Ethical Principles and Publication Policy

Statement of Publication Ethics
The publication processes of Mersin Journal of Theology are based on the unbiased production, development and sharing of knowledge using the scientific method.
Peer-reviewed articles are studies that ensure the application of the scientific method and impartiality. In the realisation of scientific production, all components of the publication process; publisher, editors, authors, referees and readers must comply with ethical principles.
If cases such as manipulation, distortion and fabrication of the data used in the articles are detected, the institution where the author of the article works will be officially notified of this situation and the article will be rejected. Mersin Journal of Theology has the right to request the output files of the analysis results from the authors according to the feedback given by the editor and/or referees.
If the work prepared for publication is produced from a book chapter, unpublished proceedings, or thesis, this should be stated in Turkish and English on the first page of the work.
Example: This study is based on the doctoral thesis titled ... which we presented/completed on .... /This article is extracted from my doctorate dissertation entitled ‘...’, (PhD Dissertation, ..... University, Mersin/Turkey, 2024).