Journal of Erciyes Communication

Erciyes University Faculty of Communication academic publication "Journal of Erciyes Communication (JEC)" aims to contribute to science and society by including original studies that have been written in accordance with academic standards in communication sciences and different related disciplines and that have successfully passed peer-review processes. The journal aims to be among the first resources that researchers apply by moving to the best point in its field.

In the Journal of Erciyes Communication, reviews, research articles and other types of studies that are unique in the field of communication sciences and related disciplines are included. EID is published twice a year (excluding special issues) in January and July. In the journal where Turkish or English studies are published (works in other languages are subject to the permission of the editorial board), it is expected that the articles will successfully complete the editorial review and referee evaluation processes in order to be eligible for publication. 

1. Studies submitted to the journal are examined in terms of publication principles and technical conditions. In this context, it is expected that the articles sent to the journal will be arranged according to the publication principles and writing rules of the journal. The editors and the editorial board have the authority to reject the manuscripts that do not comply with the editorial rules, ethical principles, purpose and scope of the journal or return it to the author for correction..

2. Studies produced/derived from congress and symposium papers in Journal of Erciyes Communication will not be evaluated. Conditions in this article are not sought for special issues. In studies derived and developed from theses, research articles written on the condition that they are based on research and not directly in the form of a summary of the thesis are evaluated.

3. When submitting an article to the Journal of Erciyes Communication, it is obligatory to send a file containing author identification information, copyright and scientific ethics compliance form, ORCID QR visual file, ethics committee report (depending on the nature of the study), similarity report, contribution rate and conflict of interest declaration form.

5. The text should be within a certain plan including; Title, Abstract, Keywords, Introduction (problem presentation-purpose-importance-scope, limitation, etc.), Method, Findings, Conclusion and Evaluation, Bibliography and Extended Abstract in English. Studies prepared according to this structure are prepared within the framework of the following order and uploaded to the system;

a. The studies should be prepared in Word program, in A4 size, with a page layout of 3 cm from the left and 2.5 cm from the other edges, in the normal writing style, Cambria font, 12 pt, first 0 pt, then 6 pt and single line spacing, not exceeding 20 pages.

b. Names and surnames of the author(s), ORCID and ORCID's QR code, academic titles, places of duty, telephone numbers, e-mail addresses should be uploaded to the system as a separate document/file by giving the title "Identity Information". Contribution Rate and Conflict of Interest Statement and Similarity Report should also be uploaded to the system.

c. The title of the article should be centered at the beginning of the first page, and the subtitles should be written left aligned.

d. In all articles, there should be a Turkish abstract between 150-200 words, an English summary between 140-180 characters and key words should be given in the language of the abstract text. If the article is written in another language, Turkish translations of the title and abstract should be given.

e. Extended abstract in English should be between 700-1000 words.

f. In the work, the table names should be written on top and the first letter of each word should be capitalized. Pictures, figures and graphics should be displayed under the name of “Figure”, figures and graphics should be prepared on the computer, numbered sequentially, figure texts should be written on the computer in small letters.

g. Turkish language rules should be followed in the manuscripts and the spelling of the words should be based on the latest Spelling Guide published by the Turkish Language Association.

h. Submitted articles should be written with reference management tools in Zotero, EndNote, Mendeley or Microsoft Word. Studies submitted without using any reference management tool will not be considered.

6. APA (American Psychological Association) Style 6th Edition should be used for reference. Both in citations and in the bibliography, authors should follow the spelling rules and format specified in the American Psychological Association Publication Guide published by the American Psychological Association. In this regard, the guide titled "APA 6 Rules for Citing Sources, Creating Tables and Figures in Scientific Publications" prepared by the Turkish Librarians Association should be used. For Access to the Directory: www.tk.org.tr/APA/apa_2.pdf

7. Manuscripts submitted to the journal are required to comply with national and international ethical rules. In this context, it is important to consider the following items in line with the ethical issues and publication principles of the journal.

a. By submitting their articles to Journal of Erciyes Communication for publication, the authors are deemed to have transferred their copyrights to Erciyes University Communication Faculty Journal (Journal of Erciyes Communication).

b. The copyright of the published articles belongs to the journal and cannot be transferred without showing the source.

