The publication processes implemented in AMİSOS Journal form the basis for the development and distribution of information in an impartial and respectful manner. The processes implemented in this direction are directly reflected in the quality of the work of the authors and the institutions that support the authors. Peer-reviewed studies are studies that embody and support the scientific method. At this point, it is important that all stakeholders of the process (authors, readers and researchers, publisher, referees and editors) comply with the standards for ethical principles. Within the scope of publication ethics of our journal, all stakeholders are expected to bear the following ethical responsibilities.
While establishing the ethical duties and responsibilities below, they have been prepared as open access, taking into account the guidelines and policies published by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and the The Council of Higher Education (CoHE) Scientific Research and Publication Ethics Directive.

Ethical Responsibilities of Authors
All authors who submit a work to the journal are deemed to have undertaken the legal responsibility of the article they sent. The responsibility for plagiarism belongs to the author. If an article is derived from the author's own work, this must be stated in the footnote. No information should be used without specifying the source.
The articles sent to the journal will be evaluated after the similarity aspect has been scanned. The similarity rate can be up to 20%.
The names of the people who contributed to the work sent for publication must be specified. At the same time, adding the name of a person who did not contribute to the study is a wrong practice in terms of scientific ethics. In these cases, the responsibility belongs to the person who sent the article.
A study should not be submitted to more than one journal at the same time. Falsifying the information and documents used, using expressions that insult people and institutions, and vilifying national and religious feelings are expressions that should not be included in academic studies.

Ethical Responsibilities of Referees
Experts appointed as referees should evaluate the studies submitted to them in an impartial and scientific manner.
The work should be evaluated within the time period deemed appropriate for the referee and the result should be uploaded to the system. While this is important both for the publication process of the journal and for the realization of the academic wishes and expectations of the researcher, it is an important situation.
If unethical situations that are not noticed by the editors regarding the submitted work are detected by the referees, the journal editors should be notified immediately.
It is expected that the referee will show the necessary care not to be a victim in the criticisms and legal sanctions that the articles that are reported without reading or scrupulously reviewed will face in the next process.

Ethical Duties and Responsibilities of Editors
AMISOS editors and field editors should have the following ethical duties and responsibilities based on the "COPE Code of Conduct and Best Practice Guidelines for Journal Editors" and "COPE Best Practice Guidelines for JournalEditors" published by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE):
General duties and responsibilities
Editors are responsible for every publication published in the journal. In the context of this responsibility, editors have the following roles and responsibilities:
Making efforts to meet the information needs of readers and writers,
- Continually improving the journal,
- Executing processes to improve the quality of studies published in the journal,
- Supporting freedom of thought,
- Ensuring academic integrity,
- Continuing business processes without compromising intellectual property rights and ethical standards,
- To show openness and transparency in terms of publication on issues that require correction and explanation.
Relations with the reader
- Editors should make decisions by considering the knowledge, skills and experience expectations of all readers, researchers and practitioners. It should be careful that the published studies contribute to the reader, researcher, practitioner and scientific literature and be original. In addition, editors are obliged to consider the feedback from readers, researchers and practitioners, and to provide explanatory and informative feedback.
Relations with authors
The duties and responsibilities of the editors to the authors are as follows:
-Editors should make a positive or negative decision based on the importance, original value, validity, clarity of the narrative, and the journal's aims and objectives.
- Studies that are suitable for the scope of the publication should be taken to the preliminary evaluation stage unless they have serious problems.
-Editors should not ignore positive referee suggestions unless there is a serious problem with the study.
-New editors should not change the decisions made by the previous editor(s) for studies unless there is a serious problem.
- "Blind Refereeing and Evaluation Process" must be published and editors must prevent deviations that may occur in the defined processes.
-Editors should publish an "Author's Guide" that includes every subject expected from them by the authors in detail. These guides should be updated periodically.
- Authors should be informed and returned in an explanatory and informative way.


