Volume: 4 Issue: 1

Women's Studies, International Security, International Migration, Sociological Methodology and Research Methods, Migration Sociology, Literature Sociology, Culture, Representation and Identity

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Eşqane BABAYEVA Azerbaycan Milli Bilimler Akademisi Nizami Gencevi adına Edebiyat Enstitüsü ORCID Profile

0000-0002-4934-4168

Modern Turkic Languages and Literatures, Modern Turkish Literature in Turkiye Field

Prof. Dr. Feriha AKPINARLI Ankara Hacı Bayram Veli Üniversitesi Sanat ve Tasarım Fakültesi

Creative Arts and Writing

Prof. Dr. Güven DİNÇ AKDENİZ ÜNİVERSİTESİ ORCID Profile

0000-0003-4201-2416

Late Modern History, Late Modern Mediterranean History, Ottoman history, Late Modern Ottoman History, Late Modern Urban History

Assoc. Prof. Hatice AKIN ZORBA AKDENİZ ÜNİVERSİTESİ

Late Modern Ottoman History

Prof. Dr. Meral AKAN SELÇUK ÜNİVERSİTESİ ORCID Profile

0000-0002-5397-9676

Art History, Creative Arts and Writing, Traditional Turkish Arts

Prof. Dr. Muharrem KAYA MİMAR SİNAN GÜZEL SANATLAR ÜNİVERSİTESİ, FEN-EDEBİYAT FAKÜLTESİ, TÜRK DİLİ VE EDEBİYATI BÖLÜMÜ ORCID Profile

0000-0001-9308-4992

Turkish Folklore in the Türkiye Field, Modern Turkish Literature in Turkiye Field, Turkish Folklore, Alawism Bektashism Studies

Prof. Dr. Naciye YILDIZ Ankara Hacı Bayram Veli Üniversitesi ORCID Profile

0000-0002-8351-4538

Turkish Folk Literature, North-West (Kipczak) Turkic Dialects and Literatures, Language Studies

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Naile ASKER It is not affiliated with an institution ORCID Profile

0000-0002-4723-1135

Turkish Folklore (Other), Medieval Folk Culture, Turkish Cultural History, Turkish Society and Community, Turkish Folklore in the Türkiye Field, Turkish Folklore Outside Türkiye, Turkish Folk Literature, Comparative Language Studies, South-West (Oghuz) Turkic Dialects and Literatures

Asst. Prof. Dr. Serhat Sabri YILMAZ ÇANKIRI KARATEKİN ÜNİVERSİTESİ ORCID Profile

0000-0003-1516-369X

Turkish Folklore in the Türkiye Field, Language Studies, Turkish Folklore, Alawism Bektashism Studies

Assoc. Prof. Servet Senem UĞURLU Mimar Sinan Güzel Sanatlar Üniversitesi ORCID Profile

0000-0003-2307-9623

Old Fabric Patterns, Creative Arts and Writing, Carpet, Rug and Weaving

Aim & Scope

KutBilim Journal of Social Sciences and Art is a periodical publication in which scholarship relating to a particular academic discipline to contribute to humanity and science.
The main purpose of KutBilim Journal of Social Sciences and Arts is to publish scientific and original articles in the fields of social sciences and arts.

Some important goals:

1. To contribute to scientific studies and to be a journal that contributes to the development of science.

2. To be qualified literature in the field of social sciences and arts.

3. To provide open access to scientists and readers by indexed with different databases.

4. Hostsing International and National Conferences.

The journal covers topics in the all disciplines of social science and in the fields of art. The topics related to this journal include but are not limited to:

Anthropology
Archaeology
Banking and Insurance
Banking Practices
Bureaucracy
Business Administration
Central and Local Governments
Civil Society
Constitutional Developments
Contemporary Linguistics
Criminal Justice
Crisis management
Culture Tourism
Econometrics
Economic Systems
Economics Management
Economics management
Economy
Education
Education Management
Education management
Energy
Film and TV
Finance
Finance
Fine Arts
Foreign Trade

Geography

Government Systems
Health Management
Health Tourism
History
Human and Social Capital
Human Resources
Human Rights and Democracy
Industrialization
International Relations
International Trade
Law
Local Governments
Logistics
Management and Organization
Media
Multiculturalism
Music
Nature Tourism
Organization Theory
Organizational Behavior
Organizational behavior
Philosophy
Political Economy
Political Management
Political Parties

Political Psychology
Political Sociology
Psychology
Public Administration
Regional Policies
Religious Education
Religious Studies
Risk Management
Social Policy
Social Psychology
Sociology
Sports Economics
Sports Facility Management
Sports Financing
Sports Management
Statistics
Strategic Management
Theology
Tourism Management
Dialects and Literatures
Unemployment and Employment

Author Guidelines

MANUSCRIPT REQUIREMENTS

Articles submitted to the KutBilim Journal of Social Sciences and Arts must not have been published elsewhere or submitted to another publication simultaneously. If the submitted article is based on a paper presented at a national or international symposium or congress, or derived from a master's or doctoral thesis, this must be clearly stated with a footnote, and the text must be adapted to the article format. The journal's publication languages are Turkish, English, and Russian. However, the journal is open to works from scholars in other languages, and such works can also be published in their original language. For articles written in languages other than English, an English title, abstract, keywords, and extended abstract are required. Our Editorial Board has decided to publish articles with an extended abstract in English to facilitate international readability and citation of works written in languages other than English. As per this decision, starting from Volume 3, Issue 2, articles to be published in our journal must include an English extended abstract. However, articles written in English do not need an extended abstract.

