FAQ

Fast Track for Faster Review 

The Journal of Central Asian Studies does not offer a Fast Track service for authors who wish to receive quicker reviews and decisions on their submitted articles. The journal does not prioritize any article to expedite the review process.

The author(s) can expect to receive initial feedback on the preliminary review within three working days of submission. The peer review process may take anywhere from 14 working days to two months.

Publish Ahead of Print 

The Journal of Central Asian Studies does not yet publish articles ahead of print. Publish Ahead of Print is a process where an article is published online after it has been accepted and completed the editorial process, but before it is officially included in a journal issue. If you have any questions about the publishing format, please contact the journal’s editorial office at ca_journal@kisi.kz.

Erratum: Table of Issues and Volumes  

We would like to inform our readers and authors of an important correction to the volume numbering of the Journal of Central Asian Studies. There has been an issue with the volume numbering system, which led to the incorrect assignment of volume numbers for issues from 2003 to 2024. Steps have been taken to address this issue moving forward.

Starting with Issue 1 of 2025, our volumes will follow the correct numbering sequence. We recognize that this discrepancy may cause some confusion, particularly with past citations, and we apologize for any inconvenience. For clarity, a detailed table showing the old (incorrect) and new (correct) numbering system is provided below.

We appreciate your understanding and continued support as we strive to maintain the highest standards of scholarly publishing.

Old (incorrect)

New (correct)

№1 (1) 2003

2003 Volume 1, Issue 1

№2 (2) 2003

2003 Volume 1, Issue 2

№3 (3) 2003

2003 Volume 1, Issue 3

№4 (4) 2003

2003 Volume 1, Issue 4

№1 (5) 2004

2004 Volume 2, Issue 1

№2 (6) 2004

2004 Volume 2, Issue 2

№3 (7) 2004

2004 Volume 2, Issue 3

№4 (8) 2004

2004 Volume 2, Issue 4

№1 (9) 2005

2005 Volume 3, Issue 1

№2 (10) 2005

2005 Volume 3, Issue 2

№3 (11) 2005

2005 Volume 3, Issue 3

№4 (12) 2005

2005 Volume 3, Issue 4

№1 (13) 2006

2006 Volume 4, Issue 1

№2 (14) 2006

2006 Volume 4, Issue 2

№3 (15) 2006

2006 Volume 4, Issue 3

№4 (16) 2006

2006 Volume 4, Issue 4

№1 (17) 2007

2007 Volume 5, Issue 1

№2 (18) 2007

2007 Volume 5, Issue 2

№3 (19) 2007

2007 Volume 5, Issue 3

№4 (20) 2007

2007 Volume 5, Issue 4

№1 (21) 2008

2008 Volume 6, Issue 1

№2 (22) 2008

2008 Volume 6, Issue 2

№3 (23) 2008

2008 Volume 6, Issue 3

№4 (24) 2008

2008 Volume 6, Issue 4

№1 (25) 2009

2009 Volume 7, Issue 1

№2 (26) 2009

2009 Volume 7, Issue 2

№3 (27) 2009

2009 Volume 7, Issue 3

№4 (28) 2009

2009 Volume 7, Issue 4

№1 (29) 2010

2010 Volume 8, Issue 1

№2 (30) 2010

2010 Volume 8, Issue 2

№3 (31) 2010

2010 Volume 8, Issue 3

№4 (41) 2010

2010 Volume 8, Issue 4

№1 (42) 2011

2011 Volume 9, Issue 1

№2 (43) 2011

2011 Volume 9, Issue 2

№3 (44) 2011

2011 Volume 9, Issue 3

№4 (45) 2011

2011 Volume 9, Issue 4

№1 (46) 2012

2012 Volume 10, Issue 1

№2 (47) 2012

2012 Volume 10, Issue 2

№3 (48) 2012

2012 Volume 10, Issue 3

№4 (49) 2012

2012 Volume 10, Issue 4

№1 (50) 2013

2013 Volume 11, Issue 1

№2 (51) 2013

2013 Volume 11, Issue 2

№3 (52) 2013

2013 Volume 11, Issue 3

№4 (52) 2013

2013 Volume 11, Issue 4

№1 (53) 2014

2014 Volume 12, Issue 1

№2 (54) 2014

2014 Volume 12, Issue 2

№3 (55) 2014

2014 Volume 12, Issue 3

№4 (56) 2014

2014 Volume 12, Issue 4

№1 (57) 2015

2015 Volume 13, Issue 1

№2 (58) 2015

2015 Volume 13, Issue 2

№3 (59) 2015

2015 Volume 13, Issue 3

№4 (60) 2015

2015 Volume 13, Issue 4

№1 (61) 2016

2016 Volume 14, Issue 1

№2 (62) 2016

2016 Volume 14, Issue 2

№3 (63) 2016

2016 Volume 14, Issue 3

№4 (64) 2016

2016 Volume 14, Issue 4

№1 (65) 2017

2017 Volume 15, Issue 1

№2 (66) 2017

2017 Volume 15, Issue 2

№3 (67) 2017

2017 Volume 15, Issue 3

№4 (68) 2017

2017 Volume 15, Issue 4

№1 (69) 2018

2018 Volume 16, Issue 1

№2 (70) 2018

2018 Volume 16, Issue 2

№3 (71) 2018

2018 Volume 16, Issue 3

№4 (72) 2018

2018 Volume 16, Issue 4

№1 (73) 2019

2019 Volume 17, Issue 1

№2 (74) 2019

2019 Volume 17, Issue 2

№3 (75) 2019

2019 Volume 17, Issue 3

№4 (76) 2019

2019 Volume 17, Issue 4

№1 (77) 2020

2020 Volume 18, Issue 1

№2 (78) 2020

2020 Volume 18, Issue 2

№3 (79) 2020

2020 Volume 18, Issue 3

№4 (80) 2020

2020 Volume 18, Issue 4

№1 (81) 2021

2021 Volume 19, Issue 1

№2 (82) 2021

2021 Volume 19, Issue 2

№3 (83) 2021

2021 Volume 19, Issue 3

№4 (84) 2021

2021 Volume 19, Issue 4

№1 (85) 2022

2022 Volume 20, Issue 1

№2 (86) 2022

2022 Volume 20, Issue 2

№3 (87) 2022

2022 Volume 20, Issue 3

№4 (88) 2022

2022 Volume 20, Issue 4

№1 (89) 2023

2023 Volume 21, Issue 1

№2 (90) 2023

2023 Volume 21, Issue 2

№3 (91) 2023

2023 Volume 21, Issue 3

№3 (92) 2023

2023 Volume 21, Issue 4

№1 (93) 2024

2024 Volume 22, Issue 1

№2 (94) 2024

2024 Volume 22, Issue 2

№3 (95) 2024

2024 Volume 22, Issue 3

№4 (96) 2024

2024 Volume 22, Issue 4

№1 (97) 2025

2025 Volume 23, Issue 1

Note: new numbering is effective starting from issue 1 of 2025.