Kadim Akademi SBD Publication Principles and Ethics
1. Kadim Akademi SBD publishes both national and international scientific studies written in Turkish, English, Arabic, Persian and Kurdish. As a subject area, the journal prioritizes theoretical and practical studies in the fields of literature, history, geography, philosophy, psychology, sociology, anthropology, theology, business administration, economics, public administration, international relations, etc. in the field of social sciences. In this context, in addition to original and scientific articles, the journal also includes book introductions, reviews and evaluations, and evaluations of scientific events such as congresses, symposiums, workshops, panels, etc.
2. Kadim Akademi Journal of Social Sciences is a peer-reviewed journal published twice a year (June-December). The deadline for study submission is May 15 for June issues and November 15 for December issues. Studies submitted after the deadlines are evaluated for the next issue. However, studies received after the deadline may be considered for publication in the relevant period if necessary. The initiative in this regard belongs to the editorial board of the journal. A decision on whether the manuscripts sent to the journal will be published or not is made within two months at the latest from the deadline and the research author is informed.
3. The submitted manuscripts must be appropriate to the purpose and scope of the journal.
4. Original, unpublished manuscripts that are not in the evaluation process in another journal and whose content and submission have been approved by each author are accepted for evaluation.
5. Copyright and publication rights of the author/authors are reserved.
6. Studies that comply with the publication principles and scope (research articles, book reviews, etc.) of Kadim Akademi (SBD) journal are evaluated. Each issue is limited to 15 scientific articles and 5 book reviews.
7. Only one work by the same author in the same publication period can be evaluated and published if it passes the referees.
8. Manuscripts should be prepared in accordance with the journal's spelling rules.
9. Manuscripts submitted electronically via the "Submit Article" tab on the Kadim Akademi SBD page on the Dergipark website are evaluated. Studies sent via e-mail or other means are not taken into consideration.
10. Manuscripts should be written in Microsoft Word and Times New Roman should be used as the font. The first degree headings of the study text should be written in 12-point font size, all letters should be capitalized, bold font size and aligned with the beginning of the paragraph (from the left). Second degree and other headings should be written in 11 point font size, with the first letters capitalized, bold font size and aligned with the beginning of the paragraph (from the left). All headings should be in the same typeface used in the text. All headings should be preceded (14 nk) and followed (14 nk) by a space. Headings cannot be written as the last line of the page; if there are not at least 2 lines under the heading, the heading is transferred to the next page. Font size should be set to (11 pt.). The text should be written justified and there should be no spelling at the end of the line. The first line of a paragraph cannot be written as the last line of the page and the last line of a paragraph cannot be written as the first line of the page.
11. ISNAD (in-text or footnoted form) Citation System is used in Kadim Akademi SBD journal. Studies that do not comply with this rule will be returned.
12. Studies are expected to be 8000 words and no more than 30 pages, except for the "Broad Abstract / Summary" sections.
13. The submitted manuscripts should include a 150-250 word Turkish abstract, an English abstract and at least 5 Turkish and English keywords.
14. No fee is requested from authors or institutions under any name.
15. After a study is submitted to the journal, the name of one of the authors cannot be deleted or a new name cannot be added as an author without the written permission of all authors, but the order of authors can be changed within the framework of ethical rules.
16. This journal checks for plagiarism in manuscripts submitted for review. Similarity, duplication, false authorship/confessed authorship, research/data fabrication, article slicing, slicing and dicing, copyright infringement and concealment of conflict of interest are considered unethical behaviors. All studies that do not comply with accepted ethical standards are removed from publication.
17. Double Blind Reviewing: After the plagiarism check, eligible manuscripts are evaluated by the editor for originality, methodology, importance of the topic covered and compatibility with the scope of the journal. The editor ensures that the manuscripts undergo double blind review in a fair manner and if the manuscript meets the formal guidelines, it is submitted to the evaluation of at least two referees.
18. Decision on Publication: If the referees deem necessary, changes are made by the author. The Editorial Board decides whether or not to publish the text corrected by the author.
19. The preliminary review and refereeing process takes an average of 8 weeks.
20. Permanent Article Identifier

Correction, Withdrawal of Studies
Editors may consider publishing a correction if minor errors are identified in the published work that do not affect the findings, interpretations and conclusions. Editors retract/withdraw the manuscript if there are major errors/violations that invalidate the findings and conclusions. Editors should consider issuing a statement of concern if there is a possibility of research or publication misconduct by the authors; if there is evidence that the findings are unreliable and the authors' institutions have not investigated the incident; or if the potential investigation appears unfair or inconclusive.

