Publication ethics

ETHICAL RESPONSIBILITIES OF AUTHORS

 

The Journal continuously strives to maintain the integrity of scientific data.

Authors should refrain from misrepresenting research results that could undermine trust in the Journal and should adhere to professionalism in scientific authorship and all scientific activities. Maintaining the integrity of research and its presentation is supported by compliance with good scientific practice, which includes:

A manuscript must not be submitted to more than one journal for simultaneous consideration. The submitted work must be original and must not have been published in another form or in any language (in part or in full), unless the new work represents an extension of previous work. When reusing materials, transparency with all necessary references must be ensured; presenting previously obtained results as new («self-plagiarism») is not permitted. A single study should not be divided into several parts for the purpose of increasing the number of publications in different journals or in one journal as independent articles in different issues. Results must be presented clearly and honestly, without falsification or inappropriate manipulation of data (including image-based manipulation). Authors must adhere to general mathematical, natural science, and interdisciplinary principles in the acquisition, selection, and processing of data. Data of other authors must not be presented as one’s own. Verbatim copying of material must be indicated by quotation marks (to denote words, phrases, and sentences taken from other sources), and appropriate permissions must be obtained for copyrighted materials.

Authors should ensure that they have the right to use software, web surveys, and scales in their research (where applicable). Scientific articles and non-research materials (for example, Scientific-Organizational materials, sections «Memory», «Information Analytics») must cite relevant and appropriate literature to support the stated claims. Unjustified self-citation or coordinated efforts of multiple authors toward collective self-citation are strongly discouraged.

If there is suspicion of misconduct or alleged fraud, the Journal will conduct an investigation in accordance with its publication ethics policy, guided by the principles of COPE. If, after investigation, well-founded concerns are identified, the Editorial Office will contact the authors via the provided email address to allow the issue to be resolved. Depending on the situation, this may lead to the following measures, including but not limited to:

  • If the manuscript is still under consideration, it may be rejected;
  • If the article has already been published, it will be retracted, meaning that the article will remain available on the platform with a watermark «retracted», and an explanation of the retraction will be provided in a note associated with the watermark;
  • The author’s institution will be informed. A notice of suspected violation of ethical standards of the peer review system will be included in the bibliographic record of the author and the article.

The author provides a cover letter confirming the originality of the work and compliance with ethical standards. The cover letter must be prepared on the official letterhead of the organization and signed by the head of the organization (for universities, by the vice-rector responsible for research activities).

 

Template of a cover letter

 

       By this letter, the author(s) guarantee that the publication of the scientific article «TITLE OF THE ARTICLE» by AUTHOR(S) FULL NAME in the journal «Bulletin of L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University. Mathematics, Computer Science, Mechanics Series» does not violate any copyright. The author(s) grant the publisher of the journal, L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University, exclusive rights for an unlimited period:

·                 the right to reproduce the article (publication, dissemination, duplication, reproduction, or other copying) without limitation of the number of copies, as well as the right to distribute it by any means, provided that each copy contains the name(s) of the author(s);

·                 the right to make it publicly available;

·                 the right to use metadata (title, name of the author-right holder, abstracts, bibliographic materials, full text of the article, etc.) through distribution and making publicly available, processing and systematization, as well as inclusion in various databases and information systems, including full-text versions of the published article.

           The territory in which the rights to the article may be exercised is not limited.

           The author(s) also grant the publisher of the Journal the right to store and process their personal data without limitation in time (surname, name, patronymic, information about education, place of work, and position held). Personal data are provided for storage and processing in various databases and information systems, and for inclusion in analytical and statistical reports.

           The author(s) bear full responsibility for unlawful use of intellectual property objects and copyrighted materials in the scientific article in accordance with the current legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

           By this letter, the author(s) give their consent to the publisher of the journal to check the manuscript for plagiarism.

           The author(s) confirm that the submitted manuscript has not been previously published anywhere (including in any other language), and has not been submitted and will not be submitted simultaneously to other scientific publications.

