Aksaray İletişim Dergisi

PUBLICATION PRINCIPLES:

• Originality: Manuscripts must be original and not previously published or concurrently submitted elsewhere. Papers presented at conferences may be considered if disclosed appropriately.
• Language: The primary languages are Turkish and English. Submissions in German, Russian, Arabic, Persian, and French are subject to the Editorial Board's approval.
• Ethical Approval: "Ethics Committee Approval" is mandatory for all studies involving human participants (surveys, interviews, focus groups, etc.). The relevant certificate must be uploaded to the system, and ethical committee details (name of the committee, date, and protocol number) must be explicitly stated in the manuscript.
• Submission: All manuscripts must follow academic writing standards and be submitted through the official DergiPark portal.
• Peer Review Process: The journal employs a double-blind peer review system. Initial submissions must contain no identifying information to maintain anonymity. Articles undergo an initial editorial screening followed by review from at least two independent referees. All status updates are reported to the author online via the system.
• Thesis: Abstracts of master’s and doctoral theses may be submitted for review.
• Responsibility and Copyright:  Authors bear full legal and scientific responsibility for their work; the journal assumes no liability. All copyrights of published articles are transferred to Aksaray Journal of Communication, and no royalties are paid to authors.
• Conflict of Interest and Author(s) Contribution Statement: Authors must clearly specify their individual contributions to the study. In addition, authors are required to declare whether any conflicts of interest exist that could have influenced the preparation, evaluation, or publication of the manuscript. If no conflict of interest exists, the statement “The authors declare that there is no conflict of interest.” should be included.
• Use of Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) and AI-Assisted Technologies in the Writing Process: Authors must disclose the use of generative artificial intelligence or AI-assisted technologies in the preparation of the manuscript. Such tools may only be used for language editing, proofreading, or technical improvements. Authors remain fully responsible for the accuracy, integrity, and originality of the content.
   

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

1. Aksaray Journal of Communication, research on communication sciences, thoughts, practice-based research, etc. It is an academic national/international refereed journal with qualified articles. Articles submitted to the journal are pre-evaluated by the editorial board and published with the positive report of at least two referees determined by the board.

2. Aksaray Journal of Communication is published two times a year, in January and July.

3. Manuscripts must be original products that have not been published in a media or not yet in the publication stage. The presentation of the article in the form of a paper at a congress, symposium or meeting is not an obstacle for publication. Studies produced from master's and doctoral theses are included.

4. Our journal's writing style is Century Gothic. It is important that all studies to be sent to our journal are sent using the Article Template. The title of the article should be written at the beginning of the first page with only the first letters of the word capitalized, in bold and centered with Century Gothic writing style, 12 points. The name of the author should not be included in the article submission process. After the article is accepted, the name of the author should be written as a footnote (for example, GÖKHAN GÜLTEKİN), just below the title, aligned to the right, in 12 font size; If there is more than one author, their names should be written one under the other and the sequence numbers should follow each other. In addition, the academic title, post and e-mail address of the author or authors should be indicated at the bottom of the page in 9 font size as a footnote. (For example; Associate Professor Aksaray University Faculty of Communication, bilgehanaytac@aksaray.edu.tr)

5. Manuscripts should be written only on one side of A4 size paper, with the abstract and main text in 12-point lettering and as a word document in Century Gothic font. Manuscripts to be sent to the journal should be written using MS Word Program, with 1 line spacing. There should be spaces of 2.5 cm each on the top, bottom, left and right sides of the page. There should be extra space (spacing/after/0.6nk) between paragraphs in the 0.6 spacing.

6. Authors must become a member by logging into the system at https://dergipark.org.tr/aid. They are required to submit their studies through the system on this page.

7. The title and post of the authors should be indicated in the footnote.

8. Manuscripts, including abstracts, tables, figures and references, should be a a maximum of 8000 words.

9. The articles that have been decided to be published are presented as pdf on the journal web page.

10. The responsibility of the articles (primity in the publication, accuracy of the source, opinions put forward, etc.) within the specified principles belongs to the author.

