ACADEMIC JOURNAL OF LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE
WRITING GUIDELINES

General Principles

The Akademik Dil ve Edebiyat Dergisi (ADED) accepts original research articles written in Turkish and English on Turkish Language and Literature. The journal is published three times a year (April, August, and December) only in e-journal format. Submissions are accepted between February 15-28 for the April issue, June 15-30 for the August issue, and October 15-30 for the December issue. The review process typically takes about 45 days. Articles submitted to the journal are reviewed by 2 internal reviewers, 2 external reviewers, 2 language editors, and 1 final reviewer.

Articles accepted for review must be original, unpublished, and not under review elsewhere. They must be approved by the author(s) in terms of content and submission.

Starting from the August 2024 issue, articles derived from graduate theses will no longer be accepted for publication.

Starting from the August 2024 issue, book reviews/assessments will not be considered for publication.

In addition to the article submission, the Copyright Agreement Form must be signed by the author(s) in blue ink and uploaded in PDF format. Authors hold the copyright for their works published in the journal, which are released under the CC BY-NC 4.0 license.

A single author may only submit one article per publication period (volume).

Articles must be written in Microsoft Word using the ADED Article Template, with the Minion Pro font, 10.5 pt for the main text, and 8.5 pt for footnotes.

Articles that do not use the APA citation style or exceed the 12,000-word limit will be returned to the author.

Submitted articles must include a 150-300 word Turkish abstract, an English abstract, and at least 5 keywords in both Turkish and English.

The publication and processing of articles in the journal are free of charge. There are no processing or submission fees for articles submitted or accepted for publication.

After an article is submitted to the journal, no author’s name can be removed from the author list or changed, nor can a new author be added without the written consent of all authors.

The content of the articles published in the Akademik Dil ve Edebiyat Dergisi is the sole responsibility of the author(s).

The Akademik Dil ve Edebiyat Dergisi reserves the right to make corrections to the submitted articles, decide whether to publish the articles, or not.

The article must include a Turkish and English abstract (150-300 words), 3-5 keywords in both languages, and a Turkish and English title at the beginning.

Articles should be submitted via the system using the link: https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/journal/2062/submission/step/manuscript/new after logging in at http://www.dergipark.org.tr. After uploading the article, the review process can be followed through the same page. The authors should wait for the reports from all the reviewers before making any revisions. If revisions are requested by the reviewers, the final version of the article should be uploaded again after the necessary corrections are made.

The submitted article must not have been previously published elsewhere.

An article rejected after the review process cannot be resubmitted.

Publication of Survey and Interview-based Studies: To ensure ethical compliance in scientific publishing, Akademik Dil ve Edebiyat Dergisi follows the ethical guidelines outlined in the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE)’s "Code of Conduct and Best Practice Guidelines for Journal Editors" and "Code of Conduct for Journal Publishers." In this context, the following conditions must be followed:
a) For research that requires ethical board approval in any scientific field, the ethical board approval must be obtained, mentioned in the article, and documented.
b) For research requiring ethical approval, information regarding the approval (name of the board, date, and approval number) must be included in the methodology section, and a statement confirming informed consent must be provided in case reports.

Ethical Board Approval
It is mandatory for studies/articles that collect data from individuals using scales, surveys, interviews, and other data collection tools.
The author must obtain approval from the university's Ethics Committee.
The approval should be stated on the first page of the article, including the name of the committee, date, and approval number.
The methodology section of the article should include the data collection start and end dates.
The approval document should be uploaded as an additional file to DergiPark.

For TR Dizin’s guidelines on Ethical Committee approval, refer to: https://trdizin.gov.tr/about#applicationAndCriterias

Ethical Statement:
At the end of the article, before the references, a statement of the authors' contributions, acknowledgments, and any conflict of interest should be included. This statement must be approved by the authors.
"It is declared that scientific and ethical principles have been followed while carrying out and writing this study and that all the sources used have been properly cited."

Funding:
The authors must declare if they received external funding for the research. The following statement must be approved by the authors:
"The authors acknowledge that they received no external funding in support of this research."

Author Contributions:
For works with multiple authors, the contributions should be stated as follows:

Conceiving the Study: Author-1 (55%) - Author-2 (45%)
Data Collection: Author-1 (70%) - Author-2 (30%)
Data Analysis: Author-1 (60%) - Author-2 (40%)
Writing the Article: Author-1 (80%) - Author-2 (20%)
Submission and Revision: Author-1 (90%) - Author-2 (10%)
Competing Interests:
The authors must declare the following:
"The authors declare that they have no competing interests."

Page Layout
Articles must be written using the ADED Article Template and formatted as follows in Microsoft Word:

Paper Size: Custom
Width: 17 cm;
Height: 24 cm
Top Margin: 1.5 cm
Bottom Margin: 1.5 cm
Left Margin: 2.0 cm
Right Margin: 1.5 cm
Font: Minion Pro
Font Style: Regular
Main Text: 10.5 pt
Tables/Graphs: 9 pt
Block Quotes: 10 pt
Footnote Text: 8.5 pt
Paragraph Spacing: Before 0 nk, After 6 nk
Line Spacing: Single (1)
The font used for transcription texts must also be Minion Pro (This font is embedded in the ADED Article Template).
The first letter of each word in the title should be capitalized, with no other formatting applied.
For spelling and punctuation, unless specific cases require otherwise, the Turkish Language Institution's Spelling Guide should be followed.
The APA 7 Citation Style should be used for referencing, and a reference list must be included at the end of the article.
APA 7 Writing Style Examples

Citing Sources
1.1. Direct Quotation
Direct quotations from a source (even if the source is the author's own work) should be written word-for-word. Quotations less than 40 words are placed in quotation marks, while those 40 words or more should be formatted as a block quote, indented 1 cm from the left.
1.1.2. Accuracy of Quotations
In direct quotations, the quoted text must match the original exactly, including any errors. If a mistake in the original text is likely to confuse the reader, the word "sic" should be placed after the error, indicating that the error is in the original text.
1.2. References
1.2.1. Single Author, Single Work
Pala (2005) stated that the primary function of rhyme is to place difficult-to-rhyme words at the end of lines.
Pala (2005) expressed that rhyme's most important function is facilitating the placement of hard-to-rhyme words at the end of lines.
The most important function of rhyme is to make it easier to place difficult-to-rhyme words at the end of lines (Pala, 2005).

Source List Examples
2.1. Journal Articles
2.1.1. With DOI
Taş, M. E. (2023). The translated work Tercüme-i Hilye-i Şerîf by Sa'di. Akademik Dil ve Edebiyat Dergisi, 7(3), 2346-2373. https://doi.org/10.34083/akaded.1388284
2.1.2. Without DOI
Ersoy, E. (2012). Some gazelles by 16th-century poet Azîzî. Celal Bayar University Journal of Social Sciences, 10(1), 14-161.