The impact factor of scientific journals at Osh State University has seen an increase, as revealed by the 2023 data from the Russian Science Citation Index (RSCI). The five-year impact factor of the “Bulletin of Osh State University” journal reached 0.175, while its two-year impact factor was 0.271.

In Kyrgyzstan, for academic degrees and titles to be awarded, publications in databases like Scopus, Web of Science, or RSCI with an impact factor above 0.1 are required. For instance, the regulations of the National Attestation Commission of the Kyrgyz Republic state that the key findings of a candidate’s dissertation must be published in journals indexed in Scopus, Web of Science, or RSCI with an impact factor of at least 0.1 (https://stepen.vak.kg/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Prilozhenie-1-prisuzhdenie-uch-st.pdf).

Additionally, under the regulations for awarding academic titles, associate professor can be granted to doctors and candidates of sciences who have articles in journals meeting the same indexing and impact factor criteria (https://stepen.vak.kg/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Prilozhenie-3-prisv-uch-zv.pdf).

In 2022, under the leadership of Vice-Rector for Scientific Affairs and Innovations, Ruslanbek Arapbayev, and Chief Editor of the “Bulletin of Osh State University” Mederbek Kadyrov, OshSU journals were transferred to the Open Journal Systems (OJS), becoming the first in Kyrgyzstan to fully digitize the submission, review, and publication process. Starting in 2023, Sherbol Zhaparaliev has been appointed as the head of the scientific publications sector and Chief Editor of the “Bulletin of Osh State University”.

In 2022, OshSU launched separate serial journals covering various fields of science. As of now, the university publishes 13 scientific journals (journal.oshsu.kg). According to RSCI’s 2023 data, the two-year impact factors of Osh State University’s journals established in 2022 are as follows:

• Journal of Osh State University. History: 0.182
• Journal of Osh State University. Agriculture: agronomy, veterinary and zootechnics: 0.462
• Journal of Osh State University. Economics: 0.440
• Journal of Osh State University. Law: 1.059
• Journal of Osh State University. Mathematics. Physics. Technical Sciences: 0.182

Osh State University’s strategic plan includes efforts to have its scientific journals indexed in the prestigious Scopus and Web of Science databases.