Advances in Women’s Studies is a scientific, open access, online-only periodical published in accordance with independent, unbiased, and double-blinded peer-review principles. The journal is official publication of the Atatürk University, Women’s Studies Application and Research Center and published biannually in June and December. The publication languages of the journal are Turkish and English.

Advances in Women’s Studies aims to contribute to the literature by publishing manuscripts at the highest scientific level in research and studies covering all aspects of the women’s studies. The journal publishes original articles, reviews, care reports, letters to the editors, and book reviews that are prepared in accordance with ethical guidelines. The scope of the journal includes but not limited to including sociology, philosophy, history, language and literature, art, cultural studies, law, political science, economy, health, play, theater, movie, and other related areas.

The target audience of the journal includes academicians, researchers, professionals, students, related professional and academic bodies and institutions.

The editorial and publication processes of the journal are shaped in accordance with the guidelines of the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE), World Association of Medical Editors (WAME), Council of Science Editors (CSE), Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), European Association of Science Editors (EASE), and National Information Standards Organization (NISO). The journal is in conformity with the Principles of Transparency and Best Practice in Scholarly Publishing (doaj.org/bestpractice).

Disclaimer
Statements or opinions expressed in the manuscripts published in the journal reflect the views of the author(s) and not the opinions of the editors, editorial board, and/or publisher; the editors, editorial board, and publisher disclaim any responsibility or liability for such materials.

Open Access Statement
Advances in Women’s Studies is an open access publication, and the journal’s publication model is based on Budapest Access Initiative (BOAI) declaration. All published content is available online, free of charge at https://womensresearch-ataunipress.org/. Advances in Women’s Studies’s content is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial (CC BY-NC) 4.0 International License which permits third parties to share and adapt the content for non-commercial purposes by giving the appropriate credit to the original work.

Editor: Reva BALCI AKPINAR
Address: Atatürk University, Faculty of Nursing, Erzurum, Turkey
E-mail: atakad@atauni.edu.tr

Publisher: Atatürk University
Address: Atatürk University, Yakutiye, Erzurum, Turkey

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