Habitus Toplumbilim Dergisi

Publication Content
Habitus Journal is a peer-reviewed scientific journal published once a year in the form of special issues (March) by the BILGITOY Association. (Article submission dates: May 1st - December 30th). Article submissions outside of these dates will not be accepted. Habitus Journal includes original scientific publications. All published articles, except for editorial works, are subjected to double-blind peer review process.

Aim and Scope

Habitus Journal plans to publish in the form of special issues that examine a specific topic in each issue. The aim of the journal is to contribute to the development of social sciences in Turkey in two ways. The first is to do this by giving importance to local studies. Nowadays, macro studies and national, regional, international and finally global level studies are mostly included, while local, small, micro level studies are not given the necessary time, space and opportunity. This journal claims to provide a new opportunity in this regard. The second is to serve this purpose by including interdisciplinary and relational studies. Since sociology is an interdisciplinary field of study and research, it may be more appropriate for a sociology journal to fulfil this purpose. Habitus Journal aims to open a space for studies from all sub-disciplines of sociology. However, since the issues of the journal will be published as special issues, it will call for articles on a topic in one of these fields in each issue. Articles submitted for publication must contain original data that has not been previously published or submitted elsewhere for publication. Manuscripts deemed suitable according to Habitus submission rules and journal scope are sent to at least two expert reviewers for scientific evaluation. The Habitus Editorial Board members deliberating on suitability then consider the reviewers' comments for each submission. The final decision for all submitted manuscripts rests with the Chief Editor. The Publication Board of Imgelem Journal commits to adhering to the criteria the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).

Subject Category:
Social Sciences: Sociology, all sub-disciplines of Sociology 
Keywords: Sociology; Family Sociology, Military Sociology, Body Sociology, Knowledge Sociology, Labor Sociology, Sociology of Religion, Literary Sociology, Education Sociology, Economic Sociology, Ethnic Sociology, Development Sociology, Youth Sociology, Sociology of Underdevelopment, Migration Sociology, Legal Sociology, Communication Sociology, Urban Sociology, Rural Sociology, Small Group Sociology, Cultural Sociology, Occupational Sociology, Sociology of Modernity, Music Sociology, Health Sociology, Art Sociology, Industrial Sociology, Leisure Sociology, Political Sociology, Sports Sociology, Crime Sociology, Historical Sociology, Gender Sociology, Food Sociology.

Publication Language
Full Text Publication Language:
• Primary Language: Turkish
• Secondary Language: English
• Tertiary Language: Uzbek
• Quaternary Language: Russian Content Written in Turkish, English, and Latin or Cyrillic Alphabet:
• Article Title: Turkish & English
• Author Name: Turkish or English (in Latin Alphabet)
• Author Affiliation: Turkish or English (in Latin Alphabet)
• Keywords: Turkish & English
• References: Turkish, English, Uzbek, or Russian (in Latin or Cyrillic Alphabet)
Full Text: Turkish, English, Uzbek, or Russian (in Latin or Cyrillic Alphabet)

Article Submissions
Submitted articles should be in accordance with the purpose and scope of the special issue. Original, unpublished, and not under consideration for review elsewhere, each article approved by all authors for content and submission will be considered for evaluation.

Target Audience
The target audience includes professionals, experts, academics, researchers, as well as undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral students interested in all fields of Sociology. It aims to contribute to the widespread adoption of continuous professional development and research culture.

Originality of Articles
Habitus does not accept previously published works elsewhere. However, occasionally, articles published in another language may be considered for review if they have been revised and improved. Habitus Journal does not publish translated articles.

ARTICLE PREPARATION

Language: Turkish, English, Uzbek, and Russian
Types of Articles: Research Article, Review Article, Theoretical Article.

