General Information
Pre-review
1. First, the articles are examined for compliance for the journal’s rules for manuscript writing. Non-compliant articles are sent back to the author(s) for corrections before being sent to the reviewers. To avoid wasting of time, the Journal’s rules for manuscript writing should be examined. The article template could also be used.
2. The articles that are compliant with the Journal’s rules for writing are reviewed by the editorial board. At this stage, the introduction, method, results and discussion /conclusion sections of the articles are examined for appropriateness for the scope and purpose of the journal and reporting rules for a scientific manuscript. Inappropriate manuscripts or those that are not original are returned to the author without further review.
3. All the articles compliant with the rules for writing and are within the scope of DKYAD are checked for plagiarism using iThenticate or Turnitin software programs. The accepted maximum similarity rate is 20% in the Journal. If this rate is exceeded, the plagiarism reports reviewed by the Editorial Board are shared with the author(s), and the Board may request the author(s) to correct the errors in the report or return the article to the author(s). The final version of the article is again subjected to plagiarism evaluation.
The Review
4. The manuscripts that pass the pre-review procedures are sent to two reviewers who are experts on the topic for a scientific evaluation of the content. Authors have 15 days to do the corrections suggested by the reviewers and submit via the same system. The corrected manuscript is sent back to the reviewer(s) who has requested to see them. The final decision is made by the Editorial Board in line with the suggestions of the reviewers. If disagreement occurs between the reviewers about a manuscript, the Editorial Board may seek the advice of a third reviewer.
5. The reviewer evaluations are based on originality, command of the literature on the issue, method(s) employed, ethical considerations and consistency of the presentation of the results and the discussion/conclusion.
6. The reviewers are allowed 15 days for the review process. The author(s) also have 15 days to complete the corrections suggested by the reviewers. The reviewer(s) have the option to either accept the corrections made or require further corrections, as many as needed.
The Decision
7. Following the completion of the review process, the Editorial Board examines the suggestions of the reviewers and conveys the decision about the manuscript to the author(s) within 15 days.
Objecting to the Decision
8. DKYAD accepts the right of the author(s) to object to the results of the review process. The authors should base their objection on the views and comments leading to the result of the review process and submit it within 15 days via the DergiPark system. The Editorial Board has one month to consider the objection. A referee who is an expert on the topic is assigned to examine the objection. The Editorial Board then reaches a final decision about the manuscript considering both the views of the referee and the reviewer comments. The author(s) are then notified.
Archiving Policy
DKYAD is committed to the long-term preservation of its scientific content. The journal has been using the Dergipark platform which offers online hosting services and an editorial workflow management system to archive its content. This archive could be accessed through the following link:
https://dergipark.org.tr/en/pub/dkyad/archive
Since the last issue of 2022; the digital object identifiers (DOIs) provided by CrossRef have started to be assigned to articles in DKYAD. Together with this issue, all articles published in DKYAD are kept in the LOCKSS supported digital archive. This archive could be accessed through the following link:
https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/pub/dkyad/lockss-manifest
Repository Policy
DKYAD, in accordance with the journal's repository policy, allows submitted version, accepted version, or published version of the manuscripts to be self-archived in the preferred institutional repository and/or other archives with no embargoes applied.
Open Access Policy
DKYAD is an open access journal and provides instant open access to its content. The Journal applies the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) license to its published articles. When authors submit their articles for publication, they agree to have the CC BY-NC-ND license applied to their work. Under this Open Access License, the authors agree that anyone may read, download, copy, print, distribute, or reuse the content of their articles free of charge for non-commercial purposes as long as the author and the original source are properly cited.
Preprint Policy
DKYAD does not consider preprints as prior publication, which means that authors are allowed to present and discuss their findings on a non-commercial preprint server (e.g., ArXiv, SocArXiv, bioRxiv, etc.) before submitting their work to the Journal. However, authors must provide the journal with the preprint server deposition of their article, along with its DOI, during the initial submission process. If the article is accepted and published in the journal, it is the responsibility of the authors to update the archived preprint and link it to the published version of the article. This helps to ensure that readers can easily access the most up-to-date and accurate information.
Copyright Policy
The author(s) accept and certify that:
a) The manuscript submitted is the original work of the author(s);
b) The manuscript has not been published, submitted to, under review or accepted to be published in another journal or any other publishing venue. If the study has been presented in a scientific meeting and/or included in the book of proceedings, the name, place and the date of the meeting should be given as a footnote.
c) The text, tables and other documents do not violate the copyrights of others;
d) In addition to the non-exclusive rights the Journal of Language, Speech and Swallowing Research (DKYAD) has under the CC BY-NC-ND license, the author(s) accept and authorize DKYAD to permit the commercial use of the content as well as publication, republication in electronic and print format in the journal and distribution of the content.
e) DKYAD is an open-access journal, provides instant open access to its content, applies the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) licence to its published articles,
f) The Author(s) agree to have the CC BY-NC-ND license applied to their work when they submit their articles for publication; they agree that anyone may read, download, copy, print, distribute, or reuse the content of their articles free of charge for non-commercial purposes as long as the author and the original source are properly cited under this open access licence.
Apart from the above-mentioned articles, Authors accept the following terms by submitting their manuscript to the journal under the CC BY-NC-ND license. Authors;
a) Retain all patent and other proprietary rights to the article, including copyright.
b) Retain the right to use the manuscript in their books or other work without any fee;
c) Hold the right to include the manuscript online and on social networks such as their personal web sites, Researchgate, Academia, etc., provided that they give a clear reference to the publication, including a link.
d) Hold the right to make copies for non-commercial purposes as well as to use the manuscript in another publication provided that it is properly cited.
Plagiarism Control Policy
Articles submitted to DKYAD should not contain plagiarism.
For the articles submitted until August 3, 2023, the journal used plagiarism detection softwares such as iThenticate and Turnitin before and after the evaluation when reviewers and/or editors deemed it necessary.
As of this date (August 3, 2023), the plagiarism control policy has been updated: Following the decision taken by the Editorial Board of the Journal, it has been decided that every article submitted to the Journal will be screened for plagiarism. All the articles compliant with the rules for writing and are within the scope of DKYAD are checked for plagiarism using iThenticate or Turnitin software programs. The accepted maximum similarity rate is 20% in the Journal. If this rate is exceeded, the plagiarism reports reviewed by the Editorial Board are shared with the author(s), and the Board may request the author(s) to correct the errors in the report or return the article to the author(s). The final version of the article is again subjected to plagiarism evaluation.