Journal of Academic Value Studies (JAVStudies) is committed to maintaining the highest standards of publication ethics. In order to ensure transparency, academic integrity, and the reliability of published research, the journal adheres to the principles and guidelines established by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and the Budapest Open Access Initiative (BOAI).
This statement outlines the ethical responsibilities of all parties involved in the publication process, including authors, editors, and reviewers. All submissions to JAVStudies must comply with these ethical standards. Failure to do so may result in rejection of the manuscript, retraction of the published article, or notification of the relevant institutions when necessary.
In cases of alleged or proven scientific misconduct, the journal follows the guidelines of COPE.
By submitting a manuscript to JAVStudies, authors confirm that they are aware of the journal’s ethical policies and agree to comply with them, including but not limited to the following:
• Ensuring authorship integrity and proper acknowledgment of contributions
• Maintaining the originality of the work and avoiding plagiarism
• Providing proper citation and referencing of prior research
• Adhering to ethical standards in research involving human or animal subjects
• Declaring any conflicts of interest and sources of funding
These policies apply to all submitted and published content. The editorial board reserves the right to take appropriate action in cases of suspected ethical misconduct.
All submitted manuscripts are initially assessed by the responsible editor and then forwarded to at least two independent reviewers for double-blind peer review.
Editors ensure that plagiarism screening is conducted during the preliminary evaluation stage.
Editors must maintain the confidentiality of authors’ and reviewers’ identities throughout the peer review process.
Information obtained during the evaluation process must be treated as confidential and must not be used for personal gain or influence.
Editors must not use or cite unpublished material from submitted manuscripts without the explicit consent of the authors.
Editorial decisions are made objectively and are based solely on the academic merit, originality, relevance, and methodological soundness of the manuscript.
If an editor has a conflict of interest regarding a manuscript, the editor must withdraw from the editorial process and assign another editor to handle the submission.
Manuscripts that receive two negative reviewer reports will not be reconsidered for publication.
Manuscripts submitted to JAVStudies must be original works of the author(s), must not be under consideration by another journal, and must not have been previously published in any language or format.
Authorship should reflect substantial contributions to the research. Authors must meet the following COPE criteria:
• Significant contribution to the conception, design, data collection, or analysis of the research
• Participation in drafting the manuscript or critically revising it for important intellectual content
• Final approval of the version to be published
In multi-authored manuscripts, one author must be designated as the corresponding author.
All data presented in the manuscript must be accurate and must not contain fabrication or falsification.
Research findings must be supported by the data presented, and conclusions should not be based on personal opinions.
Authors must properly cite all sources. Ideas or direct quotations from other works must be clearly attributed, and direct quotations must be placed in quotation marks.
Plagiarism in any form is unacceptable. If the study is based on a thesis, conference presentation, or similar academic work, this must be clearly indicated.
Research involving human or animal subjects must comply with international ethical standards. Ethics committee approval must be obtained and documented. The name of the approving institution, the date, and the protocol number must be included in the manuscript.
If the research findings may affect a particular institution or organization, this must be clearly disclosed.
Financial support and funding sources must be acknowledged in the article together with the necessary documentation.
Text generated by artificial intelligence (AI) must not be presented as original scholarly content of the article.
Artificial intelligence must not be used to generate fabricated data, analysis, or references, and AI tools must not be listed as authors.
Reviewers should only accept manuscripts that fall within their field of expertise and for which they believe they can provide an informed and unbiased evaluation.
Reviewers must maintain the confidentiality of the peer review process. Manuscripts and their contents must not be shared or discussed with others prior to publication.
Unpublished data or findings contained in a manuscript must not be used or cited without the explicit written permission of the author through the editor.
Any information obtained during the review process must be treated as confidential and must not be used for personal or professional advantage.
Reviews should be conducted objectively and supported by scholarly arguments. Reviewers must refrain from making personal criticisms or unsubstantiated statements.
If a conflict of interest arises due to personal, financial, institutional, or collaborative relationships, the reviewer must notify the editorial team and withdraw from the review process.
Although plagiarism detection is primarily the responsibility of the editor, reviewers are expected to alert the editor if they suspect plagiarism, duplicate publication, or unethical research practices.
Artificial intelligence tools may be used as supportive tools for language editing or improving the clarity of the text. However, review reports must not be generated entirely by artificial intelligence.