Ethical Principles and Publication Policy


Publication Policy
The Bandırma Onyedi Eylül University Journal of Health Sciences and Research publishes original research, systematic reviews, meta analysis, case reports and review articles, editorial comments, and letters to the editor in all fields of nursing, nutrition and dietetics, physiotherapy and rehabilitation, child development, midwifery, gerontology, health management, social work and health sciences.

Open Access Policy
Due to the role of sharing information in the advancement of science, Bandırma Onyedi Eylül University Journal of Health Sciences and Research provides open access to the full text of all articles published within the journal which can be read and downloaded free of charge via the DergiPark Directory. No fee is charged from the author(s) during or after the publication application to our journal.

Review and Acceptance Process of Articles
Bandırma Onyedi Eylül University Journal of Health Sciences and Research is a multidisciplinary, peer-reviewed, periodical, open access journal published electronically three times a year (April-August-December) by Bandırma Onyedi Eylül University Faculty of Health Sciences.
Manuscripts submitted to our journal for evaluation should not be published, accepted for publication, or should not be under evaluation process for publication. The responsibility of the published and under-reviewed works belongs to the author (s). The copyrights of the published works belong to the Bandırma Onyedi Eylül University Journal of Health Sciences and Research. Works that are appropriate in form and content are submitted by the editor to the editorial board. The works approved by the editorial board are subject to evaluation by at least two referees. In line with the evaluation reports from the referees, the journal editorial decides whether to publish the relevant studies, request corrections or additional information from the author(s), or not publish them. In case of one positive and one negative report from the referees, the related study is sent to a third referee if approved by the Journal Editor. Arrangements suggested by the referees and the Editorial Board are forwarded to the author(s); the author(s) makes the necessary arrangements and uploads the relevant arrangements to the system. This process between the referees and the author(s) is carried out double-blind, keeping the identity confidential. The final decision regarding the acceptance or rejection of the articles is made by the editor. The approval of the author(s) is obtained for the final version of the article, which has been approved for publication. This process takes about 4-8 weeks. No fee is charged for publication or after the publication of our journal.

Correction and Withdrawal Processes
Articles in the pre-evaluation phase can be withdrawn by their authors. Articles in the peer-review phase, delays in the evaluation process of the submitted manuscript, etc. Authors who want to withdraw the article and have it published elsewhere due to such reasons submit a written application. Authors can withdraw their articles from the journal after the application is approved by the journal editorial board.

Plagiarism Policy of Journal
During the file upload process, the authors are required to upload the similarity report they obtained using a suitable plagiarism program (iThenticate, Turnitin, etc.) to the system together with other files. Articles with a similarity rate of more than 25% are considered plagiarism and rejected.

ETHICS POLICY
It is aimed that all stakeholders (author, editor, referee, publisher, and reader) who present a scientific study contribute to the correct progress of science. Compliance with scientific ethical principles is important in scientific studies prepared for this goal.
These ethical principles have been accepted by based on the directive prepared by COPE (Committee on Publication Ethics), and some of them are presented below, with suggestions for adoption by stakeholders.

Ethical Responsibilities of Authors
• To ensure the accuracy of the data related to the study, to keep the records of the research in or,der and to be able to access this data upon a possible request.
• To ensure that the submitted article is not published or accepted elsewhere, and to fill out the Copyright Transfer Form.
• If the content it offers matches the published or submitted content, accept this conflict and quote, if necessary, provide the editor with a copy of any work that may have similar content regarding his work, and obtain permission to reproduce or use any content from other sources, show attribution.
• Ensuring compliance with national and international laws and guidelines for all studies involving human or animal subjects (for example, WMA Declaration of Helsinki, NIH Policy on the Use of Laboratory Animals, EU Directive on the Use of Animals), confirming that necessary approvals have been obtained, and respecting subject privacy. To indicate the relevant ethics committee approvals and research details of the study in the "Materials and Methods" section of the study.
• Obtaining "informed consent" from the patients, regardless of the identity of the patient in case reports, and presenting them by patient privacy.
• In case of any conflict of interest, sharing an ethical violation with the editor and publisher, publishing an error statement, addendum, compensation not, ice or withdrawing the work when deemed necessary.
• Authors are responsible for the accuracy of the sources used during article writing. To cite the sources used by the author(s), within the article and at the end, in line with ethical principles.

Ethical Duties and Responsibilities of Editors
• To strive for the continuous development of the journal or the improvement of its publication quality.
• To act in a balanced, objective, and fair manner in performing their duties without discrimination on the grounds of gender, religious or political belief, or ethnic or geographical origin of the authors.
• Evaluating the works sent to the journal according to their content, not giving any privilege to any author.
• To take the necessary measures to prevent possible conflicts of interest and to evaluate existing statements, if any.
• To determine and implement journal policies such as publication, blind refereeing, evaluation process, and ethical principles.
• To ensure that all published articles are evaluated by appropriately qualified referees.
• Protecting the copyright of the authors of the articles published in the journal
• Implementing the necessary procedurbyith the journal's policies and procedures in case of an ethical violation complaint. Allow the authority to respond to the complaint, not to avoid the necessary sanctions, regardless of who the work belongs to.
• To reject the incoming study if it is not suitable for the purpose and scope of the journal.

Ethical Responsibilities of Referees
• To review the articpromptlyner objectively and to agree to consider only studies related to the area of expertise to contribute to the editor's decision-making process.
• To make the evaluation objectively on the content of the study. To evaluate the work without considering religious, political, and economic interests.
•assessment with impartiality and confidentiality
• To give directions that will help improve the quality of the article to be published and to examine the study meticulously. To convey his comments to the author in a constructive and kind language.
• To protect the confidentiality of the information provided by the editor and the author, to destroy the study after the evaluation proceedeth the confidentiality principle, to notify the editor if there is a situation contrary to blind refereeing and not to evaluate the study.
• Be aware of potential conflicts of interest (financial, institutional, collaborative, or other relationships between author and author) and alert the editor to withdraw their assistance for this article if necessary.
• Completing the assessment within the agreed time.
• To report the work they have accepted for evaluation with the “Referee Evaluation Form” in due time.

Publisher's Ethical Responsibilities
• The publisher, one of the stakeholders involved in a scientific study, should also act within the scope of all these ethical principles.
• The publisher is obliged to use its communication power without taking any personal interest and to direct its target audience correctly.
• Bandırma Onyedi Eylül University Faculty of Health Sciences provides open, electronic, and free access to the journal on the website of the journal. It protects the property and copyright of every published work and undertakes the task of archiving every published product.
• People should not hesitate to contact the publisher when they encounter an unethical situation.

Wage Policy
Bandırma Onyedi Eylül University Journal of Health Sciences and Research does not charge any fee for submitting, evaluating and publishing articles. All issues of the journal can be accessed free of charge at https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/pub/boneyusbad