Balkan Music and Art Journal Publication Principles

1. In order for any article to be published in Trakya University Balkan Music and Art Journal, it should not have been previously published or accepted to be published elsewhere. Papers previously presented at a conference or symposium may be accepted for publication if this is clearly indicated beforehand.

2. The authors bear full responsibility for their papers.

3. The authors are recommended to abide by the Spelling Book of Turkish Language Society.

4. Manuscripts should follow A4 paper standards, using Times New Roman font, size 11 and single spacing. The page layout must have margins of 6,2 cm at the top, 5,5 cm at the bottom, 4 cm on right and left; 5,2 cm for the header and 5 cm for the footer with no binding margins.

5. Unpublished articles are not returned to the author.

6. The first line of each paragraph should be indented by 1 cm. The main heading of the article should be capitalized and centered, while sub-headings should be indented by 1 cm in alignment with the paragraph layout. The name(s) of the author(s) should be placed consecutively at the bottom right of the main heading. Information about the author’s academic title and institution (e.g., university, faculty, department, etc.) should be included in footnotes at the bottom of the page. Only academic titles may be used; no other titles are permitted.

7. Research and Review articles are organised into the following sections: Abstract (Turkish), Abstract (English), Introduction, Research/ Review, and Conclusion. For manuscripts written in English, the same structure and section titles in English are used.

8. References and citations should be provided as numbered “footnotes” at the bottom of the page. Articles that do not include references and citations in this format will be returned to the auhor.

Footnotes:

The bibliography of the references and citations should be provided as footnotes at the bottom of the page. Each reference should be detailed the first time it is mentioned following the order given in the examples below.

a. Books:
First name of the author, Last name of the author, Title of the book (in italics), Edition Number, Name of the publisher, Place and Year of publication, Page Number

Example:
Harold C. Schonberg, Büyük Besteciler, 1. Baskı, Doğan Kitap, İstanbul 2013, s. 34.

b. Articles:
First and Last Name of the author, Title of the Article (in quotations), Title of the Journal/Book (in italics), Volume Number, Issue Number, Place and Year of Publication, Page Number.

Example:
M. Öcal Oğuz, “Terim Olarak Somut Olmayan Kültürel Miras”, Milli Folklor Dergisi, Cilt 25, 2013, s. 100.

c. Journals and Annuals:
Name of the Publisher, Title of the Publication (in italics), Place and Year of Publication, Page Number.

Example:
Devlet İstatistik Enstitüsü, Türkiye İstatistik Yıllığı 1997, Ankara 1998, s. 17-21.

d. Theses:
First and Last Name of the Author, Thesis Title (in italics), (Name of the university, Institute, and Department/Art Branch, Thesis Degree), Place and Year of the thesis, Page Number.

Example:
Emine Dingeç, Rumeli’de Geri Hizmet Teşkilatı İçinde Çingeneler (XVI. Yüzyıl), (Anadolu Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü, Tarih Anabilim Dalı, Doktora Tezi), Eskişehir 2004, s. 61.

e. Books and Articles with Two Authors
When books and articles with two authors are cited in footnotes, the first and last names of the authors are fully written, with a hyphen (-) placed between their names.

Example:
Gürer Gülsevin-Erdoğan Boz, Eski Anadolu Türkçesi, Gazi Kitabevi, Ankara 2004, s. 56.

f. Internet Resources:
First and Last Name of the author, Title of the Document, Title of the Article (if available), Edition or File Number (if related), Address and Access Path, Date of Visit (in parenthesis). Page numbers are indicated if available.

Example:
Mehmet Tez, “Avrupa’nın en kirli havası”,
http://www.milliyet.com.tr/Milliyet.aspx?aType=gundemYazarTumYazilarV4&AuthorID=479, (15.11.2018).

 Example:
Türkiye’nin Katılım Yönünde İlerlemesi Hakkında 2004 Yılı Düzenli Raporu, Avrupa Toplulukları Komisyonu, Brüksel,
http://www.aggs.gov.tr/uploads/files/ilerleme_raporu_2004_tr.pdf, (07.10.2005).

g. Second reference to the same resource:
Halil İnalcık, a.g.e., s. 45.

Second reference to the same article:
Cemal Kafadar, a.g.m., s. 51.

Second reference to the same thesis:
Ali Berat Alptekin, a.g.t., s. 19.

9. REFERENCES
The following criteria should be applied while writing the bibliography section using footnotes. The word “REFERENCES” should be in capital letters and centered. As the references are listed alphabetically according to to the authors’ last names, References should not be numbered or assigned section numbers; the authors’ titles should not be used and their last names should be written in capital letters.

Footnote Style: Each reference should include the author’s last name followed by their first name. the Title of the Article if available (in quotations), The Title of the Journal or Book (in italics), The Name Of the Editor or Translator if available, Volume Number, Issue Number, Edition Number if it is published more than once, the Year and the Place of Publication. If more than one work of an author is used as a reference, they should be ordered from the oldest to the newest one. Each resource in the bibliography should be written 1 cm from the inside.

