General Rules

1. Bilimname is an international, peer-reviewed journal based in Kayseri. It is published twice (2) a year. Special issues or supplements may be published in addition to these regular issues when necessary.

2. Bilimname is an academic journal that publishes scholarly articles covering all fields of theological studies.

3. All copyrights for articles submitted to Bilimname belong to the journal. Such articles may not be published elsewhere, reproduced, or used without proper citation without obtaining permission from Bilimname. Furthermore, the authors bear full legal responsibility for the content of their articles.

4. The languages ​​of publication for Bilimname are Turkish and English. Articles must not have been published elsewhere previously.

5. To ensure international standards, the use of reference management software—such as Zotero, Mendeley, or EndNote—is mandatory. Articles that do not meet this requirement will not be accepted into the publication process.

6. Articles must employ one of the following citation styles: Chicago, ISNAD, or APA.

7. If an Ethics Committee Approval is required, the name of the granting institution and the approval number must be stated in the "Methodology" section and the "Ethics Committee Approval" section of the article. Additionally, the Ethics Committee Approval document must be uploaded to the file submission section. Articles that fail to meet this requirement will not be published.

8. The article title must be provided in both Turkish and English and must not exceed 14 words. Submitted manuscripts are expected to be between 6,000 and 11,000 words in length. In cases where the word count falls below or exceeds the established limits, the assessment of the Editorial Board shall be decisive.

9. The article must include, at the beginning, a Turkish abstract (200–250 words) and 3–5 Turkish keywords, as well as an English abstract (200–250 words) and 3–5 English keywords. The first keyword must indicate the academic discipline to which the article belongs. Furthermore, the article must conclude with an English "Extended Abstract" of at least 750 words. For articles written in English, a Turkish "Extended Abstract" of at least 750 words must be provided. Articles that fail to meet these requirements will not be published, even if they have completed the peer-review process.

10. Automatic numbering must not be used within the article. Headings and subheadings (e.g., Introduction, A, B, 1, 2, a, b, i, ii, iii, 3, 4, Conclusion, Bibliography) must be presented without the use of automatic numbering features.

11. At the end of the article, under the heading “BIBLIOGRAPHY”, cited works must be listed alphabetically by the author's surname. Surnames should be written in capital letters, and first names in lowercase.

12. As articles submitted to Bilimname undergo a peer-review process, the manuscripts uploaded to the system must not contain the author's name or any information that could reveal the author's identity. Once the peer-review process is complete, information regarding the author(s) will be added to the article by the editor. 

13. When registering for Bilimname as an author or reviewer, all requested information must be provided in full. Under the "Curriculum Vitae" (CV) section, the author’s/reviewer’s areas of work and research interests should be listed. Under the “Department” section, the department should be specified first, followed by the specific field of study. E.g., Basic Islamic Studies/Tafsir; Philosophy and Religious Studies/Psychology of Religion.

14. Bilimname is an exclusively electronic (online-only) journal.

15. Manuscripts must be formatted according to the specifications below when being uploaded to the journal’s submission system.

 

Page Layout

1. Manuscripts must be prepared using Microsoft Word, with the page layout configured as follows:

Paper Size:	A4 Portrait
Top Margin:	2,5 cm
Bottom Margin:	2,5 cm
Left Margin:	2,5 cm
Right Margin:	2,5 cm
Font:	Cambria
Font Style:	Normal
Body Text Font Size:	10,5
Abstract Font Size:	9
Footnote Font Size:	9
Paragraph Spacing:	Before 3 nk; After 3 nk
Paragraph Indentation:	1 cm
Line Spacing:	Single

2. For articles using a special font that is not available in the Microsoft Word program, the font file should be added when the article is added to the system.

3. Manuscripts should not include details such as page numbers, headers and footers.

4. In terms of spelling and punctuation, the spelling guide of the Turkish Language Association should be taken as basis, except in cases where the article or the subject is mandatory.

5. Chicago, ISNAD (for Basic Islamic Sciences) or APA (for Philosophy and Religious Sciences) should be used for citation systems in articles. However, a bibliography must be included at the end of each article.
 

Ethical Principles and Publication Policy

The publication process at bilimname is the basis of the improvement and dissemination of information objectively and respectfully. Therefore, the procedures in this process improve the quality of the studies. Peer-reviewed studies are the ones that support and materialize the scientific method. At this point, it is of utmost importance that all parties included in the publication process (authors, readers and researchers, publisher, reviewers and editors) comply with the standards of ethical considerations. bilimname expects all parties to hold the following ethical responsibilities.
The following ethical duties and responsibilities are written in the light of the guide and policies made by Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).
The publication of an article in a peer-reviewed journal is an essential building block in the development of a coherent and respected network of knowledge. It is a direct reflection of the quality of the work of the authors and the institutions that support them. Peer-reviewed articles support and embody the scientific method. It is therefore important to agree upon standards of expected ethical behavior for all parties involved in the act of publishing: the author, the journal editor, the peer reviewer, and the publisher.

Publication Ethics and Malpractice Statement

Correction, Retraction, Expression of Concern
Editor should consider publishing correction if minor errors that do not effect the results, interpretations and conclusions of the published paper are detected. Editor should consider retraction if major errors and/or misconduction that invalidate results and conclusions are detected. Editor should consider issuing an expression of concern if there is evidence of research or publication misconduct by the authors; there is evidence that the findings are not reliable and institutions of the authors do not investigate the case or the possible investigation seems to be unfair or nonconclusive. The guidelines of COPE and ICMJE are taken into consideration regarding correction, retractions or expression of concern.

