Anadolu Üniversitesi Hukuk Fakültesi Dergisi

AndHD published by Anadolu University Faculty of Law aims to contribute to the national and international literature by publishing original and scientific manuscripts prepared in every field of law.

AndHD is a bi-annual law journal published electronically in January and July. The journal follows a double-blind reviewing process. The journal publishes peer-reviewed articles, translations, book reviews, and decision reviews in Turkish, English, or German from all fields of law.

Language

Manuscripts can be in Turkish, English, or German.

File Format

Manuscripts must be written in Microsoft Word (Microsoft Office 98 and higher versions) format (with .doc or .docx file extension).

Contact Information

Along with the manuscripts and the required forms, information about the author's name and surname, title, institution, ORCID number, easily accessible telephone numbers and e-mail addresses should be sent to the editor.

Main Title Abstract and Keywords

Manuscripts submitted to the journal should include a title in Turkish and a foreign language (English or German), an abstract of at least 100 and a maximum of 200 words, and at least five relevant keywords.

Page Layout

Manuscripts should be written following the format requirements below.

• Paper size: A4.
• Top: 2.5cm; Bottom: 2.5cm; Left: 2 cm; Right: 2 cm.
• Text: Times New Roman, 12 point, 1.5 line spacing, justified.
  

The title of the manuscript in Turkish and below it in a foreign language should be at the top, center-aligned, in 14 points, all in capital letters. The name and surname of the author should be placed under the subject title and justified to the right.

The author's institution and title, e-mail address, and ORCID number should be indicated in a footnote (with an asterisk) on the first page.

Titles

Chapter titles should be numbered “I, II, III, …”, justified, bold, 12 points, all in capital letters.

Sub-headings should be numbered  “A, B, C…”, justified, bold, 12 points, and the first letters of the words in capital letters.

The following headings are “1, 2, 3, …” followed by “a, b, c…” “aa, bb, cc…”, “aaa, bbb, ccc…”, justified, bold, 12 points. , the first letters of the words should be capitalized.

E.g.: 

I. JUSTIFIED, BOLD, 12 POINT, ALL LETTERS CAPITALIZED

A. Justified, Bold, 12 Points, First Letters Capitalized

1. Justified, Bold, 12 Points, First Letters Capitalized

a. Justified, Bold, 12 Points, First Letters Capitalized

aa. Justified, Bold, 12 Points, First Letters Capitalized

aaa. Justified, Bold, 12 Points, First Letters Capitalized)

Abbreviations

The word used for the first time in the text should be written long and its abbreviation should be indicated in parentheses.

E.g.: First use: Turkish Civil Code (TMK). Second use: TMK

Attribution Rules

References should be made according to the footnote method. Footnote numbers should be used before the punctuation marks. 

The surnames of the authors are written with the first letter capitalized and in italics. 

E.g.: Eren, ...

Footnotes 

Footnotes used in the manuscripts should be at the bottom of the page, Times New Roman, 10 font size, 1 line spacing, justified.

For books with one author, the surname and name of the author, the title of the book in italics, the number of editions, the publisher, the place of publication, the year of publication, the page numbers ("p.") should be included respectively. There is no need to specify the edition number for single prints. 

E.g.: EREN, Fikret: Borçlar Hukuku Özel Hükümler, 6th Edition, Yetkin Kitabevi, Ankara, 2018, p. 10.

For articles, the surname and name of the author, the title of the article in quotation marks, the name of the journal in which it was published, the year, volume and issue numbers, page numbers ("p.") should be included.

E.g.: ARSEBÜK, A. Esat: “Türkiye’de Medeni Hukukun İnkişaf Safhaları”, Ankara Üniversitesi Hukuk Fakültesi Dergisi, 1943, Volume 1, Issue 1, p. 7.

For books and articles with more than one author, a “/” sign should be placed between the name and surnames of the authors.

E.g.: AKİPEK, Jale / AKINTÜRK, Turgut / ATEŞ, Derya: Kişiler Hukuku Cilt 1 Türk Medeni Hukuku Başlangıç Hükümleri, 14th Edition, Beta Yayınevi, İstanbul, 2019, p. 10

For edited books and symposium publications, the surname and name of the author, the name of the work (section) in quotation marks, the abbreviation (Ed.), the surname and name of the editor or translator, the title of the book in italics, the number of editions, the publisher, the place of publication, the year of publication, page numbers ("p.") should be included.

E.g.: ROHE, Mathias: “Alman Hukukunda Hekimin Sorumluluğunun Özel Hukuk Açısından Değerlendirilmesi”, (Ed.) ŞENOCAK, Kemal / ROHE Mathias / YARAYAN, Ali: Uluslararası Sağlık Hukuku Sempozyumu, İÜHF Yayınları, Malatya, 2014, p. 55.

For official or private publications, reports, etc. whose authors are unknown, the publisher, the name of the publication, the date of publication, the page number ("p.") should be given in order. 

E.g.: European Commission for Democracy Through Law (Venice Comission): Guidelines on Political Party Regulation by OSCE/ODIHR and Venice Commission Adopted by the Venice Commission at its 84th Plenary Session (Venice, 15-16 October 2010), 2010, p. 13. 

In master's and doctoral theses, the surname and the name of the author, the title of the thesis in italics, the name of university and the institute, the city, the date and the page number ("p.") should be included. 

