Çalışma ve Toplum

Çalışma ve Toplum (Social Policy and Labour Law) Journal is a peer-reviewed, bilingual (Turkish & English), quarterly academic journal. It was established in 2004 and is published by Birleşik-Metal Union. The Journal’s editorial office is located in İstanbul.

• labor law
• social security law
• labor economics
• social economy
• industrial relations
• workers health and safety
• income distribution and poverty
• sociology of work
• psychology of work
• social development and social problems
• human rights and freedoms
• social services and similar topics.
  

Manuscripts Rules

• The journal publishes articles in Turkish and English.
• The submitted manuscripts should not have been published elsewhere before or should not be under assessment for publication.
• If the submitted manuscripts are based on a quantitative or qualitative field research, the relevant ethics committee report must be submitted to the journal together with the manuscript.
• Manuscripts without an ethics committee report will not be evaluated.
• Along with the manuscript, the similarity report detailed in the Editorial Policies page should be submitted to the journal.
• All responsibility for the published articles belongs to the author(s).
• The publication of translations is decided following the editorial evaluation process.
  

Similarity Report

The author is obliged to send the report taken from www.turnitin.com or www.intihal.net excluding the bibliography, together with the text of the article to the editor-in-chief. The similarity rate in this report should be maximum 20 per cent. Articles with a similarity rate above this rate or without a similarity report sent by the author will not be included in the evaluation process and will be rejected.

The author is fully responsible for the production and content of the similarity report. In cases where it is stated that the similarity above 20 per cent is necessarily due to exceptional reasons such as the subject of the article or the methods and techniques used in the article, the editors evaluate the author’s justifications on this issue and make a final decision on whether the article will be submitted to the referee process.

Manuscripts Style

• Manuscripts to be submitted to the Dergipark system, https://dergipark.org.tr/en/journal/3669/submission/step/manuscript/new address of the Dergipark. Physical manuscripts should not be sent.
• Manuscripts submitted to the journal should be prepared in “one and a half spaced” and “Times New Roman” font size “12 pt”.
• The title of the article must be prepared in two different languages, Turkish and English. It is preferred that the articles should not exceed 10 thousand words with references. English and Turkish abstracts of the articles in the range of 150 – 200 words and keywords should also be included in the article. In the abstract, the scope and purpose of the research should be stated, the method used should be defined and the results obtained should be given briefly. In addition, an extended summary of 750-800 words should be included in the manuscript.
• The name(s) of the author(s) should not appear on the first text page of the manuscript, but on the cover-page attached to the manuscript. This cover page should include the title of the manuscript in Turkish and English, the address, telephone number and e-mail address of the author(s). The ORCID number of the author or authors should also be included on this cover page. If the manuscript has more than one author, the author information that the Editor-in-Chief will contact should be indicated on this cover page.
  

Citations and References

The citation format must conform with the APA styles. In case of doubt and for unspecified issues, the APA latest version and the editorial secretariat can be consulted.

• In the Text Citation

All references in the main text are indicated by in-text footnote system. The surname of the author or authors, the date of publication and the page number quoted are indicated by opening parentheses in the appropriate place in the text. If the same sources are referred to again in the text, the same method is applied, abbreviations such as a.g.e., a.g.m. should not be used. Example: (Timur, 2000: 89)

If the name of the cited author appears in the text, there is no need to repeat the author’s name in brackets. Example: Boratav (2018) refers to the period between 1930-1939 as protectionist-statist industrialisation (pp. 63-88).

If the cited source has two authors, the surnames of both authors should be used. Example: (Özkaplan and Lordoğlu, 2018, 112)

If there are more than two authors, the phrase et al. should be used after the surname of the first author. Example: (Makal et al., 2023)

If there is more than one reference, the references should be separated by semicolons. Example: (Timur, 2000: 89; Boratav, 2018, 55)

For explanations that are not deemed appropriate to be included in the text, the footnote method should be used. The above method should also be applied for the references to be made in this footnote.

