Principles for Authors

OJOL accepts articles that have not been previously published. Acceptance of papers presented at scientific meetings is possible if this is specified.

The author(s) are solely responsible for the articles submitted to OJOL. In this case, the author(s) must declare that the articles they submitted to the journal have never been published or evaluated for publication elsewhere. Articles must adhere to national and international publication and research ethics. Additionally, the author(s) are responsible for checking the article for plagiarism using Turnitin or iThenticate and submitting a similarity report to the journal via the article application. Articles with a similarity rate of 20% or greater will be excluded from evaluation. If the editor deems it necessary, manuscripts are subjected to a plagiarism check (Turnitin or iThenticate).

Before the article is submitted to OJOL, the authors must be finalized. It is unacceptable to include the names of individuals who did not contribute to the study in the article submitted to the journal (gift authorship) or to omit the names of those who did contribute (ghost authorship). It is not possible to propose changing the author's responsibilities for a work that has already begun the evaluation process (such as adding an author, changing the order of the authors, or removing an author). The views and opinions expressed in the articles are solely those of the author(s) and do not reflect the views of our journal; the articles bear sole scientific and legal responsibility. 

Please ensure your manuscript is formatted in APA style according to the guidelines provided at: https://apastyle.apa.org/instructional-aids/reference-examples.pdf. Copyrighted material such as photographs, tables, figures, or other contributing quotations to be included in the articles in the journal can only be published with valid permission and copyright approval.

The authors are responsible for including the author's name, title, institution, e-mail address, and ORCID information/information about the author(s) following the journal's publication principles and for ensuring that the information is accurate and belongs to the appropriate author(s).

If the journal requests raw data from the author(s) regarding their articles as part of the evaluation process, the author(s) is required to provide the editorial board and scientific committee with the requested data and information. The author(s) who discover a significant scientific error or inconsistency in their published article is/are also required to immediately contact the editorship to retract or correct the article.

In the following instances in which legal/special permission is required for articles submitted to OJOL, an author permission document is requested. In the articles to be published, it is stated in the title footnote whether or not an ethical committee, legal, or special permission is required. If these permissions are required, the author or authors are requested to clearly state which institution, on what date, and with which decision or issue number the permission was obtained, and this information is published as an "Annex" at the end of the article. The author(s) must have a document demonstrating their right to use the data, the necessary permissions for the research/analysis, or the consent of the experimented subjects in this context. The author(s) are responsible for adhering to the criteria outlined in Article 4 of the Interuniversity Board's Scientific Research and Publication Ethics Directive regarding "Acts Contrary to Scientific Research and Publication Ethics." (http://www.uak.gov.tr/yonetmelikler/Yay%C4%B1nEti%C4%9FiY%C3%B6nergesi_140318.pdf)