Publishing policy of the Journal
Reproductive Medicine (Central Asia) is an independent scientific and practical edition published in accordance with its Publication Ethics and this Policy.
The journal was founded by the Independent Association of Reproductive Medicine (Almaty), a non-profit Kazakhstani organization dedicated to uniting specialists in reproductive medicine, disseminating medical knowledge, and implementing international quality standards in medicine. KARM brings together professionals specializing in human reproduction, including obstetricians-gynecologists, fertility specialistы, and embryologists. The Journal is published by Kaz Med Print LLP.
Editorial Board and Editorial Council
The Journal's editorial policy is determined by its Editorial Board and Editorial Council.
The Editorial Board shapes the journal's current policies, approves its content, and oversees the Editorial Office's activities to ensure the Journal's high standards. The Editorial Board comprises leading specialists in obstetrics, gynecology, andrology, genetics, and perinatology from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Ukraine, Australia, Italy, and the US.
The Editorial Council has a deliberative role, influencing the journal's strategic development, assisting in updating publication topics, and fostering constant communication with the global scientific community. It includes scientists and healthcare professionals from Kazakhstan, Russia, Israel, Ukraine, France, and Georgia, who are globally recognized experts in reproductive medicine and have made significant contributions to its advancement.
Published materials
Aims and Scope: The Journal endeavors to disseminate the latest advancements in national and global scientific research in reproductive medicine, female health, male health, and children’s health.
Manuscripts submitted for publication shall:
- align with the stated purpose and subject areas of the Journal;
- adhere to the requirements outlined in the Authors' Guidelines;
- have received at least one positive reviewer's opinion.
The Journal welcomes original research, clinical cases, and analytical reviews addressing contemporary topics in reproductive medicine and children’s diseases, as well as considering the problems of male and female reproductive health and public management of reproductive health.
Each issue features contributions from both national and foreign authors. Scientific papers by authors not affiliated with the publisher constitute a minimum of 50 (fifty) percent of publications in each issue. The authors of these articles are leading experts in the theory and practice of reproductive medicine, female health, male health, and children’s health, and public health management from Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Belarus, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Israel, the USA, and other countries.
Manuscripts are accepted in Kazakh, Russian, or English. Each issue contains at least one article in Kazakh and one in English. Bibliographic information for each article (title, authors’ data, abstract, and keywords) is published in Kazakh, English, and Russian.
Peer review
All articles undergo double-anonymized peer review. The reviewers are Kazakh and foreign experts in the article's subject area, including those with publications in the international databases Web of Science and Scopus. See more details about the review process and the responsible parties in the Journal's Peer Review Procedure.
Advertising and other materials
Other types of publications do not exceed 10% (ten percent) of the total number of articles in each issue.
For advertising requirements, see the Journal's Advertising Policy.
Access to published content
The Journal adheres to a policy of immediate open access to published content, endorsing the principles of freely disseminating scientific information and facilitating global knowledge exchange for general social progress. All articles accepted for publication in the Journal are available in full text, both in print and online, immediately after the next issue is released. The Journal's online archive is accessible on its website, covering content from 2013 to present.
The articles published in this Journal are licensed under the CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 (Creative Commons Attribution – Non-Commercial – No Derivatives 4.0 International) license, which only provides for their non-commercial use. Under this license, users have the right to copy and distribute the material in copyright but are not permitted to modify or use it for commercial purposes. Full details on the licensing are available at https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/.
Archiving
In the event a journal is no longer published, all articles in electronic and/or printed version will be available from the Journal Publisher (see Contacts page).
