Publication Ethics

The members of the editorial board of the academic journal of “Bulletin of KazNU. Herald of journalism” in their professional activities adhere to the principles and norms of "Publishing Ethics for Scientific Journals of al-Farabi KazNU" (hereinafter – Publication Ethics). The Publication Ethics was developed in accordance with the international publication ethical standard of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), as well as the Ethical Principles for the publication of Scopus (Elsevier) journals, the Code of Ethics of the Scientist of Al-Farabi KazNU.

Publication ethics establish the norms, principles, and standards of ethical behavior for editors, reviewers, and authors, measures to identify conflicts of interest, unethical behavior, instructions for withdrawal (retraction), correction, and refutation of a manuscript.

All participants in the publication process, namely, each author, scientific editor, reviewer, executive secretary, members of the editorial board of the academic journal of “Bulletin of KazNU. Herald of journalism” must unconditionally adhere to the principles, norms and standards of publication ethics. Compliance with ethical principles is important both to ensure and maintain the quality of an academic journal, as well as to create trust and respect between the participants in the publication process.

Unethical behavior is considered to be the actions of authors, editors, or publishers, in the case of an independent submission of a review of their own articles, in the case of a contractual and false review, in the conditions of resorting to agency services for the publication of the results of scientific research, false authorship, falsification and fabrication of research results, the publication of unreliable pseudoscientific texts, transfer of manuscripts of articles to other publications without the permission of the authors, transfer of authors' materials to third parties, violation of conditions of copyright and confidentiality principles of editorial processes, citation manipulation, plagiarism.

Publication Ethics Principles for Editorial Board Members

The members of the editorial board of the journal of “Bulletin of KazNU. Herald of journalism” are responsible for the development, improvement of the journal, promotion of the journal in international databases. They must follow the principles of freedom of opinion, meeting the scientific and professional needs of the authors and readers of the journal, not allow the commercial interests of the author, reviewer and publisher of the journal to influence decisions on the publication of materials. They should also take all possible measures to improve the quality of scientific publications, to protect the confidentiality of information at all stages of the publication process.

Equality of all authors. The members of the editorial board are responsible for deciding whether to publish manuscripts submitted by the authors in the journal. Editorial board members must review the manuscripts for their intellectual content, regardless of race, gender, sexual orientation, religious belief, ethnicity, citizenship, authors' political views, or commercial considerations.

Decision on manuscript publication. The decision on which of the submitted manuscripts should be published is made by the editorial board of the journal, based on the results of examination for compliance with the requirements for formatting, plagiarism and the results of academic review. When deciding on the publication of a manuscript, the editorial board is guided by the policy of the journal and publication ethics, does not allow publication of articles with signs of plagiarism, violation of the principles, standards and norms of scientific ethics and copyright infringement.

The members of the editorial board are responsible for the publication of articles with known signs of unethical behavior, plagiarism, self-plagiarism, excessive self-citation by authors, conflicts of interest. In case of violation of the principles of publication and/or scientific ethics during manuscript writing, the scientific editor of the journal, based on the decision of the editorial board, must retract the publication. Articles can be withdrawn by the author (s) or the editorial board of the journal. The editorial board carries out the withdrawal (retraction) of published articles in case of violation of publication and/or scientific ethics, based on the recommendations of COPE. An article is withdrawn (retracted) in the event of:

• if there is clear evidence that the data obtained is unreliable or obtained as a result of illegal actions, for example, data falsification;
• discovery of the fact of publication of the manuscript in another publication before its submission to the journal “Bulletin of KazNU. Herald of journalism”;
• detection of plagiarism in the article, including the detection of the borrowed of figures, graphs, tables, etc.;
• the presence in the article of gross errors that can negatively affect other researchers and their research, for example, a miscalculation or an experimental error;
• the appearance of claims about copyright for the article or its individual parts from third parties;
• the presence of information in the article that contradicts the principles, standards and norms of publication and / or scientific ethics.

In cases indicated above, the editorial board of the journal conducts an examination, according to the results of which the article can be withdrawn (retracted) from publication. To that end, an act of retraction of the article from publication is drawn up confirmed and signed by the scientific editor. A copy of the act is sent to the corresponding author of the manuscript.

