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Dicle Journal of Theology contains original scientific publications. All published articles, except editorials, are subject to a double blind peer review process.

Purpose and Scope
The aim of the journal is to contribute to science by publishing high quality publications of scientific importance. In this context, our journal aims to publish studies such as research articles, review articles, translation articles and case reports in the field of religious studies (Social and Humanities / Religious Sciences).

Dicle Journal of Theology is an independent, double-blind peer-reviewed, open access and online journal that aims to publish versatile original articles prepared in the fields of Basic Islamic Sciences, Philosophy and Religious Sciences, Islamic History and Arts, Religious Culture and Moral Knowledge Education and its sub-branches under the name of Religious Studies. Articles should describe original data that have not been previously published or submitted for publication elsewhere. Manuscripts that are deemed suitable for the submission rules of Dicle Journal of Theology and the scope of the journal are sent to at least two referees who are experts in their fields for scientific evaluation. The members of the Editorial Board of Dicle Journal of Theology, who discuss the suitability of the manuscript, then take into account the comments of the referees on each submission. The final decision for all submitted manuscripts belongs to the Editor-in-Chief. The Editorial Board of Dicle Journal of Theology is committed to comply with the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) criteria.

Subject Category
Social Sciences: Field Studies / Sufism Religious Studies / Religious Studies
Humanities
Basic Islamic Sciences: Tafsir, Hadith, Theology, Islamic Law, History of Islamic Sects, Sufism, Arabic Language and Literature
Philosophy and Religious Sciences: Islamic Philosophy, Philosophy of Religion, Psychology of Religion, Sociology of Religion, Religious Education, History of Religions, History of Philosophy, Logic
Islamic History and Arts: Islamic History, History of Islamic Arts, Turkish-Islamic Literature, Religious Music, Religious Culture and Ethics Education

Science Area
Basic Islamic Sciences, Philosophy and Religious Sciences, Islamic History and Arts

Keywords
Islam, Tafsir, Quran, Qiraat, Hadith, Prophet, Kalam, Islamic Law, Islamic Sects, Sufism, Arabic Language, Arabic Literature, Philosophy, Religious Sciences, Islamic Philosophy, Philosophy of Religion, Psychology of Religion, Sociology of Religion, Religious Education, History of Religions, History of Philosophy, Logic, Islamic History, Islamic Arts, Turkish-Islamic Literature, Religious Music, Religious Culture, Ethics, Psychology, Philosophy, Sociology, Islamic Civilisation, Tafsir, Qiraat, Hadith, Kalam, Islamic Law, History of Islamic Sects, Sufism, Arabic Language and Literature, Islamic Philosophy, Philosophy of Religion, Philosophy of Religion, Psychology of Religion, Sociology of Religion, Religious Education, History of Religions, History of Philosophy, Logic, Islamic History, History of Islamic Arts, Turkish Islamic Literature, Religious Music.

Publication Language
Full Text Publication Language:
• Primary Language: Turkish
• Secondary Language: English
Content Written in English and Latin Alphabet:
• Article Title: Turkish & English
• Author Name: Turkish (in Latin Alphabet)
• Author Address: Turkish (in Latin Alphabet)
• Keywords: Turkish & English
• Bibliography: Turkish (in Latin alphabet)
Full Text Turkish (in Latin Alphabet)

Broadcast Period
Dicle Journal of Theology is published twice a year, in June and December.

Article Submissions
Submitted manuscripts must be appropriate to the purpose and scope of the journal. Original, unpublished manuscripts that are not in the evaluation process in another journal and whose content and submission have been approved by each author are accepted for evaluation.

Readership
The target audience of Dicle Journal of Theology is professionals who continue their research in the fields of Basic Islamic Sciences, Philosophy and Religious Sciences, Islamic History and Arts, and students, readers and institutions interested in this field.

Originality of Articles
Dicle Journal of Theology does not accept papers previously published elsewhere. However, sometimes articles published in a foreign language may be accepted.

Manuscripts submitted to our journal must comply with the following criteria and spelling rules. Manuscripts that do not comply with these criteria and rules will be rejected directly. Please use the ARTICLE TEMPLATE to organise your article.
Note: Manuscripts submitted to our journal should be organised according to ISNAD 2nd Edition Citation System (https://www.isnadsistemi.org/en/guide/isnad2-2/)

General Rules
1. The arrangement of the article elements should be as follows:
Turkish Title
Abstract
Keywords
English Title
Abstract
Keywords
Arabic Title (for Arabic articles)
Arabic Abstract (for Arabic articles)
Arabic Keywords (for Arabic articles)
Body Text
Conclusion
Bibliography
2. All headings in the article should be in Initial Capital Letters and 11 pt.
3. The article page should be in A4 format.
4. Margins should be 1 cm on all sides on the first page and 2.5 cm on the other pages.
5. If an end-of-page explanation is to be made for the title of the article, the * sign should be used.
6. No sub- and header information should be entered.
7. Page numbers should not be added.