ARTICLE FORMAT

Visual Format: A4 Portrait, Margins (Normal) (2.5 cm on all sides [right-left-top-bottom])

ABSTRACT

Abstract should be prepared in 10 pt, single-spaced, Times New Roman font. Abstract should not use citations and should be a single paragraph. Studies written as full text in Turkish must have an English title and “Abstract”. Since a Turkish text becomes a longer text in English, the Abstract should be at least 100 words and the Abstract should be at most 250 words. For authors whose mother tongue is not Turkish, Turkish title, abstract and keywords are not mandatory for English articles. In Turkish and English articles, “Keywords” should be given immediately below the “Abstract” section, with each word starting with a capital letter. “Keywords” should be used as the equivalent of ‘Keywords’ in English articles. 

EXTENDED SUMMARY

In order to facilitate the citation of articles published in HABITUS Journal of Sociology and to increase the citation impact value, articles published in HABITUS Journal of Sociology should include an extended English abstract of at least 700 words, which corresponds to 10% of the Turkish articles. This text should be in Times New Roman font and in 12-point font under the “CONCLUSION” and above the “REFERENCES”. Likewise, this text should briefly mention the question of the study, hypothesis (if any), purpose, scope, methodology and data collection technique of the study, and then should include the findings of the study and finally the most striking interpretation of these findings in order to facilitate researchers' citation. Extended abstracts are not required for English articles.

TEXT STRUCTURE AND CITATION

Manuscripts to be submitted to the journal should be Times New Roman, 12 Punto. Line spacing options should be set to 6 pt before and after paragraph spacing and 1.5 line spacing should be selected. The introduction and all subheadings under it and the first paragraphs following these subheadings should start justified on the left margin. The margins should be 2.5 cm on all sides, that is, the page structure should be automatically set to Normal. The title of the English and Turkish abstract should be centered. Submitted manuscripts must comply with the citation and bibliography system specified in the journal writing guide. The text of the article should not exceed 14,000 words including references and other appendices. On the other hand, if a paragraph (block) citation is given in the text, it should be written in 11-point font size, single-spaced, justified and indented 1.25 from both right and left. Quotation marks should be used at the beginning and end of block quotations. In this way, the quotation and the text will be easily distinguished. The text of the article should not be sectioned, divided into sections or cut. 

ARTICLE TITLE AND SUB-TITLES

In Turkish articles, the title of the article should not exceed 16 words, each word should be capitalized, written in black (bold) and 16-point font and centered. The title in English should be written in black (bold) with the initial letter of each word capitalized but in 10-point font and centered. All words of subheadings other than INTRODUCTION, CONCLUSION and REFERENCES should be written in black (bold) with only the initial letter capitalized and the rest in lower case and all in 12-point font. In addition, except in cases of bulleted information, no heading should be numbered using numbers. Turkish abstract, title and keywords are not required for English articles. Native Turkish authors are advised to do so. Author information (to be added after the corrections in the refereeing process) should be written immediately below the title with the first initial capitalized and the full surname capitalized right justified, and address, contact, work and orcid information should be given in the footnote with an asterisk (not a number!).

FOOTNOTES AND ENDNOTES

In the in-text citation style, the use of footnotes and endnotes is not preferred. Therefore, as few footnotes as possible should be used. Only when a very essential explanatory note is required, a footnote can be used with asterisks or numbers in Times New Roman font in 10-point font size. The in-text citation method recommends using “&” instead of “and” in citations and references. However, since the “&” symbol is not used instead of “and” in Turkish, the “&” symbol should not be used in Turkish texts when writing citations and references. It is also recommended to use the in-text citation method “et al.” (Kernis et al. 1993) when citing texts with more than three authors. However, if the study sent to HABITUS Journal of Sociology for evaluation is prepared in English, the symbol “&” should be used instead of “and” and “et al.” should be used instead of “et al.” in these texts in accordance with the in-text citation method in citation and bibliography.

GUIDELINES FOR CITATION AND REFERENCES

Reference Style: Habitus Journal follows the APA 6 system. For matters not found in the style guide, refer to APA 6 version. URL: http://www.apa.org 

Paragraph spacing should be 6 pt before and after with regard to the line spacing options for the references and the “single” line spacing should be selected. Moreover, the references should be written with a “hanging/1.25 cm” indent. For articles in English, the expression “References” should be preferred rather than “Bibliography”.

