Ancient Academy SBD

For detailed information about the Journal's Publication Principles, Writing Rules, the publication process and workflow of the submitted manuscripts, and the duties of the relevant parties (Author, Journal Editorial Board and Referees) in the publication process, please see our template articles from the Templates and Forms tab. While uploading their work to our page in the Dergipark system, authors download, fill in and sign each of the Title Page, Copyright Agreement Form, Declaration of Authorship Contribution Rate, Declaration of No Need for Ethics Committee Permission, Conflict of Interest Declaration forms requested by our journal, and then upload them to the journal system as additional files.

General Rules
1. The arrangement of the article elements should be as follows:
1.1. Turkish Title
1.2. Summary
1.3. Keywords
1.4. English Title
1.5. Abstract
1.6. Keywords
1.7. Arabic Title (for Arabic articles)
1.8. Arabic Abstract (for Arabic articles)
1.9. Arabic Keywords (for Arabic articles)
1.10. Body Text
1.11. Method
1.12. Conclusion
1.13. Bibliography
2. All headings in the article should be in capital letters and 12 pt.
3. The page structure of the study should be in A4 size, all margins; bottom, top, left and right margins should be set as 3 cm.
4. If an end-of-page explanation is to be made for the title of the article, the * sign should be used.
5. Do not enter the header and footer.
6. Page numbers should not be added.

Article Title
The title of the article should be arranged according to the ISNAD Citation System; General; Alignment; Centre, Key level; Level 1, Direction; Left to right, Indent; Left 0 cm, Right 0 cm, Special; None, Value; -, Spacing; First 6 pt, Then 6 pt, Line spacing; 1.5 Value; -. The font size should be 12 pt in Thoma Bold font.

Headings
Headings should be arranged according to the ISNAD Citation System; General; Alignment; Justify, Key level; Level 1, Direction; From left to right, Indent; Left 0 cm, Right 0 cm, Special; None, Value; -, Spacing; 6 pt First 6 pt Then 6 pt, Line spacing; 1.5 Value; -. Headings Thoma
The font size should be 12 pt in Bold font.
Headings should be as short as possible but should reflect the subject matter, and double quotation marks ("-") or slash marks (/) should not be used. A colon (:) may be used if deemed necessary.
Titles (except Abstract, Abstract, Introduction, Conclusion, and References) should be automatically generated in decimal system order as "1. 2. 3.; 1.1., 1.2.; 1.2.1." using numbers followed by a period. Second degree headings should be in Thoma Bold font in 9 point size. General; Alignment; Justify, Key level; Level 3, Direction; Left to right, Indent; Left 0 cm, Right 0 cm, Special; None, Value; -, Spacing; First 6 pt, Then 6 pt, Line spacing; 1.5 Value; -. A space should be left between the title number and the first letter of the title.
Only the first letters of the words in the titles should be capitalised. Italics should not be used.

Abstract
Thoma should be written in normal font with 9 point size; General; Alignment; From left, Key level; Body Text, Direction; From left to right, Indent; Left 0 cm, Right 0 cm, Special; None, Value; -, Spacing; First 6 pt, Then 6 pt, Line spacing; 1.5 Value; -. It should consist of at least 5 and at most 7 words.
Key Concepts help the publication to be scanned and indexed electronically and are of great importance in finding the publication by researchers. For this reason, concepts that accurately reflect the relevant article should be selected and ordered from general to specific.
The first concept must be the name of the scientific discipline. The second concept should be determined as the name of the subject, sect, person or work reflecting the research. Then, concepts that fully reflect the content of the article should be added.
If the study is focused on a person or work, the name of the relevant work and author must be written as a keyword.
Words that do not have a conceptual meaning other than the lexical meaning when used alone should not be preferred as concepts.
Each word should start with a capital letter and a comma should be placed after each word.

