ETHICAL PRINCIPLES
KMUSEKAD is a scientific journal that references the principles of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) during the evaluation and publishing phase of the studies.
Copyright regulations are followed for each work in the journal.
Publication Ethics
Some principles of publication ethics are followed in the journal. In this direction, plagiarism (Turnitin or iThenticate) scan is made for quality and originality for each article submitted to the journal. Besides, the opinions and thoughts contained in the articles are entirely owned by the authors; it is not the opinions of our institution and our journal. Although all scientific and legal responsibilities of the articles -hence the responsibility of publication ethics- belong to the authors, Editors and Referees also have some responsibilities. These responsibilities are explained in separate headings below. These responsibilities are explained in separate headings below.
Research Ethics
Permissions should be obtained for the scale, photograph, figure, etc. used in the articles submitted to the journal. It should be stated that copyright regulations are complied with in the use of intellectual and artistic works. If the articles are made experimentally or empirically, they should be prepared in accordance with international standards and this should be stated.
Legal / Special Permission Certificate
If the data used in the articles submitted to the journal are related to the institution or individuals, the authors must obtain legal / special permission. Since 2020 (due to the rule “Ethics committee approval must be obtained separately for research conducted in all disciplines including social sciences and for studies on clinical and experimental humans and animals that require an ethical committee decision, this approval must be stated and documented in the article”), the journal requests an “ethics committee approval” certificate for articles. In case of obtaining the permission of the ethics committee, the institution, date and decision number or number of the permission should be given clearly.
The situations that require ethics committee approval are as follows:
1. In any kind of qualitative or quantitative research in which interview, focus group study, observation, experiment, questionnaire and interview techniques are used and data are collected accordingly,
2. If humans or animals are used for experimental and other scientific purposes,
3. In clinical studies on humans and animals,
4. In retrospective studies, in accordance with the law on protection of personal data.
Editor’s responsibilities
1. The editor of the Karamanoğlu Mehmetbey University Journal of Social and Economic Researches evaluates the papers submitted to the journal according to their academic qualifications.
2. The importance of the study, its originality and contribution to the field are critical.
3. The journal editor has full authority on which publication in the journal will be published or not. The editor should make the publication decision taking into account the legal requirements regarding copyright infringement, conflict of interest, degrading publication and plagiarism. Criteria such as race, gender, ethnicity, religious belief or political opinion should not be taken into consideration during the evaluation of the publications. Submissions should be reviewed without prejudice (Publication and Responsibility Decision and Impartiality).
4. According to the principles of impartiality and diversity, reviewers from different institutions should be appointed for the publications submitted to the journal.
5. Any information should not be disclosed by the editor anywhere and in any way (Privacy).
6. The editor may never use the information or materials of the submitted works for their benefit without author approval. The editor should never conflict with interest concerning accepted or rejected works (Conflicts of Interest and Disclosure).
7. The editor reserves information about the referees and should prevent plagiarism and fake data (Scientific Abuse).
Responsibilities of the authors
1. Each paper which sends to the journal must be original and not published anywhere before. The authors should fill in the "Copyright Transfer Form" for their study. In addition, they should include the statement that Research and Publication Ethics are compiled in the studies.
2. The authors should present the purpose, importance, method and results of the study objectively in the original studies submitted.
3. The authors are deemed to have accepted a detailed examination of the works they submitted.
4. The authors have to prepare and submit the papers according to the writing rules of the journal.
5. The authors are deemed to have declared that the data they used in the works they submitted to the journal were original and real.
6. The authors are obliged to make changes and arrangements that are requested by the referee(s) or editor during the referee evaluation process.
7. The authors should give accurate and explicit references to the resources used in the study.
8. Contributing to the content of the study, the process of data collection, analysis, interpretation of the findings, contributing intellectually to the creation of the content, and approving the final version of the study and publishing it provides the criteria of being an author. Those who meet the criteria of being an author should be qualified as the author of the study.
9. Ethical committee approval must be obtained for experimental studies on humans and animals and this approval must be stated and documented in articles.
10. In studies requiring ethics committee permission, information regarding the authorization should be included in the method section and on the first and last pages of the study.
11. Copyright regulations regarding the works to be used in the papers should be taken into consideration.
Responsibilities of the referees
1. Reviewers who will evaluate the submitted paper should be objective and impartial. Regardless of the religion, gender, race or political view of the authors, their papers should be evaluated.
2. Reviewers have the right to re-examine the papers that are requested to be edited or corrected.
3. There should be no conflict of interest between reviewers and authors, funders or editors.
4. The academician receiving an invitation for the review of a paper should notify the editor as soon as possible if he/she has/has not accepted the evaluation. The reviewer who accepts the evaluation should make the related evaluations within the given time (15 days) and assist the authors in improving the works. While fulfilling all these responsibilities, the reviewer should avoid criticism that would break the dignity and pride of the authors and keep all information about the works confidential.
EDİTORİAL POLİCY
1. KMUSEKAD is a refereed international journal that is published three times a year (April, August, and December). Articles in economics, business administration, finance, labor economics, econometrics, public administration, political science, international relations, law, social services, international trade, logistics, sociology, philosophy (Research Article, Review Article, Book Review, Book Review, etc.) are published in the journal.
2. The journal does not charge for articles and the authors are not paid for their articles. The journal is fully open and there is no subscription fee for accessing articles.
3. The writing language of the studies submitted to the journal should be in Turkish or English and should not be published anywhere or submitted for publication. Responsibility for this matter belongs to the author (s) of the article.
4. The articles uploaded to the journal are sent to two referees within 15 days (after the preliminary examination considering the scope of the journal and the rules of the journal) in accordance with the “the principle of blind refereeing”. The referees have 15 days to accept and review the article. If one of the referee evaluations is “accept” and the other is “rejection”, a third referee is appointed to evaluate the article. If the article is accepted by the referees, the authors should make the required corrections within 20 days at the latest and sent to the Editorial Board.
5. In addition, the plagiarism rate in studies submitted to the journal should be 20% or less (excluding the references).
December 25, 2025
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1140-1160
