Journal of Institute of Fine Arts

The main aim of Atatürk University Journal of Fine Arts Institute is to create a scientific platform where scientists, studying in the field of Fine Arts and Art and Science, can share their knowledge, experience, evaluation, suggestions, and opinions. It is also aimed to contribute to the national and international scientific studies in the field of fine arts by publishing scientific research papers which have original value.

The Journal of Fine Arts Institute of Ataturk University, published twice a year in March and October with the ISSN 1300-9206 and E-ISSN 2687-4288 number, is a national, peer-reviewed, and scientific official journal since 1995. The abbreviated name of the journal is “GSED“. Atatürk University Journal of Fine Arts Institute is indexed by ULAKBİM-TÜBİTAK Social Sciences (TR Index), Academia Social Sciences Citation Index (SOBIAD), and Acar Index. In our journal, scientific research papers, review articles, and case report type scientific research papers carried out in one of the Turkish or English languages and in different disciplines of Fine Arts, Art and Science (Photography, Traditional Turkish Arts, Graphics, Sculpture, Music, Painting, Performing Arts, Art History, Ceramics, Cinema-TV, Textile, and Fashion Design, etc.) are published. The manuscripts that are sent to the Journal must be original, unpublished, and cannot be submitted simultaneously for publication elsewhere.

The articles to be sent to our journal have the following features:

The text size should be Times New Roman 10 pnt and 1 line spaced, with page margins 2.5 cm (right, left, top, bottom). Paragraph headings should be left justified without spaces. There should be 6 nk space before and after the line spacing options. Tables, graphics and visual numbers should be given in bold and plain characters. Tables, graphics and visual descriptions should be given one line below in italics. Numbers and explanations of the figures should be left justified. All numbers and descriptions of tables, graphics and visuals should be displayed above these figures. All figures should be placed left justified. The initials of all words in table, graphic and visual explanations must be capitalized. Below the tables, graphics and visuals taken from other sources, the source from which they were taken should be indicated, aligned to the left. Table content should be 8 pnt. Column lines should be removed in tables, only row lines should be shown. In addition, the line spacing in tables should be reduced to 1pnt and the spaces before and after the line should be 0 nk.

On the first page, the first letter of the words of Turkish article name (18 pt) and English article name (14 pt) should be given in the upper case and other letters in lower case. Line spacing should not be left before any headings, only 6nk should be set before and after the line spacing options. If the article is produced from another study (thesis, notice, etc.) the author should be given in the form of exponential notation and 9 pnt immediately after the author's name or names on the first page. The author's name (s) should be given under the English title with Bold (Bold) 11 pnt and Title, Institution, e-mail and Orcid Id information should be given just below the author's name with 9 pnt character. Turkish and English abstracts should be generated with 8 pnt and 1 line spacing. In the abstract section, the abstract information about the aim of the research, the working group, the method and the results obtained should be included. Abstract should not exceed 250 words. A minimum of 3 and a maximum of 5 keywords should be indicated. Articles should be considered as Section 1 Introduction, Section 2 Method, Section 3 Findings and Interpretation and Section 4 Conclusion, Discussion and Suggestions. Main section headings (such as 1, 2, 3), 1st-degree subheadings (such as 1.1, 1.2) and 2nd degree and higher subheadings (such as 1.1.1, 1.1.2, 1.1.1.1) must be aligned left. The initials of the words must be capitalized. Main section headings and 1st degree subtitles should be given in plain characters, and 2nd degree subtitles should be in italics.

Footnotes should not be used in quotations in the text. Direct or indirect citations should be shown in accordance with the "author surname, year of publication, page number". In direct or direct quotations, if the quotation does not exceed 40 words, it should be shown in quotation marks; If it exceeds 40 words, it should be shown as a compressed paragraph (the whole paragraph should be given 1 tab (1 cm) from the left and without quotation marks).

The bibliography and the bibliography of the images should be clearly indicated. The citations in the text should overlap with the bibliography. If the source shown in the bibliography exceeds one line, the second and subsequent lines should be given 0.5 cm inside. A template of the manuscript layout is available on the journal page. The authors should download the article template and prepare the article in this template and submit it. Manuscripts must be prepared according to APA 7 format. Manuscripts that are not prepared in accordance with the article template, spelling rules, and citation rules will be eliminated during the pre-control phase without being directed to the referee evaluation. The responsibility entirely belongs to the author in this issue. References should be cited as shown in the examples below.

