Instructions for revoking or correcting articles

The members of the editorial board are responsible for the publication of articles with known signs of unethical behavior, plagiarism, self-plagiarism, excessive self-citation by authors, conflicts of interest. If, when writing an article, the principles of publication and / or scientific ethics were violated, the scientific editor of the journal, based on the decision of the editorial board, must retraction the publication.

Articles can be withdrawn by the author (s) or the editors of the journal. The editorial board carries out the withdrawal (retraction) of published articles in case of violation of publication and / or scientific ethics, based on the recommendations of COPE. An article is withdrawn / seizure (retracted) in the event of: - if there is clear evidence that the data obtained is unreliable or obtained as a result of illegal actions, for example, falsification of data;

- the discovery of the fact of publication of the manuscript in another edition before its publication in the journal «Central Asia's Affairs»;

- detection of plagiarism in the article, including the detection of the borrowing of figures, graphs, tables, etc.

- the presence in the article of gross errors that can negatively affect other scientists and their research, for example, a miscalculation or error in an experiment;

- the appearance of claims about copyright for the article or its individual parts by third parties;

- the presence of information in the article that contradicts the principles, standards and norms of publication and / or scientific ethics.

In such cases above, the editorial board of the journal conducts a check, according to the results of which the article can be withdrawn / remove (retracted) from publication. For this, an act of retraction of the article from publication is drawn up, which is confirmed and signed by the scientific editor. A copy of the act is sent to the author for correspondence of the article. After that, on the journal's website, the article is marked as tragic, indicating the reasons. The editorial board publishes information about the withdrawal (retraction) of the article on the main page of the journal's website and places the information, after the procedure of withdrawal (retraction) of the article, in the subsequent issue of the journal.

Editorial office of the journal «Central Asia's Affairs» responsibly, objectively and carefully examines all substantiated appeals regarding violations found in published issues. The editors consider it the responsibility and obligation of the authors and reviewers to inform the editors as quickly as possible about the mistakes and violations that they have identified after the publication of the material.