Information For Authors

The International Relations and International Law Journal accepts manuscripts via Open Journal Systems (OJS), an online platform for manuscript submission and peer-review management.

Subject Areas and Types of Contributions

The Journal considers original research articles and analytical review articles in the following areas:

international relations and foreign policy;
global and regional security;
international and national law in an international context;
global political process;
world economy and regional integration (in connection with political processes and international relations);
regional studies: current issues of regions and macro-regions in the context of international processes and foreign policy.

The manuscript must be original, previously unpublished, and not under consideration by another journal.

Manuscript Language and Mandatory Metadata

Languages of publication: Kazakh, Russian, or English.

For each article, the following are mandatory:

author information (full name, affiliation, country, contact details);
identification of the corresponding author.

For all submissions, the title, abstract, and keywords must be provided in three languages (Kazakh, Russian, and English), regardless of the language of the main text.

Recommended: an abstract of at least 150 words in each language; 3–5 keywords in each language.

Manuscript Submission (OJS) and Cover Letter

Manuscripts must be submitted only via OJS by the corresponding author, with complete metadata for the article and all co-authors.

A cover letter is mandatory and must include:

confirmation that the manuscript has not been published and is not under simultaneous consideration elsewhere;
a statement confirming compliance with publication ethics and proper attribution/citation practices;
disclosure of conflicts of interest and funding/support sources (where applicable);
disclosure of the use of AI tools (where applicable), including the tool name and the purpose of use (e.g., language editing, translation, formatting, bibliography preparation, technical data processing, etc.).

Communication among the editorial office, authors, and reviewers is conducted via OJS; in exceptional cases, via email.

Submission Timeline and Length

Recommended submission time: at least 2 months prior to the planned publication date of the nearest issue.
Recommended length of the main text (excluding the title, author information, abstract, keywords, and reference lists): 3,000–7,000 words.
An article by the same author (single-authored or co-authored) may be published no more than once per calendar year.

File Formats and Formatting Requirements

File formats:

Acceptable formats: .doc / .docx / .rtf.
IRSTI code: the author should indicate the IRSTI code at the top right of the first page. The classifier is available online: http://grnti.ru/
If necessary, the IRSTI code may be obtained from the library.

Technical formatting parameters:

Font: Times New Roman;

Font size: 12 (abstract, keywords, references/literature: 10; table text: 9–11);

Alignment: justified;

Line spacing: single;

Paragraph indent: 0.8 cm;

Margins: top/bottom 2 cm; left/right 2 cm.

Figures and tables: must be placed within the text with numbering and titles (e.g., Figure 1 – …; Table 1 – …). Any reused material must be properly credited and used in compliance with applicable rights.

Recommended Article Structure

The recommended structure includes:

Introduction (relevance, problem statement, aim/objectives);
Literature review;
Methodology / materials and methods;
Results and discussion;
Conclusion;
Declarations/statements (as applicable);
Literature / references.

Declarations and Statements

Authors are recommended to include in the manuscript (typically before the reference list):

Conflict of interest (present/absent);
Funding (source or a statement that no funding was received);
Ethical approval/consent if the study involves human participation/personal data (surveys, interviews, etc.);
Data Availability statement if data/archives/corpora/code were used: how access is provided or why access is restricted.

Citations and Reference Lists (APA 7th edition)

In-text citations and reference lists must be formatted in accordance with APA (7th edition).

The title of the reference section depends on the language of the main text:

“Әдебиеттер” (Kazakh),
“Литература” (Russian),
“References” (English).

For articles in Kazakh and Russian, an additional “References” section in English is mandatory; bibliographic data must be provided in Latin script (transliteration) and, where necessary, the translated title should be included in square brackets.

For articles with the main text in English, additional transliteration and bibliography formatting in Kazakh/Russian are not required.

Similarity Check

All manuscripts are screened for text similarity. Manuscripts are sent for peer review provided that citations are properly formatted and the originality level is above 80% (based on the screening results).

Peer Review and Editorial Decisions

The Journal applies double-blind peer review. Each manuscript is sent to at least two independent reviewers.

Possible decisions: accept; accept with revisions; send for re-review; reject.

Use of AI Tools

The use of AI is permitted as an auxiliary tool (language editing, translation, formatting, bibliography preparation, technical data processing), provided that authors verify the outputs. The use of AI must be disclosed in the cover letter.
The use of generative AI for fabrication/falsification of data, creation of fictitious sources/references, or misleading manipulation of figures/data is prohibited.

DOI

Each published article is assigned a DOI (registration via Crossref).

Article Processing Charge (APC)

The APC is 60,000 KZT per article and is charged after acceptance. Payment does not influence editorial decisions and does not replace peer review procedures. Proof of payment (receipt in PDF or JPEG) must be sent to the editorial office email address.

Bank details for payment:

Non-profit Joint-Stock Company “Al-Farabi Kazakh National University”

Postal code: 050040

Address: 71 Al-Farabi Ave., Almaty

BIN: 990140001154

KBE: 16

KNP: 710

JSC “Halyk Bank of Kazakhstan”

IBAN: KZ796018861000945341 (KZT)

BIC: HSBKKZKX

KZ796018861000945341

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