After that, on the website of the journal, the article is marked as retracted, indicating the reasons. The editorial board publishes information about the withdrawal (retraction) of the article on the main page of the journal's website and places the information, after the procedure of withdrawal (retraction) of the article in the subsequent issue of the journal.

The editorial board of the journal “Bulletin of KazNU. Herald of journalism” responsibly, objectively and carefully considers all reasonable appeals regarding the violations found in the published issues.

The editors consider it the responsibility and obligation of the authors and reviewers to promptly inform the editors about the mistakes and violations they have identified after the publication of the material.

Confidentiality principle. At the stage of reviewing the manuscript (before its publication), editors and members of the editorial board should not disclose information about it to anyone other than the authors, appointed reviewers and the publisher. Any manuscript received for review should be treated as confidential material. Manuscripts should not be displayed or discussed with third parties without the permission of the scientific editor.

Editorial board members ensure that rejected manuscripts will not be used in their own research by members of the editorial board without the written consent of the authors.

Dealing with claims of unethical behavior. Members of the editorial board should individually consider each complaint about unethical behavior of the author (s) of the manuscript and articles published in the journal “Bulletin of KazNU. Herald of journalism”, regardless of the time of its receipt. Members of the editorial board should take objective and appropriate measures in relation to such claims. If the arguments of the claim are confirmed, the members of the editorial board have the right to refuse to publish the manuscript and terminate further cooperation with the corresponding author, publish the corresponding refutation, and also take other measures to further suppress the unethical behavior of the author (s).

Editorial board, their duties and responsibilities

The duties and responsibilities of the scientific editor of the journal “Bulletin of KazNU. Herald of journalism”, the executive secretary, members of the editorial board are indicated in the corresponding approved job descriptions.

Author's Publication Ethics Principles

Single-entry publication. The author (s) pledge that the manuscript submitted to the editor has not been submitted for review to other publications. Submitting a manuscript at a time in several journals/publications is unacceptable and is a gross violation of the principles, standards and norms of publication ethics.

Manuscript authorship. The person who made the greatest intellectual contribution to the preparation of the manuscript (with two or more co-authors) is indicated first in the list of authors. For each article, a correspondence author must be appointed who is responsible for preparing the final version of the article, communicating with the editorial board, must ensure the inclusion of all research participants (if the number of authors is more than one) who have made a sufficient contribution to it in the list of authors, and must also obtain approval of the final version of the manuscript from all authors for submission to the editor for publication. All authors mentioned in the manuscript/article are responsible for the content of the work.

Principle of originality. The author (s) guarantees that the research results presented in the manuscript display an original independent work, and do not contain incorrect borrowings and plagiarism, which may be detected during the process of the manuscript examination through the plagiarism checker system.

The authors are responsible for the publication of articles with evidence of unethical behavior, plagiarism, self-plagiarism, self-citation, falsification, fabrication, data distortion, false authorship, duplication, conflicts of interest and deception.

Principle of source corroboration. The author (s) undertakes to correctly indicate the scientific and other sources that he (s) used (s) in the course of the research. In the case of using any parts of someone else's work and / or borrowing statements from another author (s), the manuscript must contain bibliographic references indicating the author (s) of the original source. Information obtained from questionable sources should not be used in the preparation of the manuscript.

In the event that reviewers, scientific editor, member (s) of the editorial board of the journal have doubts about the authenticity and reliability of the research results, author (s) must provide additional materials to confirm the results or facts presented in the manuscript.

Correction of errors during the publication process. In case of errors and inaccuracies in the work at any stage of the publication process the authors undertake to promptly inform the scientific editor about this and provide assistance in eliminating or correcting the error for publication on the journal's website of the corresponding correction (Erratum or Corrigendum) with comments. In case of discovery of gross errors that cannot be corrected, the author (s) must withdraw the manuscript / article.

Publication ethics principles. Authors are required to comply with ethical standards related to criticism or comments regarding research, as well as in relation to interaction with the editorial board regarding peer review and publication. Failure to comply with ethical principles by the authors is regarded as a gross violation of publication ethics and can be a reason to the manuscript removal from peer review and / or publication.

