Ethics

1. DiHA: Journal of Interdisciplinary Legal Studies adheres to the highest standards of publication ethics and adopts the ethical publishing principles published by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ), Open Access Scholarly Publishers Association (OASPA), and World Association of Medical Editors (WAME); for the Principles of Transparency and Best Practice in Scholarly Publishing, please click here.
2. All submitted articles must be original, unpublished, and not under consideration for evaluation by another journal. Each article undergoes double-blind peer review by one editor and at least two reviewers. Plagiarism, duplication, ghostwriting/undisclosed authorship, research/data fabrication, article slicing, salami publishing, copyright infringement, and hiding conflicts of interest are considered unethical behaviors.
3. All articles found to be inconsistent with accepted ethical standards are removed from publication. This includes articles after publication.

Research Ethics

1. The journal upholds the highest standards of research ethics and adopts the following international research ethics principles. Compliance with ethical rules for articles is the responsibility of the authors.
2. Principles of integrity, quality, and transparency must be ensured in the design, review, and execution of research.
3. The research team and participants must be fully informed about the purpose, methods, anticipated uses, requirements for participation, and any risks involved in the research.
4. Confidentiality of information provided by research participants and anonymity of respondents must be maintained. Research must be designed to protect the autonomy and dignity of participants.
5. Research participants must volunteer to participate in the research and must not be under any coercion.
6. Avoidance of harm to participants must be ensured. Research must be planned to avoid putting participants at risk.
7. Clarity and transparency regarding research independence must be maintained; any conflicts of interest must be disclosed.
8. In experimental studies, written informed consent must be obtained from participants deciding to participate in the research. Consent must be obtained from the legal guardian for children and wards or individuals with confirmed mental illness.
9. Approval must be obtained from the institution or organization if the study is to be conducted in any institution or organization.
10. In studies involving human subjects, the "method" section must indicate that "informed consent" was obtained from the participants and that ethical approval was obtained from the institution where the study was conducted.

Author Responsibilities

1. The scientific and ethical integrity of the articles is the responsibility of the authors. The author must provide assurance that the article is original, has not been published elsewhere, is not being considered for publication elsewhere, and is not being evaluated for publication elsewhere in another language. Copyright laws and agreements must be observed in practice. Copyrighted materials (e.g., tables, figures, or extensive quotations) must be used with necessary permissions and acknowledgments. Contributions of other authors, contributors, or sources used must be properly cited.
2. All authors listed must have made direct academic and scientific contributions to the work; in this context, an "author" is considered to be someone who has made a significant contribution to the conception and design of the published research, data acquisition, analysis, or interpretation, and has been involved in writing the manuscript or critically reviewing it for its intellectual content. Other conditions for authorship include planning or executing the study and/or revising it. Funding, data collection, or general supervision of the research group alone does not grant authorship rights. All individuals listed as authors must meet all the criteria mentioned, and any individual meeting the above criteria may be listed as an author. The order of authors' names must be a joint decision. All authors must indicate the authorship order in the Copyright Agreement Form.
3. Individuals who do not meet the criteria for authorship but have contributed to the work should be listed in the "acknowledgments / information" section. Examples of these individuals include those providing technical support, assisting in writing, or providing general support, financial, and material support.
4. All authors must disclose financial relationships, conflicts of interest, and competing interests that may affect the results or scientific assessment. If an author identifies a significant error or mistake in their published article, they are responsible for promptly contacting the editor to correct or retract it and cooperating in the process.

Editor and Reviewer Responsibilities

1. The chief editor evaluates articles without regard to authors' ethnic origin, gender, sexual orientation, nationality, religious belief, or political philosophy. Ensures that submitted articles undergo fair double-blind peer review. Guarantees that all information regarding submitted articles will remain confidential until the article is published. The chief editor is responsible for the overall content and quality of the publication. They may publish an error page or make corrections as needed.
2. The chief editor does not allow conflicts of interest among authors, editors, and reviewers. They have complete authority in reviewer assignment and are responsible for making the final decision on articles to be published in the journal.
3. Reviewers should have no conflicts of interest related to the research, authors, and/or financial supporters of the research. They must arrive at an impartial judgment in their evaluations. They must ensure the confidentiality of information related to submitted articles and report any copyright infringement or plagiarism noticed by the author. If a reviewer does not feel qualified to review the article subject or cannot provide a timely response, they must inform the editor of this and request not to be included in the reviewing process.
4. During the review process, the editor clearly states that the articles sent for review are the private property of the authors and that this is a privileged communication. Reviewers and editorial board members cannot discuss articles with others. Care must be taken to keep reviewers' identities confidential. In some cases, with the editor's decision, comments on the article by the relevant reviewers can be sent to other reviewers reviewing the same article to inform them during this process.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) Using in Manuscripts

Where authors use AI and AI-assisted technologies in the writing process, these technologies should only be used to improve readability and language of the work and not to replace key researcher tasks such as producing scientific insights, analyzing and interpreting data or drawing scientific conclusions. Applying the technology should be done with human oversight and control and authors should carefully review and edit the result, because AI can generate authoritative-sounding output that can be incorrect, incomplete or biased. The authors are ultimately responsible and accountable for the contents of the work.

Any AI use as per the foregoing principles should be clearly stated in the articles.

