CLAIMS conducts its publishing activities in accordance with national and international ethical standards. The principles of transparency, impartiality, and integrity are upheld, and the journal adheres to the COPE Core Practices established by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).

1. Responsibilities of Authors

● Authors should submit only original and unpublished work.
● Authors must confirm that the submitted manuscript is not under review elsewhere.
● All sources must be cited accurately and completely; ideas and data belonging to others must not be used without proper attribution.
● Authors are responsible for the accuracy of the data and must provide the data to the editorial board upon request.
● Any conflicts of interest must be clearly declared.
● If an error is identified after publication, authors must notify the editor and cooperate in the correction or retraction process.
● Changes to the author list (additions, removals, or reordering) are permissible only with written consent and justified reasons.

2. Responsibilities of Editors

● Editors evaluate all submissions fairly, impartially, and confidentially.
● Double-blind peer review is applied; the identities of authors and reviewers are kept anonymous.
● Manuscripts that are scientifically inadequate or outside the scope of the journal may be rejected without peer review.
● In cases of suspected ethical misconduct, the necessary procedures are initiated in accordance with COPE guidelines.
● Editors with conflicts of interest withdraw from the evaluation process.
● In cases of plagiarism, data fabrication, data manipulation, or unethical authorship, editors cooperate with relevant institutions.

3. Responsibilities of Reviewers

● Reviewers evaluate manuscripts objectively, scientifically, and impartially.
● Scientific contribution and methodological rigor take precedence over personal opinions.
● Any suspicion of plagiarism or data manipulation must be reported to the editor.
● Information obtained during the review process must be kept confidential.
● Reviewers are obliged to complete their evaluations within the specified time.

4. Responsibilities of the Publisher

● CLAIMS takes necessary measures against plagiarism and ethical violations and initiates legal processes when required.
● The independence of editors and reviewers is protected.
● In accordance with the open-access policy, the intellectual property rights of published works are safeguarded.

5. Ethical Violations

● Plagiarism, data fabrication, data falsification, and unethical authorship practices are unacceptable.
● When such violations are identified, the manuscript is removed from the evaluation process, and legal and academic actions are initiated.

6. Ethics Committee Approval and Research Ethics

● Ethics committee approval is mandatory for research involving humans or animals.
● Ethics approval information (name of the committee, date, and approval number) must be stated in the manuscript.
● In studies involving human participants, informed consent must be obtained, and participant confidentiality must be protected.
● Compliance with personal data protection laws is required.

7. Reporting Ethical Violations

● Readers who detect ethical violations may contact the editor.
● If the violation is confirmed, the manuscript is retracted and publicly announced.
● Complaints are handled confidentially.

8. Complaints and Appeals

● Appeals to editorial or reviewer decisions must be submitted in writing.
● Appeals are reviewed impartially and, if necessary, referred to new reviewers.

Evaluation Process

CLAIMS is published twice a year (June and December). All procedures are conducted with transparency and adherence to ethical standards:

Manuscript Submission: Authors upload their manuscripts through the online submission system using the required template. A similarity report (Turnitin or equivalent) must be uploaded; manuscripts with a similarity rate above 15% are returned.

Technical Check: Manuscripts are reviewed for compliance with formatting requirements.

Editorial Assessment: Scope, content, and ethical compliance are evaluated.

Peer Review: Manuscripts are reviewed by at least two reviewers through a double-blind process. If necessary, a third reviewer is consulted.

Reviewer Reports: Authors are notified of acceptance, revision, or rejection decisions.

Revision and Final Decision: After revisions are submitted, the editor makes the final decision.

Final Proof: Accepted manuscripts are sent to authors for pre-publication proofreading.

Second Similarity Check: A final similarity scan is performed before approval.

Post-Publication Communication: Appeals and correction requests are handled transparently.

Open Access and Licensing

CLAIMS adheres to the principles of the Budapest Open Access Initiative (BOAI).
● All content is published under the Creative Commons BY-NC 4.0 license.
● Articles may be accessed, downloaded, shared, and adapted free of charge.
● Proper attribution is required when using or distributing the content.