Publication Ethics

Members of the editorial board of The Journal of Economic Research & Business Administration in its professional activities adhere to the principles and norms of the" Ethics of Publication for the Scientific Journals of al-Farabi KazNU". The Publication Ethics is developed in accordance with the international publication ethical norm of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).

Publication Ethics sets the norms, principles and standards of ethical behavior of editors, reviewers and authors, measures to identify conflicts of interest, unethical behavior, instructions for withdrawal (retraction), correction and refutation of the article.

All the participants of the publication process namely each author, scientific editor, reviewer, executive secretary, members of the editorial board of The Journal of Economic Research & Business Administration are bound by the principles, norms and standards of publication ethics. Adherence to ethical principles is important both to ensure and maintain the quality of the scientific journal, as well as to create trusting and respectful attitudes among participants in the publication process.

Unethical behavior refers to actions of authors, editors or publisher, in the case of self-submission the reviews on your own articles, in the case of contractual and about reviewing in terms of appeal to the Agency services for publication of scientific research results, leave to, falsification and fabrication of research results, the publication of false pseudo-scientific texts, the transfer of articles to other publications without permission of the authors, transfer of materials to third parties, conditions when copyright and the principles of confidentiality of editorial processes are violated, in the case of manipulation with citation, plagiarism.

Principles of publication ethics for editorial board members

The members of the editorial board of The Journal of Economic Research & Business Administration are responsible for the development and improvement of the journal, for the promotion of the journal in the international databases, should follow the principles of freedom of expressions, meeting the scientific and professional needs of the authors and readers of the journal, not allowing the influence of the commercial interests of the author, reviewer and publisher of the journal for making decisions on publication of materials and should also take all possible measures to improve the quality of scientific publications, protect the confidentiality of information data at all stages of the publication process.

Equality of all authors. Members of the editorial board are responsible for deciding whether to publish submitted materials in the journal. Members of the editorial board should evaluate the manuscripts according to their intellectual content, regardless of race, gender, sexual orientation, religious beliefs, ethnic origin, citizenship, political views of the authors or commercial considerations.

Making a decision to publish a manuscript.  The decision on which of the articles submitted to the editorial board should be published is made by the editorial board of the journal based on the results of the verification for compliance with the requirements of design, plagiarism and the results of a peer review.

When deciding to publish a manuscript, the editorial board is guided by the journal's policy and publication ethics and it does not allow for the publication the articles with signs of plagiarism, violation of principles, standards and norms of scientific ethics and copyright infringement.

Members of the editorial board are responsible for publishing articles with notoriously known signs of unethical behavior, plagiarism, self-plagiarism, excessive self-quotation by authors and conflicts of interest. If the principles of publication and/or scientific ethics by writing the article were violated, the scientific editor of the journal based on the decision of the editorial board should retract the publication. The author (s) or the editorial board of the journal may recall the articles. The editors remove (retract) published articles in case of the violation of publication and/or scientific ethics, based on the recommendations of the COPE. The article is withdrawn/withdrawn (retracted) in the following cases:

- if there is clear evidence that the data obtained is unreliable or is obtained as a result of illegal actions, for example, data falsification;

- detection of the fact of publication of the manuscript in another edition before its publication in The Journal of Economic Research & Business Administration;

- detection of plagiarism in the article, including the borrowing of figures, graphs, tables, etc.

- the presence in the article of errors that can negatively affect other scientists and their research, for example, a miscalculation or an experimental error;

- the appearance of claims about copyright for the article or its individual parts by third parties;

- the presence in the article of information that contradicts the principles, standards and norms of publication and / or scientific ethics.

As in the above-mentioned cases, the editorial board of the journal conducts a check, according to the results of which the article can be withdrawn/withdrawn (retracted) from publication. For this, an act of retraction of the article from publication is drawn up, which is confirmed and signed by the scientific editor. A copy of the act is sent to the author of the article for correspondence.

After that, on the journal's website, the article is marked as retracted, indicating the reasons. The editorial board publishes information about the withdrawal (retraction) of the article on the main page of the journal's website and places the information, after the procedure of withdrawal (retraction) of the article, in the subsequent issue of the journal.