c. No one's personal rights and freedoms should be attacked during the work. Insulting, targeting, demeaning, demeaning, religion, language, race, etc.as well as discriminatory expressions should not be used and personal privacy should be taken care of. Scientific, content, language and legal responsibility of the articles published in the journal belong to the authors.

d. If the study is a translation, it is requested from the author(s) who prepared the study, and from the publishing company (if it is published) that the original language text of the study is uploaded to the system as an additional file, with a document that the translation is allowed to be published in our journal.

e. All citations must be shown in the bibliography.

f. The studies submitted to the journal are evaluated within the framework of the similarity report declared at the application stage. Articles that do not comply with research and publication ethics or that have a risk of plagiarism are not evaluated. In this framework, if the similarity rate detected by the screening programs is above 15%, the relevant study cannot be published even if it receives the approval of the referee. If the study was published without noticing the situation, access to the relevant study is blocked and the study is removed from the publication list and the full issue when the situation is noticed. Journal management accepts the results of self-employed plagiarism/similarity programs as a corporate standard, not as a violation of ethics. For detailed information about the plagiarism policy, you can visit the Plagiarism Policy page.

g. Journal of Erciyes Communication does not charge any publication fee from the authors.

h. Authors can withdraw their work before they go to the editing stage.

ı. Articles containing quantitative/qualitative field research must have received "ethics committee approval". Articles without ethics committee approval will not be evaluated.

8. Authors are aware that their submitted works will be rejected before proceeding to the editing stage if they do not complete the changes requested from them during the pre-control phase for the files they upload and upload them to the system within 15 days at the latest.

9. Studies sent to the journal are evaluated by two referees appointed in line with the blind refereeing system. If deemed necessary, the study can be sent to a third referee. The referees of each issue can be from the advisory board of the journal or from among the academic members who are experts in their fields. The publication of an article depends on the approval of the referees. Therefore, the authors are obliged to make the necessary corrections requested by the referees in their studies. Articles that receive a negative report from the referees are not published. After the corrections are made, the articles for which the referees have decided to be published are rearranged in line with the referee's suggestions, the edited articles should be uploaded to the website of the journal by the authors within 15 days at the latest, over the previous application.

10. Although the publication languages of Journal of Erciyes Communication are in Turkish and English, the publication of articles written in other languages is subject to the permission of the editorial board.

11. Each volume of Journal of Erciyes Communication consists of the issues published during the year. A study of the authors is published every year/volume except for special issues.

12. Manuscripts sent to the journal for publication are accepted provided that they have not been sent to another journal before and have not been published anywhere. While uploading the articles prepared for publication to the e-journal system, they must be uploaded under the correct option as a category.

13. In case of possible disagreement or if the journal authorities deem it necessary, they have rights for stopping the evaluation of the studies sent to the journal for evaluation without explanation, removing them from the publication process or removing the published work from publication.

14. The authorities of Journal of Erciyes Communication have the right to make changes in the said rules, to put additional rules and to request that the works sent for evaluation be rearranged according to the new rules, at any time they deem necessary, without informing them.

15. All legal responsibilities in disputes that may arise within the framework of the abovementioned principles and rules belong to the author or authors.

Ethical Principles
Journal of Erciyes Communication undertakes to implement the publication ethics at the highest standards and to comply with the following principles of the Publication Ethics and Abuse Declaration. This statement has been prepared based on the recommendations and guidelines developed by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), Council of Science Editors (CSE), World Association of Medical Editors (WAME) and International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) for journal editors.

• Manuscripts submitted to the journal for publication should not have been previously published in another journal (including papers presented at scientific meetings and full-text published, excluding special issues) or should not have been sent to any journal simultaneously for publication.

• Manuscripts sent to the journal are included in the double-blind peer review process after being reviewed by an editor and at least two referees. The right is reserved that the submitted articles can be examined for plagiarism at any stage by means of purpose-built software. For this purpose, articles that do not comply with the standards and are subject to plagiarism, unauthorized quotations or false data, forgery (the fabrication or manipulation of table figures or research data), and the use of inappropriate human or animal material in the research are not published in the journal. This rule also applies if the standard and its noncompliance are detected at the post-publishing stage and requires the article to be withdrawn from publication. Our journal reminds us of its responsibility to report cases of suspicion of plagiarism or double publication, as required by publication ethics.

