1. Manuscripts must be submitted electronically. Authors are required to create an account in the Dergipark system to submit their manuscripts. Click [here] to register.
2. Authors are expected to submit their manuscripts in Microsoft Word format.
3. Manuscripts (main document) must be prepared using the official template of the Çatalhöyük International Journal of Tourism Research. Authors are strongly advised to carefully read the notes and instructions provided within the template. 
4. Since the main document template has been designed primarily for empirical studies, the main and subheadings may differ in theoretical studies. The journal does not impose a strict policy on this matter.
5. Authors are required to upload at least four documents related to their submission:
   Main document, [here]
   Title page,  [here]
   Copyright form, [here] 
   Ethics committee approval (for empirical studies).*
6. Please ensure that no author-identifying information is included in the main document.
7. The title page must be prepared according to the official title page template.
8. The abstract should be between 150 and 200 words. It should briefly describe the purpose, methodology, key findings, and theoretical and practical contributions of the study.
9. Authors are expected to provide at least 3 and no more than 6 keywords.
10. Manuscripts, including references and appendices (if any), should be between 6,000 and 9,000 words in length.
11. In-text citations and references must follow the APA 7th Edition style. For detailed information, please visit the APA Style Guidelines.
12. The reference list must be organized in alphabetical order.
13. The similarity report will be obtained by the editorial team and added to the submission files; therefore, authors do not need to upload a similarity report to the system.
     
14. Submitted manuscripts must not have been published previously or be under consideration for publication elsewhere.

*If your study is empirical (i.e., based on data collection), it is mandatory to upload the ethics approval document. However, if your study is non-empirical (e.g., theoretical, a review, or conceptual), you must prepare and upload a signed declaration stating that “ethics committee approval is not required” to the system.

A. Ethical Principles
Çatalhöyük International Journal of Tourism Research is committed to maintaining the highest standards of publication ethics. All parties involved in the publishing process (Editors, Reviewers, Authors, and Publishers) are expected to agree upon the following ethical principles. All submissions must be original, unpublished, and not under consideration for publication elsewhere simultaneously. Each article is reviewed by one of the editors and at least two referees through a double-blind peer-review process. Plagiarism, duplication, fabricated authorship/omitted authorship, falsification or fabrication of research/data, salami slicing/salami publication (dividing one study into severel small publications) copyright infringement, and undisclosed conflicts of interest are considered unethical behaviors.

Authors’ Responsibilities
Authors are responsible for ensuring that their manuscripts comply with scientific and ethical standards. They must confirm that the submitted manuscript has not been previously published and is not currently under review elsewhere in any language. Copyright laws and agreements must be respected. Copyrighted material (such as tables, figures, or extensive quotations) may only be reproduced with proper permission and acknowledgment. The work and words of other authors, contributors, or sources must be appropriately credited and cited.
Artificial intelligence tools may assist in language enhancement, literature classification, or idea generation; however, they must not replace essential human responsibilities such as producing original research data or composing the text without substantial human oversight. AI should not generate or replace core research content, data, or text that constitute an author’s original contribution. Moreover, unless explicitly stated and justified in the research methodology, images, figures, or artworks created or modified using AI tools are strictly prohibited.

Editors’ and Reviewers’ Responsibilities
Editors evaluate manuscripts based on their academic content without regard to the authors’ ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, citizenship, religious belief, or political philosophy. They ensure fair double-blind peer review and maintain the confidentiality of all materials prior to publication.
Reviewers must have no conflict of interest with respect to the research, the authors, or the research sponsors. Their judgments must be objective. Reviewers must ensure the confidentiality of submitted manuscripts and must inform the editor if they identify any copyright infringement or plagiarism.
Manuscripts must not be uploaded to AI tools, as doing so may violate author confidentiality and intellectual property rights. This confidentiality also applies to peer-review reports, which may contain sensitive information about the manuscript or authors. Therefore, reviewers must refrain from uploading review reports to AI tools, even for the purpose of language editing. Critical thinking and original evaluation, essential to the peer-review process, must be carried out personally by the reviewers. Since AI technologies cannot ensure accuracy and may produce biased or incomplete assessments, reviewers must not use AI to assist in manuscript evaluation. Any suspected misuse of AI detected in submissions should be reported to the journal editors.

B. Publication Policy
Çatalhöyük International Journal of Tourism Research Journal is a peer-reviewed and periodical publication released twice a year, in June and December. The journal publishes theoretical and applied studies, book reviews, and translations in the fields of Tourism Management, Tourism Guiding, Recreation Management, Gastronomy and Culinary Arts, and Cultural Heritage academic studies from unrelated fields or disciplines outside the mentioned areas of social sciences are not accepted. The publication language of the journal is English. The journal adopts an Open Access Policy. No submission or processing fees are charged for articles submitted to or accepted by the journal under any circumstances.