Automatic bibliography should not be done unless necessary. Otherwise, it is not possible to intervene in this bibliography and make corrections on it. References should not be taken from Google Scholar. Even if it is taken, it must be completed. Because these resources are lacking. If the Doi numbers of the articles in the bibliography are available, they must be included in the bibliography. In online sources, access date information should be included in the Bibliography.

Citation Example: (Alptekin 2013).
With Page Number: (Alptekin 2013: 85).
Citation Example from a Secondary Source: (cited in Alptekin 2013: Karyelioğlu 2016: 20).
Referring a Book with a Single Author:
Aydin, M. (2017). Sociology of Change, İstanbul: Açılım Publishing.
Referring a Book with Two Authors:
Alptekin, M. Y., Karyelioğlu, S. (2016). Contracting in Trabzon with Social and Economic Aspects, Trabzon: Karadeniz Technical University Publications.
Referring the same book: (Alptekin and Karyelioğlu 2016: 139).
Referring 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 Centered Eastern Black Sea Research, Ankara: Gece Academy.
Referring the same book: (Alptekin et al. 2019: 52).
Referring a Book with more than Three Authors:
Büyüköztürk, Ş., Kılıç-Çakmak, E., Akgün, Ö. E. et al. (2017). Scientific Research Methods, Ankara: Pegem Publishing.
Referring the same book: (Büyüköztürk et al. 2017: 13).
Referring a Book that has been translated:
Giddens, A. (2012). Sociology, C. Güzel (Trans.), İstanbul: Kırmızı Publishing.
Referring a Journal Article with a Single Author:
Alptekin, M. Y. (2013). Geographic Approach in Sociology and Ecological Interpretation of Social Character in Trabzon, Journal of Black Sea Studies, (15), 77-98.
Note: In case of the increase in the number of the authors, the rules used for a book are ap-plied.
Referring an Article with a Known Author on Internet:
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 (Access: 17.12.2021).
Referring the same article: (Gallagher 2020).
Referring an Article with an Unknown Author on Internet:
URL-1: “Corona virus does not infect Turks”. (2020, 5 March).
https://www.yenicaggazetesi.com.tr/oytun-erbas-corona-virus-turklere-bulasmiyor-270766h.htm (Access: 17.12.2021).
In-text citation to the same source: (URL-1).
Note: For a page on an organization’s website that does not have individual authors, the name of the organization is used as the author.
Example: Ministry of Interior. (2020, 1 December). Within the Scope of Combating Coro-navirus - New Restrictions and Measures Circulars.
https://www.icisleri.gov.tr/koronavirus-ile-mucadelekapsaminda-sokaga-cikma-kisitlamalari---yeni-kisitlama-ve-tedbirler-genelgeleri (Access: 17.12.2021).
Citation to the same website: (Ministry of the Interior 2020).
Referring Press News and Texts with Unknown Authors:
Diyanet Newspaper, "Love of the Fatherland is from Faith: Those Who Fight in Çanakkale Fulfilled the Command of the Qur'an", 30 August 1971.
In-text citation to the same source: (Love for the Homeland is from Faith 1971).
Referring Press News and Texts with Known Authors:
Azokur, M. (30 August 1971). “Patriotism is from Faith: Those Fighting in Çanakkale Ful-filled the Command of the Qur'an”, Diyanet Newspaper.
In-text citation to the same source: (Azokur 1971).
Referring a Compiled Book:
Usta, V. (Ed.), Şalpazarı history-culture-human, Trabzon: Serander Publishing.
Referring a Chapter in a Compiled Book:
Alptekin, M. Y. (2017). Ethno-Demography of Şalpazarı from 1835 to the Present, Usta, V. (Ed.), Şalpazarı in history-culture-human (139-226), Trabzon: Serander Publishing.
Referring the same chapter: (Alptekin 2017: 216).
Referring an Edited Book:
Alptekin, M. Y (Ed.) (2020). Society and Culture in the Eastern Black Sea Region I, Trab-zon: Serander Publishing.
Referring a Chapter in an Edited Book:
Köksal, S. (2020). Southern Turkmens in Trabzon, M. Y. Alptekin (Ed.), in Society and Cul-ture in the Eastern Black Sea Region I (9-24), Trabzon: Serander Publishing.
Referring the same chapter: (Köksal 2020: 9).
Referring a Thesis:
Alptekin, M. Y. (2000). Turkish Interpretation of Islam (Turkish Islam), Unpublished Mas-ter's Thesis, Istanbul University- Institute of Social Sciences.
Referring the same thesis: (Alptekin 2000).
Referring an Encyclopaedia:
Köprülü, M. F. (1972). Ahmed Yesevi, Encyclopedia of Islam (Vol.1, 750-788), Ankara: Ministry of National Education.
Referring the same encyclopaedia article: (Köprülü 1972: 780).
Referring a Paper:
Alptekin, M. Y. (2017). Conservative Tourism: Tourism Activities and Social Interaction in Trabzon/Uzungol (120-150), Proceedings of Euroasian Conference on Language & Social Science, Antalya: www.eclss.org
Referring the same paper: (Alptekin 2017: 145).
Referring Parliamentary Minutes:
Grand National Assembly of Turkey (TBMM), Minutes Registry, D. 8, C. 13, 4th Session, 10 November 1948.
Referring the same Minutes: (Parliament ZC 1948, 10 November)

