Editorial policy of the journal*
The journal of socio-humanitarian research "Al-Farabi" was founded in 2003 and has been published since then.
The journal is a Kazakh scientific publishing and an open discussion platform for disputing topical issues of philosophical, political science and spiritual-cognitive orientation of modern socio-humanitarian studies.
The journal provides scientific assistance in raising the professional level of scientists' research corps, teaching staff of universities and colleges, as well as the dissemination of philosophical, political science and socio-humanitarian knowledge among a wide range of readers.
The founder of the publishing is the Institute of Philosophy, Political Science and Religious Studies of the RK MES CS.
The journal carries out scientific and publication activities in accordance with the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan, has developed and approved cover, title pages with an indication of the certificate of registration of a periodical publication, founder, ISSN, subscription index, issue output data, editorial board, international editorial board and web -website.
Articles published in the journal are registered in the CrossRef database and each article is assigned a DOI - a digital object identifier that is used to provide citation, references and output to electronic documents.
The journal is indexed in the Kazakh Citation Database (KazCB) of the National Center for State Scientific and Technical Expertise (NCSSTE).
The publishing is recommended by the Higher Attestation Commission of the Republic of Uzbekistan for publication of the main scientific results of dissertations of the specialty 09.00.00 - Falsafa Fanlari (See: List of Scientific Publishings recommended by the Higher Attestation Commission of the Republic of Uzbekistan for Publication of Main Scientific Dissertations. Approved by the Resolution of the Presidium of the Higher Attestation Commission of the Republic of Uzbekistan. - Tashkent, 2019 . - P.79. Link: http://www.salohiyat.oak.uz/userfiles/files/Perechen-2019.pdf)
The editorial board of the journal and its international editorial board include well-known and authoritative Kazakhstani and foreign scientists.
The editorial policy of the journal "Al-Farabi" is based on the principles of information openness, scientific approach and accessibility of authorial publications. Articles are published in journal and electronic versions, posted on the site in full-text access.
Purpose of the Journal
The purpose of the publication of the Al-Farabi journal includes promoting the development and increasing the social significance of the socio-humanitarian intellectual capital of Kazakhstan science
Goals of the Journal
- familiarization of the scientific community with the latest research in actual areas of modern socio-humanitarian knowledge;
- assistance in improving scientific, theoretical and methodological level of Kazakhstani research;
- support for development of a dialogue strategy of modern socio-humanitarian discourse;
- assistance in strengthening ties between science and practice, ideological support for democratic transformations
Thematic Focus of the Journal
The journal carries out scientific and publication activities in the following thematic areas:
- Philosophy in the Present and Historical Retrospective
- Kazakh philosophy in the stream of history
- Silhouettes of steppe civilization
- Al-Farabi's legacy: translations and research
- East - West: Dialogue of Cultures and Traditions
- The values of human life
- Globalization and intercultural communication
- Modern society: identity, modernization, future;
- Kazakhstan: political realities of modernity;
- Political Science: Theory, Methodology, Practice
- Religion and modernity
- Islam and the modern world
- Interdisciplinary research of contemporary actual problems of Kazakhstan, combining the achievements of philosophy, political science and religious studies
- Criticism and bibliography
- Scientific life
Free Access Policy and Archiving of Materials
The journal of socio-humanitarian research "Al-Farabi" provides open access to its content on the official website of the journal. web address: https://alfarabijournal.org/
All information on the site is given in three languages: Kazakh, Russian and English, providing informational access to the site content not only for Kazakhstani, but also for foreign contingent of scientists and readers.
The site contains information on the editorial policy of the journal, its goals and thematic focus, conditions for article publishing, reviewing policy, publication ethics, data on the composition of the editorial board and international editorial board, as well as other information of interest to site visitors.
Authors and readers can familiarize themselves with the electronic versions of the current issue of the journal, as well as the archive of the issues for previous years. All publications of the journal in electronic form are distributed free of charge.
Privacy Terms
Information about the authors is published in the section of the journal "Our Authors". It contains the following information - full name, place of work, position held, academic degree, title.
The editorial board of the journal maintains confidentiality regarding the disclosure of information to peer reviewers about author (s) of article and to author (s) about peer reviewers. It also does not disclose information about articles under consideration to third parties.
Frequency of Publication
The journal is published 4 times a year. The languages of the publishing are Kazakh, Russian and English.
Published materials don’t necessarily reflect the points of view of the editorial board. The editorial staff reserves the right to select quality articles and is not responsible for the reliability of the information in the submissions.
* The editorial policy of the journal was discussed and approved at the meeting of the editorial board of the journal "Al-Farabi" on December 23, 2020. Meeting minutes No. 5 of 2020.
