Ethical Principles and Publication Policy

• Studies in Economics and Political Sciences pays the utmost attention to publication ethics standards. The journal has adopted the ethical publishing principles published by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), the Open Access Scholarly Publishers Association (OASPA), and ULAKBİM. Works submitted to the journal are expected to be original studies.
• Manuscripts submitted to the journal must not have been previously published in another venue and must not have been submitted to another journal for publication. Each article undergoes a double-blind peer review process conducted by one of the editors and at least two reviewers.

• Plagiarism, fake authorship/denied authorship, research/data fabrication, production of fabricated data/results, salami slicing, segmented publication, submitting the same publication to multiple venues, copyright infringement, and concealment of conflicts of interest are considered unethical behaviors. In the event that the author(s) identify an error or inaccuracy in their published work, early view publication, or work under evaluation, they are responsible for cooperating with the editor in the correction or retraction process. All articles that do not comply with accepted ethical standards are removed from publication. This also includes articles containing potential violations or irregularities identified after publication.

   

Research Ethics

Our journal follows the highest standards in research ethics. The international research ethics principles defined below have been adopted. Compliance of articles with ethical rules is the responsibility of the authors. In the design of the research, the review of the design, and the conduct of the research, the principles of integrity, quality, and transparency must be ensured. The research team and participants must be fully informed about the purpose of the research, its methods, the possible intended uses, the requirements of participation, and any potential risks. The confidentiality of the information provided by research participants and the privacy of respondents must be ensured. The research must be designed in a way that protects the autonomy and dignity of the participants. Research participants must take part in the study voluntarily and must not be subjected to any coercion. Harm to participants must be avoided. The research must be planned in such a way that participants are not exposed to risk. Transparency regarding the independence of the research must be ensured, and any conflicts of interest must be declared.

In experimental studies, written informed consent must be obtained from participants who decide to take part in the research. Consent must also be obtained from the legal guardians of children, individuals under guardianship, or those with certified mental illness. If the research is to be conducted within any institution or organization, approval must be obtained from that institution or organization for the conduct of the study. In studies involving human participants, it must be stated in the “method” section that “informed consent” was obtained from the participants and that ethical committee approval was received from the institution where the study was conducted.

Copyright

When submitting an article to the Studies in Economics and Political Sciences journal, authors are required to read and approve the copyright form uploaded online. Click here for the Copyright Form.

The author(s) accept the following:

• That the submitted article is the original work of the author(s) and that no plagiarism has been committed,
• That all authors have substantially contributed to the study and assume full responsibility for it,
• That all authors have seen and approved the final version of the submitted manuscript,
• That the article has not been published elsewhere and has not been submitted for publication to another venue,
• That the text, figures, and documents contained in the article do not violate the copyrights of other individuals.
• The author(s) grant permission to DÜZCE UNIVERSITY to publish this intellectual work under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.
• The copyright of all studies accepted for publication in JEP following the peer-review process belongs to the author(s).
• The author(s) must also upload the signed Copyright Form to the JEP system together with their manuscript. With this agreement, the authors declare that they transfer the right to make editorial corrections in the published article to JEP.
• Within the framework of these rules, all responsibility for the studies submitted to JEP belongs to the author(s).
• No copyright fee is paid for published articles.

Protection of Personal Data

Editors are responsible for protecting the personal data of authors, reviewers, and readers. In addition, editors are responsible for ensuring the protection of personal data related to participants or images included in the studies evaluated in the Studies in Economics and Political Sciences journal. If the submitted studies to the Studies in Economics and Political Sciences journal do not include an explicit consent document from the individuals whose data are used, the editors are obliged to reject the study.