Apjir - Academic Platform Journal of Islamic Research

APJIR is a multi-disciplinary journal established to publish academic studies on Islam and the Islamic world. The journal publishes previously unpublished articles in Turkish, English and Arabic, book, thesis, conference and symposium reviews and scholarly interviews in the fields of social sciences such as religion and theology, anthropology, sociology, philosophy, literature, history, law and ethics.

Manuscripts to be submitted to the journal must be written in accordance with the "Article Writing Guide".


APJIR is a multi-disciplinary publication dedicated to the scholarly study of all aspects of Islam and of the Islamic world. Particular attention is paid to works dealing with religion, theology, anthropology, sociology, history, law, geography, political science, literature, philosophy, international relations, environmental and developmental issues, as well as ethical questions related to scientific research.

APJIR-Academic Platform Journal of Islamic Research is a peer-reviewed and international academic e-journal.


It is published three issues a year in April, August and December. The scientific and legal responsibility of the articles published in APJIR belongs to the authors. The language of publication is Turkish, English and Arabic, but studies in other languages are also accepted. All publication rights of the articles in the journal belong to APJIR and cannot be partially or completely printed, reproduced or transferred to electronic media without the permission of the publisher. Articles that divide the society and lead to hatred and hatred are not accepted for the journal. The editorial board is responsible for the publication of the articles.

  SPELLING RULES
Manuscripts submitted to the journal for publication must comply with the following formal principles and other relevant rules. Otherwise, manuscripts submitted to the journal will not be published.


 The submitted manuscript should not have been previously published or submitted to any other journal for evaluation (or a statement should be made in the Notes to the Editor). The scientific responsibility of the manuscripts belongs to the authors. All authors must have actively participated in the study. If the submitted manuscript has been presented at any meeting before; the name, date and city of the meeting should be specified.

 The manuscripts submitted for publication are subjected to PRE-CONTROL, INFERENCE SCANNING, REFERRAL EVALUATION and TURKISH-ENGLISH LANGUAGE CHECKING.

 In the manuscripts sent to the journal, the information about the author(s) should be stated as "name-surname, title- institution and province, e-mail address, ORCID ID and ROR ID (https://ror.org/) indicating the institution information", and the journal authorities should not be forced to contact the authors again for such information. The title, institution and province of the author should also be stated in English.

 Examples of templates, which are the application of the spelling rules specified on this page, are at the end of the article. Manuscripts to be sent to the journal should be organised and sent on these templates.


 All types of academic publications (including book reviews and translations) submitted to the journal must include both Turkish and English abstracts.
The title of the article should be written in Turkish and English in capital letters immediately before both the Turkish and English abstracts. At the beginning of the article, there should be an abstract of at least 150 and at most 250 words, and at the end of the abstract, there should be 5-7 words of keywords. The first of the keywords should indicate the branch of science to which the article belongs and the words should be ordered from general to specific.

The ISNAD Citation System 2nd EDITION TRANSLATION Script Alphabet should be used for the transcription of the names of persons, works and some concepts in different languages.
The text font should be Isnad Font and the font size should be 10 pt, double-sided, without hyphenation, and 8 pt for abstracts and footnotes. (This font can be downloaded from the ISNAD Citation System website).
Page layout should be 4 cm from top, bottom, right and left; no paragraph indentation, paragraph spacing should be 0 pt, then 6 pt, and line spacing should be 1.0. The article volume should not exceed 12,000 words.
The article should be organised in the following order:


a.) Abstract: The maximum length of the abstract should be 250 words. One line space should be left between the abstract and the keywords, which should consist of at least 3 (three) words, and should be written in italics.


b.) Main Text: The manuscript should begin with an introduction that expresses the main aims and approaches of the article in a scientific language, including ideas formed by combining proof-based information and logical arguments from different disciplines. This section should be written with all readers in mind. Technical terms, symbols and abbreviations should be defined the first time they are used in the article. All sections should be numbered and formatted in the following order.

1. Introduction,
2. Sources and Method,
3. Findings
4. Evaluation and Conclusion.
The main text may have sub-headings (1.1, 1.2, etc.).

c). Bibliography: The bibliography should be included as a separate heading at the end of the text.



