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Evaluation Principles

1) Articles that have not been published before or are not currently under evaluation for publication in another journal and are approved by each author are accepted for evaluation.

2) Submitted articles that pass the pre-check are scanned for plagiarism using the software Ithenticate ( or others) .

3) Hitit Journal of Occupational Health and Safety conducts a double-blind peer-review process. All studies will be evaluated by the editor in terms of suitability for the journal. Articles deemed appropriate are sent to at least two independent expert referees to assess the scientific quality of the article.

4) The Editor-in-Chief evaluates the articles independently of the ethnic origin, gender, nationality, religious belief and political philosophy of the authors. He/she ensures that the articles submitted for publication undergo a fair double-blind peer review.

5) The editor-in-chief does not allow conflicts of interest among authors, editors and referees.

6) The editor is responsible for the final decision regarding the acceptance or rejection of articles. The editor's decision is final.

7) Editors do not participate in decisions about articles written by themselves or their family members or colleagues, or that relate to products or services in which the editor is interested. Any such submission is subject to all of the journal's regular procedures.

Reviewers must ensure that all information regarding submitted articles remains confidential until the article is published, and they must report to the editor any copyright infringement or plagiarism they discover on the author's part.

If the reviewer does not feel qualified to address the topic of the article or is unable to provide timely feedback, he or she should notify the editor and ask not to be involved in the review process.

During the evaluation process, the editor makes it clear to the referees that the articles sent for review are the private property of the authors and that this is a privileged communication. Referees and editorial board members cannot discuss the articles with other people. Care must be taken to keep the identity of the referees confidential.

Evaluation Process

Refereeing Type: Double Blind

Double-Blind: After plagiarism control, suitable articles are evaluated by the editor-in-chief in terms of originality, methodology, importance of the subject covered and compatibility with the scope of the journal. The editor ensures that the articles are subject to a fair double-blind review and if the article complies with the formal principles, the incoming article is submitted to evaluation by at least two referees from Turkey and/or abroad. If deemed necessary, the referees approve the publication of the article after the requested changes are made by the authors.

Review Time : Pre-Release

Author-Reviewer Interaction: Editors mediate all interactions between reviewers and authors.

Time Elapsed in Review: The time until the first decision for research articles submitted to the peer review process for review in the Hitit Journal of Occupational Health and Safety was approximately 15 days.

Acceptance Rate: We publish approximately 10-15% of the articles that reach our journal. Approximately one-third of all submissions are rejected during the preliminary review before being sent for peer review.

Plagiarism Check: Yes – Ithenticate scans articles to prevent plagiarism.

Number of Referees Reviewing Each Article : Two-three

Allowed Period : 20 days. This period can be extended by an additional 10 days.

Decision : In order for the article to be accepted for publication by the Editor, at least two referees must make an acceptance decision.

Suspected Ethical Violation : Reviewers should report any suspected research or publication misconduct to the Editor. The Editor is responsible for taking appropriate action in accordance with COPE recommendations.

The Editor-in-Chief reviews the research paper on the day it is submitted and, if he or she thinks the paper merits further consideration, sends it to the Associate Editor for further review. For research papers, the Associate Editor usually reads each paper in its entirety. We aim to reach a first decision on all papers within two or three weeks, but usually the first decision is made within a few days of submission. If we do not think that the Hitit Journal of Occupational Health and Safety is the right journal for the paper, we notify the authors immediately so that they can submit their papers elsewhere without delay. The usual reasons for rejection at this stage are insufficient originality and the topic being outside the scope of the journal.

The next step for your research paper is our Editorial Board meeting. The members will read your paper and discuss its importance, originality and scientific quality. We mainly focus on the research question to make editorial decisions for research papers. Even if the subject of the paper is relevant to the journal's scope, current and important, we may reject the paper if it does not have a research question. Of course, if there are serious flaws, the paper will be rejected. Everyone attending the paper meeting is asked to declare any relevant conflicting interests at the outset, and anyone with a significant conflicting interest will either leave the room or speak last (depending on the nature and scope of their interests) when the relevant paper is discussed.

