Journal of Islamic Civilization Studies

Journal of Islamic Civilization Studies aims to publish original research, evaluation (article, book, scientific meeting), review, compilation, statement, interview and critical style studies in fields such as theology, history, sociology, architecture, traditional arts, economics, political science, international relations, anthropology, literature within the scope of Islamic civilization and share them with the public.

In Journal of Islamic Civilization Studies, original research, evaluation (article, book, scientific meeting), review, compilation, statement in the fields of Islamic civilization such as theology, history, sociology, architecture, traditional arts, economics, political science, international relations, anthropology, literature, Interview and edition critical style studies are published.

Writing Rules

Turkish, Arabic, and English articles published by Journal of Islamic Civilization Studies. Maximum one study of an author can be published in an issue.
The length of articles should be at least 3,000 words and no more than 9,000 words (excluding Turkish and English abstracts, bibliography, and appendix). Articles exceeding 9,000 words are included in the referee process if deemed appropriate by the Editorial Board. At the beginning of the article, there should be Turkish and English Abstracts consisting of 150-250 words, at least 5 Turkish and English Keywords, and Turkish and English titles.
In the abstract, the topic and method of the research should be stated, findings related to the topic should be included, and results should be mentioned. In the part of Turkish/English Abstract, main methodological framework should be stated such as topic, scope, importance, aim, and method of the research, but obtained results and bibliography should not be mentioned. Turkish Abstract/English Abstract should be written in a single paragraph. In the part of Turkish/English Abstract, for spelling proper names (religion, sect, person, surah, and so on), book name, and terms that are not Turkish, the usage in the Türkiye Diyanet Vakfı İslam Ansiklopedisi should be followed. For spelling proper names, book names, and terms in the English texts (abstract and keywords), Encyclopaedia of Islam THREE should be considered.
The resources cited in the text should be added at the end of the text under the title of BIBLIOGRAPHY in the format given below. In the Arabic articles, there should be a BIBLIOGRAPHY in Latin letters.
The studies having more than one author should include declarations of the contribution rate, if there are, support and acknowledgment and conflict at the end of the study completing the peer-review process. Click here for ethical declaration form.
Journal of Islamic Civilization Studies suggests using Zotero, Mendeley, or Endnote in terms of international coherence in article writing.

ARTICLES SHOULD BE ORGANIZED ACCORDING TO THE FEATURES WHILE THEY ARE UPLOADED TO THE JOURNAL SYSTEM:

Articles should be written in a word processor and sent in DOCX format.
Text fonts should be Gentium Plus (11 point) for Turkish and English, Traditional Arabic (14 point) for Arabic.
The citation system used in articles should be in accordance with the ISNAD Citation Style 2nd version.
There should not be details such as page number, header, and footer.

Click here for sample Article Writer Template

Page Format
         Left and right 3.5 cm.
        Top and bottom 4 cm.
        Do not insert header or footer.

Abstract and Keywords
         Gentium Plus 9 pt., (Arabic Traditional Arabic 11 pt)
        Justified, auto hyphenation, without first line indent
        Single line spacing

    Headers
       12 pt, bold (Arabic Traditional Arabic 16pt)

    Text
        Justified, auto hyphenation
       Gentium Plus, 11 pt, (Arabi Traditional Arabic 14 pt)
       First line indent 1 cm.
       Above paragraph 0, below 2 pt (0.20 cm)

    Quotations
        For quotations more than 40 words:
       10 pt
       Before text 2 cm
       Single line spacing
       Above and below paragraph 2 pt (0.20 cm )

    Footnotes and Bibliography

        Footnotes:
            Gentium Plus 9 pt
          Justified, auto hyphenation
          Single line spacing
          Above and below paragraph 0 pt (0.00 cm )
        Bibliography:
            Gentium Plus 10 pt
          Single line spacing
          Above paragraph 0, below 2 pt (0.20 cm)
          Hanging 1 cm

For further information look at ISNAD 2nd Edition online guide.

Click here for ISNAD 2nd Edition online guide.
Click here for Sample Article Writer Template.
Click here for Gentium Plus font.

Ethical Principles and Publication Policy

Publication Ethics Statement

The publication processes of Journal of Islamic Civilization Studies are impartially and scientifically based on the production, development and sharing of information.

The peer-reviewed studies published by Journal of Islamic Civilization Studies are studies that support scientific method and objectivity.

