LivenARCH+ JOURNAL ETHICAL PRINCIPLES and PUBLISHING POLICY

LivenARCH+ JOURNAL ETHICAL PRINCIPLES
• All manuscripts that do not comply with the “LivenARCH+ Journal ETHICAL PRINCIPLES AND PUBLISHING POLICY” will not be considered for the peer review process.
• All manuscripts submitted to LivenARCH+ Journal for publication are evaluated by national and/or international referees. The final decision about the manuscript is made by the editor(s).
• The publication types of research/review/theoretical articles submitted to LivenARCH+ Journal for publication are evaluated by national and/or international referees. The final decision about the manuscript is made by the editor(s).
• The publication types of discussion/opinion articles submitted to LivenARCH+ Journal for publication are evaluated by scientific advisory board and/or editorial board members as referees. The final decision about the manuscript is made by the editor(s).
• The double-blind peer review system is applied in LivenARCH+ Journal.
• In the same issue of LivenARCH+ Journal, more than one article with the same author's name as the sole and/or corresponding author, and with the same/other multiple authors cannot be published.
• In the same year of LivenARCH+ Journal issues, more than one article with the same author's name as the sole and/or corresponding author, and with the same/other multiple authors cannot be published.
• For the LivenARCH+ Journal Special Issue; only the papers selected by the LivenARCH Congress Organizing Committee and accepted from the referee(s) evaluation processes are published in the relevant congress year.
• For all the LivenARCH+ Journal Issues, the articles cannot be withdrawn by the author(s) during the peer review process and/or after it.
• Authors of manuscripts submitted to LivenARCH+ Journal send the similarity report to the journal simultaneously with the manuscript. In the iThenticate/Turnitin programs where the similarity check will be performed, a similarity rate (excluding sources) of up to 15% is expected.
• For manuscripts submitted to LivenARCH+ Journal requiring Ethics Committee Approval/Legal Permission/Special Permission, the author(s) submit the official document related to the permission containing the necessary explanations to the journal simultaneously with the manuscript.
• There is no submission, editing, evaluation, and publishing fee in LivenARCH+ Journal.

LivenARCH+ Journal Editor(s) Ethical Responsibilities
• Editor(s) are responsible for ensuring that every article published in LivenARCH+ Journal is published in accordance with the “LivenARCH+ Journal ETHICAL PRINCIPLES AND PUBLISHING POLICY” and international standards.
• Editor(s) are obligated to implement the policies outlined in the “LivenARCH+ Journal ETHICAL PRINCIPLES AND PUBLISHING POLICY”, specifically the “BLIND PEER REVIEW AND EVALUATION PROCESS”; they ensure that each article is fairly, impartially, and timely reviewed, regardless of the author's ethnic origin, gender, sexual orientation, nationality, religious beliefs, or political philosophy.
• During the submission stage to LivenARCH+ Journal, authors are required to declare any conflicts of interest. If no such declaration is provided, a note stating that no conflict of interest has been declared is added to the article during the typesetting stage.
• Editor(s) of LivenARCH+ Journal have the right to reject an article in the event of the detection of any conflict of interest.
• Editor(s) review articles submitted to LivenARCH+ Journal for compliance with the aims/scope and writing rules principles and ensure their entry into the peer review process.
• Editor(s) have full authority in the assignment of referees, and the final decision regarding articles to be published in LivenARCH+ Journal lies with the editors. Editors consult the Scientific Advisory Board when necessary for the final decision.
• Articles sent to referees by editor(s) are expected to be evaluated within twenty (20) days. If this period is exceeded, editor(s) make a new referee assignment, retracting the request from the previous referee.
• All changes requested by the editorial team or referees must be made by the authors within twenty (20) days. The decision about the process of the manuscript is made by the editor(s).
• Corrected articles are re-evaluated by referees requesting changes or corrections, if necessary.
• LivenARCH+ Journal editor(s) decide on the publication of articles where corrections and suggestions requested by referees are made, in line with the opinions of the referees.

