"Journal of Economics, Business and Finance Studies" is committed to publishing in accordance with academic and ethical standards, based on the principle of producing, developing and sharing information impartially with the scientific method. Journal of Economics, Business and Fiscal Studies is based on the Code of Conduct and Best Practice Guidelines prepared and put into effect by the COPE (Publication Ethics Committee). It is the Editors' duty to follow the Cope Guidance for Editors. For referees, the Ethical Guidelines for Peer Reviewers (COPE) are followed by the journal referees. A maximum of 20 articles are published in one issue of the journal.
The journal adopts the following ethical principles and publication policy:
1. Author's Responsibilities
• It is the author's responsibility that the studies submitted for publication comply with academic and scientific qualifications.
• Authors are responsible for editing the article, taking into account the writing rules of the journal.
• Authors must declare that all data presented in the article is original.
• Citations and bibliography should be made completely.
• Although plagiarism is scanned by the journal, the responsibility of plagiarism rests entirely with the authors and the results are for the author(s).
• A work should not be submitted to another journal or journals at the same time. It should be ensured that all authors whose names will be included in the article have contributed to the research. It is against scientific ethics to show people who do not have academic contributions as additional authors or to rank authors by non-scientific criteria such as title, age and gender, regardless of the order of contribution.
• It is assumed that the authors have read and accepted the journal's ethical rules, publication principles and writing rules. In addition, the "Scientific Research and Publication Ethics Directive" determined by the Council of Higher Education should be taken into account.
• If ethics committee permission and/or legal/special permission is required in the article, the name of the institution where these permissions were obtained, the date and the decision/issue number should be clearly stated.
• Authors must fully comply with ethical rules during the conduct of their research. This includes issues such as ethical committee approval of experiments on humans or animals, protection of confidentiality and privacy, and the accuracy and reliability of data collection methods. Authors should adopt the principles of honesty, objectivity and responsibility in their research.
• Authors should avoid using others' work, ideas, data or texts without permission. Plagiarism includes copying, quoting or summarizing the work of others, not citing the quoted text appropriately. Authors should avoid presenting or manipulating fake data.
• Authors should cite the sources they use accurately and completely. When citing other works, it is important for authors to cite sources accurately. Citations are used to respect the literature used, to support the validity of the study, and to provide readers with access to relevant resources.
• Authors should prepare their articles meticulously before submitting them to the journal. Manuscripts should be written in a clear and understandable way, have a logical structure and should comply with scientific writing rules. Factors such as accurate presentation of data, appropriate use of tables and graphs, and clear expression of results should be taken into account.
• Authors should clearly state any conflict of interest regarding their research. Financial support, industrial relations or other interests are examples of potential conflicts of interest that could affect the results of the study. This information helps readers evaluate the objectivity and reliability of the study.
Authors support academic honesty and research ethics by fulfilling the above-mentioned responsibilities. It is also important that they carefully follow the journal's editorial policies and guidelines.
2. Responsibilities of the Referee
Referees play an important role as the determinant of the academic quality of the articles to be published in the journal and they have a responsibility to improve the academic quality.
• Referees should only evaluate articles on the subjects they are experts in.
• Information about the reviewed article after the article review process should not be shared with others.
• Reviewers should only evaluate the accuracy of the content presented in the article and its compliance with academic criteria. Even if the opinions of the referees and the opinions presented in the article differ, this should not affect the evaluation.
• Referee reports should be objective and measured. Insulting, derogatory or accusatory expressions should be avoided.
• Referees must clearly state the missing or flawed points on which the result is based in evaluations with negative results.
• The referees should evaluate the articles within the time given to them in the evaluation process. If they are not going to make an evaluation, they should notify the journal within a reasonable time.
• Two referees are appointed first for a work, if one of the referees decides to accept any of the “accept-major-minor corrections” and the other decides to reject, then a third referee is appointed. If the third referee gives a rejection decision, the article is rejected. If the third referee makes one of the acceptance-minor-major decisions, the article process continues.
3. Editorial Responsibilities
Editors evaluate articles submitted to the journal in an impartial manner. It evaluates the compliance of the articles with the publication policies and the field of the journal, ensures that the necessary arrangements are made, and ensures that the articles are directed to referee evaluation.
• Editors evaluate the evaluations from the referees and decide whether to accept, edit or reject the articles. Editors have the authority to accept or reject articles and should prioritize academic concerns and criteria.
• Editors strive to maintain and raise the journal's quality standards. Evaluates aspects of articles such as scientific accuracy, methodological relevance and language use.
• Editors may contact authors and request corrections when necessary to ensure that articles are published in an understandable and consistent manner.
• Editors adopt and apply the journal's ethical principles. It takes the necessary measures in case of plagiarism, data fraud or other unethical practices. It also ensures that authors and reviewers follow the principles of confidentiality and fairness.
• Editors manage the journal's content and set journal policies. Issues such as which topics will be accepted, frequency of publication, special issues and determining the appropriateness of the articles sent to the journal are the responsibility of the editors. It also enables the journal to establish an effective communication between authors, reviewers and readers.
• It is the editor's responsibility to accept or reject an article.
• Editors should not have a conflict of interest or relationship with authors affected by acceptance or rejection decisions.
• It is the editors' responsibility to keep the identities of the referees and authors confidential from each other.
In the selection of the referee, referees should not be given to people who have previously collaborated with the authors, helped with the pre-reading of the study, who have problems with each other, who would benefit financially from the publication of the study, or who work in the same institution/unit as the author.
• In case the referees mark the "Can be published after corrections" option, it is the editors' responsibility to follow up the corrections. Editors have the authority to reject the article when it is understood that corrections have not been made.
• Editors should act in accordance with the principles of objectivity, fairness, openness and transparency, and should adhere to the journal's purposes and publication policies.
The above principles and publication policy ensure that the Journal of Economics, Business and Fiscal Studies publishes in accordance with ethical principles and publishing standards. These policies and principles determine the ethical responsibilities of contributing authors, reviewers and editors, and aim to conduct the research process on the basis of accuracy, transparency and reliability.
December 31, 2025
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