Bezgek Journal of Teaching Turkish Language to Foreigners

One may define the emergence of new independent Turkish republics in the Central Asia and Caucasia as a result of disintegration of the Soviet Union (Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan,
Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan) in international area as the most important of the said changes and developments for both Turkish clans and communities and specialists of
Turcology.


The pleasure and satisfaction of accessing / attaining the inaccessible regions, those living in those regions and information and documents about them is well known by those who
pay effort for this purpose, who resist all sorts of difficulties and experience troubles. The elimination of the biggest obstacle before accessing / attaining of the Turkish states, clans and communities living in the Turkish Republics and different regions of the continent of Asia with one another and with their same races in the Republic of Turkey is one of the most significant events of the current century. Today more than twenty years has passed since this change, development and attaining. Although very good developments have been experienced within this period, it is unfortunately not much possible to say that the relations have reached up to the desired level.


Although disappointment was experienced among the Turkish states and communities in many fields, there have been many positive developments in the field of Turcology. As a
matter of fact, the experts of the subject have studied in the region which had been a dream for them in the past, have performed researches and inspections in the same project with their
colleagues, have reached many information, findings and documents related to Turkish language, history, art, culture civilization etc. within the last twenty years. The changes and developments experienced in the Turkish world and along with it in Turkey were followed closely by different instates and institutions concerned with Turcology; scientific meetings (councils, congresses, symposiums, banquets…) related to this issue were organized and the “information” obtained was published in the form of books, articles and manifestos. And sometimes despite having been realized with a huge labor and self sacrifice, the manifestos presented in the meetings, the articles written were not (could not) be published due to impossibility, insensitivity and “different reasons”.


The manifestos and articles are included in the most significant types of actual scientific texts. Failure to publish the manifestos and articles in time causes the opinions suggested /
claimed in the said manifestos and articles to lose their actuality and significance. In Turcology, as it is the case in certain scientific branches this is the issue about which scientists most
complain about.

The journal does not charge any processing fee for article acceptance or process procedures. The journal has adopted the basic principle of fulfilling its publishing responsibilities based on the "Journal Editors' Code of Conduct" (COPE, Code of Conduct for Journal Editors). The aim of Bezgek Journal of Turkish Teaching for Foreigners is to support the development and progress of studies on teaching Turkish.

The article which is to be sent to the journal must not be the one that was published in anywhere before or the one which is under publication process in another journal.

In addition to Turkish articles, English ones can also be published in the journal.

After it is examined in terms of its suitability for the publication (the articles which are seen as unsuitable for the publication are not included to the process), the article sent to the journal is sent to two referees. The article that receives the issuable report by the two referees after their assessments is published in the following issue. If one of the reports is positive and the other one is negative, the article is sent to a third referee. In such a case, whether the article is published or not is determined by the report of the third referee.

Articles are forwarded to the referees directly through the system (without any change on the file loaded by the writer). In order to provide the writer-referee secrecy, there must not be any information about the writer on the article. Therefore, there should not be any writer name / names neither in the article nor on the file.

You need to use the template file when submitting the article. You can download the article file to be sent here.

The article which is to be sent to the journal must certainly include Turkish and English abstracts, and keywords. In the title page of the article, Turkish heading, abstract, keywords, English heading, abstract and keywords must be included respectively. In all headings in the article, just the first letters of the words must be capital.

Within the scope of TR DIZIN 2020 Ethical Criteria, an Ethics Committee Document will be required for articles to be sent to our journal. In this context, for studies that require ethics committee approval, information about the relevant Ethics Committee Approval (board-date-number) should be included in the method section of the article. For this reason, candidates who will submit articles to our journal are kindly requested to edit their articles by considering the relevant criteria.

The abbreviations to be used in the articles should be based on TDK Writing Guide.

The articles that will be sent to Bezgek Journal of Teaching Turkish Language to Foreign Learners should be arranged according to the following article template:

Click for sample template.

Page Format

A4 size should be used vertically as the paper size.

Margins

Bottom margin

Top margin

Left margin

Right margin

2,5 cm

2,5 cm

2,5 cm

2,5 cm

Line Spacing

The line spacing to be applied in the whole article is as follows.

Before

After

Rate

6 nk

0 nk

1,15

Paragraph Indents

Abstract

Text

Extended Abstract

0,5 cm

1 cm

1 cm

Indents

Abstract

More than 40 words

Left

Right

Left

Right

1 cm

1 cm

1,5 cm

1,5 cm

Font and Punto

Articles should be prepared with Times New Roman font. Different fonts can be used in the article to meet some characters. These fonts should also be sent with the article.

