Writing Rules

1. Book reviews should be between 1000-2000 words, including footnotes.
2. Case studies should be between 2000-4000 words including footnotes. A bibliography list should be added at the end of the work.
3. The article should be between 3,000-10,000 words including footnotes. A bibliography list should be added to the end of the articles. The article should contain Turkish and English abstracts and keywords. Abstracts should be no more than 125 words. Keywords should be at least 5 and at most 8.
4. Works will be written in Microsoft Word program, in Times New Roman character. Line spacing should be 1.15. 11 pt should be used for the text, including the headings, and 10 pt for footnotes and abstract.
5. In the sub-heading system to be used in the works, the first sub-title is “I-II-III-…”, the second subtitle is “A-B-C-…”, the third subtitle is “1-2-3…”, the fourth subtitle is “a-b-c- …”, the fifth subtitle will be “i-ii-iii-…” and the sixth subtitle will be “aa-bb-cc-…”.
6. Footnotes in works should be in accordance with the Chicago style (Notes and Bibliography). On the Chicago-style citation style, cf. http://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/home.html

FOOTNOTES AND EXAMPLES OF REFERENCES TO THE REFERENCES

Footnotes and Bibliography: Citation Examples
The following examples show citations using the Notes and Bibliography system. Footnote examples are followed by abbreviated citations to the same source. See Chapter 14 of The Chicago Manual of Style for more details and examples.

Single Author Book
in footnote
Doğan Cüceloğlu, Human and Behavior, Remzi Bookstore, Istanbul 2019, p. 35.
In the next footnotes
Cüceloglu, p. 45.


in the bibliography
Cuceloglu, Dogan. Man and Behavior. Remzi Bookstore, Istanbul 2019.

Book with Two Authors
Arı İnan/İsmet Fingersizoğlu, Atatürk With His Thoughts, Turkish Historical Society Publications, Ankara 2018, p. 32.
Inan/Parmaksizoglu, p. 39.
Inan, Ari/parmaksizoglu, Ismet. Atatürk with his thoughts. Turkish Historical Society Publications, Ankara 2018.

Book with Three or More Authors
Bihterin Vural Dinçkol/Mehmet Akad/Nihat Bulut, General Public Law, Der Publications, Istanbul 2019, p. 134.
Vural Dinçkol et al., p. 145.
Vural Dinçkol, Bihterin/Akad, Mehmet/Bulut, Nihat. General Public Law. Der Publications, Istanbul 2019.

Editor, Translator, Editor or Compiler instead of Author
Turkish Language Institution, Turkish Dictionary, Jun. Şükrü Haluk Akalın and others, Turkish Language Institution Publications, Ankara 2019, p. 35.
Turkish Language Institution, Turkish Dictionary, Jun. Şükrü Haluk Akalın and others, 11th Edition, Turkish Language Institution Publications, Ankara 2019.

Editor, Translator or Compiler with the Author

Cesare Beccaria, On Crimes and Punishments, trans. Sami Selcuk, 8th Edition, Imge Bookstore, Ankara 2019, p. 44.
Beccaria, p. 40.
Beccaria, Cesare. About Crimes and Punishments. trans. Sami Selcuk, Imge Bookstore, Ankara 2019.

Article in Book Chapter or Journal
Ahmed Ateş, “Ibn Sina and El Chemistry”, Journal of Ankara University Faculty of Theology, Ankara University Press, Ankara 1952, p. 47-70.
Fire, p. 51.
Ates, Ahmed. “Ibn Sina and El Chemistry”, Journal of Ankara University Faculty of Theology. Ankara University Press, Ankara 1952, p. 47-70.

Web site

If any, the Author's Name and Surname, the Title of the Article, the URL address and the date of access, if any, are written. Only the last access date is written in the bibliography.

References That Should Be Mentioned Only in the Text
It is sufficient to indicate the following sources in the text and do not need to be included in the bibliography.
Newspaper Articles
Blog Posts or Comments
Email or mobile phone message


The shape features of the articles sent to the journal should be as follows:
It should be written in Microsoft Office Word program.
Page Size: It should be in A4 size.
Font: The text font should be Times New Roman Font and its size should be 10 points and footnotes should be 9 points. It should be written with “1.15” line spacing.
The citation system used in the article should be in accordance with the Chicago and APA 6 system.
Details such as page numbers, headers and footers should not be included.

Titles
There should be a Turkish and English title at the beginning of the article. Titles should be as short as possible and reflect the subject. In-text headings should be written in decimal system, “1. 2. 3.; 1.1., 1.2.; 1.2.1.” It should be created manually using a number and then a dot. Automatic captions should not be used. In first-degree titles, the first letter of each word should be capitalized and written in bold.

Margins
Top : 4 cm
Bottom : 4 cm
Left : 3.5 cm
Right : 3.5 cm

Essence and Abstract

Alignment : Justified
Special Indent : None
Interval Before: 0 pt, After: 0 pt
Line Spacing : 1.15
Font Size: 9 Points (Times New Roman Font)

Text
Alignment : Justified
Special Indent : First line 1 cm
Interval Before: 6 pt, After: 6 pt
Line Spacing : 1.15
Font Size: 10 Points (Times New Roman Font)

Footnote

Alignment : Justified
Special Indent : Hanging: 0.5 cm
Interval Before: 0 pt, After: 0 pt
Line Spacing: Single Line
Font Size: 9 Points (Times New Roman Font)

Source
Alignment : Justified
Special Indent : Hanging: 1 cm
Interval Before: 6 pt, After: 6 pt
Line Spacing: Single Line
Font Size: 10 Points (Times New Roman Font)