Arts Academy is a peer-reviewed academic journal dedicated to publishing research in the fields of art theory, art history, and humanities disciplines related to culture. The journal focuses on original articles that address current scholarly issues and meet international standards of academic research. Articles are accepted in Kazakh, English, and Russian.
The editorial policy of the journal "Arts Academy" is aligned with the ethics of scientific activity. The editorial policy outlines a set of principles and guidelines that scholars must follow when preparing their work.
The journal "Arts Academy" plans to enter the list of peer-reviewed and cited journals, which requires the editorial board to adhere to a number of important ethical principles and organizational norms.
The editorial board of the “Arts Academy” journal adheres to international ethical standards for scientific publications. These include the recommendations of the Committee on Publication Ethics/COPE, the principles outlined in the Publishing Ethics Resource Kit, and the Model rules of scientific ethics approved by the order of the Minister of science and higher education of the Republic of Kazakhstan No. 529, dated November 20, 2024.
The editorial board remains committed to the ethical norms, values, and principles of research activity. Manuscripts submitted to the editorial office are treated as confidential documents. The editorial board and editorial team do not disclose information about submitted manuscripts to third parties, except for reviewers.
The editorial board accepts articles submitted by authors and assesses their compliance with the journal's scope and formatting requirements. If a manuscript does not meet the standards, it is returned to the author(s) for revision. The journal editors evaluate the intellectual content of manuscripts regardless of the authors’ race, gender, sexual orientation, religious beliefs, origin, citizenship, or political preferences. Reviewers are provided with manuscripts formatted according to the standards specified in the “Article formatting requirements”.
The editorial board selects reviewers with the appropriate qualifications or relevant work experience. The peer-review process is conducted with due consideration of the specific scientific field and the limited number of experts. Efforts are made to engage reviewers from Kazakhstan and abroad. Following the principles of double-blind peer review, the editorial board ensures complete anonymity of the author to the reviewers and the reviewers to the author. Reviewers are obliged not to use any data obtained from the manuscripts in their future activities.
An article is accepted for publication if it receives positive evaluations from two reviewers. In cases of conflicting evaluations (one positive and one negative), the editorial team examines the arguments of both reviewers and makes a collective decision regarding the article and possible revisions, informing the author accordingly.
The editorial board reserves the right to retract a publication if serious issues are identified, such as unethical behavior by the author, errors, misleading statements, or evidence of simultaneous submission of the article to another publication. In such cases, the editorial board notifies the other journal or collection where the article was submitted. Unethical behavior by the author during the review or prepublication process gives the editorial board grounds to withdraw the manuscript from further consideration and terminate cooperation with the author (with notification sent to the author’s employer or educational institution). If unethical behavior is discovered after publication (e.g., parallel publication, copyright violations, plagiarism), the editorial board reserves the right to retract the article from the journal’s website, as well as from archival and scientific indexing databases.
If the editorial ethics policy is updated, the editorial board publishes the updated information in the relevant sections of the website.
Main principles of the editorial policy of the scientific journal
The editorial board of the journal respects the rights of authors of the works submitted for publication, as protected by the laws of the Republic of Kazakhstan, including:
For the editorial board of the journal "Arts Academy," authorship of the works submitted for publication is based on strict adherence to author ethics and compliance with the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which allows the distribution of the work while maintaining proper attribution to the author and the original publication in the journal "Arts Academy."
We believe that having consistent guidelines for editors, reviewers, and authors will increase the quality of published articles while also ensuring that the entire process from review to publishing is fair and accurate. So, it is necessary to comply with the following responsibilities:
Editors' Responsibilities
-Editors ensure that submitted articles are given fair review, considering each on its academic merits regardless of the author's race, religion, nationality, sex, seniority, or institutional connection.
-Editors enable contact with all parties involved in the publishing process and ensure that manuscripts are handled and processed in a timely and efficient manner.
-Editors are solely responsible for a manuscript's approval or rejection. While an editor may seek advice from initial review, if a manuscript is deemed improper for publication, it may be rejected without review.
-Editors establish clear guidelines and criteria throughout the double-blind peer-review procedure.
-All published research publications are subjected to a double-blind peer-review procedure by expert reviewers.
