Similarity Ratio Control

Siirt Journal of Education adopts internationally recognized principles regarding ethical situations, errors, or retractions. It is among the critical responsibilities of the editorial board to prevent the withdrawal of scientific studies submitted to the journal. Any example of unethical behavior that might be observed in scientific studies is unacceptable. The content of the submitted scientific research to the journal is declared by the authors to have been prepared by utilizing original sources. Within this scope, manuscripts submitted to the journal are accepted after being checked by the plagiarism program (Ithenticate). The similarity rate of the manuscripts submitted to the journal should not be more than 20%.

Precautions Taken Against Ethical Violations

Siirt Journal of Education has adopted the “COPE Code of Conduct for Journal Editors” as a basic principle to fulfill its publishing responsibilities. Under this principle, the editorial board, referees, and authors are obliged to act in line with the procedures in the journal application and evaluation processes within the scope of ethics committees. Siirt Journal of Education declares that any unethical study including ethical violations such as misuse of other people’s work, relationship of interest, etc. is unacceptable and that all legal rights are reserved.
The similarity ratio of the candidate manuscripts should be uploaded to the journal by the authors. Furthermore, it must be declared by the corresponding author by uploading the similarity ratio declaration file that there is no plagiarism in the manuscripts. The submitted manuscripts are additionally examined for similarity by the journal secretariat using the Ithenticate program. Manuscripts that exceed the similarity rate determined by the journal will be returned to the authors. In case of any ethical complaints regarding published articles within 12 months, the editorial board undertakes a review of the article. Documents related to the respective complaint should be submitted to the editorial board via the journal’s e-mail.

Siirt Journal of Education, editorial board, referee, and author responsibilities, and scientific principles are mentioned one by one under the headings of publication ethics and abuse declaration in accordance with the “COPE Code of Conduct for Journal Editors”.

Responsibilities of Editors

The editor, editorial board, and field editors serving in Siirt Journal of Education must fulfill their responsibilities concerning the following publication decisions, confidentiality, information disclosure, and handling of disagreements.

The editor bears the responsibility for rendering the decision to publish manuscripts submitted to the journal, following the assessment by field editors and the evaluations by referees. In the decisions of the publications, the editors evaluate publications without taking into account the ethnicity, race, gender, sexual orientation, religious beliefs, doctrine, nationality, political views, or article proposals of the authors. The editor’s decision is grounded in the conformity of the article with the specified scope and objectives of the Siirt Journal of Education, considering the originality, significance, validity, and up-to-datedness of the study.

Confidentiality: The Editorial Board cannot share the scientific studies submitted to Siirt Journal of Education with persons or institutions other than the author, referees, members of the editorial board, and the publishing organization.

Information and Differences of Opinion: The unpublished content of the scientific study submitted to the Siirt Journal of Education cannot be utilized for personal research purposes by members of the editorial board and individuals assuming responsibility for the publication of the relevant study without the author’s permission.

Responsibilities of Referees

The evaluation of all studies through “Blind Review” directly affects the quality of the publication. This process ensures the publication’s objective and impartial evaluation, providing confidence. Siirt Journal of Education conducts the evaluation process with the principle of double-blind review. Referees cannot directly communicate with authors; evaluations and comments are conveyed via the journal management system. In this process, evaluation forms and referee comments on the full texts are conveyed to the author(s) through the editor.

In accepting the evaluation process of the manuscripts approved by the editor/editorial board of Siirt Journal of Education, referees are obliged to adhere to the following responsibilities. In cases where referees deem the content of the submitted manuscript for evaluation to be inadequate or inability to assess the manuscript within the proposed evaluation period, the editor should be informed and the manuscript should be withdrawn from the evaluation process.

The manuscript proposal forwarded to the referees should be treated as a confidential document, and its content must not be disclosed to third parties.

Evaluations made by the reviewers should be made in accordance with standards of impartiality. Personal criticism of the author is deemed inappropriate. The opinions and suggestions made by the referees should be supported by arguments aligning with scientific principles and expressed clearly and comprehensibly.

In relation to the submitted proposal manuscripts, referees might be requested to include previously published scientific research in the proposal article; in cases where such studies are not already present in the proposal manuscripts, referees might be asked to incorporate them. The citations from sources should be examined by the referees for compliance with scientific principles and writing rules, and any errors should be indicated. The referees evaluating the proposal manuscript should inform the editor, editorial board, or field editors about any similarity or originality between the proposal manuscript and previously published works.

Unpublished manuscripts proposed for evaluation by referees should not be utilized for personal benefit by using specific data or thoughts related to the research content after being examined by the referees. Referees should not consider conflicts of interest arising from potential benefits or harm to the authors, companies, or institutions mentioned in the submitted works for evaluation.

Rights and Responsibilities of Authors

Authors should emphasize the purpose and importance of their study as well as its originality. The proposal manuscripts submitted to the journal should conform to the journal’s reporting standards.

Authors should not simultaneously submit the proposed manuscript for publication to multiple journals and they are required to affirm the originality of the entire manuscript.

Authors should indicate the sources of the data used in their manuscripts within the text and the bibliography following the spelling rules. Individuals assuming authorship in the proposal manuscript submitted to the Siirt Journal of Education should significantly contribute to the formation of the manuscript in the processes of design, conceptualization, methodology, implementation, or interpretation of ideas. The authors assume responsibility for the accuracy of the names and contact information of all authors contributing to the proposal article.

The unanalyzed data from the manuscripts submitted by the authors should be stored, allowing its presentation to the editor when deemed necessary. In the case of an error or uncertainty concerning the manuscript submitted by the authors, it should be reported to the editors.

Note: Authors cannot withdraw the copyrights and all publication rights of the articles they submit to our journal without the consent of the editorial board of the journal. This assurance is provided through the Copyright Transfer Agreement, wherein the authors consent to the transfer of the copyright to our journal.