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Aim & Scope
Hitit Theology Journal aims to provide an open access academic environment where qualified scientific studies in the fields of Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities and Religious Sciences can be shared.
Hitit Theology Journal publishes qualified research articles in the fields of Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities and Religious Sciences.
Subject Category:
1. Social Sciences:
Education and Educational Research
Geography
Psychology
Sociology
2. Humanities:
History
Fine Arts
Literature
Music
Philosophy
Religion
3. Religious Studies:
Tafsir
Hadith
Kalam
Tasavvuf
Islamic Philosophy
Islamic History
Keywords:
Religion
Tafsir
Qiraat
Qur'an Studies
History of Muslim Sects
Kalam
Tasavvuf
Islamic Philosophy
Psychology of Religion
Sociology of Religion
Logic
Philosophy of Religion
Religious Music
Islamic Arts
Sirah
History of Religions
Turkish Islamic Literature
Religious Education
Target Readership:
The target readers of Hitit Theology Journal is academicians, experts, researchers, undergraduate, graduate and doctoral students interested in social sciences, arts and humanities and religious sciences.
Text References:
The texts sent to the journal should be in accordance with the purpose and scope of the journal.
The submitted texts must be original, not previously published and not included in the evaluation process by another periodical.
The texts sent after the article submission date specified on the website of the journal will not be evaluated.
More than one work by an author will not be published in the same issue.
Subject Category:
1. Social Sciences:
Education and Educational Research
Geography
Psychology
Sociology
2. Humanities:
History
Fine Arts
Literature
Music
Philosophy
Religion
3. Religious Studies:
Tafsir
Hadith
Kalam
Tasavvuf
Islamic Philosophy
Islamic History
Keywords:
Religion
Tafsir
Qiraat
Qur'an Studies
History of Muslim Sects
Kalam
Tasavvuf
Islamic Philosophy
Psychology of Religion
Sociology of Religion
Logic
Philosophy of Religion
Religious Music
Islamic Arts
Sirah
History of Religions
Turkish Islamic Literature
Religious Education
Target Readership:
The target readers of Hitit Theology Journal is academicians, experts, researchers, undergraduate, graduate and doctoral students interested in social sciences, arts and humanities and religious sciences.
Text References:
The texts sent to the journal should be in accordance with the purpose and scope of the journal.
The submitted texts must be original, not previously published and not included in the evaluation process by another periodical.
The texts sent after the article submission date specified on the website of the journal will not be evaluated.
More than one work by an author will not be published in the same issue.
Writing Rules
Articles submitted to the journal should be prepared in accordance with the article template
General Rules
1. The sequence of article elements should be as follows:
1.1. English Title
1.2. Abstract
1.3. Keywords
1.4. Turkish Title
1.5. Turkish Abstract
1.6. Turkish Keywords
1.7. Body Text
1.8. Conclusion
1.9. Bibliography
2. All headings in the article must have initial capital letters and 11 point font.
3. The article page must be in A4 format.
4. Margins should be 3 cm on all sides.
5. If an explanation will be made for the article title at the end of the page, the * sign should be used.
6. Footer and Header Information should not be entered.
7. Page numbers should not be added.
8. Arabic words and texts in the article should be written in Times New Roman font, 10 point size. Other spelling rules for Arabic words are the same as the rules below.
1. The sequence of article elements should be as follows:
1.1. English Title
1.2. Abstract
1.3. Keywords
1.4. Turkish Title
1.5. Turkish Abstract
1.6. Turkish Keywords
1.7. Body Text
1.8. Conclusion
1.9. Bibliography
2. All headings in the article must have initial capital letters and 11 point font.
3. The article page must be in A4 format.
4. Margins should be 3 cm on all sides.
5. If an explanation will be made for the article title at the end of the page, the * sign should be used.
6. Footer and Header Information should not be entered.
7. Page numbers should not be added.
8. Arabic words and texts in the article should be written in Times New Roman font, 10 point size. Other spelling rules for Arabic words are the same as the rules below.