Introduction
The body text must have Introduction and Conclusion sections.
In order to achieve certain academic standards and integrity in the studies to be published in our journal, we expect the texts to be organised by following the steps below. This organisation should be applied separately in the Abstract and Abstract sections as well as in the whole manuscript.
1. Presenting the general picture of the study or the background of the problem;
2. A clear statement of the problem/objective;
3. Studies related to the subject existing in the literature;
4. What is the gap in the literature and how will your study contribute to filling this gap and solving the problem?
5. Details of the path to be followed while doing this;
6. Conclusions and recommendations.
Step 1: This part, which will constitute the sentence or paragraph that is the beginning of the article, is the part where the general picture in which the problem to be addressed is introduced to the reader. While this step is limited to a sentence when writing the abstract, it can be extended to a paragraph when writing the introduction. While over-extending this part may overshadow the focus of the writing, the use of short but effective expressions is an important start to convince the reader of the importance of the subject.
Step 2: Clearly state what the problem to be addressed is and why it is important to address this problem. In other words, a SPECIFIC PROBLEM within the general picture presented in the previous step and why the solution of this problem is important is expressed. Similar to the previous step, this step should be limited to one sentence in writing short texts such as Abstract and Summary.
Step 3: Summarise how the problem has been addressed in the literature.
3.1. Has this problem been addressed directly?
3.2. What are the most influential studies and the most recent studies in the field and what do they say?
3.3. If this problem has not been directly addressed, what are the most recent studies?
3.4. Questions should be answered and this LITERATURE should be cited as appropriate.
Step 4:
4.1. How will your work contribute to the literature mentioned above?
4.2. Which gap in the literature will it fill?
4.3. What will it do that has not been done?
4.4. This is the part where you convince the reader of the ORIGINALITY and importance of your work.
Step 5: Presenting in detail how your contribution to the literature will be made. While the previous steps are the introduction to the article, this step constitutes the main body of the article. When we consider the whole article, the first 4 steps are included in the introduction of the article, while after this step, new headings will be opened and the body of the article will be written.
In this section, the theories, methods, materials and methods to be used to reach the targeted result should be explained in detail step by step and examples should be presented. In other words, in the body part, firstly, the theoretical basis of the article should be examined in detail under a heading, which methods and materials will be used. (Then, if necessary and important for the subject, information about the historical background of the subject can be given under a new heading). After that, by opening new headings again, examples should be presented in which the theory and method to be used are applied to the materials at hand. At least two examples should be presented. Three or more examples will strengthen the argument of the paper.

Body Text
Thoma should be written in normal font in 10 point size; General; Alignment; Justify, Key level; Body Text, Direction; Left to right, Indent; Left 0 cm, Right 0 cm, Special; First line, Value; 1,25, Spacing; First 6 pt, Then 6 pt, Line spacing; 1,5 Value; -.

Direct Citation
All direct quotations should be made in accordance with the ISNAD Citation System. If the direct quotation is a paragraph or if the author wants to use the direct quotation as a separate paragraph, it should be written in Thoma Normal font with a font size of 10 pt; General; Alignment; Justify, Key level; Body Text, Direction; Left to right, Indent; Left 2.5 cm, Right 0 cm, Special; none, Value; -, Spacing; First 6 pt, Then 6 pt, Line spacing; 1.5 Value; -.

Footnotes
Footnotes should be written in Thoma Normal font in 8 point size; General; Alignment; Justify, Key level; Body Text, Direction; Left to right, Indent; Left 0 cm, Right 0 cm, Special; Hanging, Value; 0.5, Spacing; First 0 pt, Then 0 pt, Line spacing; 1.5 Value; -.
Footnote style should be in accordance with ISNAD Citation System.

Tables and Figures
It should be organised in accordance with the ISNAD Citation System. The texts in the table content should be written in Tahoma Normal font with a font size of 10 points and should be aligned on both sides. General; Alignment; Justify, Key level; Body Text, Direction; Left to right, Indent; Left 0 cm, Right 0 cm, Special; none, Value; -, Spacing; First 6 pt, Then 6 pt, Line spacing; 1.5 Value; -.
For table captions, General; Alignment; Centre, Key level; Level 3, Direction; Left to right, Indent; Left 0 cm, Right 0 cm, Custom; None, Value; -, Spacing; First 6 pt, Then 6 pt, Line spacing; 1.5 Value; -. For figure legends, General; Alignment; Centre, Key level; Body Text Direction; Left to right, Indent; Left 0 cm, Right 0 cm, Special; None, Value; -, Spacing; First 6 pt, Then 6 pt, Line spacing; 1.5 Value; -.
Tables should not extend beyond the writing area (page margins should not be violated), spaces should be set as 0 nk from the top and 6 nk from the bottom. Tables smaller than the page margins should be left aligned.

Abbreviations
The abbreviation should be made as specified in the ISNAD Citation System; if the abbreviation is not specified in the ISNAD Citation System, the author's preference should be stated in the description section when submitting the article.
No abbreviation should be made in the names of any works other than encyclopaedias and classical works cited.

