Ethical Principles and Publication Policy
Journal of Child and Development Ethical Principles and Publication Policy Publication Ethics
The publication processes of the Journal of Child and Development aim to produce, develop and share information impartially using scientific methods. Peer-reviewed articles are studies that are based on the scientific method and provide objectivity as much as possible with this condition. All components of the publication process in the production of scientific studies; The publisher, editors, authors, reviewers and readers are required to abide by the ethical principles. In this context, the publication ethics and open access policy of the Journal of Child and Development requires that all components of the publication process comply with ethical principles, within the framework of the principles published by the "Higher Education Institutions Scientific Research and Publication Ethics Directive" and the "Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE)". submitted studies; questionnaire, interview, focus group work, experiment, etc. from people. It is obligatory to obtain an "Ethics Committee Approval Certificate" from the Ethics Committee of the relevant institution before the application, if it envisages the collection of data in different ways and using it for experimental or other scientific purposes. If situations such as manipulating, distorting and using fabricated data used in the articles are detected, this will be reported to the institution where the article author works, and the article will be rejected. Our journal has the right to request the output files of the analysis results from the authors according to the feedback made by the editorial board and/or the referees. Ethical Responsibilities of the Publisher As the publisher of the Journal of Child and Development, Prof. Dr. Hatice BEKIR is a non-profit scientist who cares about the public interest. The Editorial Board of the Journal of Child and Development consists of experienced faculty members. Members of the Editorial Board are assigned by considering the branches of science that "continue their studies related to Child and Development Departments". The members of the Editorial Board are the Editor, Assistant Editors and Field Editors. A new member is appointed to replace the member who left, and the term of the member whose term of office has expired may be extended.
Depending on the subject of the article, the editor may send an article to a faculty member who is not a member of the Editorial Board for review as a field editor.
Basic Duties and Responsibilities of the Editorial Board
The main task of the Editorial Board is to determine and implement journal policies such as publication, blind refereeing, evaluation process, and ethical principles in the name of public interest. Accordingly, the Editorial Board is responsible for protecting the copyright of the authors of the articles published in the journal and intellectual property rights in the publication process of the article and journal, and taking precautions against scientific-unethical behavior, plagiarism, and citation scam. The main purpose of the Editorial Board is to continuously improve the journal scientifically. This scientific purpose refers to increasing the quality of publication. The Editorial Board is responsible for each article submitted to the Journal of Child and Development, and for all processes after the articles are published. This responsibility requires acting solely in the public interest in the decisions to be taken on issues related to the journal. In addition, all decisions made by editors are independent of the publisher and other individuals and organizations.
Ethical Responsibilities of Editors, Assistant Editors and Field Editors
Editors, when deciding whether to publish articles, take care to ensure that the articles are original and contribute to the scientific literature.
● While making a positive or negative decision about the articles, the editors consider the original value of the articles, their contribution to the field, the validity and reliability of the research method, the clarity of the expression, and the purpose and scope of the journal.
● Editors send the articles by taking into consideration the field of expertise of the editors and referees, and support the impartial and independent evaluations.
● Editors look for a wide range of referee pools and to be constantly updated.
● Editors prevent academic etiquette and unscientific reviews.
● Editors; They ensure that the journal publication processes are operated in accordance with publication policies and guidelines, inform those in charge of the developments in publication policies, and prepare a training program when necessary.
● Editors; They pay attention to the protection of human and animal rights in their articles, they care about documenting the explicit consent of the participants of the article, they reject the article when they do not have the approval of the ethics committee for the participants of the article, and permission for experimental research.
● Editors; take action against misconduct. When there are complaints about misconduct, he makes an objective investigation and shares the relevant findings.
● Editors ensure that errors, inconsistencies or misdirections in articles are corrected.
● Editors protect the intellectual property rights of the published articles and defend the rights of the journal and the author(s) in case of violation. In addition, they take the necessary measures to ensure that the content of the published articles does not violate the intellectual property rights of other publications; They perform the authenticity-similarity check.
Ethical Responsibilities of Referees
The ethical responsibilities of the referees who undertake the task of evaluating the articles submitted to the Journal of Child and Development are as follows:
● The referees cannot contact the authors directly, necessary contacts should be made through the editors.
● Each referee may agree to evaluate only articles related to his/her field of expertise.
● The referees should follow an impartial and objective way, and the ethnic origin, religious belief, political attitude and gender differences of the authors should not affect the impartiality of the evaluation.
● The referees must complete the article evaluation process within the time specified for them.
● Referees should make explanations in accordance with academic etiquette in cases of acceptance or rejection of articles.
Ethical Responsibilities of Authors
The ethical responsibilities of the authors who applied to the Journal of Child and Development are as follows:
● The authors declare the accuracy of any information they provide during the application process, and do not make any misleading, incorrect or incomplete statements.
● The authors must not have published the whole, part or the data of the study to which they applied in another journal before, the data must be original.
● Authors should not simultaneously submit their submitted work to another journal.
● If the studies they applied for include a research that requires an “Ethics Committee Approval Certificate”, the authors should have obtained the relevant document before starting the research and submitted it to the journal management.
If the authors need to get permission from any institution related to their research, they should provide the necessary information to the institution in question before starting the research in a complete and non-misleading manner and must obtain the written approval of the institution.
● Authors should obtain informed consent/acceptance/consent form from the participants before the research. The form should contain information about how the research process will work, the purpose and duration of the research, the possible risks or other negative situations that the research may involve, confidentiality and volunteerism in a way that will not adversely affect the research process.
● In applications with more than one author, all authors must agree on issues such as authorship order. In addition, people who have not contributed to the study scientifically should not be cited as authors for whatever purpose or reason.
● After the application is made, no request should be made to the journal for changes in authorship, adding or removing authors.
● If the authors realize that there are inaccuracies or errors in the data and results of the studies they apply to, they should notify the editor and take necessary actions, including withdrawing the application or accepting the rejection by the editor for this reason.
● Authors are responsible for keeping the data of their work. If necessary, the Editorial Board may request the data from the authors within the scope of the evaluation process.
● Authors should be careful about possible plagiarism. Authors should not present someone else's article as their own, they should definitely include the resources they used in the bibliography section and should give appropriate references to these resources in the text. On the other hand, the authors should not refer to the sources they did not use in their studies or should not include them in the bibliography.
● Authors should act in accordance with the citation/citing rules and avoid self-plagiarism if they include their own work (including thesis) that has been published elsewhere before, in the works they apply to.
● Authors should avoid “slicing”. Slicing is defined in the YÖK Scientific Research and Publication Ethics Directive as “presenting the results of a research as separate works in the evaluations of associate professorship exams and academic promotions by inappropriately dividing the results of the research into parts and making multiple publications without citing each other”.
● Authors, duplication, fabrication, forgery, distortion, republishing etc. ethical violations should be avoided. In such cases, the responsibility belongs to the author.
● Authors must notify the journal/editor if there is any conflict of interest regarding the work they are applying for.
● If the authors use a tool that does not belong to them in their work, they should obtain permission from the owner of the work and should be able to present this permission when necessary.
● Authors should be responsible for the copyright regulations of any work they include in the work they apply for.
● Authors are obliged to indicate if they have received financial support for the realization of the study, authorship or publication.
● Authors should report that the processes that the participants or animal subjects in their studies were exposed to were carried out in accordance with national and international criteria.
Prof. Dr. Neriman ARAL
Journal of Child and Development (J-CAD)
Editor
https://dergipark.org.tr/cg
December 30, 2025
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