Periodicals:
If the article has a doi number, the access address link should be given. The general reference format to be followed in periodicals is as follows:
Surname, A. A., Surname, B. B., & Surname, C. C. (Year). Title of the article. Title of Periodical, Volume(Number), page range. Doi or URL
Example:
Millard, S. K., Nicholas, A., & Cook, F. M. (2008). Is parent-child interaction effective in reducing suffering? Journal of Speech, Language & Hearing Research, 51(3), 636–650.
Grady, J. (2019). Emotions in storybooks: A comparison of storybooks that represent ethnic and racial groups in the United States. Psychology of Popular Media Culture, 8(3), 207–217. https://doi.org/10.1037/ppm0000185
Pantaleo, S. (2005). ‘Reading’ young children’s visual texts. Early Childhood Research & Practice, 7(1). http://ecrp.uiuc.edu/v7n1/pantaleo.html

Books:
The following bibliography formats are used to refer to a book.:
Surname, A. A. (Year). Title of the work. Publisher.
Surname, A. A. (Year). Title of the work. URL
Surname, A. A. (Year). Title of the work. Doi
Surname, A. A. (Ed.). (Year). Title of the work. Publisher.
Example:
Single Author Books:
Sapolsky, R. M. (2017). Behave: The biology of humans at our best and worst. Penguin Books.
Jackson, L. M. (2019). The psychology of prejudice: From attitudes to social action (2nd ed.). American Psychological Association.
Multi-Author Books:
Dawson, J., & Lucas, R. (1993). Lifestyles of New Zealand forest plants (4th ed.). Victoria University Press.
Edited Books:
Kesharwani, P. (Ed.). (2020). Nanotechnology based approaches for tuberculosis treatment. Academic Press.
Book with Multiple Editions:
Strunk, W. J., & White, E. B. (2000). The elements of style (4th ed.). Longman.
Electronic Printed Books Only:
Schneider, Z., & Whitehead, D. (2013). Nursing and midwifery research: Methods and appraisal for evidence-based practice. Mosby. https://books.google.co.nz/books?id=x2l0-eexiPAC

Book Sections:
The following bibliography formats are used to refer to a book chapter:
Surname, A. A., & Surname, B. B. (Year). Chapter or introduction title. A. Surname, B. Surname & C. Surname (Ed.), In (pp. xxx-xxx) Book title. Publisher.
Surname, A. A., & Surname, B. B. (Year). Chapter or introduction title. A. Surname, B. Surname & C. Surname (Ed.), In (pp. xxx-xxx) Book title. URL
Surname, A. A., & Surname, B. B. (Year). Chapter or introduction title. A. Surname, B. Surname & C. Surname (Ed.), In (pp. xxx-xxx) Book title. Doi
Example:
Sturgess, A. (2011). Celebrating the square peg: Twice-exceptional learners. In R. Moltzen (Ed.), Gifted and talented: New Zealand perspectives (3rd ed., pp. 379-403). Pearson.
Thestrup, K. (2010). To transform, to communicate, to play—The experimenting community in action. In E. Hygum & P. M. Pedersen (Eds.), Early childhood education: Values and practices in Denmark. Hans Reitzels Forlag. https://earlychildhoodeducation.digi.hansreitzel.dk/?id=192
Aron, L., Botella, M., & Lubart, T. (2019). Culinary arts: Talent and their development. In R. F. Subotnik, P. Olszewski-Kubilius, & F. C. Worrell (Eds.), The psychology of high performance: Developing human potential into domain-specific talent (pp. 345–359). American Psychological Association. https://doi.org/10.1037/0000120-016

