Journal of Aviation and Space Studies

    Journal of Aviation and Space Studies, which attaches great importance to publication ethics and transparency, aims to increase the sharing of information in these fields and contribute to the development of scientific infrastructure by bringing interdisciplinary studies in the field of aviation and aerospace to the relevant parties. The studies included in the articles to be published in the journal must be carried out using scientific methods and in compliance with ethical principles. In this context, whether the works submitted to the Journal comply with these criteria will be examined during the evaluation process, and all stakeholders in the publication process (publisher, editors, referees, authors) are expected to carry out ethical responsibilities in accordance with the academic and ethical standards determined herein, by adhering to the Principles of Transparency and Best Practice in Academic Publishing determined by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) and similar organizations, and the relevant articles of the Directive on Scientific Research and Publication Ethics of the Council of Higher Education in Türkiye. If any ethical rule violation is detected in a paper submitted to the journal, the paper will be rejected immediately and this situation will be reported to the institutions where the authors work.

Editors' Ethical Duties and Responsibilities

    The editor and section editors of the Journal of Aviation and Space Studies should pay attention to the ethical duties and responsibilities based on the "COPE Code of Conduct and Best Practice Guidelines for Journal Editors" published by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) as open access.

    All papers submitted to the Journal should be treated fairly and without discrimination in any context (ethnic or geographical origins of the authors, gender, religious or political beliefs, etc.); they should carry out the preliminary evaluation and assessment processes without delay and meticulously, considering the Aim and Scope of the Journal, and in compliance with the "Principles of Publication Ethics" given above. They should base their decisions on referee evaluations.

Ethical Responsibilities of Reviewers

    The evaluation process of the Journal of Aviation and Space Studies is carried out with the principle of double-blind peer review. Reviewers and authors cannot communicate with each other directly; evaluations and comments about the paper are sent by the editor or section editor via DergiPark.

    Reviewers;

• Should only accept the evaluation of studies related to their field of expertise;
• The evaluation should be conducted within the framework of the principle of confidentiality, objectively and only with respect to the content of the study. It should not allow any discrimination in any context (ethnic or geographical origins of the authors, gender, religious or political beliefs, etc.) to affect the reviewer’s evaluation;
• If they think they are faced with a conflict of interest during the evaluation process or if they notice that the paper they are asked to evaluate is similar to a paper they are preparing or in the process of evaluation, they should refuse to review the paper and inform the Journal editor or section editor;
• They should dispose of the studies they have reviewed after the evaluation process; If they need to use the information contained in these works, they should only do so after the article has been published;
• The evaluation should be made in a constructive and courteous manner. Should not make derogatory personal comments containing hostility, slander or insults;
• They should be careful about possible conflicts of interest and if they notice a situation in this context, they should warn the editor or section editor about the issue;
• They should carry out the study they have accepted to evaluate in a timely manner and by paying attention to the above ethical responsibilities.

Authors' Ethical Responsibilities

    Authors cannot have their papers in the application, evaluation and publication process of more than one journal at the same time. Each application can be initiated following the completion of the previous application. A paper published in another journal or submitted to a journal for publication cannot be submitted to the Journal of Aviation and Space Studies.

    The papers submitted by the authors must be original; if the authors benefit from or use other studies, they must refer to and/or quote the studies completely and accurately.

    Authors may be asked for raw data regarding their papers within the scope of the evaluation processes, in such a case, authors should be ready to provide the expected data and information.

    People who are not included in the paper study should not be included as authors in the work. The decision regarding the order of the authors belongs to the authors and the authors should be added to the system in order during the submission of the paper to the Journal.

    If there is a conflict of interest regarding the paper submitted to the Journal, the person(s)/institution(s) with whom the conflict of interest exists must be declared during the submission of the paper to the Journal. If there is no conflict of interest, the statement “The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.” should be included in the “Conflicts of Interest” section at the end of the article template.

