Social Policy and Labour Law Journal
Social Policy and Labour Law Journal
The Journal of Çalışma ve Toplum (Social Policy and Labour Law) adheres to the recommendations and principles outlined in the guidelines developed by COPE (Committee on Publication Ethics) regarding publication ethics.
The Journal of Çalışma ve Toplum (Social Policy and Labour Law) accepts to implement the ‘Principles of Transparency and Best Practice in Scholarly Publishing’ guidelines developed by COPE (Committee on Publication Ethics) regarding publication ethics at all stages of the publication process.
The journal follows the principles in the “Principles of Openness in Scholarly Publishing and Best Practices” guide developed jointly by The Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ), the Open Access Scholarly Publishing Association (OASPA), and the World Association of Medical Editors (WAME).
Access to the journal’s archive, full texts, and print copies is free of charge. The journal operates under the CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 DEED Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike licence
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/
Authors transfer their copyrights to the journal without payment. Manuscripts may be used in both digital and print formats.
No fees are charged to authors at any stage of the submission or publication process.
The journal applies COPE’s Retraction Guidelines for handling retractions, corrections, or expressions of concern.
All issues and manuscripts of Çalışma ve Toplum journal are archived and made available on its own website http://calismatoplum.org/
The journal is also available together with all its issues and articles on the DERGİPARK site and https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/pub/ct which is a service provided by TÜBİTAK. The DOI numbers of the scientific manuscripts in the journal are provided by the Dergipark system.
The journal is committed to applying the latest standards of scientific writing. Therefore, there are changes in manuscript standards from time to time and there may be differences in the manuscript requirements in previous issues of the journal. For instance, English title and abstract and extended abstract were not included in the article requirements in previous issues. In addition, the DOI number system has been introduced since the 73rd issue. The articles in the journal archive are included in their original form on the date of publication.
Manuscripts must comply with the following:
• For research involving human subjects, the methods section must state that informed consent and ethics committee approval were obtained, and approval details must be included.
• Participation must be voluntary and free from coercion. Researchers must not endanger participants.
• Conflicts of interest must be considered and declared in relation to research independence.
• For vulnerable groups (e.g. children or persons with guardians), legal guardian consent is required.
• If the research is to be conducted in a private or public institution or non-public institutional data is to be used, institutional consent must be obtained.
• Legal permissions must be obtained when required.
For other matters and details concerning research ethics, the ‘International Ethical Guidelines for Health-related Research Involving Humans’ prepared jointly by CIOMS-WHO shall be taken as a basis.
Authors must:
• Abide by scientific and legal standards throughout the research and publication process.
• Present data transparently and honestly—fabrication, falsification or manipulation is strictly prohibited.
• Ensure originality and avoid plagiarism.
• Confirm that submissions are not published elsewhere.
• Clearly and accurately state each author’s individual contribution in multi-author submissions.
• Disclose funding sources and conflicts of interest.
The journal adopts the principles outlined in the following documents regarding the use of generative artificial intelligence: “APA Journals policy on generative AI”, “COPE Position Statement: Authorship and AI tools” and “World Association of Medical Editors Recommendations on Chatbots and Generative Artificial Intelligence in Relation to Scholarly Publications.
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Editors must:
• Uphold ethical standards throughout the editorial process.
• Be transparent and declare deviations from standard practices.
• Promote accessibility, diversity, equality, and inclusivity.
• Base all decisions solelyon academic expertise and merit, avoiding any forms of discrimination.
• Maintain confidentiality during the double-blind peer review process.
Throughout all stages of the publication process, including evaluation, the chief editor and subject editors should adhere to the guidelines and directives developed by COPE (Committee on Publication Ethics), specifically the ‘A short guide to ethical editing for new editors’ and the ‘Guidance for editors: research, audit, and service evaluations’ (Guidance for Editors: Research, Audit, and Service Evaluations).
Peer Reviewers must:
Peer Reviewers agree to apply the ‘Ethical guidelines for peer reviewers’ developed by COPE (Committee on Publication Ethics) at all stages of their review.
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If editors submit manuscripts:
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