11. When an author encounters a significant error or inaccuracy in his/her published work, he/she is obliged to notify the journal editor immediately and to cooperate with the editor to withdraw or correct the article.



12. Researchers who made major contributions to the concept, design, performance, data collection and/or analysis of a study, researchers involved in the preparation or critical revision of manuscripts, and researchers who approved the final manuscript and accepted its submission should be included as corresponding authors. Other contributors (e.g. technical support, writing and editing assistants, general contributions, etc.) should not be included in the list of authors, but their contributions should be included in the acknowledgments section.



13. If there is a need to add authors, change the order of authors, or remove authors from an article that has started the review process, an application can be made to the journal management with the approval of all authors. The journal management will review the application and notify the responsible author of the decision.

Editorial Ethical Duties and Responsibilities

• Editors should make decisions about articles based on their original value, the goals of the journal, and ethical rules.

• They should consider articles with high original value, prepared in accordance with the journal's goals and ethical rules for the evaluation process.

• Editors and section editors should consider positive referee opinions unless there is a significant reason not to.

• They should provide feedback to authors on requests and opinions received from authors.

• Referees should be selected in accordance with the subject of the article.

• Editors should strive to avoid conflicts of interest and relationships between referees and authors.

• They are responsible for guiding referees and providing the information they request during the article evaluation process.

• Editors are obligated to implement blind peer review to keep the identity information of authors and referees confidential.

• Referees should take the necessary precautions and warnings to ensure that articles are evaluated in a timely, impartial, and scientific manner.

• Efforts should be made to increase the number of referees.

• Editors should take into account the opinions and suggestions of the editorial board regarding articles.

• The decisions made by editors regarding articles should be independent of the journal owner and the publishing organization.

• Editors are responsible for adhering to the journal's publication principles, objectives, and international standards in articles to be published in the journal.

• Editors are responsible for not disclosing personal information of authors to third parties without the consent of the authors.

• In articles that involve studies on humans and animals, editors are responsible for protecting the rights of humans and animals. In cases where an ethics committee approval is required and not submitted, editors are responsible for rejecting the article.

• Editors are responsible for protecting the intellectual property rights of all articles submitted and published in the journal.

• Editors are responsible for providing open and informative responses to complaints from referees, authors, and readers.

• Editors are responsible for taking precautions against conflicts of interest and conflicts that may arise between authors, referees, and third parties to ensure the completion of the evaluation process in a neutral and independent manner.

• Editors are responsible for taking into account feedback from readers, researchers, and practitioners regarding published works and for taking the necessary actions and responses.

Referees' Ethical Responsibilities

• Referees are responsible for not evaluating articles if there is a conflict of interest or a relationship with the article.

• Referees are responsible for evaluating the article with an emphasis on confidentiality and impartiality.

• Referees cannot use the work sent to them for any purpose until the evaluation process is completed and the article is published.

• Referees are responsible for not allowing the gender, nationality, religious beliefs, or political views of the authors to influence the evaluation.

• Referees should use a polite and constructive language when evaluating the article. They should avoid comments and expressions that include insults, defamation, and hostility.

• Referees are responsible for evaluating the article in a timely manner and in accordance with ethical rules.

Publication Policy

1. Dokuz Eylül University Journal of Science and Engineering has been a scientific research journal in publication since 1999. Our journal is a national and international peer-reviewed journal published regularly three times a year (January-May-September) since 1999.

2. In our journal, original research articles in the Turkish or English language with originality and significance are published in the category of scientific research. Articles in this category are expected to possess qualities such as the generation of new knowledge, proposing new methods, or providing a new dimension to previously existing knowledge.

3. Our journal also publishes invited review articles and technical notes containing analytical and numerical solutions.

4. Our journal does not accept submissions in the form of editorials, discussions, case presentations, and reviews.

5. Articles that meet the criteria in terms of writing and publication principles are sent to referees for evaluation. At least two referees are assigned to evaluate each article approved by the editor.

6. Blind peer review is implemented in the evaluation of articles in our journal. The names of the referees evaluating the articles are not disclosed to the authors. Referees are also ensured to evaluate the articles without seeing the names of the authors.

7. Referees are expected to complete the evaluation of the articles sent to them within 21 days. In case this period is exceeded, the editor sends a reminder to the referee and grants an additional 7-day extension. If this period is also exceeded, the editor makes a new referee appointment and withdraws the request from the previous referee. The evaluation period varies depending on the availability of suitable referees, the appointment process, and the number of adequate reports.

8. An article that receives two positive referee reports is eligible for publication. An article receiving one positive and one negative referee report is sent to a third referee for evaluation. The final decision on the article is made by the editors.

9. The decision to accept or reject an article is made by the editors. Articles that are not deemed sufficient based on the recommendations of the referees are given a major (resubmission for review) or minor (correction required) revision decision. Articles that do not reach the required level and are not considered scientifically adequate are rejected.

10. After the decision for "resubmission for review" or "correction required" is given for an article, the changes requested by the referees must be made within 30 days for "resubmission for review" and within 15 days for "correction required." Otherwise, the article will be rejected.

11. Articles submitted for publication must not have been published anywhere else or submitted to any other journal for publication.

12. The full responsibility for the articles belongs to the respective authors. Articles should be prepared in accordance with internationally accepted research ethics rules. A copy of the Ethics Committee Report should be added for situations specified in the ethical rules.

13. Articles submitted for publication in our journal should be prepared according to the journal article writing format.

14. Articles submitted for evaluation should be prepared according to the journal article writing format and should not exceed 15 pages. The abstract of the article should contain 100-250 words, and the number of keywords should be at least 3 and at most 6.

15. Dokuz Eylül University Journal of Science and Engineering does not charge any evaluation or submission fees for articles sent for publication.

16. At the article submission stage, authors will first upload the necessary files for blind peer review. Accepted articles will be uploaded to the system by the author in their final, edited form, including the information left blank in the initial upload such as author names, emails, and institutional information as agreed by the referees. Once these processes are completed, the articles will be queued for publication, and DOI and page numbers will be assigned.