PUBLICATION PRINCIPLES
1.Manuscripts submitted to the Journal of Management and Economics Research must not have been published previously in any form and must not be under consideration for publication elsewhere.
2.The journal's publication language is English. Responsibility for the scientific content and linguistic quality of published articles rests solely with the author(s).
3.The journal welcomes submissions from academics, researchers, and practitioners.
4.Papers previously presented at conferences may be considered for publication provided that they have not been published in full text and that only the abstract has been published; this must be clearly indicated in the manuscript.
5.All communication regarding the peer review process for manuscripts submitted to the Journal of Management and Economics Research is conducted through the online system. Authors may also conveniently track the review reports through the same system.
6.At the time of submission, authors must upload a blinded manuscript file containing no author-identifying information. Author details must be uploaded separately in a title page file together with the manuscript title. The identification file must also include the authors’ ORCID IDs. All submissions must be uploaded in Word format. Files that are not submitted in accordance with the journal’s requirements will not be considered for evaluation.
7.The journal operates a blind peer-review system, in which reviewer identities are not disclosed to authors. Likewise, all author-identifying information must be kept confidential in manuscripts sent to reviewers.
8.Following an initial assessment in terms of form and content, manuscripts submitted to the Journal of Management and Economics Research are sent to at least two reviewers. Manuscripts that receive favourable reviewer evaluations proceed to the publication process. In cases where one reviewer submits a favourable report and the other an unfavourable report, the manuscript may, at the discretion of the Editorial Office, be referred to a third reviewer. Where one reviewer recommends rejection and the other recommends major revision, the manuscript will be evaluated by the Editorial Board, which will decide whether the peer review process should proceed.
9.In the reviewer assignment process, manuscripts submitted from our university are under no circumstances assigned to reviewers from the same institution. For manuscripts submitted from other institutions, no more than one reviewer from our university may be appointed, if necessary.
10. By submitting a manuscript to the Journal of Management and Economics Research, the author(s) are deemed to have accepted the journal’s peer review conditions and procedures.
11.Manuscripts that do not comply with the journal’s subject scope or with its writing and language requirements may be returned to the author(s) after the preliminary review without being sent to reviewers. Authors may also be requested to make any necessary formal or substantive revisions at the preliminary evaluation stage.
12. During the typesetting stage, authors are required to respond within the specified time to any queries sent for checking and correction purposes. Manuscripts whose authors fail to respond within the given period will be postponed for consideration in the subsequent issue.
13. Manuscripts for which the review process has been completed are scheduled for publication by the Editorial Board and published in the relevant issue of the journal. Upon request, an acceptance letter may be issued to the author(s) of manuscripts accepted for publication.
14. Based on the reviewers’ reports, a decision may be made to accept the manuscript for publication, request revisions, additional information, or shortening from the author(s), or reject the manuscript. This decision is communicated to the author(s) through the online system. Authors are required to implement all requested revisions. No manuscript will be published unless the requested revisions have been completed.
15. All publication rights, in both print and electronic form, for manuscripts accepted for publication and published in the Journal of Management and Economics Research belong to the Journal of Management and Economics Research.
16. No royalties are paid to authors for works published in the journal. With respect to manuscripts accepted for publication or published in the journal, the author(s) shall be deemed to have transferred copyright directly to the Journal of Management and Economics Research (YEAD) without the need for any further procedure.
17. The opinions expressed in the articles published in the journal, and the responsibility arising therefrom, belong solely to the author(s).
18. Manuscripts accepted for publication or published in the Journal of Management and Economics Research may not be reproduced or republished in any form without the journal’s written permission. Quotations may, however, be made provided that the source is properly acknowledged.
19.Manuscripts submitted to the Journal of Management and Economics Research for which the peer review process has commenced may not be withdrawn by the author(s), nor may the review process be canceled at the author(s)’ request; such conduct is also inconsistent with academic publishing ethics. Authors are therefore expected to take this into account before submitting their work to the journal, to avoid unnecessary loss of time and effort, as well as potential ethical grievances for all parties involved.
20. If the submitted manuscript has received institutional support or has been derived from a thesis, this must be indicated by placing “(1)” after the final word of the title and providing the relevant information in a footnote on the same page.
21. Manuscripts with a similarity rate exceeding 20%, excluding the references, are returned to the authors. If the similarity rate of the revised and resubmitted manuscript does not fall below this threshold, the manuscript is rejected without initiating the peer-review process. Regardless of the similarity rate, the editors examine plagiarism reports in detail. Manuscripts are not sent for peer review unless the editors’ concerns regarding plagiarism are resolved, and they may be rejected when deemed necessary.
22. In any given issue, the number of articles authored by contributors affiliated with the same institution may not exceed 20% of the total number of published articles. Where the calculation results in a decimal value, the figure shall be rounded up to the next whole number.
