Selection of Editors
Editors are chosen from among experts who have a doctoral degree and have publications in accordance with the scope of the journal's publication.

Türkiye Editors Workshop Group
Uludag Journal of Theology supports editors to be in communication with other editors, as it is believed to be useful. Our editors are members of the Türkiye Editors Workshop Group.

Editorial Responsibilities

Coordination of the Review Process
The editor must ensure that the peer review process is fair, impartial, and timely. Research articles should be reviewed by at least two external reviewers, and the editor should seek additional opinions when necessary.

Selection of Reviewers
The editor will select appropriate reviewers with relevant expertise in the field, taking into account the need for diversity and inclusiveness. The editor will follow best practices to avoid selecting fraudulent reviewers.

Protection of Confidentiality
The editor must protect the confidentiality of all materials submitted to the journal and all communications with reviewers, unless otherwise agreed with the respective authors and reviewers. In exceptional circumstances, and with the publisher's consultation, the editor may share limited information with editors of other journals to investigate suspected research misconduct. The editor must protect the identities of the reviewers. Information contained in a submitted article should not be used in the editor's own research without the express written consent of the author. Privileged information or ideas obtained through the peer review process must be kept confidential and not used for personal gain.

Impartiality
The editor must evaluate articles based on their intellectual content, without regard to race, gender, sexual orientation, religious beliefs, ethnic origin, citizenship, or political philosophy of the authors.

Investigation of Claims
An editor who finds convincing evidence of ethical violations should contact the Editorial Board and the Publisher to ensure that the article is corrected, retracted, or corrected in another way.

Conflict of Interest
Editors should not be involved in decisions related to articles written by themselves or family members. Such work should also be subject to the journal's usual procedures. Editors should follow the COPE guidelines regarding disclosure of potential conflicts of interest by authors and reviewers. 

Publication Decision
The editor is responsible for deciding which articles submitted to the journal should be published by reviewing the referee reports. The editor must comply with the policies established by the Editorial Board.

Request for Citation to the Journal
Editors should not attempt to influence the ranking of the journal by artificially increasing any journal metrics. The editor will not request citation of their own or another journal's articles, except for scientific reasons.

Corrections, Retractions, and Expressions of Concern
Editors may consider issuing a correction if minor errors are detected in the published article that do not affect the findings, comments, and conclusions. Editors should consider retracting the article in case of major errors/violations that invalidate the findings and conclusions. If there is evidence that the research or publication has been abused by the authors, or if there is evidence that the authors' institutions have not investigated the incident, or if the investigation appears unfair or inconclusive, editors should consider issuing an expression of concern. COPE guidelines are taken into account regarding correction, retraction, or expression of concern.