Publication Ethics
The publication process implemented in JODYAC Dyscalculia Academy Journal forms the basis for development and distribution of the information in an objective and respectful manner. The process implemented in this context are directly reflected in the quality of the work of the authors and the institutions that support the authors. Peer-reviewed manuscripts are a kind of work that embody and support the scientific method. At this point, it is important that all stakeholders of the process (authors, readers and researchers, publisher, referees and editors) comply with the standards for ethical principles. Within the scope of JODYAC Dyscalculia Academy Journal publication ethics, all stakeholders are expected to have the following ethical responsibilities.
While establishing the ethical duties and responsibilities below, they have been prepared as open access, taking into account the guidelines and policies published by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).
Ethical Responsibilities of Authors
The author(s) who submit their manuscript to the JODYAC Journal of Dyscalculia Academy are expected to comply with the following ethical responsibilities:
- The manuscripts submitted by the author(s) are expected to be original. If the author(s) benefit from or utilize other publications, they are required to reference and/or cite completely and accurately.
- Individuals who do not contribute to the content intellectually in the manuscript should not be specified as author/s.
- Any kind of circumstances and/or relationships that may cause a conflict of interest, if any, all manuscripts submitted for publication should be clarified in this manner.
- Raw data could be requested from the author(s) within the framework of the peer-review process, in this case the author(s) should be ready to present this data and information to the editorial board and scientific committee.
- The author(s) must have the documents showing that they have the rights of the usage the data, the necessary permissions for the research/analysis, or the consents of the participants.
- If the author(s) notices an error or mistake in their manuscript in publication, early view, or peer-review phase, they are obliged to cooperate with the editör or the publisher in notifying them, revising or withdrawing the manuscript
- Authors can not have their manuscript in the submission process of more than one journal at the same time. Each submission could be started following the end of the peer-review process of the former submission. A manuscript published in another journal can not be submit to the JODYAC Dyscalculia Academy Journal.
- Changing the author responsibilities of a manuscript which peer preview process has been started (such as adding an extra author, changing the order of authors, removing an author) can not be suggested.
Ethical Duties and Responsibilities of The Editors
JODYAC Dyscalculia Academy Journal editors and field editors have the following ethical duties and responsibilities based on the “COPE Code of Conduct and Best Practice Guidelines for Journal Editors” and “COPE Best Practice Guidelines for Journal Editors” published by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) as open access should have:
General Duties and Responsibilities
The editors are responsible for every manuscript that published in the JODYAC Dyscalculia Academy Journal. In the context of this responsibility, editors have the following roles and responsibilities:
- Making efforts to meet the information needs of readers and authorss,
- Ensuring the sustainable development of the journal,
- Conducting processes to improve the quality of work published in the journal,
- Supporting freedom of thought,
- Providing academic integrity,
- Continuing work process flow without compromising intellectual copyright and ethical standards,
- Behaving open and transparence in terms of publication on issues that require revision and clarification.
Relations with the reader
Editors should make decisions about all readers’, researchers’, and discoveries’ specifics while taking into account the outcomes of their knowledge, expertise, and experience. The work that is published should be original while also taking the reader, researcher, and discoverer into consideration. In addition, editors must provide feedback that is illustrative and instructive while taking readers’, researchers’, and discoverers’ comments into account.
Relations with authors
Editors have the following obligations to authors:
- Editors should decide whether to accept or reject a submission based on the submission’s significance, originality, validity, narrative clarity, and the journal’s goals and objectives.
- If studies don’t have any major issues, they should be included in the preliminary evaluation stage if they fall under the scope of publication.
- Editors shouldn’t disregard suggestions from referees that are favorable unless there is a severe problem with the study.
- Unless there is a major problem, new editors shouldn’t alter the choices made by the previous editor(s) for studies.
- The “blind peer review procedure” must be made public, and the editors must stop potential procedural deviations.
- Editors ought to release a “author’s handbook” that covers all the details of what authors are expecting from them. Periodic updates should be made to these instructions.
- Authors should be contacted and referenced in an instructive and enlightening way.
Relations with referees
The following are the obligations and responsibilities of the editors towards the referees:
- The referees should be chosen in line with the study’s topic.
- It is in charge of giving the referees the information and manuals they will require during the evaluation phase.
- The issue of potential conflicts of interest between authors and referees must be taken into account.
- The referees’ identities should be kept private when using blind refereeing.
- Encourage reviewers to assess the work using language that is unbiased, scientific, and objective.
- Judges should be assessed based on factors like performance and timely returns.
- It should identify procedures and guidelines that improve referees’ performance.
- Take the necessary actions to update the referee pool dynamically.
- Prevent rude and unreliable assessments.
- Take measures to guarantee a large pool of referees.
Relations with the editorial board
Editors are responsible for ensuring that all editorial board members adhere to the procedures in keeping with editorial standards and guidelines. The editorial board should keep its members updated on any changes and should make them aware of the publication policies. The new editorial board should enlighten its members about editorial guidelines and give them the materials they require.
