Publication Evaluation Process
Journal of Research and Development in Nursing accepts manuscripts that have not been previously published or are not currently under review in another journal for publication and are approved by each author.
Journal of Research and Development in Nursing is an academic journal in which spelling and plagiarism control, pre-evaluation, double blind review, proofreading and editing processes are carried out.

Spelling and Plagiarism Check
The manuscript is reviewed by the editor for compliance with the journal's publication principles, academic writing rules and APA 6 Citation System, and is scanned for plagiarism using iThenticate or Turnitin. The preliminary review is completed within a maximum of 15 days. The plagiarism similarity rate must be less than 20%. If the similarity rate is 1%, but citation and quotation are not done properly, there may still be plagiarism. In this respect, citation and quotation rules should be known and carefully applied by the author.

Preliminary Evaluation (Field Editor Review)
The manuscript, which passes through the spell check and plagiarism scanning stages, is reviewed by the relevant field editor in terms of problematic and academic language and style. This review is completed within a maximum of 15 days.

Referee Evaluation
After being reviewed by the field editor, the manuscript is submitted to at least two external referees who have a PhD thesis, book or article on the subject.
The referee process is carried out in confidentiality within the framework of double blind refereeing. The referee is requested to either state his/her opinion and opinion on the manuscript or 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 views if he/she disagrees with the referee's opinions.
The field editor ensures mutual communication between the author and the referee while maintaining confidentiality. If both referee reports are positive, the manuscript is submitted to the Editorial Board with a proposal to consider publication.
If one of the two referees has a negative opinion, the manuscript is sent to a third referee. Studies can be published with the positive decision of at least two referees.
The publication of book and symposium reviews and doctoral thesis abstracts is decided upon the evaluation of at least two internal referees (editors of the relevant field and/or members of the editorial board).

Proofreading Phase
If the referees request corrections to be made in the text they have reviewed, the relevant reports are sent to the author and he/she is asked to correct his/her work. The author makes the corrections in the Word program with the “Track Changes” feature turned on or indicates the changes in the text in red. Submits the revised text to the field editor.

Field Editor Control
The field editor checks whether the author has made the requested corrections to the text.

Referee Check
The reviewer checks whether the author has made the requested corrections to the text.

Turkish Language Check
The manuscripts that pass through the referee process are reviewed by the Turkish Language Editor and the Editor-in-Chief, and if necessary, the author is asked to proofread the manuscript. The check is completed within a maximum of 15 days.

English Language Control
The manuscripts that pass the Turkish language check are reviewed by the English Language Editor and, if necessary, revisions are requested from the author. The English language editor's check process is completed within a maximum of 15 days.

Editorial Board Review
Articles that pass technical, academic and linguistic reviews are examined by the Editorial Board and it is decided whether they will be published or not, and if so, in which issue they will be included. The Board decides by majority vote. In case of equality, the final decision is made in favor of the editor's decision.

Typesetting and Layout Phase
The manuscripts that are decided to be published by the Editorial Board are typeset and edited, made ready for publication and sent to the author for review. This stage takes a maximum of 15 days.

Data Submission to National and International Indexes
The data of the published issue is sent to the relevant indexes within 15 days.