ETHICAL PRINCIPLES AND PUBLICATION POLICY (2026 UPDATE)
The Journal Human and Work, under the umbrella of the Management Academy Association, adheres to the highest publication ethics standards set by COPE. The following policies are implemented to protect scientific integrity and ensure equal opportunity:
1. Article Submission Fee (MBÜ) and Education Fund
The journal has transitioned to an “Article Submission Fee” model to sustain open access standards and support young academics.
• Fees: For articles with a positive preliminary evaluation, 2,500 TL is charged from association members and 5,000 TL from non-member authors.
• Use: The collected fees are pooled in a social fund to finance the international scientific activities of graduate students.
• Principle: Payment does not affect scientific impartiality and does not guarantee acceptance.
2. Ethics Committee Approval and Research Ethics
“Ethics Committee Approval” is mandatory and must be documented for the following types of research:
• All studies collecting data from participants using techniques such as surveys, interviews, observation, and experiments.
• Use of human/animal material and retrospective studies.
• Note: Permission information must be clearly stated at the end of the article in the “Ethical Approval” and “Informed Consent Form” sections. Articles with incomplete documentation will be returned during preliminary review.
3. Plagiarism Policy and Scientific Integrity
The journal has a zero-tolerance policy on plagiarism:

Publication Quota: In the interest of equal opportunity, an author may publish only one article per year.

• Language: An “Extended Abstract” is mandatory for articles in Turkish.
4. Conflict of Interest and Confidentiality of Duties
Internationally recognized protocols are applied to maintain the impartiality of our journal:
• Author Restriction: Members of the Association Board of Directors, the Editor-in-Chief, Associate Editors, and Field Editors cannot be authors or co-authors in the journal.
• Evaluation: All processes are conducted under the double-blind peer review principle.
5. Responsibilities of Stakeholders
• Editors: Responsible for a scientific content-focused, impartial, and fair review process. Section Editors are the scientific decision-makers for articles in their areas of expertise.
• Reviewers: Obligated to adhere to the principles of objectivity and confidentiality. For Association members, every 5 completed reviews grants 1 free article submission.
• Authors: Must guarantee the originality of the work, that all authors have approved it, and that it has not been previously published.
6. Continuous Publication Model
Our journal has transitioned from the traditional issue closure model to the Continuous Publication model. Accepted articles are published immediately with a DOI without waiting for an issue; thus, the visibility and citation potential of the work is increased.
Important Note: As of January 2, 2026, all submissions will be subject to the above updated policies. Authors are kindly requested to review the current layout template and checklist before submission.