WRITING RULES
1. Erciyes University Faculty of Law Journal (ERÜHFD) is a peer-reviewed journal indexed by ULAKBİM, adhering to international research and publication ethics, and published twice a year, in the April and October issues. Studies requested for publication must be submitted
via the DergiPark system by January 31 for the April issue and by July 31 for the October issue. The total number of articles we process for each issue is limited to 60, including processes carried over from the previous issue. Article acceptance will be closed if the quota is filled before the deadline.
2. When submitting articles to DergiPark, our authors are required to fill out the following documents and have them ready during the upload process.
- Cover Page – The cover page must be filled out electronically and uploaded with the .docx extension. Submissions uploaded as images or PDFs will be returned.
- Ethics and Conflict of Interest Declaration Form – This form must be signed by all authors and uploaded to the system as a PDF. Except for cropping, color correction or enhancement methods on the original image must not be used in PDF conversion tools. The form must be signed/approved by all authors. The form can be filled out and submitted in separate copies by authors in different institutions. However, all signatures must be original (scanning of the document with a wet signature) or have the quality of a valid and verifiable signature (such as an electronic signature). If multiple documents from separate authors are to be uploaded, they must be combined into a single document and uploaded to the system as a PDF.
- Copyright and License Agreement – This agreement must be signed by all authors and uploaded to the system as a PDF. Except for cropping, color correction or enhancement methods on the original image must not be used in PDF conversion tools. The form must be signed/approved by all authors. The form can be filled out and submitted in separate copies by authors in different institutions. However, all signatures must be original (scanning of the document with a wet signature) or have the quality of a valid and verifiable signature (such as an electronic signature). If multiple documents from separate authors are to be uploaded, they must be combined into a single document and uploaded to the system as a PDF.
- Full Text Template – This document shall be uploaded to the system as .docx. The document content and file data must be anonymized. Please make the document anonymous before uploading. (To anonymize the article file that will be sent to the referee, the steps File > Info > Check for Issues > Inspect Document > Document Properties and Personal Information > Inspect > Remove All must be followed in Word. Any information in the content of the article that would violate blind peer review must be removed. For example, if there is publication information or citation produced from a thesis, this issue should be stated separately as "other information" on the cover page.)
- Uploading all of the above documents is mandatory; other additional documents and information such as ethics committee approval documents, research data, etc., must be anonymized before being uploaded if they are to be sent to referees.
3. Scientific studies submitted for publication in the journal must be related to the fields of public law and private law and must not have been previously published or submitted for publication elsewhere. Translations must be submitted together with the original copy in the language in which they were published. The translation permission document must be uploaded to the system as an additional document.
4. Although the language of the journal is primarily Turkish, studies in English, French, and German are also included. Even if the studies are written in Turkish or any of the foreign languages, each study must primarily include a Turkish and English title, author names, and an abstract of at least 100 and at most 200 words that best expresses the purpose of the text. Abstracts must be prepared in any of the foreign languages (German and/or French) if preferred, in addition to the mandatory Turkish and English. In addition to the short English abstract, there should be an extended abstract format, which must be at least 600 words (preferably a maximum of 1500 words) in length. In addition, five keywords that can fully express the study should be included in Turkish and English under the abstract sections. Authors are required to upload their titles, Orcid ID numbers, e-mail addresses, institutions they work for, and other information on the title page.
5. In the text part of the article sent for publication, the first title should be in 13-point font, with the second title in 11-point font below it. Except for the first title, the remaining part should be in Times New Roman 11-point font, with line spacing of 1.15. Footnotes should be written under the text in Times New Roman font, 9-point, single line spacing, 0.6 hanging indent, and 3 pt space after the paragraph. Articles prepared in this way should not exceed 50 pages (page size should be selected as A4).
6. Articles should be prepared based on “The Chicago Manual of Style (17th Edition, Notes and Bibliography)” citation and reference system. The footnote number in the text should be given after the punctuation marks. In articles, the footnote citation method should be preferred, and in-text citations should not be used. When citing, the abbreviation 'p.' (or 's.') should not be added before the page number. A bibliography, in which the cited works and sources are listed in alphabetical order according to the author's surname, should be included at the end of the article. References should be written in the Latin alphabet, and care should be taken to ensure their format, accuracy, and accessibility.
The sources to be cited and the bibliography should be prepared as follows:
1. Erciyes University Faculty of Law Journal (ERÜHFD) is a peer-reviewed journal scanned by ULAKBİM, adhering to international research and publication ethics, and published twice a year, in the April and October issues. Submissions requested for publication in our journal must be sent via the DergiPark system by January 31 for the April issue and by July 31 for the October issue.
