Ethical Principles
The Journal of Multidisciplinary Modeling and Optimization (JoMMO) takes into account the principles published by the "Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE)". In this context, the issues that are important for the authors, referees and editors are listed below.
A. Authors:
1. Journal of Multidisciplinary Modeling and Optimization (JoMMO) accepts all works submitted to the journal for evaluation only with the system offered by DergiPark. Studies attempted to be delivered by mail, fax, e-mail or other means are not taken into consideration.
2. The author (s) are obliged to prepare their works in accordance with the format announced on the website of Journal of Multidisciplinary Modeling and Optimization (JoMMO) and submit all required documents (Copyright Transfer Form, Ethics Committee Approval Document, etc.) to the journal. Author names, institution information, contact addresses and ORCID information should be given completely and accurately, and if there is a change in this information, journal officials should be contacted as soon as possible.
3. All responsibilities that may arise regarding the avoidance of all actions contrary to scientific research and publication ethics and compliance with ethical principles belong to the author (s). Plagiarism, counterfeiting, distortion, republishing, slicing, unfair authorship, not mentioning the contributions of institutions and organizations receiving support, use of thesis studies that have not yet been submitted or advocated without the permission of the owners, questionnaires etc. The author (s) are responsible for the use of the studies without the explicit consent of the participants, the work being done without obtaining the permissions that should have been obtained before starting the studies in research and experiments, and all other violations.
4. The studies submitted to the Journal of Multidisciplinary Modeling and Optimization (JoMMO) for evaluation are expected to be original.
5. All the resources used in the studies submitted for evaluation to the Journal of Multidisciplinary Modeling and Optimization (JoMMO) should be shown as a resource by observing the rules stated in the sample article file published on the course website.
6. The studies submitted for evaluation to the Journal of Multidisciplinary Modeling and Optimization (JoMMO) should not be sent to another journal at the same time for evaluation, or the study sent for evaluation to another journal should not be sent to the Journal of Multidisciplinary Modeling and Optimization (JoMMO) for evaluation at the same time. Author (s) accept this situation when they submit their work to the Journal of Multidisciplinary Modeling and Optimization (JoMMO) for evaluation.
7. The authors are obliged to present the raw data of their study to journal editorial board members or the referees if it is deemed necessary for evaluation process.
8. The author (s) must clearly state all situations and relationships that may constitute a conflict of interest, if any, in their work for review.
9. The author (s), in their studies sent to the journal for evaluation, have all the rights of use of the data, research / analysis / measurement / survey / evaluation / field study / clinical study, etc. on other matters, they must have documents showing that they have the necessary permissions and submit them to the Journal of Multidisciplinary Modeling and Optimization (JoMMO) when required.
10. Author (s) can follow the processes related to the works they send to the Journal of Multidisciplinary Modeling and Optimization (JoMMO) for evaluation through the DergiPark system. Regarding the status of their work, the editorial processes of the editorial board can be terminated by stopping if the editors disturb members of the board via e-mail, telephone and / or other communication channels.
B. Referees:
1. The review is carried out by the referees to determine whether the scientific content, scientific order, conformity of principles and standards of the Journal of Multidisciplinary Modeling and Optimization (JoMMO), and the content of the studies submitted to the journal are suitable for publication. These issues and the ethical principles must be accepted / rejected by the referee invitation.
2. Referee invitations to the Journal of Multidisciplinary Modeling and Optimization (JoMMO) and all processes are made only with the system offered by DergiPark. of the referees; editor, writer, etc. regarding the works they are invited to evaluate. phone, e-mail, fax etc. to third parties. their referee may be deemed invalid if they arrive by other means or try to communicate. In this context; The referees should send their comments and suggestions to the editor (s) regarding the studies they evaluated with the “JoMMO Review Form” provided by the Journal of Multidisciplinary Modeling and Optimization (JoMMO).
3. The names of the researchers and / or experts invited as referees to the Journal of Multidisciplinary Modeling and Optimization (JoMMO) are not reported to the authors.
