Scientific Journal of Finance and Financial Law Studies

The journal is aimed to be the most cited journal in the disciplines of public finance, financial law and finance.

Scientific Journal of Finance and Financial Law Studies (SJFFLS), a publication of the Academic Studies Group; It publishes theoretical and applied academic studies on public finance, financial law and finance in Turkish or English. The journal includes research studies that examine issues related to public finance, financial law and finance from an interdisciplinary, international and comparative perspective.
Scientific Journal of Finance and Financial Law Studies (SJFFLS); It is an "international" peer-reviewed "open access" journal published "free of charge" with an academic motivation. It is an electronic journal published twice a year, in April and October. It was established in 2021.

1. Articles not published or submitted for publication elsewhere accepted in either Turkish or British English.

2. Manuscripts should be at most single-spaced 24 A4 pages with the Times New Roman 11-font character size. Only the DergiPark platform welcomes article submissions.

3. The first page of the Word file to be submitted should include (i) the title of the article; (ii) an abstract of not more than 100 words; (iii) the keywords; and (iv) the JEL Codes; also (i) the full name(s) of the author(s); (ii) the ORCID ID numbers; (iii) institutional affiliation(s) of the author(s); (iv) the e-mail address and phone numbers of the author(s) should be indicated on a separate page. “Ethics Committee Permission Certificate” obtained from the relevant institution in studies that required ethical approval and based on questionnaires should be uploaded at the time of submission.

4. Tables, figures, and graphs should be numbered consecutively and contain full references. The titles of the tables, figures, and graphs should be placed at their heading; the references of tables, figures, and graphs should be at the bottom. A comma should separate decimals. Equations should be numbered consecutively. Equation numbers should appear in parentheses at the right margin. The complete derivation of the formulas (if abridged in the text) should be provided on a separate sheet for referee use.
5. Footnotes should be placed at the bottom of the page.

6. The English title of the article should be given first, then the author's name and surname, Orcid information, institution, country and e-mail should be included. The English title should be written in Trebuchet MS format, aligned left, in 18-point font. The Turkish title of the article should be written in Trebuched MS format, 16 point font and centered on the page.

7. The abstract of the article should first be given in English and then written in Turkish. Key words and Gel code should be included.
8. Introduction and conclusion sections should not be numbered.

9. References to sources should be made within the text, not in footnotes, including page numbers, as shown in the examples below:

.......expressed (Wilson, 2011).
.......is stated (Wilson, 2011: 210-215).
......Dollery (2008a: 15-20) suggests.
......(Wollmann et al., 2012: 126-153).
......(Watson, Hassett, 2003: 399-432; Wollmann, Marcou, 2013: 15-23).

10. All sources referenced in the text should be stated with their page numbers, under the heading "References" (not written as "References") and in accordance with the following examples:

Books:
Dunbar, R. (1997). Grooming, Gossip, and the Evolutaion of Language. USA, London: Harvard University Press.
Selznik, P. (1949), TVA and the Grass Roots: A Study of Politics and Organization, University of California Press, California.

Magazines:
Elder, D., & Enke, J. L. (1991, August). “The Structure of Gossip: Opportunities and Constraints on Collective Expression among Adolescents”, American Sociological Review, 56(4), 494-508.

Mamun, A. et al. (2018), “Intention and Behavior towards Green Consumption among Low-Income Households”, Journal of Environmental Management, 227, 73-86.

Compilations:

Krugman, P. (1995), “The Move Toward Free Trade Zones,” in P. King (ed.), International Economics and International Economic Policy: A Reader, New York: McGraw-Hill, Inc., 163-82.

Other Resources:

Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey (2003), Financial Stability, Press Release. March 24. Ankara.

Chang, R. (1998), “The Asian Crisis”, NBER Discussion Paper, 4470, National Bureau of Economic Research, Cambridge, Mass.

11. References to websites in the sources must be stated as the date of receipt as day, month, year and with their full addresses:

Turkish Statistical Institute (2022), Marriage and Divorce Statistics: 2021, 29.12.2022.

12. If there is an appendix, it should be included at the end of the article.

13. At the end of the article, a statement regarding the contribution rate of the researchers, a declaration of conflicting interests and whether funding has been received should be stated. If support has been received, a statement of thanks should be included.

PUBLICATION ETHICS

Scientific Journal of Finance and Financial Law Studies is dedicated to ensuring best practices on ethical matters, errors, and retractions. Plagiarism in all its forms constitutes unethical publishing behavior and is unacceptable. Conformance to standards of ethical behavior is expected of all parties involved: Editors, Authors, and Reviewers. The following ethics topics outlined for editors, authors, and reviewers are based on the COPE Code of Conduct for journal editors. Editors, authors, and reviewers will also adhere to the Scientific Journal of Finance and Financial Law Studies submission guidelines.
Editor's Duties: Publication Decisions The editor has complete responsibility and authority to accept, reject or request modifications to the manuscript. The editor does not reject papers based on suspicions, they shall have proof of misconduct.

