UEH Collaborates with the Press Department to Organize a Training Conference on Implementing the Press Law and Enhancing the Quality of Scientific Journals

11 Sep, 2026

On September 9, 2026, at Hall B1-302, University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City (UEH), the Press Department under the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, in collaboration with UEH, organized a training conference on implementing the Press Law and enhancing the quality of scientific journals. The conference brought together nearly 200 delegates from regulatory authorities, press agencies, and scientific journals across the region spanning from Nghe An Province southward, along with experts and researchers from various fields.

Attending the conference, representatives from the Authority of Press included Mr. Luu Dinh Phuc – Director General; Ms. Mai Huong Giang – Deputy Director General; and officials of the Authority. Representing the Central Commission for Propaganda and Mass Mobilization was Ms. Nguyen Thi Minh Hue – Deputy Director of the Department of Press and Publishing.

UEH representatives included Prof. Dr. Nguyen Khac Quoc Bao – Vice President of UEH; Prof. Dr. Su Dinh Thanh – Chairman of the UEH Academic and Training Council; Prof. Dr. Nguyen Trong Hoai – Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Asian Business and Economic Studies (JABES); Assoc. Prof. Dr. Trinh Thuy Anh – Vice Rector of the UEH College of Technology and Design and Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Technology and Design; and Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Truong Thinh – Vice Rector of the UEH College of Technology and Design and Deputy Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Technology and Design.

The conference also welcomed numerous Editors-in-Chief, Deputy Editors-in-Chief, researchers, and representatives of scientific journals from various disciplines across Vietnam.

Overview of the Training Conference on Implementing the Press Law and Enhancing the Quality of Scientific Journals

In his opening remarks, Mr. Luu Dinh Phuc, Director General of the Authority of Press, emphasized the evolving requirements facing scientific journals in the new context. These include innovating management approaches, standardizing editorial and peer-review processes, accelerating digital transformation, strengthening academic integrity, and progressively aligning with international standards.

Mr. Luu Dinh Phuc, Director General of the Authority of Press, delivers the opening remarks

Delivering his welcoming remarks, Prof. Dr. Nguyen Khac Quoc Bao, Vice President of UEH, emphasized that in the digital era, journalism and scientific publishing face both significant development opportunities and increasingly demanding requirements for professionalism, transparency, social responsibility, and international standards. According to him, scientific journals serve not only as platforms for disseminating research findings but also as institutions that safeguard the quality of knowledge, connect researchers, policymakers, businesses, and society, and help translate valuable research discoveries into practical applications.

As part of its development orientation toward the “University 4.0 – Co-creation University” model, UEH envisions the university as an open ecosystem where knowledge is collaboratively created and shared with the community. Therefore, the success of a scientific journal should be measured not only by bibliometric indicators or rankings but also by its ability to uphold the fundamental principles of science and promote rigorous, innovative, and meaningful research.

UEH has translated this philosophy into its scientific publishing activities. The Journal of Asian Business and Economic Studies (JABES) became Vietnam's first academic journal in economics and business to be indexed in Scopus and achieve a Q1 ranking. Building on this foundation, UEH recently launched the Journal of Technology and Design (JTD), aiming to establish an interdisciplinary academic platform connecting technology, artificial intelligence, design, creativity, and the arts with economics, management, and social sciences.

Prof. Dr. Nguyen Khac Quoc Bao expressed his hope that the conference would provide practical insights into implementing the Press Law, standardizing editorial processes, and developing roadmaps for Vietnamese scientific journals to gain inclusion in prestigious international academic databases.

Prof. Dr. Nguyen Khac Quoc Bao, Vice President of UEH, delivers welcoming remarks at the conference

During the conference, Mr. Luu Dinh Phuc, Director General of the Authority of Press, also presented the key provisions of the 2025 Press Law and related implementing guidelines concerning journalism in cyberspace, the national digital press platform ecosystem, digital transformation, and the application of artificial intelligence. For scientific journals, the adoption of technology must be accompanied by quality assurance, the protection of publishing credibility, and measures to prevent plagiarism, data fabrication, and academic misconduct.

For scientific journals in particular, digital transformation must go hand in hand with strengthening academic integrity and publishing credibility, especially as generative AI becomes increasingly widespread, bringing new challenges related to plagiarism, data fabrication, and academic fraud.

Mr. Luu Dinh Phuc, Director General of the Authority of Press, presents the key provisions

Following this, Ms. Mai Huong Giang, Deputy Director General of the Authority of Press, presented the key provisions of the licensing circular applicable to scientific journals. She also provided an overview of the current situation and challenges facing Vietnam's scientific journal system.

Ms. Mai Huong Giang outlines the provisions of the licensing circular relevant to scientific journals

In addition to legal matters, the conference focused on three practical thematic sessions:

Session 1: Sharing experiences and insights into valuable research publications by Vietnamese and international scholars in the Journal of Asian Business and Economic Studies, presented by Prof. Dr. Nguyen Trong Hoai, Journal of Asian Business and Economic Studies, UEH;
Session 2: Standardizing scientific journal editorial processes in accordance with international standards, presented by Prof. Dr. Phan Bach Thang, Rector of the University of Health Sciences, Vietnam National University Ho Chi Minh City, and Editor-in-Chief of the Vietnam National University Ho Chi Minh City Journal;
Session 3: Roadmaps, solutions, and lessons learned in achieving inclusion in prestigious international academic databases, shared by representatives of the Can Tho University Journal of Science.

Representatives of scientific journals deliver thematic presentations

The presentations and discussion sessions provided valuable practical insights into publishing management, quality assurance, the standardization of peer-review processes, digital transformation, and the strengthening of academic integrity. These efforts aim to enhance the credibility and international integration of Vietnamese scientific journals.

Conference participants engage in discussions and exchange perspectives

In its concluding remarks, the Authority of Press outlined its priorities for further developing guidelines for implementing the 2025 Press Law, reviewing journal classification criteria to align more closely with international standards, accelerating digital transformation, and strengthening scientific integrity oversight amid the rapid advancement of generative AI.

The conference provided an opportunity for press agencies and scientific journals to stay informed about new legal regulations, exchange experiences in publishing management, standardize professional processes, and strengthen integration with international academic databases. These initiatives contribute to improving the quality and standing of Vietnam's scientific journal system.