1. Necmettin Erbakan University School of Law Review is a double-blind peer-reviewed journal which is published online biannually (in June and December).
2. Articles submitted to Necmettin Erbakan University School of Law Review must not have been published or submitted for publication in any journal. Article has been submitted to Necmettin Erbakan University School of Law Review proves the commitment of the author in this regard. Articles submitted to the journal, are subject to a plagiarism test and it is accepted that the similarity rate should not exceed 20%.
3. Although the language of Necmettin Erbakan University School of Law Review is in general Turkish, submissions in English, German and French are also welcomed .
4. Article must incorporate a title, abstract which is consisted of min 125 max 300 words, and min three and max five keywords. For Turkish article submissions- in addition to the Turkish abstract- an abstract must be added in one of the languages: English, German and French. For articles written in a foreign language (English, German, French or any other European Language), abstracts in Turkish must be added.
5. "Article Author Information" form must be attached to the article. Article Author Information form should clearly and accurately contain the author's full name, title, institution information, e-mail address and ORCIDs.
6. It is assumed that the authors have audited the articles and submitted them as "ready for publication". In the preliminary examination by the editorial board, articles that do not comply with the scientific (field-based control will be applied) criteria and journal writing guideline or submissions which have more than usual spelling mistakes can be rejected.
7. The articles that are pre-assessed by the editorial board, will be reviewed by two reviewers in accordance with the blind review system. Authors will not be informed about identity of reviewers. If the reviewers want a correction in their reports, the author can only make changes within the framework of the specified corrections. This change must be made within 30 days, otherwise the Editorial Board has the right to reject the article. After the author makes the corrections suggested by the reviewers, it can be applied to the reviewers, review again in line with the suggestion of the reviewers. When one of the reviewers gives a positive and the other a negative opinion, the article is sent to a third reviewer or accepted for publication by the decision of the Editorial Board / Editor-in-Chief. Articles that are not published according to the reviewer decision or the Editor's decision are not sent back to the author. The author is informed about the situation.
8. The author reserves the right to make changes to the work if change in legislation has occured between the time period of acceptance for publication by reviewers and date of publication. In this case, depending on the degree of change, the editorial board can submit the article to review process again. The same procedures applies in the event of a legislative change regarding the articles in the review process.
9. In addition to peer-reviewed articles, the journal may also include book review, legislation review, informative notes, judicial decision analysis. Elimination of which type of studies will be published will be made by Necmetti editorial board.
10. If the articles are accepted for publication, all publishing rights belong to Necmettin Erbakan University. Authors are deemed to have transferred their copyrights to the Necmettin Erbakan University, no royalties will be paid to the author. Legal and criminal responsibility for the articles belongs to the authors.
Necmettin Erbakan University School of Law Review embraces the principles of Publication Ethics which were adopted by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).
All articles submitted must be original and unpublished, cannot be in publication process in another journal. Each article is reviewed by one of the editors and at least two blinded peer reviewers. Plagiarism, duplication, fraudulent authorship / denied authorship, research / data fabrication, article slicing, dissemination by slicing, copyright infringement and concealment of conflict of interest are considered unethical behavior.
Articles submitted to the journal must not have been published elsewhere or submitted for publication. The fact that the article has been sent to our journal means the commitment of the author in this regard. Articles submitted to the journal are subject to a plagiarism program and it is accepted that the similarity should not exceed 20%.
All articles that do not comply with the accepted ethical standards are removed from the publication. This includes articles containing potential irregularities detected after publication.
Research Ethics
The authors are responsible to comply with the ethical rules in the submitted article. Authors are obliged to abide by the following ethical principles:
- The principles of integrity, quality and transparency must be ensured in the research, the review and the conduct of the research.
- Research team and participants should be fully informed about the purpose of the research, methods and possible uses, necessities and-if any- risks of participation in the research.
- Confidentiality of information provided by research participants and confidentiality of respondents must be guarenteed. Research should be designed to preserve the autonomy and dignity of the participants.
- Research participants should voluntarily participate in the research and should not be under any coercion.
- Damage to participants must be avoided. The research should be organized in a way that does not put the participants at risk.
-Authors must be transparent about research independence; If there is a conflict of interest, it should be indicated.
- In experimental studies, written informed consent must be obtained from the participants who decide to participate in the research. The legal guardian's approval must be obtained for children and for those under guardianship.
