Confidentiality
 

ROMAYA JOURNAL  is committed to maintaining the confidentiality of submitted manuscripts and prohibits the use of information obtained through the peer-review process for personal gain. Unless otherwise agreed upon with the authors and reviewers, the Editorial, Publishing, and Advisory Boards guarantee the confidentiality of all materials submitted to the journal and all correspondence with reviewers. Reports or information about manuscripts shall not be shared with others. Reviewers shall not communicate directly with authors without written permission from the Editorial Board.

Manuscript Evaluation

After the preliminary review, the study is sent to field editors. The field editors evaluate the study based on the criteria outlined in the field editor evaluation form, assigning a score out of 200 points. Studies receiving a score of 150 or higher initiate the peer review process. Each manuscript is then evaluated by at least two independent external reviewers under double-blind peer review. Additional details regarding the process can be found in the author guidelines.

Post-Publication Corrections and Retractions Policy

If a serious error or ethical violation is detected in a published article, ROMAYA Journal will issue a correction (corrigendum), retraction, or expression of concern in accordance with COPE guidelines.

Authorship Criteria (ICMJE)

Authorship in manuscripts submitted to the journal is based on the four criteria defined by the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE):

• Substantial contributions to the work,

• Drafting or revising the manuscript,

• Final approval of the version to be published,

• Accountability for all aspects of the work.

Each author’s contributions must be clearly specified (CRediT taxonomy is recommended).

Ethical Principles Regarding Human Participants

In studies involving human participants, in addition to ethics committee approval, written informed consent must be obtained from participants and confidentiality of their identities must be maintained. This information should be clearly stated in the methods section.

Animal Experiments

All studies involving animals must obtain approval from relevant national/international ethics committees, and this must be declared in the manuscript.

Ethical Guidelines and Standards

Our journal adheres strictly to the academic publishing ethics principles defined by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE). ROMAYA JOURNAL rigorously applies these standards to maintain the integrity of scientific publishing.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) Use Policy

 

RoMAya Journal permits the limited and transparent use of artificial intelligence (AI)–assisted tools in academic writing and research processes. AI tools may be used solely for language editing, proofreading, formatting, or other technical assistance, and must not be used to generate scientific content, conduct data analysis, interpret results, or replace academic judgment.

Authors are required to clearly and accurately disclose any use of AI-assisted tools through the journal’s Artificial Intelligence Declaration Form. If AI tools are used beyond the declared purposes, if the disclosure is incomplete or misleading, or if AI use is found to violate ethical standards, such practices will be considered a breach of publication ethics.

Any ethical, scientific, or legal consequences arising from the improper or undisclosed use of AI tools rest solely with the authors. RoMAya Journal reserves the right to terminate the review process, reject submissions, retract published articles, and notify relevant institutions when necessary.