23. In accordance with the journal’s publication policy, an author may submit a manuscript for evaluation only once every two years.
ETHICAL PRINCIPLES
1. For research studies, and for clinical and experimental studies involving human participants and animals that require ethics committee approval, separate ethics committee approval must be obtained. Such approval must be clearly stated in the manuscript and supported by appropriate documentation. In studies requiring ethics committee approval, information regarding the approval, including the name of the committee, the date, and the approval number, must be provided in the methodology section and also on the first and last pages of the manuscript. In case reports, the manuscript must state that informed voluntary consent was obtained.
2. This journal adheres to the principles of publication ethics established for editors and authors by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ), the Open Access Scholarly Publishers Association (OASPA), and the World Association of Medical Editors (WAME). Please click here to review these principles. Click for English.
Publication Ethics
The publication process at Journal of Management and Economics Research (YEAD) is the basis of the improvement and dissemination of information objectively and respectfully. Therefore, the procedures in this process improves the quality of the studies. Peer-reviewed studies are the ones that support and materialize the scientific method. At this point, it is of utmost importance that all parties included in the publication process (authors, readers and researchers, publisher, reviewers and editors) comply with the standards of ethical considerations. YEAD expects all parties to hold the following ethical responsibilities.
The following ethical duties and responsibilities are written in the light of the guide and policies made by Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).
Ethical Responsibilities of Authors
The authors who submit their manuscripts to YEAD are expected to comply with the following ethical responsibilities:
Author(s) must submit original studies to the journal. If they utilize or use other studies, they must make the in-text and end-text references accurately and completely.
People who have not contributed to the study at the intellectual level should not be indicated as author.
If the manuscripts submitted to be published are subject of conflicting interests or relations, these must be explained.
During the review process of their manuscripts, author(s) may be asked to supply raw data. In such a case, author(s) should be ready to submit such data and information to the editorial and scientific boards.
Author(s) should document that they have the participants' consent and the necessary permissions related with the sharing and research/analysis of the data that are used.
Author(s) bears the responsibility to inform the editor of the journal or publisher if they happen to notice a mistake in their study which is in early release or publication process and to cooperate with the editors during the correction or withdrawal process.
Authors cannot submit their studies to multiple journals simultaneously. Each submission can be made only after the previous one is completed. A study published in another journal cannot be submitted to YEAD. Author responsibilities given in a study (e.g.: adding an author, reordering of author names) whose review process has begun cannot be changed.
Ethical Responsibilities of Editors
The editor and field editors of YEAD should hold the following ethical responsibilities that are based on the guides "COPE Code of Conduct and Best Practice Guidelines for Journal Editors" and "COPE Best Practice Guidelines for Journal Editors" published as open Access by Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).
General duties and responsibilities
Editors are responsible for each study published in YEAD. In this respect, the editors have the following roles and responsibilities:
Making efforts to meet the demand for knowledge from readers and authors,
Ensuring the continuous development of the journal,
Managing the procedures aimed to improve the quality of the studies published in the journal,
Supporting freedom of expression,
Ensuring academic integrity,
Following the procedures without making concessions on intellectual property rights and ethical standards,
Being transparent and clear in issues that require correction or explanation.
Relationships with Readers
Editors must make decisions taking into consideration the knowledge, skills and expectations of all readers, researchers and practitioners need. They must also ensure that the published studies contribute to literature and be original. Moreover, they must take notice of the feedback received from researchers and practitioners and provide explanatory and informative feedback.
Relationships with Authors
Editors have the following duties and responsibilities in their relations with authors:
Editors must make positive or negative decisions about the studies' importance, originality, validity, clarity in wording and suitability with the journal's aims and objectives.
Editors must accept the studies that are within the scope of publication into pre review process unless there are serious problems with the study.
Editors must not ignore positive suggestions made by reviewers unless there are serious problems with the study.
New editors, unless there are serious issues, must not change the previous editor's decisions about the studies.
"Blind Review and Review Process" must be published and editors must prevent possible diversions in the defined processes.
Authors should be provided with explanatory and informative feedback.
Relationships with Reviewers
Editors have the following duties and responsibilities in their relations with reviewers:
Editors must
Choose reviewers according to the subject of the study.
Provide the information and guidance reviewers may need during the review process.
Observe whether there are conflicting interests between reviewers and authors.
Keep the identities of reviewers confidential in blind review.
Encourage the reviewers to review the manuscript in an unbiased, scientific and objective tone.
Develop practices and policies that increase the performance of reviewers.
Take necessary steps to update the reviewer pool dynamically.
Prevent unkind and unscientific reviews.
Make effort to ensure the reviewer pool has a wide range.
