PUBLICATION PRINCIPLES
In the articles to be sent to KÜLTÜRK; It is required to be an original article that will fill a gap in the field.
KÜLTÜRK accepts scientific articles and book reviews (introduction-criticism) that deal with the historical and current problems of Turkish language and Turkish literature from a scientific point of view, offer solutions in this regard, and introduce authors and works related to Turkish language and Turkish literature.
KÜLTÜRK is published in two issues per year, Summer/June and Winter/December. There is a limit to the number of articles published in KÜLTÜRK. In this context, the articles sent to the journal are placed in order provided that the referee process is completed and published according to this order.
The articles to be sent to KÜLTÜRK must not have been published or accepted for publication elsewhere. Papers and reports, of which only the abstract has been published previously, are accepted, provided that it is stated in the article; however, applications whose full text has been published are not evaluated. Papers that have been presented at a scientific event but have not been published at least three years after the date of presentation are also accepted for publication.
KÜLTÜRK accepts manuscripts in Turkish (other contemporary Turkic dialects and the alphabets they use) and English. As a result of the preliminary review, manuscripts that do not comply with KÜLTÜRK Publication Principles and Spelling Rules are returned to the author for correction. The referee process is initiated for articles that comply with KÜLTÜRK Editorial Principles and Spelling Rules.
Turkish translations of articles previously published in KÜLTÜRK in another language are included in the evaluation process if they are deemed ‘suitable for publication’ by the Editorial Board in terms of subject, content and contribution to the field.
Blind refereeing is applied in KÜLTÜRK. The names of referees and authors are kept confidential by the editorial office both during and after publication.
Articles submitted to KÜLTÜRK are evaluated by at least two referees after the preliminary review. Articles that receive negative reports from both referees are not published. The article receiving one positive and one negative report is sent to a third referee. According to the report given by the third referee, it is decided whether the article will be published or not. Authors can object to the correction and change requests from the referees through the editor.
KÜLTÜRK editors may make changes where they deem necessary to ensure that the titles sent in Turkish and English are understood. A Turkish and English abstract of 150-250 words and a 3-5 word Turkish and English keywords should be included with the title.
In the articles published in KÜLTÜRK, the title, name-surname, institution where the author works and the e-mail address where the author can be reached should be included, respectively, centred under the title of the article.
The language of the articles sent to KÜLTÜRK must be in accordance with the rules of spelling and grammar, and must have a simple and understandable language quality.
It is essential that the articles sent to KÜLTÜRK comply with the principles of scientific publication ethics. The relevant places are notified about the articles in which ethical violations are detected.
The similarity rates of the articles, which are evaluated in terms of review and formal criteria in KÜLTÜRK and deemed appropriate to proceed in the publication process, are checked through Ithenticate (Prevent Plagiarism in Published Works) before proceeding to the next stage. The data obtained as a result of this report are analysed and evaluated by the editorial board.
The scientific responsibility as well as the legal responsibility of the articles sent to KÜLTÜRK belongs to the author. KÜLTÜRK is not a party and interlocutor in legal problems that may arise regarding the published articles, documents, pictures, photographs, graphics, tables, etc. visual materials.