Punto sizes to be used are as follows:

Turkish and English article title

12 Punto

Bold

Author names

11 Punto

Normal

Author institution and contact information

9 Punto

Normal

Abstract

10 Punto

Normal

Text

11 Punto

Normal

More than 40 words

10 Punto

Normal

Footnotes

9 Punto

Normal

Tables

10 Punto

Normal

Table, figure, photo, etc. explanations

10 Punto

Italic

Extended Abstract

10 Punto

Normal

Pages

The articles that will be sent to Bezgek Journal of Teaching Turkish Language to Foreign Learners World should not exceed 30 pages and also should not be less than 7 pages. There is no limit to the number of words in the articles. It is acted according to the opinion of the Editorial Board about the articles with high number of pages.

Title

The title of the work should clearly reflect its content and be inclusive. All letters should be written in the title of the article, and the first letters of the words should be written in capitals.

Abstract and Keywords

It should clearly and briefly reflect the purpose, scope, method, results, highlights and original value of the study. The abstract should be limited to 150-200 words.

It should be created by selecting at least 3 and at most 5 of the words on which the study is shaped.

Introduction

The basis of the research subject, its equivalance in the literature, the importance of the research, the problem status of the research and the objectives of the research should be stated in the introduction.

Method

The type, universe, sample / research group, data collection techniques, data collection tools and their validity and reliability should be addressed in the ethical committee approval method in the required studies.

Findings

The findings obtained should be presented with the relevant tables, figures, graphics or pictures to support the purpose of the study and the problem situation.

Discussion

Findings should be discussed with literature and author comments.

Result

The thoughts that arise with the discussions should be annotated.

Recommendations

Recommendations should be made on the subject of the research appropriate to the discussion and the outcome of the study.

Bibliography

APA system is adobted for the citation in the articles sent to our journal. Therefore, the articles to be sent must be suitable for the citation system below:

In the books

Within the text:

(Alyılmaz, 2017, s. 25)

In the bibliography:

Alyılmaz, S. (2017). Türkçede nesne tekrarlı fiiller. Kesit Publishing.

In the articles

Within the text:

(Alyılmaz ve Alyılmaz, 2018, s. 36).

In the bibliography:

Alyılmaz, S. and Alyılmaz, C. (2018). Ağız bilimi çalışmalarının Türkçe öğretimi açısından önemi. Türk Dünyası, 45, 7-38.

In the thesis

Within the text:

(Mert, 2002, s. 33)

In the bibliography:

Mert, O. (2002). Kutadgu Bilig’de hâl kategorisi. [Unpublished Doctoral Dissertation]. Atatürk University.

Appendices

It should be named after the end of the study.

Table, Figures and Images

Each table, figure and image should be numbered and named. The explanations should be displayed as normal in the tables above the table and in italics in the figures and images below.

Other Considerations

Articles that do not comply with the principles stated above will not be evaluated.

Bezgek Journal of Teaching Turkish Language to Foreign Learners, owns the right to publish and not to publish articles submitted and to make corrections on articles where necessary. The right of publishing of the submitted articles belongs to the journal management. The legal responsibility of an article published in the journal belongs to its author and there is no binding case for the journal.

The articles published in the journal may not be reproduced in any way and can not be republished elsewhere (either printed or on the internet) without the written permission of the journal management. The author who sends articles to the journal is deemed to have accepted these principles.

PUBLICATION ETHICS AND PUBLICATION MALPRACTICE STATEMENT

Publication Ethics Statement: All parties in the publication process (authors, editorial board and referees) will make decisions in accordance with the ethical standards. In order to guarantee high ethical standards, Bezgek journal of Teaching Turkish Language to Foreigners has acknowledged international standards for all parties. Bezgek journal of Teaching Turkish Language to Foreigners expects all parties to comply with these standards. The best publication ethics standards are supported and all precautions against publication malpractices are taken. Bezgek journal of Teaching Turkish Language to Foreigners as the publisher takes the tutorship task seriously in all phases of publishing and acknowledges ethical and other responsibilities.

International Standards for the Authors

Bezgek journal of Teaching Turkish Language to Foreigners does not request all authors of an article a signed letter of application, and does not conduct mandatory practices on the authors. All authors applying to Bezgek journal of Teaching Turkish Language to Foreigners are expected to comply voluntarily with the international standards (the ethical principles determined by the Committee on the Publication Ethics (COPE), https://publicationethics.org/).

The authors will approve that the articles are their genuine works. Plagiarism, fabrication, falsification, dual publication, data manipulation are not allowed.
The authors will not inflict physical or legal harm to the participants of the study and they will not abuse the participants psychologically. In addition, the authors will provide the right to privacy and anonymity.

