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For authors

Submission of manuscripts to the editorial office implies the authors’ agreement to grant the Publisher, Abai Kazakh National Pedagogical University, the right to publish articles in the journal and republish them in any foreign language. By submitting a manuscript to the editorial office, the author(s) guarantee that they do not infringe on anyone’s copyright. The authors grant the Publisher of the journal, Abai Kazakh National Pedagogical University, exclusive rights for an unlimited period:

  • The right to reproduce the Work (publication, disclosure, duplication, reproduction, or any other form of reproduction) without limitation on the number of copies, and the right to distribute the Work by any means. Each copy of the Work shall include the name of the author(s);
  • The right to include the Work in a collective work;
  • The right to make the Work publicly available;
  • The right to use metadata (title, author name(s), abstracts, bibliographic data, full text of the Work, etc.);
  • The right to use the Work through distribution, dissemination, processing, and systematization, as well as inclusion in various databases and information systems, including full-text versions of the published Work.
  • The authors agree that the territory in which the rights to the Work may be used is not limited.
  • The author(s) also grant the Publisher the right to store and process their personal data without time limitation (full name, education, place of employment, position, etc.). Personal data are provided for storage and processing in various databases and information systems, inclusion in analytical and statistical reports, and the establishment of relevant links between scientific works and personal data, etc.
  • The author(s) bear full responsibility for the unlawful use of intellectual property objects and copyright-protected materials in accordance with the current legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
  • The author(s) agree to the plagiarism check of the Work conducted by the journal publisher.
  • The author(s) confirm that the submitted Work has not been previously published, has not been submitted to other journals, and will not be submitted elsewhere for publication.
  • The author confirms familiarity with the journal’s editorial policy, including general information about the journal, the article review process, author guidelines, and publication ethics.

Requirements for submitted articles. Article:

  • must be formatted according to the editorial requirements,
  • must not have been published or under consideration in another journal at the time of submission,
  • must contain the results of original research,
  • must include only the results of the author’s/authors’ work (the inclusion of other persons is not allowed). It is assumed that at the time of submission all authors agree to publication in this journal and do not object to the order of authorship,
  • must include in the reference list only peer-reviewed sources that were actually used in the research,
  • must include all sources used (including works by the author(s)/research team).

For reviewers:

The journal uses a double-blind peer review procedure to ensure the quality of published articles. For the reviewer, only the research results should be the subject of evaluation.

  • Each submitted manuscript is considered a confidential document. The reviewer may not use any material from the manuscript in their own publications; the reviewer may share the material with third parties only with the permission of the Editor-in-Chief;
  • The reviewer must provide an objective evaluation of the work and, if necessary, suggest ways to improve the submitted manuscript;
  • The reviewer must decline to review the manuscript and inform the editorial office if they are not a specialist in the subject area.

For editors:

The Editor-in-Chief and members of the editorial board undertake to:

  • pay special attention to the quality of submitted articles, participate in editorial board meetings, express reasoned opinions regarding agreement or disagreement with reviewers’ decisions, and participate in determining the content of journal issues,
  • work on expanding the geographical diversity of authors and invite specialists from different institutions and countries,
  • evaluate manuscripts based on intellectual content regardless of gender, nationality, religion, or other personal characteristics of the author(s),
  • not consider manuscripts in case of conflicts of interest arising from competitive, collaborative, or other relationships with authors or related organizations.

Editor-in-Chief (in certain circumstances, these duties may be performed by the Deputy Editor-in-Chief, e.g., travel or unforeseen situations):

  • assigns appropriate reviewers (scientists or specialists in the relevant field) for each manuscript that has passed initial technical screening,
  • makes the final decision on publication based on reviewer reports and discussions at editorial board meetings regarding the content of the current issue.

 

Editorial Office:

The journal’s editorial office works directly with article authors and does not cooperate with agencies providing services to authors for publishing the results of their scientific research.

The editorial office undertakes to make prompt decisions when unethical behavior by authors, editors, and reviewers is identified. Unethical behavior by authors includes falsification of authorship composition, publication of pseudoscientific texts, their fabrication and falsification, citation manipulation, improper appropriation (plagiarism), and simultaneous submission of the same material to other publications.

If unethical behavior of author(s) is identified during manuscript review or pre-publication preparation, the editorial office has the right to withdraw the manuscript from further consideration and terminate cooperation with the author. If unethical behavior is identified after publication of the article (such as duplicate publication, copyright infringement, plagiarism, etc.), the editorial office has the right to decide on retraction (removal, withdrawal) of the article both from the journal’s website and from archiving and indexing databases, and to inform other journals (where the article may have been published simultaneously) about the author(s)’ unethical conduct.

The editorial office undertakes not to make unjustified decisions on publication cancellation (retraction), unless serious problems related to the publication (unethical behavior by the author) are discovered.

Unethical behavior of reviewers and journal editors includes transferring article texts to other journals without authors’ consent, passing authors’ materials to third parties, violating copyright, breaching the confidentiality of editorial processes, as well as supporting materials due to conflicts of interest arising from competitive, collaborative, or other relationships with authors and organizations connected to the manuscript.

In case of complaints regarding reviewed manuscripts or published materials, the editorial board undertakes to take appropriate measures: first, the article author is requested to provide clarifications. An investigation is conducted only if an unsatisfactory response is received from the author.

Possible cases of violations of ethical standards by authors, editors, and reviewers not specified above will be resolved based on the guidelines of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE, Promoting integrity in scholarly research and its publication | COPE: Committee on Publication Ethics).

The editorial office provides the chief editor, members of the editorial board, and reviewers with the opportunity to publish in the journal, but they may not use their position for advantage. All articles, including those by managing editors of special issues, also undergo peer review and are considered at meetings of the journal’s editorial board.

In case of detection of serious errors (typographical errors in formulas or indicators due to technical reasons) in published articles, correction notices may be published in subsequent issues.

Formatting and Templates

Articles may be submitted in Word format. To help you prepare your manuscript, we provide formatting templates.

To format your article, please use the TEMPLATE.

For formatting bibliographic references, you may also use the tool https://www.mendeley.com/features/ 

In addition, to publish an article, a cover letter must be prepared.

If you are unable to use the template via the links provided (or if you have other requests regarding the template), please contact journal_of_biology@mail.ru 

Publication Fees

Please note that the Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this peer-reviewed scientific journal is 5000 KZT. This fee is charged upon acceptance of the manuscript and covers costs associated with publication and editing in the open-access KIJGE journal. The fee includes: article publication costs, assignment of a DOI number, and registration of authors in the Crossref database.

Payment

Payment is made either by bank transfer to the banking details of Abai Kazakh National Pedagogical University OR via the Kaspi.kz mobile application.

  1. Payment by bank transfer to the banking details of Abai Kazakh National Pedagogical University with the note “for article publication”:

Non-profit Joint Stock Company “Abai Kazakh National Pedagogical University”

BIN 031 240 004 969

Bank CenterCredit JSC

Account number: KZ178560000000086696

KBE 16

Bank BIC: KCJBKZKX

  1. Payment via the Kaspi.kz mobile application:

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Type of payment (article publication)

In the comments, please indicate: “Payment for article publication”.

The payment receipt should be sent to the journal’s email address: journal_of_biology@mail.ru