Ethical Principles and Publication Policy
EDITORIAL PRINCIPLES
The content of the manuscripts sent to Pamukkale University Journal of Social Sciences (PAUSBED) should be compatible with the scope of the journal. PAUSBED gives priority to publish “original research” manuscripts. Descriptive studies, systematic literature analyzes, meta-analyzes, and research notes are also accepted to PAUSBED.Ethical Principles
The manuscripts to be sent to PAUSBED must not have been previously published in another journal and have not been accepted the review process for publication. The manuscripts which satisfy this condition need to be uploaded the Similarity Screening Report (iThenticate or Turnitin) to the PAUSBED system by the corresponding author.
PAUSBED adopts standards set by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) to implement broadcast ethics. In this context, it references the publication ethics flow charts developed by COPE in cases of abuse or violation of publication ethics.
PAUSBED adopts the blind referee process. PAUSBED guarantees the anonymity of the authors and referees during the review process.
The anonymity of the author(s) is the responsibility of PAUSBED. However, this information may be shared in a possible investigation to investigate possible abuses. PAUSBED defines its principles regarding possible abuse situations in accordance with the guidelines created by COPE and shares it with partners on the website.
It is not acceptable for PAUSBED to use the sections of a manuscript in more than one publication of the authors unless specified. In such cases, PAUSBED follows the relevant guidelines set by COPE.
PAUSBED defends and protects freedom of expression under all circumstances. In addition, PAUSBED evaluates all kinds of racist, sexist, discriminatory content in hate speech and uses the right to reject the studies in this content without taking into the review process.
PAUSBED is clearly a party to intellectual and ethical standards in the event of a conflict of interest in a manuscript. It defines the ethical principles that the authors, referees, editor-in-chief, and editors are responsible for the subject. In the case of a conflict of interest, PAUSBED suspends the review process of the manuscript until the uncertainty is resolved. In this context, PAUSBED has the authority to request the Ethics Committee Permission, Interviewer Consent Forms, and documents that must be submitted from the applicant author(s).
PAUSBED acts responsibly and sensitively in publishing content of the correction, explanation, apology, and content.
PAUSBED editor-in-chief and editors are liable to comply with legal advice if duplicates in one manuscript violate their intellectual property rights.
Copyright Regulation and Conflict of Interest Policy
The author has a copyright on his own study and the right to first publish the article belongs to the PAUSBED. According to the Creative Commons Attribution principles, authors allows being shared with reference to the author(s) and the PAUSBED.
The PAUSBED believes that possible conflicts of interest between its partners will harm scientific publication ethics. The PAUSBED expects all partners to act responsibly in order to detect and prevent conflicts of interest. In the submission process, all the author(s) must sign the Copyright Form and upload it to the system.
General Principles
The manuscripts sent to the PAUSBED are first seen by the editorial secretary. In the next stage, manuscripts are directed to the Editor-in-Chief and/or editors of the journal. It is evaluated by the Editor-in-Chief and/or editor in terms of their originality, methodology, the importance of the subject discussed in the study, and its suitability for the scope of PAUSBED. Editor-in-chief and editors evaluate manuscripts independently of their ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, nationality, religious belief, and political philosophy. Manuscripts that are not deemed appropriate in terms of content or quality are not sent to the referees for review and are rejected.
The editor-in-chief and/or editor submits the manuscript to the review of at least two referees if the submitted work complies with the formal principles. The referees may request some changes from the author(s) in the manuscript if they deem necessary. After these changes are made by the author(s), they approve the study to be published in PAUSBED.
After the manuscript has been submitted to the PAUSBED system, none of the authors' names can be deleted from the author list without the written consent of all authors. Also, a new name cannot be added as an author, and the order of the author cannot be changed.
Abstracts presented at conferences are accepted as a reference provided that they are specified in the study.
Texts and attachments that are not accepted for publication do not have to be returned to the author(s).
Open Access Policy
Articles in the Journal have open access and they have licensed as Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0) (Licensing process continues). In other words, all content of the Journal is presented online and free of charge. Readers, except for commercial purposes, can read, download, copy, search and provide full texts of journal articles without permission from the publisher or authors.
Article Processing Charge
All expenses of the Journal are covered by Pamukkale University.
Article publishing and execution of the article processes are not subject to a fee. In this manner, there is no processing fee or shipping fee for articles submitted to the Journal or accepted for publication.
Reviewing Process
The journal performs the double-blind review process, which means that both the reviewer and author identities are concealed from the reviewers, and vice versa.
The Editor-in-Chief and/or editors send the manuscripts to at least two national/international reviewers if the submitted manuscripts are in accordance with the formal principles of the Journal.
The final decision belongs to Editor-in-Chief by taking into account the reviews of the reviewers.
Reviewers can accept the manuscript as it is, ask for minor or major corrections, or reject it. If there is a different opinion among the reviewers, the manuscript can be directed to another reviewer(s).
Reviewers must be objective. During the review process, the reviewers are expected to make their evaluations by considering the followings:
• Is the manuscript suitable for the type of the manuscript?
• Is the manuscript original in terms of contribution to science?
• Is the study suitable for publication in an academic journal in terms of subject and content?
• Is there a content-title fit in the manuscript?
• Does the abstract reflect the manuscript?
• Are there any Turkish and English abstracts compatible?
• What is the scientific originality level of the manuscript?
• Are the subject, purpose, and importance of the manuscript emphasized in the introduction section?
• What is the suitability of the methods utilized in the manuscript?
• Is the organization and presentation of the manuscript sufficient?
• Is the manuscript sufficient in terms of the language and expression?
• What are the degrees of clarity, suitability, and necessity of figures, pictures, and tables in the manuscript?
• Are the adequacy and necessity of references in the manuscript sufficient?
The reviewers should ensure that all information regarding the submitted manuscript remains confidential until the manuscript is published. Similarly, the reviewers should report to the editor if they notice any copyright infringement and plagiarism by the author. If the reviewer does not feel skilled about the subject of the manuscript or seems unable to provide a timely return, the reviewer should inform the editor about this situation and ask him/her not to include him/her in the reviewing process.
In the reviewing process, the editor clearly states that the manuscript sent to the reviewers for review is the private property of the authors. Reviewers and editorial board members cannot discuss the manuscript with other people. The identity of the reviewers must remain confidential.