E.g.: MANAVGAT, Çağlar: Sermaye Piyasasında Aracı Kurumlar, Ankara Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü, Ankara, 1988, p. 42. 

After first use, only surnames should be written in the footnotes.

E.g.: AKİPEK / AKINTÜRK / ATEŞ, p. 10

If more than one work by the same author is to be used, the abbreviation of the relevant work should be stated in parentheses and in the bibliography at the end of the first citations to these works, and in repeated citations; the surname of the author, the abbreviation of the work in italics and the page number should be followed.

E.g.: AKİPEK / AKINTÜRK / ATEŞ, Başlangıç Hükümleri, p. 10.

If there is more than one work in the footnote, ";" mark should be used.

E.g.: AKİPEK / AKINTÜRK / ATEŞ, p.10; ARSEBÜK, p. 13.)

In references to judicial decisions; the court name, office, date of the decision, merit, and decision number should be stated.

E.g.: 

AYM, T. 25.06.2020, E. 2020/16, K. 2020/33 
Yargıtay, 2. HD., T. 02.01.2015, E. 2012/01, K. 2015/03

For the decision of ECHR, the following formatting should be used: ECHR, Applicant, App. No. ..., Date, Paragraph Number ("§").

The URL and access date should be specified in electronic resources.

E.g.: https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/pub/andhd A.D.: 07.07.2019

Bibliography

The bibliography should be listed in alphabetical order according to the surnames of the authors.

The first reference to a work in the footnotes and the format of the work in the bibliography should be the same. 

If the work included in the bibliography is an article, a paper, an edited book chapter, etc. the first and the last page numbers of the work should also be in included.

Based on the best practices in publication ethics, AndHD aims to publish in accordance with scientific ethics within the framework of, but not limited to, transparency and best practices set by the Committee on Publication Ethics - COPE, Directory of Open Access Journals - DOAJ and Open Access Scholarly Publishers Association – OASPA.

In AndHD, the duties and responsibilities of the journal editor, authors, and reviewers are determined within this framework, and the processes are managed on the basis of COPE's associated flow charts. In addition, it is also recommended to comply with the EASE Guidelines for Authors and Translators of Scientific Articles to be Published in English, especially for manuscripts written in English.

Authors

• Except for the cited parts, any part of the works expected to be original should not have been published before.
• In the case of manuscripts with more than one author, all authors are expected to meet the criteria for authorship and each author must have contributed significantly to the relevant work. For manuscripts with multiple authors, the Contribution Rate Declaration Form must be signed by each author and uploaded to the system. Each author is responsible for the entire work.
• While the names of people who contributed to the preparation of the article but are not mentioned as authors in the manuscript should also be included, these people are not held responsible for the relevant manuscript. The contributions of these people to the manuscript are indicated with a star footnote added to the title on the first page of the manuscript.
• All of the sources used in the manuscript should be cited correctly and in accordance with the rules set out in the Author Guidelines, and should be included in the bibliography. Works that are not used in the manuscript should not be listed in the Bibliography.
• Since the raw data regarding the manuscripts must be submitted when Editorial Board deems it necessary, the authors are obliged to keep the data related to the published work for 5 years.

Reviewers

• The reviewers are expected to review the articles according to impartial and objective principles and to only review manuscripts related to their fields of expertise.
• If the reviewer does not consider himself/herself competent to evaluate the relevant work, the duty of reviewing should be avoided.
• The confidentiality of the reviewers is essential. Reviewers are prohibited from discussing the manuscripts with other people. However, if deemed necessary, with the decision of the editor, the reviewer’s comments on the relevant manuscript can be shared with other reviewers of the same manuscript.
• The reviewer who accepts the assignment is expected to send his evaluation of the work to the editor within the specified time, and when decided that it is not possible, the editor should be informed immediately.
• In case of a conflict of interest, the reviewers should refuse to review and inform the editor if a conflict of interest is discovered later.

Editors

AndHD journal editors are committed to the principles contained in COPE's Code of Conduct and Best Practices Guidelines for Journal Editors and the COPE's Best Practices Guidelines for Journal Editors. In this respect,

• The works submitted to AndHD are evaluated regardless of any element that would cause discrimination including but not limited to the authors' gender, ethnicity, and religious belief. After being accepted by the reviewers, the editorial board may decide to publish the manuscript in the next issue due to the diversity, importance, and actuality of the manuscripts in the nearest issue.
• Manuscripts can be rejected by the editor before being sent to peer-review due to incompliance with aim and scope, writing rules, and publishing policy of the journal or unoriginality. In such cases, the reason for the rejection decision is shared with the author clearly.
• The editor appoints the reviewers to work in accordance with their area of expertise. It is the editor's responsibility to share the necessary information and documents with the appointed reviewer.
• Editors create a list for the reviewers of the journal and are obliged to update this list based on the performance of the reviewers. The reviewers who do not fulfill their duties in accordance with the principles described here and in the cited texts are removed from the list.
• The editor takes the utmost care to protect the confidential information of the stakeholders, except for the information that must be shared and fulfills the requirements of a double-blind peer review system. 

Peer Review Process • Plagiarism Policy and Similarity Report • Copyright Policy • Open Access Policy • Charge Policy

The publication of manuscripts and the peer-review process of AndHD are free of charge. No submission or publication fees are charged for manuscripts submitted to the journal or accepted for publication and no fee is paid for reviewing. All content published by AndHD is available to readers free of charge.