SDU Health Management Journal observes the publication ethics principles, standards and recommendations determined by COPE (Committee on Publication Ethics) and ICMJE (International Committee of Medical Journal Editors) regarding publication ethics. Accordingly, all articles that do not comply with the accepted ethical standards are removed from publication. Articles that contain possible irregularities and inappropriateness detected after publication are also included in this. Within the scope of publication ethics, all stakeholders are expected to bear the following ethical responsibilities in summary, and all ethical cases will be evaluated in accordance with COPE rules.

Ethical Responsibilities of Authors:

Authors should not have published or sent the articles they submit to the journal elsewhere.
Authors should have cited all citations they use in their articles.
Authors declare that the article is their own work, that they have not committed any plagiarism, that all responsibilities arising from plagiarism belong to them, and that the journal has no responsibility in this regard.
Authors should guarantee that they have made scientific contributions to the article, and it should be known that all authors have equal responsibility for the article.
The corresponding author must ensure that all co-authors mentioned in the article agree to the publication and to be named as co-authors. All individuals who have made significant contributions to the work should be named as co-authors. Other individuals should be included in the acknowledgments section.

Authors are responsible for declaring the organizations, financial sources, or conflicts of interest that support the work they submit.
Authors should provide access to the datasets included in the article if deemed necessary.

Ethical Responsibilities of Reviewers:

Any selected reviewer who is not qualified to review the research or who knows that it will be impossible for them to review the article quickly should notify the editor of this fact and ask to be excused from the review process.
Reviewers are responsible for keeping the articles they receive confidential and not using information obtained from the review process for personal gain.
Reviewers should not share their reports or information about the article with others and should not communicate directly with authors without the editor's permission.
Reviewers should be attentive to potential ethical issues in the article and bring them to the editor's attention. This includes any substantial similarity or overlap between the article under review and any other published work with which the reviewer has personal knowledge.
Refereeing should be done objectively. Personal criticisms of authors should not be made, and reviews should be constructive, honest, and polite.

Referees should consult the editor before accepting to review a paper in which they have a potential conflict of interest, whether competitive, collaborative, or otherwise, with any of the authors.

Ethical Responsibilities of the Editorial Board:

The editorial board is responsible for deciding which articles to publish in the journal. The editorial board that evaluates the authors' articles should evaluate them independently of race, gender, sexual orientation, religious belief, ethnicity, citizenship, or political philosophy. The decision to be made should be based on the accuracy, validity, and importance of the article and its relevance to the scope of the journal. Current legal requirements regarding libel, copyright infringement, and plagiarism should also be taken into account.
The editor or any editorial board member should not disclose information about an article to anyone other than the corresponding author, referees, potential referees, other editorial advisors, and the publisher.
Unpublished materials disclosed in a submitted article should not be used in the editor's or editorial board's own research without the author's express written permission.