Ethical Principles
The Journal of Art and Design adheres to the ethical publishing principles published by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ), and the Open Access Scholarly Publishers Association (OASPA).
Transparency Principle
The journal's operations are transparent and subject to predetermined procedures. The article acceptance process is conducted through the Dergipark system in a manner that allows relevant units and individuals to obtain information and follow each stage at any time.
Publication Policy
Authors submit their articles to the journal via the Dergipark system. Dergipark is an organization under the umbrella of TÜBİTAK ULAKBİM that provides technical support by offering electronic hosting and editorial process management services for peer-reviewed academic journals published in Turkey. For detailed information about Dergipark, see https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/pub/page/about. All processes of the Journal, including correspondence, are carried out through Dergipark's highly secure and continuously updated system. Article processes, files, and correspondence are archived through Dergipark.
All publication rights of articles submitted for publication belong to the Journal of Art and Design of the Faculty of Fine Arts, Ankara Hacı Bayram Veli University. The scientific, ethical, and legal responsibilities of the opinions and translations in the articles published in the Journal of Art and Design belong to the authors themselves.
Articles submitted for publication must not have been previously published elsewhere or accepted for publication. Articles derived from papers presented at scientific conferences but not yet published may be accepted, provided this is stated.
If the work covered by the article has been supported by any institution or organization, this institution or organization must be mentioned in the article. Any personal or financial relationships that could be considered relevant to the work must also be disclosed.
The Journal of Art and Design does not charge authors any fees for the evaluation and publication of articles, nor does it pay authors royalties. Furthermore, articles are not returned to authors, whether they are published or not.
For all articles dealing with disciplines related to art, experimental studies conducted on animals or humans must be carried out in accordance with the criteria determined by the Turkish Academic Network and Information Center (Ulakbim). For experimental studies requiring ethical committee approval, such approval must be obtained and the relevant information must be presented in the study.
Article submissions are made through Dergipark. Articles submitted to the journal are evaluated in the order they are received and published based on the evaluation results.
Submitted manuscripts are first reviewed by the secretariat. If the work is deemed suitable, it is forwarded to the editor, and the manuscript is initially reviewed for its suitability and originality (1). The editor then reviews the manuscript in terms of the journal's ethical principles (2), publication policy (3), and writing rules (4). Manuscripts deemed suitable at this stage are referred to two expert reviewers. If deemed unsuitable, the manuscripts are returned to the authors with a statement of reasons.
During the review process, authors who wish to withdraw their submitted article must notify the journal of their request via email. Articles that have been approved and are scheduled for publication cannot be withdrawn.
The responsibilities of authors, reviewers, and editors under the ethical principles and publication policy of the Journal of Art and Design are outlined below.
Responsibilities Regarding Authors
• The content of the submitted article must be original; quotations must be made correctly within the framework of ethical principles.
• Authors are responsible for spelling errors and personal opinions in the article.
• Authors must indicate the sources used completely in the text and in the references section.
• For all disciplines (including social sciences), experimental studies conducted on animals or humans; any qualitative or quantitative approach requiring data collection from participants using survey, interview, focus group, observation, experiment, or interview techniques must obtain ethical committee approval and be presented in the study along with the relevant information.
• Permission must be obtained from the relevant person or persons for the use of scales, surveys, or photographs belonging to others in articles, and this must be stated in the article.
• Authors' names should not be disclosed at any stage of the submission process.
• Individuals who have not contributed intellectually to the content of the submitted article should not be listed as authors.
• Once a manuscript has been submitted to the journal and the review process has begun, changes such as adding authors, changing author order, or removing authors should not be proposed. Otherwise, manuscripts will be returned.
• Authors should not contact reviewers or editors for the purpose of influencing the process.
• Articles submitted to the Art and Design Journal should not be submitted to another journal before the process is complete. Otherwise, the work will be returned.
• Authors are required to provide raw data, additional information, and documents upon request by editors and reviewers, and to retain this data even after the article is published.
• If authors notice any errors related to their research, they should contact the Art and Design Journal to inform the journal or to correct the article during the review stage, early view, or after the article is published.
• Authors should take into account the opinions and suggestions of the reviewers and editorial board for their articles to be published.
• Authors acknowledge that the final decision regarding the publication of articles rests with the journal's editorial board.
Responsibilities Regarding Reviewers
• Reviewers must conduct their evaluations in accordance with the principle of impartiality and ensure confidentiality in their reviews.
• Reviewers are obligated to evaluate the Reviewer Evaluation Form truthfully.
• Referees should only accept work related to their own field.
• Reviews should be solely research-oriented, and factors such as religion, gender, race, ethnicity, political or institutional issues should not influence the outcome of the review.
• Reviews should aim to be constructive and courteous; aggressive language and attitudes should not be displayed.
• Evaluations should be objective and based solely on the content of the work.
• Submissions accepted for review should be processed within the specified timeframe and in accordance with ethical principles.
• The identity of authors should not be disclosed, and submissions from authors whose identities are revealed should be rejected.
• No information regarding rejected submissions should be shared or made public.
• If reviewers determine that the article has been published elsewhere or has significant similarity to another publication, they should report this to the journal editor.
• In cases where a conflict of interest is suspected, the article review should not be accepted, and the situation should be reported to the Art and Design Journal editor.
• In accordance with the principle of confidentiality, manuscripts under review should be destroyed after the evaluation process.
• Referees acknowledge that the final decision regarding the publication of the article rests with the journal's editorial board.
Responsibilities of Editors
• Editors are responsible for ensuring that the review and publication processes are conducted transparently and in accordance with ethical principles.
• They protect the ownership and copyright of every article published in the Art and Design Journal and undertake the obligation to keep a record of every published copy.
• They are responsible for taking measures against any scientific misconduct, citation fraud, and plagiarism.
• Editors must protect the personal data of authors, referees, and readers.
• Keeps the identity information of authors and reviewers confidential in the context of blind peer review.
• Editors bear the responsibility of being objective towards all submissions.
• Ensures that judgments containing errors, inconsistencies, or misdirection in the works are corrected promptly.
• Editors ensure that the process progresses within the specified time frame.
• Evaluates referees based on criteria such as timeliness and performance.
• Editors forward referees' evaluations to the author without any changes, provided they do not contain offensive or derogatory language.
• Editors review authors' objections to reviewers' negative opinions, determine whether the objection is based on substantiated reasons, and, if necessary, seek a second reviewer's opinion.
• The editorial process continues until the article is published, and editors may request revisions from authors up to the final stage, beyond the reviewers' suggestions for corrections.
• Editors are responsible for conflicts of interest.