Publication Ethics Principles

Publication Ethics can be defined as a self-regulatory mechanism that insists on integrity on behalf of authors, reviewers and publishers to establish higher standards of editorial processing. Ethical standards for publication exist to ensure high-quality scientific publications, public confidence in scientific findings, and respect for people's opinions.

- Honest researchers do not plagiarise.

- They do not misattribute sources.

- They do not hide objections they cannot refute.

- They do not distort opposing views.

- They do not destroy or conceal data.

 

Peer-reviewed studies are studies that support and realise the scientific method. At this point, it is of great importance that all parties involved in the publication process (authors, readers and researchers, publisher, referees and editors) comply with ethical principles. Edeb Erkan journal adheres to national and international standards in research and publication ethics. It complies with the Press Law, the Law on Intellectual and Artistic Works and the Directive on Scientific Research and Publication Ethics of Higher Education Institutions. Edeb Erkan journal has adopted the International Ethical Publishing Principles published by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) and Open Access Scholarly Publishers Association (OASPA). It also undertakes to comply with the decisions of the Türkiye Editors' Workshop.

 

Replay

Republishing is the publication of the same article or substantially similar articles in more than one journal. The editor sends such an article back without reviewing it. Thereafter, the editor may impose an embargo for a certain period of time on the author who has attempted to republish, publicise this situation in the journal in which the author has previously published (perhaps by simultaneous announcement with the editor of the journal that published the previous article), or apply all of these measures together. 

 

Simultaneous Submission of the Same Work to More Than One Journal

Authors may not submit the same article to more than one journal at the same time. If the editor learns of a possible simultaneous submission, the editor reserves the right to consult with the other editor(s) receiving the manuscript. In addition, the editor may return the manuscript without review or reject the manuscript without considering the reviews, or take this decision in discussion with the other editor(s) involved, and may decide not to accept submissions from authors for a certain period of time. It may also write to the authors' employers or take all of these measures together.

 

Control to Prevent Plagiarism

It is to present the ideas, methods, data, applications, writings, forms or works of others as if they are partially or completely one's own work without citing the owners in accordance with scientific rules.

Edeb Erkan journal scans all submitted articles to prevent plagiarism. Studies submitted for review are checked for plagiarism using iThenticate software. The similarity rate is expected to be less than 10%. The main measure of similarity is the author's compliance with the rules of citation and citation. If the similarity rate is 1%, but citation and quotation are not done properly, plagiarism may still be in question. In this respect, citation and quotation rules should be known and carefully applied by the author: APA7

Plagiarism, duplication, false authorship, research/data fabrication, article slicing, sliced publication, copyright infringement and concealment of conflict of interest are considered unethical behaviours. All articles that do not comply with accepted ethical standards are removed from publication. This includes articles containing possible irregularities and non-conformities detected after publication.

 

Forgery

To produce data that is not based on research, to edit or change the work presented or published on the basis of unreal data, to report or publish them, to present a research that has not been done as if it has been done.

Falsifying research records and data obtained, showing methods, devices and materials that were not used in the research as if they were used, not evaluating data that do not comply with the research hypothesis, manipulating data and/or results to fit the relevant theory or assumptions, falsifying or shaping the research results in line with the interests of the persons and organisations supported.

 

Protection of Personal Data of Participants

Edeb Erkan journal requires that all research involving personal or sensitive data or materials relating to human participants that are not legally available to the public be subject to formal ethical review.

 

Handling Allegations of Research Misconduct

Edeb Erkan journal complies with COPE's Ethical Toolkit for a Successful Editorial. Edeb Erkan journal editors will take measures to prevent the publication of articles in which plagiarism, citation manipulation, data falsification, data fabrication, and other research misconduct occur. In no case will Edeb Erkan journal editors knowingly allow such misconduct to occur. If Edeb Erkan journal editors are aware of any allegations of research misconduct related to an article published in their journal, they will follow COPE's guidelines regarding allegations.

 

Ethical Violation Notifications

Readers can send an e-mail to [email protected] if they notice a significant error or inaccuracy in an article published in Edeb Erkan or if they have any complaints about the editorial content (plagiarism, duplicate articles, etc.). We welcome applications as it will provide an opportunity for us to improve, and we will respond quickly and constructively.

 

Correction, Retraction, Expression of Concern

Editors may consider publishing a correction if minor errors are identified in the published article that do not affect the findings, interpretations, and conclusions. Editors should consider retracting the manuscript if there are major errors/omissions that invalidate the findings and conclusions. Editors should consider issuing a statement of concern if there is evidence that the findings are unreliable and that the authors' institutions have not investigated the incident, or if the possible investigation seems unfair or inconclusive, if there is a possibility of research or publication misconduct by the authors. COPE guidelines regarding correction, retraction or expression of concern are taken into account.

