A. UBLICATION ETHICS AND PUBLICATION MALPRACTICE STATEMENT
The publication process at Turkish Academic Research Review is the basis of the improvement and dissemination of information objectively and respectfully. Therefore, the procedures in this process improve the quality of the studies. Peer-reviewed studies are the ones that support and materialize the scientific method. At this point, it is of utmost importance that all parties included in the publication process (authors, readers and researchers, publisher, reviewers and editors) comply with the standards of ethical considerations. Turkish Academic Research Review expects all parties to hold the following ethical responsibilities.
The following ethical duties and responsibilities are written in the light of the guide and policies made by Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).
The publication of an article in a peer-reviewed journal is an essential building block in the development of a coherent and respected network of knowledge. It is a direct reflection of the quality of the work of the authors and the institutions that support them. Peer-reviewed articles support and embody the scientific method. It is therefore important to agree upon standards of expected ethical behavior for all parties involved in the act of publishing: the author, the journal editor, the peer reviewer, and the publisher.
1. Publication and authorship:
List of references, financial support;
No plagiarism, no fraudulent data;
Forbidden to publish same research in more than one journal.
2. Author’s responsibilities:
Authors obliged to participate in peer review process;
All authors have significantly contributed to the research;
Statement that all data in article are real and authentic;
All authors are obliged to provide retractions or corrections of mistakes.
3. Peer review / responsibility for the reviewers:
Judgments should be objective;
Reviewers should have no conflict of interest with respect to the research, the authors and/or the research funders;
Reviewers should point out relevant published work which is not yet cited;
Reviewed articles should be treated confidentially.
4. Editorial responsibilities:
Editors have complete responsibility and authority to reject/accept an article;
Editors should have no conflict of interest with respect to articles they reject/accept;
Only accept a paper when reasonably certain;
When errors are found, promote publication of correction or retraction;
Preserve anonymity of reviewers.
No plagiarism, no fraudulent data.
5. Publishing ethics issues
Monitoring/safeguarding publishing ethics by editorial board;
Guidelines for retracting articles;
Maintain the integrity of the academic record;
Preclude business needs from compromising intellectual and ethical standards;
Always be willing to publish corrections, clarifications, retractions and apologies when needed.
Duties of the Publisher
Turkish Academic Research Review is committed to ensuring that commercial revenue has no impact or influence on editorial decisions. In addition, CTJ will assist in communications with other journals and/or publishers where this is useful to editors. Finally, we are working closely with other publishers and industry associations to set standards for best practices on ethical matters, errors and retractions–and are prepared to provide specialized legal review and counsel if necessary.
Plagiarism Detection
Turkish Academic Research Review uses double-blind review fulfilled by at least two reviewers. In addition, all articles are checked by means of a program in order to confirm they are not published before and avoid plagiarism.
The peer review process is at the heart of the success of scientific publishing. As part of our commitment to the protection and enhancement of the peer review process, CTJ has an obligation to assist the scientific community in all aspects of publishing ethics, especially in cases of (suspected) duplicate submission or plagiarism.
When a reader discovers a significant error or inaccuracy in a paper published in Turkish Academic Research Review or have any other complaint about editorial content (plagiarism, duplicate papers, etc.), he/she should make a complaint by e-mail to: turkisharr@gmail.com We welcome complaints as they provide an opportunity for improvement, and we aim to respond quickly and constructively.
B. PUBLICATION PRINCIPLES
1. The Journal of Turkish Academic Research Review [TARR] is an international peer-reviewed journal that publishes 4 issues (March, June, September and December.) a year.
2. "Turkish Academic Research Review-Turkish Journal of Academic Research [TARR]" includes studies on symposium and congress activities, book reviews and original articles in the fields of social sciences, humanities and cultural studies (History-Culture and Art, Economic Administrative Sciences, Philosophy and Religious Studies and Education) related to human and society.
3. The studies submitted to the journal for publication are reviewed by the editorial board and then directed to two referees in the relevant field. The studies are published when at least two referees make decision “publishable”. The study the decision to publish is taken, is placed in the publication order. Referee reports are confidential. The author (s) are informed about their work during the process.
4. Copyright and publication rights of the author(s) are reserved.
5. The studies are sent back to authors for making revision stated by referee/s if one or both of the referees report "CAN BE PUBLISHED WITH REVISION". They are evaluated by the editorial board whether the warnings of the referees are taken into consideration or not after the correction.
6. A copy of the originals of the texts should be attached in translation and simplification studies.
7. The editorial board decides to publish the book reviews.
8. Scientific and legal responsibility of the articles belongs to their authors. Copyright fee is not paid to the authors.
9. The accepted studies will be published electronically.
10. The studies sent to our journal should not have been previously published and should not be in the publication process in another journal. Papers presented in scientific meetings can be published provided that necessary explanations are made.
11. You are required to submit your manuscript in "Word" format after you become a member of the system via the Membership button on the main page of the journal. The title of the article should include the author's name, title, institution, etc. contact information. Since all articles will be tracked on http://dergipark.org.tr/tarr, the title of the article should be written in Turkish and English during the membership process; the authors' names, surnames, academic titles and the institution they work in should be entered fully into the membership system.
12. Sending an article to the Turkish Academic Research Review (Turkish Journal of Academic Research) is accepted as "SUBMISSION".