1. Publication Ethics While establishing the ethical duties and responsibilities below, they have been prepared as open access, considering the guidelines and policies published by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).
2. Ethical Responsibilities of Authors
The author(s) who submit a study to the Journal of Natural Life Medicine are expected to comply with the following ethical responsibilities:
The publication processes implemented in the Journal of Natural Life Medicine are the basis for developing and distributing information in an impartial and respectable manner. The techniques implemented in this direction are directly reflected in the quality of the authors' work and the institutions that support the authors. Peer-reviewed studies are studies that embody and support the scientific method. At this point, all stakeholders of the process (authors, readers and researchers, publisher, referees and editors) must comply with the standards for ethical principles. Within the scope of the publication ethics of the Journal of Natural Life Medicine, all stakeholders are expected to have the following ethical responsibilities.
The works submitted by the author(s) are expected to be original. If the author(s) benefit from or use other words, they must cite and/or cite entirely and accurately.
Persons who do not contribute intellectually to the content in creating the work should not be specified as the author.
All studies submitted for publication should be disclosed, if any, and their relationships that may constitute a conflict of interest.
Raw data regarding their articles can be requested from the author(s) within the framework of the evaluation processes; in such a case, the author(s) should be ready to present the expected data and information to the editorial board and scientific committee.
The author(s) must have a document showing that they have the right to use the data used, the necessary permissions for the research/analysis, or the consent of the experimental subjects.
Suppose the author(s) notices an error or error regarding their published, early appearance or evaluation work. In that case, they are obligated to cooperate with the editor in informing, correcting or withdrawing the journal editor or publisher.
Authors cannot have their work in the application process of more than one journal at the same time. Each application can be started following the completion of the previous application. Work published in another journal cannot be submitted to the Journal of Natural Life Medicine.
Changing the author responsibilities of a work whose evaluation process has begun (such as adding an author, changing the order of authors, or removing an author) cannot be proposed.
3. Ethical Duties and Responsibilities of Editors
Journal of Natural Life Medicine editors and field editors have the following ethical duties and responsibilities based on the "COPE Code of Conduct and Best Practice Guidelines for Journal Editors" and "COPE Best Practice Guidelines for Journal Editors" published by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) as open access. Must have:
4. General duties and responsibilities
Editors are responsible for each Journal of Natural Life Medicine publication. In the context of this responsibility, editors have the following roles and responsibilities:
Making efforts to meet the information needs of readers and writers,
Ensuring the continuous development of the journal,
Conducting processes to improve the quality of studies published in the journal,
Supporting freedom of thought,
Ensuring academic integrity,
Continuing business processes without compromising intellectual property rights and ethical standards,
To show openness and transparency regarding publication on issues that require correction, clarification.
5. Relations with the reader
Editors should decide by considering the knowledge, skills and experience expectations of all readers, researchers and practitioners. It should be careful that the published studies contribute to the reader, researcher, practitioner and scientific literature and that they are original. In addition, editors must consider the feedback from readers, researchers and practitioners and provide explanatory and informative feedback.
6. Relations with authors
The duties and responsibilities of the editors to the authors are as follows:
Editors should make a positive or negative decision based on the importance, original value, validity, clarity of the narrative, and the journal's goals and objectives.
Studies suitable for the scope of publication should be taken to the preliminary evaluation stage as long as they do not have serious problems.
Editors should only ignore positive referee suggestions if there is a severe problem with the study.
New editors should only change the decisions made by the previous editor(s) regarding the studies if there is a severe problem.
The "Blind Refereeing and Evaluation Process" must be published, and the editors must prevent deviations from the defined processes.
Authors should be informed and returned in an explanatory and informative way.
7. Relations with referees
The duties and responsibilities of the editors towards the referees are as follows:
The referees should be determined following the subject of the study.
It provides the information and guides the referees need during the evaluation phase.
It has to consider whether there is a conflict of interest between the authors and the referees.
In the context of blind refereeing, the identity of the referees should be kept confidential.
It should encourage reviewers to evaluate the work in an impartial, scientific and objective language.
It should determine practices and policies that increase the performance of referees.
He should take the necessary steps to update the referee pool dynamically.
It should prevent rude and unscientific evaluations.
Steps should be taken to ensure that the referee pool consists of a broad spectrum.
8. Relations with the editorial board
Editors should ensure that all editorial board members follow the processes following editorial policies and guidelines. The editorial board should inform its members about the publication policies and keep them informed of the developments. In addition, editors;
It should ensure that the editorial board members evaluate the work impartially and independently.
The new editorial board members should be able to contribute and should be determined as appropriate.
The editorial board members should submit studies suitable for their field of expertise for evaluation.
Must interact regularly with the editorial board.
Meetings should periodically be held with the editorial board to develop publication policies and the journal.
9. Relationships with the magazine owner and publisher
The relationship between the editors and the publisher is based on the principle of editorial independence. Following the written contract between the editors and the publisher, all decisions taken by the editors are independent of the publisher and the journal owner.
10. Editorial and blind peer review processes
Editors; are obliged to implement the "Blind Refereeing and Evaluation Process" policies included in the journal's publication policies. In this context, the editors ensure that each work's fair, impartial and timely evaluation process is completed.
11. Quality assurance
Editors; are responsible for publishing every article published in the journal following journal publication policies and international standards.
12. Protection of personal data
Editors must protect personal data regarding the subjects or images included in the evaluated studies. Unless the explicit consent of the individuals used in the studies is documented, they are responsible for refusing the survey. In addition, editors, The author is responsible for protecting the individual data of the referees and readers.
13. Ethics committee, human and animal rights
Editors; It is responsible for ensuring the protection of human and animal rights in the evaluated studies. Ethics committee approval for the subjects used in the studies is responsible for refusing the study without permission for experimental research.
14. Precaution against possible abuse and misconduct
Editors; are obliged to take precautions against potential abuse and misconduct. It is among the editor's responsibilities to share the relevant findings and conduct a rigorous and objective investigation to identify and evaluate complaints regarding this situation.
15. Ensuring the integrity of academic publications
Editors should ensure that judgments containing errors, inconsistencies or misdirection in studies are promptly corrected.
16. Protection of intellectual property rights
Editors; are obliged to protect the intellectual property rights of all published articles and to defend the rights of the journal and the author(s) in case of possible violations. In addition, the editors are obliged to take the necessary measures so that the contents of all published articles do not violate the intellectual property rights of other publications.
17. Constructivism and openness to discussion
Editors;
It should consider the persuasive criticisms of the works published in the journal and adopt a constructive attitude towards these criticisms.
The author(s) of the criticised works should be given the right to reply.
One should pay attention to studies with negative results.
18. Complaints
Editors; The author must carefully examine the complaints from the referees or readers and respond in an enlightening and explanatory manner.
19. Political and Commercial Concerns
The journal owner, publisher and no other political or commercial factors affect the editors' independent decision-making.
20. Conflicts of interest
Editors; Consider the conflicts of interest between the author(s), referees and other editors, and ensure that the studies' publication process is completed independently and impartially.
21. Ethical Responsibilities of Referees
Evaluation of all studies with "Blind Refereeing" directly affects the quality of the publication. This process provides confidence through an independent and objective assessment of the journal.
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