11. All copyrights of the published articles belong to Journal of Aksaray Communication.

12. Articles should contain Turkish and English abstracts not exceeding 200 words, and keywords should be placed under the abstract.

13. It is appropriate for the study to follow the following order: Title, Abstract, Keywords, Title in Foreign Language, Abstract, Keywords, Introduction, Main Text, Conclusion and References.



Articles must be prepared according to📝 APA 7.docx  Edition.
 

Ethical Principles

Aksaray Journal of Communication is committed to upholding the highest standards of publication ethics and observes the following principles of Publication Ethics and Malpractice Statement which is based on the recommendations and guidelines for journal editors developed by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), Council of Science Editors (CSE), World Association of Medical Editors (WAME) and International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE). A selection of key points is included below but one should always refer to the documents listed above for full details.

DUTIES OF THE EDITORS-IN-CHIEF
Publication decisions
The handling Editor-in-Chief of the journal is responsible for deciding which of the articles submitted to the journal should be published, often working in conjunction with the relevant society (for society-owned or sponsored journals). The validation of the work in question and its importance to researchers and readers must always drive such decisions. The Editor-in-Chief may be guided by the policies of the journal's editorial board and constrained by such legal requirements as shall then be in force regarding libel, copyright infringement and plagiarism. The Editor-in-Chief may confer with other editors or reviewers (or society officers) in making this decision.

Ethical Issues
An Editor-in-Chief should evaluate manuscripts for their intellectual content without regard to the author’s race, gender, sexual orientation, religious belief, ethnic origin, citizenship or political philosophy.

Confidentiality
The Editor-in-Chief and any editorial staff must not disclose any information about a submitted manuscript to anyone other than the corresponding author, reviewers, potential reviewers, other editorial advisers or the publisher, as appropriate.

Disclosure and conflicts of interest
Unpublished materials disclosed in a submitted manuscript must not be used in an editor's own research without the express written consent of the author. Privileged information or ideas obtained through peer review must be kept confidential and not used for personal advantage. Editors should recuse themselves (i.e. should ask a co-editor, associate editor or other member of the editorial board to review and consider instead) from considering manuscripts in which they have conflicts of interest resulting from competitive, collaborative, or other relationships or connections with any of the authors, companies, or (possibly) institutions connected to the papers. Editors should require all contributors to disclose relevant competing interests and publish corrections if competing interests are revealed after publication. If needed, other appropriate action should be taken, such as the publication of a retraction or expression of concern. It should be ensured that the peer-review process for sponsored supplements is the same as that used for the main journal. Items in sponsored supplements should be accepted solely on the basis of academic merit and interest to readers and not be influenced by commercial considerations. Non-peer reviewed sections of the journal should be clearly identified.

Involvement and cooperation in investigations
An Editor-in-Chief should take reasonably responsive measures when ethical complaints have been presented concerning a submitted manuscript or published paper, in conjunction with the publisher (or society). Such measures will generally include contacting the author of the manuscript or paper and giving due consideration of the respective complaint or claims made, but may also include further communications to the relevant institutions and research bodies, and if the complaint is upheld, the publication of a correction, retraction, expression of concern, or other note, as may be relevant. Every reported act of unethical publishing behaviour must be looked into, even if it is discovered years after publication.

DUTIES OF REVIEWERS
Contribution to editorial decisions
Peer review assists the Editor-in-Chief in making editorial decisions and through the editorial communications with the author may also assist the author in improving the paper

Promptness
Any selected referee who feels unqualified to review the research reported in a manuscript or knows that its timely review will be impossible should immediately notify the Editor-in-Chief so that alternative reviewers can be contacted.

Confidentiality
Any manuscripts received for review must be treated as confidential documents. They must not be shown to or discussed with others except as authorised by the Editor-in-Chief.

