The publication processes implemented in the "Journal of Middle East and Migration" are the basis for the development and distribution of information in an impartial and respectable manner. The processes implemented in this direction are directly reflected in the quality of the work of the authors and the institutions that support the authors. Peer-reviewed studies are studies that embody and support the scientific method. At this point, it is important that all stakeholders of the process (authors, readers and researchers, publisher, referees and editors) comply with the standards for ethical principles. “Journal of Middle East and Migration” expects all stakeholders to bear the following ethical responsibilities within the scope of publication ethics. The ethical duties and responsibilities listed below have been prepared as open access, taking into account the guidelines and policies published by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). The publication of an article in a peer-reviewed journal is an essential building block in the development of a coherent and respected knowledge network. This is a direct reflection of the quality of the work of the authors and their supporting institutions. Peer-reviewed articles support and shape scientific methods. Therefore, it is important for all parties involved in publishing, authors, journal editors, referees and publishing organizations to agree on the standards of expected ethical behaviour:

1. Authorship Bibliography list should be complete. Plagiarism and fake data should not be included. The same research should not be attempted to be published in more than one journal, it should comply with scientific research and publication ethics. Actions against science research and publication ethics are as follows:

a) Plagiarism: Presenting the ideas, methods, data, practices, writings, figures or works of others as their own work, in whole or in part, without attribution in accordance with scientific rules,

b) Fraud: To produce data that is not based on research, to edit or change the presented or published work on the basis of untrue data, to report or publish these, to present an unstudied research as if it has been done,

c) Distortion: To falsify research records and obtained data, to present methods, devices and materials that are not used in the research as if they were used, not to evaluate the data that are not suitable for the research hypothesis, to manipulate the data and/or results in order to fit the relevant theory or assumptions, falsify or shape research results in their own interests,

ç) Republishing: To present more than one work containing the same results of a research as separate works in associate professor examination evaluations and academic promotions,

d) Slicing: Presenting the results of a research as separate works in the evaluations of associate professorship exams and in academic promotions, by dividing the results of a research in a way that violates the integrity of the research, and by making multiple publications without reference to each other,

e) Unfair authorship: Including people who do not contribute actively among the authors, not including those who contribute actively among the authors, changing the order of authors without justification and inappropriately, removing the names of those who contributed actively from the work at the time of publication or in subsequent editions; to include his name among the authors,

f) Other types of ethical violations: Not clearly stating the supporting persons, institutions or organizations and their contributions in the publications of the research carried out with support, not complying with the ethical rules in research on humans and animals, not respecting the rights of patients in their publications, to share the information contained in the work with others before it is published, to misuse the resources, places, facilities and devices provided or reserved for scientific research, to accuse completely baseless, groundless and intentional ethical violations (YÖK Scientific Research and Publication Ethics Directive, Article 8).

2. Author's Responsibilities All authors must contribute substantially to the research. All data in the article must be declared as true and original. All authors must ensure retraction and correction of errors.

3. Responsibilities of Arbitrators Evaluations must be impartial. Reviewers should not have a conflict of interest with the research, authors and/or research funders. Referees should cite relevant published but not cited works. Checked articles should be kept confidential.

4. Editorial Responsibilities Editors have full responsibility and authority to accept or reject an article. Editors should not have a conflict of interest regarding the accepted or rejected articles. Only articles that will contribute to the field should be accepted. It should support the release or withdrawal of the fix when errors are found. Referees must remain anonymous and prevent plagiarism/fake data. If the arbitration process is scientific