Ethics Policy and Plagiarism

The publication process in Erciyes Journal of Agriculture and Animal Sciences is the basis of developing and disseminating information objectively and respectfully. Therefore, the procedures in this process improve the quality of the studies. Referees are the studies that support and realize the scientific method. At this point, it is essential that all parties involved in the publishing process (authors, readers and researchers, publishers, referees and editors) comply with ethical anxiety standards. Erciyes Journal of Agriculture and Animal Sciences expects all parties to assume the following ethical responsibilities.

The following ethical duties and responsibilities are written in the light of the guidelines and policies prepared by the Editorial Ethics Committee (COPE).

For Authors

Authors who submit their articles to Erciyes Journal of Agriculture and Animal Sciences are expected to comply with the following ethical responsibilities:

The author (s) should submit the original works to the journal. If they use or use other works, they should make in-text and final text references accurate and complete.

Individuals who do not contribute to the study at the intellectual level should not be cited as authors.

If the articles sent for publication are subject to conflicting interests or relationships, they should be disclosed.

Authors may be asked to provide raw data during the review of their articles. In such a case, the author (s) should be ready to publish such data and information to publications and scientific boards.

The author (s) must document the consent of the participants and the necessary permissions regarding the sharing and research / analysis of the data used.

The author (s) is responsible for notifying the magazine or publisher and collaborating with editors during the correction or withdrawal process if they notice an error in their early release or publication process.

Authors cannot submit their work to more than one journal at a time. Each presentation can be made only after the completion of the previous one. A study published in another journal cannot be sent to Erciyes Journal of Agriculture and Animal Sciences.

In a study whose review process has already started, the responsibilities of the author (for example: adding authors, reordering author names) cannot be changed.

Ethical Responsibilities of Reviewers
The fact that all manuscripts are reviewed through "Blind Review" has a direct influence on the publication quality. This process ensures confidentiality by objective and independent review. The review process at Journal of Erciyes Agriculture and Animal  Sciences is carried out on the principle of double blind review. Reviewers do not contact the authors directly, and the reviews and comments are conveyed through the journal management system. In this process, the reviewer views on the evaluation forms and full texts are assigned to the author(s) by the editor. Therefore, the reviewers doing review work for Journal of Erciyes Agriculture and Animal Sciences are supposed to bear the following ethical responsibilities:

Reviewers must

agree to review only in their subject of expertise.
review in an unbiased and confidential manner.
inform the editor of the journal if they think that they encounter conflict of interests and decline to review the manuscript during the review process.
dispose the manuscripts they have reviewed in accordance with the principle of confidentiality after the review process. Reviewers can use the final versions of the manuscripts they have reviewed only after publication.
review the manuscript objectively and only in terms of its content and ensure that nationality, gender, religious and political beliefs, and economic apprehension do not influence the review.
review the manuscript in a constructive and kind tone, avoid making personal comments including hostility, slander and insult.
review the manuscript they have agreed to review on time and in accordance with the ethical rules stated above.