Information For Authors

Submissions to the journal are made using Open Journal System, the online submission and peer review system. 

The author for correspondence is obliged to provide a cover letter for publication in the journal.

The requirements for the article (You can use the TEMPLATE for preparing your manuscript):

  • In the upper left corner, the MRNTI index (or, in exceptional cases, the UDC index) must be indicated.

    One line below, the initials and surnames of the authors are indicated in bold, followed by the full names of the organizations (affiliations), city, country, and the e-mail address of one of the authors.

    One line below, the full title of the article is indicated in bold.

    Next, an abstract of 150–250 words should be provided. The abstract should reflect the purpose of the study, the main directions of the research, methodology, results, and conclusions. The abstract must be self-contained and should not contain references to literature or other sections of the article.

    After the abstract, keywords (3–5 words or phrases) relevant to the article should be provided.

    If the article is written in Russian, the author information, title, abstract, and keywords must also be provided in Kazakh and English.

    The main text of the article should be typed in Times New Roman, font size 12, single spacing, justified alignment, paragraph indentation 0.8 cm, and page margins 2 cm on all sides.

    The article should be structured according to the following sections:
    Introduction, Research Methodology (or Materials and Methods), Results and Discussion, Conclusion, References.

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    Illustrations, tables, graphs, and diagrams should be placed directly in the text and numbered according to the order in which they appear. Each table or figure must have a title.

    References

    The reference list must contain at least 15 scientific sources, with at least 50% of them in English. Only sources cited in the text should be included in the reference list.

    • The References list should be arranged in alphabetical order. Formatting must follow APA Style (not GOST). APA Style: apastyle.apa.org. Sources in Kazakh, Russian, Turkish, and other languages except English must be transliterated into the Latin alphabet, with the [English translation of the title provided in square brackets]. Transliteration into Latin script should follow the rules provided at http://www.translit.ru.

    Example of reference formatting:

    Gokhberg, L., & Kuznetsova, T. (2011). Strategiya-2020: novye kontury rossiiskoi innovatsionnoi politiki [Strategy 2020: New outlines of innovation policy]. Foresight-Russia, 5(4), 8–30.

    Author Information

    In a separate file, the following information about the authors must be provided:
    name and surname, affiliation, position, academic degree, academic title, city, country, e-mail, and ORCID.

    Similarity Check

    All manuscripts are screened for text similarity. Manuscripts are sent for peer review provided that citations are properly formatted and the originality level is above 80% (based on the screening results).

    Peer Review and Editorial Decisions

    The Journal applies double-blind peer review. Each manuscript is sent to at least two independent reviewers.

    Possible decisions: accept; accept with revisions; send for re-review; reject.

    Use of AI Tools

    • The use of AI is permitted as an auxiliary tool (language editing, translation, formatting, bibliography preparation, technical data processing), provided that authors verify the outputs. The use of AI must be disclosed in the cover letter.
    • The use of generative AI for fabrication/falsification of data, creation of fictitious sources/references, or misleading manipulation of figures/data is prohibited.

  • Author Contributions (CRediT Taxonomy)

    At the end of the manuscript, authors must provide a statement describing the individual contributions of each author in accordance with the CRediT (Contributor Roles Taxonomy) system.

    This statement is mandatory for manuscripts with two or more authors.

    Each author may have multiple roles, and the same role may be assigned to multiple authors.

    Possible contributor roles include:

    • Conceptualization – development of the research idea and theoretical framework

    • Data Curation – collection, organization, and management of research data

    • Formal Analysis – statistical and analytical processing of data

    • Funding Acquisition – obtaining financial support for the research

    • Investigation – conducting the research and experiments

    • Methodology – development of research methods and procedures

    • Project Administration – management and coordination of the research project

    • Resources – provision of materials, instruments, or other resources

    • Software – development or application of software and code

    • Supervision – scientific oversight and leadership of the research activity

    • Validation – verification of results and reproducibility

    • Visualization – preparation of figures, charts, and graphical representations

    • Writing – Original Draft – preparation of the initial manuscript draft

    • Writing – Review & Editing – critical revision and editing of the manuscript

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    Publication fee

    After acceptance of the article for publication, authors affiliated with organizations of the Republic of Kazakhstan are required to pay a publication fee of 60,000 KZT.

    Payment details

    Non-profit Joint Stock Company
    Al-Farabi Kazakh National University

    Postal code: 050040
    Address: 71 Al-Farabi Ave., Almaty, Kazakhstan

    BIN: 990140001154
    KBE: 16

    Halyk Bank of Kazakhstan

    IBAN: KZ796018861000945341 (KZT)
    BIC: HSBKKZKX

    List of References: references should be presented in the order in which they are cited in the text; formatting must follow APA Style (not GOST). APA Style guide: https://apastyle.apa.org/.