JOCSOSA is published with the aim of discussing the cultural values and issues of Turkish and Islamic geography and contributing to international scientific world with authentic and academic studies in accordance with scientific research methods.

JOCSOSA is an international peer-reviewed journal that includes research articles written in Turkish, English and Arabic languages prepared in the light of scientific activities in such various fields of Social Sciences as Literature, History, Sociology, Political Science, and Economy.

Writing Rules

Title: should reflect the content clearly and be written using 12 pt. as capitalized and bold.
Author's name(s) and contact address(es): contact information should be provided in manuscript(s).
This information should be provided in the related titles in “Copyright Transfer Form” and “Ethical Statement Form” that are uploaded with the study.
Abstract: A Turkish abstract that reflects a brief summary of the study including minimum 150 and maximum 250 words should be provided at the beginning of the manuscript(s). Below the abstract after leaving a space, there should be minimum 3 and maximum 5 keywords that are directly related with the article. In the article(s) written in Turkish and Arabic, the title of the study should be provided in English following the title, abstract and keywords. After leaving a space, English translation of abstract and keywords should be provided under abstract and keywords section.
Expanded English Abstract: In the article(s) written in Turkish and Arabic, an expanded abstract minimum 750 and maximum 1.000 words should be provided in English.
Titles of sections: Main, interim and sub titles can be employed in article(s). The titles of main sections of the study, references and appendices should be written as capitalized and bold; interim titles as bold and with lower cases except initials; and subtitles as bold and with lower cases. A colon should be placed after subtitles and the section starts without any space. The titles should not be automatically numbered.
Main text: should be written in A4 Portrait (16,5 x 24,7 cm), leaving a space of 2,5 cm on page edges (right, left, bottom, top 2,5cm), definitely in MS Word program, with 11 font size of Times New Roman, with single line spacing. Between the paragraphs (before-after) should be left 6 nk (inches), the first line of the paragraphs should be indented 1cm on the left and the text should be written as double spaced. When font use is necessary in the text, the file of the font should be sent separately.
Tables, pictures, figures, etc.: Author(s) can use such materials as tables, pictures and figures in line with scientific standards. But, when they are employed, automatic instructions should not be activated. Tables should be as plain as possible and include the necessary information. The texts and characters should have a font size of 9. Pictures should have a high resolution. They should be given in “APPENDICES” section if not directly related with the text.
Texts should not contain page numbers.
The length of the manuscript(s) should not exceed 7.000 (seven thousands) word limit including titles, abstract and keywords.
Sample Referencing
JOCSOSA adopts APA 7 – Citation Guide. The resources used in the study should be listed in “REFERENCES” section in alphabetical order according to the surname of the authors. A resource that is not cited should not be given under this title. References should be written as single spaced and with a font size of 10.

Book with one author:

Sapolsky, R. M. (2017). Behave: The biology of humans at our best and worst. Penguin Books.

Book with two authors:

Svendsen, S. & Løber, L. (2020). The big picture/Academic writing: The one-hour guide. Penguin Books.

Book chapter:

Aron, L. (2019). Culinary arts: Talent and their development. RF Subotnik and FC Worrell (Eds.), Conceptualizations of giftedness and the development of talent (pp. 345-359). American Psychological Association.

Article with one author:

Karakaya, V. (2021). On Modelling of the Mathematical Objects from the Philosophy of Mathematics. Beytulhikme An International Journal of Philosophy, 11(3): 1143-1155.

Article with two authors:

Şimşek, N. & Karakaya, V., (2008). Structure and some geometric properties of generalized Cesaro sequence space”. International Journal of Contemp. Math. Sciences. 3(8), 389–399.

Book with editor:

Kesharwani, P. (Ed.). (2020). Nanotechnology based approaches for tuberculosis treatment. Academic Press.

Translated Book:

Ersoy B. A. Vd. (2012). Thomas Calculus, (12. Ed). (George B. Thomas, Maurice D. Weir-Hass). Pearson Publishing.

Theses:

Kabir, J. M. (2016). Factors influencing customer satisfaction at a fast food hamburger chain: The relationship between customer satisfaction and customer loyalty (Doctoral dissertation, Wilmington University). UA Campus.

Citations within text:

Direct citations more than 40 words are provided as block quotations indenting it 2cm from the left margin and quotation marks are not used. When explanations are necessary, footnotes can be employed with automatic order number. The author(s) are not suggested to use footnotes unless it is unavoidable.

Example:

Vatan Karakaya (2021) states with regard to mathematical objects:

It has been accepted by most of the philosophers of mathematics that mathematical objects are abstract beings and closed to the five senses. However, although mathematical knowledge is closed to the senses as being an abstract entity, it is nevertheless so effective in the sensible world. (p. 14).

The citations less than 40 words are provided in quotes. Following the surname of author, publication date of the work should be given within parenthesis and page number should be placed within parenthesis at the end of the citation.

Example:

Vatan Karakaya (2021) claims that “mathematical knowledge is closed to the senses as being an abstract entity” (p. 14).

When paraphrasing is made, page number is not needed. Such citations can be displayed as paraphrased sentence (Surname, year) or Surname (year) paraphrased sentence.

For those not given here, see: https://apastyle.apa.org/products/publication-manual-7th-edition

The manuscripts sent to JOCSOSA for publication are expected to be original and comply with academic ethics.

Author(s) are obliged to avoid breach of publication ethics such as plagiarism, duplication, fabrication, salamization, gift authorship, ghost writing, biased selection of resources. During the article submission, author(s) should submit to the journal the plagiarism report checked on iThenticate software. The manuscript(s) that has a resemblance ratio over 15% will not be evaluated.

The institutions and financial resources that have supported the study sent to JOCSOSA should be stated in acknowledgements section. Author(s) should document to have the participants' consents when social experiments and questionnaires are implemented. In the cases when consent forms cannot be received, author(s) should take the approval of ethics committee from the relevant institutions / organizations and submit it with the study.

The manuscript(s) that has been submitted to JOCSOSA cannot be sent to multiple journals simultaneously.

When an author discovers a significant error or inaccuracy in her / his own published paper at JOCSOSA, it is the author's obligation to promptly inform the Editor of the Journal and be in contact to withdraw / revise the manuscript.

The author(s) whose study has been accepted for publication at JOCSOSA confirms that they have gathered all the data of the study within the framework of ethical responsibilities and academic rules and that they have provided without any missing ones the references regarding any statements, data and findings belonging to others. In case of any breach as a result of ignoring publication ethics, legal responsibilities of published manuscript belong to its author(s).

JOCSOSA adopts the standards based on the guidelines developed by COPE (Committee on Publication Ethics) in any academic studies of the editors, board members, reviewers and authors (see https://publicationethics.org/).

JOCSOSA claims no fees from author(s) during the review process of the manuscripts and does not pay any fees for copyrights.

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