If your article is suitable for the Hitit Journal of Occupational Health and Safety, the section editor sends your article to two external reviewers. The reviewers make recommendations to the editors who make the final decision. We ask the reviewers to approve their reports and declare any conflicts of interest in the article we send them. The final decision is made by the Editor-in-Chief after the external review processes.

Some articles may also be viewed by the ethics editor of the Hitit Journal of Occupational Health and Safety and by third parties deemed appropriate by the editor, in cases where serious research misconduct is suspected.

We aim to make a final decision on publication for all articles within 4 to 6 weeks after submission. If we propose a publication subject to revision, we usually ask authors to revise their articles and upload them to the system within the following month.

Accepted articles are published at https://................./nmj as they are prepared. After publication, the articles are selected for the next issue.

Hitit Journal of Occupational Health and Safety provides open access to articles as part of its commitment to readers and authors. All our articles are freely available online.

If you notice any errors in your published article, email the editor-in-chief who will let you know if corrections can be made.

Principles of the Peer Review Process for the Work of the Editorial Staff

Editorials and analysis articles written by Hitit Journal of Occupational Health and Safety's own editors are not subject to external referee evaluation. Original research articles are sent to at least two external referees under blind refereeing. During this period, the roles of those editors are suspended.

Authors' Responsibilities

The author must comply with research and publication training.

The author should not attempt to publish the same work in more than one journal.

The author must fully indicate in the bibliography the works he/she used in writing the article.

Editor Responsibilities

The editor evaluates the articles in terms of scientific content regardless of the ethnic origin, gender, citizenship, religious belief or political opinion of the authors.

The Editor conducts fair double-blind peer review of articles submitted for publication and ensures that all information regarding submitted articles is kept confidential before publication.

The editor informs referees that manuscripts are confidential information and that this is a privileged interaction. Referees and the editorial board may not discuss manuscripts with others. Anonymity of referees must be ensured. In certain cases, the editor may share a referee's review with other referees to clarify a particular point.

The editor is responsible for the content and overall quality of the publication. It is also his/her responsibility to issue a correction note or retraction when necessary.

The editor does not allow any conflict of interest between authors, editors and referees. He/she only has full authority to appoint referees and the Editorial Board is responsible for the final decision regarding the publication of articles in the journal.

Responsibilities of Referees

Reviewers should not have any conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authors and/or research funders.

The referees' evaluations must be objective.

The language and style used by referees should not offend the author.

Reviewers must ensure that all information regarding submitted articles remains confidential until the article is published.

If referees discover copyright infringement or plagiarism in the work they review, they must notify the editor.

A referee who feels inadequate to review a manuscript or who believes that he/she will not be able to complete the review within the allotted time should withdraw from the review process.

During the refereeing process, referees are expected to make their evaluations by taking into account the following: Does the article contain new and important information? / Does the abstract clearly and properly describe the content of the article? / Is the method described in a complete and understandable way? / Are the interpretations and conclusions substantiated by the findings? / Are sufficient references made to other studies in the field? / Is the language quality sufficient?

The “Preliminary Review Form”, “Article Evaluation Form” and “Book Review Evaluation Form” used in the Hitit Journal of Occupational Health and Safety can be reviewed on the journal website.

Preliminary Review and Plagiarism Scanning

The work is reviewed by the editor for compliance with the journal's publication principles, academic writing rules and the APA Citation Format, and is scanned for plagiarism using iThenticate or Turnitin. The preliminary review is completed within 15 days at most. The plagiarism similarity rate must be less than 20%. If the similarity rate appears to be 1% and citation and citation are not made properly, plagiarism may still occur. In this respect, the citation and citation rules must be known by the author and applied carefully:

 

Citation/Indirect Quotations : If a reference is made to an idea, discussion or observation in a source and the cited opinion is put on the line with the referencing researcher’s own words, a footnote mark (1) should be placed at the end of the sentence. If the citation is to a specific page or page range of the work, the page number should be given. If there is a reference to the entire work, that is, if the citation is made to an extent that requires the reader to examine the entire work, the source should be stated in the footnote after the expressions “On this subject see.”, “On this opinion see.”, “On this discussion see.” or simply “see.”.

