Journal of Economics Public Finance Business

Journal of Economics Public Finance Business (JEPFB) aims to contribute to the academic world by publishing theoretical and applied original articles in the fields of economics, business administration, finance and social sciences related to these sciences.

Journal of Economics Public Finance Business (JEPFB) is a scientific refereed journal that publishes theoretical and applied original articles in the fields of economics, business administration, finance and social sciences related to these sciences.

1.Journal of Economics Public Finance Business is a refereed journal and is published twice a year, every 6 months. Articles can be sent in Turkish and English languages.

2. Original studies in the social sciences are published in the journal.


3. Articles submitted to the Journal of Economics Public Finance Business should not have been published anywhere before and should not be submitted to another printed / electronic medium for publication. In the event that the articles submitted to the Journal of Economics Public Finance Business and / or taken into the referee process are sent to another channel and it is determined that the same or similar has been published before, the process is canceled.

4. The articles are evaluated through “Dergipark Article Application System (http://dergipark.gov.tr/emid).

5. Articles submitted to the Journal of Economics Public Finance Business are primarily subject to preliminary examination in terms of form and content. Articles that are suitable in terms of form and content are presented to the editorial board for the appointment of the referee. Whether the articles sent to the Journal of Economics Public Finance Business will enter the refereeing process will be concluded within 4 weeks.

6. If it is found appropriate to the articles anonymously reviewed by the Editorial Board, the referee / s are appointed. Each article is sent to at least two referees as an anonymous text. If one of the referee reports is positive and the other is negative, it is sent to the third referee for reporting. If two referee reports are negative, the article is rejected without referring to the third referee report.


7. In line with the reports from the referee (s), it is decided to publish the article, to request correction, additional information and shortening from the author (s) within the framework of the report, and to notify the author (s).

8. If a correction is requested for the article, the correction should be made within the time specified by the editor and submitted to the editorial board. Otherwise, the work will be removed from the process as an editor.

9. The type of the article (Research, case report, review etc.) should be specified in the application of the articles sent to the Journal of Economics Public Finance Business .

10. If the original language of the article is Turkish, Turkish title, Turkish abstract, English title, abstract in English, if the original language of the article is English, English title, English abstract, Turkish title, Turkish abstract should be included. In Abstract / Abstract writing; Care should be taken to include purpose, method, findings and outcome information. Keywords should be written under the Abstract / Abstract sections. Abbreviation should not be used in Öz / Abstract writing. Abstract / Abstract sections should not exceed 200 words. The title of the article should be written in 12 font size, capital letters, bold and centered on the page. Abstract / Abstract titles should be written in 10 font size, initial letters should be capitalized, other letters should be small, bold and left aligned. The Abstract / Abstract should fit on one page and the “Introduction” section should start from the other page. The study has been previously presented, if it was produced from a project or thesis, etc. Necessary explanation should be made by placing a footnote (*) at the end of the article title.

11. At least one and at most three gel (Journal of Economic Literature) classifications should be made in the articles in the JEL field. For gel classifications that should be selected according to the title of the article, http://www.aeaweb.org/econlit/jelCodes.php can be used. The JEL classification is located under the English summary.

12. When applying to the "Dergipark Article Application System", the contact form and copyright form are filled. These forms are available on the website of our journal and on the application system.

13. Under the title of the article, based on the right, the full names of the Author / s should be written with the first letters capital and the other letters lowercase, and the title, institution and contact information should be included in the footnote by adding a footnote to the name.

14. Bibliography and footnote editing of all articles; It should be written in accordance with the writing principles stated in "The Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (5th edition), 2001" published by the American Psychological Association (APA). This resource is available on the website of our journal.

15. Submitted articles should be written before and after 6nk and single line spacing. It should be A4 size. The manuscript should be prepared in 12 font size using Times New Roman and Turkish font. Page structure should be written on the bottom, top, right and left, 2 cm from the left, 0.5 cm from the left and based on both sides. Different and upper and lower information should be applied as 1.25 cm in single and double pages.

16. Title classification in the text is done with numbers. 1, 1.1., 1.1.1 .; 2., 2.1., 2.1.1., 3., 3.1., 3.1.1. as. The number of 'Login' will not be numbered. Turkish and English main titles (Times New Roman, 12 pt, bold and centered)

17. In the article, the page number should be indicated, in the lower middle part.

18. In articles sent for publication, paragraph indents should not be included in the text and titles.

19. Articles, graphics and tables must be in accordance with the format specified by the journal. Footnotes, graphics and tables should be placed as much as possible on the page cited or immediately thereafter. The notes under the graphics and tables should aim to make these materials understandable regardless of the main text. The title of the table and figure should be written in left order, bold and numbered order (such as "Table 1:" or "Figure 5:"). Table and figure titles should be written in italics (Example: Table 1: 1989–2016 Public Investment Expenditures). Tables and figures should be left-justified and text wrapping should be off. "Notes" written under the table should be written in italics.