 

Publication of Studies Based on Surveys and Interviews

Edeb Erkan journal adopts the principles of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) "Code of Conduct and Best Practice Guidelines for Journal Editors" and "Code of Conduct for Journal Publishers" in order to provide ethical assurance in scientific periodical publishing. In this context, the following points should be complied with in the studies submitted to the journal:

1) Ethics committee approval must be obtained for research in all disciplines that require ethics committee approval, and this approval must be stated and documented in the article.

2) In studies requiring ethics committee authorisation, information about the authorisation (name of the committee, date and number) should be included in the method section and also on one of the first/last pages of the article; in case reports, information on the signature of the informed consent form should be included in the article.

 

Special Issue Publication Policy

A special issue can be published once a year upon the request of the Editorial Board. Articles submitted for inclusion in the special issue are first subjected to a preliminary editorial review. Then, they are examined for compliance with the journal's spelling rules and similarity screening is performed to prevent plagiarism. After these stages, they are included in the peer review process using the double-blinding model.

 

Editorial Confidentiality Obligation

The editors of Edeb Erkan treat all submitted manuscripts as confidential documents, which means that they will not disclose information about a manuscript to anyone without the authors' permission. During the article review process, the following people have access to the articles: Editors, Reviewers, Editorial Board Members. The only situation where details about a manuscript may be passed to a third party without the authors' permission is if the editor suspects serious research misconduct.

 

Allegations-Suspicions of Scientific Misconduct

There are different definitions of scientific misconduct. We address these issues on a case-by-case basis as Edeb Erkan journal follows the guidance established by major publication ethics bodies. The editor is obliged to take action if he/she suspects or alleges an ethical violation. This duty extends to both published and unpublished articles. The editor should not simply reject articles raising concerns about possible misconduct. He/she is ethically obliged to follow up on alleged cases. The editor should follow COPE flowcharts when appropriate. Editors should first seek a response from those suspected of misconduct. If they are not satisfied with the response, they should ask the relevant employer or organisation to investigate. The editor should make all reasonable endeavours to ensure that an appropriate investigation into the alleged misconduct is carried out; if this fails, the editor should persistently make all reasonable attempts to find a solution to the problem. This is an arduous but important task.

Edeb Erkan journal editors will take measures to prevent the publication of articles in which plagiarism, citation manipulation, data falsification, data fabrication, and other research misconduct occur, and will not knowingly allow such misconduct to occur. If the editors of Edeb Erkan are aware of any allegations of research misconduct related to an article published in their journal, they will follow COPE's guidelines regarding allegations.

Reviewers should inform the Editor if they suspect research or publication misconduct. The Editor is responsible for taking necessary action in accordance with COPE recommendations.

Edeb Erkan journal is committed to implementing the COPE flowcharts when faced with allegations of misconduct on the following or similar issues.

- What to do when re-publication is suspected

- What to do when plagiarism is suspected

- What to do if fabricated data is suspected

- Requests for change of authorship

- What to do if an undisclosed conflict of interest is suspected

- What to do if unfair or gift authorship is suspected

- What to do when an ethical problem is suspected in an article

- What to do when the suspicion of ethical violation is directly notified by e-mail, etc.

- What to do when a suspected ethical violation is announced via social media

 

Complaint Procedure

This procedure applies to complaints about content, procedures or policies that are the responsibility of Edeb Erkan journal or our editorial staff. Complaints can provide an opportunity and incentive for improvement. We aim to respond quickly, courteously and constructively.

Complaints should be emailed directly to [email protected] and will be treated confidentially. The editor responds to complaints immediately. The editor follows the procedure outlined in the COPE flowchart regarding complaints.

Complaints are reviewed by the relevant member of the editorial team and, if not resolved, the following processes are followed:

- If this initial response is deemed inadequate, the complainant may request that the complaint be forwarded to a more senior member of the journal.

- If the complainant is not satisfied, the complaint may be referred to the Editor.

- If possible, a full response will be given within two weeks.

COPE publishes a code of practice for editors of scientific journals. This will facilitate the resolution of disputes with editors, journals and publishers, but only after the journal's own complaints procedures have been exhausted.

 

Appeal Process

We welcome serious objections to the evaluations made by editors and reviewers. If you feel that we have rejected your paper because we misunderstood its scientific content, please send an appeal message to our editorial team at [email protected] Do not attempt to submit a revised version of your manuscript at this stage. If, after reading your appeal letter, we realise that your appeal is justified, we may invite you to submit a revised version of your manuscript. Your manuscript will then be resubmitted to the external reviewer process. Please include as much detail as possible in the appeal letter. Finally, we can only consider one appeal per paper, so please take the time and effort to write a detailed letter to make your appeal clear - you have one chance, so use it well. We have found that prolonged deliberation over rejected papers is often unsatisfactory for both authors and editors, so we do not process multiple appeals for the same paper.