Article Title
The article title should be arranged according to the ISNAD Citation System; 0 nk from top; It should be set 6 nk from the bottom and without indentation; should be aligned in the middle. It should be in Gotham Narrow Bold font size, 11 points.
Headings
1. Headings should be arranged according to the ISNAD Citation System; The top and bottom should be set to 0 nk and without indentation; should be aligned on both sides. Titles must be in Gotham Narrow Bold font, 11 point font.
2. Headings should be as short as possible but reflect the subject, and double quotes (“-”) or slash marks (/) should not be used. A colon (:) can be used if necessary.
3. Headings (except Abstract, Introduction, Conclusion and Bibliography) should be written in decimal system, “1. 2. 3.; 1.1., 1.2.; 1.2.1.” It should be created using a number followed by a period. There should be a space between the title number and the first letter of the title.
4. Only the first letters of the words in the headings should be started with capital letters. Italics should not be used.
Abstract
1. It should be between 500-750 words. It should not exceed 750 words or 5000 characters (with spaces).
2. Abstract should be written in Gotham Narrow font, 9 point size; should be aligned on both sides; It should be single line spaced and without indentation.
Abstract and Abstract sections of the article should include the following:
1. Revealing the general picture of the study or the background of the problem;
2. Clear statement of the problem/goal;
3. What is the gap in the literature and how will your study contribute to filling this gap and solving the problem?
4. Details of the route followed in doing this;
5. The conclusion reached in the study.
Keywords
1. It should be written in Gotham Narrow font, 9 point size; should be aligned on both sides; It should be single line spaced and without indentation. It must consist of at least 5 and at most 8 words.
2. Keywords help scan and index the publication electronically and are of great importance in finding the publication by researchers. For this reason, concepts that accurately reflect the relevant article should be selected and listed from general to specific.
3. The first concept must be the name of the branch of science. The second concept should be determined as the name of the subject, sect, person or work that reflects the research. Then, concepts that fully reflect the content of the article should be added.
4. If the article is focused on a person or a work, the name of the relevant work and author must be written as keywords.
5. Words that have no conceptual meaning other than their literal meaning when used alone should not be preferred as concepts.
6. Every word should start with a capital letter; A comma should be placed after each word.
Turkish Abstract
1. It should be between 500-750 words. It should not exceed 750 words or 5000 characters (with spaces).
2. It should be written in Gotham Narrow Book, 9 point size; should be aligned on both sides; It should be single line spaced and without indentation.
3. The issues mentioned in the Abstract must be included in the Abstract section.
Turkish Keywords
It should be written in Gotham Narrow Book, 9 point size; should be aligned on both sides; It should be single line spaced and without indentation. It must consist of at least 5 and at most 8 words. Keywords help scan and index the publication electronically and are of great importance in finding the publication by researchers. For this reason, concepts that accurately reflect the relevant article should be selected and listed from general to specific. The first concept must be the name of the branch of science. The second concept should be determined as the name of the subject, sect, person or work that reflects the research. Then, concepts that fully reflect the content of the article should be added. Study; If it is focused on a person or a work, the name of the relevant work and author must be written as keywords. Words that have no conceptual meaning other than their literal meaning when used alone should not be preferred as concepts. Every word must start with a capital letter; A comma should be placed after each word.
Introduction
There must be an Introduction and Conclusion sections in the body text.
In the studies to be published in our journal, In order to achieve high academic standards and integrity, we expect the texts to be organized by following the steps below. This organization should be applied separately in the ABSTRACT and ABSTRACT sections, as well as in all articles.
1. Revealing the general picture of the study or the background of the problem;
2. Clear statement of the problem/goal;
3. Studies on the subject existing in the literature;
4. What is the gap in the literature and how will your study contribute to filling this gap and solving the problem?
5. Details of the route to be followed in doing this;
6. Conclusions reached and recommendations.
Step 1: This part, which will form the sentence or paragraph at the beginning of the article, is the part where the general picture of the problem to be discussed is introduced to the reader. While this step is limited to one sentence when writing the Abstract, it can be extended to a paragraph when writing the introduction. While extending this section too much may overshadow the focus of the article, using short but effective expressions is an important start to convince the reader of the importance of the subject.
