Publication Ethics
The publication processes implemented in TUSHAD form the basis for the development and distribution of information in an impartial and respectable manner. The processes implemented in this direction are directly reflected in the quality of the work of the authors and the institutions that support the authors. Refereed studies are studies that embody and support the scientific method. At this point, it is important that all stakeholders of the process (authors, readers and researchers, publishers, referees and editors) comply with the standards for ethical principles. Within the scope of TUSHAD publication ethics, all stakeholders are expected to have the following ethical responsibilities.
While creating the ethical duties and responsibilities below, they have been prepared by taking into account the guidelines and policies published by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) as open access.
Ethical Responsibilities of Authors
Author(s) submitting studies to TUSHAD are expected to comply with the following ethical responsibilities:
• The works sent by the author(s) are expected to be original. If the author(s) benefit from other studies or use other works, they are required to refer to and/or quote completely and accurately.
• People who do not contribute intellectually to the content in the creation of the study should not be mentioned as the author.
• The status and relationships of all works sent for publication that may constitute a conflict of interest, if any, should be explained.
• Raw data on the articles may be requested from the author(s) within the framework of the evaluation processes, in such a case, the author(s) should be ready to submit the expected data and information to the editorial board and the scientific board.
• The author(s) must have a document showing that they have the rights to use the data used, the necessary permissions for research/analysis or that the consent of the subjects performed to the experiment has been obtained.
• In the event that the author(s) notice a mistake or error related to the work of the published, early appearance or evaluation phase, there is an obligation to cooperate with the editor in the proceedings of informing, correction or withdrawal of the journal editor or publisher.
• Authors cannot have their work in the application process of more than one journal at the same time. Each application can be initiated following the completion of the previous application. The study published in another journal cannot be sent to TUSHAD.
• Changing the author responsibilities of a work that has started the evaluation process (such as adding author, changing author order, removing author) cannot be offered.
Ethical Duties and Responsibilities of Editors
TUSHAD editors should have the following ethical duties and responsibilities on the basis of the "COPE Code of Conduct and Best Practice Guidelines for Journal Editors" and "COPE Best Practice Guidelines for Journal Editors" published by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) as open access:
General duties and responsibilities
Editors are responsible for each publication published on TUSHAD. In the context of this responsibility, editors have the following roles and obligations:
• Making efforts to meet the information needs of readers and authors,
• To ensure the continuous development of the journal,
• Carrying out the processes aimed at improving the quality of the studies published in the journal,
• Supporting freedom of thought,
• Ensuring academic integrity,
• Continuing business processes without compromising intellectual property rights and ethical standards,
• Correction, showing clarity and transparency in terms of publication on issues that require explanation.
Relationships with the reader
Editors should decide taking into account the knowledge, skills and experience expectations that all readers, researchers and practitioners need. It should be noted that the published studies contribute to the reader, researcher, practitioner and scientific writing and that they are original. In addition, editors are obliged to take into account the feedback from readers, researchers and practitioners and to provide explanatory and informative feedback.
Relationships with authors
The duties and responsibilities of the editors towards the authors are as follows:
• Editors should make positive or negative decisions based on the importance of the works, their original value, validity, clarity of the narrative and the goals and objectives of the journal.
• The studies suitable for the scope of the publication should be taken to the preliminary evaluation stage as long as there are no serious problems.
• Editors should not ignore positive referee recommendations unless there is a serious problem with the study.
• New editors should not change the decisions made by the previous editor(s) regarding the studies unless there is a serious problem.
• The "Blind Arbitration and Evaluation Process" must be published and the editors must prevent deviations that may occur in the defined processes.
• Editors should publish an "Author's Guide" that details every topic that will be expected of them by the authors. These guides should be updated at certain time intervals.
• Descriptive and informative notification and feedback should be provided to the authors.
Relations with referees
The duties and responsibilities of the editors towards the referees are as follows:
• Determine the arbitrators in accordance with the subject of the study.
• It is obliged to provide the information and guidelines that the referees will need during the evaluation phase.
• It has to observe whether there is a conflict of interest between the authors and referees.
• Blinding should keep the identity information of the referees confidential in the context of arbitration.
• Encourage referees to evaluate work in an unbiased, scientific and objective language.
• Evaluate referees with criteria such as timely return and performance.
• It should determine the practices and policies that improve the performance of the referees.
• The referee should take the necessary steps to update the pool dynamically.
• It should prevent unscentless and unscientific evaluations.
• He should take steps to form a wide range of referee pool.
Relations with the editorial board
Editors should ensure that all editorial board members advance the processes in accordance with their publication policies and guidelines. The editorial board should inform its members about their publication policies and inform them of the developments. The new editorial board should educate its members about their publication policies and provide the information they need.
In addition, the editors;
• It should ensure that the members of the editorial board evaluate their work impartially and independently.
• It should determine the new editorial board members to contribute and appropriate.
• The editorial board members should send the studies appropriate to the field of expertise for evaluation.
• It should be in regular interaction with the editorial board.
• Organizes meetings with the editorial board at regular intervals for the development of publication policies and the journal.
Relationships with the magazine owner and publisher
The relationship between editors and publisher is based on the principle of editorial independence. All decisions made by the editors are independent of the publisher and magazine owner.
Editorial and blind refereeing processes
Editors are obliged to apply the "Blind Refereeing and Evaluation Process" policies in the journal publication policies. In this context, the editors ensure that the fair, impartial and timely evaluation process of each study is completed.
Quality assurance
Editors are responsible for publishing each article published in the journal in accordance with journal publication policies and international standards.
Protection of personal data
Editors are obliged to ensure the protection of personal data about the subjects or images in the evaluated studies. It is responsible for refusing to work unless the explicit consent of the individuals used in the studies is documented. In addition, editors are responsible for protecting the individual data of authors, referees and readers.
Ethics committee, human and animal rights
Editors are obliged to ensure the protection of human and animal rights in the evaluated studies. The approval of the ethics committee for the subjects used in the studies is responsible for refusing the study in cases where there are no permissions for experimental research.
Precaution against possible abuse and abuse of duty
Editors are obliged to take precautions against possible abuse and abuse of duty. In addition to conducting a meticulous and objective investigation on the identification and evaluation of complaints about this situation, it is among the responsibilities of the editor to share the findings on the subject.
To ensure the integrity of academic publication
Editors should ensure that the judgments in the studies are quickly corrected, including errors, inconsistency or misdirection.
Protection of intellectual property rights
Editors are obliged to protect the intellectual property rights of all published articles and to defend the rights of the journal and the author(s) in case of possible violations. In addition, editors are obliged to take the necessary precautions to prevent the contents of all published articles from violating the intellectual property rights of other publications.
Constructivism and openness to discussion
Editors;
• He should take into account the convincing criticisms of the works published in the journal and take a constructive attitude towards these criticisms.
• The author(s) of the criticized works should give the right to a response.
• Should not ignore or exclude studies with negative results.
Complaints
Editors are obliged to respond in an enlightening and descriptive manner by carefully examining complaints from the author, referee or readers.
Political and Commercial Concerns
The journal owner, publisher and any other political and commercial element do not affect the editors' independent decision-making.
Conflicts of interest
The editors guarantee the independent and impartial completion of the publication process of the works, taking into account conflicts of interest between the author(s), referees and other editors.
Ethical Responsibilities of Referees
Blind referee evaluation of all studies directly affects the quality of the publication. This process provides confidence with the objective and independent evaluation of the publication. TUSHAD assessment…
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