Author Rights in JSOMER

The authors hold the copyrights of their manuscripts as well as the final papers. The authors hold the copyright without any restrictions. Copyright transfer agreements and similar agreements are not requested from the authors. Solely for keeping the integrity and quality all JSOMER content is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.  This license terms are not binding for authors. JSOMER full-text articles are published online immediately after their procedures and are openly and freely accessible afterwards. No fees or subscriptions are required for access to the full-text articles. In thinking of sharing knowledge/information in the expansion of scientific developments, open-access policies promise great potential for researchers and readers. Based on this perspective, JSOMER invites its readers to freely access and use its published works by referring to their sources and authors. The readers do not need to obtain permission from the authors or the publisher.

Creative Commons

All articles published by JSOMER are licensed with “Creative Commons Attribution License (Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International CC BY-NC-ND)”. This license entitles all parties to use scientific work for a non-profit purpose under the condition of providing references. Open access is an approach that eases interdisciplinary communication and encourages cooperation among different disciplines. Therefore, JSOMER contributes to the field of social media research by providing more access to its articles and a more transparent review process. The publication processes of JSOMER are executed by the manuals of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), National Information Standards Organization (NISO, Council of Science Editors (CSE), and European Association of Science Editors (EASE).

Authors who send their manuscripts to the Journal of Social Media Research (JSOMER) read and approve the text of the responsibility statement on the screen of the control list when they upload their studies on the online system of the journal. By marking the box “I warrant that it conforms with the items above” at the end of the control list, it is deemed to have accepted the text of the responsibility statement.

Author(s) declare(s) to approve the statements at below:

  • The manuscript sent to be published in the Journal of Social Media Research (JSOMER) is the author(s) own original work.
  • A part or the whole of this work has been not published and has not been sent for publication elsewhere.
  • All the authors have read and approved the manuscript as it is. They all acknowledge that it has been sent to JSOMER for publication.
  • The author(s) are responsible for the content and information presented in the manuscript.
  • All approved rights such as patents, etc. copyrights are of the author(s).
  • The author(s) can use the whole work in their books, courses, oral presentations, and conferences.
  • They have the right to reproduce the work as a whole or in part for their use.
  • That the text, figures, and documents in the article do not violate the copyrights of the third parties, the publisher is not responsible for any claims or lawsuits to be made by third parties due to copyright infringement, and all responsibility belongs to authors.

The authors have the right to ask the Editor not to assign their manuscripts to certain reviewers due to conflict of interest or other ethical issues.

Besides, the Editor will not send any manuscript to those reviewers,

  • with whom the author(s) has/have shared publication(s) previously,
  • who helped the author(s) in reading drafts of the given manuscript,
  • who experienced problems with the author(s) beforehand,
  • who may financially benefit from the publication of the given manuscript,
  • who are working in the same institution (departments) with the author(s)

Withdrawing a Manuscript

The authors have the right to withdraw their manuscript before its publication. If they would like to do so they need to fill in the “Article Withdrawal Form”, sign it, and send it to JSOMER for approval. Only those manuscripts obtaining the approval of the Editorial Board can be sent to other journals for publication.         

Appealing Against Reviewers’ Reports or the Decisions of the Editorial Board

The authors always have the right to appeal against the review reports or editorial board decisions. If they would like to do so t, they shouldustify their objection and add the necessary documents or evidence to their application. If the editor comes to the point, she/he may commence a fresh round of review.

Author Rights Related to Published Articles

  • The authors may inform the Editor about using their published manuscript in JSOMER for other purposes.
  • In response to this inquiry, the Editorial Board is to provide relevant feedback.      

Typesetting Errors

The authors have the right to ask for correction of the typesetting errors or other problematic aspects arising from themselves within ten days.