Plagiarism Action Plan and Journal Measures
The journal respects intellectual property and aims to protect and promote the original work of its authors. Articles with similar content are contrary to the standards of quality, research and innovation. Therefore, all authors submitting work to the journal are expected to adhere to ethical standards and avoid plagiarism in any form. If an author is suspected of similarity in a submitted or published manuscript, the Editor of the journal will first review the manuscript. Subsequently, this work is reviewed by the Editorial Board. The Journal then contacts the author(s) to send clarifications within two weeks. If the journal does not receive any response from the author within the specified period, the journal contacts the author's affiliated university and requests an investigation of the claim.
The Journal will take the following serious measures against published manuscripts found to contain similarity:
1. The journal will immediately contact the university to which the author(s) is affiliated to take definitive action against the author(s) concerned.
2. The journal will remove the PDF copy of the published work from its website and disable all links to the full-text work. The phrase Plagiarized Article will be added to the title of the published article.
3. The journal will deactivate the author account and reject all future submissions from the author for 3 years.
Kadim Akademi (SBD) journal checks for similarity in the studies submitted for review: Pre-checked manuscripts are scanned for similarity using iThenticate or Turnitin software. Authors are informed if self-similarity is detected. If necessary, editors may subject the manuscript to similarity checks at various stages of the review or production process. High similarity rates may result in a manuscript being rejected before or even after acceptance. This is expected to be less than 20%.

Publication of Studies Based on Surveys and Interviews
Kadim Akademi (SBD) adopts the "Code of Conduct and Best Practice Guidelines for Journal Editors" and "Code of Conduct for Journal Publishers" principles of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) in order to provide ethical assurance in scientific periodical publishing. In this context, the following points should be followed in the studies submitted to the journal:
1. For research in all disciplines that require ethics committee approval (ethics committee approval must be obtained, this approval must be stated and documented in the study.
2. In studies requiring ethics committee approval, information about the permission (name of the committee, date and number) should be included in the method section, as well as on one of the first/last pages of the study; in case reports, information on the signing of the informed consent form should be included in the study.

Statement of Publication Ethics and Responsibilities of Parties
Kadim Akademi SBD Journal adheres to national and international standards on research and publication ethics. In this context, it complies with the Press Law, the Law on Intellectual and Artistic Works and the Directive on Scientific Research and Publication Ethics of Higher Education Institutions. It has also adopted the International Ethical Publishing Principles published by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) and Open Access Scholarly Publishers Association (OASPA).
Note: Documents containing national and international standards on publication ethics can be accessed by clicking on the links given above (Ctrl+Enter).