Step 2: It is a clear statement of what the problem to be addressed is and why it is important to address this problem. In other words, a SPECIFIC PROBLEM in the general picture presented in the previous stage and why the solution of this problem is important are expressed. Again, similar to the previous step, this step should be limited to one sentence in writing short texts such as Abstract and Abstract.
Step 3: Making a summary of how the problem in question is addressed in the literature.
3.1. Has this problem been addressed directly?
3.2. What are the most effective and most current studies in the field and what do they say?
3.3. If this problem has not been addressed directly, what are the closest studies?
3.4. Their questions must be answered and this LITERATURE REFERENCE must be made appropriately.
Step 4:
4.1. How will your study contribute to the literature mentioned above?
4.2. What gap in the literature will it fill?
4.3. What will he do that hasn't been done?
The questions must be answered.
4.4. This is the part where you convince the reader of the ORIGINALITY and importance of your work.
Step 5: It is a detailed presentation of how your contribution to the literature will be made. While the previous steps were an introduction to the article, this step constitutes the main body of the article. When we consider an entire article, the first 4 steps are included in the introduction of the article, while after this step, new headings will be opened and the body of the article will be written.
In this section, the theory, method, materials and methods to be used to achieve the targeted result should be explained in detail step by step and examples should be presented. In other words, what will be the theoretical basis of the article and what methods and materials will be used should be examined in detail under one heading in the body part. (Then, if it is necessary and important for the subject, information about the historical background of the subject can be given in a new title.) After this, new titles should be opened and examples of the APPLICATION of the theory and method that are said to be used should be presented to the materials at hand. At least two samples must be submitted. Presenting three or more examples will strengthen the article's argument.
Body
It should be written in Gotham Narrow font, 10.5 point size; It should be aligned on both sides, with a line spacing of 1.15. Spaces should be arranged as 0 nk from the top and 6 nk from the bottom.
Direct Quote
All direct quotations must be made in accordance with the ISNAD Citation System. If the direct quote is a paragraph or if the article author wants to use the direct quote as a separate paragraph, it should be written in Gotham Narrow font, 10 point size; should be aligned on both sides; It must be single line spaced. The beginning of the paragraph should be unindented, the entire paragraph should be indented 2 cm from the left and right; The spaces should be arranged as 0 nk from the top and 6 nk from the bottom.
Footnotes
1. Footnotes should be written in Gotham Narrow font, 8 point size; should be aligned on both sides; It must be single line spaced. Spaces should be set to 0 nk from the top and bottom.
2. Footnote style must comply with the ISNAD Citation System.
3. Arabic words in footnotes and bibliography should be in 8-point Times New Roman font.
4. Only the footnote reference system should be used.
5. Footnote numbers should be in header size, 8 point and Gotham Narrow Book Font.
1. Footnotes should be written in Gotham Narrow font, 8 point size; should be aligned on both sides; It must be single line spaced. Spaces should be set to 0 nk from the top and bottom.
2. Footnote style must comply with the ISNAD Citation System.
3. Arabic words in footnotes and bibliography should be in 8-point Times New Roman font.
4. Only the footnote reference system should be used.
5. Footnote numbers should be in header size, 8 point and Gotham Narrow Book Font.
Tables, Figures and Pictures
1. It should be prepared in accordance with the ISNAD Citation System.
2. Table, Figure and Picture content texts should be written in Gotham Narrow font, 10 point size; should be aligned on both sides.
3. Table, figure and picture titles and references - if any - should be written in Gotham Narrow Book , 8 point size; should be aligned on both sides; In the 1.15 layer range, there should be 0 nk from the bottom and top.
