Journal Policy

The Bulletin of ZHU is published in two scientific areas: socio-humanitarian and natural-technical. The list of directions is approved by the Academic Council of the Ilyas Zhansugurov Zhetysu University. 

The scientific journal "Bulletin of the Ilyas Zhansugurov Zhetysu University"
is published 4 times a year at the following deadlines:
No. 1 – until March 30;
No. 2 – until June 30;
No. 3 – until October 30th;
No. 4 – until December 30th.

All manuscripts submitted for publication in the Journal are subject to double-blind mandatory peer review.

The purpose of the journal is to publish high–quality and reliable results of relevant fundamental and applied scientific research, to promote the development of science, as well as to promote scientific communication.

Tasks of the journal:

  • publication of high-quality and reliable results of relevant scientific research conducted by scientists and specialists in various fields of sciences by reviewing articles;
  • formation of sustained interest among the scientific community, as well as among young and novice scientists;
  • active cooperation with the scientific community of leading universities in Kazakhstan and abroad;
  • promoting scientific dialogue and knowledge exchange between scientists and specialists for the development of the scientific community;
  • Archiving and preservation of scientific data to ensure safety and accessibility for future generations of researchers.

TERMS OF PUBLICATION

  • Vestnik ZHU accepts for publication materials containing the results of original research, designed in the form of complete articles. The material proposed for publication must be original, not previously published in other scientific publications, and correspond to the profile and scientific level of the journal.
  • The manuscripts submitted to the editorial board of the journal must be designed according to the basic publishing standards for the design of articles in accordance with GOST 7.5-98 "Journals, collections, information publications. Publishing design of published materials", article-by-article bibliographic lists in accordance with GOST 7.1-2003 "Bibliographic record. Bibliographic description. General requirements and rules of compilation".
  • No more than 3 manuscripts from the same author or the same author as part of a team of co-authors are allowed in a room and the number of co-authors in one manuscript should not exceed 5. Submitted manuscripts should not be previously published, subsequent publication in other journals, including translations into other languages, is not allowed. Manuscripts of 5-10 pages are accepted for publication.
  • The manuscript must be uploaded by the author through the online submission system for correspondence, indicating all published manuscripts and its authors.
  • Manuscripts submitted for publication must comply with the Rules for the design of materials sent to the Journal (Appendix A) and the Requirements for the structure of the manuscript for publication in the Journal (Appendix B).
  • The manuscript should be designed according to the template (Appendix D).
  • The editorial board may have several manuscripts from the same author under consideration at the same time, but no more than 3 manuscripts from the same author or the same author as part of a team of co-authors can be published in one issue of the journal. Other manuscripts may be accepted for publication in subsequent issues and queued.
  • All manuscripts submitted to the editorial board are checked in the StrikePlagiarism system to determine the originality of the text. The degree of originality of the manuscript should be at least 80%. The editorial board has the right to reject manuscripts with a low degree of originality.
  • Communication between the editorial board and the author for correspondence and review is carried out through the OJS platform and via e-mail only in exceptional cases.
  • The authors of the manuscript accepted for publication in the journal are obliged to make a payment in accordance with the approved price list of the cost of publication in the journal Vestnik ZHU. After payment, a scanned receipt of payment for the publication in pdf or jpeg format is submitted by e-mail.

ARCHIVING AND ACCESSIBILITY

  • The journal "Zhetysu University named after I.Zhansugurov" provides free access to all information on the official website of the journal.
  • Authors and readers can familiarize themselves with the electronic version of the current issue, as well as with the archive of the journal for the previous period.
  • The official website of the journal provides the necessary information about the journal's activities: information about the journal, publication ethics, journal policy, instructions for authors, the procedure for forming the journal and reviewing articles, information about the editorial board, contact details of the publisher and the executive secretary.
  • For wide information access to the Journal, full electronic copies are posted on the following information resources:

           – The official website of the magazine (http://journal.zhetysu.edu.kz)

           – The journal page on the official website of the University (https://zhetysu.edu.kz/вестник-жу-2/)