Journal of Area Studies

Journal of Area Studies brings together studies that investigate different regions of the world from socioeconomic, political and cultural aspects. The aim of the Journal is to make a significant contribution to the literature by publishing original studies of area experts. While we accept manuscripts using the comparative method and case study, mixed method studies with primary data collection and policy recommendations are particularly welcome.

The Journal of Area Studies (AJAS) is an international, open-access and peer-reviewed academic journal published by the Institute for Area Studies, Social Sciences University of Ankara (SSUA). AJAS is published twice a year in June and December since 2022. AJAS adopts the Budapest Open Access Initiative principles, and it provides immediate open access to its content with no fees required at any stage of the process. The publication languages of the journal are Turkish, English, French and Arabic.

Page Design

● Manuscripts should be prepared in “Microsoft Word” program, in A4 paper format.
● The paper layout should be set as 2.5 cm margin on all sides.
● Paragraphs should begin with an indent of 1.25 cm.
● There must be 6 nk line-spacing after paragraphs and titles.

Author Information

● Manuscripts should not contain any information about the authors. Authors should state their titles, institutions, communication addresses, telephone numbers, e-mail addresses and ORCID (Open Researcher and Contributor ID) numbers in Author Information Form. This form should be filled and sent with the article file.

Headings and Subheadings

● Turkish and English title of the article should be center-aligned, bold, 14 punto and all letters should be written in uppercase.
● All the other titles except for the title of the article should be written in bold, 12 punto and first letter of each word in upper-case.
● The headings and subheadings (except for the introduction and the conclusion) should be numbered decimally such as 1., 1.1., 1.1.1.

Abstract

● Articles written in a language other than English (Turkish, French, Arabic) must also include an English abstract.
● The length of the summary should be at least 150 and no more than 200 words. Abstract should be in Times New Roman font, 11 point size and 1 line spacing.
● Minimum 3 maximum 5 keywords should be written in English and Turkish below abstracts parts.
● Title of “introduction” should start at the other (the second) page.

Main Text

● The main text of the manuscripts should be written with Times New Roman font, 12 punto and 1.5 line space.
● Articles should be between 6000 and 10000 words including the abstracts and reference list.
● The quotations within the text should be given in double-quotation marks; the quotations longer than 3 lines should be placed in a new paragraph with the entire quote indented from the left margin and should have one-spacing.
● Words used from different languages other than the manuscripts’ language should be written in italicand translation to Turkish or English as appropriate should be given in parentheses at its first use.

Tables and Figures

● Tables, graphs and figures can be given with a number and a defining title if and only if it is necessary to follow the idea of the article.
● Their titles should be only first letter of each word should be written with capital letter.
● Tables and figures should be centered on page and be prepared within the margins of page and should be without color.
● The sources of the tables, figures, and graphics to be included in the text should be placed under the tables, figures, and graphics in accordance with the in-text reference rules.
● Each appendix provided in the article must be submitted on separate pages after the references. Titles must be written in bold, capital letters, and left-aligned.

References

● The 6th version of the APA (American Psychological Association) source style must be used for in-text quoting and citation.
● The citations should be arranged in a way that includes the author's surname, publication year and page number in parentheses.

Example:

One Author: (Çelik, 2020: 3)

Two Authors: (Bayram ve Çelik, 2021: 45)

Three or More Authors: (Arpa vd., 2019: 12)

Multiple Sources: (Bayar, 2004: 71; Arpa, 2008: 87)

● Explanations regarding some of the issues to be explained in the text can be specified as footnotes below the page.
● Footnotes should be written in Times New Roman, 10 pt. and single line spacing.
● References must be written in 12 points font size and alphabetic order of surnames of the authors. If the references in the bibliography pass to the second line, make careful that the second line starts with 1 TAB.

Example:

Books with One Author:
Yergin, D. (2019). Petrol: Para ve Güç Çatışmasının Epik Öyküsü. Istanbul: Türkiye Iş Bankası Kültür Yayınları.

Books with Two Authors:
Passel, J. S. and Fix, M. (1994). Immigration and Immigrants. Washington: Urban Institute.

Books with More Than Two Authors:
Rodríguez, H., Quarantelli, E. L. and Dynes, R. R. (2007). Handbook of Disaster Research. New York: Springer

Editorial Books:
Cavelty, M. D. and Balzacq, T. (Ed.). (2017). Routledge Handbook of Security Studies. New York: Routledge.

Book Chapters:
Beblawi, H. (1987). The Rentier State in the Arab World. H. Beblawi ve G. Luciani (Ed.). The Rentier State (pp. 43-62). London: Croom Helm.

Translated Book:
Chul-Han, B. (2021). Psikopolitika: Neoliberalizm ve Yeni Iktidar Teknikleri. (H. Barışcan, Trans.). Istanbul: Metis Yayınları.

Articles:
Solow, R. M. (1956). A Contribution to the Theory of Economic Growth. The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 70(1), 65-94.

