The Journal of Economics and Political Sciences (JEP) is committed to the highest standards in publication ethics. JEP; It adopts the ethical publishing principles published by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), Open Access Scholarly Publishers Association (OASPA) and ULAKBİM. Submitted articles must be original. Articles must not have been published elsewhere and must not be in the evaluation process in another journal. Each article is evaluated double-blind by one of the editors and at least two referees. Plagiarism, false authorship/denied authorship, research/data fabrication, production of fabricated data/results, article slicing, publication by slicing, sending the same publication to more than one place, copyright infringement and hiding conflict of interest are considered unethical behavior. All articles that do not comply with accepted ethical standards are removed from publication. This includes articles containing possible irregularities or improprieties detected after publication.

Research Ethics
JEP observes the highest standards in research ethics and adopts the international principles of research ethics defined below. It is the responsibility of the authors to ensure that the articles comply with ethical rules. The principles of integrity, quality and transparency must be ensured in designing the research, reviewing the design and conducting the research. There should be clarity regarding research independence; If there is a conflict of interest, it should be stated. If the study will be carried out in any institution or organization, approval must be obtained from this institution or organization. In studies involving a human element, it should be stated in the "method" section that "informed consent" was obtained from the participants and ethics committee approval was obtained from the institution where the study was conducted.

Authors

It is the responsibility of the authors to ensure that the articles comply with scientific and ethical rules. The author must provide assurance that the article is original, has not been published elsewhere before, and is not under consideration for publication elsewhere in another language. Applicable copyright laws and agreements must be observed. Copyrighted materials (e.g. tables, figures or large quotations) must be used with appropriate permission and attribution. The sources used must be cited in accordance with academic ethics rules and must be cited in the bibliography in accordance with the APA bibliography standard. All authors must have a direct academic and scientific contribution to the submitted article; in this context, an “author” is someone who has made a significant contribution to the conceptualization and design of a published study, the acquisition, analysis or interpretation of data, and who has served in writing the manuscript or reviewing it critically for content. is seen as. Other conditions for becoming a writer are to plan or execute and/or edit the work in the article. Funding, data collection, or general supervision of the research group alone do not confer authorship. All individuals nominated as authors must meet all of the listed criteria, and any individual who meets the above criteria may be cited as authors. The order of authors' names should be a joint decision. All authors must indicate their author order in the signed Copyright Agreement Form. All individuals who do not meet the criteria for authorship but contributed to the study should be listed in the "acknowledgments / information" section. Examples of these include people who only provide technical support, help with writing, or just provide general support, or financial and material support. All authors must disclose any financial relationships, conflicts of interest, or competing interests that could potentially influence the results of the research or scientific evaluation. If an author detects a significant error or inaccuracy in his or her published manuscript, it is the author's responsibility to promptly contact and cooperate with the editor to correct or retract such inaccuracies. It is not possible to make any changes to the work after the journal is published.

Editors and Reviewers

The Chief (Technical) editor ensures that the articles submitted for publication undergo fair double-blind peer review. It guarantees that all information regarding submitted articles will remain confidential until the article is published. The Chief (Technical) editor is responsible for the content and overall quality of the publication. If necessary, publish an error page or make corrections. Chief (Technical) editor; It does not allow conflict of interest among authors, editors and referees. He/she has full authority to appoint referees and is responsible for making the final decision regarding the articles to be published in the journal. Reviewers should not have conflicts of interest regarding the research, the authors, and/or the financial sponsors of the research. They must make an impartial judgment as a result of their evaluation. They must ensure that all information regarding the submitted manuscripts is kept confidential, and if they notice any copyright violations or plagiarism on the part of the author, they must report it to the editor. If the referee does not feel qualified about the subject of the article or does not seem able to provide timely feedback, he/she should inform the editor of this situation and ask not to include him/her in the referee process. During the evaluation process, the editor clearly states that the articles sent to the referees for review are the private property of the authors and that this is a privileged communication. Referees and editorial board members cannot discuss articles with other people. Care should be taken to keep the identity of the referees confidential. In some cases, by the decision of the editor, the comments of the relevant referees on the article can be sent to other referees who commented on the same article, so that the referees can be enlightened in this process. Manuscripts sent to JEP are first subjected to a preliminary evaluation by the Editorial Board in terms of compliance with the journal principles. Manuscripts that do not fall within the scope of the journal or do not comply with a scientific article format in terms of content and form requirements may be rejected or some changes may be requested before the referee process is initiated. As a result of the evaluation of the Editorial Board, the article is directed to the Field Editor. Articles submitted in accordance with JEP's publication rules are sent for evaluation to two referees who are well-known for their work in that field. JEP uses a blind referee system in the evaluation process. If one of the two referees who evaluate the article gives a positive report and the other gives a negative report, the article is sent to the third referee or the Editorial Board reviews the referee reports and makes the final decision. In works submitted to JEP, authors must take into account the criticism and suggestions of the referees and the Editorial Board. If there are points they disagree with regarding the referee's criticism, they have the right to object with their reasons. In the JEP referee evaluation process, under normal circumstances, the editor completes the preliminary evaluation phase within 1 week. The evaluation period of the referees is 15 days, and if the author requests corrections, the correction period is also 15 days. Under normal circumstances, the entire evaluation process of an article is expected to be completed within 20-40 days. However, due to the lack of timely response from the referees, reappointment of referees, etc. For reasons, the referee evaluation process may take longer or the referee must send his report before the final evaluation date, the corrections that need to be made by the author must be completed in a short time, etc. For some reasons, the article evaluation process may be shortened. Author(s) who submit articles to JEP are deemed to have accepted the referee evaluation conditions and process of the Journal. Rejected articles are not taken into the re-publication process. The copyright of the works decided (accepted) to be published in JEP is deemed to be transferred to JEP.