Article Evaluation Policy: Double Blind Review
1) Manuscripts that have not been previously published or are not currently under review for publication in another journal and approved by each author are accepted for evaluation.
2) Authors should upload the similarity report obtained from iThenticate/Turnitin programmes to the system at the article submission stage. The similarity report should be maximum 15% excluding references.
3) After the plagiarism check, eligible articles are evaluated by the editor-in-chief in terms of originality, methodology, importance of the subject covered and compatibility with the scope of the journal.
4) Selected manuscripts are sent to at least two national/international referees for double blind review.
5) The publication decision is made by the editor-in-chief after the edits made by the authors in line with the requests of the referees and the referee process.
6) The preliminary review and referee process takes an average of 20 weeks.

Responsibilities of the Editor
1) The editor evaluates manuscripts for scientific content without regard to the ethnic origin, gender, sexual orientation, citizenship, religious beliefs or political philosophy of the authors.
2) The Editor conducts a fair double-blind peer-review of manuscripts submitted for publication and ensures that all information about submitted manuscripts is kept confidential before publication.
3) The editor informs the referees that the manuscripts are confidential information and that this is a privileged interaction. Reviewers and the editorial board cannot discuss manuscripts with other people. The anonymity of the referees must be ensured. In certain cases, the editor may share a reviewer's review with other reviewers to clarify a particular point.
4) The Editor is responsible for the content and overall quality of the publication. It is also his/her responsibility to issue a correction note or withdrawal if necessary.
5) The Editor does not allow any conflict of interest between authors, editors and reviewers. He/she has full authority only to appoint referees and is responsible for the final decision regarding the publication of manuscripts in the Journal.

Responsibilities of Referees
1) Reviewers should not have any conflicts of interest related to the research, the authors and/or the research funders. Their judgement should be objective.
2) Reviewers should ensure that all information about submitted manuscripts is kept confidential and should notify the editor if they are aware of copyright infringement or plagiarism on the part of the author.
3) A reviewer who feels unable to review the subject matter of a manuscript, or who knows that immediate review will be impossible, should notify the editor and be excused from the review process.

Referee Process
Manuscripts that have not been published before or are not currently under review in another journal for publication and approved by each author are accepted for evaluation. Authors should upload the similarity report obtained from iThenticate/Turnitin programmes to the system at the article submission stage. The similarity report should be maximum 15% excluding references. After the plagiarism check, eligible articles are evaluated by the Editor-in-Chief in terms of originality, methodology, importance of the subject covered and compatibility with the scope of the journal.
The Editor-in-Chief evaluates the manuscripts independently of the ethnicity, gender, nationality, religious beliefs and political philosophy of the authors. The Editor-in-Chief ensures that manuscripts submitted for publication undergo fair double blind peer review.
Selected articles are sent to at least two national/international referees for evaluation.
If the referees deem necessary, changes are made by the author. The editor-in-chief decides whether or not to publish the text corrected by the author.
The editor-in-chief does not allow any conflict of interest between authors, editors and referees. He/she has full authority to appoint referees.
Reviewers' evaluations should be objective. During the referee process, referees are expected to make their evaluations by taking into account the following points.
1) Does the article contain new and important information?
2) Does the abstract clearly and accurately describe the content of the article?
3) Is the methodology described in a coherent and understandable way?
4) Are the interpretations and conclusions proved by the findings?
5) Are sufficient references given to other studies in the field?
6) Is the language quality adequate?

Reviewers should ensure that all information about submitted manuscripts remains confidential until the manuscript is published and should report to the editor if they notice any copyright infringement or plagiarism on the part of the author.
If the referee does not feel qualified in the subject matter of the manuscript or is unlikely to be able to provide timely feedback, he/she should inform the editor and ask him/her not to involve him/herself in the review process.
During the review process, the editor should make it clear to reviewers that manuscripts submitted for review are the private property of the authors and that this is a privileged communication. Reviewers and editorial board members may not discuss manuscripts with other individuals. Care should be taken to keep the identity of the reviewers confidential.

Preliminary Review and Plagiarism Scanning
The manuscript is reviewed by the editor for compliance with the journal's publication principles, academic writing rules and APA 6 Citation System. The similarity report obtained by the authors from iThenticate/Turnitin programmes at the article submission stage is checked at the preliminary review stage. The similarity report should be maximum 15% excluding references.

Field Editor Review
The manuscript that passes the Preliminary Review and Plagiarism Scanning stage is examined by the relevant field editor in terms of problematic and academic language and style.

Referee Process (Academic Evaluation)
After the review of the field editor, the manuscript is submitted to the evaluation of at least two referees who have a doctoral thesis, book or article on the subject. The referee process is carried out in confidentiality within the framework of double blind refereeing. The referee is requested to state his/her opinion and opinion on the manuscript either on the text or to justify it with an explanation of at least 150 words on the online referee form. If the author disagrees with the referee's opinion, he/she is given the right to object and defend his/her views. The field editor ensures mutual communication between the author and the referee while maintaining confidentiality. If one of the two referees has a negative opinion, the manuscript is sent to a third referee. Studies can be published with the favourable decision of at least two referees. Revision Phase: In the event that the referees request a correction to be made in the text they have examined, the relevant reports are sent to the author and he/she is asked to correct his/her work. *The author submits the corrections to the field editor by indicating them in blue colour.

Field Editor Control
The field editor checks whether the author has made the requested corrections to the text.

Referee Check
The reviewer checks whether the author has made the requested corrections in the text.

English Language Check
The manuscripts whose refereeing process is completed are reviewed by the English Language Editor and if necessary, the author is asked to make corrections.

Typesetting and Layout Phase
The manuscripts decided to be published by the editor-in-chief are prepared for publication by typesetting and layout.

Data Submission to National and International Indexes
The printed copy of the published issue is sent to domestic and foreign reference libraries within 60 days at the latest, and the article metadata is sent to the relevant indexes within 15 days.