On January 16, 2024, National Economics University (NEU) held a ceremony to announce the inclusion of the Journal of Economics and Development (JED) in Scopus.

A view of the ceremony

Attending the announcement ceremony on behalf of ministries and their functional units were Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Van Phuc, Deputy Minister of Education and Training (MOET); Prof. Dr. Tran Hong Thai, Deputy Minister of Science and Technology; Assoc. Prof. Dr. Vu Trong Lam, Secretary of the Party Committee, Director and Editor-in-Chief of the National Political Publishing House – Truth; Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Thu Thuy, Director of the Department of Higher Education, MOET; Mai Huong Giang, Deputy Director of the Authority of Press, Ministry of Information and Communications; Le Yen Dung, Deputy Director in charge of the Department of Social Sciences, Humanities and Natural Sciences, Ministry of Science and Technology; Dr. Tran Hoa Cuong, Deputy Director of the Department of Science, Technology and Environment, MOET; and Assoc. Prof. Dr. Luu Bich Ngoc, Chief of the Office of the National Council for Education and Human Resource Development, MOET. The international guest was Stan Lee, Emerald’s Director for the Asia-Pacific region. Representing universities and academies were Prof. Dr. Nguyen Dong Phong, Secretary of the Party Committee and Chair of the University Council of the University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City; Prof. Dr. Su Dinh Thanh, President of the University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City; Prof. Dr. Nguyen Trong Hoai, Editor-in-Chief of JABES, University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City; Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Huu Cong, Vice President of Thai Nguyen University; Assoc. Prof. Dr. Le Thi Thu Thuy, Chair of the University Council of Foreign Trade University; Assoc. Prof. Dr. Pham Ngoc Thach, Chair of the University Council of Hanoi University; Assoc. Prof. Dr. Le Thanh Ha, Chair of the University Council of the University of Labor and Social Affairs; Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Duc Trung, President of Ho Chi Minh University of Banking; Assoc. Prof. Dr. Le Manh Hung, President of Trade Union University; Assoc. Prof. Dr. Pham Thi Hoang Anh, Vice President of the Banking Academy; Dr. Nguyen The Hung, Vice President of the Academy of Policy and Development; Assoc. Prof. Dr. Bui The Doi, Vice President of Vietnam National University of Forestry; Assoc. Prof. Dr. Do Van Quang, Vice President of Thuyloi University; Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Thi Thu Cuc, Vice President of Vinh University; Dr. Bui Kien Cuong, Vice President of Hanoi Pedagogical University 2; and Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Thi Thanh Nhan, Vice President of Hai Phong University.

Representing NEU were Prof. Dr. Pham Hong Chuong, President; Assoc. Prof. Dr. Bui Duc Tho, Secretary of the Party Committee and Chair of the University Council; Assoc. Prof. Dr. Bui Huy Nhuong, Vice President; Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Thanh Hieu, Vice President; Dr. Nguyen Huu Dong, Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee and Chair of the NEU Trade Union; Prof. Dr. Le Quoc Hoi, Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Economics and Development; Prof. Dr. Tran Tho Dat, Chair of the Science and Training Council; and Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Thanh Ha, Chair of the Advisory Council. Former University leaders attending were Prof. Dr. Sc. Luong Xuan Quy, former President; Prof. Dr. Nguyen Dinh Huong, former President; Prof. Dr. Nguyen Van Thuong, former President; Dinh Thien Dao, former Secretary of the Party Committee; Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ngo Duc Cat, former Secretary of the Party Committee; Prof. Dr. Nguyen Thanh Do, former Secretary of the Party Committee; Prof. Dr. Hoang Ngoc Viet, former Vice President; and Prof. Dr. Dang Thi Loan, former Vice President. Also attending were representatives of the leadership of departments, faculties, institutes, centers and sociopolitical organizations, along with faculty and staff and students from across the University.

Prof. Dr. Pham Hong Chuong, President of NEU, delivers remarks.