ARTICLE TITLE	The title should match the content and express it in the best way. It should be centered, written in capital and bold letters (font size = 14 points) and should be concisely worded (should not consist of more than 10-12 words)
AUTHOR DETAILS	The names of the author(s) should be written below the title of the article and in the middle of the page. The name of the author(s) should be written in lowercase and surname in capital letters. Author’s affiliation, email address and ORCID number should be written under the first page.
ABSTRACT	The (structured) abstracts should include; • objective(s) • methodology • findings and conclusions • originality The maximum length of abstracts should be between 150 and 250 words, including keywords. For articles written in Turkish or other languages, an English abstract should be attached.
KEYWORDS	The keywords should be a minimum of 5 and a maximum of 8 words and should capture the principal topics of the paper.
ARTICLE TYPES	During the submission process, the authors will be asked to select a type of their papers. The options are as follows: - Research Article - Review Article - Case Study - Short Report
ARTICLE FORMAT	*Body text:* Manuscript should be typed in font size 12, Times New Roman font character and single line spacing on the Word page. Manuscript should contain at least 3500 and no more than 8000 words, including abstract and bibliography. Experimental, quantitative and qualitative studies should include introduction, method, results, and discussion sections in the main text. Margins: Margins of all sides should be 2.5 cm. Section titles: Main titles and sub-titles should be used to enable a smoother design of the paper. The main titles and bibliography should be fully capitalized and should be written in bold characters (font size = 12 points). The subtitles should have only their first letters capitalized and should be written in bold characters. *Visuals:* Images such as pictures, photos, tables, diagrams should be inserted in the text centered on the pages. Numbers should be written at the bottom of each visual in 10 points (Table 1. Table 2,….). The numbers that are given to each item should also be given in the text and necessary explanations about the visuals must be clearly indicated. Authors should have received written permission to use any visual in your manuscript that has been created by a third party. Quotations: Direct quotations should be placed in quotation marks and cited. If the quotation is longer than 2.5 lines, it should be turned into a block quote with a 1.5 cm indentation on the right and left and the font size should be 1 point smaller. Footnotes/Endnotes: Footnotes and endnotes should only be used only if absolutely necessary.
BIBLIOGRAPHY	All references must be formatted using APA style (7th ed.). In-text citations : - Single author: (Adams 2016: 23) - Multiple authors: (Smith et al. 2016) - If the text includes the name of the author, only the date should be given: Alan (2014: 45) says…… - Sources and manuscripts without publication date: (Nevski) - Encyclopedias and other sources without authors: (Only the name of the source) - If quoted from a quotation, the original source should also be specified: Williams (2016, qtd. in Ronald 2016) - Personal interviews: (Kokoshkin, 2015) - Internet references should always include date of access: (www.turkedebiyatiisimlersozlugu.com (Accessed: 15.12.2014)) At the end of the paper, authors should supply a reference list in alphabetical order (surnames first) using the style guidelines below. If available, DOI numbers should be included at the end of each reference: - Single author: Smith, Alan (2015). American Foreign Policy. New York: Routledge. - Two authors: Adams, John and Curtis Kirk (2017). American Literature. London: Macmillan. - If a source has more than two authors, the surname and name of the first author should be written and the rest should be indicated by et al.: Akyüz, Kenan et.al. (1958). Fuzulî Türkçe Dîvân. Ankara: İş Bankası Yay. - The title of books and journals should be written in italics. The title of articles and book chapters should be placed in quotation marks and require the indication of page numbers: Berk, İlhan (1997). Poetika. İstanbul: Yapı Kredi Yay. Demir, Nurettin (2012). “Türkçede Evidensiyel”. Bilig, Türk Dünyası Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi 62: 97-117. - Translator, compiler, editors’ names should be given after the author and title of the work: Shaw, Stanford (1982). Osmanlı İmparatorluğu. Trans. Mehmet Harmancı. İstanbul: Sermet Matb. - If an author has more than one publication of the same date, the works should be indicated as (a, b): Develi, Hayati (2002a). Evliya Çelebi Seyahatnamesine Göre 17. Yüzyıl Osmanlı Türkçesinde Ses Benzeşmesi ve Uyumlar. Ankara: TDK Yay. Develi, Hayati (2002b). XVIII. Yüzyıl İstanbul Hayatına Dair Risâle-i Garîbe. İstanbul: Kitabevi. - For encyclopedia entries, the following order should be followed - the author’s surname and name, the writing date of the entry, the title of the entry in quotation marks, the full name of the encyclopedia, its volume number, publication place, publisher and the entry’s page number: İpekten, Haluk (1991). “Azmî-zâde Mustafa Hâletî”. İslâm Ansiklopedisi. Vol. 4. İstanbul: Türkiye Diyanet Vakfı Yay. 348-349. - For theses and dissertation, after the surname and name of the thesis author, date of the thesis, full title of the thesis in italic characters, thesis type, name of the city and the university where the thesis was prepared should be written: Karakaya, Burcu (2012). Garîbî’nin Yûsuf u Züleyhâ'sı: İnceleme-Tenkitli Metin-Dizin. Master’s Thesis. Kırşehir: Ahi Evran Üniversitesi. - For handwritten manuscipts, the following order should be followed: Surname and name of the author, title of the work, library, collection, catalogue number, sheet: Mustafa, Ahmet. Zeyl-i Zübdetü'l-Eş‘âr. Millet Kütüphanesi. A. Emirî Efendi. No. 1326. vr. 45a. - For works on the internet: surname and name of the author, title of message, internet address (accessed date): Turkiye Cumhuriyet Merkez Bankasi. “Geçinme Endeksi (Ücretliler)”. http://evds.tcmb.gov.tr/ (Accessed: 04.02.2009). - Manuscripts that have been accepted for publication but not published yet: Atilim, Murat ve Ekin Tokat (2008). “Forecasting Oil Price Movements with Crack Spread Futures”. Energy Economics. In print (doi:10.1016/ j.eneco.2008.07.008). - If in the article sources written in other languages other than the language of the article are used, then the translation of these sources in the language of the article should be written in parentheses. For instance, if the article is written in English: Karabulut, Ferhat (2019). “Cengiz Dagci’nin ve Cengiz Aytmatov’un Romanlarinda Kolhozlar ve Kolhoz Sisteminin Ruslastırmadaki Rolu” (The Role of Kolkhoz and Kolkhoz System in Russification in Cengiz Dagci’s and Cengiz Aitmatov’s Novels). TURUK Uluslararasi Dil, Edebiyat ve Halkbilimi Arastirmalari Dergisi 7(16): 56-77. - References given in the text should be compatible with the sources listed in the bibliography.
RESEARCH FUNDING	If the research was financially supported, all sources of external research funding must be referenced in the acknowledgements section.

