Research and Publication Ethics
ViraVerita E-Journal adheres to the ethical principles established by the
Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) in its publication practices. In cases of misconduct or violations of publication ethics, the journal follows the COPE flowcharts as a reference for resolving ethical issues.
In addition to these international standards, ViraVerita E-Journal is committed to complying with the provisions of the Law on Intellectual and Artistic Works (No. 5846) and the principles outlined in the Scientific Research and Publication Ethics Directive of the Council of Higher Education (YÖK) in Turkey.
The publisher, editors, issue editors, members of the editorial board, reviewers, and authors are all obliged to comply with these adopted ethical principles and relevant guidelines.
1. ViraVerita E-Journal upholds freedom of expression under all circumstances; however, it reserves the right to reject any submission that includes discriminatory or hate speech of any kind, without initiating the publication process.
2. Manuscripts submitted to ViraVerita E-Journal must be original and must not have been previously published, submitted for consideration, or scheduled for publication in any other journal.
3. Similarity reports for all submissions to ViraVerita E-Journal are generated during the file upload process using the plagiarism detection software intihal.net provided by DergiPark. Based on these reports, the acceptable similarity threshold, excluding references and footnotes, is set at a maximum of 10%. For works derived from theses or dissertations, the acceptable similarity threshold is set at 20%. While the specified similarity thresholds are not treated as absolute criteria for the editors, they reserve the right to reject a submission or request revisions if any issues related to plagiarism or excessive similarity are identified at any stage of the editorial or peer review process.
4. Authors are responsible for citing all sources that have influenced the development of the ideas expressed in their work and contributed to the study. Accordingly, the reference list must be complete, and the manuscript must not contain any form of plagiarism or fabricated data. Authors are also required to obtain permission from the individuals and/or institutions concerned before including any information obtained through personal communication. When documentation of such permission is not required, it must be explicitly stated in a footnote that permission was obtained. Information obtained without the necessary approvals or permissions must not be used in the manuscript.
5. Authorship must be limited to individuals who have made a genuine contribution to the submitted manuscript. Listing individuals who have not actively contributed to the work constitutes a serious breach of publication ethics. If such a violation is identified at any stage of the editorial process, the manuscript will be rejected immediately. In cases where the article has already been published, a formal notice of ethical misconduct will be issued in the following issue of the journal. Accordingly, no requests to add or remove authors, or to change the order of authorship, will be accepted after the submission of the manuscript.
6. Authors are required to disclose any grants, funding, or other forms of financial support received during the preparation of the manuscript. This disclosure must be made at the time of submission and communicated to the editorial team. Transparency regarding financial support is essential to uphold the integrity of the publication process.
7. In retrospective studies, permission must be obtained from the copyright holders for the use of any scales, questionnaires, or photographs belonging to others, and this must be explicitly stated in the manuscript. Additionally, copyright regulations must be adhered to for any intellectual or artistic works used in the study.
8. Authors must disclose any potential conflicts of interest or any aligning interests to the editors of ViraVerita E-Journal.
9. For studies involving field research, authors must state in the submitted manuscript that ethics committee approval has been obtained from the relevant institution(s) and must upload the approval document to the submission system. Ethics committee approval is required for the following types of research:
• Qualitative or quantitative studies that involve data collection from participants through surveys, interviews, focus groups, observations, experiments, or similar interactive methods
• Studies involving human participants, human-derived materials, or human data for experimental or scientific research purposes.
Copyright and Open-Access
2. Authors retain the copyright of their published work and agree to its distribution, provided that proper attribution is given to both the author and the journal.
Publisher:
1. The publisher of ViraVerita E-Journal is Çetin Türkyılmaz.
2. The publisher is committed to ensuring the implementation of the journal’s publication ethics principles by all stakeholders, maintaining free and permanent open access to its content, and ensuring the archiving and preservation of published materials.
3. The publisher is responsible for investigating and evaluating potential violations of scientific publication ethics by established protocols.
Editorial Board:
1. ViraVerita E-Journal has an editorial board consisting of numerous researchers from the fields of philosophy, social sciences, and humanities, in line with the interdisciplinary approach.
