Publication Evaluation Principles
1) Manuscripts that have not been previously published or are not currently under review for publication in another journal and approved by each author are accepted for review.
2) Submitted and pre-checked articles are scanned for plagiarism using Ithenticate, intihal.net, turnitin software.
3) IDRAK conducts a double blind review process. All manuscripts will first be evaluated by the editor for suitability to the journal. The process is initiated for the articles deemed appropriate.
4) The Editor-in-Chief evaluates manuscripts independently of the ethnicity, gender, nationality, religious beliefs and political philosophy of the authors. He/she ensures that articles submitted for publication undergo a fair double blind peer review.
5) The editor-in-chief does not allow any conflict of interest between authors, editors and reviewers.
6) The editor-in-chief and deputy editors are responsible for the final decision regarding the acceptance or rejection of articles. The decision of the Board is final.
7) Editors will not be involved in decisions about manuscripts written by themselves or by family members or colleagues that relate to products or services of interest to the editor. Any such submission is subject to all of the journal's usual procedures.

Review Process
Refereeing Type: Double Blind
Double-Blinding: After plagiarism check, eligible manuscripts are evaluated by the editor-in-chief for originality, methodology, importance of the topic covered and compatibility with the scope of the journal. The editor ensures that the manuscripts undergo a fair double-blind review and if the manuscript meets the formal requirements, he/she submits the manuscript to the evaluation of at least two referees from Turkey and/or abroad, and if the referees deem necessary, they approve the manuscript for publication after the required changes are made by the authors.
Review Time: Pre-Publication
Author-Referee Interactions: Editors mediate all interactions between reviewers and authors.
Time in Review: For research articles received for review in IDRAK, the time until the first decision is approximately 15 days.
Plagiarism Check: Yes -Ithenticate, intihal.net, turnitin software scans the articles to prevent plagiarism.
Number of Reviewers Reviewing Each Article: Two-three
Allowable Duration: 20 days. This period can be extended by adding 10 days.
Decision: In order for the article to be accepted for publication by the Editor, at least two referees must make an acceptance decision.
Suspected Ethical Violation: Reviewers should inform the Editor-in-Chief if they suspect misconduct in the research or publication. The editor-in-chief is responsible for taking the necessary action in accordance with COPE recommendations.

The editor-in-chief reviews the research article on the day of submission and, if he/she thinks that the article is worthy of further consideration, he/she first appoints a writing editor. After the manuscript is reviewed by the editor-in-chief, any (necessary) corrections are made by the author. The editor-in-chief then assigns an assistant editor in charge of the field of the article. The deputy editor in charge reads the article thoroughly and sends it to the field editor if appropriate. The field editor sends the article to two external reviewers. The referees advise the editors who make the final decision. The reviewers are asked to approve their reports and to declare any conflicts of interest on the manuscript sent to them. The final decision is made by the editor-in-chief and editorial board after the external peer review process.

If IDRAK is not considered to be the right journal for the study, the editorial team proceeds to the return process so that the authors can submit their work elsewhere without delay. The usual reasons for rejection at this stage are insufficient originality, the topic is outside the scope of the journal, and it does not comply with the journal's writing rules and template.

The IDRAK editorial board aims to reach a final decision on the publication within 6 to 8 weeks of submission for all manuscripts. If a revised publication, especially a major revision, is proposed, the process may take longer, and the article may be published in the next issue after the required referee and editorial corrections are made.

Idrak provides open access to articles as part of its commitment to readers and authors. All our articles are freely available online.

If an author notices any errors in their published article, they can email the editor-in-chief, who will let them know if a correction will be made.

Principles of the Refereeing Process for the Work of the Editorial Staff
Editorial and analysis articles written by IDRAK's own editors are not subject to external peer review. Original research articles are sent to at least two external reviewers for blind review. During this period, the roles of those editors will be suspended.

Authors' Responsibilities
The author must comply with research and publication ethics.
The author should not attempt to publish the same study in more than one journal.
The author should indicate the works used in the writing of the article in the bibliography.

