The Bitlis Eren University Journal of Social Sciences adopts the highest ethical standards to support the development of an impartial and reputable scientific literature. In its publication processes, our journal is based on the "Code of Conduct and Best Practice Guidelines for Journal Editors" determined by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and the TR Dizin journal evaluation criteria.
1. PUBLICATION POLICY
Open Access and Free Publication: No fees are charged to authors or readers at any stage of the process of article submission, evaluation, publication, or access to articles.
Evaluation System (Double-Blind Peer Review): All works submitted to our journal are evaluated using the "Double-Blind Peer Review" method. The identities of the authors and reviewers are kept mutually confidential throughout the process.
Publication Frequency: Our journal is published regularly twice a year, in June and December.
2. PLAGIARISM CHECK POLICY
Articles submitted to our journal must have a similarity rate of less than 20% in a search excluding the bibliography.
Even if the similarity rate is below this limit, the similarity rate from a single source must not exceed 5%. Articles that do not meet these conditions will be rejected or returned to the author for correction.
3. ETHICS COMMITTEE APPROVAL POLICY
Ethics Committee Approval is mandatory for all research (qualitative or quantitative) that requires data collection using survey, interview, focus group study, observation, experiment, and discussion techniques.
Separate Ethics Committee Approval must be obtained for clinical and experimental studies on humans and animals that require an ethics committee decision.
Information regarding the obtained approval (committee name, date, and number) must be clearly stated in the "Methods" section and the declarations section at the end of the article.
For studies that do not require ethical committee approval, a statement such as "This study does not require ethical committee approval" should be included at the end of the article.
4. ETHICAL RESPONSIBILITIES OF STAKEHOLDERS
A. Editor's Responsibilities:
The editor objectively evaluates articles based solely on scientific content and the scope of the journal, regardless of the authors' race, gender, religious beliefs, ethnicity, citizenship, or political philosophy.
The editor carefully selects reviewers to be assigned to articles, taking into account their area of expertise and ensuring there are no conflicts of interest.
The editor ensures that the peer review process is conducted in a timely, fair, and confidential manner.
B. Reviewers' Responsibilities:
Reviewers should only accept to evaluate articles that fall within their area of expertise and where they can maintain the confidentiality of the blind peer review process.
Reviews should be objective, academic, and constructive; personal criticism should be avoided.
Reviewers should immediately inform the editor and withdraw from the process if they become aware of any conflict of interest related to the article they are evaluating.
C. Authors' Responsibilities:
Originality: Authors must declare that the submitted work is entirely original, has not been previously published elsewhere, and is not under consideration for publication elsewhere.
Scientific Accuracy: Fabrication, falsification, or unfair use of data is strictly prohibited.
Authorship Rights: Individuals who have not directly contributed scientifically and in terms of content to the work should not be included as authors (gift authorship is unacceptable).
Conflict of Interest and Funding: Authors must clearly declare the institutions supporting the research (including project numbers, if any) and any potential conflicts of interest at the end of the article.