Editorial Policies
BUKETOV BUSINESS REVIEW is a peer-reviewed scholarly journal that publishes original research and review articles in business, economics, management, finance, accounting, marketing, and public administration, with a particular interest in innovation and innovative practices. The journal is committed to fair editorial decision-making, rigorous peer review, editorial independence, and transparent communication with authors, reviewers, and readers.
1. Editorial responsibility and independence
The editorial board is responsible for ensuring the quality, relevance, and academic integrity of all content published in the journal.
Editorial decisions are made independently and are based solely on scholarly merit, originality, methodological rigor, relevance to the journal’s scope, clarity of presentation, and compliance with journal policies.
Commercial, financial, institutional, or personal considerations must not influence editorial evaluation or publication decisions.
2. Manuscript handling and initial screening
All manuscripts must be submitted through the journal’s online editorial management system. Authors may track the status of their submissions through the system.
Each submission undergoes an initial editorial screening to assess whether it fits the journal’s scope and meets basic requirements for structure, language, anonymization, formatting, referencing, and completeness of declarations.
The editorial office may return submissions to authors for technical correction before peer review if files are incomplete or do not comply with submission requirements.
Manuscripts that are clearly outside the journal’s scope or do not meet the journal’s minimum scholarly or ethical standards may be rejected at the editorial screening stage.
3. Peer review policy
The journal uses a double-blind peer review process. Authors and reviewers remain anonymous to one another throughout the review process.
After editorial screening, suitable manuscripts are sent to expert reviewers with relevant subject-matter and methodological expertise.
Reviewers are selected on the basis of academic competence, research experience, and the absence of disqualifying conflicts of interest.
Reviewers are asked to assess originality, theoretical and methodological rigor, relevance to the field, clarity of presentation, and the practical or policy contribution of the manuscript.
Reviewers and editorial staff must treat submitted manuscripts and review reports as confidential documents and must not disclose, share, or use them for personal advantage.
4. Decision categories
Editorial decisions may include one of the following outcomes:
- Accept: the manuscript is accepted subject to minor editorial, language, formatting, or proof corrections where required.
- Minor revisions: the manuscript is potentially publishable subject to limited revisions and a satisfactory response to reviewer or editor comments.
- Major revisions: substantial revision is required before the manuscript can be reconsidered for publication.
- Reject: the manuscript is not suitable for publication in the journal or does not meet the required standards.
5. Revisions and final decision
When revisions are requested, authors should submit a revised manuscript together with a clear point-by-point response explaining how reviewer and editor comments were addressed.
The editor may make the final decision on the basis of reviewer reports, the revised manuscript, and the adequacy of the authors’ response. Revised manuscripts may be sent for additional review where necessary.
Minor formatting issues alone should not determine rejection and may be addressed during revision or production after acceptance.
6. Advanced online publication
Accepted articles may be published online before assignment to a regular issue through Advanced Online Publication or Online First publication.
Articles made available online in advance of issue assignment are fully citable and should carry a DOI and publication date.
If a significant problem is identified in an online-first article before final issue publication, the journal may issue a correction or, in serious cases, withdraw the article in accordance with its post-publication policies.
7. Revenue sources and business model
The journal operates under an open access model and is supported by Karaganda Buketov University as part of its mission to disseminate high-quality research.
To support publishing and operational costs, the journal charges an Article Processing Fee only after a manuscript has been accepted for publication.
Editorial decisions are independent of financial considerations. The ability to pay the fee, eligibility for a waiver or discount, or the author’s country or institution does not influence peer review, editorial evaluation, or acceptance decisions.
8. Advertising policy
The journal does not accept advertising, sponsored content, or paid promotional material on the journal website or in journal issues.
This policy supports editorial independence and helps ensure that commercial interests do not influence publication decisions.
9. Direct marketing policy
Any direct marketing or manuscript solicitation carried out on behalf of the journal, including calls for papers, must be appropriate, accurate, well targeted, and unobtrusive.
The journal does not use misleading information, does not guarantee acceptance, and does not engage in deceptive or aggressive manuscript solicitation practices.
Recipients may request removal from journal communications by contacting the editorial office.
10. Long-term digital preservation and archiving
The journal is published on the Open Journal Systems platform and is committed to preserving the scholarly record through secure retention of article files and metadata.
In the event of platform migration, host change, or journal closure, the journal will seek to ensure continued access to its archive through transfer to a trusted repository or the use of an independent preservation solution such as PKP Preservation Network, LOCKSS, CLOCKSS, or another appropriate archiving service.
11. Contact for editorial queries
General editorial and submission-related queries should be sent to businessreview@buketov.edu.kz.
Publisher: Karaganda Buketov University, Kazakhstan.
Postal address: Editorial Board of Buketov Business Review, 28 Universitetskaya Street, Karaganda 100028, Kazakhstan.
