Publication Policy
• The Journal of Modern Turkish History Studies is a peer-reviewed journal published electronically twice a year (July-December) by Dokuz Eylul University Ataturk's Principles and Revolution History Institute.
• The Journal of Modern Turkish History Studies adopts open access policy.
• Articles submitted to The Journal of Modern Turkish History Studies are included in the evaluation process on the basis of their arrival dates through Dergipark.
• Recent Ottoman History and Republican Period Turkey History are the research subjects of the journal. The submitted works are expected to be original and to present new and noteworthy perspectives on the topic under consideration.

• Articles in the journal are published in Turkish, English, French and German languages.

• Submitting articles by the authors to the journal means that they accept the publication principles of The Journal of Modern Turkish History Studies.
• No fee is charged from the authors who submit articles to the journal and no royalties are paid to the authors. The copyright of the published articles belongs to The Journal of Modern Turkish History Studies
• Manuscripts submitted to the journal must not have been previously published elsewhere or sent elsewhere for publication.
• Authors whose articles were published in the journal
• Manuscripts sent to the journal are evaluated on the condition that they comply with the spelling rules. The evaluation period of the articles is on average three months.
• Articles sent to the journal are scanned in the https://www.ithenticate.com/ program. In order for the articles to be included in the evaluation process, a rate of less than 15% is sought, excluding references and citations.
• Extended abstract is requested for Turkish articles with a positive evaluation process. (Minimum 750 words)

Ethical Principles
• The Journal of Modern Turkish History Studies, criteria set by the Committee of Publication Ethics (COPE) https://publicationethics.org/ regarding ethical principles and values  and YOK Scientific Research and Publication Ethics Directive (https://www. yok.gov.tr/Sayfalar/Corporate/legislation/science-arastirma-ve-etik-yonetmeligi.aspx) takes into account the determined principles.
• Ethics committee approval should be obtained for research that requires ethics committee approval, and this approval should be stated and documented in the article.
• Manuscripts sent to the journal but found to be against the rules of research and publication ethics during the evaluation process are rejected. If the said violation is detected after the publication process is completed, the article will be removed from publication.

Ethical Responsibility of Authors
• Compliance of the articles with scientific and ethical rules is the responsibility of the authors.
• The author must provide assurance that the article is original and has not been previously published elsewhere.
• Applicable copyright laws and agreements must be observed. Copyrighted material (for example, tables, figures, or large quotations) should be used with due permission and acknowledgment.
• The work of other authors, contributors or references should be used appropriately and cited in references.
• If an author detects a significant error or inaccuracy in his or her published article, it is the responsibility to immediately contact and cooperate with the editor for correction or retraction of these inaccuracies.

Editors' Ethical Responsibility
• It carries out the evaluation process of articles sent to the journal impartially, regardless of religion, language, race, gender, nationality, seniority or institutional affiliation.
• The referee does not share the evaluation process with third parties by keeping it confidential.
• Considers the COPE guideline in terms of compliance of the evaluation process with ethical standards.
• It provides the necessary cooperation and coordination for the completion of the evaluation process within the stipulated time.
• Implements information sharing with the Editorial Board regarding the evaluation and publication processes within the framework of COPE standards.
• Complies with the standards set by COPE when there is suspicion of duplicate publication, slicing, plagiarism, fabricated data, conflict of interest and unfair authorship regarding an article sent to the journal for publication or published in previous issues.

Ethical Responsibilities of Referees
• Must make evaluations impartially and confidentially.
• If he thinks that he is facing a conflict of interest during the evaluation process, he should refuse to review the study and inform the journal editor.
• In accordance with the principle of confidentiality, they must destroy the studies they have examined after the evaluation process. They can only use the final versions of the studies they have reviewed after they are published.
• Make the evaluation objectively only in relation to the content of the study. Nationality, gender, religious beliefs, political beliefs and commercial concerns should not be allowed to influence the evaluation.
• Make the assessment in a constructive and courteous language. Do not make derogatory personal comments that include hostility, slander and insults.
• They should perform the work they accept to evaluate in a timely manner and with the above ethical responsibilities.