Gazi Türkiyat publishes original research articles evaluated by expert referees in the field. The features of the referee evaluation process are as follows:

Referees are selected from among experts who have a doctorate degree and publications in the field related to the subject of the article to be evaluated. Since Gazi Türkiyat operates in the DergiPark system, referees must also be members of the DergiPark system. Care is taken not to assign referees to the article from the institution and/or department where the author works. In addition, care is taken to ensure that the referees are not from the same institution and/or department. Peer evaluation is also taken into consideration in the selection of referees. Information on referees selected from universities in Turkey can be found on the YÖK Academic website, and referees selected from abroad can be found on Publons.

After accepting the referee invitation, referees must comply with ethical principles and rules and international referee standards.

All articles sent to the journal are evaluated through blind refereeing. After the submitted articles are evaluated and technically examined by the editors, they are sent to two expert referees in the field without giving the author information. The author's name is not sent to the referees, and the referee's name is not given to the authors.

Referees must guarantee that they will not share any process, the whole or part of the article regarding the articles they evaluate.

Referee evaluations are generally based on the originality of the studies, the method used, compliance with ethical rules, consistent presentation of findings and results, and examination of the literature. The process should be based on the principles of impartiality and scientific nature, and the rejection reasons for the candidate articles to be rejected should be stated clearly and in detail.

Referees must definitely state their title, name and institution in the evaluation report, and must fill out the form completely and sign it. (Referee Evaluation Form is available in the DergiPark System.)

Referees should review the articles they will evaluate in line with the principles of objectivity under the following headings in the evaluation form.

Does the study have originality and scientificity in terms of the presentation of the problem and its objectives, subject, scope and method?

Does the study critically evaluate original current sources and include the author's original comments?

Are the titles, abstract and conclusion sections, and the figures, tables, pictures, maps, etc. used appropriate to the content of the study?

If there is a situation requiring ethics committee approval in the study, has an ethics document been submitted?

Editor-in-Chief(s) and associate editor(s) are selected from experts who have a doctorate degree and academic studies in accordance with the journal's publication scope.

Gazi Türkiyat Editors must have the duties and responsibilities specified in the "COPE Code of Conduct and Best Practice Guidelines for Journal Editors" and "COPE Best Practice Guidelines for Journal Editors" published by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) as open access.

Editors must manage editorial processes within the framework of impartiality and confidentiality, and must also take into account scientific research, publication and referee ethics.

• Editor(s) evaluate articles sent to the journal regardless of the ethnic origin, gender, nationality, religious belief and political views of the authors

• Editor(s) ensure that the peer-review process is completed within the specified time.

• Editor(s) must monitor whether there are conflicts of interest between authors and referees

• Editor(s) conduct the evaluation process of the studies fairly within the scope of the double-blind peer-review system. During this process, all information about the articles is kept confidential.

• The editor and the Editorial Board are responsible for the content and general quality of the publication. It is the responsibility of the editor(s) to issue a correction note or to initiate a retraction when necessary.

• The editor(s) shall not permit any conflict of interest between the authors, the Editorial Board and the reviewers. The editor(s) shall have full authority over the conduct of the review process and the Editorial Board shall be responsible for the final decision regarding the publication of the articles in the journal.

• The editor(s) who find convincing evidence of an ethical violation shall contact the Editorial Board to have the article corrected, retracted or otherwise corrected.

• The editor(s) shall not be involved in decisions regarding articles written by themselves or their relatives. Such work is subject to the journal's regular procedure. The editor shall apply the COPE guidelines regarding the disclosure of potential conflicts of interest by authors and reviewers.

• The editor(s) shall not request references to the journal except for scientific reasons.