Review rules

Manuscripts submitted to the editorial board undergo a technical review, based on which they are forwarded for peer evaluation. Technical review is carried out by the section editor and includes: preliminary review for compliance with the Journal's scope; verification of formatting standards; and originality check using the “Antiplagiat” system.
The results are displayed in the automatically generated report by the “Antiplagiat” system. The originality level of the article manuscript, excluding quotations, must be at least 75%.
Manuscripts meeting the formatting and originality requirements are sent for further review. In the event of a conflict of interest with other scholars, the author(s) must indicate this in a cover letter to prevent the manuscript from being sent to those reviewers and to avoid biased evaluation.
The Bulletin of Abai Kazakh National Pedagogical University. Series of Historical and Social-Political Sciences uses a “double-blind” peer review system, where two reviewers with academic degrees and relevant specialization evaluate the manuscript.
Peer review is conducted anonymously: reviewers do not receive any information about the authors. Reviewers must provide a clear, objective, and well-argued assessment of the manuscript’s scientific value and its alignment with the journal’s criteria. Upon receiving positive reviews, the editorial board notifies the author(s) about acceptance for publication. If reviewers or editors raise concerns, the author must revise the manuscript within the specified deadline. In case of rejection, the editorial board sends a substantiated decision.
Authors are responsible for the accuracy of facts, quotations, statistical, sociological, and other data, as well as names and terms used. The editorial board may publish materials without necessarily endorsing the author’s viewpoint (as part of academic discussion).
Once the reviews are received, the editor-in-chief forwards the anonymous comments to the author for response and revision via the electronic platform. The author(s) may choose not to revise and may withdraw the manuscript from the Bulletin of Abai Kazakh National Pedagogical University. Series of Historical and Social-Political Sciences without explanation.
After revisions and resubmission, the academic editor sends the updated manuscript back to the reviewer(s) for re-evaluation.
A manuscript that receives positive reviews from both reviewers and the responsible editor is accepted for publication in the Bulletin of Abai Kazakh National Pedagogical University. Series of Historical and Social-Political Sciences. Approved manuscripts are submitted to the issue's executive secretary.
If one reviewer provides a positive review and the other a negative one, the academic editor sends the manuscript to a third reviewer or a relevant member of the editorial board. If the third reviewer or board member gives a positive opinion, the academic editor makes the final publication decision.
If both reviews are negative, the manuscript is rejected.
The editorial board does not use rejected materials for other purposes. Peer reviews are stored in the journal’s electronic system for three years.
The review period is set by the responsible editor and must not exceed two months from the date of submission to reviewers.
Only one article per author can be published in a single issue. All publications strictly adhere to the formatting and academic standards of Committee for Quality Assurance in the Sphere of Science and Higher Education of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan. Manuscripts from early-career researchers (PhD candidates, master’s students, applicants) are accepted only with two external expert reviews.