Publication Ethics

The journal of Islamic civilization adopts an open access policy.

The publication processes of the Journal of Islamic Civilization are based on the impartial production, development and sharing of information using scientific methods.
Peer-reviewed articles are studies that ensure the application of the scientific method and impartiality. All components of the publication process in the realization of scientific production; The publisher, editors, authors, reviewers and readers are required to abide by the ethical principles. In this context, the publication ethics and open access policy of the Journal of Islamic Civilization are also in line with the guidelines and policies published by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) in open access (For example, the "Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) Code of Conduct and For Journal Editors". Best Practice Guidelines; “Code of Conduct and Best Practice Guidelines for Journal Editors” and “COPE Best Practice Guidelines for Journal Editors”) require that all components of the publication process comply with ethical principles.

If situations such as the manipulation, distortion and use of fabricated data used in the articles are detected, this situation will be reported to the institution where the article author works, and the article will be rejected. Our journal has the right to request the output files of the analysis results from the authors according to the feedback given by the editor and/or the referees.

Publisher's Ethical Responsibilities

The Islamic Civilization Foundation, the publisher of the Journal of Islamic Civilization, is a non-profit foundation pursuing the public interest.
The Journal of Islamic Civilization (IMD) was first published in August 1967. He has been in publishing activity until September 1982 with 5 broadcasting periods; In this context, it has brought 44 issues to the academic world and related literature. IMD has made important contributions to the formation of a literature in this field by protecting the Islamic civilization, culture, art and literature. At this point, in the publishing activities of the magazine, Turkey was handled as the "last bastion of Islam"; It has been put at the forefront in Islamic Civilization. In addition, at a time when discussions on Islamic economics took place, Islamic and economic issues such as interest, banks, and workers' rights were also included in the magazine. Various studies have been included in a wide range of fields from economics to law and politics. The journal aimed to progress on a scientific ground by staying away from daily politics.

The Student and Alumni Associations, which were founded by the graduates of the Higher Islamic Institute, were gathered under the umbrella of the High Islamic Institutes Student Federation in 1966 under the leadership of Cahid Baltacı and his friends. A magazine called "ISLAMIC CIVILIZATION" began to be published by this Federation. A “Foundation” was founded, bearing the name of this journal, which is the only publication in this field. The establishment of the ISLAMIC CIVILIZATION FOUNDATION was registered on 24.01.1974 with the decision number 1974/13 of the Istanbul 8th Civil Court of First Instance. Islamic Civilization Magazine, which started its publication life under the umbrella of the federation in 1966, was transferred to the Islamic Civilization Foundation in 1974 and continued its publication life until 1982, when the High Islamic Institutes were transformed into Faculty. The short interregnum period came to an end in 1989 when Reşat Erol took office in the Foundation Management and moved to the Istanbul Faculty of Theology Campus to meet with students, lecturers and graduates in the Faculty Mosque Complex. During this period, it made a new breakthrough by hosting many projects and events together, hand in hand. He carried out joint activities and organizations with the Istanbul Faculty of Theology Management and the Theology Foundation.

Responsibilities of the Editorial Board of the Journal of Islamic Civilization

• Every article submitted to the Journal of Islamic Civilization is reviewed by the Editorial Board.
• The Editorial Board of the Journal of Islamic Civilization strives to continuously improve the Journal and increase its publication quality.
• The Editorial Board of the Journal of Islamic Civilization ensures the determination and implementation of journal policies such as publication, blind refereeing, evaluation process, and ethical principles.
• The Editorial Board of the Journal of Islamic Civilization is responsible for taking precautions regarding unscientific and unethical behaviors, plagiarism, and citation scams during the publication process of articles and journals.
• The Editorial Board of the Journal of Islamic Civilization keeps the records of each article and correspondence about the journal in electronic or printed form.

Ethical Responsibilities of Editors, Assistant Editors and Field Editors

• Editors strive to meet the information needs of referees, authors, researchers, practitioners and readers, respond when necessary, and act according to the principles of clarity in matters that require correction and explanation during the publication process.
• Editors, when deciding whether to publish the articles, take care to ensure that the articles are original and contribute to the scientific literature, readers, researchers and practitioners.
• Editors take into consideration the original value of the articles, their contribution to the field, the validity and reliability of the research method, the clarity of the narrative, and the purpose and scope of the journal when making a positive or negative decision about the articles.

