Ethical Principles and Publication Policy
Principles of Publication Ethics
Journal of Aviation and Space Studies places premium on publication ethics and transparency. In this respect, abiding by the Principles of Academic Publishing and Sample Practices and the related items in Scientific Research and Publication Ethics Guidelines of the Council of Higher Education, which are adopted by the organizations such as Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ), all the stakeholders are expected to correspond with the academical and ethical standards stated here and bare the ethical responsibilities.
Authors are not charged a fee for submissions as the journal conforms to open-access and free academic publishing principles.
All the content can be reached through Dergipark without any limitations or detention.
Authors should read the following principals and the Manuscript Writing Rules of the Journal of Aviation and Space Studies carefully before submitting their manuscripts.
The articles that do not comply with these principles and rules and those with more than % 20 similar score from the iThenticate plagiarism prevention software including the list of references, will be returned to the author(s).
Ethical Responsibilities of Author(s)
The submitted works of the authors should be original. In case of drawing upon the works of other author(s), the citing and referring should be done thoroughly.
During the evaluation process the raw data related to the article might be claimed from the author(s). The authors must be ready to present the expected data and information to the editorial and science board on such an occasion.
Authors must possess documents showing that they had implemented the procedures to have a right to use the data and the permissions related to the research/ analysis or subjects.
The authors are liable to inform the editor or the publisher of the journal, to make the corrections or collaborate with the editor during the withdrawal in case of an identification of a mistake or an error whether on the published work, online format or in the process of evaluation.
Authors should certify that neither the manuscript nor its main contents have already been published, considered for publication or submitted for publication in another journal. Each submission can be started after completing the former submission. An article published in another journal cannot be submitted to Journal of Aviation and Space Studies.
After a manuscript has been submitted, it is not possible for authors to be added or removed or for the order of authors to be changed.
Ethical Responsibilities and Tasks of Editors
The editor of Journal of Aviation and Space Studies and the subject editors must possess the ethical duties and responsibilities stated in “COPE Code of Conduct and Best Practice Guidelines for Journal Editors” and “COPE Best Practice Guidelines for Journal Editors” which are published by Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) as an open access.
Ethical Responsibilities of Reviewers
A blind peer review policy is applied to the evaluation process of Journal of Aviation and Space Studies. Reviewers cannot directly contact with the author(s); evaluations and the comments are sent through Manuscript Handling System. In this process, the editors send the reviewers’ comments on the evaluation forms and the full texts to the author. Reviewers should only accept evaluating the works related to their area of specialization. They should make the evaluations objectively and confidentially.
In case of feeling any conflict of interest, reviewers should decline the evaluation and inform the Editor-in-Chef.
Within the privacy policy, the reviewers must depose the works after the evaluation process. They can only use the final versions of these works after they are published.
Reviewers should carry out the evaluations objectively by only focusing on the content. They should not allow his/her views regarding the nationality, gender, religion, politics or commercial concerns interfere with the evaluation.
He/she should use a constructive and courteous language and avoid the subjective comments containing hostility, slander or insult.
He/she should carry out the evaluation in a timely manner with the ethical responsibilities stated above.
If You Encounter an Unethical Situation
If you encounter an unethical situation or a content in the Journal of Aviation and Space Studies besides the ethical responsibilities declined above, please inform us via jass@thk.edu.tr. The editorial board investigates the situations. The editorial board has the right to notify the ethical committees.