Responsibilities of the Editor (Editor-in-Chief and Deputy Editors)
The editor-in-chief evaluates manuscripts for scientific content without regard to the ethnicity, gender, citizenship, religious beliefs or political opinions of the authors.
Editors conduct fair double-blind peer review of manuscripts submitted for publication and ensure that all information about submitted manuscripts is kept confidential before publication.
Editors inform reviewers that manuscripts are confidential and that this is a privileged interaction. Reviewers and the editorial board cannot discuss manuscripts with other people. The anonymity of reviewers should be ensured. In certain cases, the editor may share a reviewer's review with other reviewers to clarify a particular point.
The editors are responsible for the content and overall quality of the publication. It is also his/her responsibility to issue a correction note or retraction when necessary.
The editor-in-chief does not allow any conflict of interest between authors, editors and reviewers. He/she only has full authority to appoint reviewers and the Editorial Board is responsible for the final decision regarding the publication of manuscripts in the journal.

Responsibilities of Referees
Reviewers should not have any conflicts of interest related to the research, the authors and/or the research funders.
The reviewers' evaluations should be objective.
The language and style used by the referees should not offend the author.
Reviewers should ensure that all information regarding submitted manuscripts remains confidential until the manuscript is published.
Reviewers should notify the editor if they notice copyright infringement or plagiarism in the work they review.
A reviewer who feels inadequate to review a manuscript or who feels that he/she cannot complete the review in the allotted time should withdraw from the review process.
During the review process, reviewers are expected to consider the following points: Does the article contain new and important information / Does the abstract clearly and accurately describe the content of the article / Is the methodology described in a coherent and comprehensible manner / Are the interpretations and conclusions supported by the findings / Are there sufficient references to other studies in the field / Is the language quality adequate?
During the review process, the editor makes it clear to the reviewers that the manuscripts submitted for review are the exclusive property of the authors and that this is a privileged communication. Reviewers and editorial board members may not discuss the manuscript with other individuals. Care should be taken to keep the identity of the referees confidential.

Preliminary Review and Plagiarism Scanning
The manuscript is reviewed by the editor for compliance with the journal's editorial principles, academic writing rules, ISNAD Citation System and TDK's spelling rules, and is scanned for plagiarism using iThenticate, turnitin or intihal.net. 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 must be known and carefully applied by the author:
Citation/Indirect Quotation: If a citation is made to an opinion, discussion or determination in a source and the cited opinion is put on the line in the words of the researcher, a footnote sign (1) should be placed at the end of the sentence. If the citation is to a specific page or page range of the work, the page number should be given. If there is a reference to the entire work, that is, if the reference is made to a degree that requires the reader to examine the entire work, the source should be indicated in the footnote after the phrase “bk. on this subject”, “bk. about this opinion”, “bk. about this discussion” or just “bk.”.
Quotation/Iquotation: If the relevant part of the source is quoted verbatim, without touching the point and comma, the quoted part is “enclosed in double quotation marks” and the source is indicated by giving the footnote number1 at the end. Quotations that exist in the directly quoted text are written using 'single quotation marks'. If the directly quoted part is longer than three lines (more than forty words), it is shown in a separate paragraph. In order to distinguish long quotations from the main text, it should be preferred to write in a font size one smaller than the normal text size and to indent the entire paragraph from the left at the beginning of the line. In direct quotations, some words, sentences and paragraphs may be omitted, provided that they do not change the meaning. Ellipses (...) are placed in place of the omitted parts. It is not correct to write the part quoted verbatim from a source without enclosing it in “double quotation marks” and to be contented with just writing the source at the end. If these rules are not followed, the author may be accused of a violation of publication ethics (Plagiarism).

Field Editor Review
The manuscript that passes the preliminary review (manuscript editor) and plagiarism scanning stage is reviewed by the relevant field editor in terms of problematic and academic language and style. This review is completed in maximum 5 days.

Referee Process (Academic 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 / Editorial Board with a proposal to consider its 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. The author submits the corrected text to the field editor. The field editor may request a separate file from the author for the corrections made.

Field Editor Control
The field editor checks whether the author has made the requested corrections in the text. If the requested corrections are not made, the article is sent back to the author for correction.

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

Expanding the Abstract and Abstract Section
Authors of manuscripts that are deemed “publishable” by both referees are asked to expand the abstract/abstract section of the manuscript to 150-200 words.

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 review process is completed within a maximum of 5 days. This period can be extended by the editor-in-chief's authorization.

English Language Control
The manuscripts that pass the Turkish language check are reviewed by the English Language Editor and, if necessary, the author is asked to make corrections. The English language editor's review process is completed within a maximum of 5 days. This period can be extended with the authorization of the editor-in-chief.

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 a tie, the final decision is made in favor of the editor-in-chief'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.