The Journal of STEAM Education (J-STEAM) Publication Ethics Principles have been prepared in line with the principles (http://publicationethics.org) that the Committee on Publication Ethics (Committee on Publication Enthics/COPE Code of Conduct) created by bringing together the COPE guidelines in 1999, the ethical principles developed in 2003 and the best practice guidelines developed in 2007 and finalised at the meeting on 7 March 2011.

Authors' Responsibilities
It should be ensured by the author that the referenced article has the originality of the content, the way of transferring all the cited or quoted information is not against the ethical rules and that it is fully transferred. Ethics committee approval should be obtained for all disciplines, this approval should be stated and documented in the article. The names of the authors should not be specified during the evaluation process. The submitted article should not be sent to another journal for evaluation. If conflict of interest is foreseen, the rules specified in the journal rules will apply. Only the names of the authors who contributed to the study should be included in the study; unrelated names should not be added. The referees have the right to request additional information about the studies, in such cases the requested information must be submitted by the authors. Authors should not reach the appointed referees in any way to influence the process.

Responsibilities of Reviewers
The reviewers should be impartial and make the assessments confidential. The reviewer should only accept applications related to the field to which they are related. The language being assessed should not be offensive or insulting and should aim to use constructive and courteous language. The evaluations made are only for the content of the study, and the religion, gender, race, origin, political, commercial, etc. factors should not affect the assessment. Studies accepted for evaluation should be examined within the specified time and ethical rules. In cases where conflict of interest is foreseen, the work should be rejected, and the editor of the journal should be informed. Authors' credentials should not be accessed and the evaluation process of the author's application whose identity information was revealed in any way should be canceled. No information about the rejected work should be shared.

Editor's Responsibilities
In case the submitted article passes the pre-review process, the editor should appoint an impartial and double-blind referee in the relevant field. The editor must be objective with all submissions. The editor must act responsibly for conflict of interest or controversial submissions. The editor must ensure that the application processes take place within the specified period. The editor must ensure that all processes continue within the framework of ethical rules.

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Plagiarism Screening Policy
All manuscripts submitted to Journal of STEAM Education are subject to a plagiarism screening process to ensure the originality and integrity of the scholarly content. The journal routinely checks submissions using iThenticate plagiarism detection software through Crossref Similarity Check. Manuscripts with a similarity index exceeding 15%, excluding references, direct quotations, and standard methodological expressions, are carefully reviewed and may be returned to the author for revision or rejected based on the extent of overlap. Journal of STEAM Education upholds the principles of academic honesty and follows the guidelines of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) to prevent plagiarism, duplicate submission, and unethical publication practices.

Archiving Policy (LOCKSS)

Journal of Scientific Reports A uses the LOCKKS archiving system. The LOCKSS system has permission to collect, preserve and serve the archive of our journal. You can access Journal of Scientific Reports A LOCKSS data from the link below:


https://dergipark.org.tr/en/pub/steam/archive

Based on the program used at Stanford University Libraries, the LOCKSS Program provides libraries and publishers with award-winning, low-cost, open-source digital preservation tools to preserve and provide access to permanent and authoritative digital content.

The LOCKSS system restores the print purchasing model that librarians are familiar with by allowing librarians to access the e-content they subscribe to.
A detailed description of the LOCKSS software and how protection works in the LOCKSS network (e.g. technical infrastructure, security) can be found at the following link:

https://www.lockss.org/about/how-it-works/

Repository and Archiving Policy

ULAKBİM Journal Systems Information Center allows authors to deposit all versions of their work in institutional or subject repositories of their choice without embargo.

Submitted version (preprint): Authors are allowed to deposit the submitted version of their manuscript at any time.

Accepted version (Author Accepted Manuscript): Authors may deposit the accepted version immediately after acceptance.

Published version (Version of Record): Authors may deposit the final published PDF, provided that a full citation to the journal and a link to the published article are included.

The digital copies of all published articles are also archived and publicly available on the DergiPark platform.

This archive is published on our website at: https://dergipark.org.tr/en/pub/steam/archive