Research Articles
Aim & Scope
Selcuk University Journal of Social and Technical Researches aims to contribute to science and related institutions and organizations through open access by publishing original, quality and scientifically significant studies presented by academics and researchers. Original articles evaluated by independent and double-blind referee application during the publication process of the journal are published online as open access. Submitted articles must be original works that have not been previously published or submitted for publication elsewhere. Studies submitted to the scope of the journal in accordance with the submission and spelling rules are primarily evaluated by the relevant editors in terms of format and field suitability. Articles that are suitable in terms of study subject, similarity rate and spelling rules are sent to at least two referees who are experts in their fields for scientific evaluation. The final decision regarding the publication of the article is made by the editor-in-chief, considering the evaluations of the editorial board and the comments of the referees. The Editorial Board of Selcuk University Journal of Social and Technical Research undertakes to comply with the criteria of the International Council of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE), World Association of Medical Editors (WAME) and Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).
Selçuk University Journal of Social and Technical Research is an academic journal that publishes original scientific studies such as original research and survey articles, reviews and short papers are published in the social and technical fields, in the specified fields of study.
Subject Category:
Social Sciences: Business, Economics, Communication, International Relations, Public Administration, Social Issues, Urban Studies
Technical Sciences: Automation & Control Systems, Computer Science, Construction and Building Technology, Engineering, Remote Sensing
Field of Science: Social Sciences, Technology
Publication Language
Full Text Publication Language:
• Primary Language: Turkish
• Secondary Language: English
Content Written in Turkish and Latin Alphabet:
• Article Title: Turkish & English
• Author's Name: Turkish (in Latin Alphabet)
• Author's Address: Turkish & English (Latin Alphabet)
• Keywords: Turkish & English
• Bibliography: Turkish (in Latin Alphabet)
Full Text: Turkish (Latin Alphabet)
Content Written in English and Latin Alphabet:
• Article Title: Turkish & English
• Author's Name: Turkish (in Latin Alphabet)
• Author's Address: Turkish & English (Latin Alphabet)
• Keywords: Turkish & English
• Bibliography: English (Latin Alphabet)
Full Text: English (Latin Alphabet)
Article Submissions and Publication Period
Selcuk University Journal of Social and Technical Research is a peer-reviewed scientific journal published twice a year in June and December. The articles to be sent must be original studies that are suitable for the purpose and scope of the journal. More than one article from an author in the same publication period is not accepted. Works submitted after the deadline will not be accepted. Original articles that have not been published before, that are not in the process of evaluation in another journal, and that are approved by all authors are evaluated.
Audience
The target audience of Selcuk University Journal of Social and Technical Research is academicians, experts, researchers, doctoral, master's and specialist students as well as people who are active in these fields. The journal aims to contribute to the dissemination of research and continuous development culture in academic and professional studies related to these fields.
Charge Policy
The journal, which adopts the open access policy, does not charge any fee for the publication of the article and other processes. Selcuk University Journal of Social and Technical Research does not accept sponsorship and advertisement due to its publication policies. All expenses of the journal are covered by Selçuk University.
Copyright
The copyrights of the studies published in Selcuk University Social and Technical Research Journal belong to their authors. The authors allow the intellectual work they sent to be published by Selcuk University Journal of Social and Technical Research under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non-commercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0) license.
Originality of Articles
Journal of Social and Technical Research does not accept previously published studies elsewhere. Articles with more than 20% similarity rate will not be evaluated.
Writing Rules
Article Preparation
Language: Turkish, English
The language of the journal is Türkiye Turkish and English.
Types of Articles: Research and review articles, reviews, and brief papers
Citation Style: APA-6
Writing Rules:
1. Submission of articles to the journal can only be done through DergiPark. Articles sent to the journal's e-mail address or editorial board will not be considered.
2. The article should be prepared in MS Word format and compatible with A4 page structure. In-text font style should be set to Times New Roman 11 points. In addition, single line spacing should be used in the entire Word page and the pages should not be numbered.
3. Margins (cm): Top=2.5 Bottom:1.2, Left=1.8, Right:1.8
4. Do not leave a paragraph indent. Give 1 line spaced 1 space between paragraphs.
5. All headings (article titles and sub-titles, etc.) should be written in Times New Roman 12-character type, all bold and the first letter of all words capitalized. The main title should be written in 14 pt.
6. Except for the Introduction and Conclusion sections, the numbering should be 1., 1.1., 1.1.2., 2., 2.1., ….
7. The Turkish and English title of the article should be cantered horizontally, all other texts should be justified.
8. When writing abstracts in English and Turkish, Times New Roman 10 should be used; Keywords must be Times New Roman 10-character type.
