Submissions
Submission Preparation Checklist
All submissions must meet the following requirements.
- This submission meets the requirements outlined in the Instructions to Authors.
- This submission has not been previously published, nor is it before another journal for consideration.
- All references have been checked for accuracy and completeness.
- All tables and figures have been numbered and labeled.
- Permission has been obtained to publish all photos, datasets and other material provided with this submission.
Research Articles
Submissions should advance knowledge and spark insightful discussions on core and emerging issues, theoretical frameworks, and research methodologies in Central Asia.
Reflecting the spirit of our title, we actively encourage critical analyses of key concepts or comparative trends in public policy and economics within the region.
We particularly seek case studies and nuanced investigations into specific issue falling within the journal’s core areas of inquiry.
Commentaries, Debates and Reviews
Commentaries
Commentaries are short, narrowly focused articles that are usually commissioned by the journal. These articles are generally not peer-reviewed. A Commentary generally takes one of two forms:
The form aims to highlight one or more exciting research articles recently published in Central Asia Observation or another journal, to discuss specific issues within a subject area rather than the whole field into context. Opinions are welcome as long as they are factually based.
Commentaries should be a maximum of 1000 words and have a maximum of ten references. Typically, Commentaries do not contain figures or tables.
Debates
Debates should present an argument that is not essentially based on practical research. They can report on all aspects of the subject including sociological and ethical aspects.
Reviews
Reviews are summaries of insights or advances in specific research areas within the scope of BCentral Asia Observation. Key aims of Central Asia Observation reviews are to provide timely, systematic and substantial coverage of a mature topic, to evaluate progress in specified areas, and/or to provide critical assessments of emerging technologies.
Debates and Reviews should be approximately 3000 words and the abstract should not exceed 350 words and should be structured with a background, main body and short conclusion.
Commentaries, Debates and Reviews are usually commissioned from recognized experts in a particular field, and we ask authors to provide a balanced overview of the field and not to focus on their own work or that of their close colleagues.
Correspondence Articles
A Correspondence generally takes one of the following forms:
- A substantial re-analysis of a previously published article in Central Asia Observation or in another journal.
- An article that may not cover 'standard research' but that is of general interest to the broad readership of Central Asia Observation.
Correspondence articles may be edited for clarity or length and may be subject to peer review at the editors' discretion. Short reports of research work will be peer reviewed. To contribute, contact the editors. The abstract should not exceed 350 words and should be structured with a background, main body and short conclusion.
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