Publication Ethics Statement

The publication processes of Journal of Islamic Civilization Studies are impartially and scientifically based on the production, development and sharing of information.

The peer-reviewed studies published by Journal of Islamic Civilization Studies are studies that support scientific method and objectivity.

It is essential that all shareholders (authors, readers and researchers, publisher, referees and editors) involved in the publication process of the journal comply with ethical principles. In this respect, the publication ethics and open access policy of the Journal of Islamic Civilization Studies require all shareholders of the publication process to comply with ethical principles in line with the guidelines and policies (Code of Conduct and Best Practice Guidelines for Journal Editors” and “COPE Best Practice Guidelines for Journal Editors) published by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) in open access.
In addition, the issues included in Council of Higher Education Scientific Research and Publication Ethics Instruction and Tubitak Research and Publication Ethics Board Regulation are the standards adopted by the journal.

The author(s) who prepared their works within the scope of the above ethical principles should not use fabricated data, manipulate the data, and should never allow plagiarism.

The work prepared for publication should not be repeating, published elsewhere or sent for publication.

If the author's work is an unpublished communiqué or produced from a master's or doctoral thesis, this must be stated on the first page.

Indicating that an "Informed Approval Form" has been received for studies that require ethics committee approval; for the use of scales, surveys, photographs belonging to others, permission from the owners should be obtained and stated, and it should be stated that copyright regulations are complied with for the intellectual and artistic works.

Publication Policy

a. Article Acceptance

Articles which sent to the Journal of Islamic Civilization Studies must be an original article that will fill a gap in the field or a review that evaluates a published studies and presents new and remarkable views on this subject.

Journal editors and editorial board have the authority to reject the articles that do not comply with the mentioned Publication Ethics rules and the publication policy of the journal.

The title of the article should be written in Turkish and English; the author’s names, surnames, academic titles, the institution they work for and their ORCID information should be stated. In addition, the contact information (e-mail addresses) of the authors should be given in full. The responsible writer should be a student in the articles written by master's and doctoral students together with their advisors.

The writing language of the Journal of Islamic Civilization Studies is Turkish. However, articles written in Arabic and English may also be included in each issue, not exceeding 1/3 of the journal. Arabic and English articles should contain Turkish titles and abstracts; Arabic texts are also required to include bibliography with the Latin Alphabet.

The research article should be between 3,000 and 9,000 words (except for the abstract, bibliography and appendix). It should include Turkish title, abstract (150-250 words), keywords (at least 5 concepts), English title, abstract (150-250 words), keywords (at least 5 concepts) and a bibliography prepared in the 2nd edition of the Isnad Citation System.

The article should be prepared in accordance with the journal writing rules and uploaded to the system.

An author can publish a single work at most in any number.

b. The Evaluation Process of Articles

Articles are subject to Pre-Control and Referee Evaluation processes.

Works are first reviewed by the Editorial Board for compliance with journal principles and checked for plagiarism. The maximum similarity rate is accepted as 15%. Studies that are accepted insufficient during the pre-control process are returned to the author by the Editorial Board without being included in the referee process. Studies that are accepted sufficient in the pre-control process are included in the referee process for evaluation or sent back to the author to finalize the deficiencies.

The work, which does not pass this process even though it has been examined three times during the Pre-Control process, is returned to the author and is not accepted again in the same publication period. Pre-control process is completed in maximum 20 days.

Studies that pass the Pre-Control process are included in the evaluation process in which at least two referees are assigned within the framework of the double-blind refereeing principle. The names of the referees are kept confidential. If one of the referee reports is positive and the other is negative, the manuscript can be sent to a third referee or the Editorial Board can review the referee reports and make the final decision. The evaluation period for each reviewer is 20 days. Additional time is granted by the editors if needed. The authors consider the criticism and suggestions of the referee and the Editorial Board. If there are issues that they do not agree with, they have the right to object together with their reasons.

c. Article Acceptance Dates

Article acceptance dates are between 1 January - 15 April for the June issue; For the December issue, it is between 1 July and 15 October.

d. Citation and Reference System

The Journal of Islamic Civilization Studies requires the use of the Isnad Citation System 2nd edition in citation and bibliography.

e. Plagiarism Detection Policy

The articles are checked for plagiarism and it is confirmed that the articles have not been published before and do not contain plagiarism. The maximum similarity rate in journal is accepted as 15%.

f. Publication and Evaluation Fee

Journal of Islamic Civilization Studies does not charge any fee from the authors for the article evaluation and publication process.

g. Copyright

Authors own the copyright of their works.