Journal policy

Purpose of the journal: systematisation, analysis and dissemination of scientific knowledge and innovative developments of domestic and foreign researchers in the field of pre-school, secondary, technical and vocational, higher and postgraduate education, contributing to the development of theory and practice of pedagogical science and improvement of educational systems.

Objectives of the journal:

- сreation of an integrative platform for professional dialogue and exchange of experience between Kazakhstani and foreign specialists in the field of pedagogy and psychology.
- dissemination of actual scientific achievements of Kazakhstani and foreign researchers in the field of education, pedagogy and psychology.
- Promotion and integration of domestic scientific developments in the international academic community, focusing on innovative educational technologies and achievements of Kazakhstani scientists.
- Presentation and critical analysis of the results of fundamental and applied research on key problems of modern education.
- promoting the development of interdisciplinary approach in the research of educational processes and psychological and pedagogical phenomena.

Publication periodicity: 4 times a year. Volume: 300 pages.

Starting from the 3rd issue of 2023, scientific articles are accepted and published in English only.

Thematic sections of the journal:

Innovative Approaches and Practices in Modern Education

Psychological and Pedagogical Foundations of Professional Development 

*Note: the thematic areas of the journal have been changed as of issue 2, 2024.

Terms of publication

Articles are accepted through the journal's website. The article must contain at least 2 references to publications in international publications indexed in Scopus (percentile not lower than 75) and Web of Science (not lower than 1 and 2 quartiles - Q1 and Q2). One author may submit an article no more than twice a year. One author cannot publish more than one article in one issue.

Articles undergo double-blind (anonymous) peer review.

Articles submitted to the editorial office of the journal "Pedagogy and Psychology" are checked for borrowed materials in the system "Anti-Plagiarism" (licence), the threshold level is 75%. If necessary, the article can be rechecked by the editorial board in the system StrikePlagiarism, Turnitin. Illegal borrowing and illegal quoting, increasing the originality of the text with the help of technical and other unfair methods are not allowed.

All articles of the journal are assigned DOI.

Articles should be designed in accordance with the requirements in APA 7 Style format. The Editorial Board reserves the right to select articles for inclusion in the journal, to shorten the texts and make necessary edits without the agreement of the authors. The authors of the published articles are responsible for the accuracy of the facts. The point of view of the editorial board may not coincide with the opinions of the authors of the published materials. Articles rejected by the editorial board will not be accepted or reviewed again. Texts of articles should be uploaded in the personal office on the journal's website. To check the article for borrowed materials, the full article in pdf format should be uploaded, for reviewing, the article without full name and affiliation should be uploaded in MS Word format.

The review of a scientific article takes from 1 to 6 months.

Note

Dear readers and authors,

We hereby inform you that the following changes have been made to the editorial policy of the journal "Pedagogy and Psychology" starting from the 2nd issue of 2024:

1. The goals and objectives of the journal have been clarified.
2. The names of the sections have been revised.
3. The number of authors per article has been limited to five (5).
4. Citation (Anti-plagiarism), threshold level - 75%.

These changes are aimed at improving the quality of published materials.