Publication Ethics
Near East University Journal of Theology defines its principles of possible abuse in accordance with the guidelines set by COPE and shares it with its stakeholders on the website.
ETHICAL RULES
All authors acknowledge and undertake that;
- It is the original work of the author (s) and that there is no plagiarism.
- They have participated in this study individually and have taken all responsibility for this study.
- They have finalized and approved the submitted manuscript.
- The article has not been published elsewhere or submitted for publication.
- The text, figures and documents contained in the article do not infringe the “Copyrights” of others.
- Changing the author responsibilities of a study that has started the evaluation process (such as adding an author, changing the order of the author, etc.) shall not be offered.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Responsibilities of editors
Publication decisions
It is the editor's responsibility to decide which articles will be published in the journal. The editor's decision will be based on the accuracy, validity and importance of the manuscript and the appropriateness of the scope of the journal. Existing legal requirements for libel, copyright infringement and plagiarism will also be considered.
Privacy
The editor or any editor / editorial board member shall not disclose information about a presentation to anyone other than the relevant author, referees, potential referees, other editorial advisors and publishers.
Disclosure and Conflicts of Interest
Unpublished materials described in a submitted article may not be used in the research of the editor or his assistants without the express written permission of the author.
Responsibilities of the referees
Contribution to Editors' Decisions
The peer review process assists the editor and editorial board in making the decisions of the editor. It may also serve the author in the preparation of the manuscript.
Promptness
Any selected arbitrator who is not qualified to review the study or who is writing in an article or who knows that it is impossible to review it immediately should notify the editor and ask for his forgiveness for the review process.
Privacy
All manuscripts received for review should be treated as confidential documents. They should respect privacy and should not share article information other than those permitted by the editor.
Standards of Objectivity
Comments should be made objectively. The author's personal criticism is not appropriate. The referees should state their opinions with supporting evidence.
Acceptance of Resources
Referees should identify situations where the published work referred to in the article is not shown in the reference section. Other publications should indicate whether the source of derived observations or variables. The referees will inform the editor that there is a significant similarity or overlap between the manuscripts and other printed articles with personal information.
Disclosure and Conflict of Interest
Information or ideas obtained through peer review should be kept confidential and should not be used for any advantage. Unpublished material described in a submitted article may not be used in the editor's or assistant's own research. Referees should not take into account articles with conflicts of interest that relate to competition, co-operation or other relationships or newspapers, authors, companies or institutions.
Duties of authors
Reporting Standards
Authors should provide an objective discussion of the correct explanation and importance of the work. The basic data should be displayed correctly on the paper. An article should contain sufficient detail and references to allow it to be understood. Fraudulent or intentional misrepresentation creates unethical behavior and is unacceptable.
Ethics Committee Permit and Research Permit
Ethics committee approval must be obtained for researches and studies on clinical and experimental human and animals requiring ethical committee decisions, this approval must be stated and documented in the article.
The articles should include the statement that Research and Publication Ethics are complied with.
In studies requiring ethics committee permission, information about the permit (board name, date and number no) should be included in the method section and also on the first / last page of the article. In case reports, information about the volunteer informed / consent form being signed should be included in the article.
Data Access and Storage
Authors may be required to submit raw data in connection with an article for editorial review and, if appropriate, they should be prepared to provide public access to this data and, in any case, to store such data for a reasonable period after publication.
Originality, Plagiarism and Acceptance of Resources
Authors should ensure that their work is original, and if the authors have used the work and / or words of others, they should be cited appropriately. Publications that are effective in determining the quality of the paper should also be mentioned. Plagiarism constitutes any unethical publishing behavior and is unacceptable.
Multi, Redundant or Simultaneous Broadcast
An author should generally not publish articles that describe the same research as more than one journal or primary publication. Submission of the same article to more than one journal at the same time brings unethical publication behavior. In general, an author should not submit manuscripts previously published in another journal.
Any copyrighted material may not be published elsewhere. In addition, articles reviewed by the journal should not be resubmitted to copyrighted publications. However, by sending a manuscript text, the author (s) protects the rights of the published material. The copyright remains with the authors (CC-BY), so that they can decide the final republishment of their texts. The primary reference should be specified in the secondary publication.
Authorship of paper
Authorship should be limited to those who have made significant contributions to the thought, design, execution or interpretation of the work being reported. All contributors should be listed as co-authors. The author ensures that all contributing authors and intruders are included in the author list.
Where others are involved in certain aspects of the research project, they should be accepted or listed as contributors. All co-authors have seen and approved the final version of the manuscript and agreed to submit it for publication.
Disclosure and Conflict of Interest
All authors should include a description of any financial or other financial conflicts of interest that may be interpreted to affect the results or interpretation of their articles. All sources of financial support for the project should be disclosed. Potential conflicts of interest should be explained as early as possible. Readers should be informed about who funded the research and the role of funders in the research.
Basic Errors in Published Works
When a writer detects a major mistake or a mistake in his / her published work, he or she must immediately work with the editor to inform the editor or publisher and to withdraw or correct his / her paper. If the editor or publisher learns of a published work with a significant error from a third party, the author must immediately withdraw or correct the article or prove to the editor the objectivity of the objective document.
References
Graf, C., Wager, E., Bowman, A., Fiack, S., Scott‐Lichter, D., & Robinson, A. (2007). Best practice guidelines on publication ethics: a publisher's perspective. International journal of clinical practice, 61, 1-26. Retrieved from http://publicationethics.org/ files/Code_of_conduct_for_journal_editors_Mar11.pdf.
