Publication Ethics Principles
Publication Ethics can be defined as a self-regulatory mechanism that insists on integrity on behalf of authors, reviewers and publishers to establish higher standards of editorial processing. Ethical standards for publication exist to ensure high-quality scientific publications, public trust in scientific findings, and respect for people's opinions.
• Honest researchers do not plagiarize.
• They do not misattribute sources.
• They do not hide objections they cannot refute.
• They do not distort opposing views.
• They do not destroy or hide data.

Peer-reviewed studies are studies that support and actualize the scientific method. At this point, it is of great importance that all parties involved in the publication process (authors, readers and researchers, publisher, referees and editors) comply with ethical principles. The Journal of Islamic Sciences adheres to national and international standards of research and publication ethics. It complies with the Press Law, the Law on Intellectual and Artistic Works and the Directive on Scientific Research and Publication Ethics of Higher Education Institutions. The Journal of Islamic Sciences has adopted the International Ethical Publishing Principles published by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ), Open Access Scholarly Publishers Association (OASPA) and World Association of Medical Editors (WAME). It is also committed to abide by the decisions of the Turkish Editors' Workshop.
• Press Law (National Legislation)
• Law on Intellectual and Artistic Works (National Legislation)
• Higher Education Institutions Scientific Research and Publication Ethics Directive (National Legislation)
• Transparency and Best Practice Principles in Academic Publishing (International Criteria)
• Turkey Editors' Workshop Decisions (National Criteria)

Journal of Islamic Sciences publishes academic studies within the scope of Islam and other religious sciences. It publishes original studies prepared in the fields of Islamic History, Islamic Sciences, History of Religions, Philosophy and Religious Sciences, and other related disciplines.

The Processes of the Articles are as follows:
Stage 1 Article Submission Acceptance
Stage 2 Completion of Preliminary Review of Articles
Stage 3 Referee Evaluation Process
Stage 4 Final Revisions and Publication Process

Spelling Check: Texts are examined in terms of form, spelling rules, and compliance with the ISNAD Citation System. Authors of the texts that require correction must make their corrections within 11 days.
Plagiarism/Similarity Check: Plagiarism/Similarity Check: Texts are examined for plagiarism/similarity. The plagiarism/similarity rate set by the Editorial Board is 20%. Manuscripts exceeding this rate are rejected without being included in the referee process. Plagiarism/Similarity check is performed twice, after the Editorial Board evaluation and before the Language Control process. Authors of manuscripts that require corrections should send their corrections within 11 days for the first check and within 4 days for the second check.
Language Check: Abstract for Turkish texts and Abstract and Abstract sections for texts written in other languages are grammatically checked. Authors of the texts for which corrections are requested should send their corrected texts within 5 days.
Proofreading and Redaction: Without interfering with the content of the text, corrections are made within the knowledge of the author regarding the language and style of the text in order to ensure unity of linguistic expression and spelling. After this stage, no corrections are requested from the author, but the text is sent to the author for final reading.

Academic Evaluation
Editorial Board Evaluation:
Editorial Board evaluation has 2 stages. Each article is sent to two editorial board members by the editor, taking into account the field. In the Editorial Board evaluation process, a double blind evaluation system is applied.
In the first stage, the Editorial Board members divide the manuscripts into two as those that can be included in the evaluation process and those that will be rejected.
Editorial Board members score the articles as specified in the Editorial Board Evaluation Criteria.
Within the framework of the scoring received from the editorial board, the editor assigns the first 25 articles with the highest scores to the evaluation process.
The main criterion for the editor's assignment is that the field editor should be working in the field of the evaluations.

Referee Evaluation:
Texts are subjected to academic evaluation by referees determined by the editorial board. During the peer review process, if requested by the referee, the manuscript is sent to the author twice for corrections. Authors are required to send corrected manuscripts within 8 days for each correction request. The author must also complete the Author Correction Form with the corrected manuscript. When there are positive and negative referee reports for the same article, the decision about the article is made by the Editorial Board, taking into account the content of the reports.
It is important that authors do not exceed the deadlines given for corrections in order for the journal publication process to run smoothly.
The manuscripts of authors who do not make their corrections within the specified deadlines will be removed from the evaluation process.

Refereeing Policy
The Journal of Islamic Sciences employs a double blind reviewing system.
Confidentiality is essential in referee reports; for this reason, the names of the referees are not included in the journal's imprint.
More than one article can be sent to one referee in one issue.

Publication Language
• The publication language of the Journal of Islamic Sciences is Turkish and English scientific studies are also published.
• Studies in other languages are decided by the Editorial Board.
• Turkish translations of Abstract and Keywords sections of articles written in English are also published.

