On the morning of May 21, 2025, a seminar on “Publishing in International Journals: An Editor-in-Chief’s Perspective” took place in Room 1001, Building A2, at National Economics University (NEU).

Attending the event were Prof. Dr. To Trung Thanh, Head of the Department of Research Management; Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Vu Hung, Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Economics and Development and keynote speaker; representatives of unit leadership; and interested lecturers, PhD candidates, and learners.

Prof. Dr. To Trung Thanh, Head of the Department of Research Management, delivers the opening remarks.

In his opening remarks at the seminar, Prof. Dr. To Trung Thanh, Head of the Department of Research Management, representing NEU’s leadership, emphasized the University’s goals and policy direction for the coming period: to continually improve the quality of international publications, thereby affirming its standing and reputation both domestically and internationally.

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Vu Hung, Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Economics and Development, shares his insights at the event.

At the seminar, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Vu Hung, Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Economics and Development at NEU, shared practical insights and the perspectives of editors-in-chief of scholarly journals around the world. According to Assoc. Prof. Hung, international publishing has become a “shared playing field” worldwide, particularly for universities. What matters, however, is to “play fair,” striving for quality and upholding standards of academic credibility. There are currently many different scholarly journals worldwide, serving as academic forums for researchers. Journals focusing on basic research outnumber journals of applied research and generally also have stronger reputations. A focus on basic research therefore offers a sustainable direction that enhances researchers’ reputations.

However, to publish in basic research journals, researchers submitting articles to international journals need to understand the preferences of editors-in-chief and those responsible for peer review. Scholarly and theoretical contributions are commonly what basic research journals look for today.

Alongside content quality, Assoc. Prof. Hung also highlighted standards of research and publication ethics. Violating these ethical principles can lead to consequences such as poor-quality research findings and ripple effects on subsequent generations of researchers. It can also directly affect the reputation and scholarly career of researchers with international publications, as well as the universities and organizations where they work.

The seminar drew many insights and additional contributions from researchers within and outside NEU.

Some images from the seminar:

Keynote speaker:

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Vu Hung, Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Economics and Development, NEU: He earned his doctoral degree in Business Administration–Marketing from Georgia State University, United States, in 2011. Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Vu Hung is currently a Senior Lecturer and Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Economics and Development at NEU. His research expertise spans various areas of sustainable development, including sustainable consumption behavior and policy, supply chain management, and public management.

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Vu Hung has published approximately 50 research works in numerous reputable international journals indexed in SSCI and Scopus, notably International Journal of Consumer Studies, Asia Pacific Journal of Marketing and Logistics, Journal of Business Ethics, Young Consumer, and Sustainable Development, as well as reputable journals in Vietnam.

The Journal of Economics and Development (whose English-language edition is Journal of Economics and Development—JED) is a leading economics journal in Vietnam and receives the highest score awarded by the State Professorial Council in its journal list. JED has been indexed in Scopus since 2019 and in Web of Science since 2024. JED currently ranks in Q1 in three subject areas and Q2 in one subject area, according to the latest Scimago rankings for journals indexed in Scopus.

Article and photos: Department of Research Management & Department of Communications

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