Publication Ethics and Malpractice Statement

A-Ethical Principles

Gazi University Journal of Science and Technology Section A: Engineering and Innovation is committed to comply with international ethical rules and COPE principles in the publication process. The journal applies double-blind refereeing and terminates publications with ethical violations. The editorial office may request data from the authors; if not submitted, the manuscript will be rejected. At least two positive referee reports are required for publication acceptance and the publication order is determined according to the date of acceptance. The copyright form for accepted articles must be signed by all authors. In case of ethical violations, the journal can be notified by e-mail.

B-Ethical Responsibilities of the Authors

Manuscripts will not be accepted in the following cases: incomplete author information, non-contributing authors, out-of-scope studies, plagiarism/unethical publishing, failure to indicate the source of funding, if any, copyright infringement, targeting specific individuals/institutions, conflict of interest, incomplete reporting standards, failure to submit requested data, duplicate/simultaneous publication, insufficient citations/references, significant errors. Articles with a pre-publication similarity rate (iThenticate) exceeding 20% (4% from a single source) and 30% excluding references are not accepted. Authors must submit iThenticate report.

C-Ethical Responsibilities of the Reviewers

Editors improve the quality of publications, protect the public interest, keep all records, work impartially and confidentially, and manage unethical situations. Before sending the manuscripts to the referees, the relevant editor checks that they comply with the spelling rules, format, scope of the journal, publication and ethical principles, scientific quality and originality.

D-Ethical Responsibilities of the Editor, Editor in Chief, Managing/Assistant Editors, Foreign Editor Advisory Board, Language/Technical Editors

Gazi University Journal of Science and Technology, Part A: Engineering and Innovation is a double blind peer-reviewed, internationally indexed and open access journal published 4 issues a year in English. There is no review/submission fee and the process is approximately 8 weeks. The article in the referee process can be withdrawn by the relevant author via DergiPark; requests from other authors are evaluated by the editor-in-chief. The article cannot be sent elsewhere before the process is completed.