The discipline "Scientific publications writing and phd dissertation preparation" is an important component of the training of specialists and occupies a significant place in future practical activities. The importance of the course is determined by the formation of students obtaining the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in basic knowledge of methodology, methods and organization of scientific activity to ensure their professional training as scientists; as well as the formation of competences in conducting independent qualified and completely original scientific research, making informed decisions regarding the selection of appropriate research tools and ways of solving scientific and applied tasks that arise during the development of one or another problem, as well as mastering the general conceptual and categorical apparatus and a special methodology of scientific knowledge, developing the necessary skills and abilities to produce new ideas in the relevant fields.