Publication Ethics and Malpractice Statement
The Bulletin of KazLAACE follows the principles of academic integrity, transparent editorial practice and responsible scholarly publishing. The journal's editorial policy is aligned with the recommendations of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), the requirements of the Committee for Quality Assurance in Science and Higher Education of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan, and the journal evaluation criteria used by Scopus and Web of Science.
Editorial responsibilities. The editorial office ensures independent, objective and timely consideration of manuscripts, maintains confidentiality and does not discriminate against authors on the basis of citizenship, gender, position, institutional affiliation, language, religion or political views. Decisions to accept, request revision or reject a manuscript are based on scientific quality, journal scope, reviewers' reports and publication ethics requirements.
Author responsibilities. Authors must submit only original work that has not been published previously and is not under consideration elsewhere. Authors are responsible for the reliability of data, validity of methodology, accuracy of citations, disclosure of funding sources and conflicts of interest, consent of all co-authors and respect for third-party rights when using tables, figures, photographs, schemes and other materials.
Authorship and contributions. Authorship is limited to persons who made a substantial contribution to the conception of the study, collection or analysis of data, preparation of the manuscript, interpretation of results and approval of the final version. Changes in authorship after submission require a written explanation and consent of all affected authors.
Reviewer responsibilities. Reviewers provide independent and reasoned assessment of manuscripts, maintain confidentiality, disclose conflicts of interest and do not use manuscript materials before publication. Reviewers' comments should be scientifically grounded and aimed at improving the quality of the article.
Plagiarism and originality. All manuscripts are checked for similarity using StrikePlagiarism. The editorial office considers cases of plagiarism, self-plagiarism, improper citation, unreliable data, image manipulation, fabrication or falsification of results in accordance with the journal's publication ethics. Substantial violations may lead to rejection, correction, retraction or an editorial notice.
Conflicts of interest. Authors, reviewers and editors must disclose any financial, institutional, scholarly, personal or other circumstances that may affect the objectivity of manuscript handling. Where a conflict of interest exists, the participant is excluded from decision-making for the relevant manuscript.
Use of artificial intelligence. Generative AI tools cannot be listed as authors. Any use of such tools for text preparation, translation, editing, data analysis, image generation or other content-related work must be disclosed in the Artificial Intelligence Statement. Authors remain fully responsible for the accuracy, originality, references, data, images and conclusions of the manuscript.
Corrections, retractions and complaints. When errors or ethical concerns are identified after publication, the editorial office considers publishing a correction, expression of concern or retraction. Complaints, appeals and reports of possible publication ethics violations should be sent to vestnik@kazgasa.kz and are handled confidentially and objectively.