Article Evaluation Process

1. Preliminary Review and Plagiarism Screening: Study; The journal is reviewed by the editor for compliance with publication principles, academic rules for writing, and ISNAD Citation System, and is screened for plagiarism using the program iThenticate. The plagiarism similarity rate is required to be less than 15%. Pre-review is completed within 15 days after the end of the maximum article acceptance process.

2. Field Editor Review: The study, which has passed the Preliminary Review and Plagiarism Screening phase, is examined by the relevant field editor in terms of problematic and academic language-style. This review will be completed in a maximum of 15 days.

3. Referee Process (Academic Evaluation): The study, which has passed the review of the field editor, is submitted to the evaluation of at least two referees who have a doctoral thesis, a book or an article on the subject. The arbitration process is carried out in secrecy within the framework of the double-blind arbitration practice. The referee is requested to either state his opinion on the study he has examined on the text or justify it with a minimum 150-word explanation on the online referee form. If the author does not agree with the referee's opinions, he is given the right to object and defend his opinions. Provides mutual communication between the field editor, author and referee, while maintaining confidentiality. If both referee reports are positive, the study is submitted to the Editorial Board with a proposal to evaluate its publication. If one of the two referees has a negative opinion, the study is sent to a third referee. Studies can be published with the positive decision of at least two referees. Translated articles are sent to language and related field experts to be evaluated in terms of conformity with the original, appropriate use of field concepts and language. Translations experts have negative opinions upon are not published. The publication of books and symposium evaluations and doctoral thesis summaries is decided only after the evaluation of the relevant field editors.

4. Correction Phase: If the referees want corrections in the text they have examined, the relevant reports are sent to the author and he is asked to correct his work. It is requested that the correction be completed within a maximum of 10 days. The author presents his corrections to the field editor by marking them in red.

5. Field Editor Control: The field editor checks whether the author has realised the requested corrections in the text. The control process is completed within a maximum of 5 days.

6. Referee Control: The referee requesting correction checks whether the author has realised the requested corrections in the text. The control process is completed within a maximum of 7 days.

7. Turkish Language Control: Studies that have passed the referee process are examined by the Turkish Language Editor and if necessary, corrections are requested from the author. The control process is completed within a maximum of 15 days.

8. English Language Control: The works that pass the Turkish language control are reviewed by the English Language Editor and if necessary, corrections are requested from the author. The control process is completed within a maximum of 15 days.

9. Editorial Board Review: The articles that pass technical, academic and linguistic reviews are reviewed by the Editorial Board and the final publication status is decided. In case of objection from the members, the Board decides by majority of votes.


10. Composition and Layout Phase: The typesetting and layout of the works decided to be published by the Editorial Board are made ready for publication.

11. Submission of Data to National and International Indexes: The printed copy of the published issue is sent to domestic and foreign reference libraries within 60 days at the latest; The article metadata is forwarded to the relevant indexes within 15 days.

The publication process of the accepted work takes 2-4 months from the date of receipt of the work.

Last Update Time: 9/17/20, 2:11:08 PM