HÖYÜK JOURNAL – PUBLICATION PRINCIPLES AND SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

Purpose
The aim of Höyük Journal is to publish original scholarly articles in the field of archaeology and its supporting disciplines. The journal focuses on excavations and surface surveys, the presentation of significant discoveries made during these studies, and the in-depth analysis of the resulting data through comparative and interpretative approaches. Höyük seeks to contribute to the dissemination of such research within both the national and international academic community.

Scope
Höyük Journal is a peer-reviewed academic journal published twice a year. The journal features original research and review articles, conference and symposium reports, as well as book reviews and critiques in the fields of Prehistoric Archaeology, Protohistory and Near Eastern Archaeology, Classical Archaeology, Archaeometry, Cultural Heritage Studies, Medieval Archaeology, Ancient Languages and Cultures, Physical and Social Anthropology, Epigraphy, Numismatics, and Turkish-Islamic Archaeology. It also welcomes studies focusing on the civilizations of the Ancient and Medieval periods and the cultural interaction zones associated with these civilizations.
Original research and review articles are expected to clearly define the research problem, objective, hypothesis, methodology, and critical summary of the relevant literature, followed by a well-founded discussion and conclusion that explicitly highlight the contribution of the study to existing scholarship. Articles that consist solely of excavation reports, general excavation histories, or catalog-based content, as well as translations of previously published works, are not considered for evaluation.

PUBLICATION PRINCIPLES
• Höyük Journal is published twice a year by the Turkish Historical Society (Türk Tarih Kurumu).
• Within the scope and aims stated above, all submitted manuscripts must bring original contributions to the disciplines related to Ancient and Medieval history and must comply with universal academic and scientific standards.
• The official publication language of the journal is Turkish; however, articles written in major European languages may also be published when deemed appropriate.
• For Turkish articles, the Turkish Language Association (TDK) Spelling Guide should be followed. (When using abbreviations, authors must refer to the TDK Abbreviations Directory.)
• Submissions prepared in accordance with the journal’s writing guidelines must be made through the Publication Tracking System (by registering at https://giris.ayk.gov.tr/signin/).
• The evaluation process is carried out entirely through this system and follows a double-blind peer review procedure. Therefore, the uploaded copies (in both PDF and Microsoft Word) must not contain author names or identifying information.
• Any accompanying images, drawings, maps, or documents (in PDF, JPG, or TIFF format, minimum 300 dpi) must be uploaded through the relevant section of the system during submission. All materials should be numbered and include captions.
• Each article must include abstracts in Turkish and English (no more than 200–250 words each) and 5–8 keywords in both languages. These must be entered in the relevant fields of the submission system and placed on the first page of the manuscript.
• The total word count of articles submitted to the journal should be between 3,000 and 10,000 words. (Submissions exceeding this limit will be returned to the author following preliminary review.)
• Although not strictly limited, manuscripts should preferably not exceed 30 pages (approximately 20 pages of text and 10 pages of visual materials such as photographs or drawings).
• Authors are considered to have confirmed that their submission has not been previously published or submitted elsewhere.
• Authors bear full responsibility for the opinions expressed and for obtaining permission and proper citation for any reproduced images, drawings, maps, or documents.
• Following the initial technical review by the Institution’s specialists, the manuscript is placed on the agenda of the Archaeology–Architecture–Art History Publication Committee. The Committee may decide to reject an article without external review or may send it to two referees (and, if necessary, a third) for evaluation. (Referees are given one month to review; this period may be extended by 15 days if required.) Manuscripts accepted for publication are approved by both the referees and the Committee. The Committee reserves the right to evaluate non-research articles (e.g., obituaries, symposium or congress reports, book reviews) directly without sending them for peer review.
• The Publication Committee may make editorial adjustments or formatting corrections when necessary.
• Manuscripts returned to the author for revision based on referee comments must be resubmitted via the Publication Tracking System within one month, with revisions completed.
• Manuscripts rejected for publication are returned to their authors, along with the referee reports (if any), through the Publication Tracking System.
• The copyright of all published articles belongs to the Turkish Historical Society. Copyright includes digital publication rights. Articles may not be reproduced, printed, or published elsewhere, in print or electronic form, for commercial purposes without permission from the Institution.
• Articles that are not accepted for publication are returned to the author via the Publication Tracking System.
• The copyright of articles published in the journal belongs to the authors, while the commercial usage rights belong to the Institution. Articles may not be published commercially in print or electronic form elsewhere without permission from the Institution. (All articles published in Höyük are freely accessible via https://hoyuk.gov.tr/.)
The author of the article is paid a copyright fee in accordance with the Atatürk Cultural, Language and History Higher Institution Copyright, Publication and Sales Regulation. (Except for excavations supported by the Turkish Historical Society)

