1. The manuscripts need to be submitted in MS Word using Times New Roman font. Apart from citations in Greek, the entire text needs to comprise a single font.
2. The main text must be 11 pt; abstract, footnotes and catalogues 9 pt; bibliography 10 pt in size and single line spacing.
3. The document needs to be arranged as A4 in size with margins of 3 cm from top and left and 2 cm from right and bottom.
4. The main title needs to be 11 pt, bold, centred, with initials of each word capitalized, in the language of the manuscript. The title in foreign language needs to be in the net line after the main title, 11 pt, bold, centred, with initials of each word capitalized, and all in italics.
5. The name(s) of the author(s) need to be 10 pt, bold and centred. The names need to elaborated in a footnote marked with an (*). The footnote needs to state the academic title of the person, his/her affiliation’s name and address, e-mail address and ORC-ID number.
6. After the author-name(s) must come the abstract, not less than 150 and not more than 200 words. The abstract needs to state the aim, scope and results of the study briefly. Under the abstract, the keywords– minimum four and maximum six – must be listed. Non-Turkish articles need to have abstract in the language of the article and Turkish; articles in Turkish need to provide abstracts in Turkish and English.
7. Footnotes need to be given at the bottom of each page and continue uninterruptedly from the beginning through the end.
8. Titles of sub-chapters need to be 11 pt in size, bold, and initials of each word capitalized.
9. The entire manuscript must not exceed 40 pages including abstracts, bibliography and plates/figures. Page numbers must be inserted in the centre at the bottom. Manuscripts exceeding these limits are subject to the decision of the editors.
10. Artwork such as photographs, illustrations, images and maps to be used in the manuscript need to be indicated as “Fig.” with continuous numbering. When they are referred to in the text they must be given within parentheses. When more than two consecutive figures are referred, they need to be joined with a dash without spaces (i.e. Figs. 2-4). The images must be submitted minimum 300 dpi and in JPEG format. Figure list must be also given at the end of the text before the bibliography.
11. The bibliography must be given at the end of the manuscript. It is followed by the figures/plates, if applicable.
12. Manuscripts are evaluated on the basis of double blind peer reviews proposed by the editors; in case necessary, a third blind peer review may be asked. Independent of the author’s actual identity, revisions and opinions of the referees are forwarded to the author(s). Manuscripts not abiding by the guidelines will be returned without any processing. The author(s) is/are considered to have committed to do the revisions, changes and additions proposed by the referees.
13. Scientific liability of published articles rests on the author(s). These studies do not necessarily represent the opinion of the Lycus Journal directly or indirectly.
14. Footnote references must be prepared as follows:
Single author reference: İnan 1987, 121.
Two-author reference: Şimşek – Duman 2007, 75.
Multiple-author reference: Hobbs et al. 1998, 358.
Multiple source referencing: Kadıoğlu 2006, 152; Ismaelli 2009, 25.
Author with multiple surnames: Dönmez-Öztürk 2006, 95.
N.B. References in the footnotes must have clearly designated page numbers; abbreviations such as “ff.” must not be used.
15. Bibliography must be prepared as follows:
● Books:
Bailey 1980
D. M. Bailey, Roman Lamps Made in Italy, A Catalogue of the Lamps in the British Museum II, London, 1980.
Demirhan-Erdemir 2015
A. Demirhan Erdemir, Prehistorik ve İlk Çağlarda Tıp, İstanbul, 2015.
Humann v.d. 1898
C. Humann – C. Cichorius – W. Judeich – F. Winter, Altertümer von Hierapolis, Berlin, 1898.
● Translated works:
Deighton 2005
H. J. Deighton, Eski Atina Yaşantısında Bir Gün, Transl. by H. Kökten-Ersoy, Istanbul, 2005.
Magie 2001
D. Magie, Anadolu’da Romalılar I, Attalos’un Vasiyeti, Transl. by N. Başgelen – Ö. Çapar, Istanbul, 2001.
● Referencing chapters in edited works:
Atila – Gürler 2010
C. Atila – B. Gürler, “Bergama Müzesi’nde Bulunan Roma Dönemi Cam Eserleri”, Metropolis İonia II Yolların Kesiştiği Yer Recep Meriç İçin Yazılar / The Land of the Crossroads Essays in Honour of Recep Meriç, Eds. S. Aybek – A. K. Öz, Istanbul, 2010, 47-53.
● Articles in periodicals or periodic series:
Başaran 1990
S. Başaran, “1988 Yılı Enez Kazısı Çalışmaları”, 11. Kazı Sonuçları Toplantısı, vol. 2, Ankara, 1990, 107-123.
Kaya 2009
M. A. Kaya, “Anadolu’da Roma Egemenliği (İÖ 205-25)”, Doğu Batı Dergisi 49, Ankara, 2009, 195-234.
Murat 2003
L. Murat, “Ammihanta Ritüelinde Hastalıklar ve Tedavi Yöntemleri”, Archivum Anatolicum 4/2, 2003, 89-109.
Şimşek – Duman 2007
C. Şimşek – B. Duman, “Laodikeia’da Bulunan Ampullalar”, Olba XV, 2007, 73-101.
● Referencing unpublished dissertations:
Söğüt 1998
B. Söğüt, Kilikya Bölgesi’ndeki Roma İmparatorluk Çağı Tapınakları, Selçuk University, Institute of Social Sciences, unpublished PhD dissertation, Konya, 1998.
Erön 2007
A. Erön, Anadolu’da Roma Dönemi Tapınaklarında Görülen Bezemeli Frizler, Adnan Menderes University, Institute of Social Sciences, unpublished master’s dissertation, Aydın, 2007.
● Referencing ancient sources:
Citations from ancient sources must be given within parentheses within the text – not in the footnote: (Pliny, nat. his. V.105), (Strabo, XII.8.16). Terms or short sentences in ancient languages cited within the text or footnotes must be given in italics. Ancient sources must be abbreviated according to the standards of Der Neue Pauly.
16. In case multiple sources of an author published in the same year are to be cited in the footnote or bibliography, they must be disambiguated by adding a small case letter in alphabetical order after the year (e.g. Şimşek 2002a, 3; Şimşek 2002b, 231).
17. Manuscripts must be submitted via https://dergipark.org.tr/lycus; yet, in case of difficulties, manuscript may be submitted to the lycus@pau.edu.tr e-mail address.


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