The Journal of Science and Engineering of the Faculty of Engineering at Dokuz Eylul University (DEUFMD) adheres to the "Code of Conduct and Best Practice Guidelines for Journal Editors" published by COPE (Committee on Publication Ethics) and the recommendations of the ICMJE (International Committee of Medical Journal Editors).

A. ETHICAL RESPONSIBILITIES OF AUTHORS

Originality and Plagiarism: Authors must guarantee that their submitted work is entirely original, the data is accurate, and the manuscript has not been published elsewhere (or is not currently under review). All sources used must be cited appropriately.

Ethics Committee Approval: For clinical and experimental studies on humans and animals, surveys, interviews, and research requiring personal data collection, "Ethics Committee Approval" must be obtained. The name of the board, approval date, and number must be stated in the "Methods" section.

Authorship: Authorship should be limited to those who have made a significant intellectual contribution to the conception, design, analysis, and writing of the study. Contributors who provided only technical support should be acknowledged in the "Acknowledgements" section.

Conflict of Interest: Authors are obliged to declare any financial or personal relationships (Competing Interests) that could influence the results or interpretation of the study at the end of the manuscript.

Error Reporting: If an author discovers a significant error in their published work, they must immediately contact the Editor to cooperate in the retraction or correction process.

B. RESPONSIBILITIES OF EDITORS

Impartiality: Editors evaluate manuscripts based solely on their intellectual content and scope, without regard to race, gender, belief, or political philosophy of the authors.

Confidentiality: Editors must keep the content of submitted manuscripts confidential until publication and protect the anonymity of authors and reviewers (Double-Blind Review).

Process Management: Editors ensure that the peer review process runs fairly and on time. They must appoint new reviewers in case of a suspected conflict of interest.

Research Misconduct: In cases of alleged plagiarism or data manipulation, Editors follow COPE guidelines and have the authority to reject or retract the manuscript if necessary.

C. ETHICAL RESPONSIBILITIES OF REVIEWERS

Contribution and Competence: Reviewers should only evaluate manuscripts within their area of expertise and provide constructive feedback to assist the Editor in the decision-making process.

Confidentiality: Manuscripts received for review are confidential documents. Reviewers must not share the work with others or use the data for their own research.

Conflict of Interest: If reviewers realize a competitive or collaborative conflict of interest with the authors or institutions, they must notify the Editor and recuse themselves from the review.

Objectivity: Reviews should be objective and constructive; personal or hostile comments towards the author are unacceptable.

D. PUBLICATION POLICY

Scope: Our journal publishes original "Research Articles" written in Turkish or English in the fields of Engineering and Science.

Review Articles: Only "Invited Reviews" solicited by the Editorial Board are published. Unsolicited review articles are not accepted.

Peer Review Process: All manuscripts are subject to a Double-Blind Peer Review process. At least two external reviewers are assigned for each manuscript. The average evaluation period is 21 days.

Similarity Check: All submissions are screened using iThenticate. The similarity index (excluding references) must be below 20% (Similarity from a single source should not exceed 5%).

Open Access: DEUFMD is an open-access journal. Content is freely available to users under the Creative Commons (CC BY-NC) license.

Fee Policy: No fees are charged to authors for submission, processing, or publication (No APC).