Additionally, editors must
- Ensure that the editorial board members analyze the work in an unbiased and objective manner.
- Select new editorial board members who will contribute and fit the role.
- Request that editorial board members submit research for evaluation that pertain to their areas of expertise.
- Communicate with the editorial board frequently.
- Hold frequent meetings with the editorial board to discuss the journal’s progress and publication standards.
Relations with the journal owner and publisher
The editorial independence concept underlies the arrangement between the editor and publisher. All editorial choices are made independently of the publisher and magazine owner in accordance with the contractual agreement between the two parties.
Editorial and blind peer review processes
The “Blind Refereeing and Evaluation Process” policies described in the journal’s publication policies must be followed by editors. In this situation, the editors make sure that each work is subjected to a fair, unbiased, and timely evaluation process.
Quality assurance
Every article published in the journal must comply with both worldwide standards and the journal’s publication policies, according to quality assurance.
Protection of personal data
Editors have a duty to protect the privacy of any personal information pertaining to the people included in the studies being examined. The participants in the studies are accountable for declining the study unless their express agreement is documented. Additionally, editors are accountable for safeguarding the confidential information of readers and referees.
Ethics committee, human and animal rights
The protection of human and animal rights in the reviewed studies is the editor’s responsibility. In the lack of authorisation for experimental research, the ethics committee that approved the subjects utilized in the experiments is responsible for rejecting the study.
Precaution against possible abuse and misconduct
Editors are required to take protective measures against potential misconduct and abuse. They have a duty to disseminate pertinent information and conduct a thorough, impartial inquiry into the locating and assessing complaints pertaining to this circumstance.
Ensuring academic publication integrity
To ensure the integrity of academic publications, editors must make sure that conclusions containing errors, contradictions, or misdirection in studies are quickly corrected.
Protection of intellectual property rights
Editors have a responsibility to uphold the authors’ and the journal’s legal rights in the event of potential violations of any intellectual property rights in any published works. Additionally, the editors must take all necessary steps to guarantee that the written content of every piece published does not infringe against the intellectual property rights of other publications.
Constructivism and openness to discussion
It is important to be constructive and open to discussion. Editors should give persuasive criticisms of the journal’s published articles some thought and have a constructive attitude. Studies with poor results shouldn’t be disregarded or omitted, and the authors of the criticized studies should have the opportunity to respond.
Complaints
Editors are responsible for thoroughly reviewing complaints from authors, referees, or readers and providing an informative and illuminating response.
Political and Commercial Concerns
The journal owner, publisher, and any other commercial or political considerations have no bearing on the editors’ impartial judgment.
Conflicts of interests
Editors ensure that the publication of the studies is carried out in an objective and independent way by taking into account potential conflicts of interest between the author(s), referees, and other editors.
Ethical Responsibilities of Referees
The standard of publication is directly influenced by the review of all studies using “blind refereeing.” This procedure instills confidence by conducting an unbiased and impartial assessment of the publication. JODYAC’s review method adheres to the double-blind refereeing philosophy. Since evaluations and comments must be submitted through the journal management system, referees cannot speak with authors directly. In this procedure, the editor forwards the reviewer’s feedback on assessment forms and entire texts to the author(s). The following ethical obligations are anticipated of the reviewers evaluating the work for the JODYAC in this situation.
- She/He should agree to evaluate only work related to his field of expertise, doing so with impartiality and confidentiality.
- If she/he believes he is facing a conflict of interest during the evaluation process, he should refuse to review the study and inform the journal editor. In accordance with the confidentiality principle, they should destroy the studies they have examined after the evaluation process, and can only use the final versions of the studies they have reviewed after they are published.
- She/He should make the evaluation objectively only in relation to the content of the study, not allowing nationality, gender, religious beliefs, political beliefs, or commercial concerns to influence the evaluation.
- The assessment should be made in a constructive and courteous language, without making derogatory personal comments that include hostility, slander, or insults.
- She/He should perform the work they accept to evaluate in a timely manner and with the above ethical responsibilities.
Publisher’s Ethical Responsibilities
Dyscalculia Association, publisher of JODYAC, is a non-profit, non-governmental organization. The Dyscalculia Association publishes JODYAC in order to make scientific studies available to the public at international standards, in accordance with its founding philosophy. In this context, the Dyscalculia Association is aware of the following ethical responsibilities regarding JODYAC:
- Editors are responsible for all processes of studies submitted to JODYAC. In this context, the decision makers are the editors, regardless of economic or political gains.
- JODYAC retains the ownership and copyright of every article published in the Journal and undertakes to keep a record of every published copy.
- It has the responsibility to take precautions against all kinds of scientific abuse, citation fraud, and plagiarism regarding the editors.
Unethical Behaviour
Should you encounter any unethical act or content in Dyscalculia Academy Journal apart from the ethical responsibilities listed above, please notify the journal by e-mail at info@jodyac.com