Policy of the journal

of the scientific journal “Bulletin of Kazakh Ablai Khan University of International Relations and World Languages”, Series “Philological Sciences” 

The scientific journal “Bulletin of Kazakh Ablai Khan University of International Relations and World Languages”, Series “Philological Sciences” is published by Kazakh Ablai Khan University of International Relations and World Languages JSC (Almaty, Kazakhstan).

Aim of the Journal – to initiate interdisciplinary discussions, exchange opinions, and summarize the experiences of researchers and practitioners from Kazakhstan and abroad in the field of philology.

The editorial policy of the journal is aimed at ensuring integrity, academic honesty, high-quality publications, and support for international scientific cooperation in the field of philology.

The journal adheres to the following editorial principles:

Compliance with legislation and regulations.
The journal operates in accordance with the laws of the Republic of Kazakhstan:

  • On Mass Media (No. 451-I of July 23, 1999);
  • On Education (July 27, 2007);
    as well as the Order of the Minister of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan No. 20 of January 12, 2016, which regulates the requirements for scientific publications included in the list of recommended journals.

Ethical standards of publication.
The journal supports the principles of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and complies with both national and international codes of research ethics. This includes:

  • combating plagiarism and data falsification;
  • transparency in the disclosure of conflicts of interest;
  • ensuring confidentiality and fair treatment of authors, reviewers, and readers.

Quality and scientific significance.

The journal publishes only original, previously unpublished works relevant to its scope, which undergo a double-blind peer review process, ensuring a high level of academic and methodological quality.

Interdisciplinary approach and scholarly dialogue.

The journal promotes interdisciplinary discussions and the exchange of experiences between scholars and practitioners from Kazakhstan and abroad in the field of philology.

Linguistic and geographical accessibility.

The journal accepts articles in Kazakh, Russian, English, German, Arabic, Chinese, Turkish and is distributed both in Kazakhstan and internationally (CIS countries and beyond).

Transparency and openness.

The journal informs authors and readers about publication criteria and editorial processes, strictly adhering to the principles of openness in its activities.

Target Audience
The journal is intended for the following categories of readers and professionals:

  • Scholars and researchers in the field of philological sciences;
  • Lecturers, doctoral candidates, master's students, and students of philological faculties;
  • Translators, literary scholars, and linguists;
  • Everyone interested in contemporary trends in the study of language and literature.

Main Research Areas:

  • foreign languages;
  • methodology of foreign language education;
  • philology;
  • linguistics;
  • intercultural communication;
  • cognitive research.