Scientific studies sent to bitig Journal of Faculty of Letters by Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University must not have been previously published or sent for publication. The publication decision regarding the studies submitted to the journal, and the identity of the authors and referees are kept confidential. Scientific and original research articles, translations and book reviews in the aforementioned fields can be sent to the journal. More than one work by the same author/authors cannot be published in the same issue of the journal.

The journal accepts articles in Turkish and English.

Spelling and punctuation are based on the latest edition of the Spelling Dictionary by Turkish Language Institution (TDK). The papers submitted should be clear and comprehensible and in accordance with scientific criteria in terms of language and expression. If necessary, papers can be corrected in terms of spelling rules by the editors.

Authors are responsible for the compliance of the papers with the ethical rules. The similarity rate to other scientific publications should not exceed 20%. Besides, the editor reserves the right to request an ethics committee document from the authors if necessary.

Research articles sent to the journal must be at least 8000, maximum 10.000 words; book reviews should be a minimum of 3000 and a maximum of 5000 words. Translations, text publications and works containing excavation reports in the field of Archaeology are excluded from this rule.

Submissions from the basic fields of social sciences and philology are accepted to the journal. Papers should be prepared on the following template:

Title: The title should be short and informative about the research topic. Only the first letter of the words should be capitalized (excluding the conjunctions). They should be in 14 font size, bold and centred. The English title should be written under the Turkish title and should be 12 points.

Author Information: The first letter of the author's name and all letters of the surname should be written in capital letters, 11 font size, bold and centred. The institution where the authors work, their e-mail addresses and ORCID numbers should be given in the footnote with a “*” sign.

Abstract: At the beginning of each article, there must be an abstract in Turkish and English, consisting of at least 250 and maximum 500 words, reflecting the purpose, method and findings of the research. Each article should contain at least five and at most eight keywords related to the abstract. Abstract and keywords should be written in 10 points. The abstract title should be 10 points, the abstract should be single line spacing, 9 points and the left and right should be indented 1 cm.

Paper Size: A4 Vertical

Top Margin: 2.5 cm

Bottom Margin: 2.5 cm

Left Margin: 2.5 cm

Right Margin: 2.5 cm

Font: Montserrat

Font Style: Normal

Size (Normal Text): 10

Size (Footnote Text): 9

Table-Graphic: 9

Paragraph Spacing: Single Line (0 pt before, 0 pt After) (0 pt before and after in tables and graphs) No paragraph indents

Line spacing: Text single line (0 pt before, 8 pt after); abstract and footnote single line spacing. Abstract should have 1 cm indent on the right and left.

References: 0 cm per paragraph in the lines of the references (lines should be indented 1.25 cm)

For articles that use a special font, the font used should also be sent to the journal with the text.

The parts that need to be emphasized in the text should not be in bold letters but italicized or in quotation marks.

Details such as page numbers, headers and footers should not be included in the articles.

Chapter titles: All main and sub-headings should be written with only the first letters capitalized and bold, left aligned, and all section headings should be in 10 points.

Tables, Graphics and Images: Tables, graphics and visuals should have numbers and titles, and these numbers and names should be just below the figure. Images to be used in articles should be in jpeg or tiff format and their resolution should not be less than 300 dpi.

Abbreviations: In submissions, the abbreviations used in the articles, the official abbreviation index and rules of the language in which the article is written should be followed. For Turkish, the TDK Abbreviations Index should be taken as a basis.

Quotations: Direct quotes should be quoted. Quotations of less than 4 lines should be quoted in the paragraph, and quotes of 5 or more lines should be given in the form of independent paragraphs. Such blocks should have a space of 1 cm from the left and right of the citation, should not be given a paragraph head and should be 9 pt in size. The line spacing must also be 1 cm.

Submission: Parenthetical references should be used for in-text citations of the article. There must be a bibliography at the end of the article.

It should be stated in the format in single-authored publications like (Akar 2020: 56), and in multi-authored citations like (Ayan et al. 2013: 35).

If the name of the cited author is included in the text, only the publication year and page should be indicated: (2004: 37).

