Writing Rules

  • Manuscripts to be submitted to Akif journal should be prepared using a citation/reference management program (Zotero, EndNote, Mendeley or Citavi).
  • It is mandatory to use the "Article Template" in the manuscripts to be submitted to our journal. In addition to the author's name and institutional information, no information that would reveal the identity of the author should be entered into the article template file.
    In addition to the "Article Template", authors should fill in the "Title Page" and upload it to the system together with the "Copyright Notice Form".
  • All information such as author's name-surname, title, institution, e-mail, orcid number, where wet signature is required, etc. should be filled in completely in the relevant files.
  • Turkish and English titles of the articles and Arabic and Turkish titles for Arabic articles should be included.
  • The text of the article (including references and footnotes) should not exceed 9000 words.
  • Book reviews should not exceed 5000 words.
  • The main texts should be typed in Microsoft Word program with Cambria font, 12 pt, single line spacing and justified. Page margins should be arranged as top 2.5 cm, right 2 cm, left 2 cm and bottom 2 cm. Footnotes should be typed in Cambria font, 10 pt, single-spaced and justified.
  • The text should have "Introduction" and "Conclusion" sections. The headings following the introduction should be numbered as "1. , 2. , 3. ," and the second degree headings should be numbered as "1. 1. , 1. 2. , 1. 3. " and the numbering should continue in the same way in the following degrees. Title numbers should not be entered automatically, they should be entered manually.
  • A bibliography must be given at the end of the articles. At the end of Arabic articles, in addition to the Arabic bibliography, a bibliography in Turkish letters should also be given at the end of the articles.
  • Turkish articles should include a 150-250 word Turkish Abstract and English Abstract, and Arabic articles should include a 150-250 word Turkish, English and Arabic Abstract.
  • Five (5) keywords describing the subject should be given in Turkish and English; in Arabic articles, they should be given in Turkish, English and Arabic.
  • The original title and bibliographic information of a translated article should be indicated in the footnotes field by means of a symbol (*) to be added to the end of the title in the Turkish text.
  • In terms of spelling and punctuation, the Turkish Language Association's Spelling Guide should be taken as a basis, except in special cases required by the article or the subject matter. The spelling of capped and transcribed words should be consistent.
    If the date of death is given in the text, it should be (d. 425/1033).

    CITATION STYLE
    Akif uses the current version of The Isnad Citation Style.