The publishing processes implemented in Journal of Erciyes Communication form the basis for the development and distribution of information in an impartial and respectable manner. The processes implemented in this direction are directly reflected in 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, publisher, referees and editors) comply with the standards for ethical principles. Within the scope of publication ethics, all stakeholders are expected by our journal to bear the following ethical responsibilities.

RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE EDITORS
Editors are responsible for every publication published in the journal. In the context of this responsibility, editors have the following roles and responsibilities:

• Strive to meet the information needs of readers and authors
• Ensuring continuous improvement of the journal
• Conducting processes to improve the quality of studies published in the journal
• Supporting freedom of thought
• Ensuring academic integrity
• Continuing business processes without compromising intellectual property rights and ethical standards
• Demonstrating openness and transparency in terms of publication on issues that require correction and clarification.

RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE REFEREES
Evaluation of all studies with "Blind Refereeing" directly affects the quality of the publication. In this process, the objective and independent evaluation of the publication creates trust. The evaluation process of Journal of Erciyes Communication is carried out with the principle of double-blind refereeing. Referees cannot directly communicate with authors, evaluations and comments are submitted through the journal management system. In this process, reviewer comments on evaluation forms and full texts are forwarded to the author(s) through the editor. In this context, it is expected that the reviewers evaluating the work for our journal will have the following ethical responsibilities:

• Accept to evaluate only studies related to his/her field of expertise..
• Evaluation should be done with impartiality and confidentiality.
• If (s)he thinks that she is facing a conflict of interest during the evaluation process, (s)he should refuse to review the study and inform the journal editor.
• In accordance with the principle of confidentiality, they should destroy the studies they have examined after the evaluation process. They can only use the final versions of the studies they have reviewed after they are published.
• Make the evaluation objectively only in relation to the content of the study. Nationality, gender, religious beliefs, political beliefs and commercial concerns should not be allowed to influence the evaluation.
• Make the assessment in a constructive and courteous language. Do not make derogatory personal comments that include hostility, slander and insults.
• They should perform the work they accept to evaluate in a timely manner and with the above ethical responsibilities.

AUTHORS’ RESPONSIBILITIES
The author(s) who submit a study to Journal of Erciyes Communication are expected to comply with the following ethical responsibilities:

• The works submitted by the author(s) are expected to be original. If the author(s) benefit from or use other works, they are required to cite completely and accurately.
• Persons who do not contribute to the content intellectually in the creation of the work should not be specified as authors.Yayınlanmak üzere gönderilen tüm çalışmaların varsa çıkar çatışması teşkil edebilecek durumları ve ilişkileri açıklanmalıdır.
• Raw data regarding their articles can be requested from the author(s) 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) must have a document showing that they have the right to use the data used, the necessary permissions for the research/analysis, or the consent of the experimental subjects.
• In case the author(s) notices an error in their published, early appearance or evaluation phase, they have an obligation to cooperate with the editor in informing, correcting or withdrawing the journal editor or publisher.
• Authors cannot have their work in the application process of more than one journal at the same time. Each application can be started following the completion of the previous application. The work published in another journal cannot be sent.
• It cannot be proposed to change the author responsibilities of a work whose evaluation process has begun (Adding an author, changing the order of authors, removing an author, etc.).

RELATIONS WITH THE READER
Editors should make decisions by considering the knowledge, skills and experience expectations of all readers, researchers and practitioners. It should be careful that the published studies contribute to the reader, researcher, practitioner and scientific literature and that they are original. In addition, editors are obliged to consider the feedback from readers, researchers and practitioners, and to provide explanatory and informative feedback.

RELATIONS WITH THE AUTHOR
The duties and responsibilities of the editors to the authors are as follows:

• Editors should make a positive or negative decision based on the importance, original value, validity, clarity of the narrative, and the journal's goals and objectives.
• Studies that are suitable for the scope of publication should be included in the preliminary evaluation stage unless there are other serious problems.
• Editors should not ignore positive referee suggestions, unless there are contradictions to the academic writing and publication rules about the study.
• New editors should not change the decisions made by the previous editor(s) for studies unless there is a valid problem.
• "Blind Refereeing and Evaluation Process" must be published and the editors must prevent deviations from the defined processes.
• Editors should publish an "Author's Guide" that includes every subject expected from them by the authors in detail. These guides should be updated periodically.
• Authors should be informed and returned in an explanatory and informative way.