Principles of Reviewer Publication Ethics

Principle of peer review objectivity. The reviewer (s) of the journal “Bulletin of KazNU. Herald of journalism” undertakes to carry out an objective peer review of the manuscript. Personal criticism of the author (s) of the manuscript is unacceptable. The reviewer must give reasons for his comments and justify his decision to accept the manuscript or to reject it.

Nationality, religious affiliation, political or other views of the author (s) should not be taken into account and taken into account in the process of reviewing the manuscript by the reviewer (s).

Reviewer contributions to editorial decisions. The peer review provided by the reviewer (s) facilitates editorial decisions about publication, and also helps the author (s) improve the quality of the manuscript. The decision to accept the manuscript for publication, return the work to the author for modification or revision, or the decision to reject publication is made by the editorial board based on the results of the review.

Principle of peer review timeliness. The reviewer is obliged to provide a review within the time period determined by the editors, but no later than two months from the date of submission of the manuscript for review. If consideration of the article and preparation of a review within the prescribed timeframe is not possible, then the reviewer must immediately notify the scientific editor of this.

A reviewer who believes that his or her qualifications do not correspond or are insufficient to make a decision when reviewing the submitted manuscript, must immediately inform the scientific editor about this and refuse to review the manuscript.

Principle of confidentiality on the part of the reviewer. The manuscript provided to the peer reviewer should be considered as confidential material. The reviewer has the right to demonstrate it and / or discuss it with others only after receiving written permission from the scientific editor of the journal and / or the author (s).

The information and ideas of scientific work obtained during the peer review and the support of the publication process should not be used by the reviewer (s) for personal gain.

Principle of source corroboration. The reviewer should indicate research papers that would have influenced the research results of the manuscript in question, but were not cited by the author (s). in addition, the reviewer is obliged to draw the attention of the scientific editor to significant similarities or coincidences between the manuscript in question and a previously published work that he or she knows about.

If the reviewer has reasonable grounds to believe that the manuscript contains plagiarism, incorrect borrowing, false and fabricated materials or research results, he or she must not allow the manuscript to be published and inform the scientific editor of the journal about the revealed violations of the principles, standards and norms of publication and scientific ethics.

Conflict of interests

A conflict of interest, as defined by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), is conflict situation in which authors, reviewers, or editorial board members have implicit interests that can influence their judgments regarding published material. A conflict of interest arises when there are financial, personal, or professional conditions that can affect the scientific judgment of the reviewer and editorial board members, and, as a result, the editorial board's decision regarding the publication of a manuscript.

The executive editor of the journal should require all participants in the manuscript publication process to disclose conflicts of interests.

The scientific editor, editorial board members, and reviewers must disclose potential conflicts of interests that could somehow influence the editorial board's decision. Members of the editorial board should refuse to consider the manuscript if they are in any competitive relationship related to the research results of the author (s) of the manuscript, or if there is another conflict of interest.

When submitting a manuscript for consideration to the journal, the author (s) declares that all sources of research funding are indicated in the manuscript content; indicates possible commercial, financial, personal, or professional factors exist that could create a conflict of interest in relation to the submitted manuscript. The author (s), in the presence of a conflict of interest, may indicate scientists in the cover letter who, in their opinion, will not be able to objectively evaluate their manuscript.

The reviewer should not consider manuscripts that may cause a conflict of interest arising from competition, collaboration, or other relationships with any of the authors related to the manuscript.

In case of a conflict of interest with the content of the manuscript, the executive editor must notify the scientific editor of this, after which the scientific editor delegates the verification and review of the manuscript to another editor/reviewer.

The existence of a conflict of interest between the participants during the review and review process does not mean that the manuscript will be rejected.

All stakeholders should, whenever possible, avoid the emergence of a conflict of interest in any variation at all stages of publication. In the event of any conflict of interest, the person who discovered this conflict must immediately notify the editorial board of this. The same applies to any other violation of the principles, standards and norms of publication and scientific ethics.

Ethics of publication for scientific journals of al-Farabi KazNU