Relationships with the Editorial Board
Editors must make sure that the members of the editorial board follow the procedures in accordance with the publication policies and guidelines, and must inform the members about the publication policies and developments. Moreover, editors must
Ensure that the members of the editorial board review the manuscripts in an unbiased and independent manner.
Select the new members of the editorial board from those who can contribute to the journal and are qualified enough.
Send manuscripts for review based on the subject of expertise of the editorial board members.
Regularly communicate with the editorial board.Arrange regular meetings with the editorial board for the development of publication policies and the journal.
Relationships with the Journal's Owner and Publisher
The relationship between the editors and publisher is based on the principle of the independency of editors. All the decisions made by the editors are independent of the publisher and the owner of the journal as required by the agreement made between editors and publisher.
Editorial and Blind Review Processes
Editors are obliged to comply with the policies of "Blind Review and Review Process" stated in the journal's publication policies. Therefore, the editors ensure that each manuscript is reviewed in an unbiased, fair and timely manner.
Quality Assurance
Editors must make sure that articles in the journal are published in accordance with the publication policies of the journal and international standards.
Protection of Personal Information
Editors are supposed to protect the personal information related with the subjects or visuals in the studies being reviewed, and to reject the study if there is no documentation of the subjects' consent. Furthermore, editors are supposed to protect the personal information of the authors, reviewers and readers.
Encouraging Ethical Rules and Protection of Human and Animal Rights
Editors are supposed to protect human and animal rights in the studies being reviewed and must reject the experimental studies which do not have ethical and related committee’s approval about the population given in such studies.
Precautions against possible Abuse and Malpractice
Editors are supposed to take precautions against possible abuse and malpractice. They must conduct investigations meticulously and objectively in determining and evaluating complaints about such situations. They must also share the results of the investigation.
Ensuring Academic Integrity
Editors must make sure that the mistakes, inconsistencies or misdirections in studies are corrected quickly.
Protection of Intellectual Property Rights
Editors are responsible for protecting the intellectual property rights of all the articles published in the journal and the rights of the journal and author(s) in cases where these rights are violated. Also, editors must take the necessary precautions in order to prevent the content of all published articles from violating the intellectual property rights of other publications.
Constructiveness and Openness to Discussion
Editors must
Pay attention to the convincing criticism about studies published in the journal and must have a constructive attitude towards such criticism.
Grant the right of reply to the author(s) of the criticized study.
Not ignore or exclude the study that include negative results.
Complaints
Editors must examine the complaints from authors, reviewers or readers and respond to them in an explanatory and enlightening manner.
Political and Economic Apprehensions
Neither the owner of the journal, publisher or any other political or economical factor can influence the independent decision taking of the editors.
Conflicting Interests
Editors, acknowledging that there may be conflicting interests between reviewers and other editors, guarantee that the publication process of the manuscripts will be completed in an independent and unbiased manner
Ethical Responsibilities of Reviewers
The fact that all manuscripts are reviewed through "Blind Review" has a direct influence on the publication quality. This process ensures confidentiality by objective and independent review. The review process at YEAD is carried out on the principle of double blind review. Reviewers do not contact the authors directly, and the reviews and comments are conveyed through the journal management system. In this process, the reviewer views on the evaluation forms and full texts are assigned to the author(s) by the editor. Therefore, the reviewers doing review work for YEAD are supposed to bear the following ethical responsibilities:
Reviewers must
Agree to review only in their subject of expertise.
Review in an unbiased and confidential manner.
Inform the editor of the journal if they think that they encounter conflict of interests and decline to review the manuscript during the review process.
Dispose the manuscripts they have reviewed in accordance with the principle of confidentiality after the review process. Reviewers can use the final versions of the manuscripts they have reviewed only after publication.
Review the manuscript objectively and only in terms of its content and ensure that nationality, gender, religious and political beliefs, and economic apprehension do not influence the review.
Review the manuscript in a constructive and kind tone, avoid making personal comments including hostility, slander and insult.
Review the manuscript they have agreed to review on time and in accordance with the ethical rules stated above.
Ethical Responsibilities of Publisher
Bandirma Onyedi Eylül University, Faculty of Administrative and Economy, publisher of YEAD
The Editors and the Editorial Board of YEAD are conscious of the fact that they must observe the ethical responsibilities below and act accordingly:
Editors are responsible for all the processes that the manuscripts submitted to YEAD will go through. Within this framework, ignoring the economic or political interests, the decision-makers are the editors.
The publisher undertakes to have an independent editorial decision made.
The publisher protects the intellectual property rights of all the articles published in YEAD and holds the responsibility to keep a record of each unpublished article.
The publisher bears all the responsibility to take the precautions against scientific abuse, fraud and plagiarism.
Unethical Behaviour
Should you encounter any unethical act or content in YEAD apart from the ethical responsibilities listed above, please notify the journal by e-mail at ssahin@bandirma.edu.tr