• Journal of Kocatepe Islamic Sciences is a national, peer-reviewed, and academic journal that is published electronically twice a year when necessary, special or additional issues can be published. It publishes scientific researches such as research article, translation, book review, and symposium evaluation about Social and Human Sciences/Theology field.
• The scope of the journal includes studies in the following fields: - Basic Islamic Sciences: Tafsir, Hadith, Kalam, Islamic Law, History of Islamic Sects, Sufism, Arabic Language and Literature and Kiraat;  - Philosophy and Religious Sciences: Islamic Philosophy, Philosophy of Religion, Psychology of Religion, Sociology of Religion, Religious Education, History of Religions, Logic; - Islamic History and Arts: History of Islam, History of Turkish Islamic Arts, Turkish Islamic Literature, Turkish Religious Music; - Education of Religious Culture and Ethics.

• The articles submitted to the journal should not be previously published or accepted for publication from elsewhere. Articles produced from post-graduate theses and symposium reports can be uploaded to the journal system along with the ethical statement at the beginning of the article.
• Example: This article is extracted from my master thesis/doctorate dissertation entitled “…”, (Master Thesis/PhD Dissertation, ….. University, Afyon/Türkiye, 2020).
• It should be stated the ethical committee approval on the first page and in the method part of the study for the studies requiring ethical committee approval (as board name, date, and issue no). Please see the Ethical Principles and Publication Policy of the journal for the studies requiring ethical committee approval.
• Turkish, Arabic and English articles can be published in the journal. Just one study of an author can be published in an issue.
• The length of articles should be at least 3.000 words and no more than 9.000 words (excluding Turkish and English abstracts, bibliography, and appendix). Articles exceeding 9,000 words are included in the referee process if deemed appropriate by the Editorial Board. At the beginning of the article, there should be Turkish and English Abstracts consisting of 500-600 words, at least 5 Turkish and English Keywords, and Turkish and English titles. In the abstract, the topic and method of the research should be stated, findings related to the topic should be included, and results should be mentioned. In the part of Turkish Abstract/English Abstract, main methodological framework should be stated such as topic, scope, importance, aim, and method of the research, but obtained results and bibliography should not be mentioned. Turkish Abstract/English Abstract should be written in a single paragraph. In the part of Turkish Abstract/English Abstract, for spelling proper names (religion, sect, person, surah, and so on), book name, and terms that are not Turkish, the usage in the Religious Foundation of Türkiye Encyclopaedia of Islam (see https://islamansiklopedisi.org.tr) should be followed. For spelling proper names, book names, and terms in the English texts (abstract and keywords), the 3rd edition of the Encyclopaedia of Islam should be considered.
• The resources cited in the text should be added at the end of the text under the title of BIBLIOGRAPHY in the format given below. In the Arabic articles, there should be a BIBLIOGRAPHY in Latin letters. Click here for the sample document about how footnotes and bibliography of Arabic articles should be formed.
• The studies having more than one author should include declarations of the contribution rate, if there are, support and acknowledgment and conflict at the end of the study completing the peer-review process (see Article Writing Template).
• Additionally, the conflict of interest declaration form should be filled and uploaded to the system. Click here for the the conflict of interest declaration form.
• Journal of Kocatepe Islamic Sciences suggests using Zotero, Mendeley, or Endnote in terms of international coherence in article writing.

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