Cankaya University Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences

Çankaya University Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences (CUJHSS) is an open-access, double-blind peer reviewed academic international journal. The Journal is published biannually in June and December. The Journal accepts manuscript submissions in English. All submitted articles to the journal are checked out with iThenticate for similarity index.

© Copyright & licensing Articles published in CUJHSS are distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License: CC BY-NC-ND https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/legalcode

Sharing and expanding the new perspectives in humanities and social sciences is of primary focus for the Journal, which aims to reach wider audience through its open-access policy. The Journal aims to facilitate a more expanded and participatory academic discussion on the theoretical and/or applied scholarly work under its scope, and to inform scholars and public about recent developments in these fields.

Çankaya University Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences is an open access, double-blind peer-reviewed academic journal, published twice yearly in June and December. The Journal publishes interdisciplinary work in humanities and social sciences. The scholarly works at the intersection of language and translation studies, linguistics, foreign language education, translator education, language and psychology, literary studies and translation, comparative literature, and theory and cultural studies fall within the scope of the Journal, which also aims to publish special issues on a single field.

Çankaya University Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences accepts manuscript submissions in English.

Articles must be original work written in English and should be between 5500-8000 words in length. All articles should have English (and Turkish) abstracts. Abstracts should be about 150 words, not exceeding 200 words. No less than three, no more than five keywords should be listed.

Publishing Policies and Ethical Rules
• Çankaya University Journal of Humanities and Social (CUJHSS ISSN: 1309-6761) is an open-access, double-blind peer reviewed international journal and publishes original scholarly articles, review articles, research notes, and book reviews. CUJHSS is published biannually in June and December.
• Submissions should be the original work of their authors and should contribute to the literature.
• Manuscripts submitted to CUJHSS should not be previously published or under review elsewhere.
All submissions are subjected to originality check on iThenticate program (should be below 20%).
• CUJHSS accepts manuscript submissions in English. No publication fee is charged at any stage.
• For all references to quotations from and for the ideas and concepts taken from other sources, proper citation conventions specified in the Journal guidelines (MLA Style) should be used.
• All manuscripts sent for publication should meet academic writing conventions and publication ethics. The content and language of manuscripts and any legal liabilities are under the sole responsibility of their authors. Statements of fact and opinion in the articles submitted to CUJHSS are those of the respective authors and contributors and not of the Editors of Çankaya University Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences. No royalties are paid to authors, and they cannot withdraw their submissions. If authors use any material (photograph, drawing, etc.) from other sources under copyright, they are responsible for getting the copyrights for these.
• Manuscripts published in CUJHSS cannot be published elsewhere without the approval of the Editorial Board or any part/parts of them cannot be reproduced without proper referencing. The copyright of manuscripts belongs to CUJHSS. It is obligatory to fill in and send the copyright form to the journal. Articles published in CUJHSS are distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License: CC BY-NC-ND https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/legalcode.
• CUJHSS commits to the internationally accepted principles of publication ethics expressed in the recommendations of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) https://publicationethics.org.
• Scientific and ethical rules must be adhered to in the design, preparation, production stages of the manuscript and in the analyses of data and use of materials. The editors, readers, reviewers, and manuscript authors are to adhere to ethical standards, rules and regulations and take any reasonable steps to prevent their violations. Manuscripts that do not adhere to publication ethics and/or citation conventions or display any form of plagiarism are rejected (similarity above 20%).
• All submissions are examined first by the Editor-in-Chief and Field Editors, who send the anonymous manuscripts to referees for their evaluation of format and content. If the referees ask for revisions in the manuscript, the manuscript is sent back to its author. The author is responsible for the timely completion of revisions and sending the revised manuscript to CUJHSS. When necessary, the revised manuscript is re-evaluated by the referees. Reviewers, readers, and authors who submit manuscripts should comply with the evaluation and review procedures set out by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). Referees are entitled to evaluate the manuscript in a detailed and fair manner, and are expected to comply with scientific publication conventions and be objective in their decision. Referees should reject the invitation and inform the Editorial Board in cases which might risk the objectivity of their evaluation such as conflict of interests, prejudice or beliefs that might affect the objectivity of their decision, or if they think the scope of the work does not fall within their area of expertise. Confidentiality is crucial; and referees should pay utmost importance to this in review, revision and publication procedures.
• The publication of any submitted manuscript is at the discretion of the Editorial Board. The Editor(s) make the final decision to accept or reject the manuscript. The whole publication process is bounded by the provisions set out by the Committee on Publication Ethics (https://publicationethics.org/resources/guidelines-new/cope-ethical-guidelines-peer-reviewers) along with “Üniversitelerarası Kurul Bilimsel Araştırma ve Yayın Etiği Yönergesi” (Interuniversity Board Directive on Scientific Research and Publication Ethics in Turkish).
• If the study requires research on animals, clinical studies on humans and/or human subjects, data collection from the participants by using survey, interview, focus group work, observation, experiment, interview techniques, etc. the authors are required to obtain institutional ethics committee approval. Authors should provide a clear statement explaining that necessary consent has been obtained from human subjects and that the rights of participants are respected.
• Refer to the CUJHSS official website at cujhss.cankaya.edu.tr/publishing-policies-and-ethical-rules.

