All manuscript submitted to Bulletin of Economic Theory and Analysis are subject to a blind peer review process.

PRE-EVALUATION

During the pre-evaluation process, all manuscripts submitted for evaluation are checked for similarity through similarity programmes. Manuscripts with a similarity rate of more than 15% are returned to the author(s).

Then, the manuscripts are carefully checked whether they comply with the template and spelling rules of the journal, whether the requested forms are sent completely, and whether the information in the forms is correct. Manuscripts that pass these stages are forwarded to the Editor-in-Chief for blinded peer review.

The pre-evaluation process is maximum 10 days.

EDITOR EVALUATION

The editor-in-chief, together with the relevant field editor, decides whether the manuscripts submitted to him/her will be included in the refereeing process. At this stage, the editor-in-chief, together with the relevant field editor, has the authority to reject the submitted manuscript by deciding that the submitted manuscript is not original enough, has serious conceptual and/or methodological flaws, or is written in an inadequate or poor English / Turkish language.

Manuscripts found suitable for the refereeing process are forwarded to the field editor to be sent to at least 2 referees working in different universities who are experts in their field. However, if there is no editor in the relevant field, the Chief Editor carries out the process. The positive report of at least 2 referees is mandatory for the manuscript to be published.

The editorial evaluation process is maximum 10 days.

REFEREE EVALUATION

Bulletin of Economic Theory and Analysis conducts a double blind review process. In the double blind review process, the information of both authors and reviewers is kept confidential. To facilitate this process, it is important that authors do not include any direct or indirect identifying information in their manuscripts.

Our referee database is continuously updated and referees are randomly assigned based on their areas of expertise.

At least two referee reports must be positive for the manuscript.

In case one of the referees rejects the manuscript, the manuscript is sent to the 3rd referee. The referees may request minor and major corrections regarding the manuscripts. In this case, the manuscript is sent to the author to make the relevant corrections. If the referee wants to see the manuscript again after the correction, the manuscript is resubmitted to the relevant referee for the 2nd round of refereeing.

Referees are given 15 days to evaluate the manuscripts. This period can be extended 2 times. If the referee fails to return, a new referee is appointed and the process starts again for the referee.

Reviewers are expected to make an evaluation only within the framework of the manuscript in line with the publication principles of the journal. Reviewers should make their evaluations on the manuscript evaluation form. The referee is only expected to score the evaluation criteria correctly, elaborate his/her opinions in the comments and suggestions section, and state his/her justifications. In particular, the referee who gives a negative opinion should add and explain to the author the weaknesses of the study and the reasons for rejection. If it is necessary for the referees to express their opinions on the manuscript, the comments are uploaded to the system as a separate Word file.

Unfortunately, there is no clear information about the length of the refereeing process.

FINAL EVALUATION

The final decision is made by the Editor-in-Chief for all manuscripts that have been approved by the referees and reached the publication stage. The editor's decision is sent to the author(s) together with the referees' suggestions. At this stage, authors are requested to prepare an extended abstract in English if the manuscript is written in Turkish. After the extended abstract is sent, the language editors review the manuscripts and, if necessary, the manuscript is taken into the publication process after the corrections in terms of grammar and spelling rules are made by the author. The layout and typesetting processes of the manuscripts accepted at the publication stage are carried out. The appropriate number of manuscripts is published by considering the manuscript order.