Journal of Turkish Folklore Research" has robust and well-defined practices in all fields covered by COPE Basic Applications. Besides COPE, principles outlined in the Dergipark, Clarivate, and Elsevier guidelines have also been utilized in preparing this section.

Scientific Responsibility

All scientific responsibility for articles lies with the authors. The listed authors must have contributed to the work to a certain extent. The order of author names should be a collective decision. All authors' names must be included in the section below the article title. Individuals who do not meet the criteria for authorship but have contributed to the work can be acknowledged in the "Acknowledgments" section.

Plagiarism Policy

The Journal of Turkish Folklore Research follows a strict plagiarism policy. This policy ensures that no section of the article is copied from other sources and that all quotations obtained from other sources are appropriately cited. If iThenticate or Turnitin reports are not available during article submission, the process will not be initiated.(In the plagiarism check performed through iThenticate et al. programme, studies with a similarity rate of more than 15% are rejected).

Permissions

If the article contains previously published quotes, tables, images, etc., the authors must obtain written permission from copyright holders for both print and online usage, and this must be indicated in the article.

Editorial Process

An author submits an article and receives an automated tracking number (ID) from the system.

Editorial work performs the initial quality check on the article to ensure proper formatting.

An Area Editor is assigned to the article, and it is sent to at least two reviewers for evaluation. The Area Editor decides whether the article will be sent for evaluation. If the decision is not to send the article for evaluation, the Chief Editor communicates this decision to the author.

If the Chief Editor determines that the article falls within the scope of the Journal and is suitable for evaluation, at least 2 reviewers are assigned to the article.

Reviewers then evaluate the article based on its quality and perceived level of advancement, and they recommend either rejection or publication. This process might take some time depending on the sensitivity and suitability of the selected reviewers.

Reviewers are given 20 days from acceptance to submit their reports. After the necessary reports are submitted, the Area Editor makes a recommendation to the Chief Editor based on rankings and received comments. The final decision rests with the Chief Editor.

Authors can track the status of their articles during the peer review process.

Ethical Guidelines for Journal Publication

The Publisher and Editorial Board also makes efforts to contribute to the establishment of standards and policies that enhance scientific communication, support professional ethics, and encourage continuous and sustainable growth in academic publishing. We are committed to ensuring that advertisements, print runs, and other commercial gains do not influence editorial decisions.

Authors' Responsibilities

Reporting Standards

Authors of original research articles should present an unbiased/scientific discussion that provides an accurate and detailed description of the conducted study and its significance. The foundational data must be accurately reflected in the article. The article should contain sufficient details and references to allow others to replicate the study. Fabricated or knowingly false statements constitute unethical behavior and are unacceptable.

Review and professional articles should also be accurate and objective and editorial opinion pieces should be clearly identified.

Data Access and Retention

Authors may be asked to provide raw data related to the article for editorial review, and authors should be prepared to make such data available to the public and retain such data for a reasonable period of time after publication, if possible.

Originality and Plagiarism

Authors must ensure that they have written entirely original works, and if they have used others' works and/or words, they must appropriately cite or quote them. Plagiarism takes many forms, ranging from presenting someone else's writing as one's own, copying significant portions of another's work without attribution, or expressing it in one's own words without citation, to claiming the results of others' research as one's own. Plagiarism in all its forms constitutes unethical publishing behavior and is unacceptable.

Citing Sources

The use of others' work should always be appropriately acknowledged. Authors should cite publications that have been influential in determining the nature of the reported work. Information obtained privately, as in conversation, correspondence, or discussions with third parties, should not be used or reported without explicit, written permission from the source. Information obtained in the course of confidential services, such as refereeing manuscripts or grant applications, must not be used without the explicit written permission of the author of the work involved in these services.

Authorship of the Paper

Authorship should be limited to those who have made a significant contribution to the conception, design, execution, or interpretation of the reported study. All those who have made significant contributions should be listed as co-authors. Where there are others who have participated in certain substantive aspects of the research project, they should be acknowledged or listed as contributors. The corresponding author should ensure that all appropriate co-authors and no inappropriate co-authors are included in the paper and that all co-authors have seen and approved the final version of the paper and have agreed to its submission for publication.

Conflicts of Interest and Disclosure

All authors should disclose in their manuscript any financial or other substantive conflict of interest that might be construed to influence the results or interpretation of their manuscript. All sources of financial support for the project should be disclosed. Examples of potential conflicts of interest that should be disclosed include employment, consultancies, stock ownership, honoraria, paid expert testimony, patent applications/registrations, and grants or other funding. Potential conflicts of interest should be disclosed at the earliest stage possible.

Errors in Published Works

When an author discovers a significant error or inaccuracy in their published work, it is their obligation to promptly notify the journal editor or publisher and to cooperate with the editor to retract or correct the paper. If the editor or the publisher learns from a third party that a published work contains a significant error, it is the obligation of the author to promptly retract or correct the paper or provide evidence to the editor of the correctness of the original paper.

Editorial Board's Duties

Publication Decisions

The editor of the Journal of Turkish Folklore Studies, as an editor of a peer-reviewed journal, is responsible for deciding which of the articles submitted to the journal should be published. The validity of the work in question and its importance to researchers and readers must always drive such decisions. The editor may be guided by the policies of the journal's editorial board and constrained by such legal requirements as shall then be in force regarding libel, copyright infringement, and plagiarism. The editor may confer with other editors or reviewers in making this decision.

Fair Play

An editor should evaluate manuscripts for their intellectual content without regard to race, gender, sexual orientation, religious belief, ethnic origin, citizenship, or political philosophy of the authors.

Confidentiality

The editor and any editorial staff must not disclose any information about a submitted manuscript to anyone other than the corresponding author, reviewers, potential reviewers, other editorial advisers, and the publisher, as appropriate.

Participation and Collaboration in Research

If ethical complaints have been received about a submitted or published article, the editor should work with the author and the association to take reasonable steps to resolve the matter. These steps will generally involve contacting the author of the article or paper and giving due consideration to the respective complaint or claims, but may also involve communication with the relevant institutions and research organizations and, if the complaint is substantiated, the publication of a correction, retraction, expression of concern, or other note. All alleged unethical publication behavior, even if discovered years after publication, should be investigated.

Reviewer's Duties

Contribution to Editorial Decisions

Peer review assists the editor in making editorial decisions and through editorial communications with the author may also assist the author in improving the paper. Peer review is an essential component of formal scholarly communication and lies at the heart of the scientific method.

Promptness

Any invited referee who feels unqualified to review the research reported in a manuscript or knows that its prompt review will be impossible should immediately notify the editor and decline the invitation to review.

Standards of Objectivity

Reviews should be conducted objectively. Personal criticism of the author is inappropriate. Referees should express their views clearly with supporting arguments.