Article Title
The title of the article should be arranged according to ISNAD 2nd Edition Citation System; it should be set as 0 pt from the top, 6 pt from the bottom and without indentation; it should be centre-aligned. It should be in Times New Roman font with a font size of 14 pt.

Headings
Titles should be arranged according to the ISNAD 2nd Edition Citation System; they should be set at 0 pt from the top and bottom, without indentation, and aligned on both sides. Titles should be in Times New Roman font with a font size of 11 pt.

Titles (except Abstract, Abstract, Introduction, Conclusion, and References) should be automatically generated in the decimal system order as "1. 2. 3.; 1.1., 1.2.; 1.2.1." using a number followed by a period. A space should be left between the title number and the first letter of the title.
Only the first letters of the words in the titles should be capitalised. Italics should not be used.

Abstract
It should not exceed 250 words.
It should be written in Times New Roman font with a font size of 11 pt; it should be aligned on both sides; it should be single-spaced and unindented. Spaces should be arranged as 0 pt at the top and 0 pt at the bottom.

Keywords
It should be written in Times New Roman font in 11 point size, aligned on both sides, single-spaced and without indentation. It should consist of at least 5 and at most 8 words.

Abstract
It should not exceed 250 words. It should be written in Times New Roman font with a font size of 11 pt; it should be aligned on both sides, single-spaced and unindented. Spaces should be arranged as 0 nk at the top and 0 nk at the bottom.

Introduction
The body text must have Introduction and Conclusion sections.

Body Text
It should be written in Times New Roman font with a font size of 11 pt, aligned on both sides, and 1.15 line spacing. Spaces should be set as 0 pt from the top and 6 pt from the bottom.

Direct Citation
All direct quotations should be made in accordance with ISNAD 2 https://www.isnadsistemi.org/en/guide/isnad2-2/ Citation System. If the direct quotation is a paragraph or if the author of the article wants to use the direct quotation as a separate paragraph, it should be written in Times New Roman font with a font size of 10 pt; it should be aligned on both sides; it should be single-spaced. The beginning of the paragraph should be unindented, the whole paragraph should be indented 2 cm from the left and right; spaces should be set as 0 pt from the top and 6 pt from the bottom.

Footnotes
Footnotes should be written in Times New Roman font with a font size of 10 pt, aligned on both sides and single-spaced. Spacing should be set as 0 pt from top and bottom. Footnote style should be in accordance with ISNAD 2 https://www.isnadsistemi.org/en/guide/isnad2-2/ Citation System.

Tables and Figures
ISNAD 2 https://www.isnadsistemi.org/en/guide/isnad2-2/ should be organised in accordance with the Citation System. Table content texts should be written in Times New Roman 10 point font size and should be aligned on both sides. Spaces should be arranged as single 0 nk line spacing from top and bottom. Table and Figure captions and references, if any, should be written in Times New Roman font, 11-point font size; aligned on both sides; single line spacing. Spacing should be set as 6 pt from the bottom and 0 pt from the top for Table and Figure captions; 6 pt from the top and bottom for Table and Figure references.
Tables should not extend beyond the writing area (page margins should not be violated), and spacing should be set as 0 pt from the top and 6 pt from the bottom. Tables smaller than the page margins should be left aligned.

Conclusion
There must be a conclusion section.

Bibliography
References should start on the page after the conclusion.
References should be organised according to ISNAD 2nd Edition Citation System https://www.isnadsistemi.org/en/guide/isnad2-2/.
References should be written in Times New Roman font, 11 point size, aligned on both sides and single-spaced.
For each reference, the first line should be indented from the left, and the following lines should be indented 1.25 cm from the left. Spaces for each source should be 6 pt from the top and 6 pt from the bottom.
If more than one work of an author is included in the bibliography, the author's name should be written again for each work.
It is necessary to add DOI numbers, if any, to the articles in the bibliography in accordance with the ISNAD 2nd Edition Citation System.

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 confidence in scientific findings, and respect for people's opinions.
• Honest researchers do not plagiarise.
• They do not misattribute sources.
• They do not hide objections they cannot refute.
• They do not distort opposing views.
• They do not destroy or conceal data.

Peer-reviewed studies are studies that support and realise 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. Dicle Journal of Theology adheres to national and international standards in 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. Dicle Journal of Theology 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). It also undertakes to comply with the decisions of the Turkish Editors' Workshop.
• 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)
• Turkey Editors' Workshop Decisions (National 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 reviewing it. Thereafter, the editor may impose an embargo for a certain period of time on the author who has attempted to republish, publicise this situation 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 apply all of these measures together.

Simultaneous Submission of the Same Work 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
Plagiarism is presenting the ideas, methods, data, practices, writings, forms or works of others as one's own work, in whole or in part, without citing their owners in accordance with scientific rules.
All articles submitted to Dicle Journal of Theology are screened 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 rules of citation and citation. If the similarity rate is 1%, but citation and quotation 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, sliced publication, copyright infringement and concealment of conflict of interest are considered unethical behaviours. All articles that do not comply with accepted ethical standards are removed from publication. This includes articles containing possible irregularities and non-conformities detected after publication.

