Antakiyat/Hatay Mustafa Kemal Üniversitesi İlahiyat Fakültesi Dergisi

• Our journal aims to contribute to the development of theology, religious studies, and social sciences by publishing original works of national and international quality. The target audience of our journal includes professionals, experts, researchers, doctoral students, and undergraduate and graduate students interested in the relevant fields of theology and social sciences.

• Our journal publishes original translations, articles, book reviews, critical articles, and commentaries of various scopes. If deemed appropriate by the editorial board, technical notes, short articles, commentaries, case presentations, editorials, book critiques, and research notes are also included. Articles should describe original data that have not been previously published or submitted for publication elsewhere.

• While the language of publication for our journal is Turkish, scientific works written in Arabic and English are also accepted for review. Articles submitted for publication in our journal are subject to a double-blind peer review process (excluding editorial work). Additionally, the Plagiarism.net program is used to verify that articles have not been previously published and do not contain plagiarism.

Subject Categories:
Basic Islamic Sciences: The Holy Quran, Hadith, Tafsir, Islamic Law, Kalam, History of Islamic Sects, Sufism, and Arabic Language and Literature.
Philosophy and Religious Studies: Islamic Philosophy, Philosophy of Religion, Logic, Psychology of Religion, Sociology of Religion, Religious Education, and History of Religions.
Islamic History and Arts: Islamic History, History of Islamic Arts, Turkish-Islamic Literature, and Religious Music.

Publication Language
Full Text Publication Language:
• Primary Language: Turkish
• Secondary Language: English, Arabic

WRITING RULES

1. ANTAKIYAT is a double-blind peer-reviewed journal published twice a year.
2. Although the language of publication of our journal is Turkish, scientific studies written in Arabic and English are also accepted for review. Articles submitted for publication in our journal are subject to a double-blind peer review process (except for editorial works). Additionally, the Plagiarism.net program is used to verify that the articles have not been previously published and do not contain plagiarism.
3. Our journal publishes original translations, articles, book reviews, critical articles, and commentaries of various scopes. If deemed appropriate by the editorial board, technical notes, short articles, commentaries, case presentations, editorials, book reviews, and research notes are also included.
4. Articles submitted to the journal must not have been published elsewhere previously.
5. Articles submitted to the journal are first reviewed by the Editorial Board for format, and if deemed appropriate, are sent to referees for content review.
6. Turkish spelling follows the Turkish Language Association's Spelling Guide and the principles established by our journal.
7. Appropriate main, subheadings, and sub-subheadings may be used in articles to ensure a consistent flow of information, and headings may be numbered if necessary. Authors may choose the headings and numbering system they deem appropriate.
8. The sources used in the articles must be listed separately at the end of the article as a “Bibliography.”
9. A Turkish and English abstract of at least 150-250 words must be added at the beginning of the articles. In addition, an extended English abstract must be added at the end of the study. The English extended abstract must be at least 750 words. Under the Abstract/Extended Abstract, 5-8 Turkish and English keywords/keywords that indicate the main theme of the article and enable it to be searched online should be included.
10. Translations must be submitted along with the original texts.
11. Articles must be submitted in accordance with the article template.
12. If the articles are derived from a thesis, project, or presented as a paper, this must be clearly stated on the first page of the article. 
13. In multi-authored works, authors must submit a statement of contribution and a conflict of interest statement during the article submission process. In studies derived from graduate theses, the author with the highest contribution must be a student.
14. If the work has been supported by any institution, organization, or fund, this support must be clearly stated during the article submission process. Additionally, if there are any individuals, institutions, or organizations that should be acknowledged, the relevant information must be clearly included in the article file.
15. If artificial intelligence-based tools (e.g., ChatGPT, Grammarly, etc.) were used in the article production process, the stages in which they were used must be clearly stated. This information must be stated during the article submission process. All responsibility for the use of artificial intelligence lies with the authors.
16. The legal responsibility for the articles published in the journal lies with the authors.
17. Submissions to our journal must be prepared in accordance with the article template. Click here to access the article template.

Ethics Committee Approval
Our journal requires that all studies in scientific fields that require ethics committee approval have obtained the relevant ethics committee decision. In this context, information regarding ethics committee approval (committee name, date, and decision number) must be clearly stated in the article text.
In line with the regulations implemented by Ulakbim TR Index since 2020, studies without ethical committee approval are not considered for publication in our journal.

