"Until April 3, 2018, the number of Indonesia`s international scientific publications had reached 5,250, although in 2017, it was still ranked below Singapore," Nasir noted.
According to the minister, a count will be taken of the total number of scientific publications by the end of the year. In the previous year, Indonesia overtook Thailand in terms of the number of scientific publications, the first time in two decades.
Meanwhile, of all scientific publications indexed in Scopus, Indonesia contributed 5,125; Singapore, 4,948; and Malaysia, totaling 5,999.
"This year, we are targeting to continue to increase the number of international publications in Indonesia," the minister emphasized.
He pointed out that the increase in the number of scientific publications could not be separated from the role of Research, Technology, and Higher Education Ministry`s Regulation No. 20 of 2017 on Lecturers` Professional Allowance and Professors` Honorary Allowance.
The regulation necessitates professors to publish international scientific papers. If there is no scientific publication, there will be a temporary suspension of honorary benefits.
In future, Nasir is optimistic that scientific publications would increase in addition to the number of citations.
"The problem is that the number of publications is increasing, but the citations are less. Furthermore, we expect the number of publications and citations to increase," he stated.
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