20. Each annex in the article should be given on separate pages after the bibliography. Titles should be written in bold, uppercase and left-aligned (such as "ANNEX 1:").

21. Citations should be made in the text using the conjunction method. Explanation notes should be stated as footnotes and 10 points below the page. References in the text should be made in the form of the surname of the author (s), the year of the source and the page number. If there is no author name, the institution name should be used instead of the author. Sample;


      References in single author publications: (Yaşar, 2016: p. 80).


      Citation in two author publications: (Yağbasan and Akbaş, 2017: p. 42).


      · Citation in three or more publications with authors: (Akbaş et al., 2016: p. 85).


      Reference to more than one source: (Yaşar, 1948: 96; Yağbasan, 2015: p. 69)


      References for the entire source: (Akıncı, 2015)


      References for non-author sources: (TURKSTAT, 2017: p. 95).

For other citation procedures, the source named “The Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (5th edition), 2001” can be used on our website.

22. If the source is quoted exactly, the page number must be given when referring to the source. While referring to the sources in the Turkish text, "p." or "ss." It should be used (whichever form of representation chosen by the author should be the same throughout the article.). For example Özçelik (2015, p. 182) ...; Özçelik (2015, pp. 182-183). In English texts, "p." or "pp." It should be used. It creates p or pp in the automatic citation system in Word. If an automatic citation system is used, such use is also accepted.

23. If there is an explanation as a footnote in the article and any reference is made in the footnote, this source should also be specified in the bibliography.

24. The source should be written under the title "REFERENCES" and starting from a new page. The names of all authors should be given when writing references. The researcher should write the sources used in his study in alphabetical order of the surname of the author. In the writing of each source, all other lines, except the first line, are written 1 cm inside. When reference is made to more than one work of the same author, the sources are given from old to new according to the publication year. If the author has more than one publication with the same date, letters such as a, b are placed next to the publication date and the sources are separated from each other. Articles should include the starting and ending page number (s) from the source of the article.

If there is more than one author, "and" must be used before writing the last author.

References should be written and organized according to the following examples:

a) Book;

- Book with single author:

Author Surname, A. (Publication Year). Title of the Book. Publishing Place: Publishing House.

-Multi-author book:

Author 1, Author 2 and Author 3 Surname, A. (Publication Year). Title of the Book. The yayınyer: Publisher.

- Chapter in the book:

Author Surname, A. (Publication Year). "Title of Work". Editor (Haz./Ed.). Book name (page numbers). Place of publication: Publisher.

- Institutional Publications:

Institution Name (Publication Year). Publication name. Publishing Place: Publishing House.

- Translation books:

Author Surname, A. (Publication Year). Book title (Translation Name Surname). Publication place: Publishing House, Year of Publication of the Source Work.

- Thesis:

Author Surname, A. (Publication Year). Title of Thesis. Institute Name, Type of Thesis, Location.

- Handbooks:

Author Surname, A. (Publication Year). Work. Place of Publication: Publishing House

- No Author:

Work (Publication Year). Publishing Place: Publishing House.

- Popular Journal Article:

(If the author is certain):

Author Surname, A. (Month Year). “Article Name”. Journal Name, volume: page number.

(If the author is not certain):

“Article Name” (Month Year). Journal Name, volume: page number.

- Scientific Journal Article:

Author 1, Author 2 and Author 3 Surname, A. (Publication Year). “Article Name”. Journal Name, volume (number): page number.


- Newspaper Article:

Author Surname, A. (Day Month Year). “Article Name”. Newspaper Name, page number.

- Article in a Foreign Language:


Author Surname, A. (Publication Year). “Article Name”. Journal Name, volume (number): page number.

- Notice:

(If published):

Author Surname, A. (Publication Year). “Name of the Paper”. Editor (Ed.). Book Name (page number). Publishing Place: Publishing House.

The publication process at Journal of Economics Public Finance Business is the basis of the improvement and dissemination of information objectively and respectfully. Therefore, the procedures in this process improve the quality of the studies. Peer-reviewed studies are the ones that support and materialize the scientific method. At this point, it is of utmost importance that all parties included in the publication process (authors, readers and researchers, publishers, reviewers, and editors) comply with the standards of ethical considerations. Journal of Economics Public Finance Business expects all parties to hold the following ethical responsibilities. iThenticate, Turnitin or intihal.net can be used for professional plagiarism detection and prevention.

