Ethical Principles and Publication Policy
Dear Researchers,
JSAR invites authors and referees to fulfill the following ethical conditions, believing that the publication of a manuscript contributes to the development of a coherent and respected information network. JSAR takes into account the Higher Education Institutions Scientific Research and Publication Ethics Directive, the recommendations of the ICMJE (International Committee of Medical Journal Editors) and the international standards put forward by COPE (Committee on Publication Ethics) for editors and authors. The duties given below for the editors, authors and referees have been prepared by following the COPE (Code of Conduct for Journal Editors). In JSAR, the publications whose peer-review process is completed are accessible. No fee is charged from the authors in any process, from the submission process to the publication process.
1. Duties of Editors
Publication Decisions: The editor of the journal is responsible for deciding which of the articles submitted to the journal will be published. The validity of the study in question and its importance to researchers and readers are always the basis for such decisions. The editor may meet with other editors or referees while making these decisions.
Peer review: The editor ensures that the peer review process is fair, impartial and timely. Research articles are typically reviewed by at least two external and independent reviewers, and the editor may seek additional comments as needed. The editor selects reviewers with appropriate expertise in the relevant field and avoids selection of fraudulent and biased reviewers.
Impartiality: The editor evaluates articles for their intellectual content, regardless of the authors' race, gender, sexual orientation, religious belief, ethnicity, nationality, or political philosophy.
Confidentiality: The editor will maintain the confidentiality of all materials submitted to the journal and all communications with the referees, unless otherwise agreed with the respective authors and referees. The editor will keep the identities of the referees confidential unless the referees agree to reveal their names. Materials published in articles cannot be used in the editor's own research without the express written permission of the author. Information or ideas obtained during the evaluation process are kept confidential and cannot be used for personal advantage.
Conflicts of Interest: Editors should avoid evaluating articles with conflicts of interest arising from relationships.
2. Responsibilities of the Referees
Contribution to the Editorial Process: Peer review helps the editor make editorial decisions and can assist the author in improving the manuscript through editorial communications with the author. Peer review is central to the scientific method. Reviewers are often asked to treat authors and their work as they would like to be treated, and to follow good review etiquette. Any selected reviewer who feels unqualified to review the research reported in the article or knows that it is impossible to review immediately should notify the editor and decline to participate in the review process.
Confidentiality: All manuscripts received for review should be treated as confidential documents. Reviewers should not share reviews or information about the article with anyone or communicate directly with the authors without the permission of the editor. Materials in a submitted manuscript should not be used in a referee's own research without the express written consent of the author. Privileged information or ideas obtained through peer review should be kept confidential and not used for personal advantage.
Sensitivity to Ethical Issues: The reviewing reviewer should be alert to potential ethical issues in the article and bring them to the editor's attention, including any significant similarities or overlaps between the article under review and other published articles of which the reviewer has personal knowledge.
Objectivity: Reviews of submitted articles should be done impartially. Referees should clearly express their views with supporting arguments.
3. Duties and Rights of Authors
Reporting Standards: Authors should provide an accurate description of the work performed as well as an objective discussion of its significance. The data must be accurately represented in the article. The work should contain sufficient detail and references to allow other authors to cite it. Fraudulent or deliberate misrepresentations constitute unethical behavior and are unacceptable.
Data Access and Retention: Authors may be required to provide research data and/or comply with the journal's open data requirements. Authors should be prepared to make such data available to the public whenever possible and be prepared to retain such data for a reasonable number of years after publication.
Authenticity: Authors ensure that they are writing completely original works and that if authors have used the work and/or words of others, it is appropriately cited and permission is sought when necessary.
Multiple or Simultaneous Publication: Submitting the same article to more than one journal at the same time constitutes unethical behavior and is unacceptable. Generally, an author should not submit a previously published article for consideration in another journal.
Article Authorship: Authorship should be limited to those who have made significant contributions to the scope, design, execution or interpretation of the reported work. Anyone who has made significant contributions should be listed as co-authors. The authors take collective responsibility for the work. Each author is responsible for ensuring that questions regarding the accuracy or completeness of any part of the work are appropriately investigated and resolved.