Newspaper Article:
Hubbard, B. ve Samaan, M. (2015, 25 Haziran). ISIS Attacks Two Towns in Northern Syria. The New York Times.

Online Newspaper Article:
Tembo, B. (2017, 16 January). Sahrawi Republic President Brahim Ghali Visit Historical. Daily Mail. Retrieved from http://www.daily-mail.co.zm/sahrawi-republic-president-brahim-ghali-visit-historical/.

Anonymous Newspaper Articles:
Nigerian Security Forces Killed 18 People During Lockdowns. (2020, April 16). Reuters. Retrieved from https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-nigeria-security-idUSKCN21Y272.

In-text citation: (Reuters, 2020)

Online Encyclopedia:
Denzer, L. (2010). Rwanda. Britannica Book of the Year, 2010. Retrieved from http://www.britannica.com.

Unpublished Thesis:
Dekhili T. (2019). The Impact of Oil Price Changes on the Economic Growth of Selected OPEC Countries. Unpublished M.A. Thesis. Istanbul University, Istanbul.

Congress Announcements:
Bulgur, N. (2017). 20. Yüzyılda Göç Teorileri ve Türkiye'nin Uluslararası Göç Politikaları. I. Uluslararası İnsan ve Toplum Bilimler Kongresi. Priştina-Kosova.

Anonymous Official or Private Publication:
UNECA. (2020). Economic Report on Africa 2020: Innovative Finance for Private Sector Development in Africa Development in Africa. Retrieved from https://uneca.org/sites/default/files/fullpublicationfiles/ERA_2020_mobile_20201213.pdf.

The Journal of Area Studies adheres to academic principles and ethical values in its publication policy. The publications of the journal should follow the national and international standards regarding ethical principles and values, in particular the standards determined by COPE (Committee on Publication Ethics) and the principles determined in YÖK "Scientific Research and Publication Ethics Directive" (https://publicationethics.org/ https://www.yok.gov.tr/Sayfalar/Kurumsal/Mevzuat/Bilimsel-Arastirma-Ve-…). The publication request of the works that are found to be in violation of the research and publication ethics standards accepted in the article evaluation process will be rejected. If the contradiction in question is detected after the publication of the work, the work will be removed from the publication.

The principles stated below have been prepared based on the standards specified by COPE and YÖK.



Editor and Editorial Board Responsibilities

Editors have to take precautions against necessary unethical behaviors, especially intellectual property rights.

Editors evaluates manuscripts for their scientific content without regard to ethnic origin, gender, sexual orientation, citizenship, religious belief or political philosophy of the authors. He/She provides a fair double-blind peer review of the submitted articles for publication.

Editors are obliged to protect the personal information of authors and referees within the scope of ethical principles.

Editor-in-Chief is responsible for the contents and overall quality of the publication. He/She must publish errata pages or make corrections when needed.

Editors have complete responsibility and authority to reject/accept an article. Editors should have no conflict of interest with respect to articles they reject/accept.



Responsibilities of the Referees

Referees (Reviewers) examine the articles submitted as to methodology, scope, and originality and decide whether they are appropriate for publication.

Reviewers evaluate manuscripts based only on scientific content, without regard to ethnic origin, gender, sexual orientation, citizenship, religious belief, or political philosophy of the authors. They may not have any conflict of interest or competing interest with respect to the research, the authors, and/or the research funders.

Referee reports should be objective and moderate. Defamatory, derogatory, and accusatory statements must be avoided.

Referees should avoid superficial and ambiguous expressions in evaluation reports. For the evaluations that resulted negative, the missing points and imperfections of the article must be shown clearly and concretely.

Referees should not share their evaluations reports or information about the article with others and should not directly communicate with the authors without the permission of the editor.

Reviewers are responsible for the concealment of the articles they received and for not using the information attained from the reviewing process for personal interests.



Authors Responsibilities

The authors are responsible for the articles' conformity with scientific and ethical rules. Articles to be sent to the journal must be original, not previously published elsewhere, or not in the process of being evaluated in another journal for publication.

Authors must confirm that their submitted article is their own original work, which does not infringe the intellectual property rights of any other person or entity, and cannot be construed as plagiarizing any other published work, including their own previously published work (self- plagiarism). They should obtain permission or cite to reproduce any content from other sources.

All sources used in the article should be properly indicated in the references; copyright materials must be used in accordance with copy laws and agreements and the required permissions.

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.

In studies requiring ethical committee permission, information about the permission (board name, date and issue number) should be included in the method section and on the first/last page of the article.

It should be made sure that other individuals shown as co-authors, have contributed to the research. Persons who do not have academic contributions should not be cited as additional authors.

During the evaluation phase, if the author(s) realizes that there is a mistake with their work, they should immediately contact the editor.

Bölge Çalışmaları Dergisi, tüm çalışmalara çevrimiçi olarak ücretsiz ve sınırsız erişilebilmesini temin eden açık erişimli bir dergidir. Dergiye sunulan çalışmalar için herhangi bir makale yayınlama ücreti bulunmamaktadır.