Archiving, Self-Archiving and Preprint Policy

The journal adheres to open access principles, ensuring the long-term preservation of scholarly content. More specifically, the journal's policy covers the following areas:

- Electronic archiving and long-term preservation

- Self-archiving policy

- Preprint policy

Electronic archiving and long-term preservation

The Turkic Studies Journal ensures the reliable preservation and continued accessibility of its scholarly content by participating in the PKP Preservation Network (PKP PN), an international digital preservation service designed for journals using the Open Journal Systems (OJS) platform. This integration guarantees the long-term preservation of the journal’s archives and enables the automatic restoration of content in the event of data loss.

In addition, in accordance with Article 16 of the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan 'On Mass Media' No. 451-I, dated 23 July 1999, mandatory copies of the magazine are sent to the following organizations:

- National Libraries of the Republic of Kazakhstan

- National State Book Chamber of the Republic of Kazakhstan

- The publisher's university library

Electronic versions of the journal are also deposited with:

  • The Electronic Library Fund of the Republic of Kazakhstan at JSC 'National Centre for State Scientific and Technical Expertise'.
  • The Electronic Archive of the Ministry of Culture and Information of the Republic of Kazakhstan, in accordance with the regulations approved by Order No. 495-NQ dated 24 October 2024.

Self-Archiving Policy:

The journal supports the principles of open access and actively encourages self-archiving. Authors are permitted and strongly encouraged to deposit their publications in institutional repositories, on personal websites and on academic platforms and other non-commercial resources.

When depositing an article, authors must clearly indicate:

  • the full bibliographic reference to the published version;
  • the article’s DOI;
  • the version status (preprint, accepted manuscript or final published version).

This approach facilitates the broad dissemination of research findings and increases citation visibility, all the while respecting authors’ rights. Commercial use of the content is permitted only with the author’s consent and in accordance with the terms of the CC BY-NC licence.

Preprint Policy:

Posting preprints (early versions of manuscripts before peer review) is permitted. Posting a preprint in an open repository does not constitute prior publication in a scholarly journal. Authors may upload manuscripts to open repositories and dedicated preprint servers prior to submission to the journal, provided that:

  • The preprint has not been previously reviewed or published elsewhere
  • The submission to the journal is made in its original, unpublished form.

Preprints do not influence editorial decisions. All submissions undergo standard blind peer review, regardless of prior availability in open access.

Preprints must be clearly labelled as such: authors are required to indicate that the work is an unreviewed version and not the final publication. For example: 'This manuscript is a preprint, has not undergone peer review, is not the final published version and may differ from the published article.'

After publication in the journal, authors are encouraged to update the preprint description with a link to the published version and its DOI. Once the article has been formally published, authors must direct readers and citations to the official version. Using the preprint as the primary publication after the final version has been published is not permitted.