The Editorial Board of The Journal of Economic Research & Business Administration responsibly, objectively and carefully examines all substantiated appeals regarding violations discovered in published issues.

The editors consider it the responsibility and obligation of authors and reviewers to inform the editors as quickly as possible about the mistakes and violations they have identified after the publication of the material.

The principle of confidentiality. At the stage of consideration of the manuscript (before its publication), editors and members of the editorial board should not disclose information about it to anyone other than the authors, appointed reviewers and the publisher. Any manuscript received for review should be treated as confidential material. Manuscripts should not be displayed or discussed with third parties without the permission of the scientific editor.

Editorial board members ensure that rejected manuscripts will not be used in their own research by members of the editorial board without the written consent of the authors.

Consideration of claims of unethical behavior. The members of the editorial board must individually consider each complaint on unethical behavior of the author(s) of the manuscript published in The Journal of Economic Research & Business Administration articles regardless of the time of its receipt. Members of the editorial board must take objective and adequate action in relation to such claims. If the arguments of the claim are confirmed, the members of the editorial board have the right to refuse to publish the manuscript and stop further cooperation with the author for correspondence, publish the corresponding refutation, and also take other measures to further suppress the unethical behavior of the author(s).

Editorial Board, their duties and responsibilities

The duties and responsibilities of the scientific editor of The Journal of Economic Research & Business Administration, the executive secretary, members of the editorial board are indicated in the corresponding approved job descriptions.

Principles of Publication Ethics of Author(s)

One-time publication. The author(s) warrant that the manuscript submitted to the editor has not been submitted for review to other publications. Submission of a manuscript at a time in several journals/publications is unacceptable and is a gross violation of the principles, standards and norms of publication ethics.

Authorship of the manuscript. A person who has made the greatest intellectual contribution to the preparation of the manuscript (with two or more co-authors) is indicated first in the list of authors. For each article, an author must be appointed for correspondence, who is responsible for the preparation of the final version of the article, communication with the editorial board, must ensure the inclusion of all research participants (if the number of authors is more than one), who have made a sufficient contribution to it, in the list of authors, and also get approval for the final version of the manuscript from all the authors for submission to the editors for publication. All the authors mentioned in the manuscript/article are responsible for the content of the work.

The principle of originality. The author(s) guarantees that the research results presented in the manuscript represent original independent work, and do not contain incorrect borrowings and plagiarism, which may be detected during the process of checking the manuscript through the plagiarism checker system.

Authors are responsible for publishing articles with signs of unethical behavior, plagiarism, self-plagiarism, self-citation, falsification, fabrication, data distortion, false authorship, duplication, conflicts of interests, and deception.

The principle of confirmation of sources. The author(s) undertakes to correctly indicate the scientific and other sources that he(s) used(s) in the course of the research. In the case of using any parts of someone's work and/or borrowing statements from another author(s), the manuscript must contain bibliographic references indicating the author(s) of the original source. The information obtained from dubious sources should not be used in the preparation of the manuscript.

If the reviewers, scientific editor, member(s) of the editorial board of the journal have doubts about the authenticity and reliability of the research results, the author(s) should provide additional materials to confirm the results or facts presented in the manuscript.

If the research involves people (interviews, surveys, etc.), the authors must obtain Ethical Approval in their organization to conduct such research, according to which the participants agree to participate in such activities, and their anonymity is ensured.
Data obtained privately, such as through conversation, correspondence, or discussion with third parties, should not be used or reported without the express written permission of the source.

Correction of errors in the publishing process. If errors and inaccuracies in the work are revealed at any stage of the publication process, the authors undertake to urgently inform the scientific editor about this and provide assistance in eliminating or correcting the error for publication on the journal's website of the corresponding correction (Erratum or Corrigendum) with comments. If gross errors are discovered that cannot be corrected, the author (s) must withdraw the manuscript/article.

