Bulletin of the University of Karaganda-Physics

Bulletin of the University of Karaganda-Physics is published by Academician Ye.A. Buketov Karaganda University and is in Zone 4 of Physics & Astronomy in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Material Properties and Applications, Industrial Engineering and Technologies and Surface Treatment and Coatings, together about 25.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Mechanical Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)

Journal «Bulletin of the Karaganda University», series «Physics», a peer-reviewed scientific journal, published since 1996. ISSN: 2518-7198 (Print) ISSN: 2663-5089 (Online) Certificate of re-registration of a periodical, news agency, and online publication, no. KZ56VPY00135985, date of issue 05.12.2025 The publication is registered in the international center ISSN 2518-7198 (Print) ISSN: 2663-5089 (Online). Access to articles in the electronic version of the journal on the website https://physics-vestnik.ksu.kz/ Publisher: Buketov Karaganda National Research University, Karaganda, Kazakhstan. Indexation: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI) on the Web of Science platform, Russian Science Citation Index (RSCI); Kazakhstan Citation Database (KazBC) of JSC «National Center of Scientific and Technology Evaluation» (NCSTE), aggregator of scientific information Google Scholar. The journal is included in the list of publications recommended by the Committee for Quality Assurance in the Field of Science and Higher Education of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan for the publication of the main results of scientific activity (list of journals recommended by CQAFSHEE). The journal is included in the CrossRef specialized reference bibliographic service, each author's article is assigned a DOI (Digital Object Identifier) - a digital object identifier that is used to provide citations, links and access to electronic documents. DOI of the journal: https://doi.org/10.31489/2518-7198 The journal is included in the largest online catalog of high-quality peer-reviewed open access journals DOAJ (Directory of Open Access Journals). Link to the magazine's page in DOAJ: https://doaj.org/toc/2663-5089 Purpose: the main goal of the journal «Bulletin of the Karaganda University. Series «Physics» is a coverage of current problems of modern physics and technology that contain new results of theoretical or experimental research. The journal tasks to inform a wide range of the scientific community about new scientific developments and technical solutions for fundamental and applied research. The editorial policy of the journal is based on the following principles: - objectivity and impartiality in the selection of articles for publication; - high demands on the quality of scientific research; - collegiality in making decisions about the publication of articles; - accessibility and efficiency in communicating with authors; - strict observance of

From the journal's Aims & Scope

Research area (LetPub): PHYSICS, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

Editor-in-chief Karabekova D.Zh. E-mailPublisher website

Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 10%); most named Russia 3, Romania 2, Ukraine 2, Mainland China 1, Spain 1 (10 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website · 2026-09-29

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Database indexing

ESCIDOAJLetPub

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Impact

h-index

9OpenAlex · 2026-10-01

i10-index

8OpenAlex · 2026-10-01

2-year mean citedness

0.3OpenAlex · 2026-10-01

Self-citation rate

50%LetPub · 2026-09-13

Share of gold OA articles

94.93%LetPub · 2026-09-13

Volume

Articles per year

40LetPub · 2026-09-13

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Average review time (community reports)

about 20 weeksLetPub · 2026-09-13

Submission to publication (journal-reported)

about 20 weeksDOAJ · 2026-10-25

Peer review

Double anonymous peer reviewDOAJ

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Publisher

Academician Ye.A. Buketov Karaganda University

Country or region

Kazakhstan

Language

English

ISSN

2518-7198

Electronic ISSN

2663-5089

Latest issue on the website

Volume 31, Issue 2 (2026)

Official links

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