Our Requirements for Review Articles
Review article is a type of scientific publication in which authors organize new information, critically rethink the contribution of new publications to science, identify research trends in subject areas, and identify gaps in knowledge. The review article is not original research. It reviews previous studies and collects their data and evidence. So, review article should contain the author's analysis and critical discussion, and not just a listing of facts.
Like a research article, a review article should follow the generally accepted IMRAD structure: title; annotation; introduction; main part; conclusions. At the beginning of the review article, a plan (Content) should be presented, as well as a description of the principles and methodology for selecting sources (Review Plan). The "Introduction" describes the relevance of the study, substantiates the need for a review. If reviews on a similar topic were previously published, the author analyzes them and builds arguments for a new review. The structured main part analyzes the groups of articles identified in the content analysis process, makes generalizations, and synthesizes information about trends, gaps, objectivity, and other results obtained. In the "Conclusion" the authors sum up, formulate the main ideas and conclusions.
The volume of a review article can be up to 30 pages. The number of sources in a review depends on its aim. Subject field reviews tend to include hundreds of sources. It is important that the list of references be sufficiently representative and includes fresh sources no older than 2-3 years from international citation databases, including Web of Science and Scopus.
There are some review articles published in our journal as an example.:
1) Bekturov, E.A., Moustafine, R.I., Kudaibergenov, S.E., & Khutoryanskiy, V.V. (2022). Interpolymer Complexes of Synthetic, Natural and Semi-Natural Polyampholytes: A Review. Bulletin of the University of Karaganda – Chemistry, 107(3), 14- 34. https://doi.org/10.31489/2022Ch3/3-22-9;
2) Sagyndikov, M.S., Kushekov, R.M., & Seright, R.S. (2022) Review of Important Aspects and Performances of Polymer Flooding versus ASP Flooding. Bulletin of the University of Karaganda – Chemistry, (107)3, 35-55. https://doi.org/10.31489/2022Ch3/3-22-13;
3) Surve, N.S., Thomas, A.B., Bhole, R.P., & Patil, C.Y. (2023) Flash Chromatography and Semi-Preparative HPLC: Review on the Applications and Recent Advancements over the Last Decade. Eurasian Journal of Chemistry, 109(1), 20-30. https://doi.org/10.31489/2959-0663/1-23-9 ;
4) Ponomarenko, O.V., Panshina, S.Yu., Bakibaev, A.A., Erkasov, R.Sh., Kenzhebaj, M.S., & Montaeva, A.S. (2023) Glycoluril and Its Chemical Properties. Eurasian Journal of Chemistry, 110(2), 4-28. https://doi.org/10.31489/2959-0663/2-23-9
5) Rakhymbay, L., Shugay, B., Karlykan, M., Namazbay, A., Konarov, A., & Bakenov, Z. (2023). Recent Advances in Layered Na2Mn3O7 Cathode Materials for Sodium-Ion Batteries. Eurasian Journal of Chemistry, 109(1). https://doi.org/10.31489/2959-0663/1-23-5
Permissions to Use Published Content
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