AUTHOR INSTRUCTIONS

INFORMATION FOR AUTHORS

REQUIREMENTS FOR ARTICLES TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE JOURNAL

“MEDICINE, SCIENCE AND EDUCATION”

These requirements have been developed by the Kazakhstan’s Medical University “KSPH” (hereinafter – KMU “KSPH”). 

The scientific-practical journal “Medicine, Science and Education” (hereinafter referred to as the Journal) publishes literature reviews, results of original research, and case studies related to clinical medicine and public health.

The authors of scientific articles and the primary audience of the publication include health care organizers and specialists, practicing physicians, researchers from research institutes, national centers, and academic staff from higher education institutions in Kazakhstan, CIS countries, and beyond, as well as master’s and doctoral students, residency trainees, and young researchers in the fields of medicine and science.

The journal was established in 2000 by the Kazakhstan Higher School of Public Health with the support of Virginia Commonwealth University.

Publisher: LLP “Kazakhstan’s Medical University ‘KSPH’.” 

Since 2001, the scientific-practical journal “Medicine, Science and Education” has been published quarterly and registered with the Committee on Information of the Ministry of Information and Public Development of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

The journal is registered with the International Center for the Registration of Serial Publications ISSN (UNESCO, Paris, France) and holds the ISSN: 1609 – 8692 (print).

The main thematic focus of the journal is the publication of materials on medical education, healthcare organization, medical science, and practice.

The journal is comprised of the following sections:

I. Literature Reviews

II. Public Health

III. Experimental and Clinical Medicine

IV. Medical Education

Publication Frequency – quarterly.

The submitted document must be original and not previously published in other printed publications. Scientific articles can be submitted in kazakh, russian, or english. Articles that do not meet these requirements will not be considered by the journal’s editorial board.

ALGORITHM FOR THE PUBLICATION OF A SCIENTIFIC ARTICLE:

1. Verification of the Scientific Article’s Relevance to the Journal’s Focus

2. Technical Check of the Scientific Article’s Text

3. Plagiarism Check. A scientific article is accepted for publication if it contains no more than 15% of borrowed text.

4. Peer Review. Articles submitted to the editorial office undergo a double-blind peer review process, where the reviewers are unaware of the authors’ identities, and the authors are unaware of the reviewers’ identities. If reviewers have questions, the article is returned to the authors for revision. The editorial office reserves the right to request the original data on which calculations were based if questions arise about the quality of statistical processing. The editorial office also reserves the right to make editorial changes to the text, provided they do not alter the meaning of the article.

5. Assignment of a DOI (Digital Object Identifier) for each article after it is reviewed and approved by the editorial board.

6. Publication of the Scientific Article.

PREPARATION OF MATERIALS

The electronic version of the scientific article prepared in Microsoft Word must be submitted through the ONLINE ARTICLE SUBMISSION SYSTEM at https://journal.ksph.edu.kz/jr-online-article-submission/](https://journal.ksph.edu.kz/jr-online-article-submission/

Additionally, a cover letter from the authors (see Form 1) and author information (see Form 2) must be attached. These forms must be signed and sent to the email address: ksph.journal@mail.ru (the subject line must specify “Article for the Journal”).

The cover letter will help the journal’s editorial board gain an overall understanding of your article, highlighting your key findings and their implications, and demonstrating why your article is of interest.

Form 1. Sample Cover Letter to the Editorial Office

To be completed in a separate file.

Form 2. Sample Author Information

Author Information (* fields are mandatory and should be filled out in a separate MS Word file).

*Note: Information must be provided for all co-authors of the article according to Form 2.*

*The corresponding author is one of the authors responsible for maintaining contact and communication with the journal’s editorial office. The complete details of the corresponding author must be provided first, including phone number, email address, and any other relevant contact information. Afterward, details of additional authors should be provided: (full surname and initials, academic degree, academic title, organization, position, phone number, email, ORCID, and any other author codes, if available).

It is mandatory to specify the ORCID registration number for all authors. This is necessary for readers to identify other articles by the authors and to enhance their citation count. If the authors do not have an ORCID registration number, they should create one by following this link: [https://orcid.org/register](https://orcid.org/register).    