4. Researchers and / or experts who are invited to the Journal of Multidisciplinary Modeling and Optimization (JoMMO) as referees must accept to examine the studies that can only take time and fall into the field of expertise in order to make an evaluation.
5. The researchers and / or experts invited as referees to the Journal of Multidisciplinary Modeling and Optimization (JoMMO) have their evaluations in neutrality and confidentiality; They are expected to do it honestly, fairly and objectively only in relation to the content of the study. They should not allow factors such as gender, nationality, political view, religious belief, and commercial concerns to influence the assessment.
6. Researchers and / or experts invited to the Journal of Multidisciplinary Modeling and Optimization (JoMMO) as referees are expected to complete their evaluations within the time specified in the field for referees on the journal's website, knowing that the refereeing process requires an effort and should be done by taking sufficient time.
7. If the researchers and / or experts who are invited to the Journal of Multidisciplinary Modeling and Optimization (JoMMO) as referees are in any conflict of interest with the author (s) of the study to be evaluated, they should be forwarded to the editor or journal editor as quickly as possible.
8. Researchers and / or experts who are invited to the Journal of Multidisciplinary Modeling and Optimization (JoMMO) as referees are required to complete their fields carefully in the “JoMMO Review Form” in which they will convey their opinions about the desired study, and carefully fill the fields to be conveyed to the editor and authors. They are expected to use a constructive and gentle language and attitude in their evaluations, and convey their criticism and suggestions in accordance with academic ethics. Expressions containing humiliating, hostile, insulting, condescending and / or similar personal comments should be avoided.
9. The researchers and / or experts invited to the Journal of Multidisciplinary Modeling and Optimization (JoMMO) as referees should clearly and explicitly state the reason for their decisions in the “JoMMO Review Form”, where they will convey their views on the desired study. Not to forget that sloppy and dismissive evaluations require a refereeing process, they should avoid attitudes that would waste the time of all parties involved.
10. Researchers and / or experts invited to the Journal of Multidisciplinary Modeling and Optimization (JoMMO) as referees must keep their opinions confidential during and after the process, regardless of their views on the study they evaluated.
C. Editor (s) / Domain Editor (s):
1. The evaluation processes and evaluation policy of the works submitted to the Journal of Multidisciplinary Modeling and Optimization (JoMMO) are stated on the journal's website. In this context, the editor / field editor (s) appointed for the evaluation of a study should act by adopting these descriptions.
2. Studies submitted to the Journal of Multidisciplinary Modeling and Optimization (JoMMO) are forwarded to the editor of the field after the similarity and spelling checks are made. Studies are assigned to the editor of the field by the editor of the Journal of Multidisciplinary Modeling and Optimization (JoMMO) and no academic evaluation has been made until this stage. All participants involved in this process should act with due diligence regarding the confidentiality of information related to the studies.
3. Editor / editors for a study submitted to the Journal of Multidisciplinary Modeling and Optimization (JoMMO); they are obliged to do whatever is necessary to ensure that the fair, impartial and timely evaluation process of the work is completed.
4. The editor / field editors regarding a study submitted to the Journal of Multidisciplinary Modeling and Optimization (JoMMO); they should not allow the author (s) to influence the evaluation of gender, nationality, political view, religious belief, institution, authority, position and / or any interest relationship (academic, commercial, political, social, etc.).
5. The editor / field editors regarding a study submitted to the Journal of Multidisciplinary Modeling and Optimization (JoMMO); the value, originality, suitability of the journal for its focus and scope, scientific contribution, academic level, similarity rate, compliance with the spelling rules etc. They have the right to decide whether to be accepted or rejected by considering such factors.
6. Regarding a study submitted to the Journal of Multidisciplinary Modeling and Optimization (JoMMO), editors / field editors; For the purpose of evaluating a study, they must appoint at least three (3) referees who can ensure that the study is evaluated impartially, objectively and effectively.
