Ethical Principles and Publication Policy
International Journal of Social and Educational Sciences (Publication Ethical Principles)
The International Journal of Social and Educational Sciences adheres to universal publication standards as a matter of principle. All components of the publication process—the publisher, editors, authors, reviewers, and readers—must adhere to ethical principles when conducting studies in accordance with scientific standards. The Journal of Ottoman Civilization Studies adheres to international research and publication ethics standards. It has adopted the International Principles of Ethical Publishing published by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ), the Open Access Scholarly Publishers Association (OASPA), and the World Association of Medical Editors (WAME). Authors submitting their work to the journal are required to comply with COPE and the ethical principles outlined in this framework.
The Ethical Responsibilities of The Publisher
The International Journal of Social and Educational Sciences is a nonprofit publication establishment.
The International Journal of Social and Educational Sciences has been published since 2014 in accordance with universal rules.
The Editorial Council of the International Journal of Social and Educational Sciences consists of experts in their fields, whether in the country or abroad. Members are selected based on the science branches of social and educational sciences. Depending on the subject of the article, an editor can send articles that are not members of the Editorial Council for them to analyze as field editors when a faculty member is necessary.
The Responsibilities of the Editors Council of the International Journal of Social and Educational Sciences
The Editors Council of the Journal is responsible for all of the articles submitted to the International Journal of Social and Educational Sciences, in fact, from all of the processes after its publication, and the Editors' Council is aware of this responsibility. This responsibility requires independent decision-making without personal gain and a focus only on public welfare in decisions about the journal. The relationship between the publisher and the Editors Council is based on the principle of independence, and all decisions made by the editors are independent of the publisher and other persons and establishments.
The Editors Council of the International Journal of Social and Educational Sciences strives to develop the journal and elevate its publication quality.
The Editors Council of the International Journal of Social and Educational Sciences ensures the determination and implementation of journal policies, including publication, blind review, the assessment process, and ethical principles.
The Editors Council of the International Journal of Social and Educational Sciences protects the copyright of the article author published in the journal.
The Editors Council of the International Journal of Social and Educational Sciences is responsible for taking precautions concerning situations such as intellectual property rights, non-scientific-ethical behaviors, plagiarism, and reference (attribution) gangsterism in the article and journal publication process.
The Editors Council of the International Journal of Social and Educational Sciences keeps records of every article and correspondence about the journal, written or printed, through Dergipark and its means.
The Ethical Responsibilities of the Editors, Editors Facilitators, and Field Editors
Editors aim to meet the information needs of referees, authors (s), researchers, and readers. They provide feedback when necessary, manage the publishing process, and follow the principle of clarity for subjects that need explanation.
Editors are attentive to the authenticity of articles and their contributions to the scientific literature, as well as to readers, researchers, and operators, when deciding whether to publish articles.
Editors consider the authentic value of the article, its contribution to the field, the validity and trustworthiness of its research method, the clarity of its verbalism, and the purpose and extent of the journal while making a positive or negative decision about the article.
Editors, if the submitted articles do not have a significant issue, consider the articles in the pre-evaluation stage, be attentive to the positive referee suggestions, and if they do not have a severe problem, will not change the decisions that were taken by the previous editor(s).
Editors conduct blind review and evaluation, follow the journal's publication policies, keep referees' identities confidential, and ensure that every article is assessed in a non-biased way and within its time.
Editors send articles with attention to the professionalism of the field editors and referees, and they support unbiased, independent evaluations.
Editors, for a non-biased evaluation of the article, consider the conflict of interest-united interest between the referees and author(s).
Editors are seeking to create a wide range of constantly updated references.
Editor's block evaluations that are not aligned with academic etiquette and are non-scientific.
Editors make sure that journal publication processes are aligned with publishing policies and guides, inform those whore are involved in the process about the developments of the publishing policies, and prepare a training program if necessary.
Editors communicate effectively with everyone involved in the publication process and hold periodic meetings.
Editors ensure that personal data is protected in the journals they evaluate; they protect the personal data of authors, referees, and readers.
Editors are attentive to protecting the rights of humans and animals in the article; they care about documenting the open confirmation of the article's participants. If the ethical council approval for the journal's participants indicates that they are not allowed to participate in experimental research, they reject the article.
Editors take precautions for malpractice. If it is suspected that malpractice may be the case, they share the data about the subject through an objective investigation.
Editors ensure that the errors, desultoriness, or misleadings in the articles are corrected.
