Author Guidelines

We invite you to contribute your research to the Journal of Central Asian Studies and become part of our scholarly community. Together, we can foster a deeper understanding of Central Asia’s complex socio-political landscape and its global significance.

The editorial team will review all applications to assess their suitability for the journal's scope. Your manuscript will be considered based on the following criteria: appropriateness of topic, justification, and significance, purpose and aim, depth of understanding, critical evaluation, coherent discussion of ideas, methods of data collection and analysis, ethical considerations, presentation of findings, and logical inference, the relationship between concepts and practice, relationship to previous research, overall claims and argument, potential impact, and coherence, cohesion, and grammar language. Submissions that meet requirements will undergo double-blind peer review to determine acceptance, acceptance with minor revision, acceptance with major revision, or rejection.

Authors must ensure they have obtained permission to publish any materials such as photos, documents, and datasets, included with their submission. All authors listed on the submission must consent to being identified as an author. If the research has been approved by the organization's or institute's ethics committee, they must provide a certificate. 

The following submission procedure applies in this journal:

  • Manuscripts for the Journal of Central Asian Studies should be submitted using the Open Journal System, an online submission and peer review system. To submit a manuscript, please register and access the "submit your article". The corresponding author is required to provide a cover letter along with the manuscript.
  • Information about the authors should be included on a separate page, providing postal addresses, telephone numbers, and email addresses, as well as the designated corresponding author.
  • Manuscripts should be either original research articles or review articles in English. The manuscript should not have been published previously, nor should it be under consideration for review or publication by another journal. Original research articles should not exceed 12,000 words, including references, and should present a comprehensive analysis or empirical study relevant to the scope of the journal. Review articles should critically examine existing literature from a fresh perspective and should be between 5,000 and 12,000 words, including references.

Please ensure that the manuscript meets the following requirements:

  • The manuscript title should be in capital bold letters and centered. 
  • Please provide author information in a separate Word document. If there are multiple authors, please indicate the corresponding author. Co-authorship is limited to a maximum of four individuals. Complete information must be provided for each author, including full name, affiliation, email, country, ORCID ID, and contact information. The full name of each author should be in bold letters with no abbreviations.
  • The article title should accurately reflect the content and topic of the research.
  • The Abstract should be a concise summary of the scientific article, outlining its purpose, type, form, and key features. It should describe the research methods used, and summarize the most important findings, and their significance. The abstract should be 200-300 words long and provided with Kazakh and Russian translations.
  • Keywords, consisting of 3 to 7 words, should be provided along with their Kazakh and Russian translations. These keywords will help in locating the article during internet searches and identifying its subject area.
  • The Introduction should provide a brief overview of the issue's history, including consideration of relevant domestic and foreign works from the past decades, and clearly state the research purpose.
  • The Research Methods section should detail the data collection and data analysis methods, including descriptions of any new methods used.
  • The Literature Review should critically evaluate relevant literature from a fresh perspective (at least 20-25 literature).
  • The Findings should report the main theoretical and experimental results, factual data, discovered relationships, and patterns. Preference is given to new results, important discoveries, and conclusions that refute existing theories and data of practical significance. 
  • The Discussion section should compare the research with the best domestic and global analogs, describe discussion points, and present your vision for resolving them.
  • The Conclusion should restate the research problem, summarize the work's results, main arguments or findings, and provide recommendations for applying the results.
  • Information about Research Funding Sources, such as departments, foundations, or individuals, should be placed before the references. The full names of funding organizations must be included.
  • Please ensure that in-text citations and references adhere to the APA 7th edition format.
  • The percentage of self-citations in the manuscript should not exceed 30% of the total number of references. 
  • All references in languages other than English should be submitted in accepted English transliteration. This can be done by using the program listed on the website http://translit.ru/ or https://transliteration.pro/bsi. Please remember to use the BSI (British Standards Institution) standard for transliterating Russian letters into Latin when creating a bibliographic description for a scientific publication. Correct transliteration is important for ensuring inclusion in foreign analytical databases.
  • Failure to meet these requirements will result in the manuscript being rejected by the editors and returned for revision.

Formatting requirements: 

Text files should be submitted in Word format (versions 6.0 and later).

  • Font: Times New Roman, size: 14pt
  • Line spacing: 1.0 spacing, one column
  • Fields: all sides should be 2 cm.

For Tables:

  • Tables should be numbered in Arabic numerals and have a descriptive title.
  • Numerical measurements (units) must be included in the column heading.

For Figures:

  • Figures (graphs, drawings, etc.) should be in black and white or high-quality color.
  • Figures should have short titles that accurately describe the depiction in the figures. 
  • Illustrations should not contain the titles of figures. 
  • Regardless of the graphic type, figures must be of high resolution, not lower than 600 dpi.
  • The maximum size of figures is 120 × 210 mm.
  • Please do not use scanned graphic materials or images taken from the Internet. Please make sure permission has been obtained to publish all photos, datasets, and other material provided with the submission.
  • Tables, figures, and formulas should not contain discrepancies in the designation of symbols or signs.
  • Figures and tables should be properly referenced. 

 

Last updated 2025-02-14