Ethical Principles

The Journal of Diplomatic Research follows the publication ethics principles, standards, and recommendations established by COPE (Committee on Publication Ethics) and the Directive on Scientific Research and Publication Ethics of Higher Education Institutions.
The compliance of works submitted for publication to the journal with ethical standards begins at the editorial review stage, and works prepared in violation of ethical rules are rejected before peer review. Similarly, works found to have violated research and publication ethics at any stage of the publication process are rejected. For ethical violations detected after the publication of the work, legal proceedings are initiated within the framework of the Directive on Scientific Research and Publication Ethics of Higher Education Institutions.

Unethical Behaviors

The following behaviors are considered ethical violations within the scope of publication ethics:

• Plagiarism, duplication, fabrication, distortion, duplicate publication, salami publication, unfair authorship
• Reflecting others' ideas, methods, data, or works partially or completely as one's own article without following scientific rules and without citation
• Using data that does not actually exist or has been altered in the article
• Failing to acknowledge the contributions of individuals, institutions, or organizations in studies conducted with their support
• Altering recorded research or obtained findings, shaping research findings to suit the interests of supporting individuals and organizations
• Using incomplete theses or research as sources without the owner's permission
• Presenting the exact same content as separate publications in different journals
• Dividing the findings of a research into parts contrary to the integrity of the research and presenting them as multiple articles
• Adding persons without effective contribution to the authors section or removing those with contribution, inappropriately distorting the author order
• Not using data and information obtained from other persons and institutions to the extent and manner permitted

Ethical Principles for Authors

The primary responsibility of article owners is to comply with general ethical principles, especially the provisions of the Directive on Scientific Research and Publication Ethics of Higher Education Institutions, throughout the scientific research process that is the subject of the work they submit to the journal and during the writing and publication process of the research report.

Originality and Authenticity

• Article owners declare that the works they submit for publication resulted from their own work and are original
• They accept that they have not engaged in any actions contrary to publication ethics, including plagiarism, in their works
• They accept that all responsibilities arising from detected unethical behaviors belong to them
• Submitted works must not have been published elsewhere or submitted for publication

Authorship and Contribution

• To prevent unfair authorship, article owners must guarantee that they have made a scientific contribution to the work they submit for publication
• It should be known that all authors have equal responsibility on the article
• The corresponding author must guarantee that all co-authors named in the work consent to the publication of the work and to being named as co-authors
• Scientists who contribute to the scientific research and report writing process should be listed as co-authors, and those who do not contribute should not be included
• Those who have provided support without contributing to the research and publication process should be appropriately acknowledged in the work

Citation and Reference

• Article owners must have cited all works used in their quotations, whether summarized or verbatim, in accordance with APA 6 citation rules
• The works of other authors, contributors, or sources used must be used in accordance with the scientific framework and indicated in the references

Data Sharing and Transparency

• Authors may be asked to provide the raw data necessary during the evaluation of their work
• Authors should be prepared to provide access to data and should retain this data for a reasonable period after the publication of their work
• If deemed necessary, they should provide access to datasets in their works within the framework of copyright regulations

Conflict of Interest and Funding

• Article owners are obliged to declare in their works the organizations supporting their scientific work, financial sources, or conflict of interest situations if any
• All authors are obliged to declare any financial source or conflict of interest that affects the results and findings of the study

Ethics Committee Approval

• For studies requiring ethics committee approval, ethics committee approval must be obtained, and this approval must be appropriately stated and documented in the work
• Relevant legislation provisions must be followed in biomedical research involving human subjects
• In surveys and attitude studies, data should not be presented without the explicit consent of participants
• The confidentiality of information of research participants must be ensured

Error Notification

If an author discovers any error in a published work, it is the author's obligation to immediately notify the journal editor and cooperate with the editor to correct the error.