The authors will indicate the individuals or institutions (sponsors) supporting the study.
The authors will approve that the article has not been published elsewhere before, and is not being evaluated elsewhere for publishing at the moment.
The authors will ensure the list of references they used in their article.
If an author finds out that there is an important error or mistake in their published work, they will immediately inform the journal’s editor or published and will cooperate with the editor to withdraw or correct the article.
The authors will inform Bezgek journal of Teaching Turkish Language to Foreigners about any conflict of interest.
International Standards for the Editorial Board

The editors and the members of the Editorial Board will comply with the international standards for the Editorial Board. The editor and the Editorial Board of The International Journal of Turkish Literature, Culture and Education are expected to comply voluntarily with the international standards (the ethical principles determined by the Committee on the Publication Ethics (COPE), https://publicationethics.org/).

The editorial board will keep all the data about the submitted papers confidential.
The editorial board is responsible for taking the publishing decisions for all papers submitted.
The editorial board will make an effort to meet the requirements of both the readers and the authors.
The editorial board will make an effort to increase the quality of Bezgek journal of Teaching Turkish Language to Foreigners.
The editorial board will attach utmost importance to quality and authenticity.
The editorial board will be ready to publish revisions, statements, withdrawals and apologies when needed.
International Standards for Referees

The referees are will comply with the international standards for refereeing after accepting the invitation. The referees of Bezgek journal of Teaching Turkish Language to Foreigners are expected to to comply voluntarily with the international standards (the ethical principles determined by the Committee on the Publication Ethics (COPE), https://publicationethics.org/).

The referees will keep the information about the papers confidential.
The referees will present all the information that would be a reason for rejecting an article to the attention of the editorial board.
The referees will evaluate the articles with regard to being scientific.
The referees will evaluate the articles only with regard to their authenticity, significance and compliance with the scope of the journal.
The referees are independent of the authors, i.e. not affiliated with the same institution.
The referees will inform Bezgek journal of Teaching Turkish Language to Foreigners about any conflict of interest.
All articles are subjected to the plagiarism check using the iThenticate software by Bezgek journal of Teaching Turkish Language to Foreigners. The authors will avoid all kinds of plagiarism including self-plagiarism. The articles with a similarity report containing results exceeding 20% similarity will not be published by Bezgek journal of Teaching Turkish Language to Foreigners. Bezgek journal of Teaching Turkish Language to Foreigners will be authentic, and not be published before or submitted for publication elsewhere.

The editor will control the articles for deciding the publication process and determining misconducts. If a paper is defined as misconducting, the author will be responsible for the withdrawal or correction of that paper in line with the feedback provided by the editor and the referees.

Bezgek journal of Teaching Turkish Language to Foreigners is a member of CrossCheck, an initiative, which helps the editors to confirm the authenticity of the submitted papers.

Informed Consent Policy

Author(s) should comply with the following conditions in order to meet ethical and legal standards for work with human subjects:

Participants in your research should be informed that you will be conducting research in which they will be the participants or that you would like to write about them for publication.

Participants in your research should be informed that participation is voluntary, that there is no penalty for refusing to participate, and that the participants may withdraw at any time without penalty.

Participants in your research should be informed that the purpose of your research and the procedure you will follow in the research.

Participants in your research should be informed that contact information that they can reach you for answers to questions regarding the research.

Participants in your research should be informed that any foreseeable risks and discomforts involved in agreeing to cooperate.

Participants in your research should be informed that any possible direct benefits of participating (e.g., receiving a copy of the article or chapter).

Participants in your research should be informed if and how their confidentiality will be protected.



SENDING OF THE ARTICLES




The articles which are prepared by considering the principles above must be sent through the ARTICLE FOLLOW-UP SYSTEM.

In order to send an article through the “ARTICLE FOLLOW-UP SYSTEM”:
*One must enter the webpage with the user name (the e-mail address saved in the system) and the password after s/he becomes a member of the article follow-up system.
*One must fill in the related blanks by opening the section “send the article”.
*One must load the article on the system as an MS file.



OPEN ACCESS SYSTEM


This is an open access journal which means that all content is freely available without charge to the user or his/her institution. Users are allowed to read, download, copy, search, or link to the full texts of the articles in this journal without asking prior permission from the publisher or the author. This is in accordance with the BOAI definition of open access.

The manuscripts sent to journal are controled with “IThenticate” screening program.

Note: The authors cannot retain the copyrights and full publishing rights without the permission of journal ediors' committee. This is guaranteed with the copyright aggreement form of journal, which authors have to accept that their copyrights are transferred to the journal. You can see the journal's copyright transfer aggreement form İf you click link. 

The journal does not charge any processing fee for article acceptance or process procedures.