Journal profile
@lFarabi Atyndag'y K'azak' U'lttyk' Universiteti khabarshy shyg'ystanu seriiasy
ISSN 1563-0226 · eISSN 2617-1864 · Al-Farabi Kazakh National University · Kazakhstan
@lFarabi Atyndag'y K'azak' U'lttyk' Universiteti khabarshy shyg'ystanu seriiasy: fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; review about 10 weeks (community reports); acceptance rate 30% (journal website); 34 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
@lFarabi Atyndag'y K'azak' U'lttyk' Universiteti khabarshy shyg'ystanu seriiasy is published by Al-Farabi Kazakh National University. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Linguistics and Cultural Studies, Central Asia Education and Culture and Turkish Literature and Culture, together about 25.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Political Science and International Relations. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of Oriental Studies has been published since 1992. It was established in 1992 and is published by Al-Farabi Kazakh National University. The journal features scholarly contributions that explore key issues in the history, politics, and social development of the countries and societies of the East. It places particular emphasis on the religious and cultural dimensions of Eastern societies, as well as on processes of their historical evolution and social and cultural transformation. The journal also highlights contemporary methodological approaches, as well as theoretical and applied research developments in the broader field of Oriental Studies. It publishes original research articles and review papers that contribute to the advancement of knowledge on historical, cultural, religious, linguistic, and social dynamics in Eastern societies. The editorial team upholds rigorous peer-review procedures, high editorial standards, and an open-access publishing policy to ensure the credibility, transparency, and academic integrity of all published work. Publication Information Frequency: Quarterly (4 issues per year) Languages of publication: Kazakh, Russian, English Peer Review & Editorial Policy Initial screening: approximately 4-6 weeks Peer-review model: double-blind review Average review period: approximately 12-16 weeks Acceptance rate: ~30% Indexing & Abstracting The journal is indexed and abstracted in the following databases and services:
· Committee for Quality Assurance in Science and Higher Education of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan
· Kazakhstan Citation Database
· Crossref
· eLIBRARY.RU
· Index Copernicus
· Directory of Open Access Journals
· EBSCO
· WorldCat
· ROAD
· CiteFactor Scope ✔ History, politics, and social development of Asia and Africa ✔ Languages and literatures of Eastern societies ✔ Religions and belief systems ✔ Cultural and geocultural studies ✔ International relations ✔ Religious and cultural transformations ✔ Theoretical and methodological approaches in Oriental Studies
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief Anar MustafayevaPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Linguistics and Cultural StudiesArts and Humanities11.2%
- Central Asia Education and CultureSocial Sciences7.4%
- Turkish Literature and CultureArts and Humanities6.5%
- Cultural and Sociopolitical StudiesArts and Humanities5.9%
- Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary StudiesSocial Sciences5.2%
- Islamic Studies and HistorySocial Sciences5.1%
- Global Political and Economic RelationsSocial Sciences4.7%
- Regional Socio-Economic Development TrendsSocial Sciences4.2%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
DOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- h-index
- 3OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.08OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 705 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 21 | 21 | 0 |
| 2025 | 34 | 34 | 1 |
| 2024 | 40 | 40 | 7 |
| 2023 | 49 | 49 | 17 |
| 2022 | 46 | 46 | 14 |
| 2021 | 48 | 48 | 36 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 10 weeksLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 30%Publisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 10 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | KZT 500 | No | CC BY-NC | |
| OpenAlex | KZT 500 | — | — | |
| LetPub | KZT 500 | No | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Page charges
- Charged; see the journal's website for the amount
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
What to prepare5 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 150–300 words
- Keywords
- 3–5
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 7,000 words
- Reference style
- APA
- Cover letter
- Required
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, License & copyright, Plagiarism
- Authorship Author Contributions (CRediT Taxonomy)
At the end of the manuscript, authors must provide a statement describing the individual contributions of each author in accordance with the CRediT (Contributor Roles Taxonomy).
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License Model summary
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
Plagiarism screening with minimum originality score of 80% required for peer review Model summary
All submissions undergo plagiarism screening. Only manuscripts with proper citation and a minimum originality score of 80% are sent for peer review.
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Al-Farabi Kazakh National University
- Country or region
- Kazakhstan
- Language
- English, Russian, Kazakh
- ISSN
- 1563-0226
- Electronic ISSN
- 2617-1864
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 118, Issue 3 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about @lFarabi Atyndag'y K'azak' U'lttyk' Universiteti khabarshy shyg'ystanu seriiasy
How long does peer review take at @lFarabi Atyndag'y K'azak' U'lttyk' Universiteti khabarshy shyg'ystanu seriiasy?
Authors report an average review time of about 10 weeks; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 30%. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
What are the manuscript requirements of @lFarabi Atyndag'y K'azak' U'lttyk' Universiteti khabarshy shyg'ystanu seriiasy?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 150–300 words; Keywords: 3–5; Manuscript length: ≤ 7,000 words; Reference style: APA; Cover letter: Required. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Which databases index @lFarabi Atyndag'y K'azak' U'lttyk' Universiteti khabarshy shyg'ystanu seriiasy?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, @lFarabi Atyndag'y K'azak' U'lttyk' Universiteti khabarshy shyg'ystanu seriiasy is indexed in DOAJ.
Is @lFarabi Atyndag'y K'azak' U'lttyk' Universiteti khabarshy shyg'ystanu seriiasy open access, and what is the APC?
@lFarabi Atyndag'y K'azak' U'lttyk' Universiteti khabarshy shyg'ystanu seriiasy is a fully open-access journal. APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex, DOAJ; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-30). Last updated: .