Publishing Policies and Ethical Rules
• Çankaya University Journal of Humanities and Social (CUJHSS ISSN: 1309-6761) is an open-access, double-blind peer reviewed international journal and publishes original scholarly articles, review articles, research notes, and book reviews. CUJHSS is published biannually in June and December.
• Submissions should be the original work of their authors and should contribute to the literature.
• Manuscripts submitted to CUJHSS should not be previously published or under review elsewhere.
All submissions are subjected to originality check on iThenticate program (should be below 20%).
• CUJHSS accepts manuscript submissions in English. No publication fee is charged at any stage.
• For all references to quotations from and for the ideas and concepts taken from other sources, proper citation conventions specified in the Journal guidelines (MLA Style) should be used.
• All manuscripts sent for publication should meet academic writing conventions and publication ethics. The content and language of manuscripts and any legal liabilities are under the sole responsibility of their authors. Statements of fact and opinion in the articles submitted to CUJHSS are those of the respective authors and contributors and not of the Editors of Çankaya University Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences. No royalties are paid to authors, and they cannot withdraw their submissions. If authors use any material (photograph, drawing, etc.) from other sources under copyright, they are responsible for getting the copyrights for these.
• Manuscripts published in CUJHSS cannot be published elsewhere without the approval of the Editorial Board or any part/parts of them cannot be reproduced without proper referencing. The copyright of manuscripts belongs to CUJHSS. It is obligatory to fill in and send the copyright form to the journal. Articles published in CUJHSS are distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License: CC BY-NC-ND https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/legalcode.
• CUJHSS commits to the internationally accepted principles of publication ethics expressed in the recommendations of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) https://publicationethics.org.
• Scientific and ethical rules must be adhered to in the design, preparation, production stages of the manuscript and in the analyses of data and use of materials. The editors, readers, reviewers, and manuscript authors are to adhere to ethical standards, rules and regulations and take any reasonable steps to prevent their violations. Manuscripts that do not adhere to publication ethics and/or citation conventions or display any form of plagiarism are rejected (similarity above 20%).
• All submissions are examined first by the Editor-in-Chief and Field Editors, who send the anonymous manuscripts to referees for their evaluation of format and content. If the referees ask for revisions in the manuscript, the manuscript is sent back to its author. The author is responsible for the timely completion of revisions and sending the revised manuscript to CUJHSS. When necessary, the revised manuscript is re-evaluated by the referees. Reviewers, readers, and authors who submit manuscripts should comply with the evaluation and review procedures set out by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). Referees are entitled to evaluate the manuscript in a detailed and fair manner, and are expected to comply with scientific publication conventions and be objective in their decision. Referees should reject the invitation and inform the Editorial Board in cases which might risk the objectivity of their evaluation such as conflict of interests, prejudice or beliefs that might affect the objectivity of their decision, or if they think the scope of the work does not fall within their area of expertise. Confidentiality is crucial; and referees should pay utmost importance to this in review, revision and publication procedures.
• The publication of any submitted manuscript is at the discretion of the Editorial Board. The Editor(s) make the final decision to accept or reject the manuscript. The whole publication process is bounded by the provisions set out by the Committee on Publication Ethics (https://publicationethics.org/resources/guidelines-new/cope-ethical-guidelines-peer-reviewers) along with “Üniversitelerarası Kurul Bilimsel Araştırma ve Yayın Etiği Yönergesi” (Interuniversity Board Directive on Scientific Research and Publication Ethics in Turkish).
• If the study requires research on animals, clinical studies on humans and/or human subjects, data collection from the participants by using survey, interview, focus group work, observation, experiment, interview techniques, etc. the authors are required to obtain institutional ethics committee approval. Authors should provide a clear statement explaining that necessary consent has been obtained from human subjects and that the rights of participants are respected.
• Refer to the CUJHSS official website at cujhss.cankaya.edu.tr/publishing-policies-and-ethical-rules.

No fee is charged at any stage.