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 Unpublished articles are not returned to the author.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.