Relations with referees
The duties and responsibilities of the editors towards the referees are as follows:
-The referees should be determined in accordance with the subject of the study.
- It is responsible for providing the information and guides that the referees will need during the evaluation phase.
-It has to consider whether there is a conflict of interest between the authors and the referees.
- In the context of blind refereeing, the identity of the referees should be kept confidential.
- It should encourage the referees to evaluate the work in an impartial, scientific and objective language.
-The referees should be evaluated with criteria such as timely return and performance.
- It should determine the practices and policies that increase the performance of the referees.
-Must take the necessary steps to dynamically update the referee pool.
-It should prevent rude and unscientific evaluations.
- Take steps to ensure that the referee pool consists of a wide range.

Relations with the editorial board
Editors should ensure that all editorial board members follow the processes in accordance with editorial policies and guidelines. The editorial board should inform its members about the publication policies and keep them informed of the developments. The new editorial board should educate its members on editorial policies and provide the information they need.

In addition, editors;
- It should ensure that the members of the editorial board evaluate the studies impartially and independently.
-New editorial board members should be able to contribute and should be determined as appropriate.
-The members of the editorial board should send studies suitable for their field of expertise for evaluation.
- Must interact regularly with the editorial board.
- Meetings should be held with the editorial board for the development of publication policies and the journal at regular intervals.

Relations with the journal owner and publisher;
The relationship between the editors and the publisher is based on the principle of editorial independence. In accordance with the written contract between the editors and the publisher, all decisions taken by the editors are independent of the publisher and the journal owner.



Editorial and blind peer review processes
Editors; is obliged to implement the "Blind Refereeing and Evaluation Process" policies included in the journal's publication policies. In this context, the editors ensure that the fair, impartial and timely evaluation process of each work is completed.

Quality assurance:
Editors; is responsible for publishing every article published in the journal in accordance with journal publication policies and international standards.

Protection of personal data:
Editors; is obliged to ensure the protection of personal data regarding the subjects or images included in the evaluated studies. It is responsible for refusing to work unless the explicit consent of the individuals used in the studies is documented. In addition, editors; The author is responsible for protecting the individual data of the referees and readers.

Ethics committee, human and animal rights:
Editors; It is responsible for ensuring the protection of human and animal rights in the evaluated studies. Ethics committee approval for the subjects used in the studies is responsible for refusing the study in cases where there is no permission for experimental research.

Precaution against possible abuse and misconduct:
Editors; is obliged to take precautions against possible abuse and misconduct. It is among the responsibilities of the editor to share the relevant findings, as well as to conduct a meticulous and objective investigation regarding the identification and evaluation of complaints regarding this situation.

To ensure academic publication integrity:
Editors should ensure that judgments containing errors, inconsistencies or misdirection in studies are promptly corrected.

Protection of intellectual property rights:
Editors; is obliged to protect the intellectual property rights of all published articles and to defend the rights of the journal and the author(s) in case of possible violations. In addition, the editors are obliged to take the necessary measures so that the contents of all published articles do not violate the intellectual property rights of other publications.

Constructivism and openness to discussion:
Editors; should take into account the persuasive criticisms of the works published in the journal and take a constructive attitude towards these criticisms.
The author(s) of the criticized works should be given the right of reply.
One should not ignore or exclude studies with negative results.

Complaints:
Editors; The author is obliged to carefully examine the complaints from the referees or readers and respond in an enlightening and explanatory manner.

Political and Commercial Concerns:
The journal owner, publisher and no other political or commercial factors affect the editors' independent decision making.

Conflicts of interest:
Editors; takes into account the conflicts of interest between the author(s), referees and other editors, and ensures that the publication process of the studies is completed in an independent and impartial manner.

If You Encounter an Unethical Situation:
If you encounter any unethical behavior or content in our journal other than the ethical responsibilities mentioned above, please notify us via e-mail to amisos.dergi@gmail.com