10. The images, figures and graphics of the submitted articles must be clear and suitable for offset printing technique, not exceeding the text area of the page. Each figure or graph should be sequenced and named on its own.

11.  In one issue of the journal, no more than two works of an author can be published as the first name. If more than two articles are submitted within a period, the articles beyond the first two will be transferred to the upcoming issues.

Publication Ethics and Publication Misconduct Statement

Ethical Principles and Publication Policy

Our publication ethics and publication policy statement has been prepared based on the “Code of Conduct and Best-Practice Guidelines for Journal Editors” (Committee on Publication Ethics, 2011).

Duties of Editors and Editorial Board

Impartiality and Editorial Independence Editors evaluate submitted articles solely on their academic merits (importance, originality, validity of the work, clarity) and relevance to the scope of the journal, without regard to the race, gender, sexual orientation, ethnicity, citizenship, religious belief, political philosophy or institutional affiliation of the authors. The editor has full authority over all editorial content of the journal and the timing of its publication.

Confidentiality

Editors and journal staff may not share any information about a submitted article with anyone other than the corresponding author, referees, potential referees, other assistant editors and the publisher.

Declaration and Conflicts of Interest

Editors and editorial board members may not use unpublished information contained in a submitted article for their own research purposes without the express written permission of the authors. Privileged information or ideas gained by editors as a result of reviewing the article are kept confidential and may not be used for personal gain. Editors refrain from reviewing articles if they have any conflicts of interest arising from competitive, collaborative or other relationships/affiliations with any of the authors, companies or institutions connected to the submitted articles. Instead, they request another member of the editorial board to review the article.

Publication Decisions

Editors ensure that all submitted articles are peer-reviewed by at least two expert referees in the field. The Editor and Editorial Board are responsible for deciding which articles to publish based on the validity of the work in question, its importance to researchers and readers, the comments of the referees, applicable legal requirements regarding copyright infringement and plagiarism. The editor may consult with other editors or referees in making this decision.

Duties of Reviewers

Contribution to Editorial Decisions Peer review assists editors in making editorial decisions and supports authors’ papers through editorial communications with authors. Peer review is a fundamental component of formal scientific communication and is central to scientific work.

Punctuality

If a person invited to review a paper feels inadequate to review the research or does not think that he/she will be able to complete and submit his/her review within the allotted time, he/she should promptly inform the editors and decline the review invitation so that alternative reviewers can be contacted.

Confidentiality

All manuscripts received for review are confidential documents and should be treated as such. They should not be shown or discussed with others unless authorized by the editor (which they will do only in exceptional and special cases). This also applies to reviewers who decline the review invitation.

Standards of Objectivity

Evaluations should be conducted objectively and observations should be clearly formulated with supporting arguments that authors can use to improve the paper. Personal criticism of authors is inappropriate.

Citation of Sources

Reviewers should identify published work that has not been cited in the submitted article. Any observations, derivatives, or opinions that have appeared in previous publications should be presented with the relevant citation. Referees should also notify editors of any significant similarity or overlap between the paper they are reviewing and any other paper (published or unpublished).

Disclosure and Conflicts of Interest

An invited reviewer should immediately notify editors of any conflict of interest arising from competitive, collaborative, or other relationships/affiliations with any of the authors, companies, or institutions associated with the paper, and decline the invitation to review so that alternative reviewers can be contacted. Unpublished material contained in a submitted article may not be used by a reviewer in their own research without the express written permission of the authors. Privileged information or ideas gained through review must be kept confidential and not used for the reviewer's personal advantage. This also applies to those who decline the invitation to review.

Authors’ Duties

Reporting Standards

Authors of original research should provide an accurate description of the work and results, followed by an objective discussion of the significance of the work. The paper should include sufficient detail and references to allow others to replicate the work. Review articles should be accurate, objective, and comprehensive, with editorial ‘views’ or perspectives clearly defined. Fraudulent or deliberate misrepresentation constitutes unethical conduct and is unacceptable.

The materials of copyright (e.g. tables, figures and long citations) should be used with necessary permission and special thanks. The works of other authors and contributors or the sources utilised should be used appropriately and stated in the references. The manuscripts sent to the e-journal is subjected to double blind peer review process by one editor and at least two referees. Plagiarism, duplication, false/ denied authorship, research/data fabrication, article slicing, publication by slicing, copyright infringement and concealment of the conflict of interests are accepted as unethical behaviours. The articles not eligible for the accepted standards are removed from the publication process. The articles which are detected to be illegal and including inconveniencies after the publication are also involved.

Data Access and Storage

Authors may be asked to provide raw data from their work with their paper for editorial review, and authors should be prepared to make the data publicly available if possible. In all cases, authors should ensure that such data are accessible to other competent professionals for at least 10 years after publication, provided that the confidentiality of participants and legal rights to proprietary data are protected.

Originality and Plagiarism

Authors should ensure that they have written and submitted entirely original work, and that they have appropriately cited the work and/or words of others if they have used them. The publications that were influential in determining the quality of the work reported in the article should also be cited. Plagiarism can take many forms, from “passing” someone else’s article as the author’s own article to copying, paraphrasing, or using results from research conducted by others (without attribution). All forms of plagiarism constitute unethical publishing behavior and are unacceptable.

