GENERAL INFORMATION

-The studies to be sent to the journal must be written using the following sample template created according to the journal writing rules.
-A Cover Page, Copyright Transfer Form, Conflict and Ethics Statement and Similarity Report must be uploaded along with the Full Text file.
-Author information must not be included in the Full Text file when the article is first uploaded to the system. Author information will be added after the article processing processes are completed. Only the title and author information must be included on the Cover Page.
-Our journal does not accept articles in languages ​​other than Turkish and English.
-If an ethics committee document is required for your article, the relevant document must be uploaded; in cases where an ethics committee document is not required, a Conflict and Ethics Statement document must be prepared. The situations where an ethics committee document is required are explained on the Ethical Principles and Publication Policy page.

Download ARTICLE TEMPLATE
Download COVER PAGE
Download COPYRIGHT TRANSFER FORM
Download CONFLICT AND ETHICS DECLARATION FORM

-Authors must upload this file to the system after pasting their work onto the ARTICLE TEMPLATE.
-Articles that are not prepared according to our writing rules, sent with incomplete documents, or do not comply with APA 7 reference indication are returned to the author at the preliminary control stage without being evaluated.

WRITING RULES

In accordance with the universal rules of scientific text writing, general elements such as Title, Author Information, Abstract, Keywords, Section Headings, Quotation, Conclusion and References must be included in the articles in full. These are arranged in the following format.

Page Structure and Font

Articles should be written in Microsoft Office Word program with A4 paper size and the content in “Cambria” font with “11 point” and “1.15” line spacing. Margins should be 2.5 cm at the top, bottom, left and right sides.

Article Title

The title should be written at the top of the text, centered, with all letters capitalized, 14 point, Cambria font, not bold, 6 pt first and 6 pt after, and with single line spacing.
English title, All capital letters, cambria font, 14 points, centered, not bold, 6 pt before and after, single line spacing.

Author Information

Author information should only be included on the COVER PAGE. Author information should not be included in the Full Text file. It should be written as specified on the COVER PAGE and in full.

ABSTRACT

The Özet should be written in Turkish, in 10 points, first 6 pt, then 6 pt, written in capital letters, under the title (ÖZET) and consisting of at least 100 and at most 250 words that best express the content.

The English abstract should be written in English, under the Turkish abstract and keywords, centered, bold, 10 points, first 6 pt, then 6 pt, written in capital letters, under the title (ABSTRACT) and consisting of at least 100 and at most 250 words that best express the content.

Keywords

A minimum of 3 and maximum 5 keywords should be given under the title (Anahtar Kelimeler:) in 10 points, bold, again in 10 points, under the abstract. There should be a period at the end.
English Keywords should be given after the English Abstract, in bold typeface 10 points, to the right of the title (Keywords:), again in 10 points, with a minimum of 3 and a maximum of 5.

Main Text

The main text should be written in Cambria font, 11 points, 6 pt before, 6 pt after and 1.15 line spacing. No space should be left before or after any title. The study should not exceed 10,000 words or a total of 30 pages.

The sources used in the article should be organized in accordance with APA 7 referencing rules, each document referred to should be included in the references section, and a bibliography should be added at the end of the study in accordance with the source indication.

Titles

Main titles should be numbered as 1., 2., 3., … in 11-point Cambria font; subtitles should be written as 1.1., 1.2., 1.3., …. Main titles should be written in all capital letters and subtitles should be written with the first letter of each word capitalized and the other letters lowercase. REFERENCES title is not numbered.

Tables, Figures and Graphs

Table title should be written in 11-point font, centered above the table. Table numbers will be sequential (Table 1. ). No space will be left before or after. Table 1. expression will be written in bold but the Table title will be written normally. Table content can be written in 11, 10, 9 or 8-point font, depending on the situation. The table should be extended on both sides and centered. Vertical lines should not be used in the table.
The reference indication should be placed immediately below the table. It should be 9-point font and centered. Source: should be written in bold but the source text should be written in normal.
Figure and Graph title; should be written in 11 point size, centered at the top. Figure numbers should be in sequential order (Figure 1.) or (Graph 1.). No space should be left before or after. Figure 1. or Graph 1. should be written in bold but the Table title should be written in normal size. Sources of tables, figures or graphs should be given below, centered, in 9 point size.