Speaking at the event, Prof. Dr. Pham Hong Chuong, President of NEU, said that securing Scopus inclusion for the English-language edition of the Journal of Economics and Development was an important objective set out in NEU’s Development Strategy for 2021-2030.

Following sustained efforts and a rigorous process of application, appraisal, evaluation and review, the University’s JED was officially included in the list of Scopus-indexed journals on December 10, 2023. This marks a major step forward in the journal’s more than 30-year history and an important contribution to NEU’s 68-year history of development.
“JED’s inclusion in Scopus is an honor and a source of pride for the University’s faculty and staff, demonstrating the scientific research capabilities not only of NEU researchers but also of Vietnamese researchers. It also demonstrates the close connections, continuity and dissemination of knowledge among researchers in Vietnam and abroad through the publication of scientific articles that meet international standards and have a far-reaching impact,” said Prof. Dr. Pham Hong Chuong.

The President of NEU expressed confidence that JED’s achievement today would open up new opportunities. He also affirmed NEU’s commitment to continuing to work alongside and support JED so that it can establish its position as a reputable international journal based in Vietnam and indexed in Scopus, bringing together and connecting researchers in Vietnam to publish high-quality scientific articles that contribute to global knowledge. This would also help enhance the academic reputation of NEU and Vietnamese researchers in the region and worldwide. “We hope to continue receiving guidance and support from MOET, the Ministry of Science and Technology and state regulatory agencies, as well as support and assistance from the scientific community, for JED in particular and Vietnamese scientific journals in general,” Prof. Dr. Pham Hong Chuong said.

Stan Lee, Director of Emerald Publishing for the Asia-Pacific region, presents a certificate confirming the inclusion of the Journal of Economics and Development (JED) in Scopus to Prof. Dr. Le Quoc Hoi, Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Economics and Development

NEU leaders pose for a commemorative photo with Stan Lee, Director of Emerald Publishing for the Asia-Pacific region, and Prof. Dr. Le Quoc Hoi, Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Economics and Development

According to Deputy Minister of Education and Training Nguyen Van Phuc, NEU’s Journal of Economics and Development is the second journal published by a university under MOET to gain inclusion in Scopus (the journal of the University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City joined Scopus more than a year earlier). This achievement reflects sustained efforts built on a lengthy period of preparation.

Deputy Minister of Education and Training Nguyen Van Phuc speaks

The Deputy Minister said that in recent years, the Party and the State had issued numerous guidelines and policies to internationalize higher education, helping improve the quality of education and scientific research and advance the integration of Vietnamese higher education within the region and worldwide.

Over the past 10 years, the number of international publications by Vietnamese higher education institutions in reputable journals indexed in Web of Science (WoS) and Scopus has increased more than fourfold. “At this point, we can affirm that lecturers and researchers at Vietnamese universities have matured scientifically and truly have the capacity to publish internationally and integrate into the global community,” the Deputy Minister said.

The Deputy Minister noted that, according to MOET statistics for higher education institutions under the Ministry, not only has the number of publications increased, but their quality has also improved considerably, particularly international publications in Q1 and Q2 journals.

According to Deputy Minister Nguyen Van Phuc, on January 15, 2019, the Prime Minister issued Decision No. 69/QĐ-TTg approving the initiative “Improving the Quality of Higher Education for 2019-2025.” As part of this initiative, MOET approved a project to support 21 scientific journals published by higher education institutions in upgrading to international standards, including 19 journals to join the ASEAN Citation Index (ACI) and two journals to join the Scopus scientific database. The Journal of Economics and Development is one of the university journals benefiting from this initiative.

