· Journal of the Faculty of
Divinity of Ankara University (Ankara Üniversitesi İlahiyat
Fakültesi Dergisi, henceforth AUIFD) is a double-blind
peer-reviewed open access academic journal published semi-annually in the
fields of Islamic and Religious Studies.
· AUIFD publishes
writings under the following categories: research articles, research notes,
book reviews, reviews of conferences and meetings, interviews, and tributary
notes.
· Manuscripts are expected to be
related to at least one of the subfields of Islamic and Religious
Studies.
· AUIFD requires that all
authors submit all manuscripts online through the Dergipark system. Authors who
cannot submit online should contact (iladergi@ankara.edu.tr) so they could get
help from the editorial team. The Journal does not require a submission fee.
· All or parts of the submitted
manuscripts should not have been published previously or should not be under
consideration elsewhere.
· AUIFD accepts articles
in Turkish, English, Arabic, Persian, German, and French.
· We expect manuscripts to be 35
pages or fewer, excluding bibliography, tables and figures, but still consider
longer manuscripts.
· As a rule, AUIFD does
not publish more than one research paper of the same author in a single issue.
It is, however, possible to publish more than one piece by the same author in
different categories depending on the Editorial Board's decision.
· AUIFD is published
twice a year (May 31, November 30). Research articles must be submitted
at least three months before (February 28 for the May issue; August 31 for the
November issue) and contributions in the other categories should be sent at
least two months before the publication date (March 31 and July 31 respectively)
to be considered for inclusion in the nearest issue. However, timely submission
does not necessarily guarantee that the manuscripts will have undergone all the
necessary steps to be published in that period of time. Articles whose reviewal
and editorial processes have not been completed are postponed to the next
issue.
· Manuscripts are checked against a
plagiarism software during the initial evaluation process.
· All manuscripts undergo a
two-tiered review: first, initial evaluation by the editorial staff for overall
quality and interest, and second, peer-review process. The initial evaluation
process normally takes approximately 15 days while the reviewing process takes
approximately 30 days but occasionally much longer. Please also note that after
the revision by the authors we may send the articles back to reviewers who can
assess if their concerns and suggestions have been addressed satisfactorily.
· Articles that fit the AUIFD’s
scope and standards are sent to three reviewers and those approved by at least
two of the reviewers are accepted for publication.
· The authors should avoid any
self-reference that may reveal their identity to the reviewers. They can make
the necessary changes and add the necessary references to the final version of
the article.
· Articles accepted for publication
are rigorously edited and their sources and references are meticulously checked
by the editorial board. This may take a few weeks and may possibly delay the
publication of the article.
· Those who send an article are
expected to read the Journal’s Publication Ethics and Publication Malpractice
Statement beforehand.
· Prior to the submission of the
manuscripts to the journal, authors are expected to peruse the AUIFD Publication
Guide. Manuscripts should be written in Microsoft Office Word with the Cambria
font in 11-point size and 1.5-spaced (.doc) or (.docx) extension, left-aligned,
and all text, including headings, should be defined as normal text.
· AUIFD follows the
Chicago Manual of Style for citations and bibliography in English articles and
modifies it in articles in Turkish and other languages.
· All articles should include a
bibliography of the works cited. Arabic and Persian articles should also be
appended with a bibliography in Roman script.
· All articles should include an
abstract both in English and in Turkish of 150-200 words and 5-8 keywords.
Turkish abstracts might be provided by the journal’s editorial team.
· AUIFD applies the full
transliteration system for Arabic, Persian, and the Ottoman Turkish. For this
reason, we expect manuscripts to be transliterated according to the rules laid
out in the AUIFD Transliteration Guide.
· The publication rights of the
articles to be published belong to the Journal. For this reason, in the initial
submission of the manuscripts, regardless of the category of the manuscript,
the Copyright Transfer Agreement must be filled out duly and uploaded to the
system together with the manuscript. Unfortunately, AUIFD cannot
make any payments to the authors if the articles are published.