Quotation : If the relevant part of the source is taken as is, without changing the period and comma, the quoted part is given “in double quotation marks” and the source is indicated by giving a footnote number1 at the end. Quotations in the directly quoted text are written using “single quotation marks”. If the directly quoted part is longer than three lines (more than forty words), it is shown as a separate paragraph. In order to distinguish long quotations from the main text, it is preferable to write it in a font size one size smaller than the normal text size and to indent the entire paragraph from the left at the line initiation level. In the directly quoted text, some words, sentences and paragraphs can be removed, provided that the meaning is not changed. Three dots (…) are put in place of the removed parts. It would not be correct to write a part directly quoted from a source without putting it in “double quotation marks” and to be content with writing the source only at the end. If these rules are not followed, the author may be accused of violating publication ethics (Plagiarism) (see www.isnadsistemi.org).

Field Editor Review

The work that passes the Preliminary Review and Plagiarism Scanning stages is examined by the relevant field editor in terms of problematic and academic language-style. This review is completed within a maximum of 15 days.

Referee Process (Academic Evaluation)

The study that passes the field editor's review is submitted to the evaluation of at least two external referees who have a doctoral dissertation, book or article on the subject. The referee process is conducted confidentially within the framework of double-blind refereeing. The referee is requested to state his/her opinion and opinion on the study he/she reviewed either in the text or to justify it with a statement of at least 150 words on the online referee form. The author is given the right to object and defend his/her opinions if he/she does not agree with the referee's opinions. The field editor ensures mutual communication between the author and the referee, while preserving confidentiality. If both referee reports are positive, the study is submitted to the Editorial Board with a proposal for evaluation for publication. If one of the two referees has a negative opinion, the study is sent to a third referee. Studies can be published with a positive decision of at least two referees. The publication of book and symposium reviews and doctoral dissertation abstracts is decided upon the evaluation of at least two internal referees (relevant field editors and/or members of the editorial board).

Proofreading Stage

If the referees request corrections to be made to the text they have reviewed, the relevant reports are sent to the author and he/she is asked to correct his/her work. The author makes his/her corrections by turning on the "Track Changes" feature in the Word program or by marking the changes in the text in red. He/she submits the revised text to the field editor.

Field Editor Control

The field editor checks whether the author has made the requested corrections to the text.

Referee Control

The referee who requests a revision checks whether the author has made the requested corrections to the text.

Expansion of the Abstract and Abstract Section

Authors of studies that have been deemed “publishable” by both referees are asked to expand the abstract section of their articles to 350-400 words.

Turkish Language Check

The works that pass the referee process are examined by the Turkish Language Editor and the Editor-in-Chief and if necessary, the author is asked for corrections. The control process is completed within 15 days at the most.

English Language Check

The studies that pass the Turkish language control are examined by the English Language Editor and if necessary, the author is asked for corrections. The English language editor's control process is completed within a maximum of 15 days.

Editorial Board Review

Articles that have undergone technical, academic and linguistic reviews are reviewed by the Editorial Board, and a decision is made as to whether they will be published or not, and if so, in which issue they will be included. The Board makes decisions by majority vote. In the event of a tie, the final decision is made by the editor.

Typesetting and Layout Stage

The works that are decided to be published by the Editorial Board are typeset and prepared for publication and sent to the author for review. This stage takes a maximum of 15 days.

Data Submission to National and International Indexes

The data for the published issue is transmitted to the relevant indexes within 15 days.