KOSBED, which has been published twice a year since 1997 by Kocaeli University Institute of Social Sciences, aims to contribute to the scientific literature as an important reference tool and to be among the main sources. Other aims of our journal are:
• To include studies in the fields of Social Sciences and to bring studies such as research article, case report, compilation, translation, conference paper, short paper, letter to the editor, note, meeting summary, law review, decision review, book review, book review, revision, editorial, biography, bibliography, news and reports to the scientific world
• To share the progress and changes in the field of Social Sciences with the whole world, especially Turkey
• To be an academic reference source where qualified and accurate information about Social Sciences is presented
• To increase the citation rates of articles by increasing the prevalence of articles in Turkey and in the world with the open access journal system, databases, indexes and DOI numbers.
• To provide easy and unlimited access to scientists and readers by being scanned by more databases and indexes

In the journal; research article, case report, review, translation, conference paper, short paper, letter to the editor, note, meeting summary, law review, decision review, book review, book review, revision, editorial, biography, bibliography, news, report, art and articles in literary genres can be published.
Having scientific qualifications at national and international level; In KOSBED, where studies in the fields of economics, business administration, finance, finance, political science, international relations, and public administration are published, each article goes through a double-blind review process after the evaluation of the journal commission.
Blind review system is applied in our journal. The names of both authors and referees are kept confidential. The editorial board of the journal can use the right to reject the article when the result of any of the reviewer reports is rejected and when the other referee requests a significant change. In case of equality, a third reviewer is determined for the evaluation of the article and the final decision is made. reviewer recommendations are sent to the relevant author or authors. If the requested corrections are not made within 1 month, the editorial board may decide to drop the article from the publication process, if it deems appropriate. The peer-review process is 2 months and the final evaluation process of the article is 4 months. Manuscripts that have passed the peer-review process can be published in any number that the editorial board deems appropriate.

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