Images

Images, photographs and other visuals should be given in color, high resolution or scanned, immediately below the section or paragraph in the text.
Images, like Tables and Figures, are numbered and titled as (Image/Visual/Photo 1.). Sources from which images are taken, like tables and figures, are shown below the images.

SUBMITTING CHECKLIST

Applications that do not comply with the checklist below during the application process will be returned to the authors.
1) The following documents must be prepared and uploaded to the system for article submission to Cihansumul Academy Journal of Social Sciences.
-ARTICLE FULL-TEXT FILE (Must be prepared according to the Article Template)
-COVER PAGE (Must be uploaded in Word format)
-COPYRIGHT TRANSFER FORM (Must be signed by the authors and uploaded in pdf format)
-CONFLICT AND ETHICS DECLARATION FORM (Must be signed by the authors and uploaded in pdf format)
-SIMILARITY REPORT (Must be uploaded as an Additional File during the file upload phase)
2) Articles can be written in Turkish or English. The article must have an ABSTRACT and an ABSTRACT written in Turkish and English, each not exceeding 250 words. 3 to 5 Keywords must be given. When the article is uploaded to the system, the English title, abstract and keywords must also be entered into the system.
3) The article length must not exceed 10,000 words or 30 pages in total.
4) The submitted article must be prepared in accordance with APA 7 format. The footnote system is accepted for articles from the Faculty of Theology.
5) In research articles, the problem must be clearly stated in the introduction section. The introduction section can be followed by the method, findings and conclusion sections, respectively.
6) Applications must be in Microsoft Word file (.doc or .docx) format.
7) In-text citations should be given with a page number as (Yılmaz, 2023: 123) if a sentence/paragraph in the article/book is cited, and without a page number as (Yılmaz, 2023) if an entire article/book is cited.
8) When uploading an article file to our system, since the article will be sent to referees, no identifying information such as the institution name, ORCID number, name and surname of the author(s) etc. should be written on the Full Text of the Article.
9) The plagiarism report should be uploaded as an additional file. The similarity rate in plagiarism reports should not exceed 20%. Articles exceeding 20% ​​will be rejected.
10) Authors should fill out the "COPYRIGHT TRANSFER FORM".
11) In articles requiring an ethics committee report, the ethics committee report should be uploaded to the system, and the date and number of the report should be included in the CONFLICT AND ETHICS DECLARATION FORM.
12) Tables, Figures and Graphs should be prepared as specified in the writing rules.
13) Except for articles from the Faculty of Theology, footnotes should not be used for the purpose of sharing source and imprint information; they should be used to indicate that the necessary permissions have been obtained in cases where additional information, explanations and visual and data collection tools belonging to others are used.

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Publication Ethics Principles

Publication Ethics can be defined as a self-regulatory mechanism that insists on integrity on behalf of authors, reviewers and publishers to establish higher standards of editorial processing. Ethical standards for publication exist to ensure high-quality scientific publications, public trust in scientific findings, and respect for people's opinions.
-Honest researchers do not plagiarize.
- They do not misattributesources.
- They do not hide objectionsthey cannot refute .
- They do not distortopposing views.
- They do not destroy or hidedata.

Peer-reviewed studies are studies that support and actualize the scientific method. At this point, it is of great importance that all parties involved in the publication process (authors, readers and researchers, publisher, referees and editors) comply with ethical principles. Cihansumul Academy Journal of Social Sciences adheres to national and international standards on research and publication ethics. It complies with the Press Law, the Law on Intellectual and Artistic Works and the Directive on Scientific Research and Publication Ethics of Higher Education Institutions. Cihansumul Academy Journal of Social Sciences has adopted the International Ethical Publishing Principles published by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) and Open Access Scholarly Publishers Association (OASPA).

