Author Guideline

For all manuscripts submitted to our journal, authors are required to provide their ORCID identification numbers. If you do not yet have an ORCID ID, you can obtain one free of charge at https://orcid.org/register

1. Article Submission Conditions

The publication languages of our journal are Turkish, English, and Russian. The types of manuscripts accepted for publication include research articles, review articles, article translations, and compilation articles. Submitted works must be original, unpublished elsewhere, compliant with academic ethical principles, and capable of contributing to various disciplines within the social sciences and humanities. The double-blind peer-review principle is applied during the evaluation process.

2. Article Format and Preparation Principles

2.1. Cover Page

The cover page must include the following information:

  • Name(s) of the author(s), academic title(s), institutional affiliation(s) (including city and country), e-mail address(es)
  • Title of the article (Turkish and English; Russian and English)
  • ORCID numbers of all authors
    (Times New Roman, 10 pt)

2.2. Title and Abstract

For articles written in Turkish, an English abstract must be provided; for articles written in Russian, an English abstract must be provided.
(Times New Roman, 10 pt)

2.3. Keywords

A minimum of 3 and a maximum of 5 keywords must be included. Keywords should be written in lowercase letters, listed in order of importance, and separated by commas.
(Times New Roman, 10 pt)

2.4. Main Text

The main text should consist of an introduction and subheading(s).
(Times New Roman, 12 pt)

2.5. Tables and Figures

Tables should be captioned as “Table 1, Table 2, …” and figures as “Figure 1, Figure 2, …” below the relevant item. They must also be sent separately via e-mail in .jpeg format with a resolution of 300 dpi.

2.6. Quotations and Footnotes

Direct quotations must be indicated with quotation marks. Direct quotations longer than three lines must be presented as a separate paragraph, enclosed in quotation marks, indented, and written in 10 pt font size.

2.7. Mathematical Expressions and Equations

Mathematical expressions and equations must be written in a format compatible with Word documents, numbered, and cited within the text.

3. Book Review Articles

The title must include the name of the book, and bibliographic information must be provided at the beginning. The cover image must be added with a resolution of 300 dpi.

4. Ethical Rules and Plagiarism Check

All manuscripts are checked for similarity using iThenticate and Turnitin software. The similarity rate must be below 20%. For similarity rates above 20%, revisions are requested; manuscripts exceeding 30% similarity are rejected.

5. Peer-Review Process

The manuscript is first subjected to a preliminary evaluation by the editorial board. Manuscripts deemed appropriate are sent to two expert reviewers in the field. In case of conflicting evaluations, a third reviewer is assigned. The final decision belongs to the editorial board.

6. Submission Steps

All submissions are received through the journal’s online system. The steps are as follows: Registration → File Upload → Information Entry → Supplementary Files → Confirmation.

7. Copyright and License

Authors declare that the submitted work has not been previously published and is not under consideration elsewhere.

8. Publication Fee

No publication fee is charged for manuscripts submitted to our journal.


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