Volume: 14 Issue: Özel Sayı

It aims to contribute to the studies in this field in Turkey and in the world by publishing articles in Turkish and English produced in different disciplines in the field of Social Sciences.

Original and qualified review and research articles, book reviews, book reviews and case studies on topics within the scope of social sciences can be published in the journal.

Writing Rules

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Telif Hakkı Devir Formuna ulaşmak için buraya tıklayınız.

Ethical Principles and Publication Policy

Ethical Responsibilities of Authors

Author(s) submitting manuscripts to Düzce University Journal of Social Sciences are expected to comply with the following ethical responsibilities:

The publication processes applied in Düzce University Journal of Social Sciences constitute the basis for the development and distribution of knowledge in an impartial and reputable manner. The processes implemented in this direction directly reflect on the quality of the work of the authors and the institutions that support the authors. Peer-reviewed studies are studies that embody and support the scientific method. At this point, it is important that all stakeholders of the process (authors, readers and researchers, publishers, referees and editors) comply with the standards for ethical principles. Within the scope of Düzce University Journal of Social Sciences publication ethics, all stakeholders are expected to carry the following ethical responsibilities.
The studies submitted by the author(s) are expected to be original. In case the author(s) benefit from other studies or use other studies, they are required to cite and/or quote them completely and accurately.
Individuals who did not contribute intellectually to the content of the study should not be listed as authors.
All manuscripts submitted for publication must disclose any conflicts of interest and relationships.
The author(s) may be requested to provide raw data on their manuscripts within the framework of the evaluation processes, in such a case, the author(s) should be ready to present the expected data and information to the editorial board and scientific committee.
The author(s) should have a document showing that they have the rights to use the data used, the necessary permissions related to the research/analyses, or that the consent of the subjects of the experiment has been obtained.
In the event that the author(s) becomes aware of an inaccuracy or error in the published, early view or under review manuscript, the author(s) has the obligation to notify the journal editor or publisher and to cooperate with the editor in correcting or withdrawing the manuscript.
Authors cannot have their work in the submission process of more than one journal at the same time. Each application can be started after the completion of the previous application. A study published in another journal cannot be submitted to Düzce University Journal of Social Sciences.
It cannot be proposed to change the author responsibilities (such as adding an author, changing the author order, removing an author) of a study whose evaluation process has started.

As of 2020, TR Index Journal Evaluation criteria have been updated and especially the articles related to the ethics committee permission required in scientific research have been detailed.
The “Documents and information requested for studies requiring ethics committee approval” is not expected to be applied to studies that have been submitted in previous years, the evaluation process has been completed but not yet published, and although the evaluation process continues, the research data used before 2020. It will be mandatory for articles whose process started in 2020 and whose research data belong to 2020. For which articles Ethics Committee Permission Certificate is required is explained below, and articles that are not uploaded to the system and/or do not provide information about Ethics Committee Permission in the article will not be evaluated.

Explanation and Information on Ethical Rules by TR Index
The articles related to the Code of Ethics in the criteria in previous years were elaborated with explanations in 2020, and the issue of “including information about the permission in the article” was added to the criteria, assuming that permissions were obtained for studies requiring ethics committee permission in the field of research.

QUESTION: Is ethics committee approval required for all articles?
No, no. It is also stated in the criteria as articles that “require Ethics Committee Permission”.
Research requiring Ethics Committee permission is as follows:
- All kinds of research conducted with qualitative or quantitative approaches that require data collection from participants using survey, interview, focus group study, observation, experiment, interview techniques
- Use of humans and animals (including materials/data) for experimental or other scientific purposes,
- Clinical trials in humans,
- Research on animals,
- Retrospective studies in accordance with the law on the protection of personal data,

Also;
- Stating that the “informed consent form” has been obtained in case presentations,
- Obtaining and indicating permission from the owners for the use of scales, questionnaires, photographs belonging to others,
- Indication of compliance with copyright regulations for the intellectual and artistic works used

QUESTION: Should retrospective Ethics Committee Permission be obtained for publications produced from studies and theses completed in previous years?
Before 2020, retrospective ethics committee permission is not required for articles that used research data, produced from master's / doctoral studies (must be specified in the article), applied for publication to the journal in the previous year, accepted but not yet published.