Policies

Editorial Policy of the SDU Law Journal

Purpose and Scope

SDU Law Journal is a peer-reviewed, multilingual (Kazakh, English, Russian), and open-access academic journal.  It considers original scholarly articles in various fields of law that have not been previously published in other journals.

The purpose of the SDU Law Journal is to advance legal science through research on theoretical and practical issues of law and legal practice while providing a platform for Kazakhstani and international researchers to publish their research findings.

The journal’s research areas are:

•  Public law, private law, and international law.

Publication Frequency

SDU Law Journal is published four times a year (March, June, September, and December). Articles undergo a double-blind peer review by two reviewers.

Founder

Non-profit Joint stock Company «SDU University»

Publication Fees

Publication in the SDU Law Journal is free of charge. The journal does not require authors to pay any fees for manuscript submission or publication, except in cases specified by the university’s regulations on scientific publications.

Open Access Policy and Archiving

The journal website is hosted on the Open Journal System (OJS) platform, installed on the university’s server, and is available at: https://lj.sdu.edu.kz. The journal’s issue archive can be accessed at:https://lj.sdu.edu.kz/index.php/lj/issue/archive.