Authors must carefully read these guidelines and the journal's Aims and Scope, Publication Ethics, Peer Review Policy, Copyright and Licensing Policy, Fee Policy and Funding Model, Data Sharing Policy, and other relevant editorial policies before submitting a manuscript.
Submission of a manuscript indicates that all authors have read and approved the submitted version and agree to comply with the editorial and ethical policies of the Journal of Anatolian Geography (JAG).
1. Downloadable Forms and Submission Files
The files required by the journal differ according to the stage of the editorial process. Authors must download, complete, and upload the relevant forms at the appropriate stage.
Authors are not required to use a manuscript template. Manuscripts must be submitted as simply formatted, single-column Microsoft Word files prepared in accordance with the basic formatting requirements specified in these Author Guidelines.
Authors must not attempt to reproduce the journal's final two-column typesetting or publication layout.
1.1 Files Required at Initial Submission
A. Anonymized Manuscript
The main manuscript must be submitted as an anonymized Microsoft Word file in .doc or .docx format.
The anonymized manuscript must not contain:
- author names;
- institutional affiliations;
- email addresses;
- ORCID identifiers;
- acknowledgements;
- identifying file properties or metadata;
- self-identifying statements; or
- any other information that could reveal the identities of the authors.
Authors should refer to their previous publications in the third person and should not replace standard citations with expressions such as “Author, 2025”.
B. Title Page
A separate title page must be uploaded independently from the anonymized manuscript.
Authors must download, complete, and upload the Title Page Template.
[LINK: 📝 Title Page Template ]
The title page must include:
- the full title of the manuscript;
- the full names of all authors;
- institutional affiliations;
- departments, cities, and countries;
- ORCID identifiers;
- the name and contact details of the corresponding author;
- Author Contributions Statement;
- Funding Statement;
- Competing Interests Statement;
- Data Availability Statement;
- Acknowledgements;
- Artificial Intelligence Use Declaration, where applicable; and
- other relevant declarations that may reveal author identity.
C. Ethics Declaration Form
All submissions must include a completed Ethics Declaration Form. This form must be completed by the corresponding author for every submission.
[LINK: 📝 Ethics Declaration Form]
Authors must complete the section applicable to their research:
- ethical approval was required and obtained;
- ethical approval was not required; or
- an exemption from ethical review was granted.
Where formal ethical approval was required, authors must also upload the original approval document issued by the authorized ethics committee or institution.
Required ethical approval must have been obtained before the research or data collection began.
The validity and duration of an ethical approval are determined by the body that issued it and by the applicable regulations. JAG does not impose an arbitrary universal expiry period on ethics approvals.
Where ethical approval was not required, authors must clearly explain the basis for the exemption in the Ethics Declaration Form.
D. Supplementary and Permission Files
Where relevant, authors must also upload:
- data sets;
- appendices;
- questionnaires;
- interview guides;
- survey forms;
- code or scripts;
- high-resolution figures;
- copyright permissions;
- consent documents; and
- other supporting materials.
E. Similarity Report
Authors are not required to submit an iThenticate, Turnitin, or other similarity report.
The journal may conduct its own similarity screening using appropriate software at any stage of the editorial process.
Similarity percentages are not used as the sole basis for editorial decisions. The nature, source, extent, and context of textual overlap are evaluated by the editorial office.
1.2 Files Required During Revision
Authors submitting a revised manuscript must upload the following files separately:
A. Clean Revised Manuscript
A clean revised version in which all accepted changes have been incorporated and tracked changes are not visible.
B. Marked Revised Manuscript
A version showing all revisions using Microsoft Word's Track Changes function or another clear and consistently applied method.
C. Response to Reviewers Form
Authors must download, complete, and upload the Response to Reviewers Form together with the revised manuscript.
[LINK: Response to Reviewers Form]
In the Response to Reviewers document, authors must:
- reproduce each editor and reviewer comment separately;
- provide an individual response immediately below each comment;
- explain the changes made in the manuscript;
- identify the relevant page and line numbers in the revised manuscript; and
- provide a respectful, reasoned, and evidence-based explanation where a suggested revision has not been made.