 

Conflicts of Interest

A conflict of interest arises when professional judgement about a primary interest may be influenced by a secondary interest (such as financial gain or personal competition). We believe that we need to know the authors' competing interests in order to make the best judgement about how to handle an article, and that readers should know them if we publish the article.

Any interest, financial or otherwise, that may cause the person to be conflicted in his or her work, significantly impair his or her objectivity, or give an unfair advantage in favour of any person or organisation. All sources of financial support received during the conduct of the research and preparation of the manuscript and the role of sponsors in the study should be disclosed. If there is no source of funding, this should also be indicated. Examples of potential conflicts of interest that should be disclosed include consultancies, salaries, grants. Potential conflicts of interest should be disclosed at the earliest possible stage.

Edeb Erkan has a set process for handling submissions from editors, staff or editorial board members to ensure impartial review. Such submissions are first referred to other journals. If this is not possible, the owner of the submission is suspended from the journal. These submissions are reviewed in a double blind process.

The editor should not be involved in decisions about manuscripts written by him/herself or family members. Furthermore, such a paper should be subject to all the usual procedures of the journal. The editor should follow guidelines on the disclosure of potential conflicts of interest by authors and reviewers. 

 

Principles of Research Ethics

1. Edeb Erkan journal is published by Ahmet Taşğın (Ankara/Türkiye).

2. It is important to pay attention to the following points during the submission of manuscripts in terms of the evaluation process.

3. The manuscript to be submitted to the journal should not have been published elsewhere before and should not be in the publication process of another journal.

4. According to the scope of the journal, research articles are published on topics related to Cultural Studies with the subtitle of Social Sciences; Architecture, Art, Classics, Ethnic Studies, Family Studies, History, History and Philosophy of Science, Literature, Music, Philosophy, Religion, Psychology and Sociology.

5. Edeb Erkan journal is published two issues a year and at most one work by the same author can be published in one issue or within one issue.

6. Edeb Erkan; as a peer-reviewed, scientific journal, is published 2 issues a year (May-November).

7. Manuscripts submitted to Edeb Erkan are first examined by the Editorial Board for compliance with the principles of the journal.

8. Manuscripts that do not comply with the APA7 Citation System Writing Guide (https://apastyle.apa.org/products/publication-manual-7th-edition) are returned to the author for correction.

9. Manuscripts that are deemed to comply with the APA7 Citation System Writing Guide (https://apastyle.apa.org/products/publication-manual-7th-edition) are sent to at least two referees. Since double blind reviewing is applied, the names of the referees are kept confidential and the reports are kept for a period of time. If one of the referee reports is positive and the other is negative, the manuscript is sent to a third referee.

10. Authors take into account the criticisms and suggestions of the referees and the Editorial Board. If they disagree, they have the right to object with their reasons. Manuscripts not accepted for publication will not be returned to the authors.

11. Manuscripts submitted for publication must be accompanied by a Turnitin/iThenticate plagiarism report. The similarity rate should not exceed 10 per cent.

12. The writing language of Edeb Erkan is English and Turkish. Manuscripts that are not written in Latin letters should include English and Turkish Title and Abstract/Özet and References/Kaynaklar written using the Latin Alphabet.

13. Manuscripts should have a total word count of at least 480 and at most 500 for both English and Turkish Abstract/Özet, Keywords 3 to 5 and References/Kaynaklar prepared according to APA7 citation system (https://apastyle.apa.org/products/publication-manual-7th-edition).

14. Manuscripts submitted to the journal are examined for suitability for publication and sent to two referees and published as a result of the referees' evaluations. Manuscripts that receive two positive evaluation reports are processed as articles and published in order according to the date of arrival. If one of the referee reports is positive and the other is negative, the article is sent to the third referee.

15. Edeb Erkan journal is free of charge and provides open access to its content.

16. Edeb Erkan journal does not charge authors for the article evaluation and publication process.

17. The copyright of the articles accepted for publication in Edeb Erkan journal belongs to the authors.

18. In the articles to be sent to Edeb Erkan journal; originality, horizon-opening and remarkable views are sought.

19. Under the title of the article, information such as author title, name, institution, ORCID number and e-mail address should not be included. If the article is produced from academic studies (Master's, Doctorate, Associate Professorship or Scientific Meetings), it must be specified.

20. Grammar rules (spelling, punctuation, clarity, comprehensibility, etc.) must be followed in the manuscripts submitted to the journal. It should be prepared according to TDK Spelling Guide. Encyclopaedia of Islam Three Online should be consulted for English terms and concepts: https://referenceworks.brillonline.com/browse/encyclopaedia-of-islam-3

21. The legal responsibility of the articles published in Edeb Erkan journal belongs to the author and does not bind the journal.

22. The author submitting an article to the journal is deemed to have accepted these principles. Articles that do not comply with these principles will not be evaluated.