Gumushane University Journal of Social Sciences (GUSBID) follows the COPE Code of Conduct and Best Practice Guidelines for Journal Editors and Code of Conduct for Journal Publishers. The ethical responsibilities of the editors, authors, and publisher are listed below. For more detailed information, you can refer to the documents listed above.

Editors' Duties

Impartiality and Independence

Editors evaluate the publications submitted to the journal by considering their academic qualifications (the importance of the study and its contribution to the field, its originality, the suitability of the findings and method, and the clarity of the language) and their suitability for the scope of the journal. In the evaluation of the publications, gender, sexual orientation, ethnicity, religious belief, political opinion or the institution worked are not taken into consideration. At the same time, government policies or the policies of any outside institution are not taken into account in the evaluation of a publication. The journal editor has full authority to determine the entire content of the journal and when it will be published.

Gumushane University Journal of Social Sciences (GUSBID) and its editors are responsible for evaluating publications only for their academic qualifications, namely their importance in their field, the originality of the article, the validity of the research, and the clarity of the language. The only criterion in the evaluation of a publication is its relevance to the scope of the journal. In the decision-making process, the authors' race, gender, religious belief, political philosophy, and/or the institution they work for never play a role.

Security

Editors and the publishing team cannot share any information about a submitted publication with anyone other than the author(s), referees, assistant editors, and publisher. The decision to interview the mentioned persons rests solely with the Editor.

Conflicts of Interest

Editors and members of the editorial board may not use the information contained in works in the process of publication (including their own work and works still in progress) for their own benefit without the express consent of the author(s).

Editors; In cases where there are conflicts of interest arising from competitive, collaborative, or other relationships/links with any of the authors, companies, or institutions, they will appoint another member of the editorial board to carry out the preliminary review and evaluation stages of the publication(s).

Publication Decisions

The editors and the publisher send all the works submitted for publication to at least two referees who are experts in their fields for evaluation. After the completion of the review process, the Chief Referee decides which works will be published, taking into account the accuracy of the work in question, its importance for the researcher and readers, referee reports, and legal regulations such as defamation, copyright infringement, and plagiarism. The editor-in-chief may also take advice from other editors or referees when making this decision.

Ensuring Broadcast Integrity

Duties of Referees

Contribution to Publication Decisions

Blind peer review processes directly affect the quality of academic publications. The evaluation process is carried out with the principle of double-blind arbitration. Referees cannot directly communicate with authors, evaluation and referee reports are submitted through the journal management system. In this process, evaluation forms and referee reports are sent to the author(s) through the editor. Double-blind peer review helps editors make decisions in dialogue with authors. At the same time, writers have the opportunity to improve their work by obtaining important information about their work.

Urgency

A referee who is invited to make a peer review should notify the editor as soon as possible whether he or she can act as a referee for the relevant work.

Security

Studies sent to the referees for evaluation should be considered confidential documents. The works should not be shown to others, their contents should not be discussed. When necessary, with the permission of the Editor-in-Chief, referees may seek advice from other colleagues. The Editor-in-Chief may grant this permission only in exceptional circumstances. The confidentiality rule also covers those who refuse to arbitrate.

Impartiality Principle

Personal criticism of the authors should not be made during the evaluation process. Evaluations should be made objectively and in a way that contributes to the development of studies.

Citation of Source

The referees are obliged to notify the authors if there are citations that are not cited in the study. Reviewers should pay special attention to works that are not cited in the field or to citations that conflict with similar works. Reviewers should notify the editors of any publications that are similar to any previously published work or information.

Disclosure and Conflicts of Interest

Reviewers should not agree to review and should notify editors if they have any collaborative links with any author, company, or institution whose work they have been assigned to review.

Referees cannot use unpublished works or parts of works sent for evaluation in their own work without the written consent of the author(s). The information and ideas obtained during the evaluation should be kept confidential by the referees and should not be used for their own benefit. These rules also cover those who do not accept the duty of arbitration.

Authors' Duties

Reporting

In original research papers, the author(s) should clearly state how the work was done and its importance, and present the results in an objective manner. The study should be explained in detail so that other researchers can carry out similar studies, and the necessary resources that can be used should be specified. Review articles should be accurate, objective, and comprehensive, editor's opinion and other subjective opinions should be clearly stated. Untrue or intentionally misreported statements constitute unethical behavior and are unacceptable.

Data Access and Storage

Authors should make publicly available the raw data of their research (if data is available for submission) and the editorial edition of their article, upon request. If necessary, authors should keep their data available to other researchers (preferably through a corporate or corporate data warehouse or a data center) for at least 10 years after the publication date of their work. However; the Confidentiality of participants should be protected and their legal rights regarding their personal information should be taken into account.

Authenticity and Plagiarism

Authors should publish only their original works and should indicate the source and data they use appropriately. They should also indicate other publications that were influential in determining the quality of their work. There are different types of plagiarism: to portray another researcher's work as one's own, to copy a portion of another researcher's work without attribution or to use it in another way as if it were your own, or to claim the results of another study as one's own. Plagiarism in any form is against publishing ethics and is unacceptable.