Studies Requiring Ethical Committee Approval
Studies requiring ethical committee approval in our journal include the following:
• All research conducted using qualitative or quantitative approaches that involve collecting data from participants through methods such as surveys, interviews, focus group studies, observations, experiments, and interviews,
• Studies in which humans and animals (including materials or data) are used for experimental or other scientific purposes,
• Clinical studies conducted on humans,
• Scientific studies conducted on animals,
• Retrospective studies within the framework of the Personal Data Protection Law.
For such studies to be considered for evaluation, the relevant ethical committee approvals must have been obtained and these approvals must be clearly stated in the article text.

NOTE: The ISNAD Citation System (2nd Edition) should be used for footnotes and references in articles. For detailed information about the ISNAD citation system, please click here.

ETHICAL PRINCIPLES
The ethical principles and publication policy of our journal have been prepared in accordance with the guidelines and policies published by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ).

Actions Contrary to Scientific Research and Publication Ethics
• Plagiarism: Presenting the original ideas, methods, data, or works of others as one's own, either partially or entirely, without proper citation in accordance with scientific rules,
• Fabrication: Using data that does not actually exist or has been altered in scientific research,
• Distortion: Altering research records or obtained data, presenting devices or materials not used in the research as if they were used, or altering or shaping research results in line with the interests of the individuals or institutions that provided support,
• Re-publication: Presenting duplicate publications as separate publications in academic appointments and promotions,
• Salami slicing: Dividing the results of a research study into parts in an inappropriate manner that disrupts the integrity of the research and publishing them in multiple publications, presenting these publications as separate publications in academic appointments and promotions,
• Unfair authorship: Including individuals who have not made an active contribution among the authors or excluding those who have, changing the order of authors without justification or in an inappropriate manner, removing the names of those who have made an active contribution from subsequent editions, or including one's name among the authors by using one's influence despite not having made an active contribution,

Click here for information on other types of ethical violations.

Relationships with the Journal Owner and Publisher
The relationship between the editor and the publisher is based on the principle of editorial independence. According to the written agreement between the editor and the publisher, all decisions made by the editor are independent of the publisher and journal owner.

Corrections, Retractions, and Expressions of Concern
Editors may consider publishing a correction if minor errors are identified in a published article that do not affect the findings, interpretations, or conclusions. Editors should consider retracting an article when major errors/violations invalidate the findings and conclusions. COPE principles are taken into account regarding corrections, retractions, or expressions of concern.

Protection of Intellectual Property Rights
Our journal is responsible for protecting the intellectual property rights of all published articles and defending the rights of the journal and authors in case of possible infringements.

Protection of Participants' Personal Data
All personal data submitted to our journal is protected in accordance with legal regulations and ethical rules.

Use of Artificial Intelligence
The use of artificial intelligence in studies submitted to our journal is acceptable in processes that do not affect the originality of the article, such as literature review or language control. However, the use of artificial intelligence must be carried out within the framework of ethical rules and must not be used for unethical purposes such as fabricating data or manipulation.
For studies involving the use of artificial intelligence, it is mandatory to inform our journal of this situation during the article submission process. All responsibility related to the use of artificial intelligence lies with the authors themselves.

Plagiarism Check
Studies submitted to our journal for publication are scanned using the İntihal.net program to prevent plagiarism. The acceptable similarity rate for studies submitted to our journal is a maximum of 20%. Studies that exceed this rate are returned to the authors during the preliminary review stage. Our journal acts in accordance with COPE principles in the event of plagiarism being detected in a submitted or published article.

Complaints
Any unethical conduct detected in Antakiyat Journal should be reported to ilahiyatdergi@mku.edu.tr. Complaints are evaluated in accordance with COPE flowcharts.

Ethical Responsibilities of Stakeholders

1. Ethical Responsibilities of Editors
• Editors evaluate the scientific content of all submitted works impartially.
• Editors must not conceal any information that could lead to a conflict of interest with authors or reviewers.
• They are responsible for ensuring the confidentiality and impartiality of the double-blind peer review process.
• They are responsible for selecting appropriate reviewers and ensuring that the review process is conducted fairly and in a timely manner.
• They are obligated to initiate the necessary procedures when they detect behavior that violates publication ethics.
• Acceptance or rejection decisions should be based on scientific contribution and the originality of the work.
• They are responsible for ensuring that articles are checked for similarity/plagiarism.

