1. All manuscripts submitted to Eskisehir Osmangazi University Journal of Social Sciences should not have previously been published elsewhere, should not be submitted for publication in another journal, or be in the review process of another journal. 

2. Author(s) are fully responsible for studies published in Eskisehir Osmangazi University Journal of Social Sciences and those under review processes. Articles published in the journal do not reflect the opinions of Eskisehir Osmangazi University.

3. Copyrights of all accepted manuscripts and published articles (printed or electronic) belong to Eskisehir Osmangazi University Journal of Social Sciences, without any further action.

4. The Journal publishes articles written in Turkish and English. 

5. Any study supported by an institution or derived from a thesis should indicate this by using the (*) sign at the top of the last word on the title of the work and giving information in a footnote on the same page. Authors of an article derived from the thesis, the thesis owner should be placed in the first place while the adviser should be the second author.

6. All manuscripts submitted to the journal are subject to initial review by the editorial board. Content and format changes may be requested from the authors. 

7. Editor and editorial board decide the review process. Manuscripts that passed the initial review are sent to at least two referees.

8. The identity of both author and referees is kept strictly confidential during the evaluation process.

9. According to the referees' reports, the manuscript may be accepted for publication, revision, or additional information and shortening may be requested from the author(s), or it may be rejected, and the author (s) is notified of the decision made.

10. Author (s) is required to make all the changes requested by referees. The manuscript cannot be published without the requested changes have been made. The author (s) should submit a report containing changes that have been made to the referees' reports.

11. An author can publish only one article in one issue. Also, an author cannot publish more than one article in two consecutive issues.

12. Manuscripts submitted to a journal cannot be returned to the author(s).

13. This journal adopts open access policy. When an issue is published, it will be freely open to the public.

14. Journal of Social Sciences, Eskişehir Osmangazi University is committed to upholding the highest standards of publication ethics and observes the following principles of Publication Ethics and Malpractice Statement, which is based on the recommendations and guidelines for journal editors developed by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE). For detailed information, please visit the website of the journal, which is available at http://sbd.ogu.edu.tr/