Meeting and Symposium:
Meeting and symposium proceedings can be published in book or periodical format. When referring to published papers, the book or book section format is used. When referring to regularly published papers, periodical format is used. The following formats are used for officially unpublished papers / poster presentations or contributions to the symposium:
Surname, A. A. (Year, Month). Paper or poster title [Conference presentation]. Organization Name, Location.
Surname, A. A. (Year). Paper or poster title. In A. Editor, & B. Editor (Eds.), Conference proceedings book name (pp. x-x). Publisher. Doi or URL
Example:
Evans, A. C., Jr., Garbarino, J., Bocanegra, E., Kinscherff, R. T., & Márquez-Greene, N. (2019, 8–11 Ağustos). Gun violence: An event on the power of community [Conference presentation]. APA 2019 Convention, Chicago, IL, United States. https://convention.apa.org/2019-video
Bedenel, A.-L., Jourdan, L., & Biernacki, C. (2019). Probability estimation by an adapted genetic algorithm in web insurance. In R. Battiti, M. Brunato, I. Kotsireas, & P. Pardalos (Eds.), Lecture notes in computer science: Vol. 11353. Learning and intelligent optimization (pp. 225–240). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-05348-2_21

Thesis:
Doctoral or master's theses can be accessed from electronic databases, corporate archives and personal web pages. If a dissertation has been accessed from the database of ProQuest doctoral and master's theses or from another source, this information should be cited. For a doctoral or master's thesis available in a database service, the following citation format is used:
Surname, A. A. (Year). Title of doctorate or master's thesis (Access or Order No) [Master thesis/Doctorate thesis, Name of University]. Name of Database.
Example:
Çizili, İ. (2000). Müzik öğretmenliği programları mezunlarının piyano derslerinde öğrendikleri davranışları öğretmenlikte kullanmaları (Thesis No. 96081) [Master Thesis, Uludağ University]. Thesis Center of Higher Education Board.

Encyclopedia:
Author, A or Corporate/Group Author. (Date). Title of entry in sentence case. In Title of encyclopedia in italic sentence case.
Author, A or Corporate/Group Author. (Date). Title of entry in sentence case. In Title of encyclopedia in italic sentence case. URL
Example:
Merriam-Webster. (n.d.). Practice. In Merriam-Webster.com dictionary. http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/practice
Easton, B. (2012). Economic history: Boom and bust, 1870–1895. In Te Ara: The encyclopedia of New Zealand. http://www.teara.govt.nz/en/economic-history/page-5

Dictionaries:
Corporate/Group Author. (Date). Dictionary entry. In Title of dictionary in italic sentence case. URL
Example:
Merriam-Webster. (2003). Litmus test. In Merriam-Webster’s collegiate dictionary (11th ed., s. 727).

Online Newspaper:
Author, A. (Year, Month day). Title of newspaper article in sentence case. Title of Newspaper in Italic Title Case. URL
Example:
McKay, E. (2019, July 9). Contamination rates getting better for Wellington's public recycling bins. New Zealand Herald. https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1& objectid= 12247753

Tv Series:
Producer, A., Producer, B., & Producer, C. (Executive producers). (Date range). Title of series in italic sentence case [TV series]. Production Company.
Example:
Serling, R. (Executive producers). (1959–1964). The twilight zone [TV series]. Cayuga Productions

Film:
Director, A. (Director). (Date). Title of film in italic sentence case [Film]. Production Company.
Example:
Fleming, V. (Director). (1939). Gone with the wind [Film]. Selznick International Pictures; Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.

Photograph:
Photographer, A. (Year). Name of photograph [Photograph]. Name of Web Page. URL
Örnek:
Perry, G. (2014). Comfort blanket [Photograph]. Art Basel. https://www.artbasel.com/catalog/artwork/ 18906/Grayson-Perry-Comfort-Blanket

Web:
If there is no date for citations made on the internet, the citations should be given with (t.y.). Citation (Date, Day Month) format should be given if the citation date exists.
Author, A. or Corporate/Group Author. (Date). Title of webpage in italic sentence case. URL
Example:
Collection online. (t.y.). Hannah Wilke. Guggenheim. https://www.guggenheim.org/artwork/artist/hannah-wilke
Werneburg, B. L. (2017, May 02). Improve your relationships with better communication. Mayo Clinic. https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/adult-health/in-depth/improve-your-relationships-with-better-communication/art-20314073
Detailed information about APA 7 writing rules can be found at https://www.apastyle.apa.org/ and https://libguides.wintec.ac.nz/APA/current
The manuscripts that have completed the referee process and approved for publication will be checked by the editor for the last time to check their compliance with the spelling rules and the article template. After reviewing the manuscripts returned from the authors, they will be rejected if they do not comply with the Editorial Guidelines and Rules of Writing. Articles exceeding the time allowed for return will be left to the next issue in order not to interrupt the publication process.