 

Prepared by: AUTHOR(S) FULL NAME

 

 

BORROWING AND PLAGIARISM

    The Journal uses the software «Antiplagiat» https://antiplagiat.enu.kz/ and the system «iThenticate (Turnitin)» to detect improper borrowings.

Authors of articles must guarantee that they have submitted a completely original work; in the case of using the work and/or quotations of other authors, bibliographic references or excerpts are mandatory. Appropriate references to the works of other authors are a required condition. Authors must cite publications that had a determining influence on the nature of the presented work and historically preceded the development of the topic of the article.

The Journal adheres to the principles of academic integrity and does not allow the publication of materials containing plagiarism, improper borrowings, or falsification of data.

Plagiarism is the appropriation of the results of another person’s work in whole or in part without indicating the source: text, ideas, data, images, tables, methods, or formulas.

Self-plagiarism is the repeated publication of one’s own previously published materials as new without proper citation and without indicating that the text was published earlier.

Improper borrowing is the use of fragments of others’ works with distortion of meaning, without quotation formatting, without bibliographic reference, or with minimal changes (paraphrasing without indicating the source).

Data falsification is the intentional distortion, fabrication, or manipulation of research data, results, or methods in order to present unreliable or misleading conclusions. Falsification includes: modification or selective exclusion of data, artificial «improvement» of results, substitution of original materials, presentation of non-existent data, as well as any other actions that violate the reliability and reproducibility of research.

All articles submitted to the Journal’s editorial office are checked for the independence of authorship through the licensed automatic plagiarism detection system «Antiplagiat» and the system «iThenticate (Turnitin)».

«Antiplagiat»:

  • The originality of the article (text reproduced from other sources) for acceptance for publication must be at least 80%.
  • Articles with originality of 75–79% may be reconsidered by the Editorial Council from the standpoint of the necessity of the reproduced text from other sources for revealing the purpose and content of the article.
  • Articles with originality below 75% or if it is established that the text was generated by artificial intelligence are not accepted.

Only manuscripts with originality of 80% or higher after verification through the antiplagiarism system are sent for further peer review.

«iThenticate (Turnitin)»:

  • The total percentage of similarity must not exceed 20%.
  • Articles with a similarity percentage in the range of 21%–25% may be reconsidered by the Editorial Council from the standpoint of the necessity of the reproduced text from other sources for revealing the purpose and content of the article.
  • Articles with a similarity percentage of 26% or higher or if it is established that the text was generated by artificial intelligence are not accepted.

Only manuscripts with 20% similarity or lower after verification through the system «iThenticate (Turnitin)» are sent for further peer review.

      Plagiarism in all its forms constitutes unethical behavior and is unacceptable.

      Articles with confirmed significant similarities, as well as cases of plagiarism or self-plagiarism, will be rejected in accordance with international standards of publication ethics. Based on the combination of the similarity report and the expert assessment of reviewers, the Editorial Council of the Journal makes the final decision.

An author must not submit manuscripts describing essentially the same research to more than one journal. Submission of the same manuscript simultaneously to more than one journal is unethical behavior and unacceptable.

In general, an author should not submit for consideration to another journal an article that has already been published.

If plagiarism is identified after publication, the editorial office:

  • publishes a notice of violation,
  • if necessary, retracts the article (retraction),
  • informs the organization where the author works.

 

EDITORIAL POLICY ON GENERATIVE AI IN ARTICLES

 The Editorial Office of the Journal, guided by the principles set out in paragraph 5 of Appendix 1 to the Order of the Minister of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated March 31, 2011 No. 127 (as amended by the Order of the Minister of Science and Higher Education dated 06.01.2025 No. 4), formulates its position on the use of artificial intelligence technologies (hereinafter – AI) in scientific articles, taking into account the specifics of the Journal’s research, ethical standards, and the principle of academic integrity in order to maintain the quality of published materials.

The Editorial Office permits the use of AI in scientific articles exclusively for auxiliary functions and subject to the following conditions:

  1. Authors adhere to reliable, safe, and ethical use of information obtained using AI technologies.
  2. Authors disclose the use of AI technologies by providing references indicating:
  • at which stages of the research and in what way the author(s) used AI technology;
  • a description of the methods and approaches used to verify the reliability of the obtained data and/or their processing and interpretation when using AI technologies;
  • references to the use of AI technologies must include the name of the technology, the developer (rights holder), version, and the date of access and use.