General statements such as “All corrections have been made” are not sufficient. Every editor and reviewer comment must receive an individual response.
The revised manuscript and the Response to Reviewers Form must remain anonymized during double-anonymous peer review.
These files must not contain:
- author names;
- affiliations;
- acknowledgements; or
- other information that could identify the authors.
Failure to submit a complete Response to Reviewers Form may result in the revision being returned to the authors without further editorial or peer-review assessment.
1.3 Files Required after Acceptance
A. Publication Agreement and Author Declaration Form
When uploading an article to the system, authors must download, fill out, sign, and upload the Copyright Form.
[LINK: 📝 Copyright Form ]
Through this form, the authors confirm that:
- the manuscript is original;
- it has not been published previously;
- it is not under consideration elsewhere;
- all authors have approved the final version;
- the authorship information is accurate;
- all ethical, funding, data, and competing-interest declarations are complete;
- all required permissions have been obtained; and
- the manuscript may be published under the journal's applicable Creative Commons licence.
Authors retain copyright in their work and grant the Journal of Anatolian Geography the right of first publication under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International Licence (CC BY-SA 4.0), unless otherwise stated.
The journal does not require authors to transfer full copyright.
B. Publication-Quality Technical Files
Authors must provide, where requested:
- high-resolution figures;
- editable tables;
- original map or graphic files;
- supplementary files;
- copyright permissions; and
- other technical materials required for production.
C. Missing Author and Metadata Information
Before publication, authors must complete any missing information relating to:
- names and affiliations;
- ORCID identifiers;
- funding;
- ethics;
- data availability;
- competing interests;
- author contributions;
- acknowledgements; and
- other publication metadata.
2. Submission of Manuscripts
Manuscripts must be submitted electronically through the Journal of Anatolian Geography submission system on DergiPark.
Submissions sent directly by email are not considered unless specifically requested by the editorial office.
Manuscripts must be submitted as Microsoft Word files in .doc or .docx format.
JAG publishes manuscripts in Turkish and English.
Every submission must include an English title, abstract, and keywords, regardless of the language of the main text.
Submitting a manuscript does not guarantee that it will be sent for external peer review or accepted for publication.
3. Types of Manuscripts
JAG considers the following types of contributions:
- Original Research Articles;
- Review Articles; and
- Methodological Articles.
3.1 Original Research Articles
Original research articles must present:
- a clearly defined research question or objective;
- an appropriate and transparent methodology;
- original findings;
- a critical interpretation of the results; and
- a substantive contribution to geographical knowledge.
3.2 Review Articles
Review articles must provide a critical, systematic, or conceptually structured synthesis of the relevant literature.
Manuscripts that merely list or summarize previous studies without critical analysis are not considered sufficient.
3.3 Methodological Articles
Methodological articles must introduce, test, compare, evaluate, or improve methods relevant to geographical, environmental, cartographic, remote-sensing, or geospatial research.
Local and regional case studies are welcome when they clearly explain their broader theoretical, methodological, comparative, policy-related, or practical significance.
4. Originality and Exclusive Submission
Submitted manuscripts must:
- be original;
- not have been published previously;
- not be under consideration by another journal; and
- not be submitted simultaneously to another publication.
Authors must disclose any closely related manuscripts, conference papers, working papers, reports, theses, dissertations, preprints, or previous versions associated with the submission.
Duplicate publication, redundant publication, inappropriate text recycling, data fragmentation, salami publication, and simultaneous submission to more than one journal are not permitted.
The editorial office may request copies of related publications or submissions where necessary.
5. Authorship and Contributorship
All listed authors must have made a substantial contribution to the study and must accept responsibility for the accuracy and integrity of the work.
Authorship must not be granted solely because of:
- administrative responsibility;
- academic title or institutional position;
- financial support;
- technical assistance;
- language editing;
- data collection without intellectual contribution; or
- supervision that does not meet the authorship criteria.
Individuals who do not meet the authorship criteria may be acknowledged with their permission.
Guest, gift, honorary, and ghost authorship are not permitted.