Journal of Institute of Fine Arts is published two times a year. The journal publication's language is Turkish and English. The journal includes peer-reviewed original research, review paper about all area of art. It provides free open access to all articles in the journal. In addition, our journal support Budapest Open Access Initiative (BOAI). This journal uses the LOCKSS system to allow it to create permanent archives.

The authors agree that the article, if accepted for publication by the Journal will be licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 (CC BY-NC 4.0)

Publication Policy
The following conditions must be met in order for the manuscripts sent to the Journal of Fine Arts Institute to be examined and evaluated.
1. Submitted manuscripts must be original manuscripts that have not been previously published in any form or submitted to any publication organ for publication.
2. The editorial board is authorized to not publish the articles that do not comply with the editorial rules, send them back to the author for editing and edit them in format.
3. After the technical evaluation stage, the manuscripts submitted for publication are entered into the double blind referee process and evaluated by at least two referees approved by the editorial board. In case of a negative report from any of the referees, the article is forwarded to a third referee. In accordance with the report of the third referee and the decision of the editor, it is published in the journal if it is seemed appropriate.
4. Authors who wish to withdraw their manuscripts submitted for publication due to delays or other reasons may withdraw their manuscripts through the Dergipark system at the pre-check stage. In order to retract previous articles that have passed the pre-check phase, the journal editor must be notified of the withdraw request via the system.
5. Copyright transfer form must be filled in for the manuscripts sent to the journal. Copyright is not paid for articles.
6. Manuscripts must comply with the Turkish and English spelling rules and APA 7 spelling format.
7. It is mandatory to mention the Orcid Id of each author in the articles sent to the journal.
8. The manuscripts submitted to the journal are checked with “Crossref Similarity Check Powered by iThenticate” for similarity rate. Similarity ratio limit is %20. Manuscripts exceeding the similarity ratio limit are rejected without being referred to the referee

Ethical Principles
Based on the principle that the articles submitted to the journal are in conformity with international research and publication ethics, ICMJE (International Committee of Medical Journal Editors) recommendations and international standards of COPE (Committee on Publication Ethics) are taken into consideration in scientific papers.

For Authors
1. Authors are obliged to participate in peer review process of the manuscripts submitted.
2. The contribution given to the article by authors whose names appear on the manuscript has to be notified to the editor.
3. Authors should send their articles prepared in accordance with the instructions for authors of the journal.
4. The authors whose names are taking part in any article submitted to the journal for publication are deemed to have declared that data of all kinds presented in this article are real and original.
5. The authors are obliged to make all kinds of the corrections about to the articles subjected to peer review by related referees and fulfilling requests of the editor.
6. Ethics Committee Approval is mandatory for all kinds of research conducted in qualitative or quantitative approaches and whose data are collected using questionnaire, interview, focus group study, observation, experiment and interview techniques. The institution, date and approval number for which Ethics Committee Approval was obtained should be specified in the Method section of the article.
7. The authors are obliged to comply with the copyright conditions relating to the material used or those from other sources and sign a contract stating the transfer of copyright to the Journal.
8. Any liability that may arise from the article included in the journal belongs to the author(s).

For Referees
1. The referees considering the article should make an objective and impartial assessment and express their views in clear and understandable language.
2. The referees declaring any conflicts of interest with article authors or institutions and organizations supporting the article should inform the editorship about the situation and not involve in the article evaluation.
3. Referees cannot share the data of articles sent to them for consideration with anyone.
4. The referees recommending that the article can be published after corrections have the right to re-examine the article after the necessary corrections have been made.
5. If referees determine that data in the article being evaluated are similar to those published in another article previously, they should report the situation immediately to the Journal Editorship.

For Editor and Editorial Board
1. Preliminary assessments of the papers are made by the Editorial Board.
2. Articles to be evaluated are sent to at least two referees by the Editorial Board. Editorial Board decides the acceptance, rejection or modification of articles depending on referees’ reports.
3. The Editorial Board may not use the data of unpublished article for their personal affairs in any way and not share this data in any way.
4. When the evaluation process of articles is completed, the editor forwards the decision to the author.
5. The Editor, when deciding on the rejection or acceptance of an article, should not to be affected by the conflict of interest of the person or persons taking part among the authors.