The absence of such information is considered confirmation by the author that AI technologies were not used in the scientific article.

  1. When AI technologies are used in the preparation of the article, its scientific results, statements, recommendations, and conclusions must be formulated independently by the author.
  2. The use of AI technologies is permitted in the statistical processing of research results.

The use of AI technologies is prohibited in the following cases:

  • for generating the text of the article (abstract, introduction, literature review, methodology, results, discussion, conclusions, references);
  • use of AI technologies without proper reference indicating the name, developer (rights holder), version, and date of access and/or use;
  • use of AI technologies for the purpose of reducing or eliminating the possibility of detecting plagiarism;
  • for concealing plagiarism, i.e., modifying text from another work using AI without indicating the source;
  • in empirical studies involving children under 13 years of age, due to ethical restrictions and the need to protect the rights of minors;
  • for generating experimental data without actually conducting an experiment (creation of fabricated data).

 

USE OF INCLUSIVITY

Inclusive language acknowledges diversity, expresses respect for all people, is sensitive to differences, and promotes equal opportunities. Authors must ensure that their work uses inclusive language throughout and does not contain anything that could imply the superiority of one person over another based on age, gender or ethnic affiliation, race, culture, disability, or health status.

 

PRESERVATION OF SCIENTIFIC RECORDS

The Journal adheres to COPE principles to support editors, reviewers, and authors in fulfilling their ethical responsibilities.

 

CITATION AND METRICS

The editor does not attempt to influence the journal’s ranking by artificially increasing any metric. In particular, authors are not required to include references to articles from the Journal.

Scientific and non-research articles (e.g., in the sections «Memory» or «Information Analytics») must cite relevant literature to support the claims made. Excessive self-citation, coordinated efforts by multiple authors to collectively self-cite, unjustified or unnecessary citation of articles published in the Journal to which the manuscript is submitted, and any other forms of citation manipulation are strictly prohibited.

Citation manipulation may result in article rejection and may be reported to the authors’ institutions. Similarly, any attempts by reviewers or editors to encourage such practices should be reported by authors to the Journal.

Authors should follow these recommendations when preparing a manuscript:

  • Any claim in the manuscript based on external sources (i.e., not on the author’s own new ideas, conclusions, or common knowledge) must include a reference.
  • Authors should avoid citing secondary sources instead of original works; for example, they should cite the original work rather than a review article that cites the original.
  • Authors must ensure that their citations are accurate, i.e., they should support the claim made in the manuscript and must not misrepresent another work by citing it incorrectly.
  • Authors should not cite sources they are not familiar with.
  • Authors should not predominantly cite their own publications or those of close colleagues or affiliated organizations.
  • Authors should avoid citing publications exclusively from one related group of researchers.
  • Authors should not use an unreasonable number of references to support a single point.
  • Ideally, authors should reference peer-reviewed sources whenever possible.

When using sources for research, authors should be aware that some materials may have been published in questionable journals with identified scientific errors and lack of validity or significance. Such journals often attract potential authors with flattering spam emails promising rapid publication. When using results from such journals, authors must ensure the reliability and accuracy of the cited work.

 

CONFIDENTIALITY

The Journal protects the confidentiality of all submitted materials and all communications with reviewers, unless otherwise agreed with the respective authors and reviewers. Privileged information or ideas obtained as a result of the peer review process must be kept confidential and not used for personal gain.

Authors should treat all communications with the Journal as confidential, including correspondence with direct representatives of the Journal, such as Editors-in-Chief and/or editorial and reviewer reports, unless explicit consent has been given to share the information.

Information obtained during the manuscript review process must not be used without the permission of the author and the reviewer.

 

VIGILANCE IN THE EDITORIAL PROCESS

The Journal’s editor works to ensure the integrity of manuscripts submitted by authors, the Editorial Board members, and reviewers, and properly utilizes the publisher’s systems to detect any misconduct.

