Ethical Board Approval for Research:
For research conducted in all scientific fields, including the social sciences, as well as for clinical and experimental studies involving human and animal subjects that require ethical board approval, separate approval from the ethics committee must be obtained. This approval must be clearly stated in the article and properly documented.

Separate Ethical Guidelines for Different Stakeholders:
Under this heading, information on ethical rules should be provided under separate sub-headings for reviewers, authors, and editors.

Statement of Adherence to Research and Publication Ethics:
Articles must include a declaration confirming that the research and publication ethics have been followed.

Reference to National and International Standards:
The ethical principles should be specified under a separate heading on the journal and/or its website by citing national and international standards. For example, scientific manuscripts submitted to journals should take into account the recommendations of the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) and the International Standards for Editors and Authors published by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).

Details on Ethical Board Approval:
For studies that require ethical board approval, information regarding the approval (including the committee's name, date, and reference number) must be provided in the Methods section as well as on the first or last page of the article. In case presentations, the article must include information that the informed consent form was signed.

Compliance with Copyright Regulations:
The use of intellectual and artistic works must adhere to copyright regulations.

Q&A Section
Question: Is ethical board approval required for all articles?
Answer: No. The criteria specify that only those articles that require ethical board approval need to obtain it.
Studies that require ethical board approval include:

Research conducted using qualitative or quantitative approaches that involve data collection from participants via surveys, interviews, focus groups, observations, experiments, or interview techniques.

The use of human and animal subjects (including materials/data) for experimental or other scientific purposes.

Clinical research involving human subjects.

Research involving animal subjects.

Retrospective studies as required by the Law on the Protection of Personal Data.
Additionally, for case presentations, it must be indicated that the informed consent form was obtained; for the use of scales, surveys, or photographs owned by others, permission must be obtained and stated; and adherence to copyright regulations for the use of intellectual and artistic works must be declared.

Question: Should retrospective ethical board approval be obtained for publications derived from completed studies and theses?
Answer: For studies using data collected before 2020, derived from master’s or PhD theses (this must be noted in the article), or for articles that were submitted to the journal in the previous year, accepted, but not yet published, retrospective ethical board approval is not required.

Question: Do these TR Index rules restrict publications from institutions other than universities?
Answer: No. Researchers who are not affiliated with a university may also apply to the ethics committees available in their respective regions.

Additional Requirements:

Journals must indicate compliance with the rules regarding "Publication Ethics," "Research Ethics," and "Legal/Special Permissions" by citing international standards under separate headings on both the website and the printed journal.

The responsibility for upholding publication ethics should not be left solely to the authors; the journal must clearly define the process to be followed regarding publication ethics.

For articles published in the journal, it must be clearly stated whether ethical board approval and/or legal/special permissions are required. If such approvals are necessary, the article must clearly provide details including the name of the institution, the date, and the decision or reference number of the approval.

If the study involves the use of human and animal subjects, it must be declared that the study was conducted in accordance with international declarations, guidelines, or similar protocols.

It is imperative that the studies pertaining to these aspects be finalized within this year and that any shortcomings be remedied as soon as possible.












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