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Filiz Kutluay Tutar
Department of Economics, Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Nigde Omer Halisdemir University, Türkiye
Humanities Computer Science & IT Control & Systems Engineering Electrical & Electronics Engineering Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media Library & Information Science Social Sciences Other

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Academic Publishing Incentive Structures and Authorship Behaviors: A Game-Theoretic Model Hasan Çebi Bal; Filiz Kutluay Tutar; Abdallah Abukalloub
Athena: Journal of Social, Culture and Society Vol. 4 No. 3 (2026): July 2026
Publisher : CV. Media Digital Publikasi Indonesia

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.58905/athena.v4i3.675

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This study examines how incentive structures in academic publishing shape authorship practices in contemporary performance-oriented academic systems. Growing reliance on publication counts, citation metrics, journal rankings, and authorship positions has made academic authorship a strategic mechanism for allocating institutional rewards. In this context, practices such as reciprocal authorship, honorary authorship, guest authorship, and strategically motivated collaboration have become increasingly visible in scholarly publishing. Drawing on rational choice theory and non-cooperative game theory, the study develops a theoretical model that conceptualizes academic authorship as a strategic interaction shaped by publication pressure, incomplete information, asymmetric monitoring, contribution costs, ethical risks, and reputational incentives. Rather than assuming that academics are purely economically motivated actors, the model treats rational choice as a stylized analytical framework for examining how institutional reward systems may alter the relative attractiveness of honest and strategic authorship practices. The model suggests that reciprocal authorship may emerge as a rational equilibrium under specific conditions, particularly when publication-related rewards are high, genuine contribution costs are substantial, monitoring mechanisms are weak, and ethical or reputational costs remain limited. At the same time, the study emphasizes that this equilibrium is conditional and may be altered by stronger transparency mechanisms, contribution disclosure systems, disciplinary norms, professional identity, and ethical enforcement. The findings suggest that problematic authorship behaviors should be understood not only as individual ethical failures but also as structurally embedded responses to institutional incentive systems. The study argues that sustainable reform requires multidimensional evaluation systems that combine contribution-based assessment, transparent disclosure, institutional accountability, and qualitative judgments of scientific quality, rather than simply replacing authorship counts with new quantitative contribution metrics.
The Transformation of Privacy in the Algorithmic Age: A Legal, Technical, and Social Analysis in Light of the KVKK and the GDPR Ayşe Güngör; Filiz Kutluay Tutar; Abdallah Abukalloub
SAGA: Journal of Technology and Information System Vol. 4 No. 1 (2026): February 2026
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.58905/saga.v4i1.598

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The rapid expansion of big data, Internet of Things (IoT) systems, and artificial intelligence (AI) has transformed the conditions under which privacy and personal data protection operate. In the algorithmic age, privacy is increasingly challenged not only as an individual right but also as a structural condition of socio-technical systems. This article examines whether privacy is merely adapting to technological change or undergoing a deeper paradigmatic transformation. Focusing on Türkiye’s Personal Data Protection Law (KVKK No. 6698) in comparison with the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the study investigates the changing legal and operational foundations of personal data protection, particularly the declining centrality of explicit consent and the growing role of broader governance mechanisms. Methodologically, the article adopts a qualitative multi-method design combining comparative legal analysis, doctrinal examination, and a socio-technical case study of six smart city applications in Türkiye. The findings reveal a gap between formal regulatory alignment and substantively effective protection, especially in smart city systems characterized by ambient data collection, system interoperability, and limited user contestability. The study concludes that privacy is being restructured from an individual consent-based model toward a more systemic governance condition. Accordingly, sustainable privacy protection requires integrated legal, technical, and societal governance mechanisms.
Co-Authors Abdallah Abukalloub Ayşe Güngör Hasan Çebi Bal