-Press Law (National Legislation)
-Law on Intellectual and Artistic Works (National Legislation)
- Higher Education Institutions Scientific Research and Publication Ethics Directive (National Legislation)
-Transparency and Best Practice Principles in Academic Publishing (International Criteria)

Replay
Republishing is the publication of the same article or substantially similar articles in more than one journal. The editor sends such an article back without review. The editor may then embargo the attempted republication for a certain period of time, publicize it in the journal in which the author has previously published (perhaps by simultaneous announcement with the editor of the journal that published the previous article), or all of these measures together.

Simultaneous Submission of the Same Study to More Than One Journal
Authors may not submit the same article to more than one journal at the same time. If the editor learns of possible simultaneous submission, he/she reserves the right to consult with the other editor(s) receiving the manuscript. In addition, the editor may return the manuscript without review or reject the manuscript without considering the reviews, or take this decision in discussion with the other editor(s) involved, and may decide not to accept submissions from authors for a certain period of time. It may also write to the authors' employers or take all of these measures together.

Control to Prevent Plagiarism
It is to present the ideas, methods, data, applications, writings, forms or works of others as their own work in whole or in part without citing their owners in accordance with scientific rules.
Cihansumul Academy scans all articles submitted to the Journal of Social Sciences to prevent plagiarism. The studies submitted for review are checked for plagiarism using Turnitin & Ithenticate software. The similarity rate is expected to be less than 20%. The main measure of similarity is the author's compliance with the citation and citation rules. If the similarity rate appears to be 1%, but the citation and citation are not done properly, plagiarism may still be in question. In this respect, citation and quotation rules should be known and carefully applied by the author.
Plagiarism, duplication, false authorship/ denied authorship, research/data fabrication, article slicing, slicing and dicing, copyright infringement and concealment of conflict of interest are considered unethical behaviors. All articles that do not comply with accepted ethical standards are removed from publication. This includes articles that contain possible irregularities or improprieties detected after publication.

Forgery
Producing data that is not based on research, editing or modifying the work presented or published on the basis of untrue data, reporting or publishing them, and presenting a research that has not been conducted as if it has been conducted.
Falsifying research records and data obtained, showing methods, devices and materials that were not used in the research as if they were used, not evaluating data that do not comply with the research hypothesis, manipulating data and/or results to fit the relevant theory or assumptions, falsifying or shaping research results in line with the interests of the persons and organizations supported.

Protection of Participants' Personal Data
Cihansumul Academy Journal of Social Sciences requires that all research involving personal or sensitive data or materials relating to human participants that are not legally publicly available be subject to formal ethical review.

Addressing Allegations of Research Misconduct
Cihansumul Academy Journal of Social Sciences complies with COPE's Ethical Toolkit for a Successful Editorial. The editors of Cihansumul Academy Journal of Social Sciences will take measures to prevent the publication of articles in which plagiarism, citation manipulation, data falsification, data fabrication, and other research misconduct occur. In no case will the editors of Cihansumul Academy Journal of Social Sciences knowingly allow such misconduct to occur. If the editors of Cihansumul Academy Journal of Social Sciences are aware of any allegations of research misconduct related to an article published in their journal, they will follow COPE's guidelines regarding allegations.

Ethical Violation Notifications
Readers can send an e-mail to cihansumulakademi@gmail.com when they notice a significant error or inaccuracy in an article published in Cihansumul Academy Journal of Social Sciences or if they have any complaints about the editorial content (plagiarism, duplicate articles, etc.). We welcome submissions and will respond quickly and constructively, as they will provide an opportunity for improvement.

Correction, Retraction, Expression of Concern
Editors may consider publishing a correction if minor errors are identified in the published article that do not affect the findings, interpretations and conclusions. Editors should consider retracting the manuscript if there are major errors/violations that invalidate the findings and conclusions. Editors should consider issuing a statement of concern if there is a possibility of research or publication misconduct by the authors; there is evidence that the findings are unreliable and that the authors' institutions have not investigated the incident; or the potential investigation seems unfair or inconclusive. COPE guidelines are followed regarding correction, retraction or expression of concern.