- If the study will be carried out in any institution or organization, approval must be obtained from this institution or organization that the study will be carried out.
- In studies with a human element, it should be stated in the "method" section that "informed consent" was obtained from the participants and the ethics committee approval was obtained from the institution where the study was conducted.
Within the Framework of Publication Ethics; Studies Requiring Ethics Committee Permission to be Evaluated in the Journal are as Follows:
1.All kinds of research conducted with qualitative or quantitative approaches that requires data collection from participants using questionnaire, interview, focus group study, observation, experiment, interview techniques,
2. Use of humans and animals (including material / data) for experimental or other scientific purposes,
3.Clinical studies on humans,
4. Research on animals,
5. Retrospective studies in accordance with the law on protection of personal data.
In this framework, in studies to be evaluated in Recmettin Erbakan University School of Law Review;
1. Stating that the "informed consent form" was obtained in case presentations,
2. Obtaining and indicating permission from the owners for the use of scales, questionnaires, photographs belonging to them,
3. It should be stated that the copyright regulations are complied with for the intellectual and artistic works used.
4. Editors ensure the protection of human and animal rights in the evaluated works.
Editors have the responsibility to refuse to work when there is no approval of the ethics committee on the subjects used in the study and no permission for experimental research. In studies requiring ethics committee approval, information about the permission (name of the board, date and number) should be included in the method section and also on the first / last page of the article. In case reports, the information that the informed consent / consent form was signed should be included in the article.
Authors' Responsibility
Authors must comply on scientific and ethical rules. The author must assure that the article is original, has not been published elsewhere, and has not been submitted for publication elsewhere in another language. Copyright laws and treaties must be taken care into. Corresponding materials (eg tables, figures or large quotations) should be used with required permission and acknowledgment. Work or sources of other authors and contributors should be appropriately used and cited in references.
All authors must contribute to the submitted article, in academic and scientific terms. The "author" is someone who contributes significantly to the conceptualization and design of a published research; who leads to obtain, to analyze or to interpret the data, or to write the article or to critically review it in relation with the content. Other conditions to be considered as an author are planning or executing and / or revising the work in the article. Funding, data collection, or general supervision of the research group alone does not provide authorship rights. All individuals designated as authors must meet all the criteria listed above, and any individual who meets the criterias may be designated as an author. The name order of the authors should be a joint decision between authors. Authors’ name order must be listed on the Copyright Agreement Form.
All individuals who do not meet the sufficient criteria for authorship but contribute to the study should be listed in the “acknowledgments / information” section. People who only provide technical support, help with writing or just provide general support, financial and material support can be listed in the “acknowledgement” section.
All authors must declare financial relationships, conflicts of interest and competition of interest that have the potential to influence the results of the research or scientific review. If a writer detects a significant error or inaccuracy in his published article, he is responsible for contacting and cooperating with the editor immediately for correction or retraction of these inaccuracies.
Editors’ and Reviewers’ Responsibilities
The editor-in-chief evaluates the articles regardless of the authors' ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, nationality, religious belief, and political stand point. NEU Law Review ensures that the articles submitted for publication, will be reviewed fairly by double-blind peer . NEU Law Review guarantees that all personal information about the submitted articles will remain confidential until the article is published. Editor-in-chief is responsible for the overall quality of the content and publication. It should publish a correction page or make a correction when necessary.
Editor in chief does not allow any conflict of interest between authors, editors and reviewers. He/she has full authority to appoint a peer reviewer and editor in chief is responsible for making the final decision on which articles will be published.
Reviewers cannot have conflicts of interest with the authors and / or financial supporters of the research. Reviewers must evaluate impartially and make a decision based on impartial judgment. Reviewers must ensure that all information regarding submitted articles will be kept confidential. Reviewers must report to the editor if they notice any copyright infringement or plagiarism on the submitted study. If the reviewer is not sure about his qualification on the subject of the article or if reviewer does not seem possible to give feedback on time, reviewer must inform the editor and ask him withdrawal from the review process.
During the review process, it is accepted that the articles sent to the reviewer are the private property of the authors. It is also guaranteed that communication between author and editorial board is privileged. Reviewers and editorial board members cannot discuss articles with third parties. Anonymity of identity of the reviewers’ must be safely secured. In some cases, with the approval of the editor, the relevant reviewers' comments on the article can be sent to other reviewers who are assigned to the same article.
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