ACADEMIC JOURNAL OF LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE (ADED) MANUSCRIPT SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

1. General Principles and Journal Scope

The Academic Journal of Language and Literature (ADED) is an international, peer-reviewed journal that publishes original research articles of high scientific value and methodological depth within the fields of Old Turkish Literature, Old Turkish Language, Modern Turkish Literature, Modern Turkish Language, and Turkish Folk Literature. In accordance with TR Dizin and international indexing norms, the journal is published three times a year (March, July, and November) in a single volume and is released exclusively in electronic (open-access) format.

1.1. Manuscript Submission Periods

To ensure the seamless management of the publication schedule and indexing processes, manuscript submissions are accepted exclusively through the DergiPark system during the following intervals:

• For the March Issue: January 20 – January 30
• For the July Issue: May 20 – May 30
• For the November Issue: September 20 – September 30

1.2. Evaluation Process and Double-Blind Peer Review

ADED strictly enforces a double-blind peer review model to safeguard scientific objectivity and publishing ethics. The evaluation process takes an average of 60 days and consists of the following stages:

• Preliminary Review and Plagiarism Screening: Submitted manuscripts undergo a preliminary similarity check via iThenticate software. Manuscripts with a similarity index of 20% or higher (excluding references) or those containing dense text duplication from a single source will be returned to the author without entering the peer review pipeline.
• Peer and Editorial Review: Manuscripts that pass the initial screening are meticulously evaluated by 2 internal reviewers, 2 external reviewers, 2 language editors (Turkish and English), and 1 final proofreader.

1.3. Acceptance Criteria and Manuscript Type Restriction

Manuscripts submitted for publication must fulfill the following prerequisites:

• The work must be entirely original, must not have been published previously in any medium (printed or digital), and must not be under evaluation by another journal concurrently.
• Category Restriction: ADED exclusively accepts "Research Articles." In strict accordance with international indexing targets and journal policies, master's or doctoral thesis summaries (or any derivative papers therefrom), book reviews, translations, symposium proceedings, and review essays are not considered for evaluation.

2. Copyright, Publication Ethics, and Author Responsibilities

2.1. Copyright and Open Access Policy

The intellectual property and copyrights of the published works remain with the authors. However, upon publication, all articles are permanently made available under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0) license. Authors are required to upload a high-resolution PDF copy of the Copyright Agreement Form, bearing their wet ink signatures (signed with a blue pen), during the initial manuscript submission.

2.2. Author Quota and Post-Submission Changes

• An author can participate in the evaluation process with only one (1) article per calendar year (within the issues of the same volume period).
• ADED does not charge any fees (Article Processing Charges - APC) at any stage of manuscript submission, evaluation, typesetting, or publication.
• Once a manuscript enters the evaluation process, requests to remove author names, add new authors, or alter the author order cannot be proposed. Such requests can only be evaluated exceptionally by the Editorial Board if a written, justified statement bearing the wet ink signatures of all authors is provided.

3. Page Layout and Technical Formatting Standards

Manuscripts must be prepared in Microsoft Word format using the ADED Manuscript Template. The use of the embedded Minion Pro typeface is mandatory, including for the transcription-merit editions of classical texts.

3.1. Page Geometry

• Paper Size: A4 ( mm)
• Margins: A margin of 2.5 cm must be left on the Top, Bottom, Left, and Right sides.
• Line Spacing: Single (1.0) line spacing must be applied throughout the entire text.
• Paragraph Settings: Spacing before must be set to 0 pt and spacing after to 6 pt. First-line indents must not be used at the beginning of paragraphs; paragraph division is achieved solely by the "Spacing After: 6 pt" value.
• Alignment: The main text must be fully justified.

3.2. Typography and Textual Hierarchy

3.3. Headings and Linguistic Principles

• Heading Formatting: Main and subheadings within the manuscript must be formatted in Title Case (only the first letter of each word capitalized). No additional formatting—such as italics, underlining, or numbering—should be applied, except for the bold style.
• Language and Orthography: Spelling and punctuation must conform to the Turkish Language Association (TDK) Orthography Manual, except for specialized transcription systems and terminological requirements specific to classical Turkish literature studies.

