Ethical Principles and Publication Policy

Journal of ESTUDAM Informatics accepts the principles declared by the Comitee on Publication Ethics (COPEⓒ) in all processes of the studies, and evaluates the publications of the studies within this scope. For more information;
"Code of Conduct and Best Practices for Journal Editors",
"COPE Guidelines Editorial Principles",
"COPE Flow Chart",
Click for example "sharing of possible situations for COPE Publication Ethics."

Authors submitting studies using experimental animals or human subjects in research articles should obtain approval from the Experimental Animal Ethics Committee or the appropriate Ethics Committee. In the Material and Method section of the article, there should be a statement proving that the ethical consent has been approved and that informed consent has been obtained (such as the date and number of the ethics consent document obtained).
Journal Editors should examine whether the submitted articles meet the Aim and Scope of the journal and the originality of the work in terms of quantity. Editors do not disclose information about a submitted article and information about the relevant author (s) to anyone other than referees, possible referees or other editorial board members. Editors will immediately initiate the review process of the article, regardless of race, gender, country of origin, ethnicity, religion or sexual orientation.
The referee review should immediately start the process as soon as the journal's editor takes decisions. Referees should indicate related publications not included in the article and similarities with previously published works. Reviewers should not evaluate articles that have a conflict of interest, financial or collaborative work. When an appointed referee is out of his / her field of study after reviewing the manuscript, the relevant referee should inform the field editor and return the referee duty. Manuscripts received for review should be treated confidentially and should not be shared with others without the editors' permission. Reviewers must return their review reports within two weeks.
The authors of the article should present in detail that they have not been published or submitted for publication elsewhere, that they are different from their previous work and the experimental studies that have been done. It must transfer the copyright of the article to the publishing house. Authors should detail where and how the data were taken, and provide explanations about financial or other conflicts of interest. All sources of financial support should be disclosed. Everyone who has made significant contributions should be included as co-authors If an author finds a material error in the published work, it is obliged to notify the editor of the journal to correct or retract the article.
In cases where proven scientific misconduct, plagiarism or fraudulent publication is detected, the publisher, in cooperation with the editorial board, will take appropriate measures to clarify the situation, withdraw the publication or withdraw the work in question.

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