    If the studies conducted within the scope of a paper submitted to the Journal require ethics committee approval (see), the relevant approval must be obtained. Similarly, authors must have a document showing that they have the rights to use the data used, the necessary permissions for the research/analysis, or that they have carried out the permission procedures for the experimental subjects. In the cases mentioned above and/or similar, these situations(s) must be detailed in the “Ethical Statement and General Statements” section at the end of the Journal’s article template and the approval document(s) must be uploaded to the DergiPark system during the submission of the paper. On the other hand, ethics committee approval is not required for review articles submitted to the journal (see). For articles that do not require an ethics committee decision, the phrase “Not applicable.” must be included in the “Ethical Statement and General Statements” section at the end of the article template.

    The authors should inform the Journal editor or publisher if the they notice a mistake regarding their paper published in the Journal, in early appearance or evaluation stage; There is also an obligation to cooperate with the editor in corrections or retractions.

If You Encounter an Unethical Situation

    If you encounter any unethical behavior or content in the Journal of Aviation and Space Studies that is contrary to the ethical responsibilities mentioned above, please notify the Journal editor (see) via e-mail at jass@thk.edu.tr. The reported situations will be reviewed by the Journal Editorial Board. The Editorial Board has the right to inform the relevant ethics committees.

EDITORIAL POLICY

Plagiarism Policy

    It is known that plagiarism is one of the most common and important ethical problems within the framework of scientific works. The use of information or data from other sources in scientific works without proper attribution is considered plagiarism and is considered an unacceptable situation. At this point, the Journal of Aviation and Space Studies takes various precautions to prevent plagiarism. One of these is scanning the papers submitted to the Journal via the iThenticate plagiarism prevention software. It should be known that, as a result of this screening, papers with a similarity index of more than 20 percent, including the bibliography, may be returned to the authors. This return process can occur even after the paper has been accepted. It is of great importance for authors to pay attention to this issue during the submission of their paper to the Journal in order to ensure the smooth functioning of the evaluation and publication processes.

Conflict of Interest Policy and Copyright Regulation

    The Journal of Aviation and Space Studies monitors and evaluates potential conflicts of interest through editors and/or field editors. In the event of a conflict of interest, the Journal suspends the evaluation process of the paper until the uncertainty in question is resolved; during this process, Journal obtains documents from the authors that must be reported, such as ethics committee approval, etc. regarding the work.

    Authors have the copyright on their own papers and the right to first publish the work belongs to the Journal. On the other hand, other users/readers can directly use and share the information in the article, provided that they give proper attribution, within the framework of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License adopted by the Journal.

    While the corresponding author submits the paper to the Journal system, he/she must also submit the Copyright Transfer and Conflict of Interest Form signed by all authors to the system.

Publication Fee

    The Journal, which is published electronically and has no profit purpose, is an open access journal and no fee is charged to authors or readers. The entire content of the Journal can be accessed via DergiPark without any restrictions or delays from the date of publication.

Article Publication Process

    Articles accepted for publication in the Journal of Aviation and Space Studies are immediately included in the “Accepted Articles” section on the Journal’s website. In the following process, the relevant teams of the Journal ensure that the article is prepared for publication, and a DOI (Digital Object Identifier) number is obtained for the article. Articles that complete this process are published in the first issue to be published by the Journal.

Submission of the Paper to the Journal and Interaction Between Stakeholders

    The papers to be submitted to the Journal must be prepared by using the Journal's writing template (see) and complying with the Journal writing rules. Papers can only be submitted to the Journal via DergiPark.

    Interaction between stakeholders must only be done via DergiPark, and communication channels other than this (e-mail, telephone, etc.) should not be used.

Notice

    No responsibility is assumed by the Journal/Publisher from any use of any methods, instructions or ideas contained in the materials herein. Authors are responsible for the opinions stated in the papers in the Journal. The papers published in the Journal meet the research and publication ethics standards.