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Mission To produce high-quality scientific content in accordance with academic publishing standards and ethical principles, and to transform knowledge for the benefit of humanity by presenting it to the global academic community. |
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Vision To be a leading academic publisher that is trusted and preferred, recognised internationally as a benchmark for scientific quality, transparency and accessibility. |
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Quality Policy Throughout the entire publication process, we are committed to continuously improving the quality of scientific output based on compliance with ethical rules, transparent governance and international standards. |
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Basic Principles Hittite University Publications has adopted the following fundamental principles and practices to implement the above framework: |
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Open Access and Accessibility We support the unrestricted sharing of information using Creative Commons (CC) licences. We encourage the sharing of information and its use for the public good. |
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Academic Rigour and Ethics The principles and guidelines of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) form the cornerstone of all our activities and are indispensable elements of our publication quality and reliability. The guidelines of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) are followed throughout all publication processes. |
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Global Visibility and Sustainability To ensure our publications are discoverable and enduring in the international literature, they are assigned a Digital Object Identifier (DOI); archived with global digital preservation systems such as LOCKSS/CLOCKSS; and actively supported for acceptance into recognised international indexes. |
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Financial and Commercial Impartiality The focus of our activities is not commercial gain, but scientific contribution and social benefit. |
