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.