The corresponding author is responsible for:
- ensuring that all authors approve the submitted manuscript;
- confirming the accuracy of author names and affiliations;
- providing the ORCID identifier of each author;
- communicating with the journal throughout the editorial process;
- ensuring that all declarations are complete and accurate; and
- informing all co-authors of editorial decisions and revisions.
Authors must provide an Author Contributions Statement based on the CRediT Contributor Role Taxonomy where applicable.
Requests to add, remove, or reorder authors after submission must include:
- a written explanation;
- the agreement of all authors; and
- an updated contribution statement.
The journal reserves the right to reject unjustified authorship changes and to investigate suspected authorship misconduct.
6. ORCID and Author Information
All authors must provide a valid ORCID identifier.
The corresponding author must provide a valid institutional or professional email address.
Author names, institutional affiliations, departments, cities, and countries must be written in Roman script and presented consistently.
The title page must provide the complete institutional affiliation of each author.
7. Initial Submission Format
Authors must submit a clear and simply formatted manuscript rather than attempting to reproduce the journal's final publication layout.
The initial manuscript must not contain:
- the journal logo;
- decorative page elements;
- headers designed to imitate the published journal;
- two-column formatting; or
- other final typesetting features.
The anonymized manuscript must comply with the following requirements:
- Microsoft Word
.doc or .docx format; - standard A4 page size;
- single-column layout;
- Times New Roman, 11-point font;
- 1.5-line spacing throughout the manuscript;
- 2.5 cm margins on all sides;
- continuous line numbering from the beginning to the end of the manuscript;
- consecutive page numbering;
- page numbers centred in the footer; and
- a maximum length of 30 pages.
The 30-page limit includes:
- the main text;
- tables;
- figures;
- maps;
- photographs;
- notes;
- appendices; and
- references.
Manuscripts exceeding 30 pages may be considered only where the additional length is scientifically justified and prior approval has been obtained from the editorial office.
Final typesetting, page design, and journal layout are undertaken by the editorial office after acceptance.
8. Manuscript Structure
8.1 Title
The manuscript title must be concise, informative, and accurately reflect the content of the study.
Titles should avoid:
- unnecessary abbreviations;
- undefined technical terms;
- vague expressions;
- excessive length; and
- unsupported claims.
8.2 Abstract
Research articles must include a clear abstract of approximately 200–250 words.
The abstract should briefly state:
- the background or context;
- the aim or research question;
- the data and methods;
- the principal findings;
- the main conclusion; and
- the contribution of the study.
The abstract must not contain:
- citations;
- footnotes;
- tables;
- figures;
- undefined abbreviations; or
- information not presented in the main text.
All manuscripts must include an English title, abstract, and keywords.
Turkish-language manuscripts must also include a Turkish title, abstract, and keywords.
For English-language manuscripts, a Turkish title, abstract, and keywords may be provided by the authors. The absence of a Turkish translation must not prevent an otherwise eligible international submission from entering editorial assessment.
A Turkish translation may be requested or prepared during the production stage.
8.3 Keywords
Authors must provide four to six keywords.
Keywords should:
- reflect the main content of the study;
- facilitate indexing and discovery;
- use internationally recognized geographical terminology where possible; and
- avoid unnecessary repetition of the title.
8.4 Main Text
Original research articles will normally include the following sections:
- Introduction;
- Materials and Methods;
- Results;
- Discussion; and
- Conclusion.
Alternative structures may be used for:
- qualitative studies;
- theoretical studies;
- historical geography research;
- review articles;
- methodological articles; and
- other studies for which a conventional IMRaD structure is not appropriate.
Headings and subheadings must be numbered consistently.
Excessive levels of headings should be avoided.
8.5 Language
Manuscripts must be written in clear, accurate, and professional academic language.
Authors are responsible for linguistic quality and clarity.
The journal does not require authors to use any paid editing, translation, formatting, or commercial service designated by the journal.
Use of a language-editing service does not guarantee editorial review or acceptance.
