The journal fully agrees to adhere to national and international ethical principles for scientific publication and considers this adherence a fundamental requirement for all submitted works. Peer-reviewed studies are those 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, publishers, reviewers, and editors) comply with ethical principles. Our journal adheres to national and international principles and regulations on research and publication ethics. It complies with the Press Law, the Law on Intellectual and Artistic Works, and the Directive on Scientific Research and Publication Ethics of Higher Education Institutions of Turkish Republic. Furthermore, our journal has adopted the International Ethical Publishing Principles published by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ), and the Open Access Scholarly Publishers Association (OASPA).
In this context, articles submitted to the journal that fall under the following categories and definitions must include Ethics Committee compliance reports from their respective institutions:
All research conducted with qualitative or quantitative approaches requiring data collection from participants using techniques such as surveys, interviews, focus groups, observations, experiments, or interviews,
The use of humans and animals (including materials/data) for experimental or other scientific purposes,
Clinical research conducted on humans,
Research conducted on animals,
Retrospective studies in accordance with the law on the protection of personal data.
Additionally:
It must be indicated that "Informed Consent Forms" were obtained in case reports,
Permission must be obtained and specified for the use of others' scales, questionnaires, photographs, etc.,
Compliance with copyright regulations for the use of intellectual and artistic works must be indicated.
UFU SOBED açık erişimli, CC BY-NC (Non-Commercial) lisanslıdır.