Publication Ethics

Publication Ethics and Malpractice Statement

Journal of Awareness (J. Aware.) is committed to upholding the highest ethical standards in its publication processes. Our journal bases all its policies and practices on the COPE (Committee on Publication Ethics) Core Practices and international guidelines.

These principles define the responsibilities and ethical rules that all stakeholders involved in the publication process (authors, editors, reviewers, and publishers) must adhere to.

1. Responsibilities of Authors

Originality and Attribution: Authors must guarantee that the work they submit is entirely original and that any ideas, text, data, or images taken from another source are appropriately cited.

Author Contribution: All authors must make a meaningful contribution to the work.

Multiple Submission: An article cannot be under consideration for publication in another journal at the same time.

Data Reliability: Authors are responsible for the accuracy of the data they submit.

Ethics Committee Approval: Ethics committee approval is mandatory for all research involving human subjects (e.g., surveys, interviews, ethnographic studies).

Conflict of Interest: Authors must declare any conflicts of interest.

Error Reporting: If an error is found in a published work, it should be reported to the journal.

2. Editors' Responsibilities and Editorial Roles

2.1 General Principles

Impartiality: Decisions are based solely on academic merit and referee reports.

Confidentiality: Article and referee information is kept confidential.

Conflict of Interest: Editors cannot participate in the process of their own articles or those of closely related studies.

Process Management: The double-blind peer review process is conducted fairly, transparently, and promptly.

2.2 Editorial Roles and Responsibilities

Editor-in-Chief

• Determines the scope and policies of the journal.
• Manages the peer review process and makes final decisions.
• Is responsible for upholding ethical standards.
• Represents the journal in academic platforms.

Managing Editor

• Manages administrative and operational processes.
• Facilitates communication between authors, reviewers, and editors.
• Performs technical checks on articles and coordinates DOI procedures.
• Monitors the publication schedule.

Associate / Section Editors

• Evaluates articles within their areas of expertise.
• Selects reviewers and reviews reports.
• Makes recommendations to the Editor-in-Chief.

Editorial Board

• Contributes to the journal's policies.
• Provides peer review support.
• Contributes to the promotion of the journal.

3. Responsibilities of Reviewers

Scientificity: Evaluations should be scientific and constructive.

Confidentiality: Articles should be treated as confidential documents.

Conflict of Interest: If there is a conflict of interest, the review should be declined.

Source Control: Literature gaps should be noted in the report.

Timely Reporting: Reports should be completed within the specified time frame.

4. Plagiarism Policy

Our journal has a zero-tolerance policy towards any form of plagiarism. All articles are screened using iThenticate software. Self-plagiarism and "salami slicing" practices are also considered ethical violations. Articles found to contain plagiarism are rejected outright.

5. Data Sharing Policy

Authors are responsible for the accuracy of the data they use.

Raw data may be requested if necessary.

Where appropriate, data sharing on open-access platforms is encouraged.

6. Correction and Retraction Policy

Correction (Erratum/Corrigendum): Published for minor errors.

Retraction: Articles are retracted for serious violations such as data fabrication, plagiarism, or ghost authorship.

All processes are conducted in accordance with COPE guidelines.

7. Artificial Intelligence Usage Policy

Authors must indicate in the article if they have used artificial intelligence tools such as ChatGPT.

Artificial intelligence may only be used for writing and language support.

Responsibility for scientific content lies entirely with the authors.

Artificial intelligence tools are not used in the journal's editorial decision-making processes.