• References

In the references, only the references cited in the manuscript should be included and alphabetical order should be followed according to the surname of the author.

If more than one work of an author is to be included in the bibliography, the order should be from old to new according to the date of publication. For studies conducted in the same year, the expressions a, b, c. should be used, and these should be the same for references made in the text.

Book Example: Boratav, K. (2018). Türkiye İktisat Tarihi 1908-2015 (23rd ed.). Ankara: İmge Kitabevi.

Translation Book Example: Gellner, E. (1992) Nations and Nationhood (trans. B. Behar-G. Özdoğan), Istanbul: İnsan Yayınları.

Example of an Article in a Collected Book: Georgeon, F. (2000) “Osmanlı İmparatorluğu’nda Gülmek mi?”, Feneglio, I. Ve e Georgeon, F. (der.) Doğu’da Mizah (trans. A. Berktay), Istanbul: Yapı Kredi Yayınları, 28-45.

Article in Journal Makal, A., Kahraman Ersöz, Ö., Yücel, O. Ü. (2023). “Türkiye’de Sendikalar ve Sanat: Açmazlar ve Olanaklar”, Çalışma ve Toplum, 4(79), 3015-3048. https://doi.org/10.54752/ct.1364588

Paper Sample: Omdan, A. E. (2003), “Karşılaştırmalı Ekonomi-Politik: Meksika’da Popülizm ve Türkiye’de Devletçilik”, 8. Ulusal Sosyal Bilimler Kongresi, 3-5 December, Ankara.

Manuscript Submission Rules

The following files must be uploaded with the appropriate content and format when submitting an article.

1) Author Information File:

• The titles of the manuscript in English and Turkish must be included.  Detailed information about the author(s) (name and surname, institution, title, email address, and phone number, along with the authors' order of publication) must be included.
•  Researcher's Contribution Statement: If the article has multiple authors, this statement must be included. This statement must include information about how the authors contributed to the article.
  
•  Conflict of Interest Statement: If the article is single-authored, any conflicts of interest with institutions, organizations, or individuals must be stated in this statement. If the article has multiple authors, any conflicts of interest among the authors must also be stated in this statement.
  
• Statement of Support and Acknowledgements: Any institutions, organizations, or individuals who have contributed to the article through project contributions, awards, grants, or data provision should be stated. Additionally, if it is necessary to acknowledge institutions, organizations, or individuals for their contributions, this statement must be included in the statement.

2) Main Text File:

• The Main Text file must not contain any author information.
  The Main Text file must include the full text and bibliography of the article, prepared in accordance with the editorial guidelines.

3) Similarity file:  The similarity file generated via “inlihal.net” or “turnitin.com” must be uploaded to the system.

4) Ethics Committee file: If “Ethics Committee Approval” is required due to ethical rules, the “Ethics Committee Approval Form” should be uploaded as a file. If such approval is not required, this file may not be uploaded.

Manuscripts Review Process

Çalışma ve Toplum journal is a peer-reviewed scientific journal. A double-blind referee system is applied in the journal. Manuscripts submitted to the journal are firstly reviewed by the editor-in-chief and then by the field editors, with the author’s information concealed, in terms of compliance with the scope of the journal’s publication, scientific ethics, narrative and spelling rules. Authors of articles found inappropriate are notified by the editor-in-chief via e-mail.

The manuscripts deemed appropriate for the journal as a result of review by the field editors are submitted to the Editorial Board and sent separately to two referees who are recognised for their scientific studies in the field. The referees evaluate the manuscript on the basis of the article evaluation form and decide on one of the following results: “published without correction”, “published with correction” or “not suitable for publication”. Authors may be asked to make some corrections in their manuscripts in line with the referee reports. Referee reports are evaluated by the field editors and in case of doubt, options such as appointing a new referee and submitting the manuscript to the editorial board may be applied. Information regarding the decision of the Editorial Board and/or the editorial director and referee evaluations are sent to the author’s e-mail by the editor-in-chief.