Conclusion
There must be a conclusion section.

Step 6: It is the conclusion section of the article. The conclusion reached by the study or the proposed solution is clearly expressed.
The conclusion should not be a summary of the study.

Bibliography
1. References should start on the page after the conclusion.
2. References should be written in Tahoma Normal font in 10 point size; General; Alignment; Justify; Key level; Body Text Direction; Left to right, Indent; Left 0 cm, Right 0 cm, Special; Hanging, Value; 1.5, Spacing; First 6 pt, Then 6 pt, Line spacing; Single Value; -.
3. If more than one work of an author is included in the bibliography, the author's name should be written again for each work.
4. Works cited are given in the References section in alphabetical order, taking into account the surnames of the authors.
5. References should be organised according to the ISNAD Citation System.
6. DOI numbers, if any, should be added to the articles in the bibliography in accordance with the ISNAD Citation System.

Kadim Akademi SBD Publication Principles and Ethics
1. Kadim Akademi SBD publishes both national and international scientific studies written in Turkish, English, Arabic, Persian and Kurdish. As a subject area, the journal prioritizes theoretical and practical studies in the fields of literature, history, geography, philosophy, psychology, sociology, anthropology, theology, business administration, economics, public administration, international relations, etc. in the field of social sciences. In this context, in addition to original and scientific articles, the journal also includes book introductions, reviews and evaluations, and evaluations of scientific events such as congresses, symposiums, workshops, panels, etc.
2. Kadim Akademi Journal of Social Sciences is a peer-reviewed journal published twice a year (June-December). The deadline for study submission is May 15 for June issues and November 15 for December issues. Studies submitted after the deadlines are evaluated for the next issue. However, studies received after the deadline may be considered for publication in the relevant period if necessary. The initiative in this regard belongs to the editorial board of the journal. A decision on whether the manuscripts sent to the journal will be published or not is made within two months at the latest from the deadline and the research author is informed.
3. The submitted manuscripts must be appropriate to the purpose and scope of the journal.
4. Original, unpublished manuscripts that are not in the evaluation process in another journal and whose content and submission have been approved by each author are accepted for evaluation.
5. Copyright and publication rights of the author/authors are reserved.
6. Studies that comply with the publication principles and scope (research articles, book reviews, etc.) of Kadim Akademi (SBD) journal are evaluated. Each issue is limited to 15 scientific articles and 5 book reviews.
7. Only one work by the same author in the same publication period can be evaluated and published if it passes the referees.
8. Manuscripts should be prepared in accordance with the journal's spelling rules.
9. Manuscripts submitted electronically via the "Submit Article" tab on the Kadim Akademi SBD page on the Dergipark website are evaluated. Studies sent via e-mail or other means are not taken into consideration.
10. Manuscripts should be written in Microsoft Word and Times New Roman should be used as the font. The first degree headings of the study text should be written in 12-point font size, all letters should be capitalized, bold font size and aligned with the beginning of the paragraph (from the left). Second degree and other headings should be written in 11 point font size, with the first letters capitalized, bold font size and aligned with the beginning of the paragraph (from the left). All headings should be in the same typeface used in the text. All headings should be preceded (14 nk) and followed (14 nk) by a space. Headings cannot be written as the last line of the page; if there are not at least 2 lines under the heading, the heading is transferred to the next page. Font size should be set to (11 pt.). The text should be written justified and there should be no spelling at the end of the line. The first line of a paragraph cannot be written as the last line of the page and the last line of a paragraph cannot be written as the first line of the page.
11. ISNAD (in-text or footnoted form) Citation System is used in Kadim Akademi SBD journal. Studies that do not comply with this rule will be returned.
12. Studies are expected to be 8000 words and no more than 30 pages, except for the "Broad Abstract / Summary" sections.
13. The submitted manuscripts should include a 150-250 word Turkish abstract, an English abstract and at least 5 Turkish and English keywords.
14. No fee is requested from authors or institutions under any name.
15. After a study is submitted to the journal, the name of one of the authors cannot be deleted or a new name cannot be added as an author without the written permission of all authors, but the order of authors can be changed within the framework of ethical rules.
16. This journal checks for plagiarism in manuscripts submitted for review. Similarity, duplication, false authorship/confessed authorship, research/data fabrication, article slicing, slicing and dicing, copyright infringement and concealment of conflict of interest are considered unethical behaviors. All studies that do not comply with accepted ethical standards are removed from publication.
17. Double Blind Reviewing: After the plagiarism check, eligible manuscripts are evaluated by the editor for originality, methodology, importance of the topic covered and compatibility with the scope of the journal. The editor ensures that the manuscripts undergo double blind review in a fair manner and if the manuscript meets the formal guidelines, it is submitted to the evaluation of at least two referees.
18. Decision on Publication: If the referees deem necessary, changes are made by the author. The Editorial Board decides whether or not to publish the text corrected by the author.
19. The preliminary review and refereeing process takes an average of 8 weeks.
20. Permanent Article Identifier