The Deputy Minister emphasized that the inclusion of the Journal of Economics and Development (JED) in Scopus demonstrates that NEU and JED have successfully fulfilled their tasks under the MOET project implemented from 2019 to the present. “I am pleased to acknowledge the efforts of NEU and JED in effectively using funding from the Ministry’s project to make outstanding progress toward international standing and gain official indexing in the reputable Scopus database, becoming Vietnam’s second journal in economics, social sciences and humanities and its 12th journal overall to join Scopus,” the Deputy Minister said.

Deputy Minister of Education and Training Nguyen Van Phuc also said that JED’s achievement demonstrates NEU’s effective investment of counterpart resources to lay the foundation for JED’s sustainable development and its achievement today.

With JED’s inclusion in Scopus, researchers in economics in Vietnam can now publish internationally in JED, rather than publishing only in international journals as before. This will help increase the visibility and reach of Vietnamese science within the international scientific community.

Deputy Minister of Science and Technology Tran Hong Thai speaks

Speaking at the event, Deputy Minister of Science and Technology Tran Hong Thai noted that securing the inclusion of the Journal of Economics and Development (JED) in Scopus required considerable sweat, tears, and effort from the journal’s editorial council, editorial board, public employees and other staff, as well as the leadership of NEU.

Emphasizing that securing inclusion in an internationally respected index is particularly difficult for a journal in economics and social sciences compared with journals in other fields such as natural sciences, Deputy Minister Tran Hong Thai expressed his sense of honor and pride at JED’s inclusion in Scopus.

Prof. Dr. Le Quoc Hoi, Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Economics and Development, speaks at the event

Also at the ceremony, Prof. Dr. Le Quoc Hoi, Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Economics and Development, affirmed: “Building on its achievement of inclusion in Scopus, JED is confidently embarking on a new journey of development with new goals. I sincerely hope to continue receiving guidance and support from the Ministry of Education and Training (MOET), the Ministry of Science and Technology, and state management agencies, as well as support and assistance from the University’s faculty and staff and the scientific community in Vietnam and abroad. This will enable JED to reach further and affirm its standing as a respected international scientific journal, worthy of the trust, support, and expectations that NEU’s faculty and staff and the scientific community have placed in it.”

Delegates attending the announcement ceremony pose for a commemorative photo

Scopus is a respected scientific database established in November 2004. To be indexed in Scopus, journals must undergo rigorous evaluation and selection by a specialist review board against 21 criteria covering important areas such as the international diversity of the editorial board and authors, article quality, citation metrics, and disclosure policies…

The Journal of Economics and Development is a scientific journal in economics and development with two editions: an English-language edition publishing four issues per year on the Emerald publishing platform, and a Vietnamese-language edition publishing 12 issues per year. Since its official addition to Emerald’s publishing database in May 2019, the Journal of Economics and Development has published 15 issues featuring 104 research articles by authors from 45 countries around the world, with foreign authors accounting for more than 70%.

Article and photos: Department of Communications

News Agencies and Media Outlets Covering the Event:

Vietnam News Agency Television (at 3 minutes 16 seconds)

VTC10 Television: Announcement of the Journal of Economics and Development’s Inclusion in Scopus

Nhan Dan: Journal of Economics and Development Officially Included in Scopus

Dai Bieu Nhan Dan: National Economics University’s JED Joins Scopus: Expanding the Reach of Vietnamese Science Within the International Community

Lao Dong: National Economics University’s Journal Included in Scopus

VTC news: National Economics University’s Journal Officially Included in Scopus

Communist Party of Vietnam Online Newspaper: Journal of Economics and Development (JED) Officially Included in Scopus

VOV: Number of Vietnam’s International Publications in Respected Journals Increases More Than Fourfold

Vietnam News Agency: Journal of Economics and Development Included in Scopus

Tien Phong: Another Vietnamese University Journal Included in Scopus

Tuoi Tre: National Economics University’s Journal Officially Included in Scopus

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Nha Bao & Cong Luan: Journal of Economics and Development Included in Scopus

Vietnam Journal of Education: Journal of Economics and Development (NEU) Included in Scopus

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