Statement of Peer Review Policies

Statement of Peer Review Policies

Only articles approved by each author that have not been published or submitted to another journal before are accepted for evaluation. Pre-checked articles are scanned for plagiarism using iThenticate software. After the plagiarism check, the appropriate ones are evaluated by the editor-in-chief for their originality, methodology, importance of the topic covered and relevance to the scope of the journal. The editor sends the articles that comply with the rules to at least two national/international referees for evaluation and queues the publication for publication when it is changed by the authors in accordance with the feedback of the referees.

Responsibility for the Editor and Reviewers

The Editor-in-Chief evaluates articles for scientific content, regardless of the authors' ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, nationality, religious belief, or political philosophy. It provides a fair double-blind peer-review of the articles submitted for publication and ensures that all information about the submitted articles is kept confidential before publication.

The editor-in-chief is responsible for the content and overall quality of the publication. It should publish an error page or make corrections when necessary. The Editor-in-Chief does not allow any conflict of interest between authors, editors and referees. He alone has full authority to appoint a reviewer and is responsible for the final decision for articles to be published in the journal. Reviewers should not have any conflicts of interest with authors and/or research funders. Their evaluations should be objective. The referees must ensure that all information regarding the submitted manuscripts is kept confidential and report to the editor if they detect copyright infringement and plagiarism by the author. The referees and editorial board cannot discuss the articles with other people. The confidentiality of the referees must be ensured. In certain cases, the editor may share one reviewer's assessment with other reviewers to clarify a particular point.

Peer Review Process

Only articles approved by each author that have not been published or submitted to another journal before are accepted for evaluation.

Pre-checked articles are scanned for plagiarism using iThenticate or Turnitin software. After the plagiarism check, those that are eligible are evaluated by the Editor-in-Chief for their originality, methodology, importance of the topic covered, and relevance to the journal scope. The Editor-in-Chief evaluates articles for scientific content and ensures a fair double-blind peer-review of selected articles, regardless of the authors' ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, citizenship, religious belief, or political philosophy.

Selected manuscripts are sent to at least two national/international referees for evaluation, and the publication decision is made by the Editor-in-Chief after being changed by the authors in line with the evaluations of the referees. Chief Editor; does not allow any conflict of interest between authors, editors and referees and is responsible for the final decision regarding the publication of articles in the journal.

The evaluations of the referees should be objective. Comments on the following issues are expected from the referees during the examination.

-  Does the manuscript contain new and significant information?
- Does the abstract clearly and accurately describe the content of the manuscript?
- Is the problem significant and concisely stated?
- Are the methods described comprehensively?
- Are the interpretations and consclusions justified by the results?
- Is adequate references made to other Works in the field?
- Is the language acceptable?

Reviewers must ensure that all the information related to submitted manuscripts is kept as confidential and must report to the editor if they are aware of copyright infringement and plagiarism on the author’s side. A reviewer who feels unqualified to review the topic of a manuscript or knows that its prompt review will be impossible should notify the editor and excuse himself from the review process. The editor informs the reviewers that the manuscripts are confidential information and that this is a privileged interaction. The reviewers and editorial board cannot discuss the manuscripts with other persons. The anonymity of the referees is important.