ArtGRID is an online, open access, international, and double-blind peer reviewed scientific journal, publishing original research articles concerning all aspects of Architecture, Engineering, and Fine Arts. The journal publishes original research and review articles that are prepared in accordance with the ethical guidelines. 

JOURNAL PUBLICATION POLICIES

The ArtGRID Journal has agreed to and committed to complying with the provisions of the COPE Code of Conduct for Journal Editors.
The journal is published biannually.

Open Access Policy: ArtGRID Journal is a fully free, internationally peer-reviewed, and open-access journal. It does not charge any article processing fees (review fees or publication fees) or subscription fees for accessing articles.

Privacy Statement: Personal information such as names and email addresses entered into the ArtGRID Journal management system will only be used for the scientific purposes of the journal. This information will not be used for any other purpose or section and will not be shared with third parties.

Archiving: DergiPark uses the LOCKSS (Lots of Copies Keep Stuff Safe) system for archiving.

Sponsorship and Advertising: The ArtGRID Journal does not accept sponsorship or advertising within its publication policies.

Copyright Transfer: Works submitted to the ArtGRID Journal for publication must be original and not previously published or submitted for publication elsewhere. By submitting their works, authors must agree to waive their copyright and transfer the copyright of their work to the ArtGRID Journal. The ArtGRID Journal Editorial Board is authorized to make decisions regarding the publication of the article. Authors submitting to the ArtGRID Journal must fill out the "Copyright Transfer Form." Authors must sign the completed form with a wet signature, and the signed form must be scanned and uploaded through the system. Works from authors who do not submit the Copyright Transfer Form will not be published. Authors must provide information regarding the "Contributors’ Statement" and "Conflict of Interest Statement" at the end of the article.

Blind Peer Review and Evaluation Process: Blind peer review is a method used to ensure the highest quality of scientific publications. This method forms the basis of the objective evaluation process of scientific studies and is preferred by many scientific journals. Peer reviews play a crucial role in the publication quality of the ArtGRID Journal. All works submitted to the ArtGRID Journal are evaluated through a blind process according to the following stages.

Type of Blind Peer Review: The ArtGRID Journal uses a double-blind review method for the evaluation process of all works. In the double-blind method, the identities of both the authors and the reviewers are concealed.

Initial Evaluation Process: Works submitted to the ArtGRID Journal are first evaluated by the editors. At this stage, works that do not align with the journal's aims and scope, are weak in terms of language and expression rules in both Turkish and English, contain critical scientific errors, lack originality, and do not meet publication policies are rejected. Authors of rejected works are informed within two weeks from the submission date. Suitable works are then sent to a Section Editor relevant to the field for preliminary evaluation.

Preliminary Evaluation Process: In the preliminary evaluation process, section editors thoroughly examine the introduction, materials and methods, findings, conclusions, evaluations, and discussion sections of the works in detail for compliance with the journal’s publication policies, scope, and originality. Works deemed unsuitable are returned along with the section editor's evaluation report within four weeks at the latest.

Peer Review Process: Works are sent to reviewers based on their content and the reviewers’ areas of expertise. The section editor reviewing the work recommends at least two reviewers from the ArtGRID Journal’s pool based on their areas of expertise or may suggest new reviewers appropriate for the field of the work. Care is taken to ensure that each of the article reviewers is from different institutions and not the same institution as the authors. Reviewer recommendations from the section editor are evaluated by the editors, and the works are sent to the reviewers. Reviewers must guarantee that they will not share any processes or documents regarding the works they evaluate.

Reviewer Evaluation Process: The time given to reviewers for the evaluation process is two weeks. The article is sent to at least two reviewers, and if at least one rejection is received, the article is rejected. If the initial reviewer’s evaluation is a rejection, there is no need for a second reviewer evaluation. Authors are required to complete corrections suggested by reviewers or editors within one month. Reviewers may decide on the appropriateness of the corrections made by the authors, and if necessary, may request multiple rounds of corrections. The opinions from the reviewers are examined by the section editor within two weeks at the latest. Based on this review, the section editor communicates the final decision regarding the work to the editors. Even if all evaluation stages are completed, the article acceptance process cannot be shorter than 45 days.

