The Journal of Aviation and Space Studies (JASS, J. Aviat. Space Stud., Havacılık ve Uzay Çalışmaları Dergisi) is an open-access, electronic, peer-reviewed, interdisciplinary scientific journal that adopts the highest standards for publishing ethics and operates on a non-profit basis. The journal accepts original research articles and review articles written in either Turkish or English, and it is published biannually, with issues released in February and August.

1. As is well known, authors cannot have their papers simultaneously under submission, review, or publication process in multiple journals. Each submission can only be initiated after the completion of the previous submission process. A paper that has been published in or submitted for publication to another journal cannot be submitted to the Journal of Aviation and Space Studies. In case of noticing such a situation, the work will be directly rejected.
2. The papers submitted to the journal are initially subject to a preliminary review regarding content and writing rules. Papers that do not align with the Journal’s Aims and Scope (see) will be directly rejected. Papers that are content-appropriate but do not comply with the Journal’s Writing rules (see) will be returned to the authors. During the preliminary review, the following situations will also be assessed:
       a. A similarity report from iThenticate will be obtained for the paper. (It should be noted that works with a similarity index higher than 20%, including references, may be returned to the authors.)
       b. It will be checked whether ethical committee approval is required for the research, and if necessary, whether such approval has been obtained. (Papers that require ethical committee approval but do not have it will be returned to the authors.)
   Authors are expected to revise their returned works and resubmit them to the journal.
3. Papers that are deemed appropriate in terms of format and content are reviewed by the editor based on specific criteria (such as originality, language proficiency, methodological adequacy, etc.), and if found suitable, they are forwarded to the section editors.
4. Once the papers are reviewed by the section editors, they are sent to two reviewers for independent peer review. If deemed necessary, a third reviewer may be assigned. The peer review process is conducted under a double-blind review system. Reviewers are expected to evaluate the works particularly in terms of originality, writing, contribution to the literature in terms of content, and the coherence and accuracy of the expressions.
5. The evaluation process of the papers submitted to the journal is aimed to be completed in the shortest time possible. In this context, maximum time limits have been set for each step of the evaluation process; however, these time limits may be exceeded depending on the workload of the stakeholders.
       a. Preliminary review period: 10 days
       b. Editor review period: 10 days
       c. Section editor review period: 10 days
       d. Reviewer invitation evaluation period: 7 days
       e. Reviewer paper evaluation period: 15 days
       f. Time given to authors for revisions: 15 days
       g. Editor decision-making period: 7 days
6. Based on the reports from the reviewers, a decision will be made regarding the publication as acceptance, rejection, or request for revisions from the authors in accordance with the reviewer reports. This decision will be communicated to the authors.
7. Articles accepted for publication in the journal will immediately appear in the "Accepted Articles" section on the journal's website. In the following process, the journal's relevant teams will prepare the article for publication, and a DOI (Digital Object Identifier) number will be assigned to the article. Once this process is complete, the article will be published in the journal's upcoming issue.
8. During the evaluation or publication preparation process, authors may be asked to make language/format corrections.
9. In accordance with the double-blind review process applied during the evaluation of the paper, stakeholders involved in this process should avoid situations that would reveal their identities.
10. If any situations that do not comply with the Journal’s Publishing Ethics Principles and/or the Journal’s Publishing Policy (see) are identified in the papers submitted to the journal or under the peer review process, the paper will be directly rejected.
11. All processes related to the submission and evaluation of the manuscript are carried out online through the DergiPark system. Authors, reviewers, and editors can access videos related to the use of the DergiPark system on the "DERGİPARK ULAKBİM TV" YouTube channel.
12. No payment is made to the reviewers and editors involved in the evaluation process. Authors are not paid royalties.
13. All publication rights, both in written and electronic form, of the articles published in the journal belong to the Turkish Aeronautical Association University.