7. Regarding a study submitted to the Journal of Multidisciplinary Modeling and Optimization (JoMMO), the editor who takes the decision of acceptance / rejection is taken by considering the opinions of the referee and sent to the editor. But the editor of the journal has the right to change the decision of the acceptance / rejection by taking into account the opinions and suggestions of the referees and the responses of the authors during the evaluation process.
8. The editor / field editors regarding a study submitted to the Journal of Multidisciplinary Modeling and Optimization (JoMMO); the content of the work should be kept confidential, with the exception of legally required situations, with third parties, except members of the board of referees and editors.
D. Reporting to the Editor the Situation That Does Not Follow Ethical Principles
The Editor of the Journal of Multidisciplinary Modeling and Optimization (JoMMO) should be notified via e-mail to ahmetsahiner@sdu.edu.tr in case of an behavior that does not comply with the ethical principles regarding editors, referees, authors or an article in the evaluation process, an early appearance or a published article.
E. Evaluation Process
All articles sent to Journal of Multidisciplinary Modeling and Optimization (JoMMO) are firstly taken to the two-step preliminary evaluation process mentioned below. All studies are evaluated in terms of "Plagiarism Prevention" and "Writing Rules Review" at this stage before the referee examination.
1. Plagiarism Prevention: All articles submitted to Journal of Multidisciplinary Modeling and Optimization (JoMMO) the from January 1st, 2018 are scanned with the software called "iThenticate: Plagiarism Detection Software" for the plagiarism prevention. Studies with similarities exceeding 25 %, excluding references and single word matches, are rejected. Studies with a similarity rate of 25 % or less are passed to the next step.
2. Layout Review: Articles with a similarity score of 25 % or less are examined in terms of conformity with the sample article format presented to the authors. MS Office Word and Tex formats are provided by our journal. Sample file is available on the "Author Guidelines" page.
The articles that pass the preliminary evaluation process are forwarded to the editor of the relevant subject. Failed articles in the preliminary evaluation process can be rejected according to the similarity rate within the knowledge of the Editor-in-chief, or sent back to the author for editing.
The subject editor shall designate at least three (3) national and/or international referees in his/her field to assess each of the articles that complete the preliminary evaluation process. Referees invited for evaluation are expected to submit their decision to accept or reject the evaluation within 5 (five) calendar days. At the end of this period, the referee who has not issued any decision shall be deemed to have rejected the evaluation and the subject editor shall appoint a new referee. Referees accepting the evaluation are expected to deliver their views within 30 (thirty) calendar days from the date of acceptance. No additional time is allowed to complete the evaluation process to the referee for completing the evaluation process and a new referee appointment is made by the subject editor.
The names of the referees invited for evaluation are not notified to authors (Single-Blind Peer Review).
All the authors' information must be entered into the system during the article submission. Journal management is not responsible for missing information.
In line with the recommendation of the judges evaluating the article, the subject editors transmit their final decisions regarding the study as "Accept", "Minor Correction", "Major Correction" or "Reject".
The time allowed for the author to make the requested changes taking into account the referee and editors decisions is 30 (thirty) calendar days. If no reply is received from the authors at the end of this period, the article is automatically rejected.
Referees seeking to see the revised article at the end of the proposals are expected to respond to the authors' replies within 15 (fifteen) calendar days. It is assumed that referees who do not comment during this period have declared a positive opinion.
Publication Policy
The Journal of Multidisciplinary Modeling and Optimization (JoMMO); is a refereed Open Access journal adopted to the principle of offering scientific researches to the public free of charge will increase the global sharing of information. No application, evaluation and / or publication fee is requested from any of the articles submitted to our journal for evaluation.
Our journal about open access; It is a party to BOAI (Budapest Open Access Initiative / Budapest Open Access Movement) and can be freely accessible, readable, downloaded, copied, distributed without any financial, legal and technical barriers, by the scientific literature, which has been reviewed by BOAI. It can be printed, scanned, linked to full text, indexed, transferred to the software as data and used for any legal purpose ... ".
The average evaluation period in the Journal of Multidisciplinary Modelling and Optimization is 3 months.
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