Code of Ethics
The Journal of Islamic Sciences expects all stakeholders to carry the ethical responsibilities described below within the scope of publication ethics.
The following ethical duties and responsibilities are based on the guidelines and policies published in open access by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) (see COPE Guidelines in Turkish).
Publishing an article in a peer-reviewed journal is an essential building block in the development of a cohesive and respected knowledge network. It is a direct reflection of the quality of the work of the authors and their supporting institutes. Peer-reviewed articles support and shape the scientific method. It is therefore important for all parties involved in publishing - authors, journal editors, reviewers and publishing organizations - to agree on standards of expected ethical behavior:

1. Authorship
• The bibliography list must be complete.
• Plagiarism and fake data should not be included.
• The same research should not be attempted to be published in more than one journal and should comply with the ethics of scientific research and publication.
Actions against scientific research and publication ethics are as follows:
a) Plagiarism: Presenting the ideas, methods, data, applications, writings, forms or works of others as one's own work in whole or in part without citing the owners in accordance with scientific rules,
b) Forgery: Producing data that is not based on research, editing or modifying a submitted or published work based on untrue data, reporting or publishing them, presenting a research that has not been conducted as if it has been conducted,
c) Distortion: Falsifying research records and data obtained, falsifying methods, devices and materials that were not used in the research, excluding data that are not in accordance with the research hypothesis, manipulating data and/or results to fit relevant theories or assumptions, falsifying or shaping research results in line with the interests of the persons and organizations receiving support,
ç) Re-publication: Presenting more than one work containing the same results of a research as separate works in associate professorship exam evaluations and academic promotions,
d) Slicing: Presenting the results of a research as separate works in associate professorship exam evaluations and academic promotions by inappropriately dividing the results of a research into parts in a way that disrupts the integrity of the research and by making many publications without citing each other,
e) Unfair authorship: Including persons without active contribution among the authors, not including persons with active contribution among the authors, changing the order of authors in an unjustified and inappropriate manner, omitting the names of active contributors from the work during publication or in subsequent editions, using his/her influence to have his/her name included among the authors even though he/she has not made an active contribution,
f) Other types of ethical violations: Failure to clearly indicate the persons, institutions or organizations that provided support and their contributions to the research in the publications of the research conducted with support, failure to comply with ethical rules in research on humans and animals, failure to respect patient rights in publications, sharing the information contained in a work assigned to review as a referee with others before publication, misuse of resources, spaces, facilities and devices provided or allocated for scientific research, making completely groundless, unwarranted and deliberate accusations of ethical violations (YÖK Scientific Research and Publication Ethics Directive, Article 8).

2. Author's Responsibilities
• All authors must contribute significantly to the research.
• All data in the manuscript must be declared to be true and authentic.
• All authors must ensure retraction and correction of errors.

3. Editorial Responsibilities
• Editors have full responsibility and authority to accept or reject an article.
• Editors should not be in conflict of interest regarding the articles they accept or reject.
• Only articles that will contribute to the field should be accepted.
• Support the publication or withdrawal of corrections when errors are found.
• Keep the names of the referees confidential and prevent plagiarism/fake data.

Conflicts of Interest
A conflict of interest occurs when professional judgment about a primary interest may be influenced by a secondary interest (such as financial gain or personal competition). We believe that we need to know the competing interests of the authors in order to make the best decision about how to handle an article, and that if we publish the article, readers need to know them too.
Any interest, financial or otherwise, that could cause one to be conflicted in one's work, significantly impair one's objectivity, or give an unfair advantage to any person or organization. All sources of financial support received during the conduct of the research and preparation of the manuscript and the role of sponsors in the study should be disclosed. If there is no source of funding, this should also be indicated. Examples of potential conflicts of interest that should be disclosed include consultancies, salaries, grants. Potential conflicts of interest should be disclosed at the earliest possible stage.
The Journal of Islamic Sciences has a set process for handling submissions from editors, staff or editorial board members to ensure impartial review. Such submissions are first referred to other journals. If this is not possible, the author of the submission is suspended from the journal. These submissions are reviewed in a double blind process.
The editor should not be involved in decisions on manuscripts written by him/herself or by family members. Furthermore, such a paper should be subject to all the usual procedures of the journal. The editor should follow the ICMJE guidelines on disclosure of potential conflicts of interest by authors and reviewers.

Principles of Research Ethics
The Journal of Islamic Sciences observes the highest standards in research ethics and adopts the international principles of research ethics defined below. It is the responsibility of the authors to ensure that their articles comply with ethical rules.
• The principles of integrity, quality and transparency should be ensured in the design, review of the design and conduct of the research.
• The research team and participants should be fully informed about the purpose of the research, its methods and possible anticipated uses, and the requirements and risks, if any, of participation in the research.
• Confidentiality of information provided by research participants and confidentiality of respondents must be ensured. The research should be designed to protect the autonomy and dignity of the participants.
• Research participants should take part in the research voluntarily and should not be under any coercion.
• Harm to participants should be avoided. The research should be planned in a way that does not put participants at risk.
• Research independence must be clear and explicit; any conflict of interest must be stated.
• In experimental studies with human subjects, the written informed consent of the participants who decide to participate in the research must be obtained. Consent must be obtained from the legal guardian of children and those under guardianship or with a confirmed mental illness.
• If the study will be conducted in any institution or organization, approval must be obtained from this institution or organization that the study will be conducted.
• In studies with a human component, it should be stated in the "method" section that "informed consent" has been obtained from the participants and ethics committee approval has been obtained from the institution where the study is conducted.

* ETHICS COMMITTEE DECISION MANDATED BY TR DIZIN
It is mandatory for studies/articles that require data collection from individuals using scales, questionnaires, interviews and other data collection tools.
Approval must be obtained from the Ethics Committee of the university to which the author is affiliated.
The board approval must be indicated on the first page of the article with the name of the board, date and number.
In the method section of the article, the start and end dates of data collection should be written.
The approval document should be attached to DergiPark as an additional file.
For TR Index's opinion on Ethics Committee approval, see https://trdizin.gov.tr/about#applicationAndCriterias