Journal of Analytic Divinity

Author Guidelines
1. Aim and Scope
Before you send your application to Journal of Analytic Divinity, please look through the journal’s “Aim and Scope” page. Studies that fall outside the scope of the journal will unfortunately not be accepted for the review process.

2. Types of Submission
Studies submitted for publication are first examined by the Journal Manager and Chief Editor in regard to the suitability of their goals, subject, content, presentation style and compliance to the journal’s writing rules. Your work should be between 5000-8000 words, excluding references. The editorial evaluation criteria to be applied to all article types submitted to the journal are listed below:
(1) High academic quality
(2) Clear expression of theoretical bases
(3) Specialist conceptual and or methodological academic contribution
(4) Theoretical and or method innovation
(5) Careful use of modern methods

2.1. Research Article
Journal of Analytic Divinity aims to publish work that reveals fundamental problems in the field of religion and offers solutions to them. Particular attention is paid to:
(a) Expression of the theoretical framework on which the research is based
(b) Statement of the theoretical and practical contribution that the research makes
(c) Contribution to the current knowledge in the religious sciences
(d) Presentation of original theses in a coherent manner
(e) Presentation of groundwork to approach and methodology

2.2. Research Note
Research notes aim to share the academic experience gained through research. Research notes, in which researchers can also convey their personal evaluations, should not exceed 2500 words.

2.3. Meeting Abstract
Meeting abstract includes evaluations of the contents of a national or international academic meeting and should not exceed 1500 words. The academic contribution of the meeting,should be discussed in a meeting abstract.

2.4. Book Reviews
Book reviews submitted to the journal should not exceed 1500 words.
3. General Format Properties
3.1 Font: The font used in the entire manuscript should be Palitino Linotype, font size 10,5.
3.2 Page Layout: In a A4 paper, page margins for bottom, top, right, and left should be pre-set as 0.98 inch. Text should be justified with no hyphenation breaks in words at the end of a line. Text should be typed as a single-column document. Paragraphs and headings should not be indented, but aligned with the main text.
3.3 Paragraph Format: Paragraph indents should be pre-set in the tabs section as follows: before and after: 6 pt; line spacing: 1.5.
3.4 Word Limit: Submitted manuscripts should be between 5000-8000 words.
3.5 Abstract: Abstract should be between 150-200 words.
3.6 Keywords: 5-8 keywords are required.

3.8 Main Text
Important Note: The main document you upload should not contain author names or information. Be sure to remove this information from the submitted documentation before uploading. Such information should be included on the Title Page. Quantitative and qualitative studies should include introduction, method, results and discussion sections. Sampling/study group, data collection tools and process subsections are to be stated in method section, model subsection should only be included if an original model is used.

3.9. Title Page
The following information should be provided in he Title Page:
(i) title of the manuscript
(ii) category of the manuscript
(iii) full names of the author(s)
(iv) institutional information of author(s) (instituiton, city, country)
(v) e-mail addresses of author(s)
(vi) orcid
(vii) Information regarding financing, conflict of interest and acknowledgement

3.10 Tables, Figures and Appendices: Tables, figures, pictures, graphics, and similar aspects should be embedded in the text, and not provided as appendices. Under the Paragraph tab, ensure that the indentation is as follows: before and after: 0; spacing: single. Tables and figures should be left aligned, and the text wrapping feature should be turned off.
Appendices: Each appendix should be displayed on a separate page after the
references section.

4. Submissions in a Foreign Language
Journal of Analytic Divinity accepts submissions in Turkish, English and Arabic. Submissions received in these languages are evaluated in terms of language proficiency before the referees evaluate them. Those submissions that are judged to be incomprehensible by a referee that is a native language speaker will not be accepted into the review process and will be sent to the author for correction.

5. ORCID
Publisher of JAD gives importance to ensuring an ethical, transparent and fair editorial and referee review process. With the scope of this aim, publisher of JAD supports the Open Researcher and Contributor ID (ORCID) platform. To differentiate researchers from each other ORCID matches researchers with their previous work by assigning a digital ID number. In the articles published by JAD the authors are listed with ORCID numbers. Our expectation from writers is that they provide ORCID information during their application. If you currently have no ORCID number, you can obtain it here [http://orcid.org/register].