4. Titles of Tables, Figures and Pictures should be numbered such as 'Table 1.', 'Figure 1.', 'Image 1.' and only numberings, i.e. 'Table 1.' etc., should be bold (b).
5. Tables should not extend beyond the writing area (page margins should not be violated), spacing should be set to 0 nk from the top and 6 nk from the bottom. Tables smaller than the page writing area should be aligned to the left.
Abbreviations
1. It must be done as specified in the ISNAD Citation System; If the abbreviation is not specified in the ISNAD Citation System, the author's preference should be stated in the description section when submitting the article.
2. There should be no abbreviations in the names of any work other than the cited encyclopedia and classical works.
Conclusion
There must be a conclusion section.
Step 6: This is the conclusion of the article. The result of the study or the solution proposal it offers is clearly stated.
The conclusion should not be a summary of the study.
Bibliography
1. The bibliography should start on the page after the Conclusion section.
2. References should be written in Gotham Narrow font, 9 point size; should be aligned on both sides; It must be single line spaced.
3. For each source, the first line should be indented from the left, and subsequent lines should be indented 1.25 cm from the left. For each source, the spaces should be 0 pt from the top and 6 nk from the bottom.
4. If more than one work of an author is included in the bibliography, the name of the author should be rewritten for each work.
5. Sources should be arranged according to the ISNAD Citation System.
6. It is necessary to add DOI numbers, if any, to the articles in the bibliography in accordance with the ISNAD Citation System.
7. The suffix 'el' should not be used in the surname of the author of the work cited in the bibliography and footnotes.
8. In writing Arabic source names, as a general rule, only the first letter of the first word is written with a capital letter. However, if there is a proper noun (person, country, city or another book name) in the book title, it is also written with capital letters. Work names are formatted in italics.
9. References to journals should not contain day or month.
10. In references to journals, there should be no Roman numerals in the volumes and numbers.
11. In the bibliography, there are two authors, translators, editors, investigators, etc. There should be no spaces before and after the apostrophe (-) sign placed between people's names.
Ethical Principles and Publication Policy
Ethical Principles
The publication process in the Hittite Theology Journal was created to develop and present information objectively. For this reason, the processes applied to reflect the quality of the authors and the quality of the institutional work that supports the authors. The articles reviewed embody and encourage the scientific method. In this respect, it is important that all stakeholders of the process (authors, readers and researchers, publishers, referees and editors) comply with the standards regarding ethical principles.Hitit Theology Journal expects all stakeholders to bear the ethical responsibilities described below within the scope of publication ethics.
The ethical duties and responsibilities adopted by the Hitit Theology Journal have been prepared by taking into account the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) guidelines and policies.
Actions contrary to scientific research and publication ethics:
Plagiarism: Presenting others’ ideas, methods, data, practices, writing, forms or studies partly or wholly without referencing to the owners according to scientific rules,
Forgery: Producing data that is not based on research, editing or changing the presented or published study by basing it on fictitious data, reporting or publishing these, claiming research has been done while actually it has not,
Distortion: Falsifying the obtained data and the research records, showing the methods, devices and materials that were not used in the study as if they had been used, not taking the data that is not suitable to the research hypothesis into consideration, changing the data and/or results to make them be appropriate to the related theory and presuppositions, falsifying or manipulating the research results in accordance with the advantages of the people and the institutions that support the researcher,
Re-publishing: To present more than one work containing the same results of a research separately in evaluations for associate professorship exams and academic promotions,
Dissection: Dissecting the results of a study in a way that would destroy the integrity of the study and inappropriately, publishing them separately without referencing each study, thus increasing the number of publications to present them in associate professorship exam evaluations and academic promotions,
Undeserved Authorship: Including those who don’t have an active contribution among authors, not including those who have an active contribution among authors, changing the ranking of authors without a reason and inappropriately, excluding the names of those with active contribution from the study during publication or in next publications, making one’s name included – by exerting influence – in authors despite having no active contribution,
Other Types of Violation of Ethics: Not naming the people, institutions and organizations and their contributions to the study openly in the publication of the research made by the support of those, not following the ethical rules in studies done on humans or animals, not respecting the rights of patients in the publications, sharing the contents of a study appointed as referee before its publication, using the sources, places, opportunities and devices provided for scientific researches out of their purposes, accusing someone of violation of ethics in a baseless, injudicious and malicious way.