Each submitted article is screened for plagiarism using the Turnitin program. References and citations are also included in this review. Every article with a scan result of 13% or more will be rejected without any further processing and will not be accepted again, even if changes are made. On crawl, the article is not imported into the Turnitin database. However, other resources such as Crossref, Ithenticate, Google Scholar, and literature review can be used, especially in cases where Turnitin has a limited Turkish database. 13% is not a criterion for editors, they reserve the right to reject the article and/or request correction if they see the slightest problem.

Multiple, Duplicate, or Simultaneous Posts / Broadcasts

In essence, articles containing the same study should not be published in more than one journal or other publications. Therefore, authors should not submit a work previously published in another journal for evaluation to another journal. Submitting an article to more than one journal at the same time is unethical publishing behavior and is unacceptable.

If certain conditions are met, it may be possible for some articles (such as clinical guidelines, and translations) to be published in several journals. Authors and editors of the respective journals must accept that the work may be published in another journal. The data and discussions of the study published in a second journal should be as in the previously published journal. The first publication should be cited in the journal.

Authorship Definition

The authors are deemed to have taken all responsibilities for the publication. For this reason, only those who meet the criteria for authorship should qualify as authors of the work. These criteria can be listed as follows: (I) to have contributed significantly to the content, design, data collection process or analysis/interpretation of the study (II) to have contributed intellectually to the creation and editing of the content (III) to have seen, approved and accepted the publication of the final version of the study. be. Persons who have contributed significantly to the work (such as technical assistance, writing and editing assistance, and support) but who do not meet the authorship criteria should not be listed as authors; these people should be included in the "Acknowledgements" section after their written permission is obtained. Obtaining their written consent. The corresponding author guarantees that all authors who contributed to the study are included in the list of authors and that these authors have seen the final version of the study and confirmed that there is no harm in its publication.

Disclosure and Conflicts of Interest

Authors should state at the earliest possible stage (usually by submitting an information form at the time of submission and adding an explanation to the article) that there are no conflicts of interest that would affect the results of the study or the comments. Possible conflicts of interest; Grants, scholarships, and other payments may be financial, such as membership, employment, consulting, share ownership, expert opinion grants, or patent-license agreements, or intangible, such as personal or professional connections, memberships, work-related information, or opinions. All financial resources (including the grant number or other reference number, if any) associated with the exercise should be cited.

Citation to Sources

Authors must specify the sources they use in the study and the sources they refer to when deciding on the nature of the study. Personally obtained information (speech, correspondence, or conversations with third parties) should not be used without written permission from the source. Authors should not use proprietary documents, such as peer-review documents or grant applications, without the written consent of their owners.

Human and Animal Rights

If the work includes chemicals or methods and equipment that may cause various harms when used, these materials, methods, and equipment should be clearly stated in the article. If the study includes subjects and guinea pigs, the authors must comply with all relevant laws and institutional guidelines and have the approval of the relevant committees/organizations. The article should also contain a statement about them. Authors should also state that necessary permissions have been obtained to work with subjects in studies conducted with humans. The privacy rights of the participants should not be violated.

Peer Review Process

Authors are obliged to participate in the peer-review process and respond as soon as possible to editors' requests for raw data, explanations and ethical approval, sick leave, and copyright permissions.

If a "correct and resubmit" decision has been made by the reviewers, the authors should systematically make all requested corrections and resubmit their work before the deadline.

Fundamental Errors in Published Works

It is primarily the task of the author(s) to find an important error or inaccuracy in a published work. If such a problem arises, the author(s) are obliged to immediately notify the editors or publisher of the journal and to correct the error (typesetting error) or withdraw the publication by cooperating with the editor/publisher. If the editor(s) or publisher learns from a third party that the work contains a material error or inaccuracy, the authors are obliged to correct or withdraw the article immediately, or to prove the accuracy of the work to the journal editors.

Publisher's Duties

Ethics Violation Status

Gumushane University Journal of Social Sciences (GUSBID) will take the necessary measures to clarify the situation and change the article in case of alleged or proven scientific misconduct, false publication, or plagiarism. This will be done in agreement with the editors of the issue in question.

Measures to be taken include, but are not limited to, stating that there is a typographical error, making a statement, and retracting the article in very serious cases. Gumushane University Journal of Social Sciences (GUSBID) undertakes to take the necessary measures to prevent the publication of articles containing academic misconduct.

Access to Journal Content

The publisher undertakes to provide open access to the journal; therefore, it is deemed to have accepted the task of making all parts of the published content permanently and freely accessible to academic circles around the world. The publisher does not charge any material or moral fees for the processing and printing of the articles during the application process. The publisher undertakes to make the content of the magazine available continuously and free of charge.

Archiving and Preserving Publications

The publisher is archiving and protecting the online content using Lockss through Dergipark.