PUBLICATION ETHICS

The Publishing House of the Non-Profit Joint-Stock Company “Karaganda Research University named after Academician E.A. Buketov” adheres to high standards of publishing ethics and follows the international principles of publication practice established by such organizations as the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE).
The Publishing House seeks to ensure transparency, objectivity, and scientific integrity at all stages of the preparation and release of scholarly publications, including monographs, books, and book series.

RESPONSIBILITIES OF EDITORS

Editors are responsible for deciding which of the submitted manuscripts should be published. When evaluating submitted works, editors must be guided solely by their intellectual content on the basis of scientific significance, originality, and relevance to the subject area of the publication.
Editors have the right to reject materials that:
• violate copyright legislation;
• contain signs of plagiarism, falsification, or fabrication of data;
• include defamatory or otherwise unlawful materials.
Editors are also obliged to ensure the confidentiality of submitted manuscripts and not to disclose information about them to third parties prior to publication.

RESPONSIBILITIES OF AUTHORS

Authors are responsible for the scientific reliability, originality, and correctness of the materials submitted. By submitting a manuscript to the Publishing House, the author confirms that:
• the submitted work is original and has not been published previously;
• all sources of information are properly cited;
• all persons who made a significant contribution to the research are listed as authors;
• there is no plagiarism, falsification, or distortion of data.
Authors are also obliged to disclose any possible conflicts of interest that may affect the interpretation of the research results.

Originality and Plagiarism

Authors must guarantee that their works are entirely original, and if they have used the work and/or words of other authors, this must be properly acknowledged or quoted. Plagiarism takes many forms, ranging from presenting another person’s work as one’s own to copying or paraphrasing substantial parts of another’s work (without indicating the source), as well as appropriating research results obtained by others. Plagiarism in all its forms constitutes unethical behavior in publishing and is unacceptable.

Acknowledgment of Sources

The contribution of other authors must always be properly acknowledged. Authors should cite publications that have played an important role in determining the nature of the submitted work. Information obtained privately, for example through conversations, correspondence, or discussions with third parties, must not be used or published without the explicit written permission of the source. Information obtained in the course of confidential work, such as reviewing manuscripts or grant applications, must not be used without the explicit written permission of the author of the work in which such information was obtained.

Authorship of the Article

Authorship should be limited to those who have made a substantial contribution to the conception, design, conduct, or interpretation of the submitted study. All those who have made significant contributions should be listed as co-authors. If other persons participated in the research project, they should be acknowledged or listed as co-authors where appropriate. The corresponding author must ensure that all appropriate co-authors are included in the manuscript and that no inappropriate persons are listed, and that all co-authors have seen and approved the final version of the manuscript and agreed to its submission for publication.

Disclosure and Conflicts of Interest

All authors must disclose in their manuscript any financial or other substantial conflicts of interest that could be interpreted as influencing the results or interpretation of their manuscript. All sources of financial support for the project must also be indicated.

DUTIES OF EDITORS

Publication Decisions

Editors are responsible for deciding which of the submitted manuscripts should be published. Such decisions must always be based on confirmation of the reliability of the work under consideration and its importance for researchers and readers. An editor may be guided by the policies of the journal’s editorial board and may be constrained by applicable legal requirements regarding libel, copyright infringement, and plagiarism.

Fair Play

An editor must evaluate manuscripts for their intellectual content without regard to the authors’ race, gender, sexual orientation, religious beliefs, ethnic origin, citizenship, or political views.

Confidentiality

The editor and any member of the editorial staff must not disclose any information about a submitted manuscript to anyone other than the corresponding author, reviewers, potential reviewers, other editorial advisers, and the publisher, as appropriate.

Disclosure and Conflicts of Interest

Unpublished materials disclosed in a submitted manuscript must not be used by the editor in the editor’s own research without the express written consent of the author. Confidential information or ideas obtained through peer review must be kept confidential and not used for personal advantage. Editors should recuse themselves from considering manuscripts in which they have conflicts of interest resulting from competitive, collaborative, or other relationships or connections with any of the authors, companies, or institutions connected to the manuscripts. In such cases, they should ask a co-editor, deputy editor, or another member of the editorial board to handle the review and consideration process. Editors should require all authors to disclose relevant conflicts of interest and should publish corrections if conflicts of interest are revealed after publication. Where necessary, other appropriate action should be taken, such as the publication of a retraction or an expression of concern.

DUTIES OF REVIEWERS

Contribution to Editorial Decisions

The peer-review process assists the editor in making editorial decisions and may also help the author improve the manuscript.

Promptness

Any selected reviewer who feels unqualified to review the research reported in a manuscript or knows that prompt review will be impossible should notify the editor and withdraw from the review process.

Confidentiality

Any manuscripts received for review must be treated as confidential documents. They must not be disclosed to or discussed with others except as authorized by the editor.

The Publishing House supports independent expert evaluation of scholarly works. Reviewers are required to observe the principles of objectivity, confidentiality, and scientific integrity, and to disclose any possible conflicts of interest.

Standards of Objectivity

Reviews must be conducted objectively. Personal criticism of the author is inappropriate. Reviewers should express their views clearly and support them with arguments.

Acknowledgment of Sources

Reviewers should identify cases in which relevant published work referred to in the paper has not been cited in the reference list. They should indicate whether observations or arguments derived from other publications are accompanied by the appropriate sources. Reviewers should notify the editor of any substantial similarity or overlap between the manuscript under consideration and any other published paper of which they are aware.

Disclosure and Conflict of Interest

Confidential information or ideas obtained through peer review must be kept confidential and not used for personal advantage. Reviewers must not consider manuscripts in which they have conflicts of interest resulting from competitive, collaborative, or other relationships or connections with any of the authors, companies, or institutions connected to these articles.

DUTIES OF THE PUBLISHER

Handling Cases of Unethical Publishing Behavior

In cases of alleged or proven scientific misconduct, fraudulent publication, or plagiarism, the publisher, in close cooperation with the editor, will take all appropriate measures to clarify the situation and correct the relevant article. This includes the prompt publication of a correction or, in the most serious cases, the full retraction of the affected work. The publisher, together with the editors, will take reasonable steps to identify and prevent the publication of manuscripts in which scientific misconduct has occurred and will under no circumstances encourage such misconduct or knowingly allow it to take place.

Access to Manuscript Content

The Publishing House is committed to ensuring the permanent availability and preservation of scholarly research and guarantees access to it by maintaining its own digital archive.

Fair Play

The Publishing House and the journal do not permit discrimination on the basis of age, skin color, religion, creed, disability, marital status, veteran status, national origin, race, sex, genetic predisposition or carrier status, or sexual orientation in their publishing programs, services, and activities.

The materials in this section have been prepared primarily on the basis of the COPE Code of Conduct and Best Practice Guidelines for Journal Editors, as well as the COPE Principles of Transparency and Best Practice in Scholarly Publishing.

Use of Artificial Intelligence Technologies

To ensure the quality and transparency of the editorial process, the Publishing House uses specialized tools to detect texts generated with the use of artificial intelligence.
Manuscripts containing inappropriate use of generative AI without proper disclosure and scholarly oversight may be rejected.
Editors, members of the editorial board, and reviewers are prohibited from using generative artificial intelligence in the preparation of reviews, as the use of such tools may create risks of breaching confidentiality and infringing authors’ intellectual property rights.

Corrections and Retractions

If significant errors, unreliable data, or violations of publication ethics are identified, the Publishing House reserves the right to publish corrections, expressions of concern, or retract publications in accordance with COPE recommendations.