ETHICAL PRINCIPLES
The publication processes applied in Istem constitute the basis for the development and distribution of information in an impartial and respectful manner. The processes implemented in this direction directly reflect the quality of the work of the authors and the institutions that support the authors. Peer-reviewed studies are studies that embody and support the scientific method. At this point, it is important that all stakeholders of the process (authors, readers and researchers, publishers, referees and editors) comply with the standards of ethical principles.
Authors who submit their work to Istem are obliged to comply with ethical rules and are deemed to have declared that they have not committed ethical violations. Studies containing ethical violations will be rejected without being included in the evaluation process, and other applications of their authors will not be evaluated. If an ethical violation is detected, the report on the subject is sent to the author and, if deemed necessary, to the relevant institutions.
1. PUBLİCATİON OF RESEARCH THAT İNVOLVE HUMAN SUBJECTS (i.e., SURVEYS AND İNTERVİEWS)
To ensure ethical assurances in scientific periodical publishing, İSTEM journal adopts the guidelines of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), namely the “Code of Conduct and Best Practice Guidelines for Journal Editors” and the “Code of Conduct for Journal Publishers.” Accordingly, the following rules must be adhered to in the works submitted to the journal:
1. Ethical approval must be obtained for research conducted in all scientific fields that require ethics committee approval, and this approval must be clearly stated and documented in the article.
2. In studies requiring ethics committee approval, information regarding the approval (name of the committee, date, and number) should be included in the methods section and also on one of the first or last pages of the article. In case reports, information indicating that informed consent forms were signed by volunteers must be included in the article.
2. EDITORIAL OVERSIGHT AND PROCESSING CONCERNING SPECIAL ISSUES
Based on the decision of the Editorial Board, a special issue may be published once a year in our journal. Manuscripts submitted for the special issue are first subjected to an Editorial review. Subsequently, they are assessed for compliance with the journal's writing guidelines and undergo a similarity check to prevent plagiarism. Upon completion of these stages, the manuscripts enter the peer review process using a double-blind model
3. PLAGIARISM ACTION PLAN AND JOURNAL PRECAUTIONS
The journal places great importance on intellectual property and aims to protect and encourage the original work of its authors. Articles containing plagiarism violate quality, research, and innovation standards. Therefore, all authors submitting manuscripts to the journal are expected to adhere to ethical standards and avoid any form of plagiarism. If there is a suspicion of plagiarism in a submitted or published manuscript, the work is first reviewed by the journal's Ethics Editor. Subsequently, the work is presented to the Editorial Board. The journal will contact the author(s) within two weeks to investigate the allegation. If no response is received from the author within this period, the journal will request the affiliated university to investigate the claim.
The journal will take the following serious measures against published articles found to contain plagiarism:
1. The journal will immediately contact the university affiliated with the author(s) to initiate proceedings against the author(s).
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 title of the published article will be marked with "Plagiarized Article."
3. The journal will deactivate the author's account and reject all future submissions from the author for a period of three years.
The journal checks for plagiarism in submitted works: Manuscripts that pass the preliminary review are scanned for plagiarism using intihal.net software. If plagiarism or self-plagiarism is detected, the authors are notified. Editors may subject the manuscript to plagiarism checks at various stages of the review or publication process if necessary. High similarity rates may result in the rejection of a manuscript before or even after acceptance. The similarity rate is expected to be below 15%.
4. CORRECTION, RETRACTION, EXPRESSION OF CONCERN
When editors identify minor errors in a published article that do not affect the findings, interpretations, or conclusions, they may consider issuing a correction. However, if significant errors or violations are discovered that invalidate the findings and conclusions, they should consider retracting the article. If there is a possibility of research or publication misconduct by the authors, if there is evidence that the findings are unreliable and the authors' institutions are not investigating the matter, or if a potential investigation appears unjust or inconclusive, editors should consider issuing an expression of concern. Corrections, retractions, or expressions of concern will be handled in accordance with the guidelines of COPE and ICJME.
