Submissions

Author Guidelines

MANUSCRIPT PREPARATION REQUIREMENTS

1. Technical Parameters of the Article

The manuscript must be submitted in Microsoft Word format (Times New Roman font, 14 pt, single line spacing, justified alignment). The length of the text should range from 10,000 to 30,000 characters (including spaces). The paragraph indentation is 1.25 cm, and margins are set at 20 mm on all sides. Page numbers should be centered. All structural elements must be separated by one blank line.

2. Metadata and Author Information

In the upper left corner of the first page (bold font, 14 pt), the following should be provided in sequence: the GRNTI code (hyperlink: https://grnti.ru/) and the UDC code (hyperlink: https://teacode.com/online/udc/).

Below, after one line and centered, information about the authors should be presented in three languages (Kazakh, Russian, and English). The initials and surnames must be in bold (14 pt). On the next line, the following details should be provided in regular font (12 pt): position, academic degree, academic title, affiliation (place of employment), city, country, e-mail address, as well as ORCID, Scopus Author ID, or Web of Science ResearcherID (if available).

In the case of co-authorship (up to three authors inclusive), the corresponding author should be marked with an asterisk (*) and indicated in a corresponding footnote. The contribution of each co-author to the research must be described in a separate paragraph placed before the reference list.

3. Structure of the Manuscript

The title of the article should be centered and in bold (14 pt). It must be concise, informative, and should not contain abbreviations.

The abstract (150–250 words, 12 pt, justified) should be separated from the title by one blank line. It must reflect the relevance and purpose of the study, the methodology used, as well as the results and conclusions obtained. For theoretical or review-based studies, the methodology may be integrated with the description of the problem-solving approach.

Keywords (5–8 words or phrases) should be placed immediately after the abstract.

The main text should follow this structure:
— Introduction (justification of relevance, purpose, and objectives);
— Materials and Methods;
— Results;
— Discussion;
— Conclusion;
— Funding information (if applicable).

4. Formatting of References

References must be cited in square brackets [...] strictly in the order of their first appearance in the text (e.g., [1], [2]). When citing a source again, the original reference number should be retained with page numbers indicated (e.g., [1, p. 23], [2, pp. 98–99]).

Examples of formatting different types of references (14 pt, justified): — Book: Bekova R.P., Simonova T.N. Fundamentals of Law. – Moscow: INFRA, 2010. – 296 p.
— Conference Proceedings: Neruga Zh.K., Aimanova K.L. The Role of Labor Productivity Increase in Economic Modernization // The V-th “Legal Modernization of Kazakhstan under the New Constitution”: Proceedings of the International Scientific and Practical Conference. – Almaty: Print, 2012. – Pp. 360–377.
— Journal Article: Lonely S. Problem of Legal Regulation of Trade Law // Journal of International Law, 2014. – No. 40 (3). – Pp. 493–511. – DOI: 10.1080/1369183X.2013.829710.

Electronic resources, statistical compilations, and normative legal acts should be provided in footnotes (10 pt, justified).

Examples of electronic resource formatting:
— Tokayev K.-J.K. Address of the Head of State to the People of Kazakhstan “Kazakhstan in the Era of Artificial Intelligence: Current Tasks and Their Solutions through Digital Transformation” (2025). URL: https://www.akorda.kz/... (accessed: 18.01.2025).
— Criminal Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated July 3, 2014 No. 226-V (as amended on 01.01.2025). URL: https://adilet.zan.kz/... (accessed: 19.05.2026).

The reference list must be presented in two versions:
— first, in the original language in accordance with current GOST standards;
— second, in a romanized alphabet (Latin transliteration, References section).

The level of self-citation in the reference list must not exceed 20%.