Ethical Principles

The publication process of the International Journal of Law and Social Science Studies is based on the impartial production, development and sharing of knowledge by scientific method; Adhering to academic principles, in line with the determined academic and ethical standards, it is committed to prevent malpractices in publishing.

Peer-reviewed studies are studies that embody and support the scientific method. It is important that authors, readers and researchers, reviewers and editors comply with ethical standards in publication processes. All stakeholders are expected to bear ethical responsibilities within the scope of the publication ethics of the International Journal of Law and Social Science Studies.

The principles published by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) are adopted as open access in ethical duties and responsibilities in the International Journal of Law and Social Science Studies.



Code of Ethics


Within the scope of publication ethics of the International Journal of Law and Social Science Studies, all stakeholders are expected to have the following ethical responsibilities:



Author's Responsibilities


· It is the author's responsibility that the studies submitted for publication bear academic and scientific qualifications.

· The author declares that all data in the article are original.

· Citations and bibliography must be given completely.

· Although the plagiarism screening will be controlled by the journal, the author is fully responsible for plagiarism and the results are for the author(s).

· A study sent to the journal should not be sent to another journal or journals at the same time. It should be ensured that all authors whose names will be written in the article contribute to the research. It is against scientific ethics to show people who do not have academic contributions as additional authors or to rank the authors by non-scientific criteria such as title, age and gender, regardless of the order of contribution.

· It is assumed that the authors who submit articles to the journal have read and accepted the journal's ethical rules, publication principles and writing principles. Authors should take into account the "Scientific Research and Publication Ethics Directive" specified by the Council of Higher Education.

In articles to be published in journals, whether ethics committee permission and/or legal/special permission is required should be stated in the article. If it is necessary to obtain these permissions, it should be clearly presented from which institution, on what date and with what decision or issue number.


If the study requires the use of human and animal subjects, it should be declared that the study was carried out in accordance with the international declaration, guideline, etc.


Referee Responsibilities


· The referees should act with the awareness that they are the main determinants of the academic quality of the article to be published in the journal and should evaluate with the responsibility of increasing the academic quality.

· Reviewers should only accept refereeing of articles for which they have the expertise necessary to make an appropriate assessment.

· After the article review process, any information about the reviewed article should not be shared with others in any way.

· Reviewers should only evaluate the accuracy of the content of the articles and their compliance with academic criteria. The fact that the opinions expressed in the article are different from the opinions of the referee should not affect the evaluation.

· Referee reports should be objective and measured. Insulting, derogatory and accusatory expressions should be avoided.

· Referees should avoid superficial and vague expressions in their evaluation reports. In the evaluations with negative results, the missing and faulty points on which the result is based should be explained in a concrete way.

· The referees should evaluate the articles within the time allotted to them. If they are not going to evaluate, they should notify the journal within a reasonable time.

Editorial Responsibilities


· Editors should accept articles that will contribute to the relevant fields specified in the journal policy, into the evaluation process.

· Editors should prioritize academic concerns and criteria when accepting articles to the journal.

· Editors have full responsibility and authority to accept or reject an article.

· Editors should not have a conflict of interest/relationship with the authors of the articles they accept or reject.

· Support the publication or withdrawal of corrections when errors are found.

· Editors should make every effort to prevent plagiarism/fake data.

· It is the responsibility of the editors to keep the names of the referees and authors mutually confidential.

In the selection of the referees, the author should not give referees to people who have previously published collaborative studies, helped in the preliminary readings of their studies, who were known to have problems with them before, who would benefit financially from the publication of the study, and who work in the same institution/unit as the author.



Publication Policy



Journal Open Access Policy
UHUSBAD provides open access, as it adopts the principle that scientific research will be provided free of charge to humanity and that it will increase the global sharing of knowledge.
However, the articles published in the journal, provided that they are cited in accordance with scientific ethics and rules, through the internet; It can be freely accessed, read, downloaded, copied, distributed, printed, scanned, linked to full texts, indexed, transferred as data to software and used for any legal purpose, without financial, legal or technical barriers. Written permission from the journal is required for commercial use of the content.
All of the studies published in our journal are open to free and continuous access in the archive of our journal (https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/pub/uhusbad/archive), together with all their appendices.
In addition, all content of the journal is available immediately after publication.

The evaluation period of the articles is approximately 4 months. After the article is uploaded to the system by the author, if it is found appropriate during the preliminary examination phase, a referee is appointed. The process is completed according to the response time of the article from the referees.