Ethical Statement
• Ethical rules must be complied with in the studies conducted on humans and animals.• It should be stated that the copyright regulations are complied with for the intellectual and artistic works used.
• Necessary permissions must be obtained to use others' scale, questionnaires, photographs, etc. and stated.
• In the case of studies, an "informed consent form" should be obtained and stated.
• If the research has been conducted in the fields listed below, it is mandatory to upload an “Ethics Committee Approval” in the annex of the study.
Studies Requiring Ethics Committee Approval
• All kinds of research conducted with qualitative or quantitative approaches that require data collection from participants using questionnaires, interviews, focus group work, observation, experimentation,• Use of humans and animals (including material/data) for experimental or other scientific purposes,
• Clinical studies on humans
• Clinical studies on animals,
• Retrospective studies in accordance with the law on the protection of personal data.
Publication of research that involve human subjects (i.e., surveys and interviews)
Hitit Theology Journal adopts the "Code of Conduct and Best Practice Guidelines for Journal Editors" and "Code of Conduct for Journal Publishers" of the Publication Ethics Committee (COPE) in order to create ethical assurance in scientific periodicals. In this context, the following points should be followed in the manuscripts submitted to the journal:
1) For research conducted in all branches of science that requires ethics committee approval (ethics committee approval should be obtained, this approval should be stated and documented in the article.
2) In research that requires ethics committee permission, information about the permission (name of the committee, date, and number) is in the method section, and also on one of the first/last pages of the article; In case of reports, information about signing the informed consent/consent form should be included in the article.
Responsibilities of Writers
• Article Writing
All authors cited as research writers must contribute to the research substantially. Other contributors should be listed as co-authors. Contributors to the research should be mentioned as 'contributors'. The corresponding author should take the consent of other authors before sending the study to the journal. Those who do not have a direct contribution to the research should not be listed as authors.• Originality and Authenticity
All data in the study must be true and original. The author should present an objective discussion of the importance of his work based on accurate data. Intentionally presenting false information is unacceptable and unethical behavior.• Multiple, Unnecessary and Simultaneous Publishing
The author should not attempt to publish the same research in more than one journal, or attempt to republish a previously published article, and should comply with scientific research and publication ethics. Such attempts are unacceptable unethical behaviors.• Resources
It is mandatory to show / cite all sources used in the study.• Disclosure and Conflict of Interest
All authors must clearly state any potential financial and interest conflicts that may affect the results of the study. If financial support has been received for the study, its sources should be indicated.• Publishing Fee
No fee is charged from the authors for any research published in our journal.• Correction of Published Studies
It is the author's responsibility to inform the editor if any significant deficit or mistake is detected in the published work. The author should cooperate with the editorial team of our journal in order to take the necessary actions to correct the situation.• Withdrawal of the Article
The author can only withdraw the work evaluated in the publishing processes at the pre-check stage. Works cannot be withdrawn at other stages of the publishing process.• Originality and Plagiarism
Authors should aim to make original research and report. The mentioned literature should be appropriately cited. Uncited mentions from other publications, including the author's own work, are an important moral issue and a crime. If plagiarism is detected in the articles submitted to our journal, they are removed from the publication processes immediately. If it detected after publication, immediate action is going to be taken about the author and the article.• Double-Blind Refereeing
As double-blind refereeing is applied in our journal, author information should not be written in the article file.Responsibilities of Referees
• Contribution to the Editorial Decision
The referee is obliged to consult the "Referee Evaluation Criteria" in the evaluation process from the moment they are appointed and accepted the task through the system. The referee assists editors with their editorial decisions and assists authors in improving their articles through editorial communication. The referee should point out the completion of other articles, works, references, citations, rules and similar shortcomings related to the article.• Abiding by the Schedule
Any referee who does not feel qualified to review the article proposal or knows that the article review cannot take place on time should immediately notify the editors and decline the invitation to review, thereby ensuring that the new referee assignment is made.• Confidentiality
Articles reviewed should be kept confidential before publication.Referees acknowledge that the work submitted for their review is the private property of the authors. This also applies to referees who decline their invitation to review.
