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RESEARCH AND PUBLICATION ETHICS PRINCIPLES
The International Journal of Management, Economics, and Business (IJMEB) adheres to the principles, standards, and recommendations for publication ethics established by COPE (Committee on Publication Ethics). Accordingly, all articles that do not comply with the accepted ethical standards will be removed from publication. This also includes articles identified after publication as potentially non-compliant or inappropriate. Within the scope of publication ethics, all stakeholders are expected to bear the following ethical responsibilities, and any ethical issues will be evaluated in accordance with COPE rules.
The ethical principles of IJMEB regarding publishing and editorial matters, the ethical responsibilities of authors, reviewers, and the editorial board, and the publication policy have been prepared taking into account the recommendations, guidelines, and policies published in open access by COPE.
Click here for COPE's recommendations, guidelines, and policies on publishing and editorial matters.
Behaviors Against Scientific Research and Publication Ethics
Plagiarism, forgery or deception of data, repetition of publication, split publishing, and the inclusion of persons who do not contribute to the research are unacceptable within the scope of ethical rules. Necessary legal actions will be taken in case of any ethical irregularity related to these and similar practices explained in detail below.
a) Plagiarism: Showing others' original ideas, methods, data, or works as their work, partially or completely, without reference to scientific rules is considered within the scope of plagiarism. To avoid plagiarism, authors should cite scientific rules and pay attention to the reference of all scientific articles included in their research.
b) Data Falsification: Using data that does not exist or has been changed in scientific research is considered within the scope of data fraud. Authors should collect their data within ethical rules and analyze them in the process without subjecting them to a change that will affect their validity and reliability.
c) Distortion: Changing the records or data obtained from the research, showing the devices or materials not used in the research as being used, changing or shaping the research results in line with the interests of the people and organizations from which the support is received are considered within the scope of distortion. Authors should be honest, objective, and transparent in the information they provide regarding the research process. They should avoid violating ethical rules.
d) Repetition of Publications: Presenting the same publication as separate publications without reference to previous publications is considered within the scope of publication repetition. The responsibility for the articles submitted for evaluation to be published elsewhere or in the process of evaluation belongs entirely to the authors. Authors should avoid repetition and take care to submit original and original research.
e) Publishing by Dividing: Dividing the results of research into pieces in a way that disrupts the integrity of the research and inappropriately and publishing these publications in more than one issue is considered within the scope of dividing publication. The authors should consider the integrity of the research and avoid divisions that would affect the results.
f) Unfair Authorship: Including people who do not contribute to the study among the authors or not including contributors are considered within the scope of unfair authorship. All authors should have contributed sufficiently to the planning, design, data collection, analysis, evaluation, preparation of the research for publication, and the final version of the research.
Research Ethics Principles
The following codes of ethics on research ethics contribute to the objectives of the research, promote values for collaboration, ensure researchers' responsibility to the public, provide credibility with public support, and strengthen various moral and social values:
1. The researcher has to share the data, materials, equipment, resources, and findings he uses with the public.
2. The researcher should not make up, steal, or misinterpret his findings. It must report results, methods, procedures accurately and not mislead colleagues, sponsors, and the public.
3. The researcher must respect people's privacy and confidentiality and should not use personal names unless permitted in his research. Besides, the researcher should not hide his identity.
4. Patents, copyrights, and other intellectual property must be respected. Unauthorized data, methods, and results should not be used and contributors should be referenced.
5. Confidential communications, personnel records, commercial and military secrets, and patient records must be protected.
6. Biased experimental design, data analysis, and interpretation should be avoided and objective.
7. Integrity and consistency must be ensured.
8. Errors and omissions made due to carelessness should be avoided through a serious thorough examination of the study.
9. Researches that may cause social damage should be avoided.
10. There should be no discrimination by using gender, race, origin, or other factors that are not related to scientific authority and integrity.
11. Relevant laws should be known and obeyed.
12. Risk and harm should be minimized in research on humanitarian issues, human dignity, privacy and autonomy should be protected. Child, developmental or cognitive disability
Publication Ethics Statement
IJMEB refers to the recommendations provided by CMJE and the guidelines published by COPE regarding the obligations established for editors, authors, and reviewers. Editors, authors, and reviewers are obligated to comply with the journal's submission and review processes.
Responsibilities of Editors
• Responsible for deciding whether submitted articles will be published.
• Article submissions are evaluated without regard to the authors' ethnicity, race, gender, sexual orientation, religious beliefs, nationality, or political views.
• The editor's decision is based on the importance, originality, clarity, validity, and suitability of the study for the journal's purpose.
• The Editorial Board is composed of academics who are experts in their fields, taking into account the scientific disciplines.
• As the chair of the Editorial Board, it appoints an editor and, depending on the situation, one or more assistant editors and subject editors.
• Depending on the subject of the article, it may send the article to faculty members who are not members of the Editorial Board for review as subject editors, if necessary.
• Protects the intellectual property rights of published articles and defends the rights of the journal and author(s) in case of infringement.
• Reviews complaints submitted to the journal and provides necessary explanations.
Responsibilities of the Editorial Board
• It is responsible for every article submitted, including all processes after publication.
• When making decisions regarding the journal, they consider only the public interest; they make decisions independently, without considering personal gain.
• The relationship between the publisher and the Editorial Board is based on the principle of independence; all decisions made by the editors are independent of the publisher and other individuals and organizations.
