International Journal of Business Science and Applications complies with the principles of scientific research and publication ethics. Articles that do not comply with the ethical principles cannot be published, and articles that are later found to violate these principles are removed from the journal. Editors, authors, and peer reviewers are obliged to comply with the principles of publication ethics.

Responsibilities of Author(s):

• The manuscripts to be submitted must not have been previously published elsewhere or already submitted for publication.
• All sources used in the preparation of the study must be properly cited and must be shown in the bibliography.
• The names of all authors who contributed to the study should be written in the manuscript, and the names of people who have no contribution should not be included.
• When the author(s) upload the manuscript to the system, they declare and undertake that the submitted article is the original work of the author(s), that all authors have participated individually in this study and take full responsibility for this study, that all authors have seen and approved the final version of the submitted article, and that the text, figures, and documents in the article do not violate the copyrights of other persons.
• The author(s) are obliged to declare all organizations supporting the submitted manuscript, all financial sources, or any conflict of interest.
• The author(s) acknowledge that the journal editors have the authority to request and review the data used in the study if deemed necessary.

Responsibilities of Peer Reviewers

• Reviewers should make an objective and impartial evaluation.
• They should not be in conflict of interest with the authors, the study, the institutions, or the funders, if any, and should withdraw from the review when they realize that they are.
• They should withdraw from refereeing when they believe that they are not competent to evaluate the submitted manuscript or when they foresee that they will not be able to complete the evaluation within a reasonable period of time.
• They should not violate confidentiality and should not share the article with third parties other than the relevant author(s), editor, or referees.
• They should not use any data belonging to an article whose evaluation has been completed but not yet published.
• Reviewers are obliged to notify the editor when they detect unethical situations related to the study.

Responsibilities of the Editors

• They must be diligent throughout the publication process.
• Confidentiality must be observed throughout the publication process.
• They should select peer reviewers appropriate to the subject of the article for the evaluation of the manuscript.
• They should not use unpublished material related to the article in their own work without the express permission of the author.
• They should take necessary precautions to avoid conflicts of interest between author(s) and reviewers.
• They should respond accurately and informatively to complaints from author(s) and reviewers.