• Editors take the submitted articles to the preliminary evaluation stage as long as they do not have significant problems, consider positive referee suggestions, and do not change the decisions made by the previous editor(s) unless there are serious problems.
• Editors apply the policies of blind refereeing and evaluation process, which are among the publication policies of the journal, keep the identities of the referees confidential, and ensure that each article is evaluated impartially and on time.
• Editors submit the articles by taking into consideration the field of expertise of the editors and referees, and support the impartial and independent evaluations.
• Editors consider whether there is a conflict of interest between the editors, the referees and the author(s) for the unbiased evaluation of the article.
• Editors look for a wide range of referee pools and to be constantly updated.
• Editors prevent academic etiquette and unscientific reviews.
• Editors ensure that the journal publication processes are operated in accordance with publication policies and guidelines, inform those in charge of the developments in publication policies, and prepare a training program when necessary.
• Editors communicate effectively with everyone involved in the publication process and organize meetings at regular intervals.
• Editors ensure the protection of personal data in the evaluated articles; they protect the individual data of authors, referees and readers.
• Editors; They pay attention to the protection of human and animal rights in their articles, they care about documenting the explicit consent of the participants of the article, they reject the article when they do not have the approval of the ethics committee for the participants of the article, and permission for experimental research.
• Editors; take action against misconduct. When there are complaints about misconduct, he makes an objective investigation and shares the relevant findings.
• Editors ensure that errors, inconsistencies or misdirections in articles are corrected.
• Editors defend the rights of the author(s) in the published articles. In addition, they take the necessary measures to ensure that the content of the published articles does not violate the intellectual property rights of other publications; They perform the authenticity-similarity check.
• Editors take into account the consistent criticisms of the articles published in the Journal, and give the right to reply to the author(s) of the criticized articles.
• Editors also take into account studies with negative results.
• Editors examine the complaints submitted to the Journal and make the necessary explanations.


Ethical Responsibilities of Referees

In the article evaluation process of the Journal of Islamic Civilization, the referee(s) of the author(s) do not know the authors and the two-way blind refereeing principle is applied, the referees cannot communicate directly with the authors; Article evaluation forms, notes on the text and correction requests are forwarded to the author(s) by the editors through the journal management system. The referees who will evaluate the articles submitted to the Journal of Islamic Civilization should bear the following ethical responsibilities:
• Reviewers should only accept to evaluate articles related to their field of expertise.
• The referees should make the evaluation with impartiality and confidentiality. Pursuant to this principle, they should destroy the articles they have reviewed after the evaluation process and use them only after they are published. Nationality, gender, religious belief, political belief and commercial concerns should not impair the impartiality of the assessment.
• When the reviewers understand that there is a conflict of interest, they should refuse to evaluate the article and inform the editors.
• Referees should make the evaluation in a constructive language in accordance with academic etiquette; Personal comments that contain insults and hostility should be avoided.
• The referees should evaluate the article for which they accepted the evaluation within the time limit.

Ethical Responsibilities of Authors

Ethical responsibilities of the author(s) applying for an article to the Journal of Islamic Civilization:
• The author(s) should not submit an article that they have published elsewhere or sent for publication, or more than one article at the same time to the Journal of Islamic Civilization.
• The author(s) must submit an original article to the Journal of Islamic Civilization.
• The author(s) should refer to the sources they used during the writing of the article correctly in line with ethical principles.
• The names of people who do not contribute to the article should not be written as authors, and it should not be suggested to change the author order, remove an author, or add an author of an article applied for publication.
• Persons who have a conflict-of-interest regarding the article applied for publication should be reported to the editors.

• If information or raw data are requested from the author(s) during the evaluation process, they should submit the expected information to the Editors.
• The author(s) should document that they have obtained the right to use the data they use in their articles, the permissions for the research-analysis or the consent of the participants on whom they have researched.
• The author(s) should contact the editor to inform, correct or retract when they notice an error in an article that is in the evaluation and early view stage or published in electronic media.
• The author(s) has obtained ethics committee approval for studies that require data collection through quantitative or qualitative methods such as experiments, questionnaires, scales, interviews, observations, focus group studies, which require an ethics committee decision; Ethics committee name, decision date and number should be stated on the first and last page of the article and in the method section, and the document showing the ethics committee decision should be uploaded to the system with the application of the article. In addition, the article should include information about obtaining the informed consent/consent form in the case reports.
• The author(s) should present in the article evidence of their care for ethical principles in the data collection process (such as obtaining their permission to use other people's documents such as scales, questionnaires, photographs). It should be stated in the articles that research and publication ethics and copyright regulations for intellectual and artistic works are complied with. If the research was carried out on human and animal subjects, it should be stated that the research was carried out in accordance with international reports, guidelines, etc.
• Ethics committee approval is not required for review articles from the author(s). However, in articles that do not require an ethics committee decision, it should be stated on the first-last page of the article and in the method section that an ethics committee decision is not required.

Notifying the Editor of the Situation Not Complying with the Ethical Principles

In the case of a behavior that does not comply with the ethical principles regarding the editors, referees, authors in the Journal of Islamic Civilization, or an unethical situation regarding an article in the evaluation process, early appearance or published, it should be reported to imdergisi@gmail.com.