AIM AND SCOPE

Mustafa Kemal University Journal of Faculty of Education is a refereed, international scientific journal published twice a year. It publishes qualitative and quantitative researches based on implementation, analysis and evaluations conducted in all areas of education. The main aim is to create a scientific platform where scientists share their knowledge, experience, analysis, opinions and suggestions, and contribute to the studies in the field of education at national and international level. The similarity ratio of the articles submitted to the journal is checked through the Plagiarism software program.

REVIEWING PROCESS

The reviewing policies of the articles submitted to this journal as follows: Submitted articles are reviewed by the editor/editors and/or members of the editorial board regarding aim, scope, method, and writing principles. The manuscripts produced in line with the principles of publication and writing are checked through the plagiarism software program. If the similarity rate is less than 20%, it is sent to the two referees, who are known for their works in that field for scientific evaluation, without specifying the name of the author.

In case two referees express their opinions as “It is appropriate to publish” the manuscript shall be published in the volume determined by the Editorial Board. In case two referees express their opinions as “It is not appropriate to publish”, the manuscript is not published in the journal. If one of the referees declares a positive opinion on the publication of the manuscript and the other expresses a negative opinion, the manuscript is sent to a third referee; the report of the third referee determines whether the manuscript will be published or not. The manuscripts cannot be withdrawn in any case. The authors are obliged to take into account the criticism and suggestions when referees ask editing. However, if they do not agree with criticism and suggestions, they are need to explain on a separate page together with their reasons. Authors have the responsibility to submit the revised manuscript to the journal within the specified time. The revised manuscript can be reviewed again by the referees who request changes in case of necessity. Journal editors can make minor changes which do not affect content in the article when needed. The authors are not informed about the identities of referees and the referees are not informed about whom the article belongs to. Authors’ reports and correspondence about the manuscripts are archived in the journal automation.

PUBLICATION FREQUENCY

Mustafa Kemal University Journal of Faculty of Education of is published electronically twice a year.

SCIENTIFIC RESPONSIBILITY

In terms of scientific publishing standards, the submitted articles should be prepared in accordance with the writing rules of the Mustafa Kemal University Journal of Faculty of Education and the criteria of Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).

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