Twitter Profile Bibliography Example:
Koca, F. [@drfahrettinkoca]. (n.d.). Tweets [Twitter profile]. Twitter. https://twitter.com/drfahrettinkoca (Access: 25.03.2022).
In-text Citation to Same Source: (Koca n.d.)
Twitter Tweet Bibliography Example:
Koca, F. [@drfahrettinkoca]. (2022, 25 March). COVID-19 IS IN FALL! The number of cases today is 15,303, the number of deaths is 68. It is getting easier to overcome the epidemic. [Tweet]. Twitter. https://twitter.com/drfahrettinkoca/status/1507413709093683200?cxt=HHwWgICqwYSytOspAAAA (Access: 25.03.2022).
In-text Citation to Same Source: (Koca 2022)

Reference Style
Articles must be prepared according to the APA 6 Citation System.

Final Checklist
This checklist is intended to be useful during the final review of the submitted article before it is uploaded to the journal system.

Make sure the following items are included:
1. Author information is added
• Email address
• Full postal address
• linked ORCID number
2. All necessary files have been uploaded.
• Article text
• Copyright Agreement
•Cover Page
3. "Grammar check" and "language check" have been performed on the article.
4. All references mentioned in the bibliography are cited in the text, and vice versa. The Doi numbers of the article in the references should be written and the link should be given. (Doi:)

Article Submission
In submissions, the account of the corresponding author must be used. All correspondence regarding the submission is sent to the responsible author via email through the journal system.
When uploading the article file, make sure that it does not contain any elements that would disclose the author's identity or institutional information due to the double-blind peer review process.
Files to be Uploaded Separately:
1. Full Article Text
2. Copyright Agreement

During submission, the following commitments are obtained from the author electronically:
1. I am authorized to submit this work to your journal/authorized by co-authors.
2. The article is original, has not been formally published in any peer-reviewed journal, is not under consideration for publication by any other journal, and does not violate any existing copyright or other third-party rights.
3. I/we agree that if the article is accepted for publication editorially, it will be licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0) License.
4. The copyright and intellectual property rights of the author(s) or, if applicable, the employer of the author(s) are reserved. The author(s) undertake(s) that the publisher shall have no liability for any claims for damages or lawsuits for copyright infringement by third parties, and that all responsibility lies with them.
5. The author(s) undertake(s) that there are no elements of crime or unlawful expression in the article, and that no material or method contrary to law was used during the research.