All stages of the manuscript evaluation process are carried out by the editor-in-chief based on the confidentiality of the author and referees.

Peer-reviewers' reports are kept in the journal archives for five years. For unspecified issues, please contact the journal secretariat.

Publication Ethics

The Journal of Çalışma ve Toplum (Social Policy and Labour Law) adheres to the recommendations and principles outlined in the guidelines developed by COPE (Committee on Publication Ethics) regarding publication ethics.
• For a list of relevant guidelines, see:
https://publicationethics.org/guidance/Guidelines 

Publication Ethics Policies

The Journal of Çalışma ve Toplum (Social Policy and Labour Law) accepts to implement the ‘Principles of Transparency and Best Practice in Scholarly Publishing’ guidelines developed by COPE (Committee on Publication Ethics) regarding publication ethics at all stages of the publication process.

Download the relevant guide
Source: https://publicationethics.org/guidance/guideline/principles-transparency-and-best-practice-scholarly-publishing 

Open Access Policy

The journal follows the principles in the “Principles of Openness in Scholarly Publishing and Best Practices” guide developed jointly by The Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ), the Open Access Scholarly Publishing Association (OASPA), and the World Association of Medical Editors (WAME).

Download the relevant guide
Source: https://publicationethics.org/guidance/guideline/principles-transparency-and-best-practice-scholarly-publishing 

Copyright, Price, and Payment

Access to the journal’s archive, full texts, and print copies is free of charge. The journal operates under the CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 DEED Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike licence

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/ 

Authors transfer their copyrights to the journal without payment. Manuscripts may be used in both digital and print formats.

No fees are charged to authors at any stage of the submission or publication process.

Retraction Policy

The journal applies COPE’s Retraction Guidelines for handling retractions, corrections, or expressions of concern.
Download the relevant guide
Source: https://publicationethics.org/sites/default/files/retraction-guidelines-cope.pdf 

Archival Policy

All issues and manuscripts of Çalışma ve Toplum journal are archived and made available on its own website http://calismatoplum.org/ 

The journal is also available together with all its issues and articles on the DERGİPARK site and https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/pub/ct which is a service provided by TÜBİTAK. The DOI numbers of the scientific manuscripts in the journal are provided by the Dergipark system.

The journal is committed to applying the latest standards of scientific writing. Therefore, there are changes in manuscript standards from time to time and there may be differences in the manuscript requirements in previous issues of the journal. For instance, English title and abstract and extended abstract were not included in the article requirements in previous issues. In addition, the DOI number system has been introduced since the 73rd issue. The articles in the journal archive are included in their original form on the date of publication.

Research Ethics Policies

Manuscripts must comply with the following:
• For research involving human subjects, the methods section must state that informed consent and ethics committee approval were obtained, and approval details must be included.
• Participation must be voluntary and free from coercion. Researchers must not endanger participants.
• Conflicts of interest must be considered and declared in relation to research independence.
• For vulnerable groups (e.g. children or persons with guardians), legal guardian consent is required.
• If the research is to be conducted in a private or public institution or non-public institutional data is to be used,  institutional consent must be obtained.
• Legal permissions must be obtained when required.

For other matters and details concerning research ethics, the ‘International Ethical Guidelines for Health-related Research Involving Humans’ prepared jointly by CIOMS-WHO shall be taken as a basis.

• Download the relevant guide
  Source: https://cioms.ch/publications/product/international-ethical-guidelines-for-health-related-research-involving-humans/ 
  

Authors' Responsibility Policies
Authors must:
• Abide by scientific and legal standards throughout the research and publication process.
• Present data transparently and honestly—fabrication, falsification or manipulation is strictly prohibited.
• Ensure originality and avoid plagiarism.
• Confirm that submissions are not published elsewhere.
• In multi-author submissions, each author’s contribution must be accurately stated. Each author's contribution must be correctly stated in the manuscript.
• Disclose funding sources and conflicts of interest.

