very modest numbers compared to other countries in Southeast Asia. According to GS. Nguyen Huu Duc, Vietnamese scientific journals also do not follow international practices, from format to presentation. As for the standard, which is basically only interested in the form of ACI, Vietnam has only passed 18 journals. The editorial board has not yet been able to diversify geographically, the way in which references are presented, the protocol of the minutes, etc., have not been accepted. In the current digitization context, there are only about 115/600 journals published online (only about 19.1%), of which only 83 journals have relatively standardized websites, compatible with other institutions. international data and indexed in the Vcgate system is a very unexpected and sad result. The Vcgate system has been in operation for nearly 5 years, promoting, encouraging and supporting magazines a lot, but hardly make any changes, don’t know the reason for the resistance. GS. Nguyen Huu Duc also said that not digitizing will make magazines self-limiting readers to find them. “Without readers, that means there will be no citations and thus, the journal’s influence on the scientific community is very low,” Prof. Huu Duc said. The process of evaluating journals by the State Council of Professors is too simple and subjective GS. Nguyen Huu Duc said, while the management of productivity and quality of international publications of Vietnamese scientists and S&T organizations can be done very quickly and conveniently through the Web of Science’s database and /or Scopus, statistics and management of publications published in the country cannot be done. How much does the state spend on research, but it is very difficult to manage and analyze accurately and effectively. The list of journals of the State Council of Professors has more than 400 journals, but the selection and quality assessment is still simple, qualitative and subjective, without criteria and selection process. Prof. Nguyen Huu Duc analyzed, the format and presentation format of many scientific journals in Vietnam are arbitrary, inconsistent and inconsistent with international practices. In particular, we do not have a policy to encourage the evaluation of journal quality by quantitative and specific criteria. GS. Nguyen Huu Duc said that only the Ta Quang Buu Prize and the Nafosted Foundation are interested in important factors of the quality of research works through the assessment of two important indicators, namely the prestige of the scientific journal. having high IF index and having the influence of articles of (with high citation index) If the domestic scientific journals have low IF index, the quality is not properly evaluated, it will also affect the quality of the articles. evaluate the quality of the article in particular and the results honoring scientists in general. Works published in scientific journals are the main database and information to evaluate the productivity and quality of scientific research of individuals and organizations, a measure to recognize titles and scientific awards, staff evaluation criteria… If we don’t pay attention to this, we can only evaluate based on the quality of current journals, the consequences will be immeasurable. Therefore, GS. Nguyen Huu Duc recommended that it is necessary to improve the standardization and digitization of the system of Vietnamese scientific journals, to develop a complete system of Vietnamese citation database, to develop a set of criteria and to use database of the citation system to evaluate the quality of journals.

MSc Do Nguyen Hoang Nga (third from left) and the research team on new environmentally friendly materials products. Photo: NVCC

She once defended her Master’s thesis in English with a score of 9.9 and was honored to be one of 31 students and researchers who received a “huge” scholarship awarded by the National University of Ho Chi Minh City.

Passionate about renewable materials

Do Nguyen Hoang Nga graduated from university with an engineering degree in Chemical Engineering at University of Technology – National University of Ho Chi Minh City in 2018 and continued to study for a master’s degree at the school. In 2020, she graduated with a Master’s degree with an average score of 9.63, a thesis in English with a score of 9.9. Hoang Nga is continuing her research work with the Sustainable Process Engineering team led by Assoc.Prof.Dr. Le Thi Kim Phung.

The team’s research direction is to develop technologies to convert agricultural-industrial by-products into renewable materials with high technical value such as aerogels, multi-disciplinary applications such as construction, environmental treatment, food packaging. and aimed at applications in medicine, fuel cells …

MSc Do Nguyen Hoang Nga said that the group is currently focusing on renewable materials from biomass. This field is quite new and is the trend of the current world when the environment is increasingly polluted. Her approach towards zero waste technology, turning worthless things into valuable products has fascinated her for the past two years.

“In 2019, I have access to aerogel synthesis technology from pineapple leaves through the cooperation between the Sustainable Process Engineering team and the Aerogel research team of Assoc.Prof.Dr. Duong Minh Hai – National University of Singapore. After that, my team and I continue to expand this research direction with other types of waste such as fly ash, waste cotton chips, pandan leaf fibers … Up to now, these studies have had positive results at room scale. experiment and pilot, as a basis to be transferred into industrial production when an organization is interested in placing an order “, shared Hoang Nga.

During the implementation of the studies, Hoang Nga and the group encountered many difficulties in funding and analysis equipment. Some of the equipment at the laboratory is not available, so the group has to link with domestic and foreign laboratories to send measurement samples. Passive analysis can sometimes make progress difficult. However, some research topics of the group are supported by funding from scientific funding funds, thus partly removing the group’s obstacles.

MSc Do Nguyen Hoang Nga has the honor to receive a graduate scholarship from the National University of Ho Chi Minh City. Photo: NVCC

Hope to be available on the market soon

With the current research direction on renewable materials from biomass, Hoang Nga and his team wish to create more conditions for research and development of modern and efficient technologies in industrial production.

As an application-oriented research group, the group always puts the feasibility criteria when producing on an industrial scale on top. The direction of non-waste recycling from biomass is approaching in line with the trend of Vietnam as well as in the world when the problem of environmental pollution caused by waste is concerned by many people. After all, the team still wants to apply the developed technology on an industrial scale to the industrial scale of this material to be available on the market early.

Assoc. her research as a research engineer. Within two years, Russia and the research team had outstanding achievements in scientific publication with 11 international articles on the SCIE list, 1 article on Scopus, 2 domestic articles and 2 reports in the yearbook. prestigious international seminar with research orientation to develop technology to manufacture aerogel materials, ultra-light solid materials containing more than 90% air, from wastes such as pineapple leaves, coir, bagasse cotton, waste tires… ”.

“Russia has the quality of a researcher who is serious, honest, creative and passionate about science, always shows a high sense of responsibility, critical thinking, sociable, energetic and cheerful. with people. According to the students in my lab, Russia does not hesitate to help them when there are problems or problems. All my students want to work with Russia for their devotion and valuable advice to them ”, said Associate Professor, Dr. Kim Phung.

To keep the fire passionate about science, especially with female scientists, it is necessary to encourage and care from family, friends and colleagues because it is the spiritual strength that helps us to persevere. intensify forward. Besides, thanks to scientific research funding from the university budget, the National University of Ho Chi Minh City, the Department of Science and Technology of Ho Chi Minh City, the Vingroup Innovation Fund, the domestic research groups … confidence and research effort. – Master Hoang Nga