İmgelem Journal, published by BİLGİTOY Association, has been continuing its publication life as an independent, double-blind peer-reviewed and open access journal since 2017 in order to disseminate scientific research in the field of social sciences and to develop solutions to social problems. Imgelem Journal is published twice a year, in July and December. The journal is actively scanned by TR Index, ERIH PLUS, DOAJ, SOBIAD and ASOS index.
In 2025, Imgelem Journal will publish a special issue themed “New Media Studies in the World and Turkey”. The issue aims to examine the effects of the internet, smartphones, new media and social media on the individual, family, kinship, social groups, community and community life and their role in social change.
Some topics that can be studied:
• Development of New Media in the World and Turkey
• New Media and New Fields
• New Media and Post-modern Life
• New Media and Family, Women, Children, Youth
• New Media and Disadvantaged Groups
• New Media and the Rich, Elites and Dominant Groups
• Reflection of Social Media on Family Dynamics
• Maintaining Family Ties on Social Media
• Being a Parent on Social Media
• Social Media and Family Loneliness
• Women Entrepreneurship in Social Media
• Representation of Women on Social Media
• Social Media and Youth
• Social Media and Children
• Digital Feminism
• Internet Addiction (in young people, children, the elderly, women, men)
• Smartphone Addiction (in those with high, medium, low income)
• Social Media Addiction (among those with high, medium and low education levels)
• Social Media Fatigue
• Digital World and Crowded Loneliness
• Artificial Intelligence and the Internet
• Artificial Intelligence and Social Media
• Problems and Solutions
Note: These titles are only examples or suggestions to give an idea and our journal is open to the suggestions and contributions of all researchers who want to contribute in the field of research.
Important Dates
Article Submission Start Date: 01.03.2025
Article Submission Deadline: 31.07.2025
Publication Date: SEPTEMBER 2025
The manuscripts to be submitted must be original, unique and not previously published anywhere else. The language of publication is Turkish/English and details about the writing rules and application process can be found on the Dergipark System (https://dergipark.org.tr/en/pub/imgelem).