DEHUKAMDER PUBLISHING ETHICS
The publishing processes of the DEHUKAM Journal of the Sea and Maritime Law (DEHUKAMDER) are carried out in accordance with the international publishing ethics and the principle of creating, developing and sharing information objectively using the scientific method.
DEHUKAMDER adopts the ethical publishing principles published by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ),the Open Access Scholarly Publishers Association (OASPA), and the World Association of Medical Editors (WAME), in addition to the standards defined in the Scientific Research and Publication Ethics Directive published by Council of Higher Education, in all publication processes.
If articles submitted to the Journal in Turkish successfully pass the peer review process, they are then sent to a certified translator by the editors to be translated into English. The articles are then published in both Turkish and English. This service is provided free of charge to the authors. However, articles submitted in English are not translated into Turkish.

ETHICAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF EDITORS
DEHUKAMDER editors are expected to comply with the following ethical responsibilities:
1. Articles submitted to DEHUKAMDER are peer reviewed using a double-blind process.
2. Editors are responsible for the quality and performance of the journal and manage the entire publication process of the articles.
3. Editors are expected to review the studies in a fair and impartial manner, without any bias.
4. Editors are expected to be responsible for ensuring confidentiality and working in full cooperation throughout journal’s processes.
5. Editors communicate effectively with authors to expedite the stages of the publication process and make any necessary corrections.
6. Articles to be published in DEHUKAMDER are carefully reviewed by the journal’s editors on the basis of the reviewers’ evaluations and the editors decide whether to accept, reject, or refer to a third reviewer in the case of conflicting decisions by two reviewers.
7. While conducting the publication process of studies submitted to DEHUKAMDER, the confidentiality of the articles and author names is protected and no conflict of interest is allowed.
8. The editors manage the performance of the referees and the continuously updated referee pool.

ETHICAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF AUTHORS
Author(s) who submit a paper to DEHUKAMDER are expected to comply with the following ethical responsibilities:
1. Author(s) must adhere to the disclosed rules, ethical standards, and principles aligned with the journal's purpose for the publication of their papers.
2. Papers submitted to the journal must be original studies in the field of sea and maritime law.
3. Author(s) should correctly cite the sources used during the writing of the paper in accordance with ethical principles and comply with the writing rules of the journal.
4. Authors of an paper that is in the process of being publised in DEHUKAMDER should not submit the same paper to any other journal.
5. Author(s) should complete the Copyright Transfer Form and explicitly state in the form that the relevant paper has not been submitted to another journal.
6. A fair ranking of authors should be made according to their contributions to the paperand a Copyright Transfer Form should be signed by each author.
7. Authors are solely responsible for the copyright and ethical rules of their papers. DEHUKAMDER does not accept any responsibility in case of violation.
8. The data in the article should be presented accurately and completely.
9. Authors should disclose any conflicts of interest and financial support received when submitting their papers the DEHUKAMDER.
10. Authors must submit an Ethical Declaration Form, signed in wet ink, stating that the paper is original and has not been published previously.
11. Copyrighted materials must be used with appropriate permissions and necessary references.
13. The data used and consent of the subjects (if any) must be documented.
14. Authors must write their names, ORCID numbers, and institutional information accurately on the cover page along with the papers.

ETHICAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF REVIEWERS
All articles submitted to DEHUKAMDER are evaluated through a double-blind peer-review process. Double-blind peer review means that authors and reviewers are blinded to each other's identities, ensuring an unbiased and independent review process. DEHUKAMDER expects its reviewers to adhere to the following ethical responsibilities:
1. Reviewers are selected by editors, taking into consideration their relevant previous work on similar topics.
2. Reviewers are required to carry out their duties in an objective and impartial manner.
3. Reviewers should inform the editor immediately if they are unable to carry out the review or if the subject of the article is outside the area of their expertise.
4. Unpublished materials in the article cannot be used for personal purposes by reviewers without the explicit written permission of the author.
5. The confidentiality of information and data obtained during the peer review process is essential.
6. Reviewers provide their evaluations with grounds in the "Peer Review Report" and ensure that their tone is academic and courteous.
7. The reviewers make an adequate assessment of the published literature and indicate in their reports the works not cited.
8. Reviewers inform editors regarding any errors or inaccuracies found in the articles.
9. Reviewers determine the suitability of the article for publication and request revisions if necessary.
10. The identity of reviewers is kept confidential, and a double-blind peer review process is implemented.

COPYRIGHT POLICY
All author(s) individually declare their participation in the respective work, assume all responsibilities for the said work, confirm reviewing and approving the final version of the submitted article, declare that the article has not been published elsewhere nor is it under consideration for publication elsewhere, ensure that the texts, tables, figures, and documents have not been published elsewhere. The authors agree and warrant that the figures and documents do not infringe the Copyrights of other persons, and that they reserve the rights specified below and allow Ankara University National Center for the Sea and Maritime Law (DEHUKAM) to use the copyright arising from any publication, printing, presentation, distribution and use of the article in electronic media without any restriction.

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WAGES POLICY
1. All expenses of the journal are covered by Ankara University National Center for the Sea and Maritime Law (DEHUKAM).
2. No fees are charged from the authors regarding management and publication processes of the studies in DEHUKAMDER.

PLAGIARISM POLICY
Plagiarism is strictly an ethical violation. The use of work from other sources without proper referencing is considered a breach of ethical conduct and constitutes an offence. Articles are checked for similarity using plagiarism detection programs such as Turnitin or iThenticate, and the similarity ratios are assessed by the editors.