Publication Ethics

Ethical principles, copyright, conflicts of interest, and the retraction procedure.

01 General provisions

The journal publishes the most significant scientific works, not previously published elsewhere, corresponding to the journal's subject, possessing scientific novelty, and containing the authors' own research results. Articles are accepted in Kazakh, Russian, and English.

02 Publication conditions

  • Article structure includes: title, abstract, keywords, main provisions, introduction, purpose, materials and methods, research results and their discussion, conclusion, funding information (if any), list of sources.
  • Article length — 5–10 pages; UDC and MRNTI are mandatory.
  • Manuscripts are submitted via the journal's electronic platform.
  • Authors are responsible for the reliability, novelty, and validity of the research results.
  • By submitting an article, authors undertake not to send the manuscript to other publications until the editorial board's decision.
  • Communication is carried out through the author's personal account on the website.

03 Plagiarism and borrowing

  • The editorial board checks manuscripts for borrowings using the Antiplagiat system.
  • Minimum acceptable level of text originality — 75 %.
  • If the requirements are not met, the article is returned to the author for revision.
  • All borrowings must be cited with a mandatory reference to the source.

04 Copyright

Authors retain the rights to their works, allowing free use with mandatory attribution and reference to the publication in SARDAR. Authors may distribute their article in other sources with a mandatory reference to the original publication in the journal.

05 Disclosure and conflicts of interest

  • Reviewers and editors may not use unpublished data from manuscripts for personal purposes without the authors' consent.
  • Information obtained during peer review is confidential.
  • A reviewer must decline to review in case of a conflict of interest (competition, joint projects, etc.).

06 Confidentiality

  • The editorial board maintains the confidentiality of submitted manuscripts, except in cases involving reviewers.
  • Reviewer information is not disclosed to authors.

07 Corrections and revisions

  1. An article rejected by the anti-plagiarism check or reviewer is returned for revision and may be resubmitted once.
  2. The revised article is reconsidered in the general procedure.
  3. An article not recommended by the reviewers is not accepted for reconsideration.
  4. The author may request a second review by another reviewer with a reasoned appeal.

08 Retraction procedure

Retraction is applied upon detection of plagiarism, duplicate publications, falsification and data fabrication, serious errors that call into question the scientific value of the work, incorrect author list composition, undisclosed conflicts of interest, or publication without the author's consent.

The decision on retraction is made by the editorial board or upon request from the author(s). The author is informed of the retraction and its reasons. A retracted article remains in the journal's archive labeled “RETRACTED,” with the date and reason for the retraction. Payment for the publication of retracted articles is non-refundable.

09 Responsibilities of the editorial board members

Editor-in-Chief. Provides overall leadership of the journal's activities, defines its scientific focus, approves the thematic content of issues, makes final decisions on the journal's publication, and is responsible for the scientific level of the journal and compliance with the editorial policy.

Deputy Editor-in-Chief. Ensures the organization of ongoing editorial work, coordinates the preparation of materials for the issue, and reports to the Editor-in-Chief on the status of preparation of the next issue of the journal.

Scientific Editor. Carries out the scientific and substantive review of incoming materials, evaluates their compliance with the journal's profile, the requirements for scientific publication, the logic of the research, terminological accuracy, and the validity of conclusions, and also makes decisions on the rejection or approval of articles and resolves disagreements between editors and authors.

Technical Secretary. Provides organizational and technical support for the editorial process, receives and registers incoming materials, conducts correspondence with authors and reviewers, sends articles for review, monitors the deadlines for receiving reviews, collects the necessary documents for articles, checks the completeness of materials, and ensures their transfer for further consideration and preparation for publication.