Author Guidelines

The language of Journal of Konya Research is Turkish and English. Manuscripts submitted to the journal must be original works that have not been previously published and are not under consideration for publication elsewhere. All authors must approve the submitted version of the manuscript and accept responsibility for its content.

Articles should include Turkish abstracts consisting of 200–250 words and English abstracts, as well as at least 5 and at most 7 keywords in both Turkish and English. For articles written in Turkish, an English extended abstract of 600–800 words should also be included following the abstracts. The manuscript, including footnotes and references, should not exceed 20,000 words. There is no minimum word limit.

The manuscript should be prepared in accordance with the journal’s formatting rules. The main text, headings, tables, figures, footnotes, and references should follow the standards specified in the journal’s article template.

Citations and references should be prepared according to the citation system adopted by the journal. Manuscripts that do not comply with the journal’s writing and formatting rules may be returned to the authors for revision before the peer-review process.

Author information, institutional affiliation, ORCID ID, and contribution information should not be included in the manuscript text. This information should be submitted to the journal in a separate file in order to ensure a double-blind peer review process.

At the end of the manuscript, a bibliography/reference list containing the sources used in the study should be included and arranged according to the journal’s citation rules.

Manuscripts should be submitted through the journal’s online submission system in Microsoft Word format. Authors are required to comply with the journal’s publication ethics, copyright policy, and peer-review principles.

Dear Researchers,

The author guidelines and article submission template for the Journal of Konya Studies (KOAD) are currently being updated in accordance with our new Continuous Publication and Bilingual Publication models adopted as of 2026, as well as our new layout standards.

To ensure that our authors do not experience any inconvenience and that editorial processes are carried out swiftly, our most up-to-date article template (in Microsoft Word format) and detailed writing guidelines will be announced on this page very shortly.

For urgent inquiries regarding your article submission process, you can contact our editorial office via our communication channels. Thank you for your understanding and your interest in our journal.

Last Update Time: July 21, 2026