Ethical Principles for Reviewers

Acceptance of Review

• If reviewers do not consider themselves competent on the article topic or cannot provide timely feedback, they should inform the editor and refuse to participate in the review process
• Reviewers who have cooperated by contributing opinions, suggestions, and advice during the scientific research and writing process of the work sent to them for review, or who have a conflict of interest by being in competition or otherwise collaborating with knowledge about the work and authors, should refrain from evaluating the work,

Objectivity and Courtesy

• Review should be objective, feedback-based, honest, and courteous, without personal criticism of the authors
• Reviewers should act within the framework of scientific objectivity when evaluating works and should not make subjective, discriminatory, or derogatory comments

Confidentiality

• Reviewers are obliged to keep the works shared with them confidential and not use any original information, methods, scales, etc., obtained during the review process for personal benefit
  
• Reviewers should not share their reports or feedback on the article with others and should not communicate directly with authors without the editor's permission
  In accordance with "blind review" principles, they should not share their reports with third parties other than journal editors
  

Ethical Sensitivity

• Reviewers should be careful about possible ethical issues in the article and bring to the editor's attention any sections where they observe ethical violations
• Similarity situations between the work under review and any other published work of which the reviewer has personal knowledge should also be reported

Ethical Principles for Editors

Evaluation Process

• The editor should evaluate articles submitted for publication independently of the authors' ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, nationality, religious belief, and political views
• They are responsible for evaluating the compliance of articles submitted to the journal with the journal's aims and publication policies and deciding whether they should be published
• Decisions in the scientific evaluation of works should be made objectively and transparently with justification, considering the journal's predetermined publication and ethical principles, the academic quality and validity of the article

Review Process

• The editor ensures that articles submitted for publication undergo a fair double-blind peer review
• The editor has full authority over reviewer assignment and is obliged to make the final decision regarding articles to be published in the journal
• They act in accordance with the principles of the "blind review" process

Confidentiality

• Information contained in a submitted article should not be used in the editor's or editorial board's own research without the author's explicit written permission
• The editor or any editorial board member should not disclose information about a work to the work owner, reviewers, or other persons
• They must guarantee that all information regarding submitted articles will remain confidential until the article is published

Legal Responsibilities
Editors act in consideration of existing legal requirements related to defamation, insult, copyright infringement, and research and publication ethics that may constitute crimes or misdemeanors in their review of works.

Publication Policy

General Information

The Journal of Diplomatic Research is an international peer-reviewed academic journal published electronically twice a year (June and December). The journal publishes original research articles, review articles, case studies, methodological studies, and book reviews written in Turkish and English.

Open Access Policy

The Journal of Diplomatic Research adopts open access principles in publishing. In this context:

• No fee is charged from copyright holders of works to be published
• No copyright fee is paid to authors of works to be published
• No fee is paid to reviewers who evaluate articles
• No fee is charged from journal readers
• Articles are made freely available to the scientific community through the DergiPark system

The Journal of Diplomatic Research, in accordance with the Budapest Open Access Initiative (BOAI) principles, accepts that published scientific works can be freely accessible, readable, downloadable, copyable, distributable, printable, searchable, linkable to full texts, and indexable via the internet without financial, legal, and technical barriers, within the scope of legislation regarding the protection of copyrights.

Copyright and Licensing

The copyright of works published in the Journal of Diplomatic Research is transferred to the Association for Research on Diplomacy (DARD). Works are published under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC 4.0).

Article Acceptance Process

Articles submitted to the journal first undergo editorial review. During editorial review:

• Compliance with the journal's scope and publication policy is evaluated
• Scientific research and publication principles are examined
• Screening is conducted through plagiarism detection platforms (iThenticate and/or intihal.net)
• Maximum 20% total similarity and maximum 5% single source similarity rate is required
• Publications that do not meet these conditions are returned to authors without proceeding to the review process

Articles that pass editorial review are sent to at least two reviewers. Reviewer evaluation reports are kept for at least five years.

Publication Decisions

Final decisions regarding the publication or rejection of articles are made by the editorial board. Rejection decisions are communicated to the corresponding author through the DergiPark system along with justification.

Author Diversity

• A maximum of 2 articles by one author (1 single-authored and 1 multi-authored) can be published within one calendar year
• This period is calculated from the publication of the author's last work
• Authors who submit multiple articles to the journal simultaneously are considered to have accepted this rule

Transparency and Traceability

The entire publication process is conducted in an open, transparent, and traceable manner. The submission dates of articles and the dates when peer review is completed and acceptance decisions are made are indicated in the article header.

Archiving

The Journal of Diplomatic Research is included in digital archiving systems through LOCKSS and OAI protocols. All published articles are permanently preserved and kept accessible.