If available, SPIN codes should also be indicated. To obtain a SPIN code, you can follow this link: [http://elibrary.ru/projects/science_index/author_tutorial.asp](http://elibrary.ru/projects/science_index/author_tutorial.asp).

STRUCTURE OF THE ARTICLE

1. In the upper left corner, indicate the Universal Decimal Classification (UDC) index. This index is mandatory for all publishing products and for the retrieval of information in exact and natural sciences in each scientific article. You can refer to the UDC reference guide here: [https://teacode.com/online/udc/](https://teacode.com/online/udc/)   

1. Below the UDC index, in the left corner, include the Interstate Rubricator of Scientific and Technical Information (IRTI). The IRSTI is designed for the unified thematic systematization of scientific and technical information (STI). The interstate rubricator serves as the basis for classifiers created and used in STI agencies. The IRSTI represents a hierarchical classification system with a universal thematic scope. You can access the IRSTI reference guide here: [https://grnti.ru/](https://grnti.ru/).

1. Structure of a Scientific Article:

1) UDC (Universal Decimal Classification)

2) IRSTI (Interstate Rubricator of Scientific and Technical Information)

3) Title of the Article

4) Full Name(s) of Author(s) (co-authors)

5) Affiliation, Country, City

(Organization, University, College; if the author is a student, indicate the type of education)

6) Abstract

7) Keywords

8) Introduction

9) Methods (Theoretical Foundations)

10) Results

11) Discussion

12) References / Transliterated References

In the scientific article, the full names and initials of each author must be provided, with the corresponding author indicated by an asterisk (*).

Article Structuring According to Journal Sections and Types of Submission:

It is recommended to use the commonly accepted structure of a scientific article based on the IMRAD format.

The IMRAD acronym stands for Introduction, Methods, Results, and Discussion. If the article is focused on theoretical research, the Methods section can be replaced with Theoretical Basis. Sometimes, the IMRAD structure is extended to AIMRAD, where the letter A represents Abstract. This format, developed in the 1970s, has become standard for articles based on empirical and original research.

For writing a clinical case, the following commonly accepted structure is recommended:

– Introduction

– Patient Information

– Clinical Manifestations

– Chronology

– Assessment of Diagnosis

– Evaluation of Therapy

– Re-examination and Outcomes

– Discussion

– Conclusions

– Informed Consent

For writing a review article, the following structure is recommended:

– Introduction

– The Main Part

– Conclusions

Table 1. Terms and Definitions Used in the Structure of the Article

PREPARATION OF THE REFERENCE LIST

The reference list should be presented in TWO versions:

1. Russian Language List (including foreign sources) formatted according to GOST 7.0.5–2008 standards.

2. Transliterated List in Latin characters with the source titles translated into English, in accordance with **Scopus database requirements. You can use a free transliteration program for converting Russian text to Latin at [http://www.translit.ru](http://www.translit.ru)   (select either the BGN or BSI system).

Steps for Preparing References Using Automatic Transliteration and Translation:

1. Visit the Translit.ru online program at [http://www.translit.ru](http://www.translit.ru) .

2. In the “Options” field, select the BGN (Board of Geographic Names) transliteration system.

3. Copy and paste the entire bibliography text (excluding book or article titles) in Russian into the provided field and click the “transliterate” button.

4. Copy the transliterated text and place it in the prepared “References” list.

5. Use Google Translator to translate the titles of articles, monographs, collections, conferences, etc., into English. Insert the translated titles into the list. The translation may require manual editing.

6. Combine the transliterated and translated descriptions, formatting them according to accepted rules. Be sure to clarify the place of publication (e.g., Moscow…) and make any necessary technical adjustments.

7. Indicate the language of the original source in parentheses at the end of the reference (e.g., (in Russian)).

This method ensures the proper presentation of your reference list in accordance with international indexing requirements.

NOTE:

For detailed information regarding the publication of scientific articles, you can contact:  8 702 333 64 04 (Zamira Zhantenova).