 

DATA ACCESS AND STORAGE

All authors are encouraged to ensure that all data and materials, as well as any software or custom code, support the results presented in the article.

Authors should be prepared to provide public access to the data whenever possible and to retain such data for a reasonable number of years following publication. Upon request, authors must be ready to submit the relevant documentation or data to verify the accuracy of the reported results. This may include raw data, samples, records, etc.

 

GROUNDS FOR REJECTION OF A SUBMITTED MANUSCRIPT

 A manuscript may be rejected by the Journal under the following circumstances:

  • The manuscript did not pass the originality check in the Antiplagiat system.
  • The manuscript received two negative reviews.
  • Non-compliance with the technical requirements specified in the Journal’s policy.
  • Non-compliance with the Journal’s policy regarding scientific content and the structural formatting of the article.
  • The author did not implement revisions recommended by the reviewers.
  • The manuscript contains text generated by artificial intelligence in violation of the requirements outlined in section 16, Editorial Policy on Generative AI in Articles.
  • Use of external assistance from brokers and/or intermediary organizations.

 

COPYRIGHT

The Journal publishes articles under the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license, which allows free distribution and use of materials provided that authorship and Journal details are properly credited.

 

PRIVACY

Names and email addresses entered on the Journal’s website will be used exclusively for purposes specified by the Journal and will not be shared with third parties or used for other purposes.

 

POLICY ON PROHIBITION OF INTERMEDIARIES IN MANUSCRIPT SUBMISSION

The Journal’s editorial team works directly with the author(s) of articles and does not cooperate with intermediary organizations. The Journal does not use external broker/organization assistance systems.

In the event that the use of external broker/organization assistance by the author(s) is detected: Published articles are subject to mandatory retraction; Manuscripts under editorial review are withdrawn without the right of resubmission.

 

ARTICLE RETRACTION

In rare cases where the interpretation or conclusion of an article is significantly undermined, a retraction of the published article may be required. Editorial decisions on retraction are based on the reliability of the article and whether the editor remains confident in the interpretation of the work and/or its conclusions. In such situations, the Journal follows COPE recommendations. These actions are intended as a neutral tool and should not be viewed as punitive measures. Retracted articles are marked with a “Retraction” watermark, and the title is amended with the prefix “Retracted Article.”

Article retraction is an official procedure applied in cases of significant breaches of academic integrity, including:

  • Plagiarism, fabrication, or falsification of data;
  • Misappropriation of ideas or research results;
  • Manipulation of authorship or concealment of author information;
  • Violation of proper citation practices;
  • Other forms of ethical misconduct.
  • In such cases, the published article is retracted:
  • A retraction notice is published in both the electronic and print versions of the Journal;
  • The article metadata is marked as “retracted” with reasons provided;
  • The article is removed from the scientific record as an unreliable source.

All publication fees paid by the author in such cases are non-refundable. Retraction is aimed at preserving academic integrity, protecting intellectual property rights, and maintaining the trust of the scientific community in published materials.

 

PRIMARY REQUIREMENTS FOR AUTHORS, REVIEWERS, AND EDITORS

For the Editor-in-Chief and the Editorial Board:

The Editor-in-Chief and members of the Editorial Board are required to:

