Publication ethics
The editorial policy and ethics of scientific publications of the journal comply with the ethical principles of scientific publications presented in the Guidelines on Ethics of Scientific Publications for Journal Editors of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), which includes the following basic requirements:
- The article must:
- not be published at the time of sending or be under consideration in another publication;
- contain the results of the original research of the author's team;
- include the results of the work of the author(s). It is assumed that all authors agree with the publication in this journal and do not object to the order in which the authors are indicated in the article;
- include in the citation list only those peer-reviewed sources that were actually used in the course of the study.
- For authors:
When submitting a manuscript to the editorial office, the authors assure that they do not violate the copyrights of others and the principles of publication ethics. The authors transfer to the publisher of the journal «Bulletin of Aktobe Regional University named after K. Zhubanov» unlimited publishing rights for an indefinite period:
- the right to reproduce (publish, disclose, copy, reproduce or other forms of reproduction) the article without limitation of circulation, as well as to distribute the article in any way. At the same time, each copy of the article must contain the name of the article’s author(s).
- the right to be included in a composite article;
- the right to make it publicly available;
- the right to use the metadata of the article, such as the title, names of authors (copyright holders), annotations, bibliographic materials and the full text, by distributing, embedding in various databases and information systems, as well as processing and systematization for public access.
There are no restrictions on the use of rights to articles in certain territories. The authors agree to the publication of the article on the journal's website in open access after the acceptance of the manuscript for publication and with the distribution of the printed issue of the journal with the published article in libraries and other organizations and/or institutions.
The authors also grant the publisher of the journal the right to store and process their personal data without time limits. This data includes last name, first name, patronymic, information about education, place of work and position. Personal data is provided for storage and processing in various databases and information systems, including their use in analytical and statistical reports, the creation of reasonable links between objects of scientific, literary and artistic works and personal data, as well as for other similar purposes.
The authors are fully responsible for the misuse of intellectual property and copyright objects in a scientific article in accordance with the current legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
The authors agree to the review of the manuscript by the publisher of the journal for plagiarism and other signs of violation of publication ethics.
The authors agree that the editorial board has the right to independently carry out scientific and literary editing of the manuscript, provided that its main provisions are preserved. The editorial board also has the right to review the manuscript and propose necessary corrections or changes, however, the publication of the manuscript will be carried out only after the author(s) make appropriate adjustments and changes.
The authors agree with the right of the editorial board to reject the publication of a manuscript if its design and content do not meet the requirements of the journal, contain information prohibited by regulations or official government documents, or violate the principles of scientific and publication ethics.
The author(s) confirm the presence or absence of conflicts of interest with other scientists or members of the editorial board of the journal. If the author(s) has conflicts of interest, it is necessary to indicate the reasons that may prevent an objective assessment of the manuscript. Also, the author(s) may indicate the full names of scientists who, in their opinion, will not be able to give an objective assessment of the manuscript.
The author(s) confirm that they have studied the editorial policy of the journal, including general information about the journal, the procedure for reviewing articles, guidelines for authors and standards of publication ethics.
- For Reviewers:
The journal uses the method of double-blind peer review, where both authors and reviewers remain anonymous from each other in order to guarantee high quality publications. Each manuscript is sent for assessment to two reviewers.
Rights:
- to request an abstract of the manuscript intended for review;
- to refuse to conduct an expert assessment of the article both after reviewing the abstract and after reviewing the full depersonalized text of the manuscript;
- to refuse to review the manuscript and inform the editorial board about it if the reviewer does not have specialized knowledge on the topic of the material.
Responsibilities:
- consider the submitted manuscript as a confidential document;
- to give an objective and reasoned assessment of the received material;
- to ensure the confidentiality of information or ideas obtained during the review process and related to potential benefits;
- in case of a conflict of interest, avoid participation in the evaluation of manuscripts;
- not to use in their publications any materials contained in the submitted manuscript.
- For Chief Editor:
Rights:
- make suggestions to improve the work of the editorial staff.
- to get acquainted with the draft decisions of the director of the enterprise and the head of the editorial and publishing department, which relate to his activities;
- make the necessary decisions to ensure the daily work of the editorial office within its competence.
- take part in meetings of collegial management bodies when discussing issues related to the organization of the editorial office.
Responsibilities:
- to develop a concept for the development of the publication;
- manage the work of all editorial staff;
- edit articles prepared by the authors of the publication;
- send manuscripts for editing and review;
- prepare materials for printing;
- write reports on the work of the editorial office.
The members of the editorial board must:
- take part in meetings of the editorial board of the journal, express their opinion on the agreement or disagreement with the reviewers' assessments of the article, as well as make decisions on the composition of the content of the journal issues.
- evaluate the content of manuscripts regardless of gender, nationality, religion and other personal characteristics of the author or the author's team.
- do not use the materials sent for publication in the own work of editors, reviewers and other employees involved in working with the manuscript;
- in case of a conflict of interest, refuse to consider the materials submitted for publication and request information from the author about the existence of such a conflict.
If significant errors are found in published articles, such as typos in formulas or technically determined errors in indicators, information about the corrections made may be presented in subsequent issues of the journal.