The deadlines to be observed by the referees, confidentiality, impartiality standards, reference, information and responsibilities regarding differences of opinion are stated below. Referees who accept the evaluation process of articles accepted by the editor / editorial board of Rumeli Journal of Education Studies are obliged to comply with the following responsibilities.
Duration: In cases where the referees do not consider the content of the article proposal sent for evaluation to be sufficient or if they think that they cannot evaluate it within the evaluation period recommended to the referee, the editor must be notified and withdrawn from the evaluation process.
Confidentiality: The article proposal sent to the referees should be considered a confidential document and no information about its content should be given to third parties.
Impartiality standards: Evaluations made by referees must be made in accordance with impartiality standards. It is not appropriate to make personal criticism of the author. Opinions and suggestions made by referees must be supported by arguments in accordance with scientific principles and must be expressed clearly and understandably.
Display of sources: If previously published scientific studies regarding the recommendation articles sent to the referees are not included in the recommendation article, the referees may request that the relevant studies be included in the recommendation article. Quotations from sources in accordance with scientific principles and spelling rules should be examined by referees and errors should be noted. Referees who evaluate the proposal article must inform the editor, editorial board or field editors about the similarity or originality between previously published studies and the proposal article.
Information and disagreements: Unpublished articles recommended for review by referees, data or opinions specific to the research content should not be used for personal benefit after review by referees. Referees should not take into consideration any conflict of interest, whether arising from benefit or harm, with the author, company, or institution in the studies submitted for evaluation.