Standards of objectivity
Reviews should be conducted objectively. Personal criticism of the author is inappropriate. Referees should express their views clearly with supporting arguments.

Acknowledgement of sources
Reviewers should identify relevant published work that has not been cited by the authors. Any statement that an observation, derivation, or argument had been previously reported should be accompanied by the relevant citation. A reviewer should also call to the editor's attention any substantial similarity or overlap between the manuscript under consideration and any other published paper of which they have personal knowledge.

Disclosure and conflict of interest
Unpublished materials disclosed in a submitted manuscript must not be used in a reviewer's own research without the express written consent of the author. Privileged information or ideas obtained through peer review must be kept confidential and not used for personal advantage. Reviewers should not consider manuscripts in which they have conflicts of interest resulting from competitive, collaborative, or other relationships or connections with any of the authors, companies or institutions connected to the papers.

DUTIES OF AUTHORS
Reporting standards
Authors of reports of original research should present an accurate account of the work performed as well as an objective discussion of its significance. Underlying data should be represented accurately in the paper. A paper should contain sufficient detail and references to permit others to replicate the work. Fraudulent or knowingly inaccurate statements constitute unethical behaviour and are unacceptable. Review and professional publication articles should also be accurate and objective, and editorial 'opinion' works should be clearly identified as such.

Data access and retention
Authors may be asked to provide the raw data in connection with a paper for editorial review and should in any event be prepared to retain such data for a reasonable time after publication.

Originality and plagiarism
The authors should ensure that they have written entirely original works, and if the authors have used the work and/or words of others, that these have been appropriately cited or quoted. Plagiarism takes many forms, from 'passing off' another's paper as the author's own paper, to copying or paraphrasing substantial parts of another's paper (without attribution), to claiming results from research conducted by others. Plagiarism in all its forms constitutes unethical publishing behaviour and is unacceptable.

Multiple, redundant or concurrent publication
An author should not in general publish manuscripts describing essentially the same research in more than one journal or primary publication. Submitting the same manuscript to more than one journal concurrently constitutes unethical publishing behaviour and is unacceptable. In general, an author should not submit a previously published paper for consideration in another journal.

Acknowledgement of sources
Proper acknowledgment of the work of others must always be given. Authors should cite publications that have been influential in determining the nature of the reported work. Information obtained privately, for example in conversation, correspondence, or discussion with third parties, must not be used or reported without explicit, written permission from the source. Information obtained in the course of confidential services, such as refereeing manuscripts or grant applications, must not be used without the explicit written permission of the author of the work involved in these services.

Authorship of the paper
Authorship should be limited to those who have made a significant contribution to the conception, design, execution or interpretation of the reported study. All those who have made significant contributions should be listed as co-authors. Where there are others who have participated in certain substantive aspects of the research project, they should be acknowledged or listed as contributors. The corresponding author should ensure that all co-authors have seen and approved the final version of the paper and have agreed to its submission for publication.

Disclosure and conflicts of interest
All authors should disclose in their manuscript any financial or other substantive conflict of interest that might be construed to influence the results or interpretation of their manuscript. All sources of financial support for the project should be disclosed. Examples of potential conflicts of interest which should be disclosed include employment, consultancies, stock ownership, honoraria, paid expert testimony, patent applications/registrations, and grants or other funding. Potential conflicts of interest should be disclosed at the earliest stage possible.

Fundamental errors in published works
When an author discovers a significant error or inaccuracy in his/her own published work, it is the author's obligation to promptly notify the journal’s Editor-in-Chief or publisher and cooperate with the editor to retract or correct the paper. If the editor or the publisher learns from a third party that a published work contains a significant error, it is the obligation of the author to promptly retract or correct the paper or provide evidence to the editor of the correctness of the original paper.

Journal Policy
Aksaray Journal of Communication demands no fee for the submission, evaluation and publication processes of the articles. Journal of Aksaray Communication employs double-blind refereeing system.