6. Sending Us the Work
Please click the link below to submit the work to the Journal of Analytic Divinity
[https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/pub/jad]
If you encounter any problem in submission please contact editorjand@gmail.com
Note: Journal of Analytic Divinity does not request any submission fee.

7. The Publication Process
7.1. Post-Acceptance
The acceptance of the work for publication is reported to the corresponding author. The work that the corresponding author has organized according to the relevant reports is reviewed by the Chief Editor or Field Editor. The approved work then undergoes a proofreading and redaction process.

8. Contact Information
Please contact the address of e-mail editorjand@gmail.com for your questions regarding Journal of Analytic Divinity

The publication process at Journal of Analytic Divinity is the basis of the improvement and dissemination of information objectively and respectfully. Therefore, the procedures in this process improves the quality of the studies. Peer-reviewed studies are the ones that support and materialize the scientific method. At this point, it is of utmost importance that all parties included in the publication process (authors, readers and researchers, publisher, reviewers and editors) comply with the standards of ethical considerations. Journal of Analytic Divinity expects all parties to hold the following ethical responsibilities.

The following ethical duties and responsibilities are written in the light of the guide and policies made by Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).

• The authors who submit their manuscripts to Journal of Analytic Divinity are expected to comply with the following ethical responsibilities:

• Author(s) must submit original studies to the journal. If they utilize or use other studies, they must make the in-text and end-text references accurately and completely.

• People who have not contributed to the study at the intellectual level should not be indicated as author.

• If the manuscripts submitted to be published are subject of conflicting interests or relations, these must be explained.

• During the review process of their manuscripts, author(s) may be asked to supply raw data. In such a case, author(s) should be ready to submit such data and information to the editorial and scientific boards.

• Author(s) should document that they have the participants' consent and the necessary permissions related with the sharing and research/analysis of the data that are used.

• Author(s) bears the responsibility to inform the editor of the journal or publisher if they happen to notice a mistake in their study which is in early release or publication process and to cooperate with the editors during the correction or withdrawal process.

• Authors cannot submit their studies to multiple journals simultaneously. Each submission can be made only after the previous one is completed. A study published in another journal cannot be submitted to Journal of Analytic Divinity. Author responsibilities given in a study (e.g.: adding an author, reordering of author names) whose review process has begun cannot be changed.

The editor and field editors of Journal of Analytic Divinity should hold the following ethical responsibilities that are based on the guides "COPE Code of Conduct and Best Practice Guidelines for Journal Editors" and "COPE Best Practice Guidelines for Journal Editors" published as open Access by Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).

Editors are responsible for each study published in JAD. In this respect, the editors have the following roles and responsibilities:

• Making efforts to meet the demand for knowledge from readers and authors,

• Ensuring the continuous development of the journal,

• Managing the procedures aimed to improve the quality of the studies published in the journal,

• Supporting freedom of expression,

• Ensuring academic integrity,

• Following the procedures without making concessions on intellectual property rights and ethical standards,

• Being transparent and clear in issues that require correction or explanation.

Editors must make decisions taking into consideration the knowledge, skills and expectations of all readers, researchers and practitioners need. They must also ensure that the published studies contribute to literature and be original. Moreover, they must take notice of the feedback received from researchers and practitioners and provide explanatory and informative feedback.

Editors have the following duties and responsibilities in their relations with authors:

• Editors must make positive or negative decisions about the studies' importance, originality, validity, clarity in wording and suitability with the journal's aims and objectives.

• Editors must accept the studies that are within the scope of publication into pre review process unless there are serious problems with the study.

• Editors must not ignore positive suggestions made by reviewers unless there are serious problems with the study.

• New editors, unless there are serious issues, must not change the previous editor's decisions about the studies.

• "Blind Review and Review Process" must be published and editors must prevent possible diversions in the defined processes.

• Authors should be provided with explanatory and informative feedback.

Editors have the following duties and responsibilities in their relations with reviewers:

Editors must

• Choose reviewers according to the subject of the study.

• Provide the information and guidance reviewers may need during the review process.

• Observe whether there are conflicting interests between reviewers and authors.

• Keep the identities of reviewers confidential in blind review.

• Encourage the reviewers to review the manuscript in an unbiased, scientific and objective tone.

• Develop practices and policies that increase the performance of reviewers.

• Take necessary steps to update the reviewer pool dynamically.

• Prevent unkind and unscientific reviews.

