Ahi Journal of Theology expects all stakeholders to comply with the ethical responsibilities described below within the scope of publication ethics.
The ethical duties and responsibilities adopted by Ahi Journal of Theology have been prepared in accordance with the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) guidelines and policies.

Actions contrary to scientific research and publication ethics:
Plagiarism: Presenting the ideas, methods, data, practices, writings, forms or works of others as one's own work, in whole or in part, without citing their owners in accordance with scientific rules,
Forgery: Producing data that are not based on research, editing or changing the work presented or published based on untrue data, reporting or publishing them, presenting a research that has not been done as if it has been done,
Distortion: Falsifying research records and data obtained, showing methods, devices and materials that were not used in the research as if they were used, not evaluating data that are not in accordance with the research hypothesis, manipulating data and/or results to fit the relevant theory or assumptions, falsifying or shaping research results in line with the interests of the people and organisations supported,
Republication: Presenting more than one work containing the same results of a research as separate works in associate professorship exam evaluations and academic promotions,
Slicing: To present the results of a research as separate works in associate professorship exam evaluations and academic promotions by inappropriately dividing the results of a research into parts in a way that disrupts the integrity of the research and by publishing a large number of publications without citing each other,
Unfair authorship: Including persons without active contribution among the authors, not including persons with active contribution among the authors, changing the order of authors in an unjustified and inappropriate manner, omitting the names of active contributors from the work during publication or in subsequent editions, using his/her influence to have his/her name included among the authors even though he/she has not made an active contribution,
Other types of ethical violations: Failure to clearly indicate the persons, institutions or organisations providing support and their contributions to the research in the publications of the research conducted with support, failure to comply with ethical rules in research on humans and animals, failure to respect patient rights in publications, sharing the information contained in a work assigned to review as a referee with others before publication, misuse of resources, places, facilities and devices provided or allocated for scientific research, making completely groundless, unwarranted and deliberate accusations of ethical violations (YÖK Scientific Research and Publication Ethics Directive, Article 8).

Ethical Statement
Ahi Journal of Theology adopts the principles of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) ‘Code of Conduct and Best Practice Guidelines for Journal Editors’ and ‘Code of Conduct for Journal Publishers’ in order to provide ethical assurance in scientific periodical publishing.
In this context, the following points should be followed in the studies submitted to the journal:
1) For research in all disciplines that require ethics committee approval (ethics committee approval must be obtained, this approval must be stated and documented in the article.
2) In researches requiring ethics committee authorisation, information about the authorisation (name of the committee, date and number) should be included in the method section, as well as on one of the first/last pages of the article; in case reports, information on the signature of the informed consent form should be included in the article.
Ethical rules must be followed in human and animal research.
It should be stated that copyright regulations are complied with for the intellectual and artistic works used.
For the use of scales, questionnaires, photographs, etc. belonging to others, permission must be obtained from the owners and specified.
In case presentations, it must be stated that the ‘Informed consent form’ has been obtained.
If the research is conducted in the fields listed below, it is mandatory to upload ‘Ethics Committee Permission’ in the annex of the study.

Research Requiring Ethics Committee Authorisation
All kinds of research conducted with qualitative or quantitative approaches that require data collection from participants using survey, interview, focus group study, observation, experiment, interview techniques,
Use of humans and animals (including materials/data) for experimental or other scientific purposes,
Clinical trials on humans,
Research on animals,
Retrospective studies in accordance with the law on the protection of personal data.
Publication of Studies Based on Survey and Interview
Click here for TR Index's opinion on Ethics Committee approval.
Click here for TR Index Ethical Principles Flow Chart.

Author's Responsibilities
Article Writing
All authors listed as authors must have contributed significantly to the research. Other contributors should be listed as co-authors. Contributors should be referred to as ‘contributors’. In joint studies, the corresponding author should submit the study to the journal with the consent of the other authors. Those who do not contribute directly to the research should not be listed as authors.
Originality and Authenticity
All data in the research must be real and authentic. The author should provide an objective discussion of the significance of the study based on accurate data. Deliberately providing false information is unacceptable behaviour.
Multiple, Unnecessary or Simultaneous Publication
The author should not attempt to publish the same research in more than one journal or to republish a previously published article, and should comply with scientific research and publication ethics.
References
It is obligatory to show/cite all sources utilised in the studies.
Disclosure and Conflict of Interest
All authors should clearly declare any financial and conflicts of interest that may affect the results or interpretation of the study. If financial support was received for the study, the sources should be indicated.
Publication Fee
Authors are not charged any fee for research published in our journal.
Correction of Published Studies
It is the author's responsibility to inform the editor if significant deficiencies or inaccuracies are detected in the published work. The author should co-operate with the editorial team of our journal to take the necessary actions to correct the situation.
Authenticity and Plagiarism
Authors should aim to conduct and report original research. They should properly cite the works they have used. Unlawful citation from other publications, including the author's own work, is an important moral problem and a criminal offence. When plagiarism is detected in the studies submitted to our journal, it is immediately removed from the publication process. If it is detected after publication in our journal, the necessary information about the author and his/her work will be given to the necessary places.
Double Blind Reviewing
Since double blind refereeing is applied in our journal, author information should not be written in the article file.