MANUSCRIPT FORMATTING GUIDELINES
• Manuscripts must be prepared on A4-size pages in a Microsoft Word-compatible program, using either Times New Roman or Baskerville font.
• The title should be 12-point, regular (non-bold), lowercase, and center-aligned. Subheadings may be used within the text. Main headings: 11-point, bold, lowercase, left-aligned. Subheadings: 11-point, bold, lowercase, left-aligned. A spacing of 6 pt should be left before and after all titles and paragraphs.
• The author’s name should appear below the main title, after a 12 pt spacing, written in 11-point, regular, lowercase letters, and center-aligned. An asterisk (*) should be used to link to a footnote at the bottom of the page, containing the following details in 9-point font: academic title, university, faculty, and department, city/country, e-mail address, ORCID, ROR ID.
• The main text must be in 11-point, justified alignment, with the following margins: Top: 2.5 cm, Bottom: 2.5 cm, Left: 2.5 cm, Right: 2.5 cm. Line spacing should be exactly 12 pt, and paragraph spacing 6 pt. Text should be left-aligned. (For images, figures, and appendices included within the text, line spacing may be set to 1.15.)
• Header and footer information should not appear on the first page. On even-numbered pages, the header should include the author’s full name (11 pt, lowercase). On odd-numbered pages, the header should include a shortened title of the article (11 pt, lowercase). When submitting via the Publication Tracking System, ensure that the uploaded manuscript files (PDF and Word) do not contain the author’s name in the header section.
• Page numbers should be placed in the header, aligned to the left and right upper corners, in 9-point font, and should not appear on the first page.
• Quotations exceeding five lines should be indented 1 cm from the left margin, written in a font 1 point smaller than the main text, and without quotation marks. Quotations fewer than five lines should appear in italics within the text. Words or expressions requiring emphasis should also be written in italics.
• Footnotes should be written in 9-point font, with single spacing, justified alignment, and no paragraph indentation. A separating line between the main text and the footnotes should not be used. Citations should be numbered consecutively, starting from 1, and placed as footnotes at the bottom of each page. In-text citations are not permitted. In footnotes, the author’s surname, publication year, and page number should be given in the following order:
In-Text Citations (Footnotes)

Single author:
Mansel 2020, 281.

Multiple authors:
Child – Levy 2020, 32. (Author names are separated by an en dash.)
• Multiple works by the same author in the same year: Works should be distinguished alphabetically as 2022a, 2022b, etc.
Liampi 1998a, 15.
Liampi 1998b, 20.
• Ancient Sources:
Homer, The Iliad II.3.1.

References
All sources and studies cited in the article must be listed under this heading at the end of the text. The References section should begin on a new page, written in 11-point font, and include only those sources cited in the text. Entries should be arranged alphabetically by the author’s last name.

For Books:

Single Author:
Mansel 2020
Mansel, A. M. Ege ve Yunan Tarihi [History of the Aegean and Greece]. Türk Tarih Kurumu Yayınları, Ankara.

Two or More Authors:
Albayrak – Erol 2016
Albayrak, İ. – Erol, H. Kültepe Tabletleri IX-a [Kültepe Tablets IX-a]. Türk Tarih Kurumu Yayınları, Ankara. (Multiple authors should be separated by an en dash.)

Translated Books:
Bosch 2020
Bosch, C. Roma Tarihi’nin Ana Hatları: I. Kısım Cumhuriyet Devri [Outline of Roman History: Part I, The Republican Era]. Translated by S. Atlan, Türk Tarih Kurumu Yayınları, Ankara.

