Article review procedure

Article review procedure

All manuscripts submitted to the editorial board of the Journal must comply with the subject of the journal, the required level of originality, technical, ethical and other requirements of the publication and undergo a double-blind review. They should not be previously published in print and/or electronic form.

Only manuscripts with at least 70% originality after verification through the plagiarism system are sent for further review. Based on the reviews received, the editorial board of the journal makes a final decision on publication.

 

Manuscripts are accepted for the first 2 months of each quarter.

  1. The main author (the author for correspondence) registers on the electronic portal of the Journal, uploads the article as a file executed in Microsoft Word via the Open Journal System (OJS) (A4 page, portrait orientation, margins on all sides – 20 mm. Font: type – Times New Roman, size (size) – 14);
  2. The manuscript sent by the author is submitted to the editorial office of the Journal. The editorial board checks the manuscript for compliance with technical requirements. Along with the manuscript, the author must submit a cover letter (in accordance with the template in Appendix 1) confirming the originality of the submitted material, consent for plagiarism checks, permission to include the article in various databases and information systems, and the transfer of exclusive publishing rights to the journal if the article is accepted.
  3. The editor-in-chief (responsible editor, deputy editor-in-chief in the field) reviews the article for compliance with the subject of the Journal. In case of non-compliance, the editorial board of the Journal sends the author an e-mail explaining the refusal to publish or recommendations for its revision.
  4. All articles submitted to the editorial office are checked for plagiarism. The editorial board of the Journal verifies the manuscript for independent execution through a licensed automatic plagiarism verification systems.

Electronic reports on the verification of the manuscript for plagiarism are not provided to the authors. If necessary, the Editorial board provides the author with a certificate from the system indicating the percentage of originality.

Previously published articles, their translations into other languages (Kazakh, Russian, English, etc.), as well as articles submitted for review in other journals (publications), are not accepted for consideration. The editorial board notifies the main author about this for correspondence. If the article is rejected, the editorial board reserves the right not to have a discussion on the reasons for the rejection.

The editorial board sends the article that has passed the required threshold of originality to the editor-in-chief (responsible editor, Deputy editor).

  1. The editor-in-chief (deputy editor-in-chief, responsible editor in the field) determines the reviewers: a scientist or a specialist in the relevant topic for each article that has passed the initial selection. This procedure is performed through the OJS (Open Journal System) system.
  2. The editorial board of the Journal sends the manuscript with a full report on plagiarism verification to the reviewers in order to determine the possibility of publishing the article in the Journal.
  3. The Journal uses a double (blind) review procedure: the editorial board does not disclose the names of reviewers and authors. The reviewer, within 10 working days of receiving the article, submits to the editorial board of the Journal a reasoned review of the article, including assessments of the relevance of the topic under study, the author's contribution to the scientific field, and the theoretical and practical significance of the results obtained. All reviews contain a recommendation to publish the article (with or without modifications) or reject it. All reviews are sent to the editorial office of the Journal.

If a review is received for revision, the author must provide the corrected version of the article as soon as possible. The revision of the article should not take more than one week from the moment of sending an e-mail to the authors about the need to make changes. The edited version of the article is sent to the reviewer for reconsideration. This process is repeated until the reviewer's final decision on the article is received. If you agree with the reviewer's comments, but there is an unfair approach to correcting them (after the third submission of the manuscript without completely eliminating the comments), the manuscript is rejected. In case of disagreement with the reviewer's comments, the author/authors send a letter with justification to the editor-in-chief of the Journal. The editor-in-chief, having considered the appeal of the author/authors, decides on the revision/rejection of the article.

If the authors do not return the revised version after two weeks from the date of sending the review, even if there is no information from the authors with a refusal to finalize the article, the editorial board has the right to remove it from the register. In such situations, an appropriate notification is sent to the authors about the withdrawal of the manuscript from registration due to the expiration of the deadline for revision.

All reviews and the decision of the editorial board on the article are sent to the main author (or the corresponding author) indicated in the metadata when submitting the article. All materials on the article (the final version of the article, reviews, plagiarism report and other documents, if any) are submitted for consideration at a meeting of the editorial board. The decision on the possibility of publishing an article in the Journal is made by the editorial board of the Journal based on the conclusions of the reviewers. Articles that have received negative reviews and rejected by the editorial board will not be accepted for reconsideration. In case of disputes, the final decision on the articles is made by the editor-in-chief of the Journal.

  1. Publication is carried out in the order of the general queue as soon as the material is ready. The editorial board has the right to form a queue in accordance with the headings of upcoming issues, as well as when preparing an issue of a journal dedicated to a specific topic or scientific event, anniversary, etc.
  2. After determining the content of the issue, the Editorial Board organizes the proofreading of the texts of the articles (Kazakh, Russian, English) and the layout of the Journal.