Articles should be consistent with the aims and scope of the journal. Manuscripts that do not comply with the journal’s scope, author guidelines, citation and referencing format are returned to the author.

All accepted submissions are subject to stylistic editing prior to publication.

Please use the following DERGİPARK link for submissions: https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/pub/jast

Submission Types

JAST publishes the following article types:

1) Research Articles

2) Review Articles

3) Book/Film/Performance Reviews

Submission Guidelines

1) All manuscripts must adhere to the most recent MLA manual style 9th Edition (MLA 9th Edition).

2) Manuscript should be written in 1.5 space (including Abstracts, Notes and Works Cited), using Calibri font in 11-point size. Margins should be 2.5 cm from right, left, bottom and top. All texts should be full justified. For indented paragraphs, tab key should be used.

3) Manuscripts should be approximately 6,000 to 8,000 words length (including the Abstracts, Notes and the Works Cited list), and should be prepared in Microsoft Word.

4) Manuscripts should be submitted as two separate documents:

Title page: The submission’s title, subtitle (if any), the author’s name, affiliation, ORCID, full postal address, telephone number, e-mail address, and acknowledgements (if any).
Anonymous manuscript: It should be arranged in the following order of presentation: Title, abstracts (150-180 words) both in English and in Turkish, keywords (4 to 6 words), the main body of the text, endnotes (if any), works cited, and appendices (if any).

5) The text should be organized under appropriate subheadings whenever possible.

6) Abstract and Keywords: All articles should include both an English and a Turkish abstract, with the English abstract appearing first. Abstracts should be between 150 and 180 words, including keywords. Each abstract should include 4–6 keywords.

7) Notes: JAST prefers endnotes with Arabic numerals (i.e. 1, 2, 3).  All notes should be 1,5 spaced, using Calibri font in 11-point size. All notes should appear before the Works Cited list.

8) References: Works Cited list should be prepared according to MLA manual style 9th Edition (MLA 9th Edition). The list should be alphabetical, and all works given in the Works Cited list should be used either in the manuscript or notes.

9) Authorship: JAST defines the contributers according to the standards given by ICMJE Defining the Role of Authors and contributers. See ICMJE for details. In multi-authored works, all authors are expected to have contributed in accordance with the authorship criteria.

10) Book and film reviews: Standard book and film reviews should be no longer than 1500 words although depending on the work being reviewed. Book reviews should include a brief description of the subjects covered in the book; an evaluation of the book’s strength and weaknesses; and the kind(s) of audience(s) to whom the book might appeal. The heading of the review should include: the book’s title, author(s) or editor(s), publisher, publication date, and number of pages. Film reviews should provide a concise summary of the film’s plot, themes, and major elements such as direction, cinematography, and performances. The review should also offer a critical evaluation of the film’s strengths and weaknesses, as well as its cultural or artistic significance. Additionally, the review should indicate the type(s) of audience(s) that may find the film particularly appealing or relevant. The heading of the review should include: the film’s title, director, production company, release year, and runtime. Book/film reviewers should discuss the length of the review with the editors before writing.

11) No material will be considered for publication if it is currently under consideration by another journal or press or if it has been published, or is soon to be published, elsewhere.

12) Only revised and developed versions of unpublished theses will be considered for submission.

13) JAST utilizes Turnitin software for plagiarism detection and academic integrity. Submissions with a similarity report exceeding 15% will be returned to the author for revision. Manuscripts that are generated by artificial intelligence will be desk rejected.

14) The copyright of all material published will be vested in the Journal of American Studies of Turkey unless otherwise specifically agreed. This copyright covers exclusive rights of publication of printed or electronic media. Contributors are responsible for obtaining permission to reproduce any material to which they do not own copyright (see the Ethical Guidelines for Authors Publishing in JAST).

JAST - DECLARATION AND COPYRIGHT FORM TO BE SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR(S)

In case of technical issues concerning submission, please send a message to the Managing Editor:

Dr. Cem Kılıçarslan (cemkilicarslan@yahoo.com).