2. The editorial board of ViraVerita E-Journal convenes at least twice a year.
3. The Editorial Board is responsible for determining journal issue themes and appointing Issue Editors to oversee them.
4. In cases of suspected violations of scientific publication ethics, the Editorial Board will notify the Editorial Team and consult with them.
Editor:
1. The editor plays an active role in determining the thematic topics of upcoming issues and ensures the development of a thematic framework that aligns with the journal’s academic quality and scope.
2. In collaboration with the relevant issue editors, the editor ensures that the article evaluation and publication processes are conducted in accordance with the journal’s established ethical principles and publication policies, and provides the necessary oversight.
3. Before publication, the Editor-in-Chief conducts a final review of all content, verifying its formal consistency and adherence to the journal's ethical guidelines and publication policies.
4. If the Editor identifies an error in a published article that invalidates the work or significant parts of it, involves plagiarism, or constitutes an ethical violation, the article shall be retracted. In such cases, the Editor will issue a publicly available retraction notice clearly stating the reasons for the retraction.
5. The Editor oversees the journal's publication and indexing processes on a regular basis, ensuring their uninterrupted operation.
Issue Editor:
1. The issue editors of ViraVerita E-Journal are selected from among the publisher, editorial board, and editorial team members, based on the thematic issue established by these groups.
2. Issue editors adhere to the journal’s ethical standards for scientific publication and are expected to uphold these principles in the fulfillment of their responsibilities.
3. From the call for papers announcement to the final preparation of the issue for publication, issue editors must adhere to the publication ethics responsibilities defined for journal editors.
4. Issue editors are responsible for assigning each submitted article to at least two reviewers with expertise relevant to the manuscript’s subject.
5. Issue editors are responsible for assigning reviewers who have no conflict of interest with the authors to evaluate the submitted work.
6. If two reviewers provide conflicting evaluations of a manuscript under review, the issue editors request the opinion of a third reviewer. If one of the reviewers recommends rejection, the issue editors may decide to reject the manuscript, provided that they offer a detailed justification for their decision.
7. If issue editors have a conflict of interest or are involved in relationships that may give rise to one, they must recuse themselves from the editorial process.
8. Issue editors are responsible for ensuring that the blind peer review process adheres to accepted ethical standards. They are also tasked with coordinating communication between reviewers and authors, and with maintaining confidentiality throughout the process.
9. Following the publication of the issue under their responsibility, issue editors are expected to respond to any inquiries from the journal, when necessary, in accordance with ethical principles.
English Language Editor:
1. For Turkish manuscripts accepted for publication, the English Language Editor reviews the English titles, abstracts, and keywords by comparing them with their corresponding Turkish versions, and ensures that they conform to the rules of English grammar, spelling, and academic style.
2. The English Language Editor conducts a thorough review of the entire manuscript submitted in English to ensure accuracy in grammar, spelling, and language use.
Layout Editor:
1. The layout editor ensures that articles approved for publication are accurately formatted in accordance with the journal’s established template.
Author:
1. Authors must confirm that the manuscripts submitted to ViraVerita E-Journal have not been previously published, accepted for publication, or are under consideration elsewhere.
2. Authors must ensure their manuscripts strictly comply with the journal’s article template.
3. Authors are responsible for any ethical violations related to their submitted manuscripts, including plagiarism, appropriation of authorship, improper citation, failure to acknowledge funding sources, or lack of ethics committee approval. If any such violation is identified, the manuscript will be rejected.
5. Authors may submit only one manuscript per issue of the journal for consideration.
6. Authors may not present others' original ideas, methods, data, or works—either in part or in whole—as their own without proper citation in accordance with academic standards
7. Authors must not manipulate research records or data, include unused materials as part of the study, or distort research findings to serve the interests of supporting individuals or institutions.
8. Authors must not inappropriately divide the results of a single study into multiple publications in a manner that compromises research integrity, nor present such publications as separate works in academic promotion or appointment processes.
9. In publications based on research conducted with external support, the individuals, institutions, or organizations that provided such support—and the nature of their contributions—must be explicitly acknowledged.
10. Authors must obtain explicit permission from the original authors before using any unpublished theses or works that have not yet been submitted or officially approved.