GENERAL PRINCIPLES
The publication process of HABITUS Journal of Sociology is predicated on the objective production, development and sharing of knowledge through the scientific methods. HABITUS Journal of Sociology promises to adhere to academic principles and prevent false practices in conformity with academic and ethical standards. In order to maintain the ethical standards for submitted articles, the international standards of the COPE (Committee on Publication Ethics) are taken into account.
The submitting of an article for publication in HABITUS Journal of Sociology through DergiPark article is accepted as an application for publication.
HABITUS Journal of Sociology has the right to edit, publish or not publish the submitted articles.
ARTICLE REVIEW PROCESS
Regarding the articles submitted to HABITUS Journal of Sociology for publishing, the initial editorial evaluation is made within the first 30 days. Following the editorial review, if necessary, the author is given 15 days to make the required corrections. The referee review process starts for the articles that successfully passed from the initial editorial review. In the referee review process, each referee is given 5 days for accepting the invitation online, and 30 days for the review. Any of the referee’s request to have extra time based on an excuse is taken into consideration. Concerning the articles that successfully gone through the referee review process, the author is given 20 days at most to complete the improvement requested by the referees. The article is sent to the referee who wishes to review it, and the referee is given 20 days for this purpose. After the last review is made by the referees, the final form of the article is put into editorial reading to be completed in 20 days. Possible requests for the extra time coming from the author or the referees are taken into consideration.
THE RESPONSIBILITIES of the EDITORIAL BOARD
HABITUS Journal of Sociology Editorial Board, Chief Editor, Field Editors and Vice Editors are responsible for all the processes before, during and after the publication of each and every article submitted to HABITUS Journal of Sociology.
The Editorial Board determines and implements the entire policies of HABITUS Journal of Sociology, including but not limited to publication, blind review, assessment process, and ethical principles.
The initiation of the blind review process for an article does not indicate a publication promise on behalf of HABITUS Journal of Sociology. Likewise, the positive outcome of the review process still necessitates the affirmative decision of The Editorial Board and Chief Editor / Vice-Editors and Field Editors for the publication of the article.
The Editorial Board encourages academic honesty. The Editorial Board ensures the originality of the articles by uploading them on iThenticate plagiarism detection software, and evaluating their originality report.
The Editorial Board always examines the claims of plagiarism and abuse in regard to published articles. In case it is established that an author committed plagiarism, or used copyrighted material that belongs to third parties without proper and full reference and permission, The Editorial Board reserves the rights, including but not limited, to retract the article, inform the author’s head of department, dean of faculty and/or other academic institutions.
RESPONSIBILITIES of CHIEF EDITOR, FIELD EDITORS and VICE-EDITORS
HABITUS Journal of Sociology Chief Editor / Vice-Editors and Field Editors are responsible for taking measures related to intellectual property rights, unethical and non-academic behaviours and plagiarism during the publication of articles and journals.
Chief Editor / Vice-Editors and Field Editors, when making positive or negative decisions about the articles, take into consideration the originality of the articles, their contribution to the field, the validity and reliability of the research method, the clarity of the narration, and the purpose and scope of HABITUS Journal of Sociology.
Chief Editor / Vice-Editors and Field Editors implement the blind peer review and evaluation processes that are among the publication policies of HABITUS Journal of Sociology, keep the identities of the referees and authors confidential, and ensure that each article is evaluated objectively and in due time. Editors may correct errors, inconsistencies, or misleading in the articles.
Chief Editor / Vice-Editors and Field Editors ensure the protection of personal data within HABITUS Journal of Sociology's publication and ethical principles.
Chief Editor / Vice-Editors and Field Editors pay attention to the protection of human and animal rights in articles, attach importance to documenting the explicit consent of the participants of the research used in the article. Chief Editor / Vice-Editors and Field Editors rejects experimental research articles and articles that contain surveys without proper ethics committee approval.
RESPONSIBILITIES of REFEREES
The opinion of the referees shall be given priority in the decision of the JOSOC Editorial Board concerning whether the submitted article will be published or not.
The referees should evaluate the work fairly and objectively following the double-blind peer-review procedure.
Referees must respect the principle of confidentiality. They are obliged not to use the information obtained from the peer review process for their personal benefit. They should not share their reports or any information in relation to the article.