The evaluation process of the articles submitted to the journal (APJIR) consists of 3 (three) stages:

1. Preliminary Evaluation Process: The preliminary evaluation of the submitted manuscripts is carried out by the Editor in accordance with the instructions specified in the section titled "Writing Rules" on APJIR's Dergipark web page. Manuscripts deemed suitable to be sent to referees by the Editor are sent to at least two referees.
2. Reviewers' Evaluation: The referees fill in the referee evaluation form on-line according to the instructions titled "Publication Principles" on the website www.apjir.com and send it to the editor.
3. Final Decision Process: Within the framework of the evaluations of the referees, the Editor has the authority to decide whether the text will be published or not. If deemed necessary, the Editor may also send the article to another referee for evaluation. In case of a need for correction, the Editor sends the referee evaluation reports to the authors and forwards the articles sent to him/her after the relevant corrections to the publication manager. The final version of the text is sent back to the authors for final checks before publication. After all these procedures, the article is ready for publication.


FOOTNOTE AND BIBLIOGRAPHY RULES


APJIR uses the ISNAD Citation System 2nd Edition. Articles to be submitted to our journal should be organised according to this system. You can review the ISNAD Citation System at http://www.isnadsistemi.org/guide/ and download the writing guide and templates from http://www.isnadsistemi.org/indirmeler/.

Click for Article Template.

Click here for Translation Template.

Click here for Book Review Template.

Click here for Copyright Transfer Form.

Peer-reviewed studies are studies that embody and support the scientific method. At this point, it is important that all stakeholders of the process (authors, readers and researchers, publisher, referees and editors) comply with the standards for ethical principles. Academic Platform Journal of Islamic Studies expects all stakeholders to carry the following ethical responsibilities within the scope of publication ethics.

The following ethical duties and responsibilities have been prepared in accordance with the guidelines and policies published by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) as open access (see COPE Guidelines in Turkish).

The publication of an article in a peer-reviewed journal is a necessary building block in the development of a respected knowledge network. It is a direct reflection of the quality of the work of the authors and their supporting institutes. Peer-reviewed articles support and shape the scientific method. It is therefore important for all parties involved in publishing, authors, journal editors, reviewers and publishing organisations, to agree on standards of expected ethical behaviour:

1. Authorship
The bibliography list must be complete.
Plagiarism and fake data should not be included.
It should not be attempted to publish the same research in more than one journal.

Actions against science research and publication ethics are as follows:

a) Plagiarism: Presenting the ideas, methods, data, applications, writings, forms or works of others as one's own work in whole or in part without citing the owners in accordance with scientific rules,

b) Forgery: Producing data that are not based on research, editing or modifying the submitted or published work based on unreal data, reporting or publishing them, presenting a research that has not been conducted as if it has been conducted,

c) Distortion: Falsifying research records and data obtained, showing methods, devices and materials that were not used in the research as if they were used, not evaluating data that do not comply with the research hypothesis, manipulating data and/or results to fit the relevant theory or assumptions, falsifying or shaping the results of the research in line with the interests of the persons and organisations supported,

d) Slicing: Inappropriately dividing the results of a research into parts in a way that disrupts the integrity of the research and presenting them as separate works in academic promotions by publishing a large number of publications without citing each other,

e) Unfair authorship: Including people who have not made active contributions among the authors, not including people who have made active contributions among the authors, changing the author ranking in an unjustified and inappropriate manner, removing the names of active contributors from the work during publication or in subsequent editions, using his/her influence to have his/her name included among the authors even though he/she has not made active contributions,

f) Other types of ethical violations: Failure to clearly indicate the persons, institutions or organisations that provide support and their contributions to the research in the publications of the research conducted with support; not respecting patient rights in publications; sharing the information contained in a work that he/she has been assigned to review as a referee with others before publication; misusing the resources, places and facilities provided or allocated for scientific research; making completely groundless, unwarranted and deliberate accusations of ethical violations (YÖK Scientific Research and Publication Ethics Directive, Article 8).

2. Author Responsibilities
All authors must contribute significantly to the research.
A declaration that all data in the manuscript are true and authentic is required.
All authors are obliged to ensure retraction and correction of errors.

3. Responsibilities of the referees
Reviews should be impartial.
Reviewers should not have any conflict of interest with the research, the authors and/or the research funders.
Reviewers should cite relevant published but not cited works.
Checked manuscripts should be kept confidential.