11. Authors must accurately and completely provide the full names, institutional affiliations (if applicable), contact information, and ORCID iDs of all contributors to the manuscript, and must promptly notify the journal of any changes to this information.
12. If a manuscript submitted for review contains ideas or expressions previously used by the authors, they must clearly indicate this by citing their earlier work in the relevant sections. If not, authors are obliged to revise the overlapping parts upon the editors' request or, if the article has already been published, to take the necessary steps to publish a correction.
Reviewer:
1. All submissions to ViraVerita E-Journal are subject to a double-blind peer review process.
2. Reviewers must inform the editor if the manuscript falls outside their expertise, if they lack sufficient topic knowledge, or if they can only evaluate portions of the manuscript.
3. Reviewers must complete the manuscript evaluation within the specified timeframe and notify the editor before the deadline if additional time is needed.
4. Reviewers must disclose to the editor any potential conflicts of interest that may bias their evaluation of the manuscript, and should refrain from participating in the review process in such cases.
5. Reviewers are obligated to inform the editor if they detect self-plagiarism (text recycling) in a manuscript submitted for review.
6. Reviewers must decline to review any manuscript that shows significant overlap with their own ongoing research or other manuscripts they are reviewing.
7. If reviewers believe they cannot approach the evaluation process in a fair and impartial manner, they must notify the journal editor and withdraw from the review process.
8. Reviewers are expected to complete the manuscript evaluation within a maximum of two months.
Article Submission Process:
1. For the Spring issue, manuscripts must be submitted no later than February 15; for the Fall issue, the deadline is August 15. The editors may extend or shorten the submission deadlines in accordance with the journal’s publication schedule.
2. Manuscripts submitted for evaluation must be uploaded via the DergiPark online journal system at https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/pub/viraverita in .docx or .doc file format.
3. Manuscripts must be prepared in accordance with the journal’s author guidelines and template. A signed
“Copyright Agreement Form” must also be uploaded to the system during submission. Submissions that do not meet these requirements will not be considered for review.
4. Submissions to ViraVerita E-Journal must align with the journal’s aims and scope, and it must be clearly indicated at the time of submission whether the manuscript falls within the announced thematic dossier (“within the dossier”) or outside it (“outside the dossier”). Manuscripts that do not correspond to the journal’s aims and scope may be rejected without being sent for peer review.
5. The article submission and evaluation process is conducted exclusively through the DergiPark online journal system, which is accessible only with a username and password. All communication between authors and editors is also carried out through this system.
6. For manuscripts submitted for publication, the author(s)’ full name(s), academic title(s), institutional affiliation(s), and email address(es) must be accurately and currently listed in the online submission system. To comply with the double-blind peer review process, all identifying information related to the author(s) must be removed from the manuscript file, including metadata. To delete author information from the Word document, go to the “File” tab and select “Properties.”
Article Evaluation Process:
1. All manuscripts submitted to ViraVerita E-Journal are first reviewed by the issue editors.
2. Editors evaluate manuscripts without discrimination and do not allow gender, sexual orientation, race, nationality, ethnic origin, age, political opinion, religious belief, or commercial interests to influence the review process.
3. Editors have the right to reject manuscripts without initiating the publication process if they do not comply with the journal’s ethical principles, publication policy, or its aims and scope in terms of content or form.
4. Manuscripts that pass the editorial review are subjected to a double-blind peer review process and are evaluated by two experts in the relevant field. The identities of the reviewers are not disclosed to the authors, and the identities of the authors are not disclosed to the reviewers.
5. If one reviewer provides a negative evaluation and the other a positive one, the manuscript is sent to a third reviewer. Two positive reviews are required for a manuscript to be accepted for publication. Based on the third reviewer’s opinion, the editors make the final decision regarding the publication of the manuscript.
6. If the reviewers request revisions, the authors are notified and are expected to complete the necessary revisions and submit them to the editors within two weeks.
7. No publication fee is charged for accepted articles. Authors may republish their work on other platforms provided that ViraVerita E-Journal is properly cited. Quotations from published articles are permitted only with appropriate attribution. The responsibility for the opinions and statements expressed in the articles published in ViraVerita E-Journal rests solely with the authors.
Language of Publication: Turkish and English