• Make effort to ensure the reviewer pool has a wide range.

Editors must make sure that the members of the editorial board follow the procedures in accordance with the publication policies and guidelines, and must inform the members about the publication policies and developments. Moreover, editors must

• Ensure that the members of the editorial board review the manuscripts in an unbiased and independent manner.

• Select the new members of the editorial board from those who can contribute to the journal and are qualified enough.

• Send manuscripts for review based on the subject of expertise of the editorial board members.

• Regularly communicate with the editorial board.Arrange regular meetings with the editorial board for the development of publication policies and the journal.

The relationship between the editors and publisher is based on the principle of the independency of editors. All the decisions made by the editors are independent of the publisher and the owner of the journal as required by the agreement made between editors and publisher.

Editors are obliged to comply with the policies of "Blind Review and Review Process" stated in the journal's publication policies. Therefore, the editors ensure that each manuscript is reviewed in an unbiased, fair and timely manner.

Editors must make sure that articles in the journal are published in accordance with the publication policies of the journal and international standards.

Editors are supposed to protect the personal information related with the subjects or visuals in the studies being reviewed, and to reject the study if there is no documentation of the subjects' consent. Furthermore, editors are supposed to protect the personal information of the authors, reviewers and readers.

Editors are supposed to protect human and animal rights in the studies being reviewed and must reject the experimental studies which do not have ethical and related committee’s approval about the population given in such studies.

Editors are supposed to take precautions against possible abuse and malpractice. They must conduct investigations meticulously and objectively in determining and evaluating complaints about such situations. They must also share the results of the investigation.

Editors must make sure that the mistakes, inconsistencies or misdirections in studies are corrected quickly.

Editors are responsible for protecting the intellectual property rights of all the articles published in the journal and the rights of the journal and author(s) in cases where these rights are violated. Also, editors must take the necessary precautions in order to prevent the content of all published articles from violating the intellectual property rights of other publications.

• Pay attention to the convincing criticism about studies published in the journal and must have a constructive attitude towards such criticism.

• Grant the right of reply to the author(s) of the criticized study.

• Not ignore or exclude the study that include negative results.

Editors must examine the complaints from authors, reviewers or readers and respond to them in an explanatory and enlightening manner.

Neither the owner of the journal, publisher or any other political or economical factor can influence the independent decision taking of the editors.

Editors, acknowledging that there may be conflicting interests between reviewers and other editors, guarantee that the publication process of the manuscripts will be completed in an independent and unbiased manner

The fact that all manuscripts are reviewed through "Blind Review" has a direct influence on the publication quality. This process ensures confidentiality by objective and independent review. The review process at JAD is carried out on the principle of double blind review. Reviewers do not contact the authors directly, and the reviews and comments are conveyed through the journal management system. In this process, the reviewer views on the evaluation forms and full texts are assigned to the author(s) by the editor. Therefore, the reviewers doing review work for JAD are supposed to bear the following ethical responsibilities:

• Agree to review only in their subject of expertise.

• Review in an unbiased and confidential manner.

• Inform the editor of the journal if they think that they encounter conflict of interests and decline to review the manuscript during the review process.

• Dispose the manuscripts they have reviewed in accordance with the principle of confidentiality after the review process. Reviewers can use the final versions of the manuscripts they have reviewed only after publication.

• Review the manuscript objectively and only in terms of its content and ensure that nationality, gender, religious and political beliefs, and economic apprehension do not influence the review.

• Review the manuscript in a constructive and kind tone, avoid making personal comments including hostility, slander and insult.

• Review the manuscript they have agreed to review on time and in accordance with the ethical rules stated above.

• The Editors and the Editorial Board of JAD are conscious of the fact that they must observe the ethical responsibilities below and act accordingly:

• Editors are responsible for all the processes that the manuscripts submitted to JAD will go through. Within this framework, ignoring the economic or political interests, the decision-makers are the editors.

• The publisher undertakes to have an independent editorial decision made.

• The publisher protects the intellectual property rights of all the articles published in JAD and holds the responsibility to keep a record of each unpublished article.

• The publisher bears all the responsibility to take the precautions against scientific abuse, fraud and plagiarism.

Should you encounter any unethical act or content in JAD apart from the ethical responsibilities listed above, please notify the journal by e-mail at editorjand@gmail.com.