Multiple, Duplicate, Unnecessary, or Simultaneous Submissions/Publication

Articles describing the same research should not be published in more than one journal or primary publication. Therefore, authors should not submit for review an article that has already been published in another journal. Submitting an article to more than one journal at the same time is unethical publishing behavior and is unacceptable. Publication of certain types of articles (such as clinical guidelines, translations) in more than one journal may be justified in some cases, provided that certain conditions are met. Authors and editors of the relevant journals should accept secondary publication, which should reflect the same data and interpretation of the primary document. The primary reference text must be cited in the secondary publication.

Authorship of the Article

Only individuals who meet the following authorship criteria should be listed as authors on the article, as they must be able to take public responsibility for the content: (i) made significant contributions to the conception, design, conduct, data collection, or analysis/interpretation of the study; and (ii) prepared the draft or revised it critically for important intellectual content; and (iii) viewed and approved the final version of the article and accepted its submission for publication. The order of authors cannot be changed after the article has been submitted for review. Authors cannot be added/deleted from the article. Individuals who made significant contributions to the work reported in the article (such as technical assistance, writing and editing assistance, general support) but do not meet the authorship criteria should not be listed as authors. They should be named in the acknowledgments section of the article, provided that written consent is obtained. The corresponding author should ensure that all appropriate co-authors (as defined above) are included in the author list and that inappropriate co-authors are not included, and should verify that all co-authors have seen and approved the final version of the article and have agreed to submit it for publication.

Declaration and Conflicts of Interest

Authors should disclose any conflicts of interest that could influence the results or their interpretation of the article at the earliest possible stage (in the declaration form, together with the application and in one sentence in the article). Examples of potential conflicts of interest that should be disclosed include financial, such as honoraria, educational grants or other funding, memberships, employment, consultancies, stock ownership or other equity interests, and paid expert testimony or patents, as well as non-financial, such as licensing arrangements, personal or professional relationships, affiliations, knowledge, or knowledge related to the subject matter or materials discussed in the article. All sources of financial support for the work (grant number or other reference number, if applicable) should be disclosed.

Citation of Sources

Authors should ensure that they appropriately cite other relevant work and also cite publications that are influential in determining the nature of the work reported. Information obtained privately (from interviews, correspondence or discussions with third parties) may not be used or reported without express written permission from the relevant source. Authors are prohibited from using information obtained in the course of providing confidential services, such as peer review of articles or grant applications, in the course of providing such services.

Peer Review

Authors are obliged to participate in and cooperate fully with the peer review process by responding promptly to editors’ requests for raw data, evidence of disclosure and ethical approval, patient consents, and copyright permissions. In the event of an initial “revision” decision, authors must systematically respond to reviewers’ comments in a timely manner, item by item, and resubmit their articles to the journal with revisions by the deadline.

Major Errors in Published Work

Authors are obliged to promptly notify the journal editors or publisher of any significant errors or inaccuracies in their published work and cooperate with them to correct the article in the form of a typographical/typographical error or to retract the article. If the editors or publisher learn from a third party that a published work contains a significant error or inaccuracy, the authors are obliged to promptly correct or retract the relevant article or provide evidence to the journal editors that the article is correct.

Disclaimer

Editors and the editorial board are not responsible for the content of the article published in the journal and the ideas and opinions expressed by the authors. The originality of the articles, their editing and the responsibility for any errors are entirely the responsibility of the authors. All articles submitted for review and publication in Trakya University Balkan Music and Art Journal are subject to double-blind peer review for originality, ethical issues and useful contributions. The decisions of the referees are the sole means for the publication of an article in the journal and are final.

References

Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). (2011, March 7). Code of Conduct and Best-Practice Guidelines for Journal Editors; http://publicationethics.org/files/Code_of_conduct_for_journal_editors_Mar11.pdf

Editorial and Referee Evaluation Process

1-Preliminary review of the article by the editorial secretariat

2-Editorial Board control

3-Control of the Main Article File's compliance with the Journal Format

4-Similarity Report (İthenticate) evaluation

5-Commitment Form review

6-Referee invitation to initiate the referee evaluation process

7-Notification to the author in accordance with the referee evaluation reports

8-Control of the revised article from the author and forwarding it to the referees

9-Notification of the second evaluation result of the referees to the author

10-Sending of the final version of the article by the author

11-Receipt of the final plagiarism and similarity report (İthenticate) by the editor

12-Completion of the Article Evaluation Process

13-Final approval of the article, which has been typeset and layout, from the author retrieval

14-Obtainment of DOI number

15-Publication/ Queuing for publication

Open Access Policy

Trakya University Balkan Music and Art Journal adopts the principle that making scientific research freely available to the public will increase the global sharing of knowledge, and provides immediate open access to its content.

Archiving

Trakya University Balkan Music and Art Journal uses the LOCKSS archiving system.