Open Access Policy

Central Asian Transactions on Materials Structure and Properties

1. Open Access Statement

Central Asian Transactions on Materials Structure and Properties is an open-access journal. All articles are freely available to readers immediately upon publication without subscription or login requirements. The journal supports the principle of free and unrestricted dissemination of scientific knowledge.

2. Article Processing Charges (APC)

To cover editorial, production, and online publishing costs, the journal charges an Article Processing Charge (APC) of 50 000 KZT per accepted article. Payment of the APC is required after the manuscript has been accepted for publication.

3. Licensing

All published articles are distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY 4.0) License.

This license allows others to copy, redistribute, adapt, and build upon the work, including for commercial purposes, provided that:

• appropriate credit is given to the original author(s) and the journal;
• a link to the license is provided;
• any changes made are clearly indicated.

4. Author Rights

Authors retain copyright of their work. They may use their published articles for future research, teaching, or personal repositories, provided the original journal publication is properly cited.

5. Third-Party Materials

If an article contains third-party materials (figures, tables, images) not covered by the Creative Commons license, authors are responsible for obtaining the necessary permissions and clearly indicating the licensing status of such materials in the article.