The Adıyaman University Journal of Educational Sciences is committed to the principles of transparency, integrity, and academic honesty in scholarly publishing. The journal conducts all publication processes in accordance with national and international ethical standards.
Accordingly, the journal adheres to:
- the ethical guidelines and flowcharts published by the Committee on Publication Ethics,
- the standards established by the Directory of Open Access Journals,
- the principles of the Open Access Scholarly Publishers Association, particularly the Principles of Transparency and Best Practice in Scholarly Publishing.
The journal expects all stakeholders involved in the publication process (authors, editors, reviewers, and publisher) to comply with the ethical responsibilities outlined below.
1. Ethical Responsibilities of Editors
Editors:
- Evaluate manuscripts solely on the basis of academic merit, originality, and relevance to the journal’s scope.
- Do not discriminate on the basis of race, gender, ethnicity, religious belief, political opinion, or institutional affiliation.
- Maintain confidentiality throughout the review and publication processes.
- Refrain from handling submissions in cases of conflict of interest.
- Follow COPE flowcharts and guidelines in cases of suspected misconduct.
- Publish corrections, retractions, or editorial statements when necessary.
2. Ethical Responsibilities of Reviewers
Reviewers:
- Accept review assignments only for manuscripts within their area of expertise.
- Conduct reviews objectively, confidentially, and professionally.
- Decline review assignments where a conflict of interest exists.
- Base evaluations solely on scientific and academic merit.
- Notify the editor of suspected plagiarism, duplicate publication, data manipulation, or ethical misconduct.
3. Ethical Responsibilities of Authors
Authors:
- Submit original and scholarly work that complies with ethical standards.
- Confirm that the manuscript has not been published elsewhere and is not under simultaneous review.
- Cite all sources accurately and completely.
- Include only genuine contributors as authors and exclude honorary/guest authorship.
- Disclose all conflicts of interest.
- Provide ethics committee/institutional review board approval when required.
- Obtain permission for the use of third-party copyrighted materials.
4. Research Ethics and Ethics Committee Approval
Ethics committee approval is mandatory for research requiring formal ethical review.
Such studies include, but are not limited to:
- Research involving surveys, interviews, focus groups, observations, or experiments
- Experimental or quasi-experimental studies involving human participants
- Studies involving personal data
- Applied research requiring institutional permissions
Information regarding ethics committee approval must be stated in the manuscript.
5. Plagiarism and Scientific Misconduct Policy
The journal applies a zero-tolerance policy against:
- Plagiarism
- Fabrication
- Falsification
- Salami slicing
- Duplicate publication
- Ghost / honorary authorship
- Citation manipulation or concealment
All allegations of misconduct are evaluated in accordance with COPE guidelines and may result in rejection, correction, retraction, or institutional notification.
6. Conflict of Interest Policy
All stakeholders are required to disclose any financial, institutional, academic, or personal conflicts of interest that may influence the publication process.
7. Corrections, Retractions, and Post-Publication Processes
In cases of:
- significant error,
- ethical misconduct, or
- scientific invalidity
the journal may:
- publish corrections,
- issue editorial statements, or
- retract published articles.
These procedures are carried out in accordance with COPE retraction guidelines.
International Guidelines and Resources
- COPE: https://publicationethics.org
- DOAJ Best Practice Principles: https://doaj.org/bestpractice
- OASPA Principles of Transparency: https://oaspa.org/principles-of-transparency-and-best-practice-in-scholarly-publishing/
