Publication Ethics
The publication processes of the "Ahi Evran Academy (AEA)" Journal are based on the impartial production, development and sharing of information using scientific methods.
Peer-reviewed articles are studies that ensure the application of the scientific method and impartiality. All components of the publication process in the realization of scientific production; The publisher, editors, authors, reviewers and readers are required to abide by the ethical principles. In this context, the publication ethics and open access policy of the "Ahi Evran Akademi" Journal, in line with the guidelines and policies published by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) in open access (For example, the "Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) Code of Conduct and Best Practice Guidelines for Journal Editors; “Code of Conduct and Best Practice Guidelines for Journal Editors” and “COPE Best Practice Guidelines for Journal Editors”) require that all components of the publication process comply with ethical principles.
If situations such as the manipulation, distortion and use of fabricated data used in the articles are detected, this situation will be reported to the institution where the article author works, and the article will be rejected. Our journal has the right to request the output files of the analysis results from the authors according to the feedback given by the editor and/or the referees.

Publisher's Ethical Responsibilities
“Ahi Evran Academy” Journal is a non-profit journal that considers the public interest. The Editorial Board of the "Ahi Evran Academy" Journal is formed by the "Ahi Evran Academy" Board of Directors.
Responsibilities of the Editorial Board of "Ahi Evran Academy" Journal
The Editorial Board of the “Ahi Evran Academy” Journal is responsible for every article submitted to the “Ahi Evran Academy” Journal, and even for all its processes after its publication, and the Editorial Board knows this responsibility. This responsibility is solely for the public interest in the decisions made on issues related to the journal; requires independent decision making without considering personal gain. The relationship between the publisher and the Editorial Board is based on the principle of independence, all decisions taken by the editors are independent of the publisher and other individuals and organizations.
The Editorial Board of “Ahi Evran Academy” Journal strives to continuously improve the Journal and increase its publication quality.
The Editorial Board of the "Ahi Evran Academy" Journal ensures the determination and implementation of journal policies such as publication, blind refereeing, evaluation process, and ethical principles.
The Editorial Board of “Ahi Evran Academy” Magazine protects the copyright of the authors of the articles published in the “Ahi Evran Academy” Magazine.
The Editorial Board of “Ahi Evran Academy” Journal is responsible for taking precautions regarding intellectual property rights, unscientific and unethical behaviors, plagiarism, and citation gangs during the publication process of articles and journals.
"Ahi Evran Akademi" Editorial Board prepares an "Author's Guide" containing the information requirements of the author(s), and the "Referee's Guide" containing the information that the referees will need during the evaluation phase, and updates it when necessary.
“Ahi Evran Academy” Editorial Board determines policies that motivate the referees and author(s).
The Editorial Board of the "Ahi Evran Academy" Journal keeps the records of each article and correspondence about the journal electronically or in print.

Ethical Responsibilities of Editors, Assistant Editors and Field Editors
Editors strive to meet the information needs of referees, authors, researchers, practitioners and readers, to provide feedback when necessary, and to act in accordance with the principles of clarity in matters that require correction and explanation during the publication process.
While deciding whether to publish the articles, the editors take care to ensure that the articles are original and contribute to the scientific literature, readers, researchers and practitioners.
While making positive or negative decisions about the articles, the editors take into consideration the original value of the articles, their contribution to the field, the validity and reliability of the research method, the clarity of the narrative, and the purpose and scope of the journal.
As long as the submitted articles do not have significant problems, the editors take them to the preliminary evaluation stage, consider the positive referee suggestions, and do not change the decisions made by the previous editor(s) unless there are serious problems.
Editors apply the policies of blind refereeing and evaluation process, which are among the publication policies of the journal, keep the identity information of the referees confidential, and ensure that each article is evaluated impartially and on time.
Editors send the articles by taking into consideration the field of expertise of the editors and the referees, and support the impartial and independent evaluations.
Editors take into account whether there is a conflict of interest between the editors, the referees and the author(s) for the unbiased evaluation of the article.
Editors look for a wide range of referee pools and to be constantly updated.
Editors block academic etiquette and unscientific reviews.
Editors ensure that the journal publication processes are operated in accordance with publication policies and guidelines, they inform those in charge of the developments in publication policies, and prepare a training program when necessary.
Editors communicate effectively with everyone involved in the publication process and organize meetings at regular intervals.
Editors ensure the protection of personal data in the evaluated articles; they protect the individual data of authors, referees and readers.
Editors; They pay attention to the protection of human and animal rights in their articles, they care about documenting the explicit consent of the participants of the article, they reject the article when they do not have the approval of the ethics committee for the participants of the article, and permission for experimental research.
Editors; take action against misconduct. When there are complaints about misconduct, he makes an objective investigation and shares the relevant findings.
Editors ensure that errors, inconsistencies or misdirections in articles are corrected.
Editors protect the intellectual property rights of the published articles and defend the rights of the journal and the author(s) in case of violation. In addition, they take the necessary measures to ensure that the content of the published articles does not violate the intellectual property rights of other publications; They perform the authenticity-similarity check.
Editors take into account the consistent criticisms of the articles published in the Journal, and give the right to reply to the author(s) of the criticized articles.
Editors also consider studies with negative results.
The editors examine the complaints submitted to the Journal and make the necessary explanations.

