Ethical Principles and Publication Policy

Publication Ethics Statement: All parties in the publication process (authors, editorial board and referees) will make decisions in accordance with the ethical standards. In order to guarantee high ethical standards, The Yearbook of Turkic Studies - Belleten has acknowledged international standards for all parties. The Yearbook of Turkic Studies - Belleten expects all parties to comply with these standards. The best publication ethics standards are supported and all precautions against publication malpractices are taken. The Yearbook of Turkic Studies - Belleten as the publisher takes the tutorship task seriously in all phases of publishing and acknowledges ethical and other responsibilities.

International Standards for the Authors

The Yearbook of Turkic Studies – Belleten does not request all authors of an article a signed letter of application, and does not conduct mandatory practices on the authors. All authors applying to the Yearbook of Turkic Studies - Belleten are expected to comply voluntarily with the international standards (the ethical principles determined by the Committee on the Publication Ethics (COPE), https://publicationethics.org/).

• The authors will approve that the articles are their genuine works. Plagiarism, fabrication, falsification, dual publication, data manipulation are not allowed.
• The authors will not inflict physical or legal harm to the participants of the study and they will not abuse the participants psychologically. In addition, the authors will provide the right to privacy and anonymity.
• The authors will indicate the individuals or institutions (sponsors) supporting the study.
• The authors will approve that the article has not been published elsewhere before, and is not being evaluated elsewhere for publishing at the moment.
• The authors will ensure the list of references they used in their article.
• If an author finds out that there is an important error or mistake in their published work, they will immediately inform the journal’s editor or published and will cooperate with the editor to withdraw or correct the article.
• The authors will inform the Yearbook of Turkic Studies – Belleten about any conflict of interest.

International Standards for the Editorial Board

The editors and the members of the Editorial Board will comply with the international standards for the Editorial Board. The editor and the Editorial Board of the Yearbook of Turkic Studies – Belleten are expected to comply voluntarily with the international standards (the ethical principles determined by the Committee on the Publication Ethics (COPE), https://publicationethics.org/).

• The editorial board will keep all the data about the submitted papers confidential.
• The editorial board is responsible for taking the publishing decisions for all papers submitted.
• The editorial board will make an effort to meet the requirements of both the readers and the authors.
• The editorial board will make an effort to increase the quality of the Yearbook of Turkic Studies - Belleten.
• The editorial board will attach utmost importance to quality and authenticity.
• The editorial board will be ready to publish revisions, statements, withdrawals and apologies when needed.

International Standards for Referees

The referees are will comply with the international standards for refereeing after accepting the invitation. The referees of the Yearbook of Turkic Studies - Belleten are expected to to comply voluntarily with the international standards (the ethical principles determined by the Committee on the Publication Ethics (COPE), https://publicationethics.org/).

• The referees will keep the information about the papers confidential.
• The referees will present all the information that would be a reason for rejecting an article to the attention of the editorial board.
• The referees will evaluate the articles with regard to being scientific.
• The referees will evaluate the articles only with regard to their authenticity, significance and compliance with the scope of the journal.
• The referees will inform the Yearbook of Turkic Studies - Belleten about any conflict of interest.

All articles are subjected to the plagiarism check using the iThenticate software by the Yearbook of Turkic Studies - Belleten. The authors will avoid all kinds of plagiarism including self-plagiarism. The articles with a similarity report containing results exceeding 18% similarity will not be published by the journal. The articles will be authentic, and not be published before or submitted for publication elsewhere.

The editor will control the articles for deciding the publication process and determining misconducts. If a paper is defined as misconducting, the author will be responsible for the withdrawal or correction of that paper in line with the feedback provided by the editor and the referees.

Informed Consent Policy

Author(s) should comply with the following conditions in order to meet ethical and legal standards for work with human subjects:

Participants in your research should be informed that you will be conducting research in which they will be the participants or that you would like to write about them for publication.

Participants in your research should be informed that participation is voluntary, that there is no penalty for refusing to participate, and that the participants may withdraw at any time without penalty.

Participants in your research should be informed that the purpose of your research and the procedure you will follow in the research.

Participants in your research should be informed that contact information that they can reach you for answers to questions regarding the research.

Participants in your research should be informed that any foreseeable risks and discomforts involved in agreeing to cooperate.

Participants in your research should be informed that any possible direct benefits of participating (e.g., receiving a copy of the article or chapter).

Participants in your research should be informed if and how their confidentiality will be protected.