Review of Manuscripts: The editor ensures that each manuscript submitted to the Scientific Journal of Finance and Financial Law Studies is reviewed for its intellectual content without regard to sex, gender, race, religion, citizenship, etc. of the authors. The editor also ensures that each manuscript is initially evaluated by the editor for originality, making use of appropriate software to do so. Following desk review, the manuscript is forwarded to blind peer review to make a recommendation to accept, reject, or modify the manuscript.

Ethical Guidelines: The editor shall ensure that all research material they publish conforms to internationally accepted ethical guidelines. Editors take reasonable responsive measures when ethical complaints have been presented concerning a submitted manuscript or published paper.

Confidentiality: The editor ensures that information regarding manuscripts submitted by the authors is kept confidential to anyone other than the corresponding author, reviewers, potential reviewers, other editorial advisers, and the publisher, as appropriate.

Disclosure and Conflicts of Interest: The editor shall not use unpublished materials disclosed in a submitted manuscript for his/her own research without the written consent of the author.
Authors' Duties:
Originality and Plagiarism: The authors must ensure that their work is entirely original works, and relevant previous work/words and publications, both by others and the authors' own should be appropriately acknowledged and referenced. Authors must certify that the manuscript has not previously been published elsewhere in any language.

Multiple Submissions: Authors must certify that the manuscript is not currently being considered for publication elsewhere.

Authorship: Authorship should be limited to those who have made a significant contribution to the conception, design, execution, or interpretation of the reported study. The corresponding author should act as a point of contact between the editor and the other authors and should keep co-authors informed and involve them in major decisions about the publication. Any change to the author list should be approved by all authors including any who have been removed from the list. Papers submitted by co-editors or editorial board members of Scientific Journal of Finance and Financial Law Studies as to whether the corresponding author or not should have handled by the editor and papers submitted by the editor as to whether corresponding author or not should have handled by one of the editorial board members to ensure unbiased and independent handling of such papers. Editor, co-editors, and editorial board members have no right to any process of their papers after they are submitted.

Peer Review Process: Authors must participate in the peer-review process. They should inform the editor if they withdraw their work from review, or choose not to respond to reviewer comments after receiving a conditional acceptance. Authors must respond to reviewers' comments in a professional and timely manner.

Data Authenticity and Retention: Authors must identify all sources used in the creation of their manuscripts. Authors must state that all data in the paper are real and authentic. They should present their results clearly, honestly, and without fabrication (making up research data), falsification (manipulation of existing data), or inappropriate data manipulation.

Disclosure and Conflict of Interest: All authors must notify the Editors of any conflicts including a statement disclosing any financial or other substantive conflicts of interest that may be construed to influence the results or interpretation of their manuscript. Funding sources should be disclosed.

Fundamental Errors: Authors should alert the editor promptly if they discover an error in any submitted, accepted, or published work. Authors should cooperate with editors in issuing corrections or retractions when required.

Research on Human Subjects: When appropriate, all authors must cite approval by an institutional review board (IRB) for research on human subjects.
Reviewers' Duties:

Confidentiality: Reviewers must keep all manuscripts received for review confidential. Privileged information or ideas obtained through peer review must be kept confidential and not used for personal advantage.

Standards of Objectivity: Reviewers should be objective and constructive in their reviews with no personal criticism of the author.

Supporting Argument: Reviewers should express their views clearly and observations should be formulated clearly with supporting arguments so that authors can use them for improving the paper. They should not make derogatory personal comments or unfounded accusations. Reviewers should be specific in their criticisms, and provide evidence with appropriate references to substantiate general statements such as, 'this work has been done before, to help editors in their evaluation and decision and in fairness to the authors.

Plagiarism, Fraud and Other Ethical Concerns: Reviewers should let the editor know if they suspect/find that a manuscript is a substantial copy of another work, citing the previous work in as much detail as possible. Reviewers should also identify relevant published work that has not been cited by the authors.

Acknowledgement of Sources: Reviewers must ensure that authors have acknowledged all sources of data used in the research. They should identify cases in which relevant published work referred to in the paper has not been cited in the reference section. They should point out whether observations or arguments derived from other publications are accompanied by the respective source.

Conflicts of Interest: Reviewers should not review manuscripts in which they have conflicts of interest resulting from competitive, collaborative, or other relationships or connections with any of the authors, companies, or institutions connected to the papers.

Promptness: Any selected referee who feels unqualified to review the research reported in a manuscript or knows that its prompt review will be impossible should notify the editor and excuse himself from the review process. In the event that a reviewer feels it is not possible for him/her to complete the review of the manuscript within stipulated time should also notify the editor so that the manuscript could be sent to another reviewer.

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