Publication Ethics

The Turkish Journal of Psycholinguistics (TJPL) is committed to the highest standards of publication ethics and adheres to the Core Practices of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). This statement sets out the ethical responsibilities of all parties involved in publishing in the journal — authors, editors, reviewers, and the publisher — and the procedures the journal follows when concerns arise. These standards apply to all submissions and are not negotiable.

 

Responsibilities of authors

Originality and integrity. Submitted work must be original, must not have been published previously, and must not be under consideration by any other journal. Manuscripts must report work honestly and completely. Fabrication of data, falsification or selective reporting of results, and the omission of inconvenient findings are forms of serious misconduct.

Plagiarism. Authors must present entirely original work and must appropriately cite or quote the work and words of others. Plagiarism in any form — including verbatim copying, paraphrasing without attribution, and self-plagiarism — is unacceptable. All submissions are screened with similarity-detection software before peer review.

Authorship. Authorship must be limited to those who have made a substantial contribution to the conception, design, execution, or interpretation of the reported study. All those who made substantial contributions must be listed as co-authors. The journal encourages the use of the CRediT (Contributor Roles Taxonomy) to describe each author’s contribution. The corresponding author is responsible for ensuring that all co-authors have approved the final version of the manuscript and have agreed to its submission. Any change to authorship after submission requires the written agreement of all authors.

Human participants. Research involving human participants must have been conducted in accordance with the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki. Manuscripts must state that ethical approval was obtained from an appropriately constituted research ethics committee (with the name of the body and approval reference where possible) and that informed consent was obtained from participants or their guardians. Studies involving children, clinical populations, or other vulnerable groups must describe the additional safeguards applied.

Disclosure and conflicts of interest. Authors must disclose all sources of financial support and any financial or non-financial conflicts of interest that could be perceived to influence the results or their interpretation. Where there are no competing interests, this must be stated explicitly.

Data, materials, and reproducibility. TJPL supports open and reproducible science. Authors are expected to make the data, stimuli, materials, and analysis code underlying their findings available in a trusted public repository wherever ethical and legal constraints permit, and to include a data-availability statement in every manuscript. Where data cannot be shared, the statement must explain why and describe the conditions under which the data may be accessed.

Use of generative AI. Authors must disclose any use of generative artificial-intelligence tools in the conduct of the research or the preparation of the manuscript, specifying the tool and how it was used. AI tools cannot be listed as authors, since they cannot take responsibility for the work. Authors remain fully responsible for the accuracy, originality, and integrity of all content.

Fundamental errors. When authors discover a significant error in their own published work, they are obliged to notify the editors promptly and to cooperate in issuing a correction or retraction.

 

Responsibilities of editors

Editorial independence. Editors decide which submissions are published solely on the basis of scholarly merit, originality, clarity, and relevance to the journal’s scope, free from any commercial, political, or personal influence.

Fair evaluation. Editors evaluate manuscripts without regard to the authors’ race, gender, sexual orientation, religious belief, ethnic origin, citizenship, institutional affiliation, or seniority.

Confidentiality. Editors treat all submitted manuscripts as confidential and do not disclose information about them to anyone other than the authors, reviewers, and editorial advisers involved in the process.

Conflicts of interest. Editors do not handle manuscripts in which they have a competing interest. Where an editor is an author of a submission, that person is fully excluded from the handling and the decision, which is managed by an independent editor.

Investigation of misconduct. Editors take all reasonable steps to investigate credible concerns about the integrity of submitted or published work, following the relevant COPE flowcharts, regardless of when the work was published.

 

Responsibilities of reviewers

Contribution to decisions. Peer review assists editors in making editorial decisions and helps authors improve their work.

Promptness and competence. A reviewer who feels unqualified to assess a manuscript, or who cannot complete a timely review, should notify the editor and decline the invitation.

Confidentiality. Manuscripts received for review are confidential and must not be shared or discussed with others except as authorised by the editor. Reviewers must not use information obtained through peer review for personal advantage.

Objectivity and conduct. Reviews are conducted objectively and supported by clear argument and evidence. Personal criticism of authors is inappropriate. Reviewers should identify relevant published work that has not been cited and alert the editor to any substantial similarity between the manuscript and other work.

Conflicts of interest. Reviewers decline to review manuscripts in which they have a competing interest.

 

Responsibilities of the publisher

The publisher, Artsürem Publishing, supports the editors in maintaining the integrity of the academic record and is committed to the permanent availability and preservation of published scholarship. The publisher does not interfere with editorial decisions. In cases of alleged or proven misconduct, the publisher works closely with the editors to take appropriate action, including corrections, clarifications, and retractions.

 

Misconduct, corrections, and retractions

The journal investigates all allegations of misconduct in line with COPE guidance and takes action proportionate to the seriousness of the issue. This may include requesting clarification or additional data, issuing a correction for genuine errors, publishing an expression of concern during an investigation, or retracting an article where findings are unreliable, plagiarised, or unethical. Corrections, expressions of concern, and retractions are linked to the original article and made freely available.

 

Complaints and appeals

Authors may appeal an editorial decision in writing to the editorial office, setting out the grounds for the appeal. Appeals are considered by an editor not involved in the original decision, whose judgement is final. Complaints about the editorial process should be addressed to the Editor-in-Chief and are handled promptly and fairly in accordance with COPE guidance.