Electronic sources should be specified as (URL-1), (URL-2), … in the text and should be written as follows in the “References” section:

URL-1: Mesîhî (2020), Mesîhî Dîvânı, haz. Mine Mengi, https://ekitap.ktb.gov.tr/Eklenti/10686,metinpdf.pdf?0 (e.t. 23.12.2020).

The names of the ancient works and authors should be given without any abbreviations.

Sample: Ksenophon, Oikonomikos, 2.21.

If there are more than three references to a concept or citation in the articles which sent to the journal, footnotes can be used.

References: References should be given in alphabetical order at the end of the main text according to the surnames of the authors.

Sample: Tanpınar, Ahmet Hamdi (1988), Huzur, İstanbul: Dergâh Yay.

If the article has two authors, the surname of the author who is first in the work is given first.

Sample: Parlatır, İsmail ve Nurullah Çetin (1996), Genç Kalemler Dergisi, Ankara: Akçağ Yayınları.

If the article has more than three authors, after the information of the first author, the abbreviation of et al. should be used.

Sample: Kaplan, Mehmet et al. (1983), Devrin Yazarlarının Kalemiyle Millî Mücadele, Ankara: Kültür ve Turizm Bakanlığı Yayınları.

If the chapters of a journal, encyclopedia article, or book are used, page range information should be given at the end of the references. The display of journal and encyclopedia articles (volume, issue and page) should be as follows:

Sample: Ayhan, Gökben (2022), "Geleneksel Ula Evlerinde Çıkma", bitig Edebiyat Fakültesi Dergisi, 2 (4), 282-297.

If there is a translator, compiler or preparer, the name of the editor should be given after the name of the author and the work.

Sample: Rosenau, P. Marie (1992), Postmodernizm ve Toplum Bilimleri, çev. Tuncay Birkan, İstanbul: Ark Yay.

In case there is more than one work of the same author with the same date in the references, it should be shown as "a, b, c ...".

Sample: (İpekten 2001a: 82)

If the thesis is used, the surname-name of the author, the date of the thesis, the title of the thesis in italic characters, the type of the thesis, the name of the city and the university should be included.

Sample: Dündar, Leyla Burcu (2001), Murathan Mungan’ın Çağdaş Masallarında Cinsiyetçi Geleneğin Eleştirisi, Ankara: Bilkent Üniversitesi Ekonomi ve Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Türk Edebiyatı Disiplini Yüksek Lisans Tezi.

Authors submitting manuscripts to bitig Journal of the Faculty of Letters must comply with the following conditions:

Each article submitted for publication must be an original work. All authors must have individually contributed to the study and accepted full responsibility for its content. The manuscript must not have been previously published in any printed or electronic format and must not be under review by another journal at the time of submission. The text, images, figures, photographs, and all other content included in the manuscript must not infringe upon the copyright of any individual or institution. Any legal responsibility arising from potential copyright violations lies entirely with the author(s); journal editors cannot be held liable in such cases. The manuscript must not contain any content that constitutes a criminal offense or violates applicable laws, and no illegal methods or materials must have been used during the research process. The study must be prepared in accordance with ethical standards and should not pose any harm when applying the methods or materials used. The author(s) acknowledge and agree to abide by the journal’s principles regarding author responsibilities, ethical guidelines, open access policy, copyright, and publication policy. The author(s) must confirm that they have reviewed and approved the final version of the submitted manuscript. All authors are also responsible for ensuring that their contact information is accurately and completely entered into the DergiPark system.

Manuscripts submitted to our journal are first reviewed by the editor for compliance with the journal's scope and principles. If the manuscript is considered suitable, it is forwarded to the subject editor. The subject editor evaluates the work in terms of language, scientific quality, and journal standards and conveys any necessary revisions to the editor-in-chief. Once these revisions are completed, the peer review process begins. Reviewers have the right to request multiple revisions and re-evaluate the revised manuscript. After the final reviewer assessments and the revised version of the manuscript are submitted to the editor, the subject editor or editor-in-chief decides whether the article will be published or not. Our journal employs a double-blind peer review system.

Our journal upholds the highest standards of scientific publishing ethics and adheres to the recommendations and guidelines established by COPE (Committee on Publication Ethics) for journal editors. Submitted manuscripts undergo a double-blind peer review process, evaluated by an editor and at least two reviewers. Submissions must not have been published on any other platform or be under consideration for publication elsewhere.

