Ethical Principles and Publication Policy

Publication Ethics

This journal is committed to applying the highest level of scientific publication ethics. The journal is based on the principles of basic practices prepared in accordance with the guidelines and policies developed by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) for journal editors. The journal references publication ethics flowcharts (https://publicationethics.org/resources/flowcharts) developed by COPE in cases of abuse or violation of publication ethics.

Articles published in the journal go through a double-blind peer-review process.

All submitted articles must be original, unpublished, and not in the process of being evaluated in another journal. The author must declare that the article is original, has not been published elsewhere, and is not under consideration for publication elsewhere, in another language.

Applicable copyright laws and agreements must be observed. Copyrighted material (for example, tables, figures, or large quotations) should be used with due permission and acknowledgment.
The sources used in the article should be used appropriately and should be cited in the references. Each article is double-blindly evaluated by at least two referees. Plagiarism (plagiarism), forgery, duplication, research slicing, wrongful authorship, copyright infringement, and concealment of a conflict of interest are considered unethical behaviors. Articles that do not comply with accepted ethical standards are not accepted for publication.

Licensing

This license permits users to distribute, rearrange, adapt and create material in any medium or form, solely for non-commercial purposes and only as long as attribution is made to the creator. (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/deed.tr)

You are free to do these:
Share — you can copy and redistribute the work in any medium or format.
Adapt — mix, transfer and build on existing work
As long as you fulfill the license terms, the licensee cannot revoke these freedoms (the rights stated).

Under the following conditions:
Attribution — you must provide appropriate reference, link to the license, and notify if changes have been made. You may do so appropriately, but this does not imply that the licensee approves of you and your use.
Non-Commercial — You may not use this material for commercial purposes.
No additional restrictions — You may not impose any legal terms or technological measures that would lawfully restrict the use of the permissions provided by the license.


Research Ethics

Journal of Business Research observes the highest standards in research ethics and adopts the international research ethics principles defined below. The compliance of the articles with the ethical rules is the responsibility of the authors.

Principles of integrity, quality and transparency should be ensured in designing the research, reviewing the design, and conducting the research.
The research team and participants, the purpose of the research, its methods and possible uses; should be fully informed about the necessities and risks, if any, of participating in the research.
Confidentiality of information provided by research participants and confidentiality of respondents should be ensured. Research should be designed in a way that preserves 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 the participants should be avoided. The research should be planned in such a way that it does not put the participants at risk.
Be clear about research independence; If there is a conflict of interest, it should be stated.
In experimental studies with human subjects, written informed consent must be obtained from participants who decide to participate in the research. The consent of the legal guardian of children and custodians or those with a confirmed mental illness must be obtained.
If the study will be carried out in any institution or organization, approval must be obtained from that institution or organization.
In studies with a human element, it should be stated in the “methods” section that “informed consent” was obtained from the participants and ethics committee approval was obtained from the institution where the study was conducted.



Authors Responsibility

Compliance of the articles with scientific and ethical rules is the responsibility of the authors. The author must declare that the article is original, has not been published elsewhere, and is not under consideration for publication elsewhere, in another language. Applicable copyright laws and agreements must be observed. Copyrighted material (for example, tables, figures, or large quotations) should be used with due permission and acknowledgment. The sources used should be used appropriately and should be cited in references.

All authors must have a direct academic and scientific contribution to the submitted article, in this context, an “author” is a person who makes a significant contribution to the conceptualization and design of a published research, to the acquisition, analysis or interpretation of data.