2 . Scientific studies submitted for publication in the journal must be related to the fields of public law and private law and must not have been previously published or submitted for publication elsewhere. Translations must be sent together with the original copy in the language in which they were published.
3 . The language of the journal is Turkish, English, French and German. Even if the studies are written in Turkish or any other foreign language, each study must first include a Turkish and English title, author names, and an abstract of at least 100 and at most 200 words that best expresses the purpose of the text. Abstracts must be prepared in any of the foreign languages, Turkish and English being mandatory, and if preferred, German and/or French. In addition to shorter English Abstract, there should be an extended abstract in extended summary format and must be at least 600 words (preferably a maximum of 1500 words) in length . In addition, five keywords that can fully express the study should be included in Turkish and English under the abstract sections. Authors are required to indicate their titles, Orcid ID numbers, e-mail addresses, and the institutions they work for in footnotes, with a starred footnote where the author's name is located.
4 . In the text part of the article sent for publication, first title should be in 13-point font, with the second title in 11-point font, below it. Except for the first title, the remaining part should be in Times New Roman 11-point font, with line spacing of 1.15. Footnotes should be written under the text in Times New Roman font, 9 point, single line spacing, 0.6 hanging, and 3 pt space after the paragraph. Articles prepared in this way should not exceed 50 pages (page size should be A4).
5 . Articles “ The Chicago Manual of Style (17th Edition, Notes oath Bibliography ) should be prepared based on the citation and reference system. The footnote number in the text should be given after the punctuation marks. In articles, footnote citation method should be preferred and in-text citation should not be made. A bibliography, in which the cited works and sources are listed in alphabetical order according to the author's surname, should be included at the end of the article. References should be written in the Latin alphabet, and care should be taken to ensure their format, accuracy and accessibility.
The sources to be cited and the bibliography should be prepared as follows:
Citation Examples:
Single Author BookName Surname ,
Title of the Work (City where the work was published: Publisher, Year of publication), page number.
-First Citation
İzzet Özgenç,
Turkish Criminal Law General Provisions (Ankara: Seçkin Yayıncılık, 2021), 65.
-Next Citation
Özgenç,
Turkish Criminal Law, 69.
Books with Two or Three AuthorsName Surname (first author), Name Surname (second author) and Name Surname (third author),
Title of the Work (City where the work was published: Publisher, Year of publication), page number.
-First Citation
Nurettin Bilici and Begüm Dilemre Öden,
Tax Law Practices (Ankara: Savaş Yayınevi, 2021), 73.
-Next Citation
Bilici ve Öden,
Tax Law, 85.
Books with Four or More AuthorsName Surname (first author) et al.,
Name of the Work, (City where the work was published: Publisher, Year of publication), page number.
-First Citation
Veli Özer Özbek et al.,
Annotated – Schematic Practical Workbook – II, Criminal Procedure Law, (Ankara, Seçkin Yayıncılık, 2020), 110.
-Next Citation
Özbek et al.,
Annotated-Schematic, 163.
Translated BookName Surname ,
Title of Work, trans. Name Surname (City where the work was published: Publisher, Year of publication), page number.
Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy,
War and Peace, trans. Leyla Soykut (Istanbul: İletişim Yayınları, 2022), 55.
A Chapter from the Edited BookName and surname of the chapter author, “Chapter Title”, in
Book Name, ed. Name Surname , (City where the work was published: Publisher, Year of publication), page number.
-First Citation
Sedat Durmuşkaya , “Regulatory Institutions in
Capital Markets”, in Capital Markets and Financial Institutions, ed. Ferudun Kaya, (Istanbul: Beta Basım, 2019), 79.
-Next Citation
Durmuşkaya , “In Capital Markets”, 82.
Printed or Electronic ArticleName Surname , “Title of the Article”,
Journal Name, Volume/Issue (Year): Page number. (In the electronic article, a comma is placed and the URL is added and completed with a period.)
-First Citation
Selman Özdan , “Reform of the United Nations Security Council ”.
Erciyes University Faculty of Law Journal, 6/1 (2011): 320
-Next Citation
Özdan , “Security Council ”, 10.
WebsitesName and Surname (if any), “title of the web page”, (Access Date), URL.
“European Heritage Days 2018”, (Access Date 09.10.2020), https://kvmgm.ktb.gov.tr/TR-222670/avrupa-miras-gunleri-2018.html.
Graduate ThesisName and Surname , “Thesis Title” (Thesis Type, University Name and Year of Publication), Page Number.