9. Keywords in the article should be stated in Turkish and English, with a minimum of 3 and a maximum of 5 keywords.
10. All pages should be used vertically (portrait).
11. Tables, figures, and equations should be numbered consecutively.
12. The photographs, maps and figures in the text should be scanned at 300 dpi resolution and placed in the relevant section.
13. While preparing the graphics, attention should be paid to the legibility of the texts in the inner sections. The texts in the table should be 7-9 points.
14. Do not use footnotes in the article.
15. APA (American Psychological Association) 6.0 spelling rules and reference format are applied in our journal. Articles should be arranged considering the writing rules in question.
16. Tables and figures should likewise be arranged according to APA Version 6.0.
17. The numbers to be given as (1), (2), ... to the formulas used in the text should be placed on the far right of the relevant formula. References to formulas should be made with the formula number. Formulas or equations should be written with the "Equation Editor" or "MathType".
18. The bibliography should start on a new page.
19. Articles should not exceed 20 pages.
20. On the first page of the article, the title of the article, the name and surname of the author(s), title, ORCID Number and contact information should be included.
21. The article should have Turkish and English titles. The Turkish title should not exceed 15 words.
22. The article must contain a Turkish "Abstract" section with a length of at least 150 and maximum 200 words. An English abstract should also be included.
23. Use TDK Spelling Guide as a basis in writing words and abbreviations with the use of punctuation marks in your article.
Citation Style
APA (American Psychological Association) 6.0 spelling rules and reference format are applied in our journal. Articles should be arranged considering the writing rules in question. To access the APA 6.0 spelling rules http://www.tk.org.tr/APA/apa_2.pdf
Final Checklist
It is hoped that this list will be useful during the final check of the prepared article before it is uploaded to the journal system.
Make sure the following items are available:
1. Author information added.
• E-mail address
• Full mailing address
• Phone number
2. All necessary files have been uploaded.
• Article text
• Copyright Notice
3. The article has been "spelling" and "grammar checking".
4. All references mentioned in the bibliography are quoted in the text and vice versa.
Submit Article
In the applications made, the account of the corresponding author of the study should be used. All correspondence regarding the application is forwarded to the responsible author by e-mail sent through the journal system. When uploading the article file, make sure that it does not contain any elements that would reveal the identity of the author due to the double-blind peer-review process.
Files You Need to Download Separately:
1) Article Full Text
2) Copyright Notice
3) Ethics Committee Permission (If Necessary)
During the submission, the following commitment is received from the author in electronic form:
1. I am authorized/authorized by co-authors to submit this work to your journal.
2. The article is original, has not been officially published in another peer-reviewed journal, has not been reviewed by any other journal, and does not infringe any existing copyright or other third-party rights.
3. I/we agree that if the article is editorially accepted for publication, it will be licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non-commercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0) license.
4. Copyright and intellectual property rights of the author(s) or employer(s) of the author(s), if any, are reserved. The author(s) undertake(s) that the publisher is not responsible for any claims or lawsuits to be filed by third parties due to copyright infringement, and that all responsibility belongs to them.
5. The author(s) undertake(s) that there is no criminal or illegal statement in the article, and that no illegal materials and methods are used while conducting the research.
Author’s Guide
Authorship and Contribution
Each author named in the study is equally responsible for the content of the study. It is unacceptable to not include the name of the researcher even though he contributed to the study, or to include his name unjustly even though he did not contribute. The corresponding author should ensure that all co-authors have seen and approved the final manuscript and agree to submit it for publication.
Author Change Requests
Authors are required to carefully review the list and order of authors before submitting their manuscript, and to provide the definitive list of authors at the time of original submission. Changing the author responsibilities of a work whose evaluation process has begun (such as adding an author, changing the order of authors, removing an author) cannot be proposed.
Article Writing
Authors should stick to the findings of their research. It is out of question to change the findings, to make up findings and results and to conduct research based on them. Situations such as tampering with data and materials, deleting, removing, or skipping the interpretation of difficult data are distrustful. The article should contain sufficient detail and references to allow others to repeat the work.
Originality
Authors guarantee that their work is original. It is not possible for authors to submit their works to journals simultaneously. Authors cannot send their previously published works to Socio-Technic journal.