RELATIONS WITH THE REFEREES
The duties and responsibilities of the editors towards the referees are as follows:

• The referees should be determined in accordance with the subject of the study.
• It is responsible for providing the information and guides that the referees will need during the evaluation phase.
• It has to consider whether there is a conflict of interest between the authors and the referees.
• In the context of blind refereeing, the identity of the referees should be kept confidential.
• Encourage reviewers to evaluate the work in an impartial, scientific and objective language.
• Referees should be evaluated with criteria such as timely return and performance.
• It should determine practices and policies that increase the performance of referees.
• Take the necessary steps to dynamically update the referee pool.
• It should prevent rude and unscientific evaluations.
• Take steps to ensure that the referee pool is broad.

RELATIONS WITH THE EDITORIAL BOARD

• Editors must ensure that all members of the editorial board advance the processes in accordance with editorial policies and guidelines.
• The editorial board should inform its members about the publishing policies and keep them informed of the developments.
• New editorial board members should be trained on editorial policies and should provide the information they need.
• It should ensure that the members of the editorial board evaluate the work impartially and independently.
• New editorial board members should be determined as contributing and suitable.
• The members of the editorial board should send studies suitable for their field of expertise for evaluation.
• Must interact regularly with the editorial board.
• Regular meetings should be held with the editorial board for the development of publication policies and the journal.

Editorial and blind peer review processes
Editors; is obliged to implement the "Blind Refereeing and Evaluation Process" policies included in the journal's publication policies. In this context, the editors ensure that the fair, impartial and timely evaluation process of each work is completed.

Quality assurance
Editors; are responsible for publishing every article published in the journal in accordance with journal publication policies and international standards.

Ethics committee, human and animal rights
Editors; are responsible for refusing the study lacking the Ethics committee approval for the subjects used in the studies or in the absence of permission for experimental research.

Precaution against possible abuse and misconduct
Editors; are obliged to take precautions against possible abuse and misconduct. It is among the responsibilities of the editor to share the relevant findings, as well as to carry out a rigorous and objective investigation regarding the identification and evaluation of complaints regarding this situation.

Ensuring academic publication integrity
Editors should ensure that judgments containing errors, inconsistencies or misdirection in studies are promptly corrected. Editors; is obliged to implement the "Blind Refereeing and Evaluation Process" policies included in the journal's publication policies. In this context, the editors ensure that the fair, impartial and timely evaluation process of each work is completed.

Protection of intellectual property rights
Editors; are obliged to protect the intellectual property rights of all published articles and to defend the rights of the journal and the author(s) in case of possible violations. In addition, the editors are obliged to take the necessary measures so that the contents of all published articles do not violate the intellectual property rights of other publications.

Constructiveness and openness to discussion
Editors;

• should take into account the persuasive criticisms of the works published in the journal and display a constructive attitude towards these criticisms.
• The author(s) of the criticized studies should be given the right to reply.
• should not ignore or exclude studies with negative results.

Complaints
Editors are obliged to carefully examine the complaints from the authors, referees or readers and respond in an enlightening and explanatory manner.

Political and Commercial Concerns
The journal owner, publisher and no other political or commercial factors affect the editors' independent decision making.

Conflicts of interest
Editors; take into account the conflicts of interest between the author(s), referees and other editors, and ensures that the publication process of the studies is completed in an independent and impartial manner.

ETHICAL RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE PUBLISHER

• The Board of Directors of the Journal acts with the awareness of its ethical responsibilities:
• Editors are responsible for all processes of the works submitted to the journal.
• It undertakes to create an independent editorial decision.
• Journal of Erciyes Communication protects the property and copyright of every published article and undertakes to keep a record of every published copy.
• It has the responsibility to take precautions against all kinds of scientific abuse, citation fraud and plagiarism regarding the editors.

If You Face an Unethical Situation...

If you encounter any unethical behavior or content other than the ethical responsibilities mentioned above in our journal, please notify us via e-mail to eid@erciyes.edu.tr.

No fee is demanded for the submission, evaluation and publication processes of the articles.