Publication of Studies Based on Surveys and Interviews
Cihansumul Academy Journal of Social Sciences adopts the principles of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) “Code of Conduct and Best Practice Guidelines for Journal Editors” and “Code of Conduct for Journal Publishers” in order to provide ethical assurance in scientific periodical publishing. In this context, the following points should be followed in the studies submitted to the journal:
1) For research in all disciplines that require ethics committee approval (ethics committee approval must be obtained, this approval must be stated and documented in the article.
2) In studies requiring ethics committee approval, information about the permission (name of the committee, date and number) should be included in the method section and on one of the first/last pages of the article; in case reports, information on the signature of the informed consent form should be included in the article.

Special Issue Publication Policy
A special issue may be published once a year upon the request of the Editorial Board. Articles submitted for inclusion in the special issue are first subjected to a preliminary editorial review. Then, they are examined for compliance with the journal's spelling rules and similarity screening is performed to prevent plagiarism. After these stages, they are taken into the peer review process using the double blind model.

Editorial Confidentiality Obligation
The editors of Cihansumul Academy Journal of Social Sciences treat all submitted manuscripts as confidential documents, which means that they will not disclose information about a manuscript to anyone without the authors' permission. During the article review process, the following people have access to the articles: Editors, Reviewers, Editorial Board Members. The only time details about a manuscript may be passed to a third party without the authors' permission is if the editor suspects serious research misconduct.

Allegations-Suspicions of Scientific Misconduct
There are different definitions of scientific misconduct. As editors of Cihansumul Academy Journal of Social Sciences, we address these issues on a case-by-case basis while following the guidance established by major publication ethics bodies. If the editor suspects or alleges an ethical violation, they are obliged to take action. This duty extends to both published and unpublished articles. The editor should not simply reject articles raising concerns about possible misconduct. He or she is ethically obliged to follow up on alleged cases. The editor should follow COPE flowcharts where appropriate. Editors should first seek a response from those suspected of misconduct. If they are not satisfied with the response, they should ask the relevant employer or organization to investigate. The editor should make all reasonable efforts to ensure that an appropriate investigation into the alleged misconduct is conducted; if this fails, the editor should make all reasonable attempts to insist on a resolution to the problem. This is a laborious but important task.

Cihansumul Academy Journal of Social Sciences complies with COPE's Ethical Toolkit for a Successful Editorial. The editors of Cihansumul Academy Journal of Social Sciences will take measures to prevent the publication of articles in which plagiarism, citation manipulation, data falsification, data fabrication, and other research misconduct occur. In no case will the editors of Cihansumul Academy Journal of Social Sciences knowingly allow such misconduct to occur. If the editors of Cihansumul Academy Journal of Social Sciences are aware of any allegations of research misconduct related to an article published in their journal, they will follow COPE's guidelines regarding allegations.

Reviewers should inform the Editor if they suspect misconduct in the research or publication. The Editor is responsible for taking necessary actions in accordance with COPE recommendations.
Cihansumul Academy Journal of Social Sciences undertakes to apply the COPE flowcharts when faced with allegations of misconduct in the following or similar matters.
- What to do if a rebroadcast is suspected
- What to do when plagiarism is suspected
- What to do when fabricated data is suspected
- What to do when requesting a change of authorship
- What to do when an undisclosed conflict of interest is suspected
- What to do when unfair or gift authorship is suspected
- What to do when an ethical problem is suspected in an article
- What to do when directly notified of a suspected ethical violation by e-mail, etc.
- What to do when a suspected ethical violation is announced via social media

