Referee's Guide
Considering that Konya Art Magazine aims to publish original and important articles, we ask the referees to help us evaluate the article applications we receive.
Below are recommendations on the article evaluation process, how to become a referee, and how to write a good review. In addition, we have arbitration terms and conditions based on COPE Principles that provide more information on how to conduct an objective and constructive arbitration.
Konya Art Magazine has adopted the double-blind arbitration model.

Selection of Referees
The referees are selected from among the experts who have a doctoral degree in the field of science related to the article and have Dec. The information of experts working at Turkish universities is accessed from the YÖK Academic website, and the information of experts abroad is accessed from Publons.

Duties and Responsibilities of Referees
1) Objectivity: Investigations should be carried out objectively. Reviewers should be aware of any personal bias that may exist and should take this into account when reviewing an article. The arbitrator must clearly express his/her evaluations supporting his/her decision.
2) Contribution to Editorial Decision: Peer review helps the editor to make editorial decisions and provides the author with the opportunity to improve the article. From this point of view, a referee who feels inadequate to review an article or thinks that he cannot complete the review in a short time should not accept the arbitration invitation.
3) Confidentiality: All articles submitted to the journal for review should be kept confidential. Referees should not share reviews or information about the article with anyone or contact the authors directly. The information contained in the study should not be used by a referee in his/her own research without the express written permission of the author. Privileged information or ideas obtained through peer review should be kept confidential and should not be used for personal gain.
4) Sensitivity about Research and Publication Ethics Tenders: Referees should be careful about possible ethical issues in the article and report them to the editor.
5) Conflict of Interest: Referees should not agree to review an article with possible conflicts of interest arising from their relations with the authors or the institutions to which the articles are affiliated.
6) Request for Citation to the Referee: If a referee recommends that an author include references to the work of the referee (or their partners), this should be for real scientific reasons, not in order to increase the number of citations of the referee or increase the visibility of his work. Also bk. Ethical Rules for Referees

Do Not Make a Review
The evaluations of the referees should be objective. During the arbitration process, the referees are expected to make their evaluations by taking into account the following issues.
• Does the article contain any new and important information?
• Does Oz describe the content of the article clearly and correctly?
• Is the method defined in a complete and understandable way?
• Are the comments made and the conclusions reached proved by the findings?
• Has sufficient reference been given to other studies in the field?
• Is the language quality sufficient?
• Does the abstract/keywords/keywords reflect your article correctly?

Editor's Guide

Editors' Choice
The editors are selected from among the experts who have a doctoral degree and have a publication in accordance with the publication scope of the journal. Decatur Journal editors are selected from among the experts who have a PhD degree.


Turkish Editors Workshop Group
Konya Sanat Magazine supports them to communicate with other editors, thinking that it will be useful for editors. Our editors are members of the Turkish Editors Workshop Group.

Duties and Responsibilities of the Editors

Coordinating the Arbitration Process
The editor should ensure that the referee evaluation process is fair, impartial and timely. Research articles should be reviewed by at least two external reviewers and the editor should October get additional opinions if necessary.
Determination of Referees
The editor will select referees with appropriate expertise in the relevant field, taking into account the need for appropriate, inclusive and diverse representation. The editor will follow best practices to avoid the selection of fraudulent reviewers.
Protecting Privacy
The editor must maintain the confidentiality of all materials submitted to the journal and all communications made with the reviewers, unless otherwise agreed with the relevant authors and reviewers. In exceptional cases and in consultation with the publisher, the editor may share limited information with the editors of other journals if he deems it necessary to investigate suspected research misconduct. The editor should protect the identities of the referees. The information contained in a submitted article should not be used in the editor's own research without the express written permission of the author. Privileged information or ideas obtained during the arbitration process should be kept confidential and should not be used for personal benefit.
Impartiality
The editor should evaluate the articles in terms of their intellectual content regardless of race, gender, sexual orientation, religious belief, ethnic origin, citizenship or the political philosophy of the authors.
Investigation of Allegations
An editor who finds convincing evidence of an ethical violation should contact the Editorial Board and the Publisher to ensure that the article is corrected, retracted, or any other correction is made.
Conflict of Interest
The editor should not take part in decisions about articles written by himself or his family members. In addition, such a study should be subject to all the usual procedures of the journal. The editor should follow the ICMJE guidelines on the disclosure of possible conflicts of interest by authors and reviewers.
Publication Decision
The editor is responsible for reviewing the referee reports and deciding which of the manuscripts submitted to the journal should be published. The editor has to comply with the policies determined by the Editorial Board.
Request for Citation to the Journal
The editor should not try to influence the ranking of the journal by artificially increasing any journal metric. The editor will not request reference to the articles of his own journal or another journal, except for scientific reasons.
Correction, Retraction, Publishing a Statement of Concern
Editors may consider publishing a correction if minor errors are detected in the published article that do not affect the findings, comments, and results. Editors should consider withdrawing the article if there are major errors / violations that invalidate the findings and conclusions. If there is a possibility of research or publication misuse by the authors, there is evidence that the findings are unreliable and the authors' institutions are not investigating the incident, or if the possible investigation seems unfair or inconclusive, editors should consider publishing an expression of concern. The COPE and ICJME guidelines are taken into account in relation to correction, withdrawal or expression of concern.