5. GENERAL ACTIONS AGAINST SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AND BROADCASTING ETHICS
a) Plagiarism: To show others' original ideas, methods, data or works as their own work, partially or completely, without reference to scientific rules,
b) Forgery: Using data that does not actually exist or has been falsified in scientific research,
c) Distortion: Falsifying the research records or the data obtained, showing the devices or materials not used in the research as being used, falsifying or shaping the research results in line with the interests of the people and organizations,
d) Republishing: To present repetitive publications as separate publications in academic appointments and promotions,
e) Slicing: Dividing the results of a research into pieces in a way that disrupts the integrity of the research and inappropriately and publishing in more than one issue and presenting these publications as separate publications in academic appointments and promotions,
f) Unfair authorship: Including persons without active contribution among the authors or not including those who are, changing the author's order in an unjustified and inappropriate manner, removing the names of those who have active contribution from the work in subsequent editions, having their names included among the authors by using their influence even though they have no active contribution,
Other types of ethical violations
a) Not specifying the supporting persons, institutions or organizations and their contributions in the publications made as a result of researches conducted with the support,
b) To use the thesis or studies that have not yet been submitted or accepted as a source without the permission of the owner,
c) Not complying with ethical rules in researches on humans and animals, not respecting patients' rights in publications,
ç) To act contrary to the provisions of the relevant legislation in biomedical researches and other clinical trials related to humans,
d) Sharing the information contained in a work that has been assigned to review with others before it is published without the explicit permission of the owner of the work,
e) Misuse of the resources, places, facilities and devices provided or allocated for scientific research,
f) To make unfounded, unwarranted and deliberate allegations of ethical violations,
g) To publish the data obtained without the express consent of the participants in a questionnaire and attitude research conducted within the scope of a scientific study or if the research will be conducted in an institution, also without the permission of the institution,
ğ) To harm animal health and ecological balance in research and experiments,
h) Failing to obtain written permissions from the authorized units in research and experiments before starting the work.
i) Research and experiments in legislation or engage in activities contrary to the provisions on related research and experimentation of the international conventions that Turkey is a party.
i) Failing to comply with the obligation of researchers and authorities to inform and warn those concerned about possible harmful practices regarding the scientific research,
j) Not using the data and information obtained from other persons and institutions in scientific studies, to the extent and as permitted, not to respect the confidentiality of this information and to ensure its protection,
k) To make false or misleading statements regarding scientific research and publications in academic appointments and promotions (YÖK Scientific Research and Publication Ethics Directive, Article 4).
Within the framework of ethical rules; Studies requiring Ethics Committee Permission to be evaluated in the journal are as follows:
1. All kinds of research conducted with qualitative or quantitative approaches that require data collection from participants using survey, interview, focus group study, observation, experiment, interview techniques,
2. Use of humans and animals (including material / data) for experimental or other scientific purposes,
3.Clinical researches on humans,
4. Research on animals,
5. Retrospective studies in accordance with the law on protection of personal data.
In this context, in studies to be evaluated in our journal;
1.Obtaining and indicating "Informed Consent Form" in case presentations,
2. Obtaining and indicating permission from the owners for the use of scales, questionnaires and photographs belonging to others,
3. It should be stated that the copyright regulations are complied with for the intellectual and artistic works used.
4. Editors ensure the protection of human and animal rights in the studies evaluated. Editors have the responsibility to refuse to work when there is no approval of the ethics committee on the subjects used in the study, and no permission for experimental research. In studies requiring ethics committee approval, information about the permission (name of the board, date and number) should be included in the method section and also on the first / last page of the article. In case reports, the information that the informed consent / consent form was signed should be included in the article.
6. RESPONSIBILITIES OF STAKEHOLDERS
The stakeholders and readers of the researches are pleased to inform Istem about the scientific research and publication ethics they see in the published articles to istem@erbakan.edu.tr or Necmettin Erbakan University Scientific Publications Coordinator (biyak@erbakan.edu.tr) meets.
a) Editors' Responsibilities
• Impartiality and Publisher Freedom. Editors evaluate the submitted article suggestions by considering their suitability to the scope of the journal and the importance and originality of their studies. Editors do not take into account the race, gender, sexual orientation, ethnic origin, nationality or political views of the authors submitting the article proposal. Editors should not have personal or financial conflicts of interest with articles. Other institutions other than the journal editorial board cannot influence the correction or publication decision. Editors take care that the published issues contribute to the reader, researcher, practitioner and the scientific field and to be original.
• Independence: The relationship between Editors (Editor and Assistant Editors) and the publisher is based on the principle of editor independence. According to the written agreement between the editors and the publisher, all decisions of the editors are independent of the publisher and the journal owner. Editors should reject, under no influence, incomplete or erroneous research that does not comply with the journal policy, publication rules and level.