9. Tables, Figures, Photographs, Graphs, and Maps
Tables, figures, photographs, graphs, and maps must be placed within the manuscript close to their first citation.
Every visual element must:
- be numbered consecutively;
- be explicitly cited in the text;
- include an informative title or caption;
- identify its data source where applicable; and
- be sufficiently clear for editorial and peer-review assessment.
Expressions such as “the table below” or “the figure above” should be avoided.
Authors should cite visual materials by number, such as “Table 2” or “Figure 3”.
9.1 Tables
Tables must:
- be prepared in an editable format;
- not be submitted as screenshots;
- not be inserted as non-editable images;
- have a concise and informative title;
- define abbreviations in table notes; and
- identify the source of reused or adapted data.
9.2 Figures, Graphs, and Photographs
Figures, graphs, and photographs must be legible at publication size.
Raster figures and photographs should normally be supplied at a minimum resolution of 300 dpi.
Line drawings and diagrams should be supplied at a higher resolution where necessary.
Preferred formats include:
- TIFF;
- JPEG;
- PNG;
- EPS;
- SVG; and
- other formats approved by the editorial office.
The journal may request separate high-resolution files during revision or after acceptance.
9.3 Maps
Maps must meet appropriate cartographic standards.
Where relevant, maps must include:
- a scale bar;
- orientation or a north arrow;
- a clear legend;
- coordinate reference system or projection information;
- data sources;
- dates of spatial data;
- readable place names and symbols;
- an inset or location map; and
- appropriate information on administrative or geographical boundaries.
Maps, satellite images, geospatial data, and aerial photographs must not be used in ways that violate copyright, licensing, privacy, security, or ethical requirements.
9.4 Copyrighted Visual Material
Authors are responsible for obtaining written permission to reproduce or adapt copyrighted:
- figures;
- tables;
- maps;
- photographs;
- satellite images;
- diagrams; and
- other materials.
Permission information must be included in the relevant caption or declaration.
10. Methods, Data, and Reproducibility
The methods section must provide sufficient information to allow readers to understand and, where reasonably possible, reproduce the study.
Authors should report, where relevant:
- study design;
- study area;
- data sources;
- data collection dates;
- sampling procedures;
- inclusion and exclusion criteria;
- analytical procedures;
- software names and version numbers;
- statistical methods;
- spatial resolution;
- temporal resolution;
- scale;
- coordinate reference systems;
- projections;
- remote-sensing products;
- preprocessing procedures;
- classification methods;
- model assumptions;
- validation procedures;
- uncertainty;
- sensitivity analyses; and
- methodological limitations.
Authors should deposit data, code, protocols, and other research materials in a recognized repository where ethically, legally, and practically possible.
Every research article must include a Data Availability Statement.
Where data cannot be shared because of:
- participant privacy;
- confidentiality;
- cultural sensitivity;
- legal restrictions;
- security concerns;
- third-party ownership; or
- licensing restrictions,
the limitation and the conditions under which access may be possible must be explained.
Data sets, software, maps, code, and other research outputs should be cited using persistent identifiers where available.
11. Research Ethics
Research involving:
- human participants;
- personal or sensitive data;
- vulnerable individuals or groups;
- interviews;
- surveys;
- focus groups;
- observations;
- experiments;
- animals;
- biological materials;
- clinical data;
- private documents; or
- other activities requiring ethical oversight
must comply with applicable institutional, national, and international ethical standards.
Required ethical approval must be obtained from an authorized body before the research or data collection begins.
The manuscript must state:
- the name of the approving committee or institution;
- the approval date;
- the approval or reference number; and
- the relevant informed-consent procedure.
The editorial office may request the original approval document or additional information.
The validity and duration of an ethical approval are determined by the body that issued it and by applicable regulations.
Where formal ethical approval was not required, authors must include an Ethics Declaration explaining the basis for the exemption.
Authors must protect participant privacy, confidentiality, and dignity.
Identifying information, photographs, quotations, recordings, coordinates, or other sensitive materials must not be published without appropriate permission and safeguards.
12. Informed Consent
Where research involves identifiable participants, personal information, photographs, recordings, direct quotations, or other identifiable material, authors must obtain appropriate informed consent.