In terms of ethical rules; the situations requiring Ethics Committee Permission for the researches to be evaluated in the journal are as follows:

Any research carried out with qualitative or quantitative approaches that require data collection from participants using survey, interview, focus group work, observation, experiment, interview techniques,
Use of humans and animals (including material/data) for experimental or other scientific purposes,
Clinical researches on humans,
Researches on animals,
Retrospective studies in accordance with the law of protection of personal data.
In this context, in the studies to be evaluated in our journal;

In the case reports, it is stated that the “informed consent form” was taken,
Obtaining and expressing permission from the owners for the use of scales, surveys, and photographs belonging to others,
It should be noted that the copyright regulations are complied with for the ideas and works of art used.


Compliance with the research and publication ethics of the articles should be considered and The International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) ' recommendations and the international standards of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) must be observed.

The Evaluation Process of the articles submitted to the journal is as follows:

1. The articles which are sent to the journal must have never been published anywhere and have not been sent for publication. When this situation is ascertained, the article evaluation process is canceled. The revised version of the works published in the proceeding books of symposium, congress etc. may be published on condition that this is mentioned in the article.

2. The journal’s editorial review is up to 15 days. The evaluation of the referees is expected to take an average of 30 days.

3. The submitted articles must be prepared in accordance with the writing rules of journal.

4. Submitted articles are reviewed through plagiarism prevention program before publishing. The articles that exceeded 20% of the results of the scan are rejected.


5. The submitted articles are primarily evaluated by the editor(s) in terms of purpose, scope, form and content.

6. The evaluation process of the articles is based on a double-blind review which uses that both the reviewer and author(s) identities are concealed from the reviewers, and vice versa, throughout the review process (Double-Blind Peer Review).

7. The articles that comply with the publication policy and the writing rules are sent to two referees to be evaluated.

8. It is decided whether or not the article will be published within the framework of reports from the referees.

9. If a referee has a positive view and the other has a negative view, the article will be sent to a third referee. According to the decision of the third referee, it is decided whether or not the article will be published.

10. If proofreading or editing is requested by the referees, the corrections required must be made by the author (s). If requested, the corrections made are reviewed by the referees.

11. Journal of Economics Public Finance Business has right to publish or not and correct the submitted articles.

The legal responsibility related to articles published in Journal of Economics Public Finance Business belongs to relevant author(s).

Journal of Economics Public Finance Business is committed to upholding the highest standards of publication ethics and pays regard to Principles of Transparency and Best Practice in Scholarly Publishing published by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ), the Open Access Scholarly Publishers Association (OASPA), and the World Association of Medical Editors (WAME) on https://publicationethics.org/resources/guidelines-new/principles-transparency-and-best-practice-scholarly-publishing

All parties involved in the publishing process (Editors, Reviewers, Authors and Publishers) are expected to agree on the following ethical principles.

All submissions must be original, unpublished (including as full text in conference proceedings), and not under the review of any other publication synchronously. Each manuscript is reviewed by one of the editors and at least two referees under double-blind peer review process. Plagiarism, duplication, fraud authorship/denied authorship, research/data fabrication, salami slicing/salami publication, breaching of copyrights, prevailing conflict of interest are unnethical behaviors. All manuscripts not in accordance with the accepted ethical standards will be removed from the publication. This also contains any possible malpractice discovered after the publication. In accordance with the code of conduct we will report any cases of suspected plagiarism or duplicate publishing.

Journal of Economics Public Finance Business adheres to the highest standards in research ethics and follows the principles of international research ethics as defined below. The authors are responsible for the compliance of the manuscripts with the ethical rules.

- Principles of integrity, quality and transparency should be sustained in designing the research, reviewing the design and conducting the research.
- The research team and participants should be fully informed about the aim, methods, possible uses and requirements of the research and risks of participation in research.
- The confidentiality of the information provided by the research participants and the confidentiality of the respondents should be ensured. The research should be designed to protect the autonomy and dignity of the participants.
- Research participants should participate in the research voluntarily, not under any coercion.
- Any possible harm to participants must be avoided. The research should be planned in such a way that the participants are not at risk.
- The independence of research must be clear; and any conflict of interest or must be disclosed.
- In experimental studies with human subjects, written informed consent of the participants who decide to participate in the research must be obtained. In the case of children and those under wardship or with confirmed insanity, legal custodian’s assent must be obtained.
- If the study is to be carried out in any institution or organization, approval must be obtained from this institution or organization.
- In studies with human subject, it must be noted in the method’s section of the manuscript that the informed consent of the participants and ethics committee approval from the institution where the study has been conducted have been obtained.

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