Copyright, Licensing, and Archiving Policy

Vestnik KazNMU is committed to ensuring transparency, safeguarding authors’ rights, and maintaining the permanent accessibility of published research.

1. Copyright and Licensing

1.1 Authors publishing in Vestnik KazNMU retain copyright to their articles.

1.2 Upon acceptance for publication, authors grant Vestnik KazNMU the non-exclusive right of first publication.

1.3 Beginning with Issue No. 1 of 2026, all newly published articles in Vestnik KazNMU are distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0).

1.4 This licence permits use, distribution, reproduction, sharing, adaptation, remixing, and commercial reuse of the published material, provided that the original author(s) and source are properly credited, a link to the licence is provided, and any changes made are indicated.

1.5 Third-party material included in an article is covered by the article’s CC BY 4.0 licence unless otherwise indicated in a credit line. If such material is not included under the article’s Creative Commons licence, the authors are responsible for obtaining permission to reproduce it where permission is required.

1.6 Vestnik KazNMU operated under an Open Access publishing model prior to 2026. Articles published before 2026 remain freely accessible through the journal’s online archive, while their reuse conditions are governed by the Open Access, copyright, and licensing terms applicable at the time of publication, unless otherwise stated in the individual article.

2. Permissions and Reuse

2.1 Authors may share and deposit their articles immediately upon publication. Self-archiving is permitted without embargo. Articles published beginning with Issue No. 1 of 2026 may also be reused in accordance with the terms of the CC BY 4.0 licence.

2.2 Acceptable repositories and platforms include institutional repositories, subject-specific repositories, and personal or professional websites.

2.3 Third parties may reuse articles published beginning with Issue No. 1 of 2026 under the CC BY 4.0 licence, provided that appropriate attribution is given.

3. Archiving and Digital Preservation

3.1 Scholarly articles published under the journal’s current publishing workflow are assigned a permanent Digital Object Identifier (DOI) through Crossref, ensuring stable citation and discoverability.

3.2 The final published version of record is preserved in the official digital archive of Vestnik KazNMU, maintained by the publisher.

3.3 Authors are encouraged to deposit the final published PDF in institutional or subject repositories together with the full citation and DOI link.

3.4 The journal takes reasonable measures to ensure the long-term accessibility, preservation, and citability of published content through its online archive and secure backup systems.