BOOK REVIEW REQUIREMENTS

The topic of the book should match the scope of the KutBilim.
The book that is to be reviewed must have been published at most 1 year before the next publication of the journal.
A book review should be between 800-1000 words and should contain a concise description, critical view and significance of a book.
Author’s affiliation, email address and ORCID number should be written under the first page.
The text of book review should be 12 points with 1.5 line spacing, and in Times New Roman font. Margins of all sides should be 2.5 cm.
Visuals should not be used in a book review.
A book review should not include contractions, first or second person viewpoints, incomplete sentences, ambiguous terminology, and slang, informal style as well as wordy phrases.

Ethical Principles and Publication Policy

KutBilim is a peer-reviewed, scientific and international journal that publishes in the field of arts and social sciences.

In order to be published the articles in KutBilim, it must not have been previously published or accepted for publication elsewhere and must be an original article that will fill a gap in its field. Papers presented at a conference or symposium may be accepted for publication if this is clearly indicated.

KutBilim publishes articles in Turkish, English, Russian and other languages. The English version of the title, abstract and keywords should be placed at the article.

Articles submitted to KutBilim are first reviewed in terms of compliance with journal principles. Those found unsuitable are returned to their authors for revision. Academic objectivity and scientific quality are considered of paramount importance in the evaluation of articles submitted for publication.

With the plagiarism detection program, it is confirmed that the articles have not been published before and do not contain plagiarism. Articles detected to be plagiarized are rejected without being included in the referee process.

Articles in accordance with editorial principles are reviewed by the Editorial Board. Submissions found suitable are referred to two referees working in relevant fields. The names of the referees are kept confidential and referee reports are stored 5 years by KutBilim Journal of Arts and Social Sciences. A single referee report is sufficient for the rejection of articles, but at least two referee reports are required to be accepted. If one of the referee reports is positive and the other negative, the article may be forwarded to a third referee for further assessment or alternatively the Editorial Board may make a final decision based on the nature of the two reports. The authors are responsible for revising their articles in line with the criticism and suggestions made by the referees and the Editorial Board. If they disagree with any issues, they may make an objection by providing clearly-stated reasons.

The royalty rights of the articles accepted to be published in KutBilim are considered transferred to KutBilim Research, Culture and Solitarity Association.
Authors have full responsibility for the views expressed in their articles and for their stylistic preferences. Quotations from other articles and duplication of photographs are permitted as long as they are fully referenced and cited.
During article evaluation and publication in KutBilim fee is not charged to the author. No royalty fee is paid to the author.
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