The names of the referees are not disclosed / published.
• Objectivity
Referees should be objective in the decision to publish the text they examine.Comments on the text should be made impartially and recommendations should be made in a way that the authors can use to improve the text.
Personal criticism of the authors is not appropriate.
• Resources
The referee should identify relevant published work that is not cited by the authors. The referee should also inform the editor of any significant similarities between the article reviewed and any other article(published or unpublished).• Conflict of Interest
Conflicts of interest should be reported to the editor. There should be no conflict of interest between the referees and the stakeholders of the article under review. In case of any conflict of interest and an appointment outside of the field of expertise, it is recommended to present the situation to the editor and withdraw from the referee process if necessary.• Ethics
Should the referees notice any ethical violation, plagiarism, etc. they should inform the editor. Referees acknowledge that the work submitted for review is the private property of the authors.Editorial Responsibilities
• The Editorial Board have all the responsibility and authority to accept or decline an article.• The Editorial Board should not be in a conflict of interest about the articles they accepted or declined.
• In the publication process, studies are selected and evaluated according to scientific and academic criteria such as contribution to the field and originality.
• The Editorial Board ensures publication of a correction or withdrawal in case of a mistake or an incompleteness detected in a published article.
• Since double-blind refereeing is adopted in the journal, the names of the referees are kept confidential and not published.
• The refereeing process is at the center of the success of scientific publishing. It is part of our commitment to maintain and improve the referee process.
• Hitit Theology Journal takes the necessary precautions carefully in cases of violation of publishing ethics.
• All kinds of complaints and suggestions regarding the studies published in Hitit Theology Journal, publication processes and editorial team can be sent to the address ilafdergi@hitit.edu.tr.
• Any feedback from stakeholders is considered an important contribution to R&D studies.
Publication Language
• The publication language of the Hitit Theology Journal is Turkish. In addition, scientific studies in Arabic and English are also published.Publication Principles
• All control and evaluation processes of the texts are reported and archived in Dergipark.• Acceptance dates for all text types are in between 15 Jan-15 Feb for the June issue and 1 June -15 Aug for the December issue. The article submission system is closed except for this date range.
• The texts that are not adjusted according to the Writing Rules are returned to the author without being taken into the evaluation process.
• Hitit Theology Journal publishes texts that was not previously published elsewhere.
• Texts that are in the evaluation process for another journal are returned to the author.
• Hitit Theology Journal publishes texts related to the field of divinity. The interdisciplinary texts related to the field of divinity can also be taken into the evaluation process by taking their contributions to the field into account.
• No more than one (1) study of an author can be published in the same issue regardless of the text type.
• Up to two (2) studies can be published in the same volume, provided that the publication type is different.
• Those who are in the editorial board of the journal can send text to the journal, but they cannot work in the journal at the time the text is evaluated.
Publication Policies
• Hitit Theology Journal, besides publishing qualified scientific research, has made it a mission to contribute to the author and academic journalism besides publishing qualified scientific research.
• The Publishing Processes carried out by the Editorial team, experts in their fields, have been determined in line with this mission.
• Hitit Theology Journal is the publication organ of Hitit University.
• Hitit Theology Journal is an international peer-reviewed journal.
• Hitit Theology Journal is published in print and electronic media.
• Hitit Theology Journal is published twice a year, as one volume two issues, December and June.
• In Hitit Theology Journal, all policies and processes are decided by the editorial board.
• Special issues can be published with the decision of the editorial board.