(1) The Editorial Board is responsible for each article submission to bitig Journal of Faculty of Letters, and which applies for the whole process – from the submission of the paper until its publication. The Editorial Board adopts the principles of international ethical standard in the frame of COPE- Committee on Publication Ethics.

(2) The Editorial Board examines the article submissions in matters of plagiarism, scientific originality and ethics.

(3) Papers approved by the Editorial Board are sent to at least two referees. Those who receive a positive report from both referees are published. If a positive report and a negative report are received, the paper is sent to a third referee. Thus, the decision is determined according to the report of the third referee.

(4) The Editorial Board keeps the identity information of the referees confidential and ensures that each article is evaluated impartially and within the specified time.

(5) The Editorial Board takes into account the consistent criticisms of the articles published in the journal and gives the right to reply to the authors of the articles that are criticized.

(6) The Editorial Board continuously strives to improve the quality of the journal and its publications.

(7) There is an institutional quota for articles submitted to bitig Journal of Faculty of Letters, a publication of Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University. Accordingly, no more than 20% of the articles in a single issue may be from within the institution.

(8) The Editorial Board maintains effective communication with those involved in the publication process and therefore meets periodically in line with the developmental goals of the journal.

(9) The Editorial Board is responsible for archiving each work.

(1) All referees accepting an invitation to referee are expected to comply with international referee standards. Accordingly, they must adopt the principles of the COPE -Committee on Publication Ethics.

(2) The principle of blind refereeing is applied in bitig Journal of Faculty of Letters. Referees do not directly communicate with authors.

(3) Referees only evaluate the articles related to their field of expertise.

(4) The referees conduct the evaluation within the principles of impartiality and confidentiality.

(5) The referees are obliged to evaluate the articles they accept within the time given to them.

(6) The referees make their evaluations in a constructive manner. The review process must be conducted in a completely objective and impartial manner.

(1) Authors who submit their studies to the journal should provide their full academic titles, name and surname and the institution they work for. They should add the full address, telephone number and e-mail address, as well.

(2) Authors are obliged to submit their original (unpublished) works to bitig Journal of Faculty of Letters and follow the writing instructions given on the journal website. Authors should not submit works that have been previously published or whose peer-review process has begun on another platform. If the authors apply to our journal with a publication they have prepared or presented from their scientific activities and studies, they must declare the relevant information. In case of a contrary situation, the author will be responsible for the situation in accordance with the relevant sanctions.

(3) Authors have the responsibility that the papers submitted to the journal are original and that they are written in accordance with scientific ethical principles. The author's plagiarism report is examined through various programs such as iThenticate, Turnitin or intihal.net. Authors are obliged to upload the reports. If the result of the report is above 20%, the article will not be evaluated.

(4) Authorship should be limited to individuals who have made significant contributions to the study, and all contributors should be listed as co-authors. The corresponding author must ensure that all contributors are included in the author list.

(5) All authors must clearly disclose any potential financial or other conflicts of interest that could influence the results or interpretation of their manuscript. All sources of financial support for the study must be fully declared.

(6) According to the ULAKBİM decision dated February 25, 2020, “For all scientific fields, separate ETHICS COMMITTEE APPROVAL must be obtained for clinical and experimental studies involving humans and animals that require an ethics committee decision. This approval must be stated in the manuscript and documented.” Publications that do not meet this requirement will not be accepted.

For all works submitted for publication, the author/authors must obtain a similarity report from iThenticate, Turnitin, or intihal.net, and if the result exceeds 20%, the paper will not be considered for evaluation.

Since 2020, for research requiring ethics committee approval, ethical approval must be obtained, clearly stated in the article, and documented. For research requiring ethics committee approval, the details of the approval (name of the committee, decision date, and reference number) must appear both in the methodology section and on the first or last page of the article. Research that requires ethics committee approval includes:

(1) Qualitative or quantitative studies where data is collected from participants through methods such as surveys, interviews, focus groups, observation, experiments, and discussions.
(2) Studies where humans and animals (including data or materials) are used for scientific or experimental purposes.
(3) Clinical research involving humans.
(4) Scientific studies conducted on animals.
(5) Retrospective studies assessed under the Personal Data Protection Law.