Complaint Procedure
This procedure applies to complaints about content, procedures or policies that are the responsibility of the Editors or our editorial staff. Complaints can provide an opportunity and incentive for improvement, and we aim to respond quickly, courteously and constructively.
The complaint must relate to content, procedures or policies that are the responsibility of the Editors or our editorial team. Complaints should be emailed directly to cihansumulakademi@gmail.com and will be treated confidentially. The Editor will respond to complaints promptly. The editor follows the procedure outlined in the COPE flowchart regarding complaints.
Complaints are reviewed by the relevant member of the editorial team and, if not resolved, the following processes are followed:
- If this initial response is deemed inadequate, the complainant may request that the complaint be forwarded to a more senior member of the journal.
- If the complainant is not satisfied, the complaint may be forwarded to the editor-in-chief.
- A full response will be provided within two weeks, if possible.
COPE publishes a code of practice for editors of scientific journals. This will facilitate the resolution of disputes with editors, journals and publishers, but only after the journal's own complaints procedures have been exhausted.

Appeal Process
We welcome serious objections to the evaluations made by editors and reviewers. If you feel that we have rejected your paper because we misunderstood its scientific content, please send an appeal message to our editorial team at cihansumulakademi@gmail.com . Do not attempt to submit a revised version of your article at this stage. If, after reading your appeal letter, we realize that your appeal is justified, we may invite you to submit a revised version of your manuscript. Your paper will then be resubmitted to the external reviewer process. Please include as much detail as possible in the appeal letter. Finally, we can only consider one objection per paper, so please take the time and effort to write a detailed letter to make your objection clear - you have one chance, so use it well. We have found that prolonged deliberation over rejected papers is often unsatisfying for both authors and editors, so we do not process multiple appeals for the same paper

Conflicts of Interest
A conflict of interest occurs when professional judgment about a primary interest may be influenced by a secondary interest (such as financial gain or personal competition). We believe that we need to know the competing interests of the authors in order to make the best decision about how to handle an article, and that readers need to know them if we publish the article.
Any financial or other tour of interests that may cause one to be conflicted in one's work, significantly impair one's objectivity, or give an unfair advantage to any person or organization. All sources of financial support received during the conduct of the research and preparation of the manuscript and the role of sponsors in the study should be disclosed. If there is no source of funding, this should also be indicated. Examples of potential conflicts of interest that should be disclosed include consultancies, salaries, grants. Potential conflicts of interest should be disclosed at the earliest possible stage.
Cihansumul Academy Journal of Social Sciences has a set process for handling submissions from editors, staff or editorial board members to ensure impartial review. Such submissions are first referred to other journals. If this is not possible, the author of the submission is suspended from the journal. These submissions are reviewed in a double blind process.

The editor should not be involved in decisions on manuscripts written by him/herself or by family members. Furthermore, such a paper should be subject to all the usual procedures of the journal. The editor should follow the COPE guidelines on disclosure of potential conflicts of interest by authors and reviewers.

Principles of Research Ethics
Cihansumul Academy Journal of Social Sciences observes the highest standards in research ethics and adopts the international research ethics principles defined below. It is the responsibility of the authors to ensure that the articles comply with ethical rules.
- The principles of integrity, quality and transparency should be ensured in the design, review of the design and conduct of the research.
- The research team and participants should be fully informed about the purpose of the research, its methods and possible anticipated uses, and the requirements and risks, if any, of participation in the research.
- Confidentiality of information provided by research participants and confidentiality of respondents must be ensured. The research should be designed to protect the autonomy and dignity of the participants.
- Research participants should take part in the research voluntarily and should not be under any coercion.
- Harm to participants should be avoided. The research should be planned in a way that does not put participants at risk.
- Research independence must be clear and explicit; any conflict of interest must be disclosed.
- In experimental studies with human subjects, written informed consent must be obtained from participants who decide to participate in the research. Consent must be obtained from the legal guardian of children and those under guardianship or with a confirmed mental illness.
- If the study will be conducted in any institution or organization, approval must be obtained from this institution or organization that the study will be conducted.
- In studies with a human element, it should be stated in the “method” section that “informed consent” has been obtained from the participants and ethics committee approval has been obtained from the institution where the study is conducted.