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ISSN: 1012-2354
Publisher: Erciyes University

Erciyes Üniversitesi Fen Bilimleri Enstitüsü Fen Bilimleri Dergisi

Publication Model: Continuous Publication
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Publication Ethics and Publication Malpractice



Erciyes University Journal of the Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences is committed to ensuring high-quality scientific publications that meet standards of academic excellence. The ethical duties and responsibilities set forth below are based on international standards.


📋 Referenced International Standards:


This policy has been prepared based on the "Code of Conduct and Best Practice Guidelines for Journal Editors" published by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).


🔗 Visit COPE Website

1. Duties and Responsibilities of Editors


Editors are responsible for enforcing strict ethical policies coupled with a rigorous blind peer-review process.


Area of Responsibility Requirements
Publication Decisions Decisions are based on the paper’s importance, originality, and scope. Race, gender, belief, or political philosophy are disregarded.
Confidentiality Information about a submitted manuscript is not disclosed to anyone other than the corresponding author, reviewers, and the publisher.
Conflict of Interest Unpublished materials disclosed in a submitted paper will not be used by the editors for their own research without the author's written consent.

2. Duties and Responsibilities of Reviewers


  • Contribution: Assists the editor in making decisions and helps the author improve the paper.
  • Confidentiality: Manuscripts must be treated as confidential documents and not discussed with others.
  • Objectivity: Reviews should be conducted objectively. Personal criticism is inappropriate.
  • Source Acknowledgement: Reviewers should identify relevant published work that has not been cited by the authors.

3. Duties and Responsibilities of Authors


🚫 Plagiarism Policy: [Journal Name] has zero tolerance for plagiarism. All manuscripts are checked for similarity. If the similarity rate is above 25% or data fabrication is detected, the manuscript will be rejected.


✅ Expected Behaviors 🚫 Prohibited Behaviors
  • Providing and retaining raw data.
  • Active contribution of all listed authors.
  • Disclosure of financial support and conflicts of interest.
  • Obtaining Ethics Committee Approval (IRB) for human subjects.
  • "Salami slicing" or multiple publications.
  • Ghost authorship or concealing authors.
  • Data fabrication or falsification.
  • Citation manipulation.

4. Open Access and Copyright


🔓 Open Access Policy:

Erciyes University Journal of the Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences adopts the open access policy in line with the Budapest, Berlin, and Bethesda Open Access Declarations.

Licensing: Articles are licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0). Authors retain copyright but allow the work to be shared freely with proper citation.

5. Management of Ethical Violations


Ethical issues raised by readers or reviewers are examined in accordance with COPE guidelines.


  • Erratum: Published for minor errors.
  • Retraction: Applied in cases of serious errors invalidating results or ethical misconduct.


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Last Update Time: December 3, 2025

Ethics and Compliance Requirements

✯ For all studies that require ethics committee approval, such approval must be obtained, clearly stated within the manuscript, and properly documented.

✯ In research requiring ethics approval, detailed information—the name of the ethics committee, approval date, and approval number—must be included in the Methods section, and additionally on either the first or last page of the manuscript. For case reports, the manuscript must include a statement confirming that written informed consent was obtained from the participant(s).

✯ The journal’s website must include a clear statement confirming that all manuscripts comply with Research and Publication Ethics.

✯ Ethical responsibilities and guidelines for authors, reviewers, and editors must be presented under separate headings on the journal’s website.

✯ Ethical principles must be explicitly stated in the journal and/or on the journal website, with reference to national and international standards. For instance, scientific manuscripts submitted to the journal should follow the recommendations of the ICMJE (International Committee of Medical Journal Editors) and the COPE (Committee on Publication Ethics) International Standards for Editors and Authors.

✯ Compliance with relevant copyright regulations is mandatory for all intellectual and artistic works used within the manuscript.