Article Evaluation Process

Preliminary Review and Plagiarism Screening:
Study; It is reviewed by the editor for compliance with the journal publishing principles and academic writing rules and is scanned for plagiarism using the iThenticate program. The plagiarism similarity rate is required to be less than 15%. The preliminary review is completed within 15 days at most.

Referee Process (Academic Evaluation):
The study, which is reviewed by the editor, is submitted to the evaluation of at least two referees who have a doctoral thesis, book or article on the subject. The arbitration process is carried out confidentially within the framework of double-blind arbitration. The referee is requested to state his/her views and opinions about the study he/she reviewed either in the text or to justify it with an explanation of at least 150 words on the online referee form. The author is given the right to object and defend his/her opinions if he/she disagrees with the referee's opinions. It ensures mutual communication between the editor, author and referee while preserving confidentiality. If both referee reports are positive, the study is submitted to the Editorial Board with a proposal to consider its publication. If one of the two referees has a negative opinion, the study is sent to a third referee. Studies can be published with the positive decision of at least two referees. Translated articles; It is sent to language and relevant field experts to be evaluated in terms of conformity to the original, appropriate use of field concepts and language. Translations that experts have a negative opinion about are not published. Book and symposium evaluations and publication of doctoral thesis summaries are decided upon the evaluation of the editor.

Revision Phase:
If the referees request revisions to the text they review, relevant reports are sent to the author and he is asked to correct his work. It is requested that the correction be completed within 20 days at most. The author presents the corrections he made to the field editor, highlighting them in red.

Referee Control:
The referee who requests correction checks whether the author has made the requested corrections in the text. The checking process is completed within 7 days at most.

Turkish Language Control:
The works that pass through the referee process are examined by the Turkish Language Editor and, if necessary, corrections are requested from the author. The checking process is completed within a maximum of 20 days.

English Language Check:
Studies that pass Turkish language control are examined by the English Language Editor and, if necessary, corrections are requested from the author. The control process is completed within 15 days at most.

Editorial Board Review:
Articles that have passed technical, academic and linguistic reviews are reviewed by the Editorial Board and their final publication status is decided. In case of objection from the members, the Board decides by majority vote.

Typesetting and Layout Stage:
The typeset and layout of the works decided to be published by the Editorial Board are made ready for publication. Data Submission to National and International Indexes: The printed copy of the published issue will be sent to reference libraries at home and abroad within 60 days at the latest. The article metadata is transmitted to the relevant indexes within 15 days.

Last Update Time: 7/9/25

Submission of articles to the journal is always open.