1. The papers shall be prepared in “.doc or .docx” format of Microsoft Office Word (2010 and later) program; they shall be written in Times New Roman font. The default settings of the program shall be used in the page format and qualities, and they shall not be changed. (If the default settings have been changed, the page format shall be in A4 format and 2.5-cm space shall be left on all sides of the page.) Automatic formats or formulations (automatic content, automatic references, automatic chapter title/subtitle, or numbering), if any, shall be cleaned by all means. Page number shall not be included.

2. Title: It shall be reflective of the content of the paper and written in 12-point bold capital letters. It shall not exceed 12 words.

3. Should be anonymous and any information regarding author's identity should not be seen on the submitted paper. 

4. Abstract: It shall take place at the beginning of the study; it shall be written in 10-point; it shall consist of a minimum of 100 and a maximum of 200 words, describing the whole study concisely. At least three at most five keywords shall be written one line below the abstract. Under the Main title (English or Turkish), abstract, and keywords there should be a secondary language (English or Turkish) title, abstract, and keywords.

5. The text of the study shall be written in 11-point Times New Roman font, and the paragraphs shall not be aligned on the left.

6. The paper is limited to 5000-7000 words, including Abstract and Bibliography.

7. The parts that need stressing within the text shall be provided “within quotation marks”, and quotations within the text shall be written in italic letters. The quotation marks and italic letters shall not be used together in quotations. The quotations that exceed 40 words shall be provided with a 1-cm indent on the left one space under the paragraph. Bold characters shall not be used unless necessary.

8. For articles written in Turkish, a 500-word extended abstract in English that includes the purpose, scope, method, findings, and results will be added at the bottom of the page in the section after the footnote.

9. The form declaring "No Conflict of Interest", which has a template on the system, will be filled out, For papers requiring ethical committee approval, documents regarding it will be submitted, and a "Plagiarism Report (max. %20)" will be uploaded to the system together with them.

10. Citation: Only for compulsory explanations shall a footnote be used, and the other citations shall be indicated within the text. While making a reference within the text, it should be given in parenthesis as follows: (Surname of the author, Publication year of the reference: Page number). For example: (Orta, 1959: 76)

• If the author’s work predates the surname law, then the name of the author shall be used. For example: (Ziya Gökalp, 2018: 195)
• If a citation is made from more than one reference, a semi-colon shall be used between them. For example: (Polat, 2007: 194; Köksal, 2005: 87)
• To cite from the references with two authors, a hyphen shall be used between them. For example: (Koraş-Baykoca, 2000: 211)
• To cite from the references with more than two authors, the abbreviation (vd.) shall be used after the surname of the second author. Example: (Kutlar vd., 2012: 99)
• To cite from more than one work of the same year by the same writer, the publication year shall be followed by a slash and the number 1, 2, 3, and so on. Example: (Bilgegil, 1981/1), (Bilgegil, 1981/2)
• If the cited work consists of more than one volume, such as an encyclopedia, the volume number shall be indicated after the colon and followed by the page number. Example: (Köprülü, 1967: 5/213)
• If a manuscript is used as a reference, the abbreviation (yz.) shall be used after the name of the author. If necessary, the page number shall be given after the colon. The full colophon shall be given in the bibliography. Example: (Nef’î yz.: 45b) 
• To show the archive documents as a reference, they shall be given as abbreviated within the text, and their full information shall be given in the bibliography. Example: (BOA Mühimme 15: 25)
• If a citation is made in the footnotes, the same rules shall be followed for them, too. Example: Bu konuda geniş bilgi için bkz. Levend, 1984: 189-207; Dilçin, 1983: 296; Kut, 2000: 87-93.
• If the name of the author is provided just before the quotation within the text, then just the publication year of the work shall be given and followed by a colon and page number. Example: Aktaş (2013: 69), bu hususu...
• To cite from the secondary works, the first/primary work shall also be indicated. Example: Süleyman Nazif (1925: 40, Bilgegil 1979: 27’den)
• Personal interviews shall be indicated with surname and date within the text, and they shall also be provided in the bibliography.
• For the Web addresses, the date of accessing the source shall be indicated in a parentheses. Example: http://www.tdk.gov.tr/index.php?option=com_bts (Erişim tarihi: 20.06.2017) This information shall also be given in the bibliography.

11. Bibliography: All the references shall be aligned according to the surname of the author at the end of the text and regarding the works predating the Surname Law, the name of the author shall be considered. (Alignment: justified text - 10 points, Hanging: 1 cm)

• To use more than one work by the same author in the bibliography, the alignment shall be made from the oldest to the nearest one.
• To give a work in a bibliography, the following order shall be followed with the first letter of every word as capitalized: Surname, First letter of the name. (Publication year). Title of the work in italics. Publication city: Publication house. Example: Dursun, Y. (2014). Oyunun Ontolojisi. Ankara: Doğu Batı Yayınları.
• To give articles, presentations and encyclopaedia items: Author's surname, name, publication date shall be written without putting a comma between the author's name. The date shall be (in parentheses), the title of the article / paper / encyclopedia article ("in quotation marks”), the title of the periodical / proceedings book / encyclopedia shall be italicized; if known, the volume of the work shall be provided with the letter (C), and the issue number shall be in parenthesis (S), and the page number shall be given after the issue number as (s.). For the published presentations, the date of the organization of such meetings as symposium, congress, etc. shall be provided together with the publication year of the proceedings book. 

Example for articles:

LEVEND, Agâh Sırrı (1965), “Lâmiî’nin Ferhad u Şirin’i”, Türk Dili Araştırmaları Yıllığı Belleten 1964, s. 85-126.

Example for presentation papers:

KOZ, M. Sabri (2004), “Belli Mahlaslar Üzerinden Şiir Söyleme Geleneği ve Türkiye’de Yazılan Alevi-Bektaşi Cönk ve Mecmualarındaki Hatâî Mahlaslı Şiirler”, I. Uluslararası Şah İsmail Hatâyî Sempozyumu Bildirileri, 9-10-11 Ekim 2003, Haz.: Gülağ Öz, ATO Yayını, Ankara, s. 184-217.

Example for encyclopedia papers:

KÖYMEN, M. Altay (1983), “Turan, Osman”, Türk Ansiklopedisi, C. 32, MEB Yayını, Ankara, s. 2.

• For manuscripts, if the author of the manuscript is known, the author's name should be written first, followed by the abbreviation "manuscript" (yz.) in parentheses, then the title of the work (italicized), the library, collection and number where it is located, and - if necessary - the page numbers.
  

Example for manuscripts:

 Mecmua-i Eş’âr (yz), Süleymaniye Kütüphanesi, Fatih, Nu. 5335.

Âlî b. Mustafa (yz), Nasîhatü’s-selâtîn, Ali Emiri Millet Kütüphanesi, Şer’iyye, Nu. 611.

12. Article Submission and Tracking: The submission of papers and process of evaluation shall be carried out through the DergiPark system.

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