Referee assessments should be objective and constructive. The academic competence of the article should be taken as a fundamental criterion of assessment. Criticisms on the personalities of the authors are not considered appropriate. Referees should provide explanations and arguments via reports that are provided by the Chief Editor / Vice-Editors and Field Editors do not take into account biased and personalized evaluations or unjustified approvals and refusals, and appoint a new referee for such articles.
The referees should not accept articles that may result in personal or institutional conflicts of interest.
Referees, in case of detection, should notify HABITUS Journal of Sociology editorship of any actual or possible plagiarism, multicasting or simultaneous application.
The referees should conduct the evaluation in neutrality and confidentiality. Due to this principle, they should destroy the articles they have reviewed after the evaluation process. Nationality, gender, religious belief, political view and commercial concerns should not disrupt the academic neutrality of the assessment.
Referees should complete evaluations of the articles within due course. In order to improve the academic quality of the article, the referees' suggestions for revisions are delivered to the authors and, if requested by the referees, the corrections made by the authors are sent to the referees.
RESPONSIBILITIES of AUTHORS
The studies submitted to JOSOC should not contain plagiarism and should be original. The responsibility lies within the authors in regard to this matter.
Any form of plagiarism is a very serious ethical problem, including self-plagiarisms. The evaluation process will be stopped for the articles that contain plagiarism. If any plagiarism is detected after the publication, Chief Editor / Vice-Editors and Field Editors will take necessary measures.
Due to HABITUS Journal of Sociology uses DergiPark’s system, all authors of the articles must have a DergiPark account and when submitting an article via DergiPark all authors must be included. Applications that do not comply with this rule will not be considered.
Due to the publication policy and rules of our journal, different articles by the same author(s) cannot be published in the same issue or in two consecutive issues.
The author reserves the right to withdraw his/her article provided that the author notifies the withdrawal to the editorial board until the publication decision is taken.
Authors should not use discriminatory language based on gender, race, language, belief, culture, class, age, opinion, rank and sexual orientation.
The works/articles should not violate the privacy and intellectual property rights of a third party.
Authors, while submitting their articles, are obliged to fill Copyright Transfer and Author Agreement form which can be accessed via DergiPark and Journal of İmgelem site.
Authors are obliged to specify all individuals who have a share in their article. Individuals with significant contributions in their article should be cited as co-authors. An article cannot be published without the consent of all authors.
The name of the persons who do not contribute to the article should not be written as an author. Changing the order of authors’ names, removing and adding authors’ names should not be proposed for an article submitted for publication.
Authors should state if an old version of the article is published in another medium. If the study is compiled from a dissertation/thesis (even if it is unpublished) or an unpublished scientific meeting presentation, this should be indicated on the first page as a footnote.
Authors are responsible for acting in accordance with the existing copyright laws.
If any information or data is requested from the authors during the evaluation process, they should submit the expected information to the editorship.
Authors are responsible for fulfilling the revision suggestions of the Chief Editor / Vice-Editors, Field Editors and the referees. The author has the right to inform the editorship with justification, he/she does not agree with the suggestions of the Chief Editor / Vice-Editors, Field Editors and referees.
All authors shall state any financial and other conflicts of interest in their research papers that may be thought to affect the results or interpretation of that paper. All sources of financial support for the study should be clearly stated.
When an author discovers a serious error or inaccuracy in a published article, it is the responsibility of the author to immediately notify the editorship. In this case, the author is responsible for cooperating with HABITUS Journal of Sociology editorship in either withdrawing the article or publishing a revision of the article.
For all researches conducted and for clinical and experimental studies involving humans and animals, which require ethics committee approval, an ethics committee approval must be obtained and should be specified and documented.
NOTIFYING the EDITOR about the VIOLATION of ETHICAL PRINCIPLES
If a violation of ethical principles in the evaluation process, preliminary assessment or a published article in HABITUS Journal of Sociology concerning Editors, Referees or Authors, is observed, please report to HABITUS Journal of Sociology administration by habitustoplumbilimdergisi@gmail.com

Authors do not pay any fee for publication.