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YAZIM KURALLARI

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YAYIN İLKELERİ

ETİK İLKELER

ETHICAL PRINCIPLES

The Journal of Vocational and Social Sciences of Turkey (JOVOSST) adheres to the publication ethics principles, standards, and recommendations outlined by COPE (Committee on Publication Ethics) and ICMJE (International Committee of Medical Journal Editors). Any articles that do not comply with these accepted ethical standards will be retracted, including those found to have violations after publication. All stakeholders are expected to observe the following ethical responsibilities, and any ethical issues will be evaluated in accordance with COPE rules.

Authors' Ethical Responsibilities:

• Authors must ensure that the articles they submit to the journal have not been previously published or submitted elsewhere for publication.
• Authors must provide proper citations for all references used in their articles.
• Authors declare that the article is their own original work, that they have not committed any form of plagiarism, and that they take full responsibility for any plagiarism-related issues, with no liability placed on the journal.
• Authors must guarantee that they have made a scientific contribution to the article and acknowledge that all authors share equal responsibility for the content.
• The corresponding author must ensure that all co-authors listed in the article consent to its publication and to being named as co-authors. All individuals who have made significant contributions to the work should be listed as co-authors, while others should be acknowledged in the acknowledgments section.
• Authors are required to disclose any funding sources, financial support, or conflicts of interest related to their work.
• Authors must provide access to the data sets used in the article if deemed necessary.
• Articles submitted to the journal must comply with research and publication ethics. Separate ethics committee approvals must be obtained for clinical and experimental studies involving humans and animals, where required, and these approvals should be clearly stated and documented in the article.

Reviewers' Ethical Responsibilities:

• Any selected reviewer who feels unqualified to review the research or knows that a timely review is not possible must notify the editor and excuse themselves from the review process.
• Reviewers are obligated to keep the articles they receive confidential and must not use the information gained through peer review for personal advantage.
• Reviewers must not share their reports or information about the article with others and should not directly communicate with the authors without the editor's permission.
• Reviewers should be alert to potential ethical issues in the manuscript and bring these to the editor’s attention, including any significant similarities or overlaps between the manuscript under review and any other published work they are aware of.
• The review process should be conducted objectively. Reviewers should avoid personal criticism of the authors and provide feedback that is constructive, honest, and courteous.
• Before agreeing to review a manuscript, reviewers must consult the editor if they have any potential conflicts of interest resulting from competitive, collaborative, or other relationships or connections with any of the authors.

Editorial Board's Ethical Responsibilities:

• The editorial board is responsible for deciding which articles will be published. The evaluation of articles by the editorial board should be impartial and free from bias related to the authors' race, gender, sexual orientation, religious beliefs, ethnic origin, citizenship, or political philosophy. Decisions should be based on the quality, validity, and relevance of the manuscript to the journal's scope. Legal requirements regarding defamation, copyright infringement, and plagiarism should also be considered.
• The editor or any editorial board member must not disclose any information about a submitted manuscript to anyone other than the corresponding author, reviewers, potential reviewers, other editorial advisors, and the publisher.
• Unpublished materials disclosed in a submitted manuscript must not be used in an editor’s or the editorial board’s own research without the express written consent of the author.

No fee is charged from the author or institution under any name.