Author Guidelines

Dear Authors,

The editorial board of the «JETE – Journal of Philosophy, Religious and Cultural Studies» accepts for publication original manuscripts of two types: research articles and scientific reviews. Additionally, the «Scientific Notebook» section welcomes scientific notes (including reviews of academic events, translations of original texts into kazakh, and expert interviews, etc.​)

A mandatory requirement for submitting an article on the JETE journal website is the completion of author metadata in three languages (article title, abstract, keywords, authors' full names, affiliations, email addresses and ORCID).

The JETE website submissions should include a cover letter and two versions of the manuscript: a full version with complete metadata, an anonymized version without metadata, suitable for double-blind peer review.​ File names should begin with the first four words of the article title.

 

Article Publication Conditions:

  1. Co-authors should be individuals who have made significant contributions to the research's conception, design, execution, or interpretation. Contributors with lesser involvement may be acknowledged in the "Acknowledgments" section.
  2. Articles must clearly state their objectives, research questions, main findings, and conclusions, demonstrating relevance and novelty.
  3. Submissions must be original, unpublished, and not under consideration elsewhere.
  4. Manuscripts should adhere to the journal's formatting guidelines.​
  5. Language of Publication: Kazakh, English, and Russian.

 

Formatting guidelines:

  1. The first page must indicate: article type (research article, scholarly review, or scientific note); IRSTI (Font: Times New Roman, 12 pt, bold, left-aligned without indentation).
  2. Main article metadata (title, author name and affiliation, abstract, keywords) should be provided in English, Kazakh, and Russian. The corresponding author's email must be indicated.

2.1 Article title (Font: Times New Roman, 14 pt, UPPERCASE).

2.2 Author's name (lowercase) and surname (UPPERCASE) appear under the title. (Font: Times New Roman, 14 pt).

2.3 Affiliation, city, and country should be indicated with letter notations (Font: Times New Roman, 12 pt, italic).

2.4 Corresponding author's email (Font: Times New Roman, 12 pt).

2.5 Abstract (150–200 words) should not duplicate the article text, contain references, or the bibliography, but should reflect the article’s uniqueness, author contribution, findings, and conclusions. (Font: Times New Roman, 12 pt, justified, 1 cm indent).

2.6 Keywords: (7–10) separated by semicolons for indexing. (Font: Times New Roman, 12 pt, justified, 1 cm indent).

  1. Text formatting: margins: 2 cm on all sides, justified alignment, font: Times New Roman, 14 pt, line spacing: single, paragraph indent: 1 cm, orientation: portrait, manuscript length: at least 16 pages (1 publisher's sheet).
  2. Tables and figures must be numbered sequentially, with centered titles and no indentation. References to them should be in parentheses, and figure elements in italics (e.g., (fig. 1, 2;)). Visuals and tables must not exceed 1/3 of the article.
  3. In-text citations should be formatted in parentheses with the author’s last name, publication year, and page number(s), e.g.: (Mukashev, 1989: 45) or (Abdildin, 2019); If two or more authors: a) (Mukashev et al., 2025: 45);
    b) (Abdildin, Orynbekov, 1989: 45); If indirect reference: (Kabdugaliev, 2024).
  4. Citations must include at least five academic sources from the past five years.
  5. Archival references should appear in the text with a full description on first mention, followed by a shortened version, e.g.:
    (Archive of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan (hereafter APRK), F. 141. 17. D. 2356. L. 12.)
  6. Author self-citations should not exceed 20–25%.
  7. The bibliography should be unnumbered and provided in two versions: in original language, in alphabetical order (author’s last name and initials, title, place, publisher, year, pages), in Latin transliteration (https://translit.ru).
    If the source is in English, no transliteration is needed.
    (Font: Times New Roman, 12 pt, justified, 1 cm indent).
  8. Additional metadata section:

10.1 Acknowledgements (if applicable)

10.2 Funding information (if applicable)

10.3 Author contributions and conflict of interest (mandatory)

10.4 Author information in three languages – Kazakh, English, and Russian – including academic degree, title, affiliation, address, email, and ORCID.

Article template

Cover letter template