• Changes to journal publishing policies and processes are announced on the journal's official website.
• Hitit Theology Journal has an original 6-step Publishing Process. Each stage in the publishing process is carried out according to specific evaluation criteria within the framework of defined job descriptions and workflows.
Evaluation Policies
Articles and translations are subjected to two types of evaluation:Structural Evaluation
• Writing Control: The texts are examined in terms of shape, writing rules and compliance with the ISNAD-2 Citation System. Authors should make the corrections within 11 days.
• Plagiarism/Similarity Control: Texts are examined in terms of plagiarism/similarity rate. The plagiarism/similarity rate determined by the Editorial Board is 15%. Articles exceeding this rate are rejected without being included in the referee process.
• Language Control: For Turkish texts, the Abstract section, and for texts written in other languages, the Abstract, and Öz sections are grammatically checked.
• Revision and Proofreading: In order to ensure the unity in linguistic expression and writing style, necessary corrections are made to the language and style of the text without interfering with the content and within the knowledge of the author. After this stage, no correction is requested from the author, but the text is sent to the author for the final reading.
Academic Evaluation
• Editorial Board Evaluation
• Taking the field of the text into account, each article is sent to two editorial board members by the editor.• Editorial Board members examine and evaluate the studies according to the Editorial Board Evaluation Criteria within the framework of a double-blind evaluation system and make referee recommendations.
• The articles reviewed and evaluated by the Editorial Board are subjected to a score ranking, and the first 25 articles are included in the evaluation process.
For the Book and Symposium Reviews, the evaluation is made by the editor of the field assigned by the editor.
• Referee Evaluation:
• The texts are subjected to academic evaluation by the referees determined by the editorial board. In the referee evaluation process, the text is sent to the author for corrections if the referee requests it. The author must fill in the Author Correction Form along with the corrected text.• If the texts receive positive reports from both referees, they are submitted to the Editorial Board is submitted to its final decision.
Texts with a negative report by one referee are returned to the author, even if the other is positive.
• It is important that the authors do not exceed the dates given for corrections in order for the journal publishing process to function properly. The texts of the authors who do not make corrections within the specified dates are removed from the evaluation process.
Referee Policy
• In Hitit Theology Journal double-sided blind refereeing system is applied.• Confidentiality is essential in the referee reports; therefore, referee names are not mentioned in the journal.
• Multiple articles can be sent to a referee.
Archive Policy• The journal is sent to the domestic and foreign libraries determined by the Editorial Board and to international index institutions within one month from the date of publication.
Copyright Policy
• From the date of its submission to the Journal of Divinity Faculty Hitit University until the end of the evaluation process and if it is published from the publication date, the translation cannot be published entirely or partially in any form of visual, auditory and printed media without the consent of the Editorial Board of Hitit Theology Journal; it can be quoted by referring to Hitit Theology Journal.Plagiarism Policy
• The plagiarism/similarity rate determined by the Editorial Board is 15%. Articles exceeding this rate are rejected without being included in the referee process.• During the plagiarism check, the field editor uses Turnitin produced for plagiarism/similarity control and presents the results to the editor in a report.
Fiscal Policy
• Hitit Theology Journal is an open-access journal; no fee is charged for access.• The authors are not paid any fees for their published works.
• The editorial board and referees are not paid any fees.
• All financial and legal copyright transactions of the translations are done by the translator.
• No financial support is provided to the translator for copyright and any other charges.
• The author is deemed to have accepted all financial, legal and scientific responsibility since the date the translated text is submitted to the Hitit Theology Journal.
Price Policy
• Hitit Theology journal is an open-access journal, no fee is charged.
• No fee is paid to the author for the published texts.
• No fee is paid to the editorial board and referees.
• The translator does all financial and legal copyright transactions of translations.
• No financial support is provided to the translation owner for copyright and other fees.
• The author is deemed to have accepted all financial, legal, and scientific responsibility for sending the translation to the Hitit Theology Journal.
Hitit Theology Journal is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY NC).