  • Engage domestic and international specialists for publishing the Lead Articles of the journal issue;
  • Attract domestic and international specialists to publish articles on promising topics of Master’s and PhD dissertations, promoting new scientific themes and directions in Mathematics, Computer Science, and Mechanics;
  • Involve domestic and international specialists in reviewing methodological publications;
  • Invite specialists to publish methodological articles for secondary and higher education across various topics in Mathematics, Computer Science, and Mechanics;
  • Conduct periodic rotation of Editorial Board members with the involvement of highly qualified domestic and international specialists;
  • Invite highly qualified international specialists to publish scientific-organizational articles on the functioning of the education and science systems in their countries;
  • Ensure a high level of publication quality by involving qualified reviewers according to the article’s subject area;
  • Provide adequate and fair peer review;
  • Offer their own expert opinion with or without agreeing with the reviewers’ comments;
  • Ensure compliance with publication ethics by all participants involved in editorial decisions;
  • Anticipate and manage potential conflicts of interest for all parties, ensuring transparency and consistency in editorial procedures;
  • Eliminate personal, commercial, or other interests when making intermediate and final decisions;
  • Promote the journal’s policies within domestic and international scientific communities;
  • Advise authors (upon request) on all requirements for manuscript preparation and submission;
  • Foster an atmosphere of professional, respectful, and constructive communication among all participants in the journal process;
  • Work on attracting highly qualified authors and reviewers in Mathematics, Computer Science, and Mechanics to collaborate with the journal;
  • Provide authors and reviewers with clear, detailed, and accessible journal requirements;
  • Develop long-term scientific plans for the journal;
  • Continuously enhance the quality and breadth of the journal’s coverage to meet the requirements of Web of Science and other scientific databases.

For Authors (in full accordance with the Journal’s Author Requirements)

By submitting a manuscript to the editorial office, the author(s) guarantee that they do not violate anyone’s copyright or principles of publication ethics. The authors grant the publisher of the journal “Bulletin of L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University” exclusive rights for an unlimited period:

  • The right to reproduce the article (publication, dissemination, duplication, printing, or any other reproduction) without limitation on the number of copies and the right to distribute the article by any means. Each copy of the article must include the name(s) of the author(s);
  • The right to include the article as part of a composite work;
  • The right to make the article publicly available;
  • The right to use the article’s metadata (title, author(s) name(s), abstracts, bibliographic materials, full text of the article, etc.) through dissemination, public communication, processing, systematization, and inclusion in various databases and information systems, including full-text versions of the published article.

The rights granted for the article are not limited territorially.

The author(s) do not object to the open-access publication of the article on the journal’s website after acceptance and to the distribution of the printed issue containing the published article in libraries and other organizations and/or institutions.

The author(s) also grant the publisher the right to store and process their personal data indefinitely (surname, first name, patronymic, information about education, workplace, and position). Personal data are used for storage and processing in databases, inclusion in analytical and statistical reports, etc.

The author(s) bear full responsibility for any unlawful use of intellectual property or copyright-protected objects in the article in accordance with the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

The author(s) give consent for the manuscript to be checked by the journal’s editorial office for plagiarism and other violations of publication ethics.

The author(s) authorize the editorial board to: perform scientific and linguistic editing of the manuscript without altering its key content; conduct peer review and suggest necessary revisions or changes. Publication will take place only after the author(s) make all required corrections.

The author(s) acknowledge the editorial board’s right to reject the manuscript if:

the manuscript does not comply with the journal’s formatting or content requirements; publication of any information in the manuscript is restricted by legal acts or other official documents; there are violations of scientific or publication ethics.

The author(s) declare that they have/do not have conflicts of interest with other researchers or members of the journal’s editorial board. In case of conflict, the reasons preventing an objective assessment of the manuscript and the names of researchers who, in the authors’ opinion, cannot objectively evaluate the manuscript must be specified.

The author(s) confirm that they are familiar with the journal’s editorial policy, including general information about the journal, manuscript review procedures, the author guidelines, and publication ethics principles.

For Reviewers (in full accordance with the Journal’s Reviewer Requirements)

The journal employs a double-blind peer review process (reviewers do not know the authors of the manuscript, and authors do not know the reviewers) to ensure the quality of published articles. Manuscripts are sent to two reviewers for evaluation.

Reviewer Rights:

  • To request the abstract of the manuscript proposed for review;
  • To decline to review the manuscript either after reading the abstract or after reviewing the full anonymized manuscript;
  • To refuse to review the manuscript by notifying the editorial office if they are not an expert in the subject area.

Reviewer Responsibilities:

  • To treat the received manuscript as a confidential document;
  • To provide an objective and well-justified evaluation of the manuscript;
  • To maintain confidentiality of information and ideas obtained during the review process;
  • To refrain from reviewing manuscripts in cases of conflicts of interest;
  • To not use any material contained in the submitted manuscript in their own publications.