Ethical Responsibilities of Referees
In the article evaluation process of the "Ahi Evran Academy" Journal, the principle of two-way blind refereeing is applied, in which the referees of the author(s) do not know the authors, the referees cannot communicate directly with the authors; Article evaluation forms, notes on the text and correction requests are forwarded to the author(s) by the editors through the journal management system. The referees who will evaluate the articles submitted to the "Ahi Evran Academy" Journal should bear the following ethical responsibilities:
Reviewers should agree to evaluate only articles related to their field of expertise.
The referees should make the evaluation with impartiality and confidentiality. Pursuant to this principle, they should destroy the articles they have reviewed after the evaluation process and use them only after they are published. Nationality, gender, religious belief, political belief and commercial concerns should not impair the impartiality of the assessment.
When the reviewers understand that there is a conflict of interest, they should refuse to evaluate the article and inform the editors.
Referees should make the evaluation in a constructive language in accordance with academic etiquette; Personal comments containing insults and hostility should be avoided.
The referees should evaluate the article for which they accepted the evaluation within the time limit.

Ethical Responsibilities of Authors

Ethical responsibilities of the author(s) applying for an article to the "Ahi Evran Academy" Journal:
The author(s) should not submit an article that they have published elsewhere or sent for publication, or more than one article at the same time to the "Ahi Evran Academy" Journal.
The author(s) must submit an original article to the "Ahi Evran Academy" Journal.
The author(s) should refer to the sources they used during the writing of the article, in accordance with the ethical principles.
The name of the people who do not contribute to the article should not be written as the author, it should not be suggested to change the author order, remove the author, or add an author of an article applied for publication.
Persons who have a conflict-of-interest regarding the article applied for publication should be reported to the editors.
If information or raw data are requested from the author(s) during the evaluation process, they should submit the expected information to the Editors.
The author(s) should document that they have obtained the right to use the data they use in their articles, the permissions for the research-analysis or the consent of the participants on whom they have researched.
The author(s) should contact the editor to inform, correct or withdraw the error when they notice an error in an article that is in the evaluation and early view stage or published in electronic environment.
The author(s) has obtained ethics committee approval for studies that require data collection through quantitative or qualitative methods such as experiments, questionnaires, scales, interviews, observations, and focus group studies that require an ethics committee decision; Ethics committee name, decision date and number should be stated on the first and last page of the article and in the method section, and the document showing the ethics committee decision should be uploaded to the system with the application of the article. In addition, the article should include information about obtaining the informed consent/consent form in the case reports.
The author(s) should present in the article evidence that they care about ethical principles in the data collection process (such as obtaining their permission to use other people's documents such as scales, questionnaires, photographs). It should be stated in the articles that research and publication ethics and copyright regulations for intellectual and artistic works are complied with. If the research was carried out on human and animal subjects, it should be stated that the research was carried out in accordance with international reports, guidelines, etc.
Ethics committee approval is not required from the author(s) for review articles. However, in articles that do not require an ethics committee decision, it should be stated on the first-last page of the article and in the method section that the ethics committee decision is not required.

Notifying the Editor of the Situation Not Complying with the Ethical Principles
In case of a behavior that does not comply with the ethical principles regarding the editors, referees, authors, or an unethical situation regarding an article in the evaluation process, early view or published in the "Ahi Evran Academy" Journal, it should be reported to hozcanozdemir@gmail.com.