Ethics Policy

The publication of an article in a peer-reviewed journal is an essential building block in the development of a coherent and respected network of knowledge. It is a direct reflection of the quality of the work of the authors and the institutions that support them. Peer-reviewed articles support and embody the scientific method. It is therefore important to agree upon standards of expected ethical behavior for all parties involved in the act of publishing: the author, the editor, the peer reviewer, and the publisher.

Journal of Contemporary Tourism Research follows the COPE (Committee on Publication Ethics) guidelines on ethics in publishing.

Concurrent submission is not acceptable. Authors must not submit a manuscript to more than one journal simultaneously. Related to this subject, authors should not submit previously published work, as well.

Editors are fully authorized to make necessary changes and edit the paper in order to ensure the compliance with the writing and publishing guideline. All authors must agree with any such addition, removal or rearrangement.

The authors should ensure that if they use other person’s ideas, language, pictures and tables, this has been appropriately cited or quoted and permission has been obtained where necessary.

Authorship should be limited to those who have made a significant contribution to the conception, design, execution, or interpretation of the reported study. All those who have made substantial contributions should be listed as co-authors. Where there are others who have participated in certain substantive aspects of the paper (e.g. language editing), they should be recognized in the “Acknowledgements” section.

If there are any commercial ties or institutions supporting the research financially, they should be recognized in the “Acknowledgements” section and the authors should state that there are no relationship with the mentioned institution or organization, or if any, nature of the relationship should be stated.

The authors should follow the rules stated in this section (plagiarism, duplication, self-plagiarism, authorship, false citation, fabrication, unethical research and measures, conflict of interest, main principles etc.) for the papers that they sent.

Editors should be aware that any information related to the paper is confidential and should not be shared with anyone, but the authors and the reviewers.

Reviewers should be aware that the information related to the paper and the peer review process is confidential and should not be shared with anyone, but the editor.

By submitting an article, the author(s) certify that the article is their original work, that the paper has not been submitted or published elsewhere (in print, online/blog, etc.), that the article and its contents do not infringe in any way on the rights of third parties, and that they take full responsibility of any risk of therein.

Author Rights

Exclusion of Reviewers

Authors may request to exclude certain reviewers who might have perceived competing interests from refereeing their works.

The Editors avoid sending manuscripts to particular reviewers under the following circumstances:

• The reviewer has previously co-published an article with the author(s),
• The reviewer has assisted the author(s) in proofreading their manuscripts,
  
• The reviewer will benefit financially from the publication of the article,
• The reviewer works in the same institution (same department within the same university) as the author(s).

Request to Withdraw

Authors may request to withdraw their manuscript(s) as they progress through the editorial process, reviewer process, or of an accepted but unpublished paper.

Appealing the Editorial Decisions and Reviewers’ Reports

Authors have the right to challenge editorial decisions and reports from reviewers. In that case, authors are required to submit a detailed explanation of their objections. When considered necessary, editor may start a new evaluation process for the manuscript.

Reusing the Published Articles

The publishing rights of the manuscripts belong to the General Directorate of Forestry Publication Commission. However, author(s) has/have the right to republish their articles and may submit their requests on the issue to the Journal Editor.

The editorial feedback is provided for the requests on academic uses or reprinting of the article, etc. which have been received.