Publication Ethics

Bayburt University Journal of Science (BUFBD) prioritizes compliance with ethical rules in engineering fields and interdisciplinary studies. In this context, the publication ethics rules of Bayburt University Journal of Science were determined by considering the principles of COPE (Committee on Publication Ethics). In line with these principles, article processes are managed in accordance with research and publication ethics. The duties and ethical responsibilities of the boards involved in the publication of the publications that reach our journal are specified according to the following principles.

Editors' Duties and Responsibilities

While chief editor and field editors are performing their duties, authors are not distinguished according to gender, religion, race, and ethnicity.
Editors may decide to accept or reject the article for the review phase by evaluating the importance, originality and suitability of the article to the journal during the publication phase of the article.
Editors do not show any privileges to any author, including sponsored or special themed studies, and evaluate the submitted works according to their content.
Editors send the studies submitted to the journal to the referees, taking into account the relevance of interest. Referees are appointed as referees considering their area of expertise.
Editors prevent the evaluation of non-scientific studies that violate ethical violations and academic etiquette.
Editors have the necessary work and dedication to expand and update the referee pool.

Ethical Duties and Responsibilities of Referees

Referees play an active role in the decision-making process of the editors.
Referees take the content of the study and its contribution to science into account while evaluating.
Adhering to the principle of impartiality, they do not discriminate based on religion, language, race, gender and ethnicity.
They comment in a constructive and courteous manner in order to increase the quality of the evaluated work.
They evaluate the work by adhering to the principle of confidentiality. At the end of the evaluation process, they destroy the information about the study without storing it.
They inform the editor in case of having any information about the authors or realizing a situation that is against blind peer-reviewing.
They evaluate working within the time given to them.

Authors’ Ethical Duties and Responsibilities

The authors prepare their works in an original and fluent language and send them through the system that has been determined.
Every single person contributing to the work must be specified as authors and any responsibility in this matter belongs to the authors. Similarly, the names of people who do not work in the study should not be written in the article, adding and removing authors should not be suggested.
The authors acknowledge that the content presented in the study is not in the evaluation process or has not been published elsewhere. Authors are not allowed to pursue the same article in more than one journal.
Editors or referees can request raw data about the publication. In this context, authors should have the data of the article ready to submit.
Authors are responsible for indicating the conditions under which a conflict of interest within their articles.

Plagiarism Policy

At the preliminary review stage of the articles submitted to our journal, similarity (plagiarism) check is done using the "iThenticate: Plagiarism Detection Software" program. In the face of the claims and suspicions of plagiarism, which is an ethical violation in the articles, the journal management has the authority to make decisions within the framework of the COPE (Committee on Publication Ethics) rules.

Charging Policy

No fee is requested from the authors in any process of the articles submitted to our journal and the articles are published free of charge.
Article Evaluation Process
Duration for Author's Corrections: 30 days
Extra Time Given to the Reviewer for Manuscript Evaluation: 15 days
Referee Evaluation Period for the Manuscript: 30 days
Extra Time for Referee Invitation: 15 days
Referee Invitation Validity Period: 30 days
The periods specified here are the maximum periods, and completing the evaluation process in a short time is one of the primary principles of journal administration.