Original Source Use and Citation
When authors include ideas, languages, pictures, graphics, and tables of other researchers in their work, they have to indicate this as a quotation. Quoting without specifying the source is grounds for plagiarism. Privately obtained information, such as in conversations, correspondence, or discussions with third parties, should not be used without the express and written permission of the source.
Data Access and Retention
Raw data about the article can be requested from the author within the framework of the evaluation processes, in such a case the author should be ready to present the expected data and information to the editorial board and scientific committee.
Multi and Simultaneous Broadcasting
Authors cannot have their work in the application process of more than one journal at the same time. Each application can be started following the completion of the previous application. A study published in another journal cannot be sent to Socio-Technic. An author should not submit a previously published article for consideration in another journal, except in the form of an abstract.
Ethics Committee Permission Certificate
"Ethics Committee Permission" is required for studies to be published (research that requires data collection from participants using survey, interview, focus group work, observation, experiment, interview techniques). In studies that require ethics committee permission, the article file and ethics committee permission document should also be uploaded to the system. Information about permission (board name, date, page number) should be included in the method section and on the first or last page of the article.
Conflict of Interest
All authors must clearly disclose their financial and personal relationships with any person or organization that might conflict with their work, materially impair the objectivity of the work, or provide an unfair advantage to any person or organization. Examples of conflicts of interest include employment, consultancies, stock ownership, fees for service, paid expert testimony, patent applications/registrations, grants or other sources of funding. Authors should state their interests in the declaration of interest. If the article is accepted, this statement will be published.
Error Reporting
The author should immediately notify the journal editor or publisher if he or she becomes aware of any inaccuracies or errors in published or under review work. It is the author's responsibility to cooperate with the editor in corrections or retractions.
Image Integrity
It is not acceptable to enhance, darken, move, remove, or add a particular feature to an image. Authors must abide by the policy for graphic images enforced by the journal.
Ethical Principles and Publication Policy
PUBLICATION ETHICS PRINCIPLES
The publishing processes of Selcuk University the Journal of Social and Technical Researches are based on the objective production, development and sharing of information using scientific methods.
The journal observes the principles of transparency, confidentiality, and accountability within the framework of ethical rules throughout the national and international dissemination of information. In addition, it aims to continuously improve all processes in an efficient and competitive structure with a quality-oriented approach. Ethical standards for publication exist to ensure high-quality scientific publications, public confidence in scientific findings, and people's opinions being respected.
• Honest researchers do not plagiarize.
• They do not cite sources incorrectly.
• They do not hide objections that they cannot refute.
• They do not distort opposing views.
• They do not destroy or hide data.
Peer-reviewed studies are studies that support and implement the scientific method. At this point, it is of great importance that all parties involved in the publication process (authors, readers and researchers, publisher, referees, and editors) comply with ethical principles. The Journal adheres to national and international standards on research and publication ethics. It complies with Press Law, Intellectual and Artistic Works Law and Higher Education Institutions Scientific Research and Publication Ethics Directive. The journal has adopted the International Ethical Publishing Principles published by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ), Open Access Scholarly Publishers Association (OASPA) and World Association of Medical Editors (WAME). It also undertakes to comply with the Decisions of the Türkiye Editors' Workshop.
• Press Law (National Legislation)
• Law on Intellectual and Artistic Works (National Legislation)
• Higher Education Institutions Scientific Research and Publication Ethics Directive (National Legislation)
• Transparency and Best Practice in Academic Publishing (International Criteria)
• Türkiye Editors' Workshop Decisions (National Criteria)
Ethical Duties and Responsibilities of the Publisher
Simultaneous submission of the same work to more than one journal
Authors cannot submit the same article to more than one journal at the same time. The editor reserves the right to consult the other editor(s) receiving the article if it learns of possible simultaneous submission. In addition, the editor may return the article without review or reject it without considering the reviews or take this decision by discussing it with the other relevant editor(s) and may decide not to accept article submissions from the authors for a certain period. It can also write to the authors' employers or implement all these measures together.
Republishing
Republishing is the publication of the same article or substantially similar articles in more than one journal. The editor returns this type of article without review. After that, the editor may impose an embargo on the author attempting to republish for a certain period, explain this situation to the public in the journal in which the author has previously published (perhaps as a simultaneous announcement with the editor of the journal that published the previous article), or apply all these measures together.
Ethical Duties and Responsibilities of the Editorial Board
Editorial Confidentiality Obligation
• Editors of Selçuk University the Journal of Social and Technical Researches treat all submitted manuscripts as confidential documents; this means that they will not disclose information about an article to anyone without the permission of the authors. During the article review process, the following people can access the articles: Editors, Reviewers, Editorial Board Members. The only situation in which details about a manuscript may be passed on to a third party without the consent of the authors is if the editor suspects serious research misconduct.
