KATMAN: Journal of Archaeological Science
1. Academic Publication Policy
KATMAN: Journal of Archaeological Science is committed to academic integrity, impartiality, and transparency in scientific publishing. Our journal adheres to international publishing standards that safeguard the ethical responsibilities of all participants in the publication process (authors, editors, reviewers, and readers).

Core Publication Policies:
The journal is published under an open-access policy, and all content is freely accessible.
No submission or article processing fees are charged.
All manuscripts are subjected to a double-blind peer review process.
No submission is considered for review without undergoing plagiarism and ethical compliance checks.
Each published article is assigned a DOI (Digital Object Identifier).

Ethical Responsibilities:

Authors:
        Must submit only original work that has not been previously published or is not under consideration elsewhere.
        Must comply with citation and referencing rules.
        If artificial intelligence tools are used, this must be clearly stated.

Reviewers:
        They must evaluate manuscripts objectively and based on scholarly criteria; in case of any conflict of interest, they must decline the review.
        Feedback should be constructive and expressed in an academic tone.

Editors:
        Every stage of the publication process must adhere to the principle of scientific impartiality.
        Editors bear the responsibility of taking necessary actions in cases of ethical violations.

Ethical Misconduct:
Cases such as plagiarism, data fabrication, improper citation, or unauthorized multiple publication of the same data are treated seriously. In such cases, actions are taken in accordance with the guidelines of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).