LivenARCH+ Journal Referee(s) Ethical Responsibilities
• All manuscripts received by LivenARCH+ Journal referees are evaluated anonymously. The double-blind peer review principle, where referees do not know the authors, is applied during the evaluation process, and each manuscript is sent to two (2) referees. For a manuscript to be published in the journal, two (2) positive reports from referees are required. In cases where referee reports differ, the opinion of a third referee is sought, and the evaluation is completed.
• Direct communication between referees and authors is not allowed within the scope of LivenARCH+ Journal. Article evaluations and notes are communicated to authors by the editor(s).
• Referees keep their evaluations confidential due to the nature of the documents sent to LivenARCH+ Journal.
• Referees evaluate only the articles related to their areas of expertise. In case of a different subject, they inform the editor(s) and withdraw from the process.
• Referees report any conflicts of interest to the editor and withdraw from the process in case of issues related to conflicts of interest.
• Referees complete the “LivenARCH+ Journal REFEREE EVALUATION FORM” for each article they evaluate, indicating their positive/negative decisions and reasons on the form.
• The time assigned to referees to evaluate articles is twenty (20) days from the date of their assignment by the editor(s).
• Referees inform the editor(s) if they cannot evaluate the assigned articles within the designated time.
• Referees notify the editor(s) in case of any plagiarism and/or copyright infringement.
• The language used in referees' reports should adhere to the rules of grammar, be academically articulate, explanatory, and constructive.
• Referees acknowledge that the final decision regarding the publication of the article lies with the editor(s).

LivenARCH+ Journal Author(s) Ethical Responsibilities
• The opinions expressed in articles published in LivenARCH+ Journal are not the views of the journal. The entire responsibility for the articles belongs to the respective authors.
• Authors of articles published in LivenARCH+ Journal are responsible for protecting the individual data of referees and readers.
• All manuscripts submitted to LivenARCH+ Journal must not have been published elsewhere or submitted to any other journal for publication. The authors of the respective articles are responsible for any disputes arising in this regard.
• All manuscripts submitted to LivenARCH+ Journal must be prepared in accordance with the “LivenARCH+ Journal WRITING RULES and FORMAT”. Articles that do not comply with the “LivenARCH+ Journal WRITING RULES and FORMAT” are not considered for the evaluation process.
• All manuscripts submitted to LivenARCH+ Journal must be original, and if they benefit from other works, proper citation or quotation is required.
• All changes requested by the editorial team or referees must be made by the authors within twenty (20) days. The decision about the process of the manuscript is made by the editor(s).
• The bibliography should be stated in a complete format and the institutional/organizational e-mail address(es) of the author(s) should be given.
• Data containing copyrights are used with the necessary permission, and permission information is provided.
• In articles based on postgraduate theses, information about the institution where the thesis was conducted and the thesis advisor is included.
• Multiple publications made within the scope of a project are specified, and the first publication information is provided.
• Research requiring ethical committee approval obtains approval, and approval information is included.
• A “responsible author” is selected from the authors of the article. During the evaluation process, all communication with editor(s) and the journal is the responsibility of the corresponding author. The corresponding author is obligated to provide timely, complete, and accurate information in response to all questions and requests from editor(s) and referees.
• All authors must sign the “LivenARCH+ Journal COPYRIGHT TRANSFER FORM” to specify the authorship order.

LivenARCH+ JOURNAL PUBLISHING POLICY
LivenARCH+ Journal is an international peer-reviewed electronic journal published twice a year, with an additional Special Issue, by the Department of Architecture, Faculty of Architecture, Karadeniz Technical University.
LivenARCH+ Journal utilizes the TUBITAK ULAKBIM DergiPark interface.
The copyright of articles accepted for publication in LivenARCH+ Journal is considered transferred to the journal. Authors of LivenARCH+ Journal articles transfer their publication rights and all related privileges to LivenARCH+ Journal by filling out the “LivenARCH+ Journal COPYRIGHT TRANSFER FORM” available in the journal system.