• The editorial board of the journal consists of academicians who are experts in their fields from Selcuk University. Members of the Editorial Board are appointed by considering the branches of science, engineering and social sciences, and the members are appointed according to the demands of the editor-in-chief and the members of the editorial board. A new member is appointed to replace the departed member. According to the subject of the article, the editor may send an article to non-Editorial Board members for review as a field editor, when necessary.
• The journal takes all necessary precautions to clarify a situation regarding any article, to make changes to the article in question, or to claim or prove that the work contains any scientific misconduct, fraudulent publication, plagiarism, or close cooperation with the editors.
• The journal, together with the editors, will take the necessary steps to prevent the publication of the article in which any abuse has occurred, and will not under any circumstances allow such abuse or knowingly such abuse to take place.
• The journal is responsible for responding to any allegations or doubts raised by readers, reviewers, or other editors. In such a case, the relevant article is evaluated by the journal and necessary explanations are made.
• Editorial board is responsible for every article submitted to the the journal and even for all its processes after its publication, and the Editorial Board knows this responsibility. This responsibility is solely for the public interest in the decisions made on issues related to the journal; requires independent decision making without considering personal gain. The relationship between the publisher and the Editorial Board is based on the principle of independence, all decisions taken by the editors are independent of the publisher and other individuals and organizations.
• Editorial board strives to continuously improve the Journal and increase its publication quality. It also ensures the determination and implementation of journal policies such as publication, blind refereeing, evaluation process, and ethical principles. Editorial board protects the copyright of the authors of the articles published in the journal and is responsible for taking precautions regarding intellectual property rights, scientific-unethical behaviours, plagiarism, and citation gangs during the publication process of articles and journals. The Editorial Board prepares a "Writing rules" containing the information requirements of the author(s), and a "Referee evaluation guide" containing the information that the referees will need during the evaluation phase and updates it when necessary.
• Editorial board determines policies that motivate the referees and author(s) and keeps the records of each article and correspondence related to the journal electronically.
Ethical Duties and Responsibilities of Authors
• Author(s) cannot follow the process for the same article in two journals at the same time. When the process is completed in one journal and his article is rejected, he can send his article to the other journal. An article published in another journal cannot be sent to the the journal.
• The author(s) should prepare and submit their work to the journal as original.
• The author(s) should refer to the sources they used during the writing of the article in a correct and complete manner in line with ethical principles.
• The names of people who do not contribute to the article should not be written as authors, and it should not be suggested to change the author order, remove an author, or add an author of an article applied for publication.
• If there is a need to add an author, change the order of authors, or remove an author to an article whose evaluation process has been started in the journal, an application can be made to the journal management with the approval of all the Author(s). Journal management examines the application and notifies the responsible author of the decision.
• Persons who have a conflict-of-interest regarding the article for which the application for publication has been submitted should be reported to the editors and explained.
• During the evaluation process, information or raw data about their articles can be requested from the author(s) by the editor, referee, and field editor. Therefore, the author(s) should have the information or raw data of their articles ready to present.
• The author(s) should document that they have obtained the right to use the data they use in their articles, the permissions for the research-analysis or the consent of the participants on whom they have researched.
• The author(s) should contact the editor to inform, correct or retract when they notice an error in an article that is in the evaluation and early view stage or published in electronic media.
• The author(s) has obtained ethics committee approval for studies that require data collection through quantitative or qualitative methods such as experiments, questionnaires, scales, interviews, observations, focus group studies, which require an ethics committee decision; Ethics committee name, decision date and number should be specified in the "Ethical Approval" section of the candidate article, and the document showing the ethics committee decision should be uploaded to the system with the application of the article.
• The author(s) should present in the article evidence of their care for ethical principles in the data collection process (such as obtaining their permission to use other people's documents such as scales, questionnaires, photographs).
• It should be stated in the articles that research and publication ethics and copyright regulations for intellectual and artistic works are complied with.
• If the research was carried out on human and animal subjects, it should be reported that the research was carried out in accordance with international reports, guidelines, etc.
• Ethics committee approval is not required for review articles from the author(s). However, it should be stated in the "Ethical Approval" section of the article that an ethics committee decision is not required for articles that do not require an ethics committee decision.
• Every article submitted for evaluation for publication is checked by the editors for plagiarism with the iThenticate software.