Forgery
To produce data that is not based on research, to edit or change the work presented or published on the basis of unreal data, to report or publish them, to show a research that has not been done as if it has been done.
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 the research results in line with the interests of the persons and organisations supported.

Protection of Personal Data of Participants
The Tigris Journal of Theology 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
Dicle Journal of Theology follows COPE's Ethical Toolkit for a Successful Editorial. The editors of Dicle Journal of Theology 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 Dicle Journal of Theology knowingly allow such misconduct to occur. If the editors of Dicle Journal of Theology 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 dicleilahiyat@gmail.com if they notice a significant error or inaccuracy in an article published in Dicle Journal of Theology or if they have any complaints about the editorial content (plagiarism, duplicate articles, etc.). We welcome applications as it will provide an opportunity for us to improve, and we will respond quickly and constructively.

Correction, Retraction, Expression of Concern
Editors may consider publishing a correction if minor errors are detected 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; if there is evidence that the findings are unreliable and the authors' institutions have not investigated the incident; or if the possible investigation seems unfair or inconclusive. COPE guidelines regarding correction, retraction or expression of concern are taken into account.

Publication of Studies Based on Surveys and Interviews
Dicle Journal of Theology adopts the "Code of Conduct and Best Practice Guidelines for Journal Editors" and "Code of Conduct for Journal Publishers" principles of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) in order to provide ethical assurance in scientific periodical publishing. In this context, the following points should be complied with 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 authorisation, information about the authorisation (name of the committee, date and number) should be included in the method section and also 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 included in the peer review process using the double-blinding model.

Editorial Confidentiality Obligation
The editors of Dicle Journal of Theology 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 manuscript review process, the following people have access to the manuscripts: Editors, Referees, Editorial Board Members. The only situation in which 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 the Dicle Journal of Theology, 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/she is ethically obliged to follow up on alleged cases. The editor should follow COPE flowcharts when 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 organisation to investigate. The editor should make all reasonable endeavours to ensure that an appropriate investigation into the alleged misconduct is carried out; if this fails, the editor should make all reasonable attempts to insist on a resolution to the problem. This is an onerous but important task.
Dicle Journal of Theology follows COPE's Ethical Toolkit for a Successful Editorial. The editors of Dicle Journal of Theology 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 Dicle Journal of Theology knowingly allow such misconduct to occur. If the editors of Dicle Journal of Theology 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 research or publication misconduct. The Editor is responsible for taking necessary action in accordance with COPE recommendations.
Dicle Journal of Theology is committed to following the COPE flowcharts when faced with allegations of misconduct on the following or similar issues.
• What to do when re-publication is suspected
• What to do when plagiarism is suspected
• What to do if fabricated data is suspected
• Requests for change of authorship
• What to do if an undisclosed conflict of interest is suspected
• What to do if unfair or gift authorship is suspected
• What to do when an ethical problem is suspected in an article
• What to do when the suspicion of ethical violation is directly notified 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 dicleilahiyat@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 they cannot be resolved, the following processes are followed:
• If this initial response is considered 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.
• If possible, a full response will be given within two weeks.
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 dicleilahiyat@gmail.com. Do not attempt to submit a revised version of your manuscript at this stage. If, after reading your appeal letter, we realise that your appeal is justified, we may invite you to submit a revised version of your manuscript. Your manuscript 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 appeal per manuscript, so please take the time and effort to write the letter in detail to make your appeal clear - you have one chance, so use it well. We have found that prolonged deliberation over rejected papers is often unsatisfactory for both authors and editors, so we do not process multiple appeals for the same paper.

Conflicts of Interest
A conflict of interest arises when professional judgement 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 authors' competing interests in order to make the best judgement about how to handle an article, and that readers should know them if we publish the article.
Any financial or other tour of interests that could lead to a conflict in one's work, significantly impair one's objectivity, or give an unfair advantage in favour of any person or organisation. 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 explained. 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.
Dicle Journal of Theology 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 owner 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 about manuscripts written by him/herself or 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
Dicle Journal of Theology observes the highest standards in research ethics and adopts the international principles of research ethics 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 uses; 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 the participants should be avoided. The research should be planned in a way that does not put the participants at risk.
• Research independence must be clear and explicit; if there is a conflict of interest, it must be stated.
• In experimental studies with human subjects, the written informed consent of the participants who decide to participate in the research must be obtained. The consent of the legal guardian of children and those under guardianship or those with a recognised mental illness must be obtained.
• If the study will be carried out in any institution or organisation, approval must be obtained from this institution or organisation 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.

The publication of articles in the journal and the execution of article processes are not subject to any fee. No processing or submission fee is charged under any name for articles submitted to the journal or accepted for publication. Dicle Journal of Theology does not accept sponsorship and advertisement in accordance with its publication policies.