4. Editorial Responsibilities
Editors have full responsibility and authority to accept or reject an article.
Editors should not be in conflict of interest regarding the articles they accept or reject.
Only articles that will contribute to the field should be accepted.
When errors are found, they should support the publication or withdrawal of the correction.
Keep the names of the referees confidential and prevent plagiarism/fake data.
The refereeing process is central to the success of scientific publishing. Maintaining and improving the refereeing process is part of our commitment, and Academic Platform Journal of Islamic Studies has an obligation to assist the scientific community in all cases of publishing ethics, especially in cases of dubious, duplicate publications or plagiarism.
When a reader notices a significant error or inaccuracy in an article published in the Journal of Academic Platform Islamic Studies or has any complaint about the editorial content (plagiarism, duplicate articles, etc.), he/she can send a complaint to hurmahmut@gmail.com. We welcome complaints as they will provide an opportunity for improvement, and we aim to respond quickly and constructively.

Revealing Suicide
Articles submitted to Academic Platform Journal of Islamic Studies for publication are subjected to double blind peer review by at least two referees. In addition, a special plagiarism detection programme is used to confirm that the articles have not been published before and do not contain plagiarism.

Publisher
Academic Platform Journal of Islamic Studies is published by Academic Perspective Association (Sakarya/Turkey).

Scope
Academic Platform Journal of Islamic Studies focuses on historical, current or future problems and problems that are likely to arise in different geographies where Islamic societies live. The source of these problems may be social, political, economic, religious, cultural. Unlike all these sources and reasons, the researcher is expected to act with the method of any discipline or discuss the problem with a multi-disciplinary method. It is assumed that comparative research and holistic perspectives are more useful in discovering the truth in a globalised world.
Comparative research is expected to be more in the fields of Basic Islamic Sciences, Philosophy and Religious Sciences, Islamic History and Arts, Religious Culture and Ethics Education.

Publication Frequency
Journal of Theology Academy is a refereed journal published 3 issues a year (April - August - December).

Article Evaluation Process
Manuscripts submitted to our journal are first examined by the Editorial Board for compliance with the journal's principles.
Those deemed unsuitable are returned to the author for correction.
Academic objectivity and scientific quality are the most important criteria in the evaluation of manuscripts submitted for publication.
Those found suitable for evaluation are sent to at least two referees in the relevant field. The names of the referees are kept confidential and the reports are kept for five years. If one of the referee reports is positive and the other is negative, the manuscript may be sent to a third referee or the Editorial Board may review the referee reports and make a final decision. Authors take into account the criticisms and suggestions of the referees and the Editorial Board. If they disagree, they have the right to object with their reasons. Manuscripts not accepted for publication are not returned to the authors.
Manuscripts submitted for publication are checked for plagiarism using a special plagiarism detection programme.

Publication Language
Academic Platform Journal of Islamic Studies welcomes articles written in Turkish, English and Arabic. Arabic articles should include a title and abstract in Turkish and English and a bibliography written in Latin alphabet.
Manuscripts should include English title, abstract (at least 120 words), keywords (at least 5 concepts), abstract (at least 750 words) and bibliography prepared in ISNAD citation style.


Citation and Reference System
Academic Platform Journal of Islamic Studies requires the use of the Isnad Citation System (www.isnadsistemi.org) in citation and bibliography writing.

Plagiarism Detection Policy
Through a special plagiarism detection programme, it is confirmed that the articles have not been published before and do not contain plagiarism.

Open Access Policy
This journal provides immediate open access to its content, adopting the principle that making scientific research freely available to the public will increase the global sharing of knowledge.

Archiving
The journal is sent to domestic and foreign libraries and international index institutions determined by the Editorial Board within one month from the date of publication.

Publication and Evaluation Fee
Academic Platform Journal of Islamic Studies does not charge any fee from the authors for the article evaluation and publication process.

Copyright
The copyright of the articles accepted for publication in Academic Platform Journal of Islamic Studies is deemed to be transferred to the Editorial Board of Academic Platform Journal of Islamic Studies.

Article Acceptance
The manuscripts to be submitted to the Academic Platform Journal of Islamic Studies are required to be an original article that will fill a gap in the field or a review that evaluates previously published studies and puts forward new and remarkable views on this subject.
In order for the articles to be published in Academic Platform Journal of Islamic Studies, they must not have been published or accepted for publication elsewhere. Papers previously presented at a scientific meeting may be accepted, provided that this is clearly stated.

There is no charge for articles published in our journal.