• If the similarity index (SI) of the article is above 20% and the single source similarity rate is above 5%, excluding the reference sections, it is sent back to the relevant author to reduce it below these rates.
• If plagiarism is proven after the publication of the relevant article, the article will be immediately withdrawn and removed from the website. In such a case, the articles of the relevant authors will be deemed not suitable for publication in the the journal for five years.
• The author(s) must inform the journal management for correction or retraction of the article in case of any errors or inaccuracies in the pre-control, evaluation, editing and publication stages.
Notifying the editor of the situation that does not comply with the ethical principles
In case of a behaviour that does not comply with the ethical principles regarding the journal editors, referees, authors, or an unethical situation regarding an article in the evaluation process, early view or published, it should be reported to sosyoteknik@selcuk.edu.tr
Correction, Withdrawal, Expression of Concern
Editors may consider issuing a correction if minor errors are detected in the published article that do not affect the findings, comments, and conclusions. Editors should consider retracting the article in case of major errors/violations that invalidate the findings and conclusions. If there is a possibility of misuse of research or publication by the authors; If there is evidence that the findings are unreliable and that the authors' institutions did not investigate the incident, or if the potential investigation seems unfair or inconclusive, editors should consider issuing a statement of concern. The COPE and ICJME guidelines are considered regarding correction, withdrawal, or expression of concern.
Objection Process
We welcome serious objections to reviews by editors and reviewers. If you think we rejected your article because we misunderstood the scientific content, please send an objection message to our editorial team at sosyoteknik@selcuk.edu.tr Do not try to submit a revised version of your article at this stage. If, after reading your objection letter, we understand that your objection is justified, we may invite you to submit a revised version of your article. Thus, your work is sent back to the external referee process. Please include as much detail as possible in the appeal letter. Finally, we can only consider one objection per article, so please take the time and effort to write the letter in detail to make your objection clear - you have a chance, so use it well. We have found that prolonged negotiation over rejected articles is often unsatisfactory for both authors and editors, so we do not process multiple appeals for the same work.
Studies that require Ethics Committee Permission/legal/special permission
In accordance with the publication rules of Selcuk University the Journal of Social and Technical Researches, the statement indicating where, in which scope, date and issue number the Ethics Committee Permission was obtained in studies requiring Ethics Committee Permission / legal / special permission, must be stated in the article at the time of submission of the article to the Journal.
Studies that require the approval of the Ethics Committee are as follows.
• All kinds of research conducted with qualitative or quantitative approaches that require data collection from the participants by using survey, interview, focus group work, observation, experiment, interview techniques.
• The use of humans and animals (including material/data) for experimental or other scientific purposes,
• Clinical studies on humans,
• Research on animals,
• Retrospective studies in accordance with the law on the protection of personal data,
Moreover;
• Obtaining and specifying permission from the owners for the use of scales, questionnaires, photographs belonging to others,
• If the study will be carried out in any institution or organization, approval must be obtained from that institution or organization.
• Indication of compliance with copyright regulations for the intellectual and artistic works used
Principles of Research Ethics
• Selcuk University the Journal of Social and Technical Researches observes the highest standards in research ethics and adopts the international research ethics principles defined below. The compliance of the articles with the ethical rules is the responsibility of the authors.
• Principles of integrity, quality and transparency should be ensured in designing the research, reviewing the design and conducting the research.
• The research team and participants, the purpose of the research, its methods, and possible uses; should be fully informed about the necessities and risks, if any, of participating in the research.
• Confidentiality of information provided by research participants and confidentiality of respondents should be ensured. Research should be designed in a way that preserves the autonomy and dignity of the participants.
• Research participants should take part in the research voluntarily and should not be under any coercion.
• Damage to the participants should be avoided. The research should be planned in such a way that it does not put the participants at risk.
• Be clear about research independence; If there is a conflict of interest, it should be stated.
• In experimental studies with human subjects, written informed consent must be obtained from participants who decide to participate in the research. The consent of the legal guardian of children and custodians or those with a confirmed mental illness must be obtained.
• If the study will be carried out in any institution or organization, approval must be obtained from that institution or organization.
• In studies with a human element, it should be stated in the “methods” section that “informed consent” was obtained from the participants and ethics committee approval was obtained from the institution where the study was conducted.
Price Policy
Selcuk University the Journal of Social and Technical Researches, which adopts the open access policy, does not charge any fee for the publication of the article and other processes. The journal does not accept sponsorship and advertisement due to its publication policies. All expenses of the journals are covered by Selcuk University.
Selcuk University Journal of Social and Technical Researches is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License (CC BY NC).