Responsibilities of Referees
Contribution to editorial decisions
The referee is obliged to take into account the ‘Referee Evaluation Criteria’ in the evaluation process from the moment he/she is assigned through the system and accepts the task. Assist editors in editorial decisions and authors in improving their manuscripts through editorial communication.
Adhering to the schedule
Any reviewer who does not feel qualified to review the manuscript proposal or who knows that the review of the manuscript cannot take place in a timely manner should immediately notify the editors and decline the invitation to review, so that a new reviewer can be appointed.
Confidentiality
Reviewed manuscripts should be kept confidential before publication.
A reviewer should not share the information contained in a study that he/she has been assigned to review with others before publication.
This also applies to reviewers who decline the review invitation. The names of the reviewers are not disclosed/published.
Impartiality
Reviewers should be objective in their decision to publish the research they review.
Comments on the manuscript proposal should be made impartially, and suggestions should be made in such a way that the authors can use them to improve the manuscript. Personal criticism of the authors is not appropriate.
References
Reviewers should identify relevant published work not cited by the authors. The reviewer should also inform the editor of any significant similarities between the manuscript under review and any other manuscript (published or unpublished).
Conflicts of interest
Conflicts of interest should be reported to the editor. There should be no conflict of interest between the referees and the stakeholders of the article under review. In case of any conflict of interest during the peer review process and in case of assignment outside the field of expertise, it is recommended that the referee should report the situation to the Editor and, if necessary, withdraw from the review.
Ethics
If the referees detect ethical violations, plagiarism, etc. in the manuscript at any stage of the evaluation process, they are required to notify the Editor.
Reviewers recognise that manuscripts submitted for review are the private property of the authors.

Editorial Responsibilities
The Editorial Board has full responsibility and authority to accept or reject an article.
The Editorial Board does not have any conflict of interest regarding the articles it accepts or rejects.
In publication processes, studies are selected and evaluated according to scientific and academic criteria such as contribution to the field and originality.
When errors or deficiencies are detected in published research, it supports the publication or withdrawal of the correction.
Since the journal adopts double-blind refereeing, the names of the referees are kept confidential and not published.
The peer review process is central to the success of scientific publishing. Maintaining and improving the refereeing process is part of our commitment.
Ahi Journal of Theology takes the necessary precautions with sensitivity to cases of violation of publishing ethics.
All kinds of complaints and suggestions regarding the studies published in Ahi Journal of Theology, publication processes and editorial team can be sent to ahif@ahievran.edu.tr.
All kinds of feedback from stakeholders are considered as important contributions for R&D studies.

Publication Language
The publication language of Ahi Journal of Theology is Turkish. Arabic and English scientific studies are also published.

Publication Principles
All control and evaluation processes of the texts are reported and archived in the Dergipark system.
Articles are accepted between 1 January - 15 April for the June issue and between 1 July - 31 October for the December issue. Except for these date ranges, the system is closed for article submission.
Texts that are not adjusted according to the Spelling Rules are returned to the author without being taken into the evaluation process.
Ahi Journal of Theology publishes texts that have not been published elsewhere before.
Texts that are in the evaluation process in another publication will be returned to the author.
Ahi Journal of Theology publishes scholarly texts prepared in the field of theology. Texts prepared in interdisciplinary fields related to the field of theology can also be included in the evaluation process, taking into account their contributions to the field.
A maximum of one (1) work by the same author, regardless of its type, can be published in one issue.
Members of the editorial board of the journal can submit manuscripts to the journal, but they cannot take part in the publication process during the period when the manuscript is evaluated.

Publication Policies
Ahi Journal of Theology has adopted the mission of contributing to the author and academic journalism as well as publishing qualified scientific researches.
The Editorial Processes carried out by the editorial team, who are experts in their fields and who work devotedly, have been determined in line with this mission.
Ahi Journal of Theology is the publication organ of Kırşehir Ahi Evran University.
Ahi Journal of Theology is a national refereed journal.
Ahi Journal of Theology is published electronically.
Ahi Journal of Theology is published twice a year, in June and December.
All policies and processes of the Journal of Ahi Theology are determined by the editorial board.
Special issues can be published with the decision of the editorial board.
Changes in journal publication policies and processes are announced on the official website of the journal.