Articles must be prepared using the journal’s Word template and uploaded to the system in that format. Submissions that do not follow the template or the journal’s writing guidelines will not be evaluated.
The required forms are listed below.
FORMAT SUMMARY
| Item | Rule |
|---|---|
| Length | 4,000–8,000 words (excl. bibliography) |
| Paper | A4, portrait |
| Margins | Top–bottom 3 cm, left–right 2 cm |
| Line spacing | Single |
| Paragraph spacing | 6 pt before/after |
| Font | Palatino Linotype |
| Body / Heading | Body 10 / Heading 11 pt |
| Footnote | 9 pt (single, 0.5 cm indent) |
ARTICLE STRUCTURE
1. Title — Each word capitalised except conjunctions; the English title immediately below.
2. Abstract — Up to 150 words; Turkish Öz first, English Abstract beneath.
3. Keywords — At least 5; in both languages.
4. Extended Abstract — 500–700 words, with subheadings; in English for TR articles, in Turkish for EN/AR; required at first submission.
5. Introduction — The subject, its place in the literature, the research problem and aim.
6. Discussion, Conclusion and Recommendations — Findings discussed against the literature, conclusions and recommendations.
7. Bibliography — Following MLA principles.
8. Appendices — After the bibliography, numbered “Appendix 1”, “Appendix 2” with separate titles.
TABLES AND FIGURES
— Table captions appear above the table, figure captions below the figure.
— The table and its number are in bold (e.g. Table 1.); tables are justified to the text margins.
— Table captions and in-table text are 10 pt; the same applies to figures in an editable format.
CITATION (FOOTNOTE SYSTEM)
Citations are given only as footnotes, numbered in ascending order from 1. Book and journal titles are italic, article titles “in quotation marks”. A source is given in full on first mention and abbreviated (ibid., op. cit.) thereafter. For multi-author works, all authors are named at first use.
Footnote Examples
| Source type | First citation | Subsequent |
|---|---|---|
| Single-author book | Mehmet Genç, Osmanlı İmparatorluğu'nda Devlet ve Ekonomi, Ötüken Yayınları, Istanbul 2000, p. 45. | Genç, op. cit., p. 52. |
| Translated book | Edward Said, Orientalism, trans. Berna Ülner, Metis Yayınları, Istanbul 1999, p. 27. | Said, op. cit., p. 30. |
| Multi-author book | Şevket Pamuk and Jeffrey G. Williamson, Globalization, Economic Policies and Growth…, İş Bankası Yayınları, Istanbul 2010, p. 88. | Pamuk – Williamson, op. cit., p. 95. |
| Edited book | Suraiya Faroqhi (ed.), The Cambridge History of Turkey, Vol. 3, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge 2006, p. 214. | Faroqhi, op. cit., p. 220. |
| Article | Erhan Afyoncu, “The Question of Fratricide in the Ottomans”, Tarih ve Toplum, vol. XXVI/no. 154 (1996), p. 19. | Afyoncu, art. cit., p. 23. |
| Book chapter | Donald Quataert, “The Age of Reforms, 1812–1914”, An Economic and Social History…, ed. Halil İnalcık and Donald Quataert, Cambridge 1994, p. 762. | Quataert, art. cit., p. 770. |
| Encyclopedia | Şinasi Tekin, “Mevlânâ”, TDV Encyclopedia of Islam, vol. 29, TDV Yayınları, Istanbul 2004, p. 456. | Tekin, art. cit., p. 459. |
| Thesis | Ahmet Yılmaz, Ottoman Agricultural Policies in the 19th Century, (Unpublished PhD Thesis), Istanbul University, Istanbul 2015, p. 78. | Yılmaz, op. cit., p. 82. |
| Archival doc. | Prime Ministry Ottoman Archive (BOA), Hatt-ı Hümayun (HAT), no. 1450/12. | BOA, HAT, no. 1450/12. |
| Website | “Foreign Policy in the Early Republic”, Rep. of Turkey Ministry of Foreign Affairs, mfa.gov.tr (accessed 1 Sept. 2025). | “Foreign Policy in the Early…”. |
Bibliography Examples
Books. Genç, Mehmet. Osmanlı İmparatorluğu'nda Devlet ve Ekonomi. Ötüken Yayınları, Istanbul 2000. | Said, Edward. Orientalism. Trans. Berna Ülner. Metis Yayınları, Istanbul 1999.
Edited book / chapter. Quataert, Donald. “The Age of Reforms, 1812–1914”. An Economic and Social History of the Ottoman Empire. Ed. Halil İnalcık and Donald Quataert. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge 1994, pp. 762–804.
Articles / encyclopedia. Afyoncu, Erhan. “The Question of Fratricide in the Ottomans”. Tarih ve Toplum, vol. XXVI/no. 154 (1996), pp. 19–27. | Tekin, Şinasi. “Mevlânâ”. TDV Encyclopedia of Islam. Vol. 29. TDV Yayınları, Istanbul 2004, pp. 456–459.
Thesis / archive / website. Yılmaz, Ahmet. Ottoman Agricultural Policies in the 19th Century. (Unpublished PhD Thesis), Istanbul University, Istanbul 2015. | BOA, Hatt-ı Hümayun (HAT), no. 1450/12. | “Foreign Policy in the Early Republic”. Rep. of Turkey Ministry of Foreign Affairs. mfa.gov.tr (accessed 1 Sept. 2025).