ETHICAL PRINCIPLES

The ethical principles and publication policy of our journal have been prepared taking into account the guidelines and policies published by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ), and the Higher Education Institutions Scientific Research and Publication Ethics Guidelines (Guidelines).

Actions Contrary to Scientific Research and Publication Ethics
a) Plagiarism: Presenting the ideas, methods, data, applications, writings, figures, or works of others as one's own, either partially or entirely, without properly citing the original authors in accordance with scientific rules,
b) Fabrication: Producing data that is not based on research, arranging or altering a presented or published work based on false data, reporting or publishing such data, presenting research that has not been conducted as if it had been conducted,
c) Distortion: Tampering with research records and obtained data, presenting methods, devices, and materials not used in the research as if they had been used, excluding data that does not fit the research hypothesis from evaluation, manipulating data and/or results to fit relevant theories or assumptions, distorting or shaping research results in line with the interests of the persons and organisations providing support,
ç) Duplicate publication: Presenting multiple works containing the same results of a research study as separate works in associate professorship examinations and academic promotions,
d) Salami slicing: Presenting the results of a research study as separate studies when they are part of the same research study.
e) Unjust authorship: Including individuals who have not made an active contribution among the authors, excluding individuals who have made an active contribution from the list of authors, changing the order of authors without justification and in an inappropriate manner, removing the names of those who have made an active contribution from the work during publication or in subsequent editions, or including one's name among the authors by using one's influence despite not having made an active contribution.
Other types of ethical violations include:
a) Failing to acknowledge the individuals, institutions, or organisations that provided support for research conducted with such support, or failing to acknowledge their contributions in publications resulting from such research,
b) Using theses or works that have not yet been submitted or defended and accepted as a source without the permission of the owner,
c) Sharing information contained in a work assigned for review with others prior to publication without the express permission of the author,
ç) Using resources, premises, facilities, and equipment provided or allocated for scientific research for purposes other than those intended,
d) Making unfounded, inappropriate, and deliberate allegations of ethical violations,
e) Publishing data obtained without the explicit consent of participants in surveys and attitude studies conducted as part of scientific work, or without the additional permission of the institution if the research is to be conducted at an institution,
f) Failure to comply with the obligation to inform and warn those concerned about possible harmful practices related to scientific research conducted by researchers and officials,
g) In scientific studies, failing to use data and information obtained from other persons and institutions to the extent and in the manner authorised, failing to respect the confidentiality of this information and failing to ensure its protection,
h) Making false or misleading statements regarding scientific research and publications in academic appointments and promotions,

Ethics Committee Approval
For all research conducted in all scientific disciplines requiring ethics committee approval, an ethics committee decision must have been obtained and information regarding the decision must be stated in the article text. Our journal does not consider studies that do not have an ethics committee decision. In studies requiring ethics committee approval, information regarding the approval (committee name, date and number) must be included in the article text. In accordance with the decisions taken by Ulakbim TR Index, Ethics Committee Approval is required for studies to be published from 2020 onwards.

Studies Requiring Ethics Committee Approval
In our journal, studies requiring ethics committee approval include the following:
• All research conducted using qualitative or quantitative approaches involving data collection from participants through methods such as surveys, interviews, focus group studies, observation, and interview techniques,
• Retrospective studies within the framework of the Personal Data Protection Law.
For such studies to be considered for evaluation, the relevant ethics committee approvals must have been obtained and these approvals must be clearly stated in the article text.

Plagiarism Check
Manuscripts submitted to our journal for publication are screened using the İntihal.net programme to prevent plagiarism. The similarity rate of manuscripts should not exceed 20%, and the similarity rate from a single source should not exceed 5%. Manuscripts exceeding this rate are returned to the authors during the preliminary review stage. Our journal acts in accordance with COPE principles if plagiarism is detected in a submitted or published article.

Use of Artificial Intelligence
The use of artificial intelligence in studies submitted to our journal is acceptable in processes that do not affect the originality of the article, such as literature review or language control. However, the use of artificial intelligence must be carried out within the framework of ethical rules and must not be used for unethical purposes such as fabricating data or manipulation. For studies involving the use of artificial intelligence, it is mandatory to inform our journal of this situation during the article submission stage. All responsibility regarding the use of artificial intelligence lies with the authors themselves.

Relationships with the Journal Owner and Publisher
The relationship between the editor and the publisher is based on the principle of editorial independence. Pursuant to the written agreement between the editor and the publisher, all decisions made by the editor are independent of the publisher and journal owner.

Corrections, Retractions, Expressions of Concern
Editors may consider publishing a correction if minor errors are identified in a published article that do not affect the findings, interpretations, or conclusions. Editors should consider retracting an article when major errors/violations invalidate the findings and conclusions. The COPE guidelines are taken into account regarding corrections, retractions, or expressions of concern.

Protection of Intellectual Property Rights
Our journal is responsible for protecting the intellectual property rights of all published articles and defending the rights of the journal and author(s) in the event of any potential infringements.

