University journals in a stratified evaluation regime: Autonomy, evaluation, and state control of scholarly publishing in Ukraine (as a case)

Presentation for the talk at the RESSH 2026 Conference. Using Ukraine as a case study, this study examines how the pressure of the state recognition system for journals is altering the role of university publishing: instead of being autonomous platforms for scholarly communication, they are increasingly becoming tools for accreditation, reporting and control; universities and academic communities are losing their autonomy; editorial work is becoming formalised; and publishing is becoming unstable and vulnerable to low-quality and dubious publication practices.