• Privacy. Editors do not share information about a submitted article with anyone other than the responsible author, referees and editorial board. It ensures that the articles evaluated by at least two referees are evaluated according to the double-blind review system and keeps the referees confidential.
• Disclosure and Differences of Opinion. Editors and editorial board members may not use unpublished information in an article submitted for their own research purposes without the express written consent of the authors. Editors should not have a conflict of interest regarding articles they accept or reject.
• Printing Decision. Editors ensure that all articles accepted for publication are reviewed by at least two referees who are experts in their field. Editors are responsible for deciding which work will be published from the articles submitted to the journal, the validity of the study in question, its importance to researchers and readers, the comments of referees and such legal requirements. Editors have the responsibility and authority to accept or reject articles. Therefore, it has to use its responsibility and authority in place and on time.
• Ethical Concerns. Editors will take action when ethical concerns arise regarding a submitted article or published article. As a matter of fact, they continue their business processes without compromising intellectual property rights and ethical standards. Any reported unethical publishing behavior will be reviewed, even if it occurs years after publication. Editors follow COPE Flowcharts in case of ethical concerns. If ethical issues are significant, correction, retraction may be applied or concerns regarding the issue may be published in the journal.
• Collaboration with journal boards: Editors ensure that all members of the advisory committee advance the processes in accordance with the editorial policies and guidelines. Informs the advisory board members about publication policies. It enables advisory board members to evaluate their work independently. It can contribute to new advisory board members and decide accordingly. For evaluation, the advisory board should send studies appropriate to the expertise of its members. It interacts regularly with the advisory board. It holds regular meetings with the editorial board for publication policies and magazine development.
b) Authors' Responsibilities
1. Reporting Standards: The authors of the original research should ensure that the study and results are presented accurately, and then the importance of the study is discussed objectively. If authors make use of other studies or use other studies, they must cite and / or cite completely and accurately.
2. Data Access and Retention: Authors are required to keep the raw data of their studies. When necessary, they should submit it for editorial review if requested by the journal.
3. Originality and Plagiarism: Authors must submit entirely original works and if they have used the work or words of others, this must be appropriately cited. Plagiarism constitutes unethical publishing behavior in all its forms and is unacceptable.
4. Multiple, duplicate, backup or simultaneous submission / publication: Authors cannot have their work in the application process of more than one journal at the same time. Each application can be started following completion of the previous application. A study published in another journal cannot be sent to the Istem. Simultaneous submission of an article to more than one journal is unethical publishing behavior and is unacceptable.
5. Authorship of the Manuscript: Only those who fulfill the authorship criteria should be listed as authors in the content of the manuscript. These authorship criteria are as follows; (i) contributed to the design, implementation, data collection or analysis phases (ii) prepared the manuscript or made significant intellectual contribution or critically revised it; or (iii) saw the final version of the manuscript, approved it and agreed to be submitted for publication. Corresponding author should ensure that all authors (according to the definition above) are included in the list of authors and declare that they have seen the final version of the article and agree to be submitted for publication.
6. Statement and Conflicts of Interest: Authors should reveal conflicts of interest at the earliest possible stage (usually by submitting a disclosure form at the time of submission and including a statement in the article). All sources of financial support for the study must be declared (including the grant / fund number or other reference number, if applicable). In accordance with the publication policy of Istem, people who contribute in real terms to the articles submitted to the journal (original scientific research article, case reports and reviews) should be written as authors. The author (s) of the article must declare that there is no personal and financial conflict of interest within the scope of the study. They should indicate this declaration at the end of the article under the heading "Conflicts of Interest" (The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest).
7. Peer Review: Authors are responsible for participating in the peer review process and are obliged to fully cooperate by responding promptly to editors' requests for raw data, explanations and evidence of ethical approval, and copyright permissions. If a "required revision" decision is made first, the authors should review and re-submit their manuscript until the deadline given to the reviewers' comments in a systematic manner.
8.Fundamental Errors in Published Works: When authors find material errors or inaccuracies in their own published work, they are obliged to inform the journal editors or publishers immediately and to cooperate with the journal editors or publishers to correct a typo in the article (erratum) or remove the article from publication. If editors or publisher learn from a third party that a published work contains a material error or inaccuracy, the author must take the responsibility of correcting or withdrawing the article immediately or providing the journal's editors with evidence of the paper's accuracy.
c) Responsibilities of Referees
1. Contribution to Editorial Decisions: Assists editors in their editorial decisions and assists authors in improving their articles through editorial communication. Completion of other articles, works, references, citations, rules and similar deficiencies related to the article should be pointed out.
