1. Guidelines for Article Submission

1. The Editorial Board of the scientific journal Bulletin of the S. Nurmagambetov Military Institute accepts for consideration only previously unpublished original materials by authors, namely scientific (practical) articles, reviews (review articles) that correspond to the journal's scope and are written in Kazakh, Russian, or English.

2. Manuscripts must be prepared in accordance with the journal's article formatting guidelines.

3. The electronic version of the manuscript, formatted in accordance with the established requirements, together with a scanned copy of the review, must be submitted via the journal's website: https://journal-visv.kz/index.php/visv/about/submissions/ . To do so, the author must click the "SUBMIT ARTICLE" button. The materials must be submitted by one of the authors.

4. The number of authors per article must not exceed three.

2. Article Formatting Guidelines

1. The article text, reference list, figures, illustrations and tables (including their titles and captions), as well as abstracts in Kazakh, Russian and English, must be compiled into a single file in *.RTF or *.DOCX format. The file must be prepared using Microsoft Word 2013 or a later version. This requirement is necessary because differences between Microsoft Word versions may result in spaces between words being lost. Files saved in other formats will not be accepted.

2. Materials submitted for publication must meet the following requirements:

- GRNTI code (State Rubricator of Scientific and Technical Information). The online version of the rubricator is publicly available at http://grnti.ru/ . Authors may also obtain their GRNTI code from a library. The code must be placed in the upper left corner of the first page.

- Manuscript length: 5–8 pages (8–10 pages for review articles). Font: Times New Roman, 14 pt. Page margins: top and bottom – 2 cm, left – 3 cm, right – 2 cm. Number of figures: 5–10. Line spacing: single.

- Article title: The title must be concise and clearly reflect the main content of the research. The use of abbreviations in the title is not permitted. The title must be informative, as this is one of the key requirements of international academic databases.

- Abstract: The abstract must reflect the main content of the article and the corresponding scientific research. It should include the relevance of the study, its subject, objectives, research tasks, methods, results, conclusions and recommendations. Abstracts must be provided in Kazakh, Russian and English (Abstract), with a length of 200–300 words in each language.

The following standards are recommended for formatting articles and bibliographic references:

• GOST 7.5-98. Journals, collections and information publications. Publication design.

• GOST 7.0.5–2008. Bibliographic references. General requirements and rules for preparation.

• GOST 7.1–2003. Bibliographic records. Bibliographic description. General requirements.

• GOST 7.0.100–2018. SIBID. Bibliographic records. General provisions and rules for preparation.

• GOST 8.417-2002. State System for Ensuring the Uniformity of Measurements. Units of Quantities.

• GOST 7.79–2000 (ISO 9–95). Rules for the transliteration of Cyrillic characters into the Latin alphabet.

3. Keywords

Keywords are individual words or short phrases that reflect the main content and methodology of the article. There must be at least 5–7 keywords. They should be listed in order of importance.

4. Abbreviations and Conventional Symbols

Abbreviations and conventional symbols are permitted only for units of measurement, physical, chemical and mathematical quantities, terms, etc., adopted in the International System of Units and other internationally recognized systems. All abbreviations introduced in the text must be written out in full upon first use.

5. Units of Measurement

All units of measurement used in the article must comply with the International System of Units (SI), in accordance with GOST 8.417-2002, State System for Ensuring the Uniformity of Measurements. Units of Quantities.

6. References

The reference list must be included at the end of the article. Square brackets must be used for in-text citations: [1], [4,5].

The bibliographic description of each source must correspond to the information provided on the reverse side of its title page. It must include the city of publication, publisher, year of publication and total number of pages.

The reference list must be presented in the language in which the article is written, together with the generally accepted English transliteration (http://translit.ru ).

7. Graphs, Figures, Diagrams and Photographs

Graphs, figures, diagrams and photographs must also be submitted as separate files in their original formats. For example, charts created in Microsoft Excel must be submitted as original Excel files rather than as images, using Microsoft Excel 2013 or a later version.

Image files must be submitted in raster formats (JPEG, TIFF, BMP) or vector formats (EPS, CDR, AI), without LZW compression. Images must be organized into layers, and vector fonts must be converted into outlines (curves).

The format of images submitted to the Editorial Board must allow captions, labels and symbols appearing below or within the images to be edited and translated.

8. Each illustration, diagram and figure must be numbered consecutively throughout the article and accompanied by a title or explanatory caption. Table titles must be placed above the respective tables.

9. For large-scale illustrations and tables, a separate landscape-oriented section (page) may be included in the text.

Illustrations and diagrams must be created using computer graphics. Hand-drawn images (except for unique illustrations, diagrams and conceptual development projects), as well as scanned illustrations, are not permitted.

The space occupied by images is included in the overall length of the article.

10. Formatting of Mathematical Formulas

All complex formulas in the article must be centered on the page and formatted consistently using standard Microsoft Office equation editors. Their font size must not exceed that of the main text.

Formulas must be placed in a single-row table with invisible borders and numbered in parentheses immediately after each formula.

For example:

Simple formulas (or mathematical symbols used in the text) must be formatted as follows: Latin letters in italics; Russian and Kazakh letters and mathematical functions (e.g., sin) in regular upright font; Greek letters in Symbol font (upright).

Commonly accepted Latin characters should be used in formulas as much as possible, including for subscripts and indices.

Authors who consider it necessary to retain the Russian-language notation of formulas must also provide the Editorial Board with their international-format versions. The Editorial Board reserves the right to convert formulas into Latin notation for the English-language version.

11. The use of scanned illustrations, diagrams (except for unique illustrations, diagrams and conceptual development projects), graphs, tables and formulas is not permitted.

3. Manuscript Structure

The article must be structured strictly in the following order:

1. GRNTI code (in the upper left corner of the first page).

2. Information about the authors, including the full surname, first name and patronymic of each author (without abbreviations), academic degree, position, place of employment or study (institution, department or division), email address. This information must be provided in Kazakh, Russian and English, together with the ORCID identifier.

3. Article title – centered on the page, written in bold uppercase letters.

4. Abstract – no more than 300 words.

5. Keywords – at least 5–7 words.

6. Full text of the article in accordance with the international IMRAD structure (written in the language of the article):

• Introduction;

• Materials and Methods;

• Results;

• Discussion;

• Conclusion.

7. Brief publication information about the article, including the authors' details: the full surname, first name and patronymic of each author (without abbreviations), academic degree, position, place of employment or study (institution or department), and email address.

It is recommended that the abstract and keywords be provided in the state language (Kazakh), Russian and English. If the manuscript is submitted in one of these languages, its translated short version must be provided only in the other two languages.

8. The article and reference list must be formatted in accordance with GOST 7.5-98 and GOST 7.1-2003.

The reference list must contain at least five sources. In-text citations and notes must be numbered consecutively. Preference should be given primarily to publications from the last 10–15 years.

If the reference list contains sources written in Cyrillic (in Kazakh or Russian), the bibliography must be submitted in two versions:

1. Original version: Sources are listed in their original languages (Russian, Kazakh, English or German).

2. Romanized version: Sources written in Cyrillic (Kazakh and Russian) are presented in a romanized format, i.e. transliterated into the Latin alphabet.

GOST 7.79–2000 (ISO 9–95), Rules for the Transliteration of Cyrillic Characters into the Latin Alphabet, must be followed.

4. Mandatory Accompanying Documents

1. Information about the authors must be provided in Kazakh, Russian and English. For foreign authors, the information must be submitted in English.

2. On a separate page following the article, the authors' contact details must be provided, including their full names (surname, first name and patronymic), mobile and work telephone numbers, fax number and email address.