Statement of Support: All sources of financial support for the conduct of the study and/or the preparation of the article, and the sponsor's role in the study design, if any, should be disclosed. In addition, potential conflicts of interest should be disclosed at the earliest possible stage.
Reporting Fundamental Errors: When an author notices a material error or inaccuracy in his or her published work, it is the author's obligation to notify the journal editor or publisher immediately and to cooperate with the editor to retract the article if deemed necessary by the editor.
Change of Author: Any change in the list of authors cannot be accepted unless a clear reason is given to the Editor. When a change in authorship is required, a clear reason for the change and written consent (a signed letter) should be communicated to the journal editor.
Author Rights
* Exclude certain referees from the evaluation process: The author(s) can determine the referees whose work is not submitted for conflict of interest or ethical reasons.
* The editor does not send reviews to the following referees:
- The author(s) have previously published a collaborative work,
- Assisted in the pre-reading of the author(s) works,
- Will benefit financially from the publication of the study,
- Referees working in the same institution with the author (in the same department at universities).
*Withdrawal: The author(s) may withdraw their unpublished works while they are in the pre-evaluation process. However, the authors cannot send their work to another journal for evaluation unless the request for withdrawal of the works whose copyrights have been transferred to the JSAR Journal at the time of submission is approved by the editorial board.
Objection to Referee Reports and Editorial Board Decisions: Author(s) have the right to object to referee reports and editorial decisions at any time and in any situation. In such and similar cases, the Author(s) are requested to report their objections with their justifications. Editors may initiate a new review process if deemed necessary in case of objections.
Saving for Published Work: Published articles and reviews are copyrighted in the journal JSAR. However, the Author(s) may submit their requests regarding the use of their work to the Journal Editor.
In the studies submitted to JSAR, the following processes regarding publication ethics should also be taken into consideration;
* Work uploaded to JSAR through the DergiPark system for consideration for publication; All sources included and used are cited in line with scientific research methods and ethical principles.
* If the study belongs to more than one person, all authors have direct and joint academic-scientific contributions to the study.
* This work is an original work of the author(s).
* All authors have seen the final version of the submitted article and approved the results.
* The study is not a study that has not been sent anywhere for publication in any way before and/or is accepted for publication and/or is kept waiting for publication in another journal, and will not be sent to the evaluation process for publication in another scientific journal until the evaluation process of the "JSAR" journal is concluded. .
* No ethical violations were made regarding the subject(s) used in the study, and scientific ethical principles were followed in all data collection methods used. (Author(s) must obtain an ethics committee certificate for their publications that require ethical permission from their institution)
* All processes related to the evaluation of the work (referee reports, editorial notes, etc.) will not/will not be shared with third parties.
* All kinds of publication rights of the articles accepted for publication belong to the institution that published the journal.
* Thoughts and suggestions in the publications are the sole responsibility of the authors.
* If the study is the abstract presented in a scientific meeting or a shorter version of this full-text paper, this situation is stated in the article.
* The author/s agree and undertake to transfer the financial rights on their publications, in particular all kinds of public transmission rights, including processing, reproduction, representation, printing, publication, distribution and transmission via the Internet, to the JSAR journal for unlimited use.
* Regarding the publication, JSAR and its related committees have no responsibility for claims or lawsuits to be filed by third parties due to copyright infringement, and all responsibility belongs to the author/s.
* Although there is no criminal or illegal statement in the publication, no illegal methods were used during the research, all legal permissions related to the study must be obtained and ethical rules must be followed.
• In all matters not mentioned above regarding the suitability of the study in terms of scientific research and publication ethics, the provisions of the "Higher Education Institution Scientific Research and Publication Ethics Directive" were acted upon, and in addition, publication ethics published by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) as open access in ethical duties and responsibilities. principles are adopted.
* Author/s are requested to fill in and upload the "copyright transfer form" when uploading publications to the system.
The author(s) who have uploaded/sent a work to be evaluated for publication in the JSAR are deemed to have read all the above-mentioned issues and committed/accepted them voluntarily.
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