2. Speed: Any referee who does not feel qualified to review the proposal of the article or knows that the article review cannot take place on time should immediately notify the editors and reject the invitation to review, thus ensuring the appointment of a new referee.
3. Confidentiality: All article suggestions submitted for review are confidential documents and should be handled as such. It should not be shown or discussed to others unless authorized by the editor. This also applies to referees who decline the invitation to review.
4. Impartiality Standards: Comments on the proposal of the article should be made impartially and recommendations should be made in a way that the authors can use to improve the article. Personal criticism of the authors is not appropriate.
5. Acceptance of References: Referees should describe relevant published works that are not cited by the authors. The referee should also inform the editor of any significant similarities between the manuscript reviewed and any other manuscript (published or unpublished).
6. Conflicts of Interest: When the referees suspect that there is any conflict of interest in the article they evaluate, they should inform the editor of the journal about the evaluation process and, if necessary, refuse the article evaluation. There should be no conflict of interest between the reviewers and the stakeholders of the article under review.
PUBLICATION POLICY
Istem is a nationally refereed journal published electronically in June and December, free of charge, open to access, in accordance with the principles of double blind refereeing, under the responsibility of Necmettin Erbakan University Ahmet Kelesoglu Faculty of Theology Department of Islamic History and Arts. In the journal; studies based on original research in the fields of Islamic History, History of Turkish Islamic Arts, Turkish Islamic Literature and Turkish Religion Music, translations, book promotion, etc. publications are included. The editorial board decides on the publication of works other than these. The language of the journal is Turkish and English.
OPEN ACCESS POLICY
As Istem adopts the principle that scientific research will be provided free of charge to humanity and will increase the global sharing of knowledge, it adopts an open access open access policy. In this context, all articles published in the journal are accessible at https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/pub/istem/archive.
COPYRIGHT
Authors publishing with Istem Journal retain the copyright to their work, licensing it under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0) license that gives permission to copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format other than commercial purposes as well as remix, transform and build upon the material by providing appropriate credit to the original work.
WAGE POLICY
Istem does not charge any author fees at any stage of the publishing process, nor does it pay royalties to the authors.
ARCHIVING POLICY
The journal uses the LOCKSS system to allow participating libraries to create a distributed archiving system, allowing libraries to create permanent archives for conservation and restoration purposes.EVALUATION PROCESS
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QUALITY ASSURANCE
Editors are responsible for publishing every article published in the journal in accordance with journal publishing policies and international standards.
PROTECTION OF PERSONAL DATA
Editors ensure the protection of personal data relating to the subjects or images included in the evaluated work. Contributors (editors, authors and referees) are provided with documents showing their contributions upon request.
PRECAUTION AGAINST POTENTIAL ABUSE AND MISUSE
Editors take action against possible abuse and abusive behavior. In addition to conducting a meticulous and objective investigation for the detection and evaluation of complaints regarding this situation, the editor's responsibilities are to share the findings with the competent authorities.
ENSURING ACADEMIC PUBLICATION INTEGRITY
Editors ensure that decisions involving errors, inconsistencies or misleading in the works are quickly corrected.
PROTECTION OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS
Editors are obliged to protect the intellectual property rights of all published articles, to defend journal and author rights in possible violations, and to take the necessary measures to ensure that the content of all published articles does not infringe the intellectual property rights of other publications.
STRUCTURING AND OPENNESS TO DISCUSSION
Editors take into account the criticism of the works published in the journal and take a constructive attitude towards these criticisms in line with the purpose and scope of the journal. Authors of the criticized work have the right to reply. Studies containing negative results are rejected.
COMPLAINTS
Editors are obliged to carefully review complaints and respond to authors, referees or readers in an enlightening and descriptive manner.
POLITICAL AND COMMERCIAL CONCERNS
The owner, publisher, and any other political or commercial element of the journal cannot influence the independent decisions of the editors.
CONFLICTS OF INTEREST
Editors guarantee and ensure to authors and referees that the journal's publication process will be maintained in an independent and impartial manner.
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