Guide for Author
For submission to SFLEEP, the authors are required to use the available template in ojs with the following guidelines.
- Authors should submit only papers that have been carefully proofread and polished in English Language
- The work should not have been published or submitted for publication elsewhere, or extended version of previously published papers in conferences and/or journals.
- All manuscripts must be submitted to SFLEEP Editorial Office by Online Submission at publisher portal url: https:// Ojs.egi.kz author must be created user and password, after login click new submission and follow the next process. If authors have any problems on the online submission, please contact Editorial Office at the following email: sfleep@eagi.kz cc saltanat.m@mail.ru.
4.Manuscript should be prepared according to the following article template: (download). 5.Three types of manuscripts are acceptable for publication: Original Research Articles (6000-7000 words), Review Articles, and Brief Reports (3000-4000 words).
6.Upload four types of files: (i) original manuscript; (ii) anonymized manuscript (author's name and acknowledgements removed); (iii) cover page (a biodata detailing your affiliations and academic career) (iv) author's agreement
7.Cite the main scientific publications on which your work is based.
8.Cite only items that you have read and on running notes.
9.Do not inflate the manuscript with too many references. Avoid excessive self‐citations.
10.Avoid excessive citations of publications from the same region.
11.Check each reference against the original source (authors name, volume, issue, year, DOI Number).
12.Please use Reference Manager Applications like EndNote, Mendeley, Zotero, etc. (we suggest Mendeley).
13.After going through the review process and being accepted, articles that need improvement in terms of English language use are advised to do proofreading to SFLEEP partner team Q-Scholar. Submit the final copyediting version to the team Q-Scholar proofreading service via email qscholars1@gmail.com, and please cc to sfleep@eagi.kz. When finished, send the final result of proofreading process in two files, clean and with Track Changes function in your Microsoft Word so the editorial board can see the changes have been made.
14.The following documents should accompany the manuscripts submitted by online through online submission interface (as supplementary files and letter to editor):
A cover letter, outlines the basic findings of the paper and their significance (an author roadmap research, curriculum vitae, and competing interest) (as letter to editor and supplementary files)
