WRITING GUIDELINES

1. The Journal of Young Thinkers is a scientific peer-reviewed journal and is published four times a year, in March, June, September and December.

2. The Editorial Board is the only authorized body that decides whether the articles submitted to the journal should be published or not. Editors are considered natural members of the Editorial Board.

3. The publication languages of the journal are Turkish, Arabic, English, Persian, French, German and Russian. The decision to publish articles in other languages belongs to the Editorial Board.

4. Manuscripts submitted to the journal for publication are evaluated by at least two referees. A blind peer-review system is applied in the journal.

5. It is obligatory to keep the Referee and Editorial Board Evaluation Reports open to audit for 5 years.

6. Manuscripts submitted to the journal for publication should include an abstract in Turkish (not exceeding one page) and English (not exceeding one page) with 1, 5 line spacing on one side of A4 paper with a maximum of one page. The manuscripts should include appropriate keywords (Key Words) in Turkish and English defining the subject.

7. The sources used in the articles should be given as a bibliography list at the end of the article.

8. In the article, the author's name, title, institution and contact information should be clearly stated. All legal responsibility for the ideas in the articles belongs to the author.

9. Manuscripts should not exceed 20000 (twenty thousand) words, spaced 1.5 lines on one side of A4 paper; The font should be left in Times New Roman 12 font size.

10. The subheadings of the articles should be written in 12 font size and left aligned.

11. If there is a graphic or picture in the article, it should be sent in jpg format as a separate file with a maximum size of 10x20.

12. In addition to academic articles, the Journal of Young Thinkers also includes academic activities, interviews, book and article reviews, and criticism articles, provided that they are between 600 and 6000 words maximum.

13. The journal also includes translated articles. Imprint information such as the author, date, where it was published, volume, issue and page of the article to be translated should be specified in full, and if it is not out of the scope of copyright protection, publication permission should be obtained.

14. All rights of the published articles belong to the Journal of Young Thinkers. It can be quoted provided that the source is shown.

15. APA in-text footnote system is used in the articles published in our journal. You can review the examples below.

AUTHOR GUIDELINES:

1.Single Author, Single Study
Citation Example: (Alptekin 2013).
Page numbered: (Alptekin 2013: 85). (Abd al-Baqi: 1945, 67)
2. Example of Citation from Secondary Source
(From Alptekin 2013: Karyelioğlu 2016: 20).
3. Bibliography Example for a Single Author Book
Aydin, M. (2017). Sociology of Change, Istanbul: Expansion.

Abd al-Baki, M. F., Mu'jamu'l-Mufehres li Alfazi'l-Qur'ani'l-Karim, Dar al-Hadith, Cairo 1945.

Maturidi, E. M. Ta'wilat-i Ahli's-Sunna, Daru'l-Qutb al-Ilmiyya, Lebanon, 2005.
4. Bibliography Example for a Book with a Double Author

Alptekin, M. Y., Karyelioğlu, S. (2016). Social and Economic Aspects of Contracting in Trabzon, Trabzon: Karadeniz Technical University Publications.
Reference to the same book: (Alptekin and Karyelioğlu 2016: 139).

Sarıçam, İ. – Erşahin, S. History of Islamic Civilization, TDV Pub., Ankara 2019.


5. Bibliography Example for a Book with Three Authors
Alptekin, M. Y., Karyelioğlu, S. and Fidan, S. (2019). Patriotism in Theory and Practice with Its Local and National Dimensions: Trabzon-Based Eastern Black Sea Research, Ankara: Night Academy.
Reference to the same book: (Alptekin et al. 2019: 52).
6. Bibliography Example for Books with More Than Three Authors
Büyüköztürk, Ş., Kılıç-Çakmak, E., Akgün, Ö. E. et al. (2017). Scientific Research Methods, Ankara: Pegem.
Reference to the same book: (Büyüköztürk et al. 2017: 13).
7. Bibliography Sample for Translated Book
Giddens, A. (2012). Sociology, C. Güzel (Trans.), Istanbul: Red.
8. Writing of the Single Author Article in the Bibliography
Alptekin, M. Y. (2013). Geographer Approach in Sociology and Ecological Interpretation of Social Character in Trabzon, Journal of Black Sea Studies, (15), 77-98.

Yılmaz, M. K., "The Manners Highlighted by Surah Hucurat", Harran Univ. Journal of Theology, (38), 2017, 1-30.

Note: As the number of authors in the article increases, the rules in the book tag examples are applied in the same way.
9. For Articles in Electronic Newspapers, Magazines or Websites with Known Author
Gallagher, J. (2020, April 2). Coronavirus: What are the Effects of Covid-19 on the Human Body?. https://www.bbc.com/turkce/haberler-dunya-51910851 (Accessed: 17.12.2021).
Citation for the same article: (Gallagher 2020).
10. For Articles in Digital Newspapers, Magazines and Websites with Unknown Author
URL-1: "Corona virus does not infect Turks". (2020, March 5). https://www.yenicaggazetesi.com.tr/oytun-erbas-corona-virus-turklere-bulasmiyor-270766h.htm (Accessed: 17.12.2021).
In-text citation to the same source: (URL-1).
Note: For citation on a page on an organization's website where there are no individual authors, the organization's name is used as the author.
Example: Ministry of Internal Affairs. (2020, December 1). Coronavi