Editorial Policy

Boğaziçi University Journal of Education follows Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) guidelines on Code of Conduct. Manuscripts submitted to the Journal should not have been published or submitted for publication review elsewhere. They could be a research report, a systematic literature review or an original opinion article discussing a new idea or model. The languages of the Journal are Turkish and English. Every year the first issue is published in English, the second in Turkish. All manuscripts should be prepared in accordance with the specifications of the APA publication manual (7th Edition). Manuscripts that do not conform with the specifications of the guideline are not taken into consideration.


Peer Review Process

Manuscripts submitted to the Journal are reviewed by two anonymous reviewers as well as the editor. The evaluation process takes approximately 6-8 weeks. Upon receiving the reviewers’ comments and suggestions, the editor informs the author/s about the decision taken, accompanied with the detailed evaluation of the manuscript.


Revision and Withdraw System

Authors should inform the Editor(s) if they identify errors with their data or manuscripts and cooperate with them to revise or withdraw their manuscripts.


Research with Humans or Animals

Research conducted with humans or animals should be approved by relevant ethics committee(s) and should follow international ethical and legal standards for research.

Open Access

All published articles are freely available to interested users. 

Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

Share — copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format

Adapt — remix, transform, and build upon the material for any purpose, even commercially.

The licensor cannot revoke these freedoms as long as you follow the license terms.

Under the following terms:
Attribution — You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use.

No additional restrictions — You may not apply legal terms or technological measures that legally restrict others from doing anything the license permits.

Copyright Notice

Authors are obliged to transfer the copyright of their article to Boğaziçi University Faculty of Education. Boğaziçi University Faculty of Education is authorized to publish the article.

Authors have

1. All proprietary rights other than copyright,
2. The right to reproduce articles for their own purposes other than for commercial purposes,
3. The right to use all or part of the article in their later works, such as books and lectures, provided that the proper reference to out journal is given, and
4. The right to self-archive the article or use in their personal web pages.

Plagiarism Detection

In accordance with its publishing policies, Bogazici University Journal of Education oblige each study that has undergone the "Double-Blind Review Process" to be detected for plagiarism to protect the integrity of the study. Therefore, both Turkish and English copies of the study are detected for plagiarism by a company chosen by the editorial board. Incurring fees are paid by the author(s).

The plagiarism detection is done by intihal.net, Turnitin and iThenticate softwares. The matches found in each study after plagiarism detection are analysed in detail and those matches with correct reference and cross-reference are sorted. In the next step, the mistakes in the remaining matches are determined and reported to the editorial board. The board, then, makes a final decision in the light of the plagiarism detection report. The author(s) may be asked to correct the mistakes listed in the report or the study may be returned to the author(s).

Publication Fees

There is no fee for article submission, article processing or publication.