Edited Volumes (Book Chapters):
Abacı 2021
Nurcan, A. “Bir Tarih Metni Nasıl İnşa Edilir?” [“How to Construct a Historical Text?”] In Tarih Nasıl Yazılır? Tarih için Çağdaş Bir Metodoloji [How to Write History? A Contemporary Methodology for History], edited by Ahmet Şimşek, Türk Tarih Kurumu Yayınları, Ankara, 177–195.
Lawall 2004
Lawall, M. L. “Archaeological Context and Aegean Amphora Chronologies: A Case Study of Hellenistic Ephesos.” In Transport Amphorae and Trade in the Eastern Mediterranean, edited by J. Eiring – J. Lund, Monographs of the Danish Institute at Athens 5, Aarhus.

Forthcoming Publications (In Preparation):
Yakubovskiy 2020
Yakubovskiy, A. Timur ve Timurîler Devri’nde Semerkand [Samarkand in the Time of Timur and the Timurids]. Translated by S. Rasol, prepared for publication by İ. Kemaloğlu. Türk Tarih Kurumu Yayınları, Ankara.

Conference and Symposium Papers:
Pektaş 2019
Pektaş, K. “Beçin Kalesi Kazısı 2014 Yılı Çalışmaları” [“2014 Excavation Works at Beçin Castle”]. In XIX. Orta Çağ ve Türk Dönemi Kazıları ve Sanat Tarihi Araştırmaları Sempozyumu [19th Symposium on Medieval and Turkish Period Excavations and Art History Research] (21–24 October 2015, Manisa), Vol. II, Türk Tarih Kurumu Yayınları, Ankara, 163–173.
Önal 2019
Önal, M. “Harran 2018 Yılı Çalışmaları” [“2018 Excavation Works at Harran”]. KST 41.3 (17–21 June, Diyarbakır), Ankara, 157–180.

Journal Articles:
Kuzuoğlu 2015
Kuzuoğlu, R. “Acemhöyük’te Eski Asur Dönemi’ne Ait İki Çivi Yazılı Belge” [“Two Cuneiform Documents from the Old Assyrian Period at Acemhöyük”]. Höyük 8, 1–15.

Unpublished Theses:
Akgül 2018
Akgül, I. T. 15–16. Yüzyıl Venüs Tasvirleri [Depictions of Venus in the 15th–16th Centuries]. Unpublished Master’s/PhD Thesis, Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University, Istanbul.

Ancient Sources:
Homeros
Homeros, Iliad, Edited by T.W. Allen, Clarendon Press, Oxford 1931.
——The Iliad, Translated by Robert Fagles, Penguin Books, New York 1990.

Encyclopedia Entries:
Fantuzzi 2004
Fantuzzi, M. “Epyllion.” Der Neue Pauly (DNP) IV, 2004, 1170–1172.
Smith 2018
Smith, J. “Renaissance Art.” In Encyclopedia of Art History, edited by Mary Johnson, Oxford University Press, 2018. https://www.oaup.com/encyclopedia/renaissance-art (accessed March 5, 2024).

Electronic Sources (Websites, e-Articles, etc.):
Horejs 2008
Horejs, B. “Çukuriçi Höyük: A New Excavation Project in the Eastern Aegean.” Aegeo-Balkan Prehistory, February 4, 2008. https://aegeobalkanprehistory.kreas.ff.cuni.cz/2008/02/04/cukurici-hoyuk-a-new-excavation-project-in-the-eastern-aegean (accessed September 16, 2025).
Kartal 2015
Kartal, G. “Karain B Gözü Kalkolitik Çağ Buluntu Topluluğunun Tekno-Tipolojik Analizi” [“Techno-Typological Analysis of the Chalcolithic Assemblage from Karain Cave B”]. Anadolu/Anatolia 21 (2015): 25–49. doi:10.1501/Andl_0000000420.
Doe 2022
Doe, J. “New Insights into Bronze Age Anatolia.” Journal of Anatolian Archaeology 15 (2022): 45–67. https://doi.org/10.1234/jaa.2022.015 (accessed September 16, 2025).