IlmBaza launches: one workspace for academic work

Anyone working on a thesis or an article runs into the same questions: where are the formatting requirements written down, how should the reference list look, is the journal on the HAC (OAK) list, how much time is left before the defence? The answers are usually scattered across websites, PDF files and Telegram groups, and it is hard to tell which of them are out of date.

IlmBaza brings those answers together in one place. It combines a knowledge base built on official sources, tools that check and format academic work, a Telegram bot and expert services. The platform is made for people writing a coursework, a bachelor's thesis, a master's dissertation, a PhD or a DSc, and for supervisors and journal editors.

What the platform includes

Knowledge base – from official sources

Every record in the base is tied to an official source – HAC documents, lex.uz and ministry papers – and shows the source and the date it was last checked. You do not need an account to use the base.

• HAC journals – more than 1,700 academic journals approved by the HAC: search by title, ISSN, field and status, with Scopus and quartile data.
• Earning a degree – requirements and stages for PhD and DSc, and the changes under Decree PF-98 that take effect from 2027.
• Guides and templates – title page, dissertation template, admission and monitoring documents, in Word and PDF.
• Formatting requirements – font, spacing, margins, length and bibliography rules, each linked to the relevant clause of Regulation No. 2665.
• Legislation – official documents on attestation and publishing, sorted by topic.
• Specialties and academic councils – more than 340 specialty codes and more than 350 academic councils: which council hears defences for which code.
• International publishing – guides to Scopus, Web of Science, DOI and ORCID.

Workspace: the tools

The tools are grouped by the stages of academic work. Every result shows which document a remark or requirement is based on: HAC Regulation No. 2665, GOST 7.1-2003 or GOST R 7.0.5-2008.

Dissertation and formatting

• Document check – compares a Word file with HAC Regulation No. 2665: margins, font, spacing, structure and references. Each issue comes with its basis, and formatting errors are fixed automatically.
• Word formatting – automatically adapts the file to the chosen requirements (PhD, DSc, abstract, master's, bachelor's).
• Academic proofreader – finds and fixes spelling, mixed scripts, punctuation and typography.
• Title page generator, Length calculator and Cyrillic ↔ Latin (including the new Latin alphabet introduced from 2027).

References and citations

• Reference list – corrects the list to GOST or APA, sorts it, splits it into sections and removes duplicates.
• Footnotes and citations – turns (Author, year, page) citations into [12, p. 45] or into footnotes.
• DOI → bibliography – enter a DOI or ISBN and get a ready bibliographic entry.

Research and articles

• Survey – a survey shared by link: answers in charts, chi-square and Cronbach's alpha, and a Word report ready for your dissertation.
• Article template – to HAC requirements: metadata in two languages, authors and ORCID, IMRAD structure, References.
• Abstract and keywords – an abstract draft and a requirements check in three languages.

Journals

• Journal finder – picks suitable journals from the HAC list by specialty code and article topic.
• Journal check – HAC status, Scopus, quartile, DOAJ and warning signs by title or ISSN.
• Journal tracker – follow the stage your article is at.

Defence and planning

• Abstract builder and Defence slides – drafts of the author's abstract and the slides from your dissertation file.
• Council documents – the documents to submit to the council and the HAC, with stages and deadlines.
• My roadmap and Deadlines – the requirements for your degree, progress and reminders. If your defence is in 2027 or later, the stages cancelled by Decree PF-98 drop out of the plan automatically.

The workspace adapts to your degree. Answer the question “Who are you?” – bachelor's student, master's student, PhD, DSc, supervisor or journal editor – and the home page shows the tools you need.

Telegram bot – @ilmbazabot

The most useful parts of the base work in Telegram too. Send the bot a journal title or ISSN and you will see its HAC and Scopus status right away.

• /jurnal – check a journal by title or ISSN;
• /shifr 08.00.13 – the name and details of a specialty;
• /kengash – academic councils for a specialty code;
• /namuna phd – the templates you need;
• /deadline – your deadlines and reminders;
• /yangiliklar – changes to the HAC list and legislation.

An account is created automatically for bot users and can later be linked to an account on the website. With a Go or Pro subscription, its features work in the bot as well.

Your files stay with you

Document check, references, footnotes, length and title page process your file entirely in your browser: the file is not sent to a server and is not stored anywhere. A dissertation is the result of your work, and it should stay with you.

Pricing

You can subscribe for 1, 3 or 6 months or for a year, with up to 30% off for longer periods. Pay with Payme, Click or a bank card.

How to start

1. 1.Open ilmbaza.uz and find the section you need in the knowledge base – no account required.
2. 2.Open the workspace and choose your degree.
3. 3.Check your first file: upload your dissertation to Document check or your reference list to the Reference list tool.
4. 4.Open @ilmbazabot in Telegram to get news and deadline reminders.

You can try the tools without signing up. Create an account (with Google, Telegram or email) and your results are saved and the daily limit goes up.

What comes next

We update the base regularly: every change to the HAC list, legislation and templates is announced on this blog and in the Telegram bot. If you have a suggestion or spot a mistake, write to us with the “Found a mistake?” button on the knowledge base pages or on the Contact page – we read every message.

Put your academic work in order today: ilmbaza.uz · Telegram: @ilmbazabot