PUBLICATION POLICY

Articles submitted to DiHA: Journal of Interdisciplinary Legal Studies must not have been published elsewhere and must not be submitted for publication elsewhere. Authors will be required to provide an additional commitment statement regarding this matter.

Articles that have undergone initial evaluation by the Editorial Board and are found to be inconsistent with these publication principles will be returned to the authors for correction according to these rules before being sent to reviewers. Unusual grammatical errors, the lack of necessary domestic and foreign doctrine, failure to adhere to scientific criteria and academic ethical principles, and the lack of contemporary relevance or significance of the article's topic in theory and/or practice are sufficient grounds for rejection by the Editorial Board.

Before being sent to reviewers, articles are subjected to plagiarism checks using special computer programs. If the similarity rate exceeds 20%, it is sufficient for the rejection of the article.

Articles deemed appropriate in the initial evaluation are sent to reviewers with author names removed from the text. Authors are not informed of which reviewers the article is sent to. Based on the reports received from reviewer, decisions are made regarding the publication, revision, or rejection of the article. There is no minimum or maximum duration for the reviewer stage. Monitoring this process is solely the responsibility and authority of the Editor in Chief, and direct or indirect intervention by the authors at this stage is considered an ethical violation.

The final authority and responsibility for whether the article/work will ultimately be published and, if so, in which issue of DiHA it will appear, lie with the Editor in Chief. The presence of a single negative reviewer report could be sufficient to prevent the publication of the article.

The completion of the reviewing stage does not grant authors the authority to request a special/official document indicating that the article will be published. Authors are supposed to acknowledge this circumstance.

The Editorial Board determines the articles to be included in an issue of the journal by considering criteria such as maintaining diversity of fields, submission dates to DiHA and completion dates of the reviewing stage, the actuality of the article subject, and the geographical distribution of authors.

Authors are deemed to have transferred their copyright to DiHA without requesting any fee.

OPEN ACCESS STATEMENT

DiHA: Journal of Interdisciplinary Legal Studies is an open access journal. Anyone can read articles online for free. Open access is an approach that facilitates collaboration and communication between different disciplines. It makes scientific research more transparent and accessible. In academic research in particular, this approach encourages interdisciplinary collaboration and increases the exchange of information. In this respect, open access is in line with the main purpose of the journal.

The articles in DiHA are open access articles licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) license.

The Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) license allows the sharing, copying, and reproduction of the work in any medium or format for non-commercial purposes, with appropriate attribution, provided the license terms are followed. The license does not permit the distribution of modified, remixed, transformed, or derivative versions of the work.

As long as the licence conditions are met, the licensee may not revoke these rights.

COPYRIGHTS POLICY

Authors agree that, upon publication, their work in DiHA: Journal of Interdisciplinary Legal Studies will be distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) license.

The author(s):

a) Confirm that the submitted article is their original work and does not involve plagiarism,
b) Confirm that all authors have individually participated in this work and take responsibility for its content,
c) Confirm that all authors have seen and approved the final version of the manuscript,
d) Confirm that the article has not been published elsewhere or submitted for publication elsewhere,
e) Affirm that the text, figures, and materials used in the article do not infringe upon any third-party copyrights.

The copyright of the published article remains with the author(s).

Authors grant the journal the non-exclusive right to publish the article and identify the journal as the original publisher.

Authors allow others to share the work for non-commercial purposes, provided that proper attribution is given and no modifications or derivatives are made.

Nothing in this license restricts or impairs the author’s moral or ownership rights over their work.

All commercial rights related to the article belong to the author(s).

Works published in this journal are licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0.
This license allows others to share, copy, and redistribute the material in any medium or format for non-commercial purposes, provided that appropriate credit is given and no modifications or derivatives are made.

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FEE POLICY
DiHA: Journal of Interdisciplinary Legal Studies is an open-access journal.
The journal does not charge any fees at any stage of the publication process, including submission, review, publication, or access.
Authors are deemed to have transferred the copyright of their published works to DiHA without any financial expectation or fee.

ARCHIVING POLICY

DiHA: Journal of Interdisciplinary Legal Studies is committed to ensuring the long-term preservation, integrity, and accessibility of its published scholarly content. The journal maintains a digital archive of all published articles through its online publishing platforms and takes measures to ensure the continued availability of published materials. The journal is working towards the implementation of long-term digital preservation services, including participation in recognized preservation networks such as the PKP Preservation Network (PKP PN), where applicable. The PKP PN deposit process is currently in progress and our archiving policy has been updated accordingly. (OJS URL). In addition, published articles are assigned persistent identifiers (DOIs) through Zenodo to support reliable citation, identification, and long-term accessibility of scholarly works. The journal regularly maintains its online archive and ensures that published content remains accessible through its official website.

REPOSITORY POLICY

DiHA: Journal of Interdisciplinary Legal Studies allows authors to deposit versions of their published works in institutional repositories, subject repositories, and personal websites of their choice. Authors may archive the submitted manuscript, accepted manuscript, and the published version (Version of Record/PDF) of their articles. When depositing their work, authors should provide proper citation information and include a link to the original publication on the DiHA website. This policy does not affect authors’ copyright ownership. Copyright remains with the authors, and articles are published under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) license.