Protection of Participants' Personal Data
All personal data submitted to our journal is protected in accordance with legal regulations and ethical rules.

Conflicts of Interest
Our journal guarantees that the publication process is completed independently and impartially, taking into account conflicts of interest between authors, referees and other editors.

Complaints and Appeals to Our Journal
You may email any complaints or appeals regarding content, procedures, or policies under the responsibility of our journal or its editorial board members to arisdergisi@akmb.gov.tr and arisdergisi@gmail.com. Complaints and appeals submitted to our journal are carefully reviewed and assessed in accordance with COPE principles.

RESPONSIBILITIES OF STAKEHOLDERS

Ethical Responsibilities of the Editorial Board
The Arış Journal Editorial Board (hereinafter referred to as the ‘Editorial Board’) and Editors/Assistant Editors are responsible for every article submitted to Arış Journal.
The Editorial Board promotes academic integrity. The Editorial Board ensures the originality of written works by checking them for plagiarism using the intihal.net plagiarism prevention programme prior to publication.
The Editorial Board is responsible for taking measures against unethical scientific behaviour and plagiarism during the article and journal publication process.
When deciding whether to publish articles, the Editorial Board takes care to ensure that the articles are original and contribute to readers, researchers, and practitioners.
When making positive or negative decisions regarding articles, the Editorial Board considers the original value of the articles, their contribution to the field, the validity and reliability of the research methods, the clarity of the presentation, and the aims and scope of the journal.
The Editorial Board makes recommendations to increase the national and international recognition of Arış Journal.

Ethical Responsibilities of Editors
Editors are responsible for ensuring that every article published in the journal complies with the journal's publication policies and international standards.
Editors implement the journal's publication policies, including blind peer review and evaluation processes, keep the identities of reviewers confidential, and ensure that each article is evaluated impartially and within a reasonable timeframe.
Editors consider whether there is a conflict of interest or alignment of interests between editors, reviewers, and authors to ensure impartial evaluation of the article.
Editors ensure the protection of personal data in the evaluated articles; they protect the personal data of authors, reviewers, and readers.
Editors ensure that errors, inconsistencies, or misrepresentations in articles are corrected.
Editors are obliged to carefully examine complaints from authors, reviewers, or readers and respond in an informative and explanatory manner.

Ethical Responsibilities of Reviewers
Reviewers should only review articles within their area of expertise.
Reviewers should act with the awareness that they are the primary assessors of the academic quality of articles to be published in the journal and should evaluate them with a responsibility to enhance academic quality.
Referees must adhere to the principle of confidentiality and are obliged not to use the information obtained during the refereeing process for personal gain; they must not share their reports or information about the article with others.
Referees must inform the editors when they recognise a conflict of interest or a common interest and decline to evaluate the article.
Reviewers should only evaluate the accuracy of the content of the articles and their compliance with academic standards. The fact that the ideas presented in the article differ from the reviewer's ideas should not influence the evaluation.
Reviewers should conduct their evaluations in accordance with academic etiquette, using constructive language; they should avoid personal comments that contain insults or hostility.
In the event of any misconduct by the author(s) (e.g., plagiarism or similar unethical activities), they should immediately inform the relevant editor.
Reviewers are expected to complete their evaluations within the time allotted to them and to adhere to the ethical responsibilities outlined herein.

Authors' Ethical Responsibilities
Authors must provide complete and accurate citations and/or quotations for all sources used in their article (authors, online pages, personal interviews, etc.).
Authors may not submit their work to more than one journal simultaneously. Each submission may be initiated after the previous submission has been completed. Work that has been published in another journal may not be submitted to Arış.
The names of individuals who have not contributed to the article should not be listed as authors. It is not recommended to change the order of authors, remove authors, or add authors to an article submitted for publication.
Authors should inform the editors of any conflicts of interest or conflicts of loyalty regarding the article submitted for publication.
Authors may be requested to provide raw data related to their articles as part of the review process. In such cases, authors should be prepared to submit the requested data and information to the editorial board and scientific committee.
Authors should document that they have obtained the rights to use the data in their articles, permissions related to research and analysis, or the consent of the participants on whom they conducted research.
Authors must contact the editor to inform them, correct or retract any errors they notice in their article during the review and advance view stages or after it has been published electronically.
Authors must obtain ethical committee approval for studies requiring data collection through quantitative or qualitative methods such as experiments, surveys, scales, interviews, observations, or focus group studies that require ethical committee approval. The name of the ethical committee, the date of the decision, and the decision number must be stated on the first and last pages of the manuscript and in the methods section. The document showing the ethical committee decision must be uploaded to the system along with the manuscript submission. In addition, case reports should include information in the article that an informed consent form has been obtained.
The author(s) should provide evidence within the article that they have adhered to ethical principles during the data collection process (such as obtaining permission from others to use their scales, questionnaires, photographs, etc.). Articles should state that they comply with research and publication ethics and copyright regulations for intellectual and artistic works.