Article Preparation

When preparing an article, take the article writing template into consideration.
Author information must be sent separately in the author information template.

Language: The language of publication is Turkish and English. Articles can be published in different languages ​​if the Editors and the Editorial Board deem it appropriate.

Article Types: Research article, review article, letter to the editor, book review, tranlanslations

Article Format: Word

Citation Style: ISNAD Footnoted Citation System (2nd Edition). It is recommended to use the Zotero citation program when writing articles.

Author Change: Only processed before the article is accepted. Authors should carefully review the list and order of authors before submitting their manuscript and provide the final author list at the time of original submission.

Submitting multiple articles: An author cannot submit more than one article in the same publication period.

Page layout:
*The article must be written in A4 paper format in Microsoft Word.
Top Margin 2.5 cm
Bottom Margin 2.5 cm
Left Margin 2.5 cm
Right Margin 2.5 cm

Format:
Font Candara
Font Style Normal
Font Size (normal text) 11
Font Size (footnote text) 9
Table-graph 9
Paragraph Indent (First Line) 1.25 cm
Paragraph Spacing 6 pt before, 0 pt after (0 pt before and after in tables and graphs)
Line Spacing (1.5)
Bibliography Hanging and indent 0.6 cm,

Alignment: Justify both sides, Spacing 6 pt first, then 0 pt, line spacing 1.5 cm

*Page Numbers should be added in the lower right corner.
*In articles where a custom font is used, the author must add the custom font file to the submission file.
*The first title should be written in the language in which the text is written, 13 point font, all capital letters, centered and bold. The second and subsequent heading(s) should be written in 12-point font, with the first letter of each word capitalized, and aligned to the left.
*Main headings and subheadings, if deemed necessary, I., A., 1., a. It can be numbered up to four levels at most.
*Tables, pictures and figures should not extend beyond the page, and the text inside should be 10 points and single-spaced. Figures and tables should be numbered and named according to their content.
*In the use of abbreviations, the Turkish Language Association Guide and the terminological usages of the field should be taken as basis.
*Footnotes should be in 9-point font, single-spaced, justified, and hung 0.6 cm apart.
*Quotes should be placed in quotation marks; Quotations less than three lines should be written between lines, and quotes longer than three lines should be written 1.5 cm from the right and left of the line, in blocks and 1 point smaller, with 1 line spacing.

1. Tables and Figures: Tables must have numbers and titles. Vertical lines should not be used in table drawing. Horizontal lines should only be used to separate subheadings within the table. The table number should be written vertically at the top, aligned to the left; The table name should be written in italics, with the first letter of each word capitalized. Tables should be located where they should be in the text. Figures must be prepared for black and white printing. Figure numbers and names should be written centered just below the figure. The figure number should be written in italics, ending with a period, and the figure name should be written upright, with only the first letter capitalized.

2. Images: Images should be sent as attachments to the article, scanned in high resolution and print quality. When naming pictures, the rules in tables and figures must be followed. Figures, tables and pictures should not exceed 10 pages in total (one-third of the text).

3. Quotations and References: Quotations should be placed in quotation marks; Quotations less than three lines should be written between lines, and quotes longer than three lines should be written 1.5 cm from the right and left of the line, in blocks and 1 point smaller, with 1 line spacing.
When indirect quotation is made, a footnote number is given after the quoted sentence and the source and page number are stated in the footnote. If a citation abbreviation is used in the footnote, the source and page number should start after the abbreviation (see, for detailed information, see about this subject, etc.). When a direct quote is made, the quoted sentence is written in 'double quotes', a footnote is added at the end of the sentence, and the source and page number are indicated. If a citation abbreviation ıs used in the footnote, the source and page number should start after the abbreviation (see, for detailed information, see about this subject, etc.).

While applying the above rules, if the section to be quoted is longer than three lines, it should be written in a separate paragraph and in a font size (10) smaller than the font size of the main text, with a line spacing of 1.0. The entire quoted paragraph should be indented at the beginning of the line (1.25 cm) from the left and 1 cm indented from the right, and a 12 nk paragraph space should be left before and after. If there is a quote within the quoted text, this part must be shown in 'single quotes'.

Citing: When citing a secondary source instead of a primary source, the primary source is written first, and then the citing source is written. (Surname of the original source author, publication year of the work, page number of the work. Surname of the citing author, publication year of the work, page number). If there are details that need to be written before the page number (e.g. volume, number, etc.), please indicate them in accordance with the footnote and bibliography display method. For the rules to be followed in footnote quotations, see the footnote.

General rules:
*Submitted articles must comply with grammatical rules. In Turkish studies, the current Turkish Language Association (TDK) Writing Guide and terminology usage in the field should be taken as basis, and for writings in foreign languages, the grammar rules of that language should be taken as basis.
*There must be Turkish and English abstracts at the beginning of the article uploaded to the system. Keywords consisting of 5 words should be included for each abstract. Submitted abstracts should not be less than 200 words and should not exceed 220 words.
*Main text, conclusion and bibliography sections must be included. Submitted texts must be between 5000-10000 words.
*Articles sent to the journal must be scanned by the author in the iThenticate program; and the similarity report to be received must be uploaded to the system together with the submitted article without any filtering. A similarity rate has not been determined due to the differences in the content of the studies. The evaluation of the reports belongs to the Editorial Board.
*If the article is derived from any thesis, conference paper or other scientific study, it should be stated in a footnote given to the title of the article and the details of the derived work (if the article is derived from the thesis, the name of the university, institute, department and advisor along with the title of the study; at the congress or symposium If it is a submitted but unpublished paper, the title of the article, presentation date, symposium/congress name) should be included.
*In studies supported by a research institution/organization (BAP, TÜBİTAK, Ministry of Development, etc.), the name of the institution/organization and the project in question, the date and number, if any, should be stated with a footnote.
*In book reviews and critic articles, the imprint of the book in question (publication date, edition, place of publication information) must be included.
*Researchers who have sent/will send articles to our journal must also include their title, institutional information, e-mail and ORCID number.
*By submitting their works to the Journey of History of Religions for publication, authors transfer their copyrights to the Journey of History of Religions within Ankara Social Sciences University. To do this, the 'Copyright Transfer Form' on the main page of the journal must be filled out with a wet signature and uploaded to the system. The copyright of published works belongs to the journal and cannot be transferred without reference.
*The copyrights of the images used by the authors in their works belong to the authors. Copyright and responsibility for the images used belong to the author.
*The scientific, content, language and legal responsibility of the studies published in the Journey of History of Religions belong to the author(s).

Acknowledgement Statement: The people who supported the study other than authorship should be mentioned at the end of the article text.

Processes you need to follow;
*Article Metadata: In this section, you need to enter information about your article, such as publication type, subject, and language. Title, keywords and abstract must be filled in completely.
*Authors: Author information is added automatically. If there is a second author, you must add the e-mail address he/she uses at Dergipark.
*Files: In this section, full texts must be uploaded from the 'Upload File' button under the operations heading. The other template with author information should be added as an additional file.
*Additional Information: Project number, Ethics Statement, supporting institution and acknowledgments are added in this section.
*Preview: In this section, you need to check the information you added to the article system. You must make sure that the files in the checklist are complete. Checklist and Commitment boxes will be checked.

*Before sending your work to our journal, make sure that the templates you upload meet the following specifications.
1. Author information added.
E-mail address
Full mailing address
Phone number
2. All required files have been installed.
Article text
3. The article has been 'spelling checked' and 'grammar checked'.
4. All references cited in the bibliography are cited in the text and vice versa.