Domestic publication or international one? The influence of government on scientists’ choice: China and Kazakhstan

The article examines the results of state stimulation and financial support of scientists' publications in international journals in China and Kazakhstan. The study used data from the following databases: for China - US SCI and EI Compendex, for Kazakhstan - Scopus and Web of Science. As for domestic publications, for China - the selection standard is based on CNKI (the most complete and largest Chinese database); for Kazakhstan, such an analysis was not conducted, since the country does not have a single electronic database of domestic scientific publications. Certainly, against the backdrop of economic integration, as well as the globalization of science and technology, academic research in any country cannot be isolated from the global environment. International publication is a prerequisite for scientific development. A certain percentage of productivity of international publications is a normal need for scientific exchanges. On the other hand, according to the results of the study, the number of "domestic" publications in both countries has begun to decrease, due to the fact that leading scientists strive to publish their articles in English in rating publications, not in domestic scientific journals. The paper provides proposals for improving the situation.