Ethical Principles

Nesir: Journal of Literary Studies acts with a commitment to ethical integrity and scientific responsibility in academic publishing. Upholding the free circulation of knowledge, intellectual pluralism, and academic honesty, Nesir considers itself accountable to the scholarly community for both the quality of its content and the transparency and reliability of its editorial processes.

Our journal adopts as a core reference the “Principles of Transparency and Best Practice in Scholarly Publishing,” published by COPE (Committee on Publication Ethics), the Budapest Open Access Initiative (BOAI), DOAJ (Directory of Open Access Journals), OASPA (Open Access Scholarly Publishers Association), and WAME (World Association of Medical Editors). The guidelines established by these organizations have been formally adopted to guarantee institutional adherence to openness, impartiality, and accountability throughout all publishing processes.

In addition, Nesir supports the Budapest Open Access Initiative (BOAI) declaration, which defines the ethical principles of open access publishing and is regarded as a landmark document in this field. In this context, the journal recognizes its responsibility to produce academic knowledge and make it publicly accessible.

Nesir considers the following commitments as core principles of its ethics policy:

  • Ensuring transparency and accountability in all editorial processes;
  • Defining and protecting the ethical responsibilities of all stakeholders (authors, reviewers, editors, readers);
  • Guaranteeing the scientific integrity of every published work;
  • Embracing open access as a democratic right to universal access to scientific knowledge;
  • Conducting all procedures concerning ethical breaches in compliance with national and international standards.

In this framework, the journal fully adopts and applies the ethical behavior standards recommended by COPE in all publishing processes. In order to foster trust-based scholarly engagement among authors, reviewers, editors, and readers, all submissions to Nesir must adhere to the ethical principles and responsibilities described in detail below.

Research and Publication Ethics

Nesir: Journal of Literary Studies is firmly committed to integrity, transparency, and academic responsibility in scientific research and publishing. In this framework, accuracy and reliability are essential at every stage of the research process; every submitted manuscript is assessed not only in terms of content but also for ethical integrity through a rigorous review mechanism.

Scientific Integrity and Ethical Misconduct

The following practices are considered unethical and are treated as serious publication violations:

  • Plagiarism: Using another researcher’s expressions, ideas, data, or findings in whole or in part without appropriate citation.
  • Fabrication: Creating and presenting data, sources, citations, or findings that do not actually exist.
  • Falsification: Manipulating, omitting, or selectively presenting research data in a way that misrepresents results.
  • Redundant/Duplicate Publication: Publishing the same work in more than one place without significant differences or presenting previously published work as new.
  • Unjustified Authorship: Including individuals as authors who have not contributed (gift authorship), excluding those who have contributed (ghost authorship), or assigning authorship solely based on reputation (guest authorship).
  • Lack of Ethical Approval: Failing to obtain mandatory ethics committee approval for research requiring it or providing misleading documentation.

Investigation and Sanction Process

In case of any suspicion or report of such misconduct, the editorial board of Nesir initiates a systematic assessment process in accordance with the Flowcharts and Guidelines published by the COPE (Committee on Publication Ethics).

In this process:

  • Written explanations are requested from all relevant parties (authors, reviewers, editors).
  • Based on the findings, the manuscript may be rejected or retracted.
  • Where necessary, relevant institutions are informed, or legal action is taken depending on the seriousness of the breach.
  • All steps are documented and securely archived in the journal’s records, following the principle of transparency.

Our journal recognizes that such violations undermine individual and institutional trust and therefore maintains a zero-tolerance policy regarding breaches of research and publication ethics.