Where applicable, authors must obtain:
- consent to participate; and
- separate consent for publication.
Consent procedures must be described in the manuscript.
The editorial office may request documentary evidence of consent where necessary.
13. Funding and Conflicts of Interest
Authors must disclose all sources of financial and non-financial support.
Funding information must include:
- the name of the funding body;
- the grant or project number; and
- the role of the funder.
Authors must explain whether the funder had any role in:
- study design;
- data collection;
- data analysis;
- interpretation;
- manuscript preparation; or
- the decision to submit the manuscript.
Where the funder had no role, this must be stated.
All authors must disclose any financial, professional, institutional, personal, academic, or other relationship that could reasonably be perceived as influencing the research or its interpretation.
Where no competing interest exists, the manuscript must include the following statement:
The authors declare that they have no competing interests.
14. Use of Artificial Intelligence Tools
Artificial intelligence tools and large language models cannot be listed as authors because they cannot take responsibility for the integrity of scholarly work.
Authors remain fully responsible for:
- accuracy;
- originality;
- citations;
- confidentiality;
- data protection;
- ethical compliance; and
- the integrity of all submitted content.
Substantive use of generative artificial intelligence in:
- drafting;
- rewriting;
- translation;
- data analysis;
- coding;
- image generation;
- figure preparation; or
- other research and writing activities
must be transparently disclosed in the manuscript.
The disclosure must identify:
- the tool used;
- the version, where relevant;
- the purpose for which it was used; and
- how the output was checked and verified by the authors.
Routine spelling, grammar, and reference-formatting assistance does not normally require detailed disclosure unless it materially affected the scholarly content.
Authors must not upload confidential, unpublished, copyrighted, personal, or sensitive material to external artificial-intelligence systems without appropriate authorization.
The journal may reject or take corrective action regarding manuscripts containing undisclosed, fabricated, manipulated, misleading, or improperly attributed artificial-intelligence-generated content.
15. Required Declarations
Where applicable, manuscripts must include the following declarations:
- Ethics Approval;
- Informed Consent to Participate;
- Consent for Publication;
- Author Contributions;
- Funding;
- Competing Interests;
- Data Availability;
- Acknowledgements;
- Use of Artificial Intelligence Tools; and
- Permissions for Copyrighted Material.
During double-anonymous peer review, declarations containing identifying information must appear only on the separate title page.
Non-identifying declarations may remain in the anonymized manuscript.
16. Citation and Reference Style
JAG follows the American Psychological Association style, 7th edition.
Authors are responsible for the accuracy and completeness of all references.
Every reference listed in the reference list must be cited in the text, and every source cited in the text must appear in the reference list.
References must:
- be arranged alphabetically by the surname of the first author;
- use a 0.5 cm hanging indent;
- be formatted consistently; and
- include a DOI where available.
DOIs must be written in the following format:
https://doi.org/xxxxx
Authors should verify DOI information through the publisher or an authoritative DOI registry.
Direct quotations must include page or paragraph numbers where available.
For works written in non-Roman scripts, bibliographic information must be transliterated into Roman script. An English translation of the title may be added in square brackets after the original or transliterated title.
Authors must not:
- add irrelevant references;
- use excessive self-citation;
- manipulate citations;
- cite sources solely to increase citation counts; or
- comply with inappropriate requests to cite particular authors, journals, or institutions.
Authors may use reference-management software such as Zotero, Mendeley, or EndNote but remain responsible for verifying the final reference list.
For cases not addressed in these guidelines, authors should consult the official APA Style guidance.
16.1 In-Text Citation Examples
One author:
(Atalay, 2017)
Two authors:
(Atalay & Mortan, 2011)
Three or more authors:
(Arasıl et al., 2020)
Direct quotation:
(Kaptan, 1989, p. 34)
Use “et al.” in English-language manuscripts and “vd.” in Turkish-language manuscripts.