Correction, Withdrawal of Studies
Editors may consider publishing a correction if minor errors are identified in the published work that do not affect the findings, interpretations and conclusions. Editors retract/withdraw the manuscript if there are major errors/violations that invalidate the findings and conclusions. Editors should consider issuing a statement of concern if there is a possibility of research or publication misconduct by the authors; if there is evidence that the findings are unreliable and the authors' institutions have not investigated the incident; or if the potential investigation appears unfair or inconclusive.

Plagiarism Action Plan and Journal Measures
The journal respects intellectual property and aims to protect and promote the original work of its authors. Articles with similar content are contrary to the standards of quality, research and innovation. Therefore, all authors submitting work to the journal are expected to adhere to ethical standards and avoid plagiarism in any form. If an author is suspected of similarity in a submitted or published manuscript, the Editor of the journal will first review the manuscript. Subsequently, this work is reviewed by the Editorial Board. The Journal then contacts the author(s) to send clarifications within two weeks. If the journal does not receive any response from the author within the specified period, the journal contacts the author's affiliated university and requests an investigation of the claim.
The Journal will take the following serious measures against published manuscripts found to contain similarity:
1. The journal will immediately contact the university to which the author(s) is affiliated to take definitive action against the author(s) concerned.
2. The journal will remove the PDF copy of the published work from its website and disable all links to the full-text work. The phrase Plagiarized Article will be added to the title of the published article.
3. The journal will deactivate the author account and reject all future submissions from the author for 3 years.
Kadim Akademi (SBD) journal checks for similarity in the studies submitted for review: Pre-checked manuscripts are scanned for similarity using iThenticate or Turnitin software. Authors are informed if self-similarity is detected. If necessary, editors may subject the manuscript to similarity checks at various stages of the review or production process. High similarity rates may result in a manuscript being rejected before or even after acceptance. This is expected to be less than 20%.

Publication of Studies Based on Surveys and Interviews
Kadim Akademi (SBD) adopts the "Code of Conduct and Best Practice Guidelines for Journal Editors" and "Code of Conduct for Journal Publishers" principles of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) in order to provide ethical assurance in scientific periodical publishing. In this context, the following points should be followed in the studies submitted to the journal:
1. For research in all disciplines that require ethics committee approval (ethics committee approval must be obtained, this approval must be stated and documented in the study.
2. In studies requiring ethics committee approval, information about the permission (name of the committee, date and number) should be included in the method section, as well as on one of the first/last pages of the study; in case reports, information on the signing of the informed consent form should be included in the study.

Statement of Publication Ethics and Responsibilities of Parties
Kadim Akademi SBD Journal adheres to national and international standards on research and publication ethics. In this context, it complies with the Press Law, the Law on Intellectual and Artistic Works and the Directive on Scientific Research and Publication Ethics of Higher Education Institutions. It has also adopted the International Ethical Publishing Principles published by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) and Open Access Scholarly Publishers Association (OASPA).
Note: Documents containing national and international standards on publication ethics can be accessed by clicking on the links given above (Ctrl+Enter).

