Publication Ethics

The editorial policy of the Journal of Secure Digital Technologies is based on internationally recognized principles of publication ethics set forth in the Core Practices and Guidelines of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).

Responsibilities of Authors

Submission of a manuscript to the Journal constitutes the authors' agreement to grant the Publisher, the Republican State Enterprise on the Right of Economic Management "Digital government support center", the right to publish the article in the Journal and to republish it in any foreign language.

By submitting a manuscript, the author(s):

  • warrant that they hold the necessary copyrights and that the manuscript does not infringe the rights of any third party;
  • grant the Publisher exclusive rights, without time limitation, to reproduce, distribute, communicate, archive, and otherwise make the work publicly available in any form and by any means, while ensuring that authorship is properly acknowledged in every reproduction;
  • consent to the processing, dissemination, indexing, and inclusion of the article metadata (title, author information, abstract, references, and full text) in bibliographic databases, indexing services, repositories, and information systems;
  • authorize the Publisher to store and process personal data required for publication purposes, including full name, education, affiliation, and position;
  • assume full responsibility for the lawful use of copyrighted materials and other intellectual property in accordance with the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan;
  • consent to plagiarism detection and screening for improper or unethical textual overlap;
  • confirm that the submitted manuscript has not been previously published, is not under consideration elsewhere, and will not be submitted simultaneously to another journal;
  • confirm that they have read and accepted the Journal's Editorial Policy, Manuscript Preparation Guidelines, Publication Ethics, and Peer Review Policy.

Requirements for Manuscripts

Submitted manuscripts must:

  • comply with the Journal's technical and formatting requirements;
  • not have been previously published or be under consideration by another journal;
  • present original results of the authors' own research;
  • include as authors only those individuals who have made a genuine scholarly contribution to the work;
  • cite only sources that have actually been used in the research, giving preference to peer-reviewed publications;
  • provide accurate and complete references to all cited sources, including the authors' own previously published works where applicable.

Responsibilities of Reviewers

The Journal employs a double-blind peer review process to ensure the scientific quality and integrity of published research.

Reviewers are expected to:

  • treat all submitted manuscripts as confidential documents;
  • refrain from using any unpublished information or research findings contained in the manuscript for personal benefit;
  • not disclose or distribute manuscript materials to third parties without prior authorization from the Editor-in-Chief;
  • provide objective, constructive, evidence-based, and timely evaluations, including recommendations for improving the manuscript where appropriate;
  • decline the review assignment if the manuscript falls outside their area of expertise or if any conflict of interest exists.

Responsibilities of Editors

The Editor-in-Chief and members of the Editorial Board undertake to:

  • maintain high scientific standards for all published materials;
  • actively participate in Editorial Board meetings and provide well-reasoned assessments of submitted manuscripts;
  • promote the geographical and academic diversity of the Journal's authorship;
  • evaluate manuscripts solely on the basis of their scholarly merit, regardless of the authors' gender, nationality, ethnicity, religion, institutional affiliation, or other personal characteristics;
  • refrain from handling manuscripts whenever a conflict of interest exists.

The Editor-in-Chief, or, in their absence, the Deputy Editor-in-Chief:

  • appoints qualified reviewers for all manuscripts that successfully pass the initial editorial screening;
  • makes the final publication decision based on reviewers' reports and the recommendations of the Editorial Board.

Editorial Policy

The Editorial Office communicates directly with authors and does not cooperate with commercial agencies, intermediaries, manuscript brokers, or organizations offering publication services.

The Journal takes prompt action whenever publication misconduct is identified, including but not limited to:

  • data fabrication or falsification;
  • pseudoscientific content;
  • fabrication of research results;
  • citation manipulation;
  • plagiarism;
  • duplicate or simultaneous submission.

If ethical misconduct is identified during peer review, the manuscript will be rejected.

If misconduct is discovered after publication, the article may be corrected, retracted, or otherwise handled in accordance with COPE recommendations.

The Editor-in-Chief, Editorial Board members, and reviewers are permitted to publish in the Journal; however, their submissions undergo the same independent double-blind peer review process as all other manuscripts.

If technical or editorial errors are identified after publication, the Editorial Office publishes corrections (errata or corrigenda) in the subsequent issue of the Journal.