WRITING RULES

Language: Turkish, English, and Arabic. The language of the journal is Turkish and English.
Article Types: Original Research Articles, Book Reviews, Research Notes, Symposium Evaluations, and Translated Articles. However, we encourage authors to keep their work concisely for better dissemination.
Article Format: MS Word Template
Visual Format: JPEG at least 300 dpi
Citation Style: ISNAD 2 Citation System
Author Changes: Only processed before the article is accepted. Authors should carefully review the list and order of authors before submitting their articles and provide the final list of authors during the initial submission.

Baberti Journal Publishing Principles

1. Baberti Journal aims to contribute to the fields of theology and social sciences by publishing studies with national and international scientific qualities.
2. Baberti Journal is a peer-reviewed journal published twice yearly (two issues).
3. The journal's publication language is Turkish, but scientific articles in foreign languages can also be published with Turkish abstracts and references. The journal should be written as Baberti in all languages.
4. The article should include abstracts in English and Turkish, each not exceeding 200 words, at the beginning of the text. The English abstract should also include the full English title of the article above the abstract. Additionally, keywords not exceeding five words should be provided in English and Turkish.
5. The articles must be entered with their Turkish titles for article submissions in foreign languages.
6. Article titles should be capitalised with the first letter of each word, except for conjunctions.
7. The author(s) or, if any, the author(s)' employer retains the copyright and intellectual property rights.
8. The author(s) commit that the publisher has no responsibility for any claims or lawsuits brought by third parties due to copyright infringement and that all responsibility lies with them.
9. Articles to be published must be original and academic works prepared using appropriate research methods for their fields. Translations, book reviews, critiques, and evaluations contributing to the scientific field are also accepted.
10. Articles to be published should be submitted through the system (DergiPark) as an "Attached Word Document."
11. Submitted works should not have been previously published or submitted for publication elsewhere.
12. Submitted articles, including images, figures, maps, etc., should not exceed 8,000 words.
13. The preliminary review of articles submitted for publication regarding form and content is conducted by the Baberti Journal Editorial Board. Based on this review, the board decides whether the articles will be peer-reviewed. The board rejects articles deemed unsuitable in terms of form and content. Articles decided to be peer-reviewed are initially sent to two reviewers for evaluation (translations are sent to reviewers along with the original texts). Our journal applies the "double-blind review" system. Reviewers do not see the author, and the author does not see the reviewers. Based on the reviewer evaluations:
a. If both reviewers give a "cannot be published" report, the article will not be published.
b. If one of the two reviewers gives a "can be published" report or the Editorial Board does not find the reviewer reports sufficient, a third reviewer's opinion is sought. The decision is made based on the incoming report (if deemed necessary, the Baberti Journal Editorial Board has the right to make the final decision without consulting a third reviewer).
c. If one or both reviewers give a "can be published after revisions" report, the article is returned to the author for necessary revisions. If required, the revised article may be resubmitted to the relevant reviewer(s) for final evaluation.
d. Approved articles are sent to the author to be formatted according to the Baberti Journal format.
e. The Editorial Board reserves the right to make minor changes in spelling, etc., to ensure the journal's appearance and style consistency.
f. Final versions undergo a final review and are prepared for publication.
14. Authors are informed about the status of their submitted articles within three months at the latest.
15. A maximum of one (original/translated) work by the same author can be published in one issue.
16. No fee is paid to the author for published articles. The author(s) bear full scientific and legal responsibility for the published work's language, style, and content, and the Editorial Board is not responsible.
17. The decision-making authority on matters not specified here belongs to the Baberti Journal Editorial Board.

Writing Principles

Articles submitted to our journal should be written using PC Microsoft Word (at least Office 2007 version) or adapted to this program. Submitted articles, including all attachments, should not exceed 8,000 words in journal format.
Articles submitted to our journal should be prepared following the ISNAD2 citation system writing rules. Relevant guidelines are available at www.isnadsistemi.org. A link is also provided on the main page of our journal. It is mandatory to use the ZOTERO application to correctly and actively adapt references used in the studies according to the ISNAD2 citation system.
Photocopies of the original texts should be attached for translation, simplification, and transcription articles. Additionally, book cover images in JPEG format should be included for book reviews and evaluations.
Page layout: A4 size, margins set to 4.5 cm on the left, 4.5 cm on the right, 5 cm on the top, and 5 cm on the bottom.
Font style: Palatino Linotype (main text: 10, footnotes, summary, and abstract: 8 points); line spacing: a total, value: 14 pt; paragraph spacing: before 0 pt; after 3 pt; Traditional Arabic font should be used for Arabic texts with the exact dimensions. The first line indent in paragraph headings should be 1 cm. The first line indent in the summary and abstract sections should be 0 cm and consist of a single paragraph. The bibliography paragraph indent setting should be special-hanging and 1 cm.
Tables, graphics, images, etc., in the text should not exceed the page layout width of 12 cm.
References should be organized alphabetically according to the ISNAD2 system.
No author information should be included in the text.
Footnotes and bibliography must be prepared using ZOTERO.
All religious terms and author names must comply with the TDV Islamic Encyclopedia (DİA) writing and be written consistently throughout the text. For other commonly used words in Turkish, the TDK should be followed. Particular attention should be paid to writing accents and letters at the end of words, particularly following the TDK rules. For example, dükkân, nikâh, siyasi, içtimai, hukuki, merkezî, itimat, isnat, itikat, etc.
The third edition of the Encyclopaedia of Islam should be considered for writing proper names, book titles, and concepts in the English title, abstract, and keywords. See Encyclopaedia of Islam.
Articles submitted to our journal should include the following information in an additional WORD document loaded into the system along with the article:
Ø Article title (in Turkish and English)
Ø If derived from postgraduate theses, the citation information of the thesis, and if based on a conference paper, the citation information of the scientific meeting
Ø Author's name, SURNAME (e.g., Ahmet ÖZKAN)
Ø Institution information (if the author is an academician, the university, including the department, and if a student, the institute and department must be included)
Ø Phone numbers (work and mobile)
Ø Correspondence address (please specify the postal code)
Ø Email address
Ø ORCID ID

Citation Style
Articles must be prepared according to the ISNAD 2 (footnoted) Citation System.

Final Checklist
This checklist is hoped to be helpful during the final review of the prepared article before uploading it to the journal system.

Ensure the following items are present:
1. Author information included.
• Email address
• Full postal address
• Phone number
2. All necessary files uploaded.
• Article text
• Copyright Agreement
3. The article underwent "spelling check" and "grammar check."
4. All references mentioned in the bibliography are cited in the text, and vice versa.

Submit Article
The responsible author's (corresponding author) account should be used in applications. All correspondence related to the application is sent to the responsible author via the journal system.
When uploading the article file, ensure that this file does not contain any elements that would reveal the author's identity due to the double-blind review process.
Files to Upload Separately:
1. Full Article Text
2. Copyright Agreement

During submission, the author agrees electronically to the following:
1. I am authorized to submit this work to your journal, and I am authorized by co-authors.
2. The article is original, has not been officially published in another peer-reviewed journal, is not under review by another journal, and does not infringe any existing copyright or other third-party rights.
3. If the article is accepted for editorial publication, I/we agree that it will be licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0) license.
4. The author(s) or, if any, the author(s)' employer retains the copyright and intellectual property rights. The author(s) commit that the publisher has no responsibility for any claims or lawsuits brought by third parties due to copyright infringement and that all responsibility lies with them.
5. The author(s) commit no criminal element or illegal expression in the article, and no unlawful material or method was used during the research.