Information For Authors

Manuscripts are submitted via the Open Journal System (OJS), an online submission and peer-review platform.

The corresponding author must provide a cover letter .

The requirement for authors (You can use the TEMPLATE for preparing your manuscript).

The manuscript must be original, previously unpublished, and not under consideration elsewhere. All submissions undergo plagiarism screening. Only manuscripts with proper citation and a minimum originality score of 80% are sent for peer review.

Mandatory Metadata

Each submission must include:

  • author information (full name, affiliation, country, contact details);
  • identification of the corresponding author.

Regardless of the manuscript language, the title, abstract, and keywords must be provided in Kazakh, Russian, and English.

Abstract Structure (Required Elements)

The abstract must contain:

  • introduction to the research topic;
  • research aim and main directions;
  • scientific and practical significance;
  • brief description of methodology;
  • main findings and conclusions;
  • scientific contribution;
  • practical implications;
  • 5-7 keywords (in three languages).

Accepted formats: .doc / .docx / .rtf

The IRSTI  code must be indicated at the top left of the first page. The classifier is available at: http://grnti.ru/.

Formatting requirements:

  • Font: Times New Roman;
  • Size: 12 pt (abstract, keywords, references — 10 pt; tables — 9–11 pt);
  • Alignment: justified;
  • Line spacing: single;
  • Paragraph indent: 0.8 cm;
  • Margins: 2 cm on all sides.

Figures and tables must be embedded in the text with numbering and captions (e.g., Figure 1 – …; Table 1 – …). Borrowed materials must include proper citation and respect copyright regulations.

Recommended Structure

  • Introduction
  • Literature Review
  • Materials and Methods
  • Results and Discussion
  • Conclusion
  • References
  • Author Contributions
  • Author Information

References

The reference list must include at least 30 sources, with at least 50% published in English.

If sources in Cyrillic are included, a romanized (transliterated) version must also be provided.

References must be arranged alphabetically and include only works cited in the text.

For social sciences and humanities, the required style is APA (http://www.apastyle.org/).

In-text citations should follow the format: (Author, Year: page).

If multiple works by the same author in the same year are cited: (Author, 2001a), (Author, 2001b).

Authors are encouraged to cite fundamental and internationally recognized research and to avoid excessive self-citation.

Publication Fee

The publication fee is 60,000 KZT per article.

Payment is made after acceptance and does not influence editorial decisions.

Proof of payment (PDF or JPEG) must be sent to the editorial office.

Bank Details

Non-profit Joint Stock Company

Al-Farabi Kazakh National University

71 Al-Farabi Ave., Almaty 050040, Kazakhstan

BIN 990140001154

KBE 16

Halyk Bank of Kazakhstan

IBAN: KZ96018861000945341 (KZT)

BIC: HSBKKZKX