Plagiarism Action Plan and Journal Precautions

The journal respects intellectual property and aims to protect and promote the original work of its authors. Articles containing plagiarism are against the standards of quality, research, and innovation. Therefore, all authors who submit articles to the journal are expected to comply with ethical standards and avoid plagiarism in any form. If an author is suspected of plagiarism in a submitted or published article, the journal's Ethics Editor reviews the work first. This work is then reviewed by the Editorial Board. The Journal then contacts the author(s) to submit their comments within two weeks. If the journal does not receive any response from the author within the specified time, it requests the investigation of the claim by contacting the university to which the author is affiliated. The journal will take the following serious precautions against published articles that are found to contain plagiarism.
1. The journal will immediately contact the university to which the author(s) are affiliated, in order to take final action against the related author.
2. The journal will remove the PDF copy of the published article from its website and disable all links to the full-text article. The phrase Plagiarized Article will be added to the title of the published article.
3. The journal will disable the author's account and reject all future submissions by the author for a period of 3 years.

This journal checks for plagiarism

Submitted manuscripts that pass preliminary control are scanned for plagiarism using iThenticate software. If plagiarism/self-plagiarism will be found authors will be informed. Editors may resubmit the manuscript for similarity check at any peer-review or production stage if required. High similarity scores may lead to rejection of a manuscript before and even after acceptance. The percentage of similarity score taken from each article, the overall similarity score is generally expected to be less than 30%.
Publication of Studies Based on Survey and Interview
bilimname adopts the "Code of Conduct and Best Practice Guidelines for Journal Editors" and "Code of Conduct for Journal Publishers" of the Publication Ethics Committee (COPE) in order to create ethical assurance in scientific periodicals. In this context, the authors are requested to comply with the following issues in the studies submitted to the journal:
1) Ethics committee approval should be obtained for research conducted in all disciplines that require ethics committee approval, this approval should be stated on the first page of the article and the ethics approval document should be uploaded to the Dergipark system with the article.
2) In research that requires ethics committee permission, information about the permission (name of the committee, date and number) is given in the method section, and after the bibliography section of the article; In case reports, information about signing the informed consent/consent form should be included in the article.

Special Issue Publishing Policy

Our journal publishes a special issue annually, in December, upon the request of the Editorial Board. The articles sent to our journal for publication are first subjected to an editorial review and it is checked whether they have been prepared in accordance with the journal's publication policy and writing principles. It is then subjected to a similarity scan to prevent plagiarism. Articles that pass these stages without any problems are included in the peer review process using the double-blind model.

1. Publication and authorship

• List of references, financial support;
• No plagiarism, no fraudulent data. As a result of plagiarism control, articles with a similarity rate of 25% or more are directly rejected in accordance with the journal's publication policy.
• Forbidden to publish same research in more than one journal.

2. Author’s responsibilities

• Authors obliged to participate in peer review process;
• All authors have significantly contributed to the research;
• Statement that all data in article are real and authentic;
• All authors are obliged to provide retractions or corrections of mistakes.

3. Peer review / responsibility for the reviewers

• Judgments should be objective;
• Reviewers should have no conflict of interest with respect to the research, the authors and/or the research funders;
• Reviewers should point out relevant published work which is not yet cited;
• Reviewed articles should be treated confidentially.

4. Editorial responsibilities

• Editors have complete responsibility and authority to reject/accept an article;
• Editors should have no conflict of interest with respect to articles they reject/accept;
• Only accept a paper when reasonably certain;
• When errors are found, promote publication of correction or retraction;
• Preserve anonymity of reviewers.
• No plagiarism, no fraudulent data.

5. Publishing ethics issues

• Monitoring/safeguarding publishing ethics by editorial board;
• Guidelines for retracting articles;
• Maintain the integrity of the academic record;
• Preclude business needs from compromising intellectual and ethical standards;
• Always be willing to publish corrections, clarifications, retractions and apologies when needed.

Duties of the Publisher

bilimname is committed to ensuring that commercial revenue has no impact or influence on editorial decisions. In addition, CTJ will assist in communications with other journals and/or publishers where this is useful to editors. Finally, we are working closely with other publishers and industry associations to set standards for best practices on ethical matters, errors and retractions–and are prepared to provide specialized legal review and counsel if necessary.

Plagiarism Detection

bilimname uses double-blind review fulfilled by at least two reviewers. In addition, all articles are checked by means of a program in order to confirm they are not published before and avoid plagiarism.
The peer review process is at the heart of the success of scientific publishing. As part of our commitment to the protection and enhancement of the peer review process, CTJ has an obligation to assist the scientific community in all aspects of publishing ethics, especially in cases of (suspected) duplicate submission or plagiarism.
When a reader discovers a significant error or inaccuracy in a paper published in bilimname journal or have any other complaint about editorial content (plagiarism, duplicate papers, etc.), he/she should make a complaint by e-mail to: bilimname@erciyes.edu.tr We welcome complaints as they provide an opportunity for improvement, and we aim to respond quickly and constructively.

In line with the decision taken by the Editorial Board of the Journal, “Article Submission Fee” is charged from the articles sent to our Journal for publication as of 2025. The fee will be requested separately from the publications decided to be processed by the Editorial Board. Do not pay during the application or without being requested by the editorial team. Since the account belongs to the Department of Strategic Development, it cannot be refunded.