-First Citation
Numan Doğan, “The Crime of Abuse of Trust Regulated in the Capital Markets Law, (Unpublished Master's Thesis, Erciyes University, 2020), 102.
-Next Citation
Doğan, “Capital Market”, 98.
Court DecisionsName of the Court, Decision Date, Docket Number, Decision Number, Access Source, Access Date, (If not Online Access, publication name, date, issue and page number).
-First Citation
10th Civil Chamber of the Supreme Court of Appeals, 11.04.2016, E. 2013/2154, K. 2016/529, www.google.com.tr, 01.02.2019.
-Next Citation
Y.10. D., K. 2016/529.
Bibliography Examples
Single Author BookSurname , Name.
Work Name. City where the work was published: Publisher, Year of publication. URL or (DOI number), if available.
Özgenç, İzzet.
Turkish Criminal Law General Provisions. Ankara: Seçkin Publishing, 2021
Books with Two or Three AuthorsSurname , Name (first author), Name Surname (second author).
Work Name. City where the work was published: Publisher, Year of publication.
Bilici, Nurettin and Begüm Dilemre Öden.
Tax Law Practices. Ankara: Savaş Publishing House, 2021.
Books with Four or More AuthorsSurname , Name (first author) etc.
Work Name. City where the work was published: Publisher, Year of publication.
Özbek, Veli Özer et al. Annotated –
Schematic Practical Workbook – II Criminal Procedure Law. Ankara, Seçkin Publishing, 2020.
Translated BookSurname , Name.
Name of the Work, Translator's Name and Surname , City where the work was published: Publisher, Year of publication.
Tolstoy, Lev Nikolayevich .
War and Peace, Translated by Leyla Soykut , Istanbul: İletişim Yayınları, 2022.
A Chapter from the Edited BookSurname, Name, "Chapter Title" of the chapter author. Inside
Book Name, editor Name Surname , page range. City where the work was published: Publisher, Year of publication.
Durmuşkaya , Sedat, “Regulatory Institutions in
Capital Markets”. In Capital Markets and Financial Institutions, ed. Ferudun Kaya, 79-95. Istanbul: Beta Printing, 2019.
Printed or Electronic ArticleSurname , Name. “Title of the Article”.
Journal Name. Volume/Issue (Year): Page range. (In the electronic article, a comma is placed and the URL is added and completed with a period.)
Özdan , Selman. “Reform of the United Nations Security Council ”.
Erciyes University Faculty of Law Journal. 6/1 (2011): 315-335.
WebsiteName Surname (if available) or Website publisher, “Title of the web page”, (Access Date), URL
Ministry of Culture and Tourism, “European Heritage Days 2018”, (Access Date 09.10.2020), https://kvmgm.ktb.gov.tr/TR-222670/avrupa-miras-gunleri-2018.html.
Graduate ThesisSurname , Name. “Thesis Title”. Thesis Type, University Name, Year Where It was Published.
Dogan, Numan. “The Crime of Abuse of Trust Regulated in the Capital Markets Law”. Unpublished Master's Thesis, Erciyes University, 2020.
Court DecisionsCourt Name. K. Decision Number (Decision Day Month Year). ( if any ) Access Address
(If not Online Access, publication name, date, issue and page number).
10th Civil Chamber of the Supreme Court of Appeals. K. 2016/529 (11.04.2016). www.google.com.tr.
6 . Studies to be sent for publication must be written in Office 2000 or above and sent to the journal with an extension compatible with MS Word (preferably with the . docx extension). Automatic headings in Word should not be used. Main titles, summary, extended abstract , introduction, conclusion and bibliography should be written in capital letters and bold font, and other headings should be written in bold font with only the first letter capitalized. The heading order of articles sent to our journal should be as shown below.
Title Scheme(For a sample file text that complies with our layout rules, please write your text in the template file mentioned above.)(Article title)
(English Article Title)
(Author Title, Name and Surname)
SUMMARY
Keywords:ABSTRACT
Keywords :
EXTENDED ABSTRACT
INTRO
I. FIRST MAIN TITLE
A. First Subheading
B. First Subheading
1. Second Subheading
a. Third Subheading
AA . Fourth Subheading
bb . Fourth Subheading
b. Third Subheading
2. Second Subheading
II. SECOND MAIN TITLE
A. First Subheading
B. First Subheading
CONCLUSION
SOURCE
8. It is accepted that the authors have checked the form and content of the studies they sent to the journal and that they submitted them as "ready for publication" in this form.
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