Publisher
Cumhuriyet İlahiyat Dergisi- Cumhuriyet Theology Journal is published by Cumhuriyet University, Faculty of Theology, Sivas/Turkey.

Scope
Cumhuriyet İlahiyat Dergisi- Cumhuriyet Theology Journal publishes academic articles that produced in the area of Religious Studies.
Basic Islamic Sciences: Tafsir, Kalam, Hadith, Islamic Law, History of Islamic Sects, Sufism, Arabic Language and Literature.
Philosophy and Religious Sciences: Philosophy of Islam, Philosophy of Religion, Psychology of Religion, Sociology of Religion, Religious Education, History of Religions, Logic.
Islamic History and Arts: History of Islam, History of Islamic Arts, Turkish Islamic Literature, Religious Music.

Period
Biannualy (15 June & 15 December)
Cumhuriyet İlahiyat Dergisi- Cumhuriyet Theology Journal is a peer-reviewed academic journal published twice a year.

Review of Articles
Cumhuriyet İlahiyat Dergisi- Cumhuriyet Theology Journal accepts paper submission from researchers with only doctoral degrees in research articles and book review.
Articles submitted to Cumhuriyet İlahiyat Dergisi- Cumhuriyet Theology Journal are first reviewed by the Editorial Board in terms of the journal's publishing principles.
Article Preliminary Review Form
Those found unsuitable are returned to their authors for revision.
Academic objectivity and scientific quality are considered as the paramount importance.
Submissions found suitable are referred to three referees working in relevant fields. The names of the referees are kept confidential and referee reports are archived for five years. If one of the referee reports is positive and the other is negative, the article may be forwarded to a third referee for further assessment or alternatively, the Editorial Board may make a final decision based on the nature of the three reports. The authors are responsible for revising their articles in line with the criticism and suggestions made by the referees and the Editorial Board. If they disagree with any issues, they may make an objection by providing clearly-stated reasons. Submissions which are not accepted for publication are not returned to their authors.
Evaluation Form
This journal uses double-blind review fulfilled by at least three referees. In addition, all articles are checked by means of a program in order to confirm they are not published before and avoid plagiarism.

Language of Publication
The language of Cumhuriyet İlahiyat Dergisi- Cumhuriyet Theology Journal is Turkish as spoken in Turkey. However, each issue may include articles in English or in Arabic as long as the number of these do not exceed one-third of the total number of articles in the issue.
Articles contain an English title, an abstract (at least 150 words), keywords (at least 5 concepts), a summary (at least 750 words), and a bibliography prepared with the Chicago Manual of Style.

Notes and Bibliography
Cumhuriyet İlahiyat Dergisi- Cumhuriyet Theology Journal requires writers to use the Isnad Citation Style.

Plagiarism Policy
All articles are checked by means of a program in order to confirm they are not published before and avoid plagiarism.

Open Access Policy
This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge.
Cumhuriyet İlahiyat Dergisi- Cumhuriyet Theology Journal is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0) license.
For non-commercial purposes, lets others distribute and copy the article, and to include in a collective work (such as an anthology), as long as they credit the author(s) and provided they do not alter or modify the article.
The base URL for our repository: http://cumhuriyet.dergipark.org.tr/api/public/oai/cuid

Archiving
Each issue is forwarded to libraries and international indexing institutions within one month after its publication.

Processing Charges
Cumhuriyet İlahiyat Dergisi- Cumhuriyet Theology Journal does not charge any article submission, processing charges, and printing charge from the authors.

Preparation and Submissions
Submission to this journal proceeds totally online, via https://dergipark.org.tr/journal/1203/submission/start
Submissions to Cumhuriyet Theology Journal should be original articles evaluating previous studies in the field and should produce new and worthwhile ideas and perspectives.
Manuscripts should be between 4500 and 8000 words in length (including references, tables, and figures).
Divide your article into clearly defined and numbered sections. Subsections should be numbered 1.1 (then 1.1.1, 1.1.2, ...), 1.2, etc. (the abstract is not included in section numbering). Use this numbering also for internal cross-referencing: do not just refer to 'the text'. Any subsection may be given a brief heading. Each heading should appear on its own separate line.
State the objectives of the work and provide an adequate background, avoiding a detailed literature survey or a summary of the results.
Results should be clear and concise.
An article to be published in Cumhuriyet İlahiyat Dergisi- Cumhuriyet Theology Journal should not have been previously published or accepted for publication elsewhere.
Papers presented at a conference or symposium may be accepted for publication if this is clearly indicated.