Editors protect the intellectual property rights of published articles and, in the event of a breach, defend the rights of the journal and the author(s). Also, they take necessary precautions to determine whether the articles' contents breach other publications' intellectual property rights; they conduct an originality-similarity audit.
Editors are attentive to the criticisms intended for articles published in the journal, and they give the right to respond to the author(s) of the criticized articles.
Editors consider the works that contain adverse outcomes as well.
Editors analyze the remonstrances related to the Journal and make the necessary explanations.
The Ethical Responsibilities of the Referees
In the article evaluation process of the International Journal of Social and Educational Sciences, it is applied a two side blind referee principle where the author(s) don't know the referees, and the referees don't know the authors; the referees can't communicate directly with the authors; the article evaluation forms and the wish the correct which is specified on the text is conveyed to the author(s) through journal administration system by the editors. The referees who are going to evaluate the articles that are submitted to the International Journal of Social and Educational Sciences should carry these ethical responsibilities:
Referees should only accept and evaluate articles related to their specialty.
Referees should evaluate in a non-biased and confidential way. By this principle, they should dispel the articles they analyze after the evaluation process and use them after publication. Nationality, gender, religious beliefs, political beliefs, and commercial interests should not compromise the neutrality of the evaluation.
When referees understand a conflict of interest-unity of interest, they should not evaluate the article and inform the editors.
Referees should evaluate the alliance with academic etiquette, using constructive language, and avoid personal commentary that could be defamatory or incite enmity.
Referees should evaluate the article they accepted within the given time.
The Ethical Responsibilities of the Authors
The ethical responsibilities of the author(s) who submitted an article to the International Journal of Social and Educational Sciences:
Author(s) should not submit an article that they have published or submitted to be published in another place; they should not submit more than one article of their own at the same time to the International Journal of Social and Educational Sciences.
Author(s) should submit authentic articles to the International Journal of Social and Educational Sciences.
Author(s) should attribute (reference) to the resources that they benefited from while writing the article correctly and in accordance with ethical principles.
Authors who did. The article should not be listed, and the processes of changing them, omitting an author, and supplementing an author's position should not be suggested in a non-contribution.
They should inform the editors of any conflicts of interest or unity of interest among the authors of an article submitted for publication.
If information or crude data is requested from the author(s) related to their articles during the evaluation process, they should present the expected information to the Editors.
Author(s) should document the verification of the right of use of the data they used in their articles, the allowances related to research analysis, or the confirmation of the participants they researched.
Author(s) should communicate with the editor when they realize an error in the evaluation or early appearance of their article, published in a digital setting, that is in the process of informing, correcting, or retracting.
The author(s) should obtain the ethics committee approval for studies that require data collection through quantitative or qualitative methods such as experiments, questionnaires, scales, interviews, observations, and focus group studies, which require an ethics committee decision; ethics committee name, decision date, and number should be stated on the first and last page of the article and in the method section, and the document showing the ethics committee decision should be uploaded to the system with the application of the article. In addition, the article should include information on obtaining the informed consent/approval form in the case reports.
The author(s) should present evidence within the article related to their being attentive to the ethical principles in the data gathering process (for example, getting approval from someone to use their documents, such as a scale, survey, and photograph). The article should state that it is aligned with the regulations on research and publication ethics and the copyright of intellectual and artistic products. If the research is conducted on human or animal subjects, it should be informed that it is performed in accordance with the International Alliance's notices and guides, etc.
The ethical council approval is not requested from the author(s) for compilation articles. With that, for articles that do not require an ethical council decision, the situation regarding the non-requested ethical council decision should also be included on the journal's first page and in the methods section.
Informing the Editor of the Situation That is Not Complying with the Ethical Principles In the Journal of Social and Educational Sciences, unethical behavior that is related to the editors, referees, and authors, or in the case of encountering a non-ethical situation concerning an article in the evaluation process, early-appearing stage, or published one, with notification sent to the ijoses@hotmail.com address, will enrich our publication quality.
Sources Used in the Preparation and Adoption of Policies
- Budapest Open Access Initiative (BOAI)
https://www.budapestopenaccessinitiative.org/read/ - Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE)
https://publicationethics.org/ - Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) – Principles of Transparency and Best Practice in Scholarly Publishing
https://doaj.org/apply/transparency/ - Council of Higher Education (YÖK) Scientific Research and Publication Ethics Directive
https://www.yok.gov.tr/Sayfalar/Kurumsal/mevzuat/bilimsel-arastirma-ve-yayin-etigi-yonetmeligi.aspx