Ethical Principles and Publication Policy
EFES Journal of Sport Sciences (JEFES) is a non-profit journal dedicated to disseminating scientific advancements across all fields of educational sciences to readers and interested parties. JEFES's publication ethics policy is based on the Directive on Scientific Research and Publication Ethics of Higher Education Institutions and the guidelines and policies published in open access by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).
JEFES identifies the following actions as violations of research and publication ethics:
a) Plagiarism: Presenting others' original ideas, methods, data, or works as one's own without proper citation, partially or wholly.
b) Fabrication: Using non-existent or falsified data in scientific research.
c) Falsification: Manipulating research records or data, presenting unused equipment or materials as if they were used in the research, or distorting or shaping research results to fit the interests of sponsors.
d) Duplicate Publication: Submitting the same publication multiple times for academic appointment and promotion as separate works.
e) Salami Slicing: Dividing the results of a single study into parts and publishing them separately in a manner that undermines the integrity of the research.
f) Unjust Authorship: Including individuals who did not contribute significantly to the research as authors, excluding individuals who did, altering the author order without justification, removing names of significant contributors in subsequent editions, or including one's name as an author through influence without significant contribution.
Other Types of Ethical Violations
a) Failing to acknowledge the contributions of individuals, institutions, or organizations that provided support for the research.
b) Using unpublished theses or studies as sources without permission from the owner.
c) Failing to adhere to ethical rules in research involving humans and animals, and not respecting patient rights in publications.
d) Violating relevant legislation in biomedical research and other clinical studies involving humans.
e) Sharing information in a manuscript under review with others without the author's explicit permission before publication.
f) Misusing resources, facilities, opportunities, and equipment provided for scientific research.
g) Making baseless, unfounded, and deliberate accusations of ethical violations.
h) Publishing data obtained from surveys and attitude research without the explicit consent of participants or, if conducted in an institution, without the institution's permission.
i) Harming animal health and ecological balance in research and experiments.
j) Failing to obtain written permission from authorized units before starting research and experiments.
k) Conducting research and experiments contrary to the provisions of legislation or international agreements that Turkey is a party to, regarding relevant research and experiments.
l) Not informing or warning relevant parties about possible harmful practices related to scientific research.
m) Misusing data and information obtained from other individuals and institutions in scientific studies, not adhering to confidentiality agreements, and failing to ensure the protection of these data.
n) Providing false or misleading statements regarding scientific research and publications in academic appointments and promotions.