It is essential that all shareholders (authors, readers and researchers, publisher, referees and editors) involved in the publication process of the journal comply with ethical principles. In this respect, the publication ethics and open access policy of the Journal of Islamic Civilization Studies require all shareholders of the publication process to comply with ethical principles in line with the guidelines and policies (Code of Conduct and Best Practice Guidelines for Journal Editors” and “COPE Best Practice Guidelines for Journal Editors) published by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) in open access.
In addition, the issues included in Council of Higher Education Scientific Research and Publication Ethics Instruction and Tubitak Research and Publication Ethics Board Regulation are the standards adopted by the journal.

The author(s) who prepared their works within the scope of the above ethical principles should not use fabricated data, manipulate the data, and should never allow plagiarism.

The work prepared for publication should not be repeating, published elsewhere or sent for publication.

If the author's work is an unpublished communiqué or produced from a master's or doctoral thesis, this must be stated on the first page.

Indicating that an "Informed Approval Form" has been received for studies that require ethics committee approval; for the use of scales, surveys, photographs belonging to others, permission from the owners should be obtained and stated, and it should be stated that copyright regulations are complied with for the intellectual and artistic works.

Publication Policy

a. Article Acceptance

Articles which sent to the Journal of Islamic Civilization Studies must be an original article that will fill a gap in the field or a review that evaluates a published studies and presents new and remarkable views on this subject.

Journal editors and editorial board have the authority to reject the articles that do not comply with the mentioned Publication Ethics rules and the publication policy of the journal.

The title of the article should be written in Turkish and English; the author’s names, surnames, academic titles, the institution they work for and their ORCID information should be stated. In addition, the contact information (e-mail addresses) of the authors should be given in full. The responsible writer should be a student in the articles written by master's and doctoral students together with their advisors.

The writing language of the Journal of Islamic Civilization Studies is Turkish. However, articles written in Arabic and English may also be included in each issue, not exceeding 1/3 of the journal. Arabic and English articles should contain Turkish titles and abstracts; Arabic texts are also required to include bibliography with the Latin Alphabet.

The research article should be between 3,000 and 9,000 words (except for the abstract, bibliography and appendix). It should include Turkish title, abstract (150-250 words), keywords (at least 5 concepts), English title, abstract (150-250 words), keywords (at least 5 concepts) and a bibliography prepared in the 2nd edition of the Isnad Citation System.

The article should be prepared in accordance with the journal writing rules and uploaded to the system.

An author can publish a single work at most in any number.

b. The Evaluation Process of Articles

Articles are subject to Pre-Control and Referee Evaluation processes.

Works are first reviewed by the Editorial Board for compliance with journal principles and checked for plagiarism. The maximum similarity rate is accepted as 15%. Studies that are accepted insufficient during the pre-control process are returned to the author by the Editorial Board without being included in the referee process. Studies that are accepted sufficient in the pre-control process are included in the referee process for evaluation or sent back to the author to finalize the deficiencies.

The work, which does not pass this process even though it has been examined three times during the Pre-Control process, is returned to the author and is not accepted again in the same publication period. Pre-control process is completed in maximum 20 days.

Studies that pass the Pre-Control process are included in the evaluation process in which at least two referees are assigned within the framework of the double-blind refereeing principle. The names of the referees are kept confidential. If one of the referee reports is positive and the other is negative, the manuscript can be sent to a third referee or the Editorial Board can review the referee reports and make the final decision. The evaluation period for each reviewer is 20 days. Additional time is granted by the editors if needed. The authors consider the criticism and suggestions of the referee and the Editorial Board. If there are issues that they do not agree with, they have the right to object together with their reasons.

c. Article Acceptance Dates

Article acceptance dates are between 1 January - 15 April for the June issue; For the December issue, it is between 1 July and 15 October.

d. Citation and Reference System

The Journal of Islamic Civilization Studies requires the use of the Isnad Citation System 2nd edition in citation and bibliography.

e. Plagiarism Detection Policy

The articles are checked for plagiarism and it is confirmed that the articles have not been published before and do not contain plagiarism. The maximum similarity rate in journal is accepted as 15%.

f. Publication and Evaluation Fee

Journal of Islamic Civilization Studies does not charge any fee from the authors for the article evaluation and publication process.

g. Copyright

Authors own the copyright of their works.