4. Structural Architecture of the Manuscript

Manuscript files uploaded to the system must strictly follow this structural sequence:

1. Title: Academic titles in Turkish and English (Titles should consist of 12–15 words and be formatted in Title Case).
2. Abstract: Structured summaries in Turkish and English, outlining the purpose, methodology, scope, and primary findings of the research, limited to 150–200 words.
3. Keywords: A minimum of 5 keywords in Turkish and English, arranged alphabetically to facilitate proper indexing.
4. Main Text: The scientific body of work encompassing the Introduction, Methodology, Findings, Discussion, and Conclusion sections, with a total length between 6,000 and 12,000 words, including in-text citations.
5. Declarations: Mandatory ethical and financial disclosures positioned on the first page or immediately following the conclusion section.
6. References: A comprehensive reference list arranged alphabetically in full accordance with APA 7 standards.

5. COPE Standards and Ethical Principles

ADED adopts the "Code of Conduct and Best Practice Guidelines for Journal Editors" and the "Code of Conduct for Journal Publishers" published by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).

5.1. Human Participant Research and Ethics Committee Approval

For all studies involving human participants that utilize quantitative or qualitative data collection methods, such as surveys, interviews, or focus groups:

• Obtaining an Ethics Committee Approval from the author's home institution is mandatory.
• Full institutional details of this approval (committee name, approval date, and decision/grant number) must be explicitly declared both as a footnote on the first page of the manuscript and within the "Methodology" section.
• The data collection timeframe (as Month/Year) must be declared within the methodology section.
• The original ethics committee certificate must be uploaded to the DergiPark system as a supplementary file.
• Reference: TR Dizin Ethical Criteria.

6. Mandatory Declarations and Template Texts

The following declarations must be embedded into the manuscript in both Turkish and English, using the exact templates provided below:

6.1. Etik Beyan / Ethical Statement

"Bu çalışmanın hazırlanma sürecinde bilimsel ve etik ilkelere uyulduğu ve yararlanılan tüm çalışmaların kaynakçada belirtildiği beyan olunur. / 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."

6.2. Finansman / Funding

"Yazarlar, bu araştırmayı desteklemek için herhangi bir dış fon almadıklarını kabul ederler. / The authors acknowledge that they received no external funding in support of this research." (If the study has received financial support from institutions such as TÜBİTAK, BAP, or international project grants, the project grant number and the funding agency must be explicitly declared in this section).

6.3. Çıkar Çatışması / Competing Interests

"Yazarlar, herhangi bir çıkar çatışması olmadığını beyan ederler. / The authors declare that they have no competing interests."

6.4. Yazar Katkı Oranları (Author Contributions)

For multi-authored manuscripts, the percentage contributions of the authors to the scholarly production must be declared using the following table format:

 6.5. ORCID Bilgisi / ORCID Framework

It is mandatory for all authors associated with the manuscript to provide their unique ORCID identifier numbers within the author metadata section.

 7. In-Text Citations and Reference Standards (APA 7th Edition)

ADED mandates the exclusive use of the APA 7 (American Psychological Association, 7th Edition) standard for both in-text citations and the reference list. To ensure academic integrity and prevent plagiarism, referenced works must be synthesized and interpreted using the author's own scholarly voice (paraphrasing); direct verbatim block quotes must be kept to an absolute minimum.

7.1. In-Text Citation Formats

• Single-Author Works: (Aksoyak, 2026, s. 45) / In English texts: (Aksoyak, 2026, p. 45)
• Two-Author Works: (Gülüm ve Sakarya, 2023, s. 12) / In English texts: (Gülüm & Sakarya, 2023, p. 12)
• Three or More Author Works: The abbreviation "ve diğerleri" (or "ve dğr.") is appended after the first author's surname: (Gürbüz ve dğr., 2026, s. 89) / In English texts: (Gürbüz et al., 2026, p. 89)

7.2. Reference List Formatting (Hanging Indent)

The reference list must be arranged alphabetically by the authors' surnames, with a mandatory hanging indent of 1.27 cm (0.5 in) applied to each entry. Active DOI (Digital Object Identifier) URLs (formatted as https://doi.org/…) must be appended to all references that possess them.

• Books: Surname, A. A. (Year). Title of book in italics and title case. Publisher.
• Journal Articles: Surname, A. A., & Surname, B. B. (Year). Title of article with only the first letter capitalized. Journal Title in Italics, Volume(Issue), Page Range. URL/DOI

For exhaustive directives and practical paradigms, please consult the official APA Style Guidelines manual.