Aims and scope: the Journal will publish scientific articles covering new methods for the development of medical science and pharmacy, as well as advanced ideas of research and publications in the Republic of Kazakhstan, medical problems. The editors of the journal seek novice researchers to systematically and comprehensively analyze the literature in the field of their interests and formulate working hypotheses, methodologies in various areas of Medicine. The first thing novice researchers and experienced scientists should remember is to always conduct research honestly and observe all the elements of writing . The journal will become an online forum for those who are trying to confirm the novelty and practical significance of their research. As a result of careful internal and external review, selected articles are published and promoted by highly qualified digital editors and responsible editors of the publication.

Editor-in-Chief: Rysbekov Myrzabek Myrzashevich, professor, rector of the South Kazakhstan Medical Academy, Shymkent, Kazakhstan

The editorial board includes leading Kazakhstan medical experts.

The editorial policy and review are based on the relevant professional standards below:

• • Recommendations of the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) for the Conduct, Reporting, Editing, and Publication of Scholarly Work in Medical Journals
• • CSE’s White Paper on Promoting Integrity in Scientific Journal Publications
• • Core practices of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE)
• • Policies of the World Association of Medical Editors (WAME)

Peer review is a transparent, independent, and professional editorial process (Double-blind peer review model with at least 2 external reviewers) based on:

• • Principles of Transparency and Best Practice in Scholarly Publishing
• • AMWA–EMWA–ISMPP Joint Position Statement on Predatory Publishing
• • Sarajevo Declaration on Integrity and Visibility of Scholarly Publications

All reviewers are officially acknowledged annually by listing their names.

Journal Policies based on high ethical and professional standards. See more Publication Ethics and Publication Malpractice Statement (Ethical obligations of the Journals’ Editorial Board, Ethical obligations of authors, Ethical obligations of reviewers).

Instructions for authors (НУЖНО ИЗМЕНИТЬ)

License terms: The authors are the holders of the copyright. They allow the publisher to publish their manuscript as a primary article. All the published articles are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution license (CCBY 4.0), which permits freely copying and redistributing the material.

Authors charges and Open access policy: This Journal provides full immediate open access upon publication. There are no submission, publication, and reading charges (Diamond Open Access publishing model). Full-text access to scientific articles of the journal is presented on the official website in Archives (НУЖНО ИЗМЕНИТЬ).

The Journal employs the platinum open access model; there are no processing or publication charges for the authors. Our readers can access published articles freely. All contents are available fully and immediately upon publication.

Adherence to declarations and statements:

• • Budapest Open Access Initiative
• • Berlin Declaration of Open Access
• • Bethesda Statement on Open Access Publishing
• • Principles of Transparency and Best Practice in Scholarly Publishing

Archiving: The Journal will be archived at digital repositories and national archives in Central Asian countries. All copies of the Journal are archived by the National Library of the Republic of Kazakhstan and reposited at the repository of South Kazakhstan Medical Academy.

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All the efforts of the magazine staff will be directed to support researchers, the magazine staff will serve as a guide for authors among many literary sources, hypotheses, research and publications. The main attention will be paid to issues of regional importance. Authors benefit from publishing and promoting their articles on an exemplary and highly functional online magazine platform associated with Twitter, Facebook, and other social media platforms. The editorial board comments and analyzes articles published through the journal itself, as well as regional news agencies.

After publication, the journal consists of several sections that present information in English to draw the attention of readers around the world to scientific communication. Authors from Kazakhstan who want to present their ideas in English are advised to publish their articles in Kazakh or Russian with well-structured annotations in English. The editorial office publishes articles in the field of medical and pharmaceutical research and publications to improve scientific communication skills.The editors of the Journal will be working closely with experts of Scopus, Web of Science, MEDLINE, PubMed Central, and other online databases and libraries to increase visibility of the published works and track related traditional and alternative metrics. 

Editorial Contacts 

Address: South Kazakhstan Medical Academy, Al-Farabi Square 1/1, Shymkent, Kazakhstan, 160019

Phone: +7 707-170-12-55 (Contact person: Birzhan Seiil)

E-mail: skma79science.department@gmail.com