Publication Ethics

The journal "Al-Farabi" in its publication activities is guided by the principles of ethics enshrined in the international publication space, in particular, the Committee on Publication Ethics, COPE and the ethical code of the scientist, which is followed by the staff of the Institute of Philosophy, Political Science and Religious Studies of the СS MES RK.

Compliance with ethical principles is an important condition and factor that ensures the professional quality of a scientific journal. It creates an intellectual and psychological atmosphere of solidarity and respectful relations of trust and cooperation not only in the editorial staff, but also between all participants in the publication process.

The ethos of the journal's publication activity establishes the norms and principles of ethical behavior for editors, reviewers and authors, and also determines measures to identify conflicts of interest and unethical behavior. On its basis, there are instructions for the withdrawal (retraction), correction and refutation of the publication.

All parties involved in the preparation of materials for publication in the journal (authors, peer reviewers, members of the editorial board) abide the following principles of publication ethics:

• The content of articles is assessed regardless of race, gender, sexual orientation, religious beliefs, ethnic origin, citizenship or political views of an author.
• The editorial board has no right to disclose information about the material submitted for publication to anyone other than author and reviewers.
• Authors of article have to guarantee submitting of original work, also when using a work or citing other authors, bibliographic references are required.
• Contributors to a research have to be listed as coauthors. Author has to guarantee objective presence of coauthors, as well as condition that all coauthors know and approve the final version of their article and agree to submit it for publication.
• If author discovers an error or inaccuracy in a published work, author has to inform the editor-in-chief of the journal to correct the article.
• Unpublished materials used in a submitted manuscript are not used in members of the editorial board and council's own research without a written consent of the author.
• A peer reviewer who feels incompetent to review a submitted article has to notify the editor and exclude himself from the review process.
• Any material submitted for review is considered a confidential document. Materials are not shown or discussed with others.
• Confidential information or ideas obtained during the review process are kept secret and are not used for personal interests.

  The actions of authors and editors are considered unethical behavior.

  • in the case of an independent submission of a review of their own articles,
  • in case of contractual and false review,
  • in the conditions of resorting to agency services for the publication of the results of scientific research,
  • false authorship, falsification of research results,
  • transfer of the manuscript of articles to other publications without the permission of the authors,
  • transfer of authors' materials to third parties,
  • violation of copyright and confidentiality of editorial processes, manipulation of plagiarism.

  Publication ethics of members of the editorial board

  The members of the editorial board of the "Al-Farabi" magazine are responsible for the quality of published materials, the development and improvement of the journal in the professional and public space, for the promotion of the journal in international databases. The members of the editorial board are obliged to be guided by the principles of responsibility, scientific character, objectivity, not to allow commercial interests to prevail over scientific ones when deciding on the publication of articles, and to observe the necessary confidentiality in the process of publishing activities. All members of the editorial board have equal rights when deciding on publication, are free to express their opinion.

  The decision to publish the submitted manuscripts of articles is carried out in accordance with the editorial and ethical policy of the journal on the basis of an open vote. Articles that do not meet the requirements for publication, as well as violate copyright and ethical standards of the journal's publishing activities, are not accepted for publication. Members of the editorial board are responsible for publishing articles with known signs of unethical behavior, plagiarism, and excessive self-citation.

  In case of violation of the principles of publication and / or scientific ethics, the scientific editor of the journal, based on the decision of the editorial board, must retraction the publication. Retraction of the article is made on the basis of COPE recommendations.
  An article is withdrawn if it contains
  - data is falsified or an experiment error is contained,
  - there is plagiarism or claims for copyright from third parties have appeared,
  - the fact of a previous publication in another publication was discovered,
  - gross miscalculations that can influence other research, for example, in sociological research or in experiment,
  - contains information that is contrary to the ethical standards of publishing.
  If the noted facts are found, the editorial board conducts a check, based on the results of which a decision is made to withdraw the publication, an act is drawn up, which is signed by the scientific editor. A copy is sent to the author for correspondence.
  Information about the retraction of the article is published on the journal's website and in the subsequent issue and apologies to the readers of the journal.
  The editorial board of the journal considers it its duty to avoid such mistakes. In the event of their detection, it must respond promptly and responsibly.
  At all stages of the passage of the manuscript prior to its publication, the editors and members of the editorial board must maintain confidentiality and ensure that manuscripts that have not been accepted for publication will not be used for personal purposes. They are also required to review and resolve allegations of unethical behavior.