• They strive to continuously improve the journal and enhance its publication quality.
• Ensures the determination and implementation of journal policies such as publication, blind peer review, the evaluation process, and ethical principles.
• Protects the copyright of published article authors.
• Is responsible for taking measures regarding intellectual property rights, unethical scientific behavior, plagiarism, and citation fraud during the article and journal publication process.
• Stores records of each article and correspondence related to the journal electronically.
• Cannot share information about the study with individuals or institutions other than the corresponding author, reviewers, editorial board members, and the publishing organization.
• Unpublished content in a manuscript proposal cannot be used by Board members for their own research purposes without the author's written permission.
Responsibilities of Section Editors
• Strives to meet the information needs of reviewers, authors, researchers, practitioners, and readers; provides feedback when necessary; and acts in accordance with the principles of transparency on issues requiring correction or clarification during the publication process.
• When deciding whether to publish articles, they pay attention to the originality of the articles, their contribution to the scientific literature, and their contribution to readers, researchers, and practitioners.
• When making positive or negative decisions regarding articles, it considers the original value of the articles, their contribution to the field, the validity and reliability of the research methods, the clarity of the presentation, and the journal's purpose and scope.
• It implements the blind peer review and evaluation process policies included in the journal's publication policies, keeps the identities of the reviewers confidential, and ensures that each article is evaluated impartially and within the specified time frame.
• Assigns articles to reviewers based on their areas of expertise and supports impartial and independent evaluations.
• Seeks to ensure that the pool of reviewers is diverse and constantly updated.
• Prevents evaluations that do not comply with academic etiquette and are unscientific.
• Ensures the protection of personal data in the evaluated articles; protects the personal data of authors, reviewers, and readers.
• Ensures that articles respect human and animal rights, requires documented informed consent from article participants, and rejects articles that lack ethical committee approval or necessary permissions for experimental research.
• Takes measures against abuse of authority. When complaints of abuse of authority arise, it conducts an objective investigation and shares its findings on the matter.
• Ensures that errors, inconsistencies, or misrepresentations in articles are corrected.
• Takes necessary measures to ensure that the content of published articles does not infringe on the intellectual property rights of other publications; performs originality-similarity checks.
• Considers consistent criticism of articles published in the journal and grants the authors of criticized articles the right to respond.
Reviewer’s Responsibilities
• If they do not consider themselves competent in the subject matter of a manuscript proposal or believe they will be unable to evaluate it within the specified time frame, they inform the editor of this situation and withdraw from the evaluation process.
• They treat any manuscript proposal submitted for evaluation as a confidential document.
• They conduct their evaluations impartially. They do not criticize the author personally. They clearly state their opinions, accompanied by supporting evidence.
• They indicate any previously published but not cited relevant studies. They also indicate whether quotations from other sources are properly cited.
• Informs the editor of any similarities or identical content between the article proposal and previously published works.
• Does not use any confidential data or ideas encountered during the review process for personal gain.
• Does not consider any conflicts of interest arising from competition or collaboration with authors, companies, or institutions mentioned in the study.
Authors' Responsibilities
• States the importance of their study as well as its originality.
• Prepares the article proposal in accordance with the journal submission guidelines (see Submission Guidelines).
• Does not submit the article proposal to more than one journal at the same time.
• Cites the sources of the data used in the study and references relevant studies necessary for the research. Within the framework of intellectual property and copyright, obtains permission from the owners for the use of scales, questionnaires, and photographs belonging to others and indicates this in the article.
• Authorship is limited to having made a significant contribution to the conceptualization, design, execution, or interpretation of the study described in the manuscript.
• All contributing authors confirm that they have seen the manuscript and that the information regarding their names is accurate.
• Submits unprocessed data related to article proposals to the editor and preserves it for necessary purposes.
• Reports any significant errors or uncertainties to the editor upon discovery.
Plagiarism Action Plan and Journal Measures
The journal respects intellectual property and aims to protect and encourage the original work of its authors. Plagiarized articles are contrary to standards of quality, research, and innovation. Therefore, all authors submitting articles to the journal are expected to adhere to ethical standards and avoid plagiarism in any form. If a writer is suspected of plagiarism in a submitted or published article, the manuscript is first reviewed by the journal's Ethics Editor. This manuscript is then reviewed by the Editorial Board. The journal contacts the writer(s) to send their explanations within two weeks. If the journal does not receive a response from the author within the specified period, it will contact the author's university to request an investigation of the allegation.
The journal will take the following serious measures against published articles found to contain plagiarism:
1. The journal will immediately contact the author(s)' university to take definitive action against the author(s) concerned.
2. The journal will remove the PDF copy of the published article from its website and disable all links to the full-text article. The phrase “Plagiarized Article” will be added to the title of the published article.
3. The journal will disable the author's account and reject all future submissions from the author for a period of 3 years.
Corrections and Retractions
Editors may consider publishing a correction if minor errors are identified in a published article that do not affect the findings, interpretations, or conclusions. Editors should consider retracting an article when major errors/violations invalidate the findings and conclusions. If there is a possibility that the research or publication has been misused by the authors; if there is evidence that the findings are unreliable and the authors' institutions have not investigated the matter, or if a possible investigation appears unfair or inconclusive, editors should consider publishing a statement of concern. COPE and ICJME guidelines are taken into account regarding corrections, retractions, or expressions of concern.