-Editors must guarantee that the external double-blind peer review process is kept secret at all times and that reviewers and writers remain anonymous at all times. In addition, the authors and reviewers disclosed a conflict of interest.
-Editors look into and document any complaints that may arise throughout the publishing process, and they offer all parties involved a chance to defend their perspectives.
-Editors encourage the release of revisions in the event of errors and, if required, the retraction of articles. But such cases, if the paper contains a libel, corrections or retraction may be required, if published wrong authors information like, correct in the name. Affiliation, and email address, If the main substance of a published article is wrong, and the article contains information that has not been properly recognized or cited.
Authors' Responsibilities
Authors must follow the journal's Author publication ethics.
-The authors submit a manuscript that contains accurate and original data as well as an objective appraisal of its importance.
-To allow their peers to replicate the work, authors include full references to all sources of information.
-Other scholarly work is considered fairly and objectively by the authors, with no personal criticism expressed or implied.
-Authors avoid using fictitious data and offer a declaration stating that all data utilized in the study is real and legitimate.
-At each stage of the research and publication process, authors disclose any conflicts of interest that can jeopardize their academic credibility. If applicable, writers list the sources of funding for their research.
-The authors confirm that the paper has not been submitted and accepted for publication elsewhere. Authors cite those sources which are already published.
-Authors are required to have their submissions peer-reviewed and to work closely with the editors.
-Authors indicate co-authors who contributed significantly to the submitted work and who share responsibility and liability for the outcomes.
-If substantial errors in their work and/or sources are discovered before or after publication, authors must immediately notify the editorial board and assure full cooperation with the editorial board in order to remedy such errors, publish an update, or withdraw the manuscript as needed.
Reviewers' Responsibilities
-Reviewers have to follow the journal's Review rules to ensure a fair review process and maintain the quality of content.
-Reviewers help editors improve the quality of research articles by assessing manuscripts with objectivity and efficiency.
-The reviewers explain why they gave the manuscripts such a high rating. Any declaration of a previously published observation, derivation, or argument must be accompanied by the appropriate citation.
-Reviewers will point it out if relevant public or unpublished work is used but not cited in a manuscript.
-While a manuscript review may justify the criticism, reviewers avoid making personal or spiteful remarks about the author.
-All reviewed articles are kept confidential by reviewers, who do not copy or share them in any way.
-Reviewers confirm that they have no conflicts of interest concerning the study topic, the authors, and or other parties involved. And they have to declare any such conflicts of interest in advance and immediately resign from the assignment.
RECOMMENDATIONS ON THE USE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
The editorial board of the journal adheres to the principles of academic integrity and research ethics. In light of the increasing use of generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools, the journal introduces strict regulations governing their use in the preparation of manuscripts.
Artificial Intelligence (AI) refers to algorithm-driven digital systems capable of performing tasks related to language processing, data analysis, image generation, and text creation.
Generative AI (GAI) is a type of AI that produces new content (texts, images, audio, etc.) based on previously trained datasets. Tools such as ChatGPT fall into this category. These technologies do not comprehend meaning, are incapable of verifying factual accuracy, and may generate misleading or inaccurate information.
These sections must fully reflect the author’s independent scientific contribution. Any automatic generation or suggestions from digital tools in these sections will be considered a violation of academic ethics.
The use of AI is also strictly prohibited for:
AI may only be used for technical, non-substantive tasks and exclusively with prior approval from the editorial office.
Authors must disclose any use of AI in the cover letter submitted with the manuscript.
If the use of AI is discovered during editorial or peer review and was not previously disclosed, the editorial board reserves the right to reject the manuscript without the possibility of resubmission.
AI tools may not be listed as co-authors. Full responsibility for the accuracy and originality of the content rests solely with the author(s).
All submitted manuscripts are subject to:
If inconsistencies are detected—such as a high degree of automation, templated language, or statistically generated phrasing—the editorial board reserves the right to:
Authors bear full responsibility for:
AI must not be used to:
The journal supports scientific and technological progress but advocates for the responsible and limited use of AI technologies. Priority is given to original scientific thought, ethical accountability, and transparency of research methods.
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