1. Author Responsibilities
• All authors must contribute significantly to the research.
• All data in the manuscript must be declared to be true and authentic.
• All authors must ensure retraction and correction of errors. 
• The bibliography list must be complete
• Plagiarism and fake data should not be included
• Attempts should not be made to publish the same research in more than one journal and should comply with the ethics of scientific research and publication. Actions against scientific research and publication ethics are as follows:
a) Plagiarism: Presenting the ideas, methods, data, applications, writings, forms or works of others as one's own work, in whole or in part, without citing their owners in accordance with scientific rules,
b) Forgery: Producing data that is not based on research, editing or altering the work presented or published on the basis of untrue data
c) Distortion: Falsifying research records and data obtained, falsifying methods, devices and materials that were not used in the research, excluding data that are not in accordance with the research hypothesis, manipulating data and/or results to fit relevant theories or assumptions, falsifying or shaping research results in line with the interests of the persons and organizations receiving support,
ç) Re-publication: Presenting more than one work containing the same results of a research as separate works in associate professorship exam evaluations and academic promotions,
d) Slicing: Presenting the results of a research as separate works in associate professorship exam evaluations and academic promotions by inappropriately dividing the results of a research into parts in a way that disrupts the integrity of the research and by making many publications without citing each other,
e) Unfair authorship: Including persons without active contribution among the authors, not including persons with active contribution among the authors, changing the order of authors in an unjustified and inappropriate manner, omitting the names of active contributors from the work during publication or in subsequent editions, using his/her influence to have his/her name included among the authors even though he/she has not actively contributed,
f) Other types of ethical violations: Failure to clearly indicate the persons, institutions or organizations that provide support and their contributions to the research in the publications of the research conducted with support, failure to comply with ethical rules in research on humans and animals, failure to respect patient rights in publications, sharing the information contained in a work assigned to review as a referee with others before publication, misuse of resources, venues, facilities and devices provided or allocated for scientific research, making completely groundless, unwarranted and deliberate accusations of ethical violations (YÖK Scientific Research and Publication Ethics Directive, Article 8).

2. Responsibilities of Referees
• Reviews should be impartial.
• Reviewers should not have any conflict of interest with the research, the authors and/or research funders.
• Reviewers should cite relevant published but not cited works.
• Checked manuscripts should be kept confidential.

3. Responsibilities of the Editors
• Editors have full responsibility and authority to accept or reject a study.
• Editors should not be in conflict of interest regarding the studies they accept or reject.
• Only studies that will contribute to the field should be accepted.
• When errors are found, they should support the publication or withdrawal of the correction.
• The anonymity of reviewers and similarity should prevent falsification of data. The peer review process is central to the success of scientific publishing. Protecting and improving the peer review process is part of our commitment, and Kadim Akademi (SBD) has an obligation to assist the scientific community in all cases of publishing ethics, especially in cases of questionable, duplicate publications or similarity. When the reader notices a significant error or inaccuracy in a study published in Kadim Akademi (SBD) or any complaint about the editorial content (similarity, duplicate articles, etc.), they can report it via kadimakademidergisi@gmail.com or via the Kadim Akademi (SBD) page on Dergipark.

Referee Evaluation Process

Preliminary Evaluation
The study is reviewed by the editor for compliance with the publication and ethical principles of Kadim Akademi Journal of Social Sciences, academic writing rules and ISNAD Citation System, and is scanned for similarity using iThenticate or Turnitin program. The plagiarism similarity rate must be less than 20%. The preliminary review is completed within a maximum of 15 days. The manuscript that passes the Preliminary Review and Plagiarism Scanning stage is reviewed by the relevant Spelling and language editors in terms of problematics and academic language and style. This review is completed within a maximum of 15 days. If deemed necessary at the end of the review, corrections may be requested from the author.

Referee Policy
At every stage of the referee evaluation process of the articles evaluated for publication in the Kadim Academy Journal of Social Sciences, it is carried out in confidentiality within the framework of double-blind refereeing, where the names of the referees and authors are kept confidential.

Referee Evaluation
Research articles that have passed the review of the field editor are submitted to at least two or more referees who are experts in their field for review, either by assignment to the field editor or directly. The referee is requested to either state his/her opinion and opinion on the manuscript or justify it with an explanation on the online referee form. If the author disagrees with the referee's opinion, he/she is given the right to object and defend his/her views. The revisions of the refereed articles must be uploaded to the online journal system within 30 days at the latest together with the list of revisions and the revision process must be completed. Otherwise, the existing article may be re-evaluated as a newly submitted article.

Final Evaluation
If both referee reports are positive, the manuscript is submitted to the Editorial Board with a proposal to consider 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 for evaluation in terms of conformity with the original, appropriate use of field concepts and language. Translations in which the experts express a negative opinion are not published. The publication of book and symposium reviews and doctoral thesis abstracts is decided upon the evaluation of the relevant field editors. The reviewer checks whether the author has made the requested corrections in the text. The checking process is completed within a maximum of 7 days. Articles accepted for publication are added to the early view and queued for publication.

You can download the referee evaluation process PDF file here.