1. Author Responsibilities
• All authors must contribute significantly to the research.
• All data in the manuscript must be declared to be true and authentic.
• All authors must ensure retraction and correction of errors. 
• The bibliography list must be complete
• Plagiarism and fake data should not be included
• Attempts should not be made to publish the same research in more than one journal and should comply with the ethics of scientific research and publication. Actions against scientific research and publication ethics are as follows:
a) Plagiarism: Presenting the ideas, methods, data, applications, writings, forms or works of others as one's own work, in whole or in part, without citing their owners in accordance with scientific rules,
b) Forgery: Producing data that is not based on research, editing or altering the work presented or published on the basis of untrue data
c) Distortion: Falsifying research records and data obtained, falsifying methods, devices and materials that were not used in the research, excluding data that are not in accordance with the research hypothesis, manipulating data and/or results to fit relevant theories or assumptions, falsifying or shaping research results in line with the interests of the persons and organizations receiving support,
ç) Re-publication: Presenting more than one work containing the same results of a research as separate works in associate professorship exam evaluations and academic promotions,
d) Slicing: Presenting the results of a research as separate works in associate professorship exam evaluations and academic promotions by inappropriately dividing the results of a research into parts in a way that disrupts the integrity of the research and by making many publications without citing each other,
e) Unfair authorship: Including persons without active contribution among the authors, not including persons with active contribution among the authors, changing the order of authors in an unjustified and inappropriate manner, omitting the names of active contributors from the work during publication or in subsequent editions, using his/her influence to have his/her name included among the authors even though he/she has not actively contributed,
f) Other types of ethical violations: Failure to clearly indicate the persons, institutions or organizations that provide support and their contributions to the research in the publications of the research conducted with support, failure to comply with ethical rules in research on humans and animals, failure to respect patient rights in publications, sharing the information contained in a work assigned to review as a referee with others before publication, misuse of resources, venues, facilities and devices provided or allocated for scientific research, making completely groundless, unwarranted and deliberate accusations of ethical violations (YÖK Scientific Research and Publication Ethics Directive, Article 8).

2. Responsibilities of Referees
• Reviews should be impartial.
• Reviewers should not have any conflict of interest with the research, the authors and/or research funders.
• Reviewers should cite relevant published but not cited works.
• Checked manuscripts should be kept confidential.

3. Responsibilities of the Editors
• Editors have full responsibility and authority to accept or reject a study.
• Editors should not be in conflict of interest regarding the studies they accept or reject.
• Only studies that will contribute to the field should be accepted.
• When errors are found, they should support the publication or withdrawal of the correction.
• The anonymity of reviewers and similarity should prevent falsification of data. The peer review process is central to the success of scientific publishing. Protecting and improving the peer review process is part of our commitment, and Kadim Akademi (SBD) has an obligation to assist the scientific community in all cases of publishing ethics, especially in cases of questionable, duplicate publications or similarity. When the reader notices a significant error or inaccuracy in a study published in Kadim Akademi (SBD) or any complaint about the editorial content (similarity, duplicate articles, etc.), they can report it via kadimakademidergisi@gmail.com or via the Kadim Akademi (SBD) page on Dergipark.

Referee Evaluation Process

Preliminary Evaluation
The study is reviewed by the editor for compliance with the publication and ethical principles of Kadim Akademi Journal of Social Sciences, academic writing rules and ISNAD Citation System, and is scanned for similarity using iThenticate or Turnitin program. The plagiarism similarity rate must be less than 20%. The preliminary review is completed within a maximum of 15 days. The manuscript that passes the Preliminary Review and Plagiarism Scanning stage is reviewed by the relevant Spelling and language editors in terms of problematics and academic language and style. This review is completed within a maximum of 15 days. If deemed necessary at the end of the review, corrections may be requested from the author.

Referee Policy
At every stage of the referee evaluation process of the articles evaluated for publication in the Kadim Academy Journal of Social Sciences, it is carried out in confidentiality within the framework of double-blind refereeing, where the names of the referees and authors are kept confidential.

Referee Evaluation
Research articles that have passed the review of the field editor are submitted to at least two or more referees who are experts in their field for review, either by assignment to the field editor or directly. The referee is requested to either state his/her opinion and opinion on the manuscript or justify it with an explanation on the online referee form. If the author disagrees with the referee's opinion, he/she is given the right to object and defend his/her views. The revisions of the refereed articles must be uploaded to the online journal system within 30 days at the latest together with the list of revisions and the revision process must be completed. Otherwise, the existing article may be re-evaluated as a newly submitted article.

Final Evaluation
If both referee reports are positive, the manuscript is submitted to the Editorial Board with a proposal to consider publication. If one of the two referees has a negative opinion, the study is sent to a third referee. Studies can be published with the positive decision of at least two referees. Translated articles are sent to language and related field experts for evaluation in terms of conformity with the original, appropriate use of field concepts and language. Translations in which the experts express a negative opinion are not published. The publication of book and symposium reviews and doctoral thesis abstracts is decided upon the evaluation of the relevant field editors. The reviewer checks whether the author has made the requested corrections in the text. The checking process is completed within a maximum of 7 days. Articles accepted for publication are added to the early view and queued for publication.

You can download the referee evaluation process PDF file here.