MSUFBD Journal Editorial Ethics and Responsibilities
It is important for authors, referees and editors to comply with the standards regarding ethical principles in the publication processes applied in the Journal of MSUFBD. All authors, referees and editors are expected to have the following ethical responsibilities within the scope of publication ethics in MSUFBD journal. The following ethical duties and responsibilities have been prepared as open access, taking into account the ethical rules and responsibilities published by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).
Authors' Ethical Responsibilities
The works submitted by the author (s) are expected to be original. If the author (s) benefit from other studies or use other studies, they must cite and / or cite completely and accurately. People who do not contribute to the content of the study should not be added as author. The authors work in the application process can not contain more than one journal at a time. The work published in another journal cannot be sent to the MSUFBD Journal. That might constitute a conflict of interest if all studies submitted for publication must be explained and relationships. Author (s) can be requested from the evaluation process raw data of the frame in the article, in such a case the author (s) must be ready to provide the expected data and information science committee and the editorial board. Replacing the responsibility of the author began a study of the evaluation process (authors add, modify order of authors, writers like stickers) cannot be offered. The author (s) must have a document showing that they have the right to use the data used, the necessary permissions for research / analysis, or that the subjects who have been experimented with have consent. Author (s) of the published case early view or assessment notice a wrong or error about her work on stage, to inform the journal editor or publisher has an obligation to carry editors to cooperate in the correction or retraction.
Editors' Ethical Duties and Responsibilities
Editors and field editors in the MSUFBD Journal should have the ethical duties and responsibilities specified by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) published on the Dergipark page as open access:
General Duties and Responsibilities
Continuously improving the quality of the journal, carrying out processes to improve the quality of the work published in the journal, striving to meet the information needs of readers and authors, correcting, showing publicity and transparency in matters requiring explanation, continuing business processes without compromising intellectual property rights and ethical standards is one of his duties and responsibilities.
Ethical Responsibilities of Referees
Only study related to the specialty should accept the assessment. It should evaluate in impartiality and confidentiality. The study examined the privacy policy should be destroyed after the evaluation process. If referee thinks that he/she faces a conflict of interest during the evaluation process, he should refuse to review the study and inform the journal editor. The referee should make the assessment objectively only in relation to the content of the study. Referee should make the assessment in a constructive and kind language. It should not make humiliating personal comments that include hostility, slander and insults. They should perform the work they accepted to evaluate on time and with the ethical responsibilities above.
Publisher's Ethical Responsibilities
The editor is responsible for all the processes submitted in the MSUFBD Journal. The independent editor commits to the decision. The decision maker is the editor, regardless of economic or political gains in the Journal of MSUFBD. It must protect the property and copyright of every article published in the MSUFBD journal. It has the responsibility to take all sorts of scientific abuse and plagiarism related measures.
Relations with Authors
Editor, the importance of the work, the original value, validity, the openness of expression and should give a positive or negative decision based on the journal's goals and objectives. Unless there is a serious problem for the studies that are suitable for publication, they should take the preliminary evaluation stage. The editor should not ignore the positive reviews of the referees unless there is a serious problem with the work. The new editor should not change the decisions made by the previous editor for the work unless there is a serious problem. It should publish an Author Directory in the MSUFBD journal. Authors should be provided with informative and informative feedback and feedback.
Relations with Referees
Editor is responsible for applying the Blind Review and Evaluation Process policies included in its publication policies. Referees should be selected in accordance with the subject of the publication. It is obliged to provide all necessary information to the referees during the evaluation process of the publication. It has to observe whether there is a conflict of interest among the authors and reviewers. The identity information of the referees must be kept confidential during the evaluation of the broadcast. Encourage referees to evaluate working in an objective, scientific and objective language. The referee should take steps to make the pool a broad spectrum. Implementations and policies that increase the performance of the referees should be determined. It should prevent unscientific evaluations.
Relations with Readers
The editor should make a decision by considering the knowledge, skills and experience expectations of all readers. The reader should pay attention to the fact that the published studies contribute to the reader, researcher, practitioner and scientific literature and be original. The editor is obliged to take into account the feedback from the readers and to provide explanatory and informative feedback.
Relations with the Editorial Board
The editor should ensure that all editorial board members advance the processes in accordance with editorial policies and guidelines. The editorial board should inform the members of the editorial policies and inform the developments. The new editorial board should educate its members on broadcast policies and provide the information they need.
Relations with the Owner of the Journal and the Publisher
In accordance with the written contract between the editor and the publisher, all decisions taken by the editor are independent of the publisher and magazine owner. In other words, the relationship between the editor and the publisher is based on the principle of independence.
Protection of Personal Data
The editor is obliged to ensure the protection of personal data related to the subjects or images in the evaluated works. Unless the explicit consent of the individuals used in the studies is documented, they are responsible for refusing to work. Also, editor is responsible for protecting the individual data of the author, referee and readers.
Ethics Committee, Human and Animal Rights
The editor is obliged to ensure the protection of human and animal rights in the evaluated works. Ethics committee approval for subjects used in studies is responsible for refusing to work in cases where there is no permit for experimental research.
Measure Against Potential Abuse and Abuse
The editor is obliged to take measures against possible abuse and misconduct. In addition to conducting a rigorous and objective investigation about the identification and evaluation of complaints for this situation, sharing the findings on the subject is among the responsibilities of the editor.

Protection of Intellectual Property Rights
The editor is obliged to protect the intellectual property right of all published articles and to defend the rights of the journal and author (s) in possible violations. In addition, the editor is obliged to take necessary precautions so that the content in all published articles does not violate the intellectual property rights of other publications. At this stage, the plagiarism report they received with the articles is requested from the authors.
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