Article Assessment Processes and Times
| PROCESSES | ACTIONS | MINIMUM PROCESSING TIME |
| The first control process | After the article is uploaded to the system, it includes the processes in which the article process is initiated and the acceptance or rejection decision is made. Actions to be carried out in the pre-control; • Compliance with article format and spelling rules, • Checking of the formal condition, • Tournament similarity rate (Maximum 18%) control, • Checking the Article Copyright Form, • Scanning and checking of the article on Google, PubMed, Doaj, Crossref etc. • Revision of the article by the author and submission of the final version • In case the article is not appropriate, the decision of rejection etc. | 2 weeks |
| Evaluation process | It includes the "Referee Evaluation" and "Decision Making" processes of the article by the Editor and Field Editors. Actions; • Appointment and evaluation of at least two referees (double-sided blind referee evaluation) of the article • Corrections and finalization by the authors • If the referees see it again, the referees will be evaluated by the referees and the article is revised. • Decision of the final evaluation and publishing process of the article by the Editor / Field Editors (Acceptance or Rejection) etc. | 6 weeks |
| The Editing process | It includes the processes of getting the articles to be published in the journal ready for publication, final control and publishing on the WEB page. Actions; • Final edits of the articles that have gone into the editing process by Technical Editors and getting them ready for publication, • Final control of the article prepared for publication by the Authors, • Publishing the article on the WEB page | 2 weeks |