16.2 Reference Examples
A. Journal Article with a DOI
Hatipoğlu, İ. K., & Uzun, A. (2020). Melet Irmağı Havzası’nda erozyon riskinin Mıcona modeli ile değerlendirilmesi. Türk Coğrafya Dergisi, 74, 17–31. https://doi.org/10.17211/tcd.644135
B. Journal Article without a DOI
Uzun, A. (1991). Karaca Mağarası (Torul-Gümüşhane). Coğrafya Araştırmaları, 3, 15–24.
C. Book
Nazır, B. (2007). Macar ve Polonyalı mülteciler: Osmanlı’ya sığınanlar (2nd ed.). Yeditepe Yayınevi.
D. Edited Book Chapter
Yücel, C., & Gülveren, H. (2006). Sınıfta öğrencilerin motivasyonu. In M. Şişman & S. Turan (Eds.), Sınıf yönetimi (pp. 74–88). Pegem Akademi Yayıncılık.
E. Thesis or Dissertation
Gökçe, U. (2019). Orhan Veli şiirinde özne ve varoluş sorunsalı (Publication No. 568510) [Doctoral dissertation, Hacettepe University]. Council of Higher Education National Thesis Center.
F. Conference Presentation
Işık, F., Bahadır, M., & Çağlak, S. (2018, October 18–20). Artvin ilinde yağışın mekânsal dağılışı üzerine bir deneme: Schreiber formülü [Conference presentation]. International Artvin Symposium, Artvin, Türkiye.
G. Dictionary Entry or Web Page
Merriam-Webster. (n.d.). Semantics. In Merriam-Webster.com dictionary. Retrieved January 4, 2020, from https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/semantics
H. Data Set
Author or Institution. (Year). Title of data set (Version) [Data set]. Repository or Publisher. DOI or URL
I. Software
Author or Developer. (Year). Name of software (Version) [Computer software]. Publisher or Repository. DOI or URL
J. Map
Author or Institution. (Year). Title of map [Map]. Publisher or Repository. DOI or URL
K. Satellite or Remote-Sensing Product
Agency or Institution. (Year). Name of satellite product or data set (Version) [Remote-sensing data]. Repository or Data Centre. DOI or URL
17. Author Responsibility
Authors are responsible for:
- the originality and accuracy of the manuscript;
- the integrity of data and analyses;
- the accuracy of references and citations;
- the appropriate presentation of images and maps;
- obtaining ethical approvals and permissions;
- protecting confidential and personal information;
- disclosing competing interests and funding;
- obtaining the agreement of all co-authors; and
- responding accurately and transparently to editorial queries.
Author responsibility does not remove the journal's responsibility to conduct appropriate editorial, ethical, and peer-review checks.
18. Editorial Screening
All submissions undergo an initial editorial assessment.
Manuscripts may be returned to the authors or rejected without external review when they:
- fall outside the journal's aims and scope;
- lack a clear research question or scholarly contribution;
- are primarily descriptive without sufficient analysis;
- do not meet minimum ethical or methodological standards;
- contain serious language or presentation problems;
- fail to comply with required declarations;
- lack adequate anonymization;
- exceed the permitted length without prior approval;
- contain unreadable figures, tables, or maps;
- show evidence of plagiarism or inappropriate text overlap;
- have been submitted simultaneously elsewhere;
- contain fabricated or falsified data;
- involve citation manipulation;
- involve authorship misconduct; or
- are not sufficiently prepared for a fair and effective peer-review process.
Compliance with technical and formatting requirements does not guarantee external peer review or acceptance.
Editorial decisions are based on:
- scholarly merit;
- originality;
- methodological soundness;
- ethical compliance;
- clarity;
- relevance to the journal's aims and scope; and
- contribution to geographical knowledge.
19. Fees and Publication Layout
JAG does not charge:
- submission fees;
- editorial processing fees;
- article processing charges;
- publication fees;
- page charges;
- DOI fees; or
- fast-track review fees.
Authors should consult the journal's Fee Policy and Funding Model for further information.
The final typesetting, page design, and publication layout of accepted manuscripts are prepared by the journal.
Authors must not attempt to reproduce the final JAG publication layout at the initial submission stage.