Publication Ethics Principle. Authors are required to comply with ethical standards related to criticism or comments regarding researchers, as well as with respect to interaction with the editorial board regarding peer review and publication. Failure to comply with ethical principles by the authors is regarded as a gross violation of publication ethics and gives rise to the removal of the manuscript from peer review and / or publication.

Principles of Publication Ethics for Reviewers

The principle of objectivity of peer review. Reviewer(s) of The Journal of Economic Research & Business Administration undertakes (are) to conduct an expert assessment of the manuscript objectively. Personal criticism of the author(s) of the manuscript is unacceptable. The reviewer must give reasons for his comments and justify his decision to accept the manuscript or to reject it.

Nationality, religious affiliation, political or other views of the author(s) should not be taken into account in the process of reviewing the manuscript by the reviewer(s).

Reviewer contributions to editorial decisions. The peer-review provided by the reviewer(s) helps the editorial board make a publication and also helps the author(s) improve the manuscript. The decision to accept the manuscript for publication, return the work to the author for modification or revision, or the decision to reject the publication is made by the editorial board based on the results of the review.

The principle of timeliness of peer review. The reviewer is obliged to provide a review within the time period determined by the editors, but no later than two months from the date of receipt of the manuscript for review. If the consideration of the article and preparation of the review within the prescribed timeframe is impossible, then the reviewer must immediately notify the scientific editor of about it.

A reviewer who believes that his qualifications do not correspond or are insufficient to make a decision when reviewing the submitted manuscript must immediately inform the scientific editor about it and refuse to review the manuscript.

The principle of confidentiality on the part of the reviewer. The manuscript submitted to the reviewer for peer review should be treated as confidential material. The reviewer has the right to demonstrate it and / or discuss it with others only after receiving written permission from the scientific editor of the journal and / or the author(s).

Information and research ideas obtained during the peer review and publication process should not be used by the reviewer(s) for personal gain.

The principle of confirmation of sources. The reviewer should indicate scientific papers that would have influenced the research results of the manuscript in question, but were not cited by the author(s). Also, the reviewer is obliged to draw the attention of the scientific editor to significant similarities or coincidences between the manuscript in question and a previously published work that he knows about.

If the reviewer has sufficient grounds to believe that the manuscript contains plagiarism, incorrect borrowings, false and fabricated materials or research results, then he should not allow the manuscript to be published and inform the scientific editor of the journal about revealed violations of the principles, standards and norms of publication and scientific ethics.

Conflict of interests

A conflict of interests, as defined by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), is conflict situation in which authors, reviewers, or editorial board members have implicit interests that can influence their judgments regarding published materials. A conflict of interests arises when there are financial, personal, or professional conditions that can affect the scientific judgment of the reviewer and editorial board members, and, as a result, the editorial board's decision regarding the publication of a manuscript.

The executive board of the journal should require all the participants in the manuscript publication process to disclose conflicts of interest.

The scientific editor, editorial board member, and reviewers must disclose potential conflicts of interest that could somehow influence the editorial board's decision. Members of the editorial board should refuse to consider the manuscript if they are in any competitive relationship related to the research results of the author(s) of the manuscript, or if there is another conflict of interest.

When submitting a manuscript for consideration to the journal, the author(s) declares that all sources of research funding are indicated in the manuscript content; they also indicate what commercial, financial, personal, or professional factors exist that could create a conflict of interest in relation to the submitted manuscript. The author(s), in the covering letter, if there is a conflict of interests, may indicate scientists who, in their opinion, will not be able to objectively evaluate their manuscript.

The reviewer should not consider manuscripts that may cause a conflict of interests arising from the competition, collaboration, or other relationship with any of the authors related to the manuscript.

If there is a conflict of interest with the content of the manuscript, the executive editor must notify the scientific editor about it, after which the scientific editor delegates the verification and review of the manuscript to another editor /reviewer.

The existence of a conflict of interests between the participants during the review and consideration process does not mean that the manuscript will be rejected.

All the persons concerned should, as far as possible, avoid any variation of conflicts of interest at all the stages of publication. In the event of any conflict of interests, any person who discovers this conflict must immediately notify the editorial board about it. The same goes for any other violations of the principles, standards and norms of publication and scientific ethics.