Karatekin University Journal of Science observes the publication ethics principles, standards and recommendations determined by COPE (Committee on Publication Ethics).
Ethical issues will be evaluated in accordance with COPE rules and journal guidelines.
In this context, our journal has deemed it appropriate to produce, develop and share articles that have undergone single-blind peer-review processes. All articles to be published or published that do not comply with the publication ethics policy of the journal are removed from publication.
Our journal reserves the right to request output files related to the study subjects and analysis results from the authors according to the returns given by the editorial board and/or the referees. If the requested document is not submitted, the article will be rejected.
The prerequisite for the article to be accepted for publication is that it is deemed suitable for publication by at least 2 (two) referees. The order of publication of accepted articles is adjusted depending on the acceptance time. However, the Editorial Board reserves the right to make changes when deemed necessary. After an article is accepted for publication, the "Copyright Transfer Form" must be filled and signed by all authors and uploaded to the journal system.
If there is a behavior that does not comply with the ethical principles of the parties, an unethical situation regarding a work sent or published for publication, the journal e-mail address should be informed.

Ethical Responsibilities of Authors
• Author names are presented incompletely,
• Non-contributory people are included as authors,
• There are studies that are not within the scope of the journal,
• There is a study that includes plagiarism and unethical publishing behavior,
• In case of non-recognition of funding sources, if any,
• In matters of copyright infringement belonging to others,
• Disclosure of a place/person/institution/organization etc.,
• Having conflicts of interest,
• Lack of reporting standards,
• The data used cannot be submitted when requested,
• Multiple, unnecessary or simultaneous publications on the same study,
• Appropriate citations and references are not used within the scope of the study,
• In case of main and obvious errors in the article,
If the similarity rate determined during the application is above 20% (iThenticate), the relevant articles are not sent to the referee for evaluation.
Authors should check the "iThenticate" output and rate in order to maintain the plagiarism control processes of the relevant article. The relevant report should be uploaded to the journal. The same procedure should be followed after the revision of the article.
In case the work is accepted, the "Copyright Transfer Form" should be uploaded to the journal system. All authors involved in the study must sign this document.

Ethical Responsibilities of Referees
• The article should be checked in accordance with the journal's guidelines.
• The academic quality and originality of the article should be examined.
• Should not share information about the study with the authors or others.
• Evaluations should be concrete, measured and objective.
• During the evaluation process, attention should be paid to the time allocated to it. If necessary, additional time should be requested.
• In case of copyright infringement and plagiarism, the editor should be informed immediately.

Ethical Responsibilities of Editors, Assistant Editors and Field Editors
• It strives to increase the quality of publication in the journal.
• In the journal, the public interest is considered in the decisions made.
• It protects the copyright of the authors of the articles published in the journal.
• Keeps the records of each article and correspondence about the journal in electronic or printed form.
• Editors complete their work with impartiality, confidentiality, conflict of interest, peer review processes,
• Makes unethical behavior managements in accordance with rational ethical rules,
• The articles uploaded to the journal are checked for compliance with the journal before they are submitted to the referees (at least 2 copies) by the relevant editor. These are the eligibility steps:
- Compliance with spelling rules
-Conformity to the template in shape
- Compliance with its purpose and scope
- Compliance with broadcasting principles
- Compliance with publication ethics
- Its scientific quality and originality should be examined.
Journal Publication Policy
• “Karatekin University Journal of Science ” is published twice a year (April and October) in Turkish and English.
• It is a national, single-blind, peer-reviewed, indexed and open access journal.
• No evaluation or application fee is charged from the articles.
• The article evaluation process takes an average of 8 (eight) weeks.
• The article (or study) in the evaluation process can be withdrawn through the DergiPark system, provided that all authors send the withdrawal request letter with wet signature. However, the article cannot be sent to another journal before this process is completed. The article whose evaluation has been completed cannot be withdrawn.