Author Guidelines

Bandırma Onyedi Eylül University, BAUSMER (Bandırma Onyedi Eylül University Intelligent Transportation Systems Application and Research Center), the Journal of Intelligent Transportation Systems and Applications (hereafter JITSA) aims to publish high quality works that can contribute to the Engineering, Technical Sciences, Basic Sciences, Social Sciences, Logistics, Transportation, Communication and Information fields; by purely scientific means and/or applied sciences. After preliminary examination in terms of form and content, articles submitted to the JITSA are submitted to at least two referees for evaluation. Articles that received positive results from the referees are promoted to the publication process. If a positive and a negative result is received from the referees, the article is sent to a third referee if deemed appropriate by the Journal Editor.

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PUBLICATION PRINCIPLES:

1. Articles submitted to the JITSA must not have been published nor submitted for publication, anywhere.

2. Articles written in either Turkish or English are published in the journal. The responsibility of the studies published in the journal in terms of scientific accuracy, results or terminology and language used belongs to the author(s).

3. In our journal, not only studies from academicians, but also researchers and practitioners will be evaluated.

4. Papers previously only presented at conferences and not published in full text, only published as abstracts, are accepted for publication evaluation.

5. Articles should be sent in electronic form. To submit articles and to be able to follow the stage of the article(s) in the evaluation process, the author(s) must sign up as a member and sign in to the Dergipark website. Personal information of author(s) that send articles to JITSA (only the personal information that author(s) entered on the Dergipark website), will be shared (partially or in full) with the JITSA editorial board, and will be used only for the purposes described on the web site, and will not be accessible for any other purpose or for any other third party.

6. The evaluation reports can be easily followed by the authors. The information about the evaluation process of the articles that has been sent to the JITSA is shared with the author(s) only through the Dergipark website.

7. Author(s) will upload their article file without any author information. Author information will be uploaded as a separate credential file with the title of the article. The credential file must contain ORCID numbers of all authors. Uploaded file should be in the latest MS Office Word format. Applications that are not made in accordance with the JITSA rules are not included in the evaluation process.

8. JITSA uses double-blind review method for article evaluation. Any information regarding the identity of the author(s) is redacted in the articles that are sent to the referees.

9. Articles submitted to JITSA are sent to at least two referees after a preliminary examination of form and content. Articles received positive opinions from the referees are taken to the publication process. If a positive and negative report is received from the referees, the work shall be sent to a third referee if deemed appropriate by the Journal Editorial Office. In the process of appointing referees, the referee is absolutely not appointed from within our university in the studies from our university. In the studies coming from outside our university, if needed, a maximum of one referee is appointed from within our university.

10. The authors who submit an article to JITSA agree to the referee evaluation conditions and process of the journal.

11. Articles that do not comply with the rules of spelling or grammar are returned to the authors after preliminary examination without being sent to the referees by JITSA. All kinds of shape and content changes may be requested from the authors of the preliminary assessment articles.

12. During the layout work, the authors has to respond to posts made for control and correction within specified periods. The articles of the authors who do not respond the specified periods are postponed for consideration in the next issue.

13. The evaluation process is sorted as of the date of submission of the completed articles and published in the relevant issue of the journal. For articles accepted for publication, the authors will be sent an acceptance letter if they wish. Two articles of the same authors are not published at once.

14. In addition to original research, translations are published from time to time in JITSA. The copy showing where the translation was published should be sent to the journal as an attachment to the Article with the approval of the authors and the journal in which the first publication was published.

15. In line with the reports from the referee, it is decided to publish the article, to ask the authors for correction, additional information and abbreviations within the framework of the report, and this decision is communicated to the authors through the system. The authors are obliged to make all the changes requested by the referees. Work will not be published without the desired changes.

16. All publishing rights of the articles accepted and published in the journal in written and electronic media belong to the Journal of Intelligent Transportation System and Applications.

17. No royalties are paid to authors for works published in the journal. In relation to articles accepted or published, the author or authors transfer copyright directly to JITSA without any procedure.

18. The opinions in the articles published in the journal and the responsibility in this regard belong to the authors.

19. Articles accepted or published may not be reproduced or published in any way without the written permission of the Journal of Intelligent Transportation System and Applications. However, it can be cited if the source shows it.

20. It is not possible for the authors to withdraw the studies submitted to JITSA and initiated the evaluation process, nor is it suitable for scientific ethics. Taking this issue into account by the authors, sending the publication to our journal will prevent the parties from suffering academic ethics as well as possible loss of effort and time.

Our journal is an open access journal whose editorial fee is paid by the author. I. FEES FROM READERS and/or SUBSCRIPTION SYSTEMS a. Our journal, which serves the academic world within the scope of its open access policy, does not charge any fees from its readers. II. AUTHOR FEES a. The publication fee to be paid by the author is requested before the article is uploaded. Each article submission fee is 2500.00 TL. b. The price requested from the articles sent to our journal for publication is not subject to the Acceptance / Rejection condition in any way. This condition is carried out in accordance with the decision numbered 2021.18.643 on Predatory/Shabby Magazines taken at the session of the Council of Higher Education dated December 30, 2021 and numbered 2021.18. c. The fee payment requirement applies to all authors. Payments are in a transparent and auditable structure, which applies equally to each author. Reports on this issue are published in our journal at the end of each year. The fee is calculated by the authors jointly (jointly) in equal proportions among themselves. Payment is made from the authorized author's account. d. Article fee payments will be requested for articles that will be uploaded to the system as of 09/09/2022. III. Payments can be made through the payment link shared below by Bandırma Onyedi Eylül University, the publisher of our journal. The authorized author's name, surname and the identity number of the Republic of Turkey or the country of citizenship must be included in the "Note to Seller" section. It is the authorized author's responsibility to write this information completely when making the payment. Bandırma Onyedi Eylül University Technology Transfer Office Inc.: https://isyerim.param.com.tr/#/paymentform/paramtik/kl.param.com.tr/622l