• Download relevant standards
  Source: https://publicationethics.org/guidance/endorsed-guidance/international-standards-editors-and-authors-wcri-2010 
  

Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) Policies

The journal adopts the principles outlined in the following documents regarding the use of generative artificial intelligence: “APA Journals policy on generative AI”, “COPE Position Statement: Authorship and AI tools” and “World Association of Medical Editors Recommendations on Chatbots and Generative Artificial Intelligence in Relation to Scholarly Publications.

”For details, please review the following links:

• “APA Journals policy on generative AI” Download relevant standards
  Source: https://www.apa.org/pubs/journals/resources/publishing-tips/policy-generative-ai 
  
• “COPE Position Statement: Authorship and AI tools” Download relevant standards
  Source: https://publicationethics.org/guidance/cope-position/authorship-and-ai-tools 
  
• “WAME Recommendations on Chatbots and Generative Artificial Intelligence in Relation to Scholarly Publications” Download relevant standards
  Source: https://wame.org/page3.php?id=106# 

Editorial Responsibility Policies

Editors must:
• Uphold ethical standards throughout the editorial process.
• Be transparent and declare deviations from standard practices.
• Promote accessibility, diversity, equality, and inclusivity.
• Make decisions based solely on academic expertise and merit. Editors should avoid discrimination of any kind.
• Maintain confidentiality during the double-blind peer review process.

Throughout all stages of the publication process, including evaluation, the chief editor and subject editors should adhere to the guidelines and directives developed by COPE (Committee on Publication Ethics), specifically the ‘A short guide to ethical editing for new editors’ and the ‘Guidance for editors: research, audit, and service evaluations’ (Guidance for Editors: Research, Audit, and Service Evaluations).

• Download the relevant guide
  Source: https://publicationethics.org/guidance/guideline/guidance-editors-research-audit-and-service-evaluations 
  
• Download the relevant guide
  Source: https://publicationethics.org/guidance/guideline/short-guide-ethical-editing-new-editors 
  
• Download the relevant standards
  Source:  https://publicationethics.org/guidance/endorsed-guidance/international-standards-editors-and-authors-wcri-2010 
  

Peer Reviewers Responsibility Policies

Peer Reviewers must:

• Conduct impartial ethical reviews.
• Provide clear, constructive, and unbiased feedback.
• Keep all information confidential and avoid using it for personal gain.
• Report any conflicts of interest or suspected ethical breaches.
• Complete and submit their evaluations on time.
• Ensure expertise in the manuscript’s subject area.

Peer Reviewers agree to apply the ‘Ethical guidelines for peer reviewers’ developed by COPE (Committee on Publication Ethics) at all stages of their review.

• Download the relevant guide
  Source: https://publicationethics.org/guidance/guideline/ethical-guidelines-peer-reviewers  
  

Manuscripts by Editors

If editors submit manuscripts:
• The Editor-in-Chief oversees the review process, excluding the submitting editor.
• If the Editor-in-Chief submits, a professor or senior editorial board member handles the process.
• Special issue editors follow the same rules.

Special Issue Policies

• The Editor-in-Chief, after consulting with Field Editors, proposes the theme and editor for special issues.
• The Editorial Board makes the final decision.
• Issues may include both themed and non-themed articles.
• Submissions may be invited or publicly announced, or both.

On Pricing, Royalties and Other Payments

The Journal of Labor and Society is based on open access rules. There is no fee for access to both the online and print versions of the Journal.
The Journal of Labor and Society does not pay royalties to authors. Authors agree that they have transferred their copyrights to the Journal free of charge, upon submitting manuscripts to the editor-in-chief for publication.
The authors are not required to pay a fee under any name for reviewing and the publication of their manuscripts in the Journal.