  Editorial board, duties of its members
  The duties of the members of the editorial board of the journal "Al-Farabi" and the responsibility of the editor-in-chief are indicated in the corresponding job descriptions approved by the Institute of Philosophy, Political Science and Religious Studies of the СS MES RK.

  Publication ethics of the reviewer

  The most important condition for an expert assessment of the work submitted for publication is objectivity, scientific nature and reasoning, which must be followed by the reviewer. The reviewer should evaluate the manuscript, regardless of personal bias and personal assessments of the author. Peer review plays a leading role in making a decision on the issue of publication, since the reviewer must reasonably and competently justify the comments made and the decision to accept or reject the manuscript.
  The reviewer's expert assessment is based on strict adherence to the principles of scientific objectivity, the contribution of the published work to the scientific space of the discussed problems, its novelty, relevance, theoretical and scientific-practical significance of the provisions put forward in the presented work.
  The reviewer is obliged to submit an opinion on the evaluation of the publication in a timely manner and within the time frame established by the editorial board. If the terms of preparation of the review cannot be met, then the reviewer must inform the editor about it. He must do the same if he believes that his qualifications are not enough to carry out expert work.
  The principle of confidentiality must be strictly observed by the reviewer. The reviewer cannot discuss it with third parties, he has the right to do this only after receiving the written permission of the author (s) or scientific editor. He also cannot use the ideas and solutions of the peer-reviewed work for personal purposes.
  When evaluating the submitted work, the reviewer must proceed from the criteria for evaluating the manuscript, which were developed by the editorial board and noted in the "Memo to the reviewer". They include criteria of relevance, novelty, completeness and confirmation of sources, structure, style and language of the article presentation, for each of which the reviewer evaluates the manuscript and makes an informed decision on its publication or rejection.
  If the reviewer, on the basis of observing the principles of scientific and objectivity, believes that the manuscript contains false data, incorrect borrowings, falsified facts and materials, false authorship, copyright infringement, manipulation of primary sources and scientific literature, appeal to agency services, publication in other publications before submission of the manuscript to the journal "Al-Farabi", then he should not give a positive opinion on the manuscript and admit it to publication.
  The reviewer's assessment should contribute to an increase in the level of scientific publications of the journal and contribute to an increase in the professional significance of the publication in the market of scientific products. If a violation of the principles of not only scientific research, but also publication ethics is found, the reviewer should not recommend the manuscript for publication and inform the editorial board of the journal about it.

  Conflict of interest

  A conflict of interest is a situation that arises due to personal, financial, professional interests and conditions that affect the publication activities of the author (s).
  The conflict can influence the judgments and decisions of reviewers, members of the editorial board regarding the publication of the manuscript. The editor-in-chief in the work of all participants in publication activities must require the disclosure of a conflict of interest.
  When submitting a manuscript for consideration, the author (s) may indicate in the Covering Letter scientists who, in their opinion, are in a conflict of interest and therefore cannot objectively evaluate the manuscript.
  Members of the editorial board should refuse to consider the manuscript if there is any conflict of interest with the author (s) of the article. Everyone who is involved in the passage of the article for publication should report a potential conflict of interest that may somehow affect the decision of the editorial board.
  However, the presence of a conflict of interest does not mean that the manuscript cannot be rejected.
  In the event of a conflict of interest, the executive editor must notify the scientific editor of this, after which the review and review of the manuscript is entrusted to another editor / reviewer. It is important for all stakeholders to avoid the emergence of a conflict of interest and use all the levers and mechanisms to eliminate it.