Editorial Board Decision: Editors prepare the publication board’s opinions regarding the work based on the section editor's and reviewers' opinions. The prepared opinions are communicated to the author(s) along with the section editor's and reviewers' recommendations within one week at the latest. Works that receive negative opinions in this process are returned without a plagiarism check.

Submitting Articles: Authors wishing to submit works for evaluation in the ArtGRID Journal can do so by registering in the journal management system found at https://dergipark.org.tr/en/pub/artgrid.

Authors: If authors notice any errors or mistakes regarding their published, early view, or in-review work, they are obligated to cooperate with the journal editor during the withdrawal process.

Withdrawal of Articles: Authors wishing to withdraw their work during the evaluation stage must submit a letter containing the withdrawal request signed with the wet signatures of all authors in scanned form to the editorial board via email at artgrideditor@gmail.com. The editorial board will review the withdrawal notification and respond within one week at the latest. Authors cannot submit their work to another journal for evaluation until the withdrawal request of works whose copyrights have been transferred to ArtGRID Journal during the submission phase is approved by the editorial board.

Editors: The ArtGRID Journal editorial board has an obligation to initiate an investigation if there is a suspicion of copyright or plagiarism regarding a published, in-press, or in-review work. If the editorial board finds copyright infringement or plagiarism in a work under evaluation as a result of the investigation, it will withdraw the work from evaluation and return it to the authors with detailed citations of the identified issues. If the editorial board identifies copyright infringement or plagiarism in a published or in-press work, it will carry out the withdrawal procedures below within one week at the latest.

ETHICAL GUIDELINES FOR AUTHORS

Authors must not submit a manuscript to more than one journal simultaneously. Related to this subject, authors should not submit previously published work, as well. All authors must agree with any such addition, removal or rearrangement. The authors should ensure that if they use other person’s ideas, language, pictures and tables, this has been appropriately cited or quoted and permission has been obtained where necessary. The authors should follow the rules stated in this section (plagiarism, duplication, self-plagiarism, authorship, false citation, fabrication, unethical research and measures, conflict of interest, main principles etc.) for the papers that they sent.

By submitting an article, the author(s) certify that the article is their original work, that the paper has not been submitted or published elsewhere (in print, online/blog, etc.), that the article and its contents do not infringe in any way on the rights of third parties, and that they take full responsibility of any risk of therein.

Authorship should be limited to those who have made a significant contribution to the conception, design, execution, or interpretation of the reported study. All those who have made substantial contributions should be listed as co-authors. Where there are others who have participated in certain substantive aspects of the paper (e.g. language editing), they should be recognized in the “Acknowledgements” section. If the work involves “scientific researches/studies conducted with the participation of human excluding clinical researches”, the author should ensure that the paper contains a statement that all procedures were performed in compliance with the human rights legislation, and that the appropriate institutional committee(s)/the university ethics committee have/has approved them.

If the work involves the use of experimental or wild animals (or animal material), the author should ensure that the paper contains a statement that all procedures were performed in compliance with the principles of “Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals”, relevant laws and institutional guidelines and that the appropriate institutional committee(s)/the university ethics committee have/has approved them.

If the work involves the permission of the ethics committee, information on permission (name of the board, date and number) should be given in the methodology section and in the first or last page of the article. under the permission of the ethics committee. In case reports, you provide an informed volunteer / consent form to sign the article.

If there are any commercial ties or institutions supporting the research financially, they should be recognized in the “Acknowledgements” section and the authors should state that there are no relationship with the mentioned institution or organization, or if any, nature of the relationship should be stated.

ETHICAL GUIDELINES FOR EDITORS

Editors are fully authorized to make necessary changes and edit the paper in order to ensure the compliance with the writing and publishing guideline. Editors should be aware that any information related to the paper is confidential and should not be shared with anyone, but the authors and the reviewers.

ETHICAL GUIDELINES FOR REVIEWERS

Reviewers should be aware that the information related to the paper and the peer review process is confidential and should not be shared with anyone, but the editor.