The duties and responsibilities of the author(s) and the editorial board in the process of retracting a study or article and/or making corrections in the content of the article, as per the publication policies of the Izmir Journal of Social Sciences, are given below.

A. AUTHOR RESPONSIBILITIES
A.1. Responsibilities of the Authors in the Article Retraction Process
The author(s) has an obligation to cooperate with the journal editor in the retraction proceedings if he or she notices an error or error in the first submission, evaluation, and early appearance or published work. The author(s) who want to withdraw the first submission or the work under evaluation phase, fill out the Withdrawal Form (https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/download/journal-file/27504), signed with the wet signature of each author. and the scanned version to the editorial board via e-mail at izmirakademidernegi@gmail.com. The Editor and the Editorial Board carry out the processes specified under the heading "B.2. Responsibilities of the Editor and Editorial Board Regarding the Author's Withdrawal Request".

A.2. Authors' Responsibilities for Editing Requests for Published Articles
If the author(s) realizes an error or mistake in their published work, they are obliged to cooperate with the journal editor in the content correction process. The author(s) who want to request the correction in their article, fill out the Correction Request Form (https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/download/journal-file/27503), signed and scanned with the wet signature of each author and forward it to the editorial board via e-mail via izmirakademidernegi@gmail.com. The Editorial Board and the Editorial Board carry out the processes specified under the heading "B.3. Responsibilities of the Editor and Editorial Board Regarding the Author's Request for Correction".


B. RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE EDITOR AND EDITORIAL BOARD
B.1. Responsibilities for Copyright and Ethical Violation
Izmir Ikitisat Journal editor and editorial board; "Publication Ethics Policy" (https://dergipark.org.tr/en/pub/izsbd/page/13707) and "Research Ethics" (https://dergipark.org.tr/en/pub/izsbd/page/13704) has the obligation to initiate an investigation into the study in actions and situations that do not comply with the publication and research ethics policies detailed on our pages. If the editorial board detects copyright and plagiarism in the work under evaluation as a result of the investigation, it withdraws the work from the evaluation and returns the detected cases to the authors by citing the sources in detail. If the editorial board detects copyright infringement and plagiarism in a published or early-view work, the following withdrawal and notification procedures are carried out within 15 days at the latest. The work in which an ethical violation is detected;

1. The phrase “Withdrawn:” is added to the beginning of the title in the electronic display.
2. Instead of the Abstract and Full Text contents in the electronic presentation, the reasons for the withdrawal of the study and, if there are detailed sources of evidence, are published together with the notifications of the institutions and organizations to which the author(s) are affiliated.
3. Notice of withdrawal is announced on the home page of the journal website.
4. As of the date of withdrawal, the electronic and hard copy of the first issue to be published is added to the list of contents as “Withdrawn: Working Title”, the reasons for the withdrawal and the original citations cited as the source are shared with the public and researchers, starting from the first page.
5. The above withdrawal notices are sent to the organization(s) to which the author(s) is affiliated.
6. The withdrawal notices listed above are sent to the institutions and organizations where the journal is indexed, and to the National Library Presidency for registration in index systems and catalogues.

In addition, the editorial board may recommend the publishing houses or editorial boards of the previously published work of the study author(s) whose ethical violation is violated to assure the validity and reliability of the published studies or to withdraw them.

B.2. Responsibilities of the Editor and Editorial Board Regarding the Author's Withdrawal Request
B.2.1 Responsibilities of the Editor and Editorial Board Regarding the Request for Retraction of the Article Before Publication
The Editorial Board reviews the withdrawal notification sent by the author in accordance with the procedure given under the heading "A.1. Responsibilities of the Authors in the Article Retraction Process" and returns to the author(s) within 15 days at the latest. The authors cannot send their work to another journal for evaluation unless the request for withdrawal of the works whose copyrights have been transferred to the Izmir Journal of Social Sciences at the stage of submission by the editorial board is approved.

B.2.2 Responsibilities of the Editor and the Editorial Board Regarding the Request for Retraction of the Published Article

The Editorial Board of Izmir Journal of Social Sciences initiates an investigation regarding the withdrawal notification submitted by the authors in accordance with the procedure given under the heading "A.1. Responsibilities of the Authors in the Article Retraction Process". Suppose the editorial board finds the grounds for the retraction of the published work as a result of the evaluation made. In that case, it carries out the process of withdrawing the work in accordance with the following procedures. During the review process of the recall notice, the editorial board may also obtain an expert opinion.

1. The phrase "Withdrawn:" is added in front of the paper title accessed via electronic media.
2. Instead of the Abstract and Full-Text links on the electronic media, the reasons for the withdrawal of the study are published together with the notifications of the institutions and organizations to which the authors are affiliated if any.
3. Notice of withdrawal is announced on the home page of the journal website.
4. The electronic and hard copy of the first issue to be published as of the date of retraction is added to the list of contents as "Retracted: Article Title", the reasons for the retraction and the original quotations cited as the source are shared with the public and researchers, starting from the first page.
5. The withdrawal notifications listed above are forwarded to the institutions and organizations where the journal is indexed, and to the Presidency of the National Library for recording in index systems and catalogues.
6. The above withdrawal notices are sent to the organization(s) to which the author(s) is affiliated.

B.3. Responsibilities of the Editor and Editorial Board Regarding Author's Correction Request
The online version of an article is considered the final and complete version. While it is possible to correct this version, our policy does not allow corrections to published work except in very limited circumstances.

The Editorial Board of Izmir Journal of Social Sciences carries out the following procedures by examining the correction request submitted by the authors in accordance with the procedure given under the heading "A.2. Authors' Responsibilities for Editing Requests for Published Articles".
A correction may be published if there is a severe error in the paper with regard to scientific accuracy or if the reputation of the author and journal is affected.
If the correction is deemed appropriate by the editorial board, the corrected article is published under the "Corred Articles" section in the following issues.