2. Ethical Responsibilities of Authors
• Authors should only submit original and previously unpublished work.
• Each author must have contributed academically to the work.
• Authors should clearly state on the first page of the article whether the work has been presented as a thesis, project, or paper.
• Any support, contribution, or conflict of interest must be disclosed.
• Authors are obligated to maintain transparent and honest communication with editors during the review process.
• If artificial intelligence tools are used, the stage at which they were used must be clearly stated.
• A plagiarism report, author contribution ratio, and conflict of interest statement must be submitted with the article.

3. Ethical Responsibilities of Reviewers
• Reviewers must adhere to the principle of confidentiality in the works they evaluate.
• They are obliged to provide an impartial, objective, and constructive evaluation.
• Personal comments, insults, or derogatory statements should be avoided during the evaluation process.
• If there is a conflict of interest during the evaluation process, it should be reported to the editor, and the work should not be evaluated.
• They must adhere to the evaluation deadline and inform the editor if additional time is required.
• They should only accept to evaluate articles within their area of expertise.

PUBLICATION POLICIES

A- Article Evaluation Process
The article evaluation process at Antakiyat Journal consists of four main stages: preliminary review, referee evaluation, revision, and publication.

1. Preliminary Review
Submitted works are first reviewed by the editor for compliance with the journal's publication policies, academic writing principles, and the ISNAD Citation System. At this stage, a similarity check is performed using the Intihal.net software. A similarity rate of less than 20% is expected; works exceeding this limit are returned to the author with an explanation.

2. Peer Review Process
For works that meet the preliminary review criteria, a double-blind peer review process is initiated. The article is sent to two independent reviewers who are experts in the field. Throughout the review process, both the author's and reviewers' identities are kept confidential; the process is conducted in accordance with ethical principles and confidentiality guidelines.
If both reviewers provide positive reports, the work is accepted for publication.
If one of the reviewers provides a negative opinion, the article is referred to a third reviewer for a final decision.

3. Revision Process
If the reviewers request revisions, the authors must submit the suggested corrections marked in a different color (e.g., red) in the paper. The changes made are first reviewed by the editor and then by the relevant reviewers.
Papers that have completed the review process are also reviewed by the journal's language editors.
In cases where it is deemed necessary in terms of language and writing, authors are asked to make additional corrections. The linguistic revisions made are checked again and approved.

4. Publication Process
Articles that have completed all scientific, technical, and linguistic processes are prepared for publication after typesetting and layout. Approved works are published in the following issue.

B- Archiving, Open Access, and Copyright Policy
The works published in our journal are digitally archived in LOCKSS. Our journal also allows authors to archive versions of their works on their own websites, institutional websites, and other repositories. As our journal is open access, there is no embargo period.

Authors retain the copyright to their works published in our journal, and these works are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0) license. All works published in our journal are published under the CC BY-NC 4.0 license as open access. Articles published in our journal can be accessed free of charge at https://dergipark.org.tr/en/pub/antakiyat/archive

License Scope
As long as you comply with the license terms, the license holder cannot revoke these freedoms (the specified rights).
You are free to:
1) Share: Copy and redistribute the work in any medium or format.
2) Adapt: Remix, transform, and build upon the existing work.
Under the following conditions:
3) Attribution: You must provide appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use.
4) NonCommercial: You may not use this material for commercial purposes.
No additional restrictions: You may not apply legal conditions or technological measures that would legally restrict the use of the permissions granted by the license.

C- Special Issue Publication Policy
A special issue may be published once a year at the request of the Editorial Board of my journal. Articles submitted for inclusion in the special issue are first subject to editorial pre-review. They are then reviewed for compliance with the journal's writing rules and similarity scanning is performed to prevent plagiarism. After these stages, they are submitted to a peer review process using a double-blind model.

D- Fee Policy
There is no charge for publishing articles in the journal or for conducting the article review process. No processing fees or submission fees are charged for articles submitted to the journal or accepted for publication.

E- Advertising and Sponsorship Policy
The journal does not accept advertising or sponsorship. All expenses of the journal are covered by the Publisher.

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