WITHDRAWAL POLICY

WITHDRAWAL POLICY

The responsibilities of authors and editorial boards in accordance with publishing policies of Trakya University Journal of Faculty of Letters regarding withdrawal of manuscripts in publishing process are as follows:

Authors should carry out withdrawal process of their studies accepted after referee process, taken into online-first process or in evaluation process with the editor of the journal.

For withdrawing a study in evaluation process, authors should fill Withdrawal Form and deliver its original signed and scanned form to journal editorship via direct-mail or on journal management system on DERGIPARK. Authors cannot send their studies in this process to any other journal for evaluation unless it is approved by the Editorial Board.

In case of any suspicion for copyright or unethical issues, the Editorial Board of Trakya University Journal of Faculty of Letters may commence investigations on relevant studies in published or online-first form or in evaluation process. Upon determining an unsuitable situation for copyright or research ethics as a result of investigation, the editorial board can withdraw manuscripts from evaluation and notify investigation result to the author.

Upon determining an unsuitable situation for copyright or research ethics in a published or online- first manuscript as a result of investigation, the editorial board applies following withdrawal and notification procedures:

1.   The clause “Withdrawn” is added in front of the title of study accessed on electronic media.

2.   Abstract and Full Text links on electronic media is replaced with withdrawn reasons and (if any) the declarations of institutions or organizations of authors about the issue.

3.  “Withdrawn: Study Title” is added to the table of contents of published and electronic copy of the first issue to be published after withdrawal date; from the first page, the reasons for withdrawal and original quotations providing reference are shared with public and researchers.

4. Aforementioned withdrawal notifications are sent to institutions and organizations indexing the journal and National Library of Turkey in order to be recorded in index systems and catalogues.