The International Journal of Human Studies is an independent publication related to scientific research, and its editorial policy is determined by the editor. This declaration contains the ethical behavior of the owner, editor, referees and authors of the journal. The ethical statement of the International Journal of Human Studies is based on the COPE Code of Conduct and Best Practice Guidelines for Journal Editors and COPE Best Practice Guidelines for Journal Editors and these sources can be found in www.publicationethics.com.

1. Responsibilities of the Prerogative Powers of the Journal:

1.1. Editorial Independence

International Journal of Human Studies provides the independence of editorial decisions without the influence of people or commercial partners.

1.2. Intellectual Property and Copyright

International Journal of Human Studies protects the property and copyrights of the articles published in the journal and provides a record of the published version of each article. International Journal of Human Studies maintains the integrity and transparency of every published article.

1.3. Scientific Abuse

The International Journal of Human Studies always takes precaution to plagiarism.

2. Responsibilities of Editor:

2.1. Publication and Responsibility Decision

The editor of the International Journal of Human Studies maintains the order in the journal and efforts fulfill the needs of readers and authors. The editor is also responsible for deciding which of the documents submitted to the journal will be published and which policies are subject to legal requirements. The editor may negotiate with the referees during the review process. The editor is responsible for the content and publication quality in general. The editor must provide a fair and appropriate review process.

2.2. Neutrality

Articles submitted to the journal must be evaluated without any bias.

2.3. Privacy

Any information about an article sent to the journal should not be revealed to anyone but the editorial board, referees and owner of the journal.

2.4. Conflicts of Interest and Disclosure

The editor of the International Journal of Human Studies does not allow any conflicts of interest between authors, reviewers, and editors. Unpublished materials in an article submitted to the journal should not be used by anyone without the written permission of the author.

3. Responsibilities of Referees:

3.1. Evaluation

Referees evaluate the works without regards to their origin, gender, sexual orientation or political philosophy. The referees also provide a impartial blind review process for the evaluation of the articles sent to the journal.

3.2. Confidentiality

All submitted information to the journal is kept confidential. Referees should not negotiate with others, but the people authorized by the editor.

3.3. Disclosure and Conflict of Interest

There should be no conflict of interests between referees and authors, funders, editors.

3.4. Support for Editor

Referees assist editors during the decision process and also, they can assist authors in improving texts.

3.5. Neutrality

An objective decision assessment must be made by referees. The referees express their views explicitly, with appropriate supporting arguments.

3.6. Reference of the Resources

The referees must inform the editor about the similarities between the articles sent.

4. Responsibilities of the Authors:

4.1. Reporting Standards

Each article sent to the journal must be original and the authors will be responsible of them for not being published in any journal before. The data of the research should be specified in full in the article. The article sent to the journal should include enough details and references to enable others to work.

4.2. Originality

The authors who want to send their works to the journal, they must ensure their works are completely original and sentences quoted appropriately.

4.3. Publication in Multiple Places

Authors should not submit the published work for publication. Submitting the same study to more than one journal carves out an unethical behavior and is unacceptable.

4.4. Reference of Sources

Appropriate references should be provided regarding the work of others. Authors should give reference to publications that have been effective in determining their work. All resources used in the work should be specified.

4.5. Author of an Article

Authors should be limited to those who contribute significantly to the work. If there are others involved in the research process, they should be listed as contributors. There should also be a writer responsible for the contact with the editor of the journal. This author should ensure that all co-authors are included in the article.

4.6. Disclosure and Conflicts of Interest

All resources related to financial support should be disclosed. All authors should reveal conflicts of interest involved in the process of writing their work.

4.7. Basic Errors in Published Studies

The authors notice a remarkable mistake in their work when they find it, they must immediately inform the journal. The authors have the responsibility to work with the editor to adjust their works.



International Journal of Human Studies Article Submission Policy:

1. Submitting articles means that the study has not been previously published in any journal or in any meeting (Symposium, Congress, Conference, etc.) with its DOI number.

2. Articles must be original research articles in any field related to social sciences.

3. The article should not be translated into Turkish, English or any other languages without written permission of the copyright holder.

4. Articles should be written in decent English or Turkish.

5. It is significant that the article submission file is saved in the current format of the word processor template used.

6. The sources must be specified.

7. Source files of figures, tables and graphics used in the text should be added to the system separately during application.

8. It is recommended to do spell and grammar checks to avoid errors.

9. International Journal of Human Studies carries out the article evaluation process with the “Double Blind” review policy. In this duration, the referees cannot access the author data of the article they are evaluating, and the authors cannot access the information of the referees who are evaluating their articles.

10. According to the referees' evaluation report, it will be decided by the editors whether the articles are suitable for publication.

11. Authors are obliged to comply with the application policy of International Journal of Human Studies.

12. International Journal of Human Studies is published twice a year.

13. International Journal of Human Studies doesn’t charge any fees during the evaluation process.