The Journal of Kütahya Faculty of Applied Sciences (JOKFAS) adheres to the ethical principles and standards established by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), the Council of Higher Education Scientific Research and Publication Ethics Directive of Türkiye, and internationally recognized standards for ethical publishing. Authors are responsible for avoiding all forms of publication misconduct, including plagiarism, data fabrication, data falsification, salami slicing, duplicate publication, and inappropriate authorship. All manuscripts submitted to the journal are screened using plagiarism detection software. Reviewers and editors are expected to uphold the principles of confidentiality, impartiality, avoidance of conflicts of interest, and academic integrity throughout the editorial and peer-review process. The Journal of Kütahya Faculty of Applied Sciences (JOKFAS) adopts an open access publishing policy, charges no submission or publication fees, applies a double-blind peer review system, and follows a continuous publication model. The journal accepts manuscripts in Turkish and English and considers only original, previously unpublished studies. All submissions undergo an initial editorial screening, editorial evaluation, and peer-review process. The journal conducts its publishing activities in accordance with the COPE Principles of Transparency and Best Practice in Scholarly Publishing and is committed to the principles of scientific impartiality and academic integrity.