LYCUS WRITING GUIDELINES

General Rules

1. Articles must be prepared in Microsoft Word using Times New Roman font. Except for Greek quotations, the entire text must be written in a single font.
2. The main text must be 11 pt; the abstract, footnotes, and catalogue must be 9 pt; and the bibliography must be 10 pt. The entire text must be single-spaced.
3. For A4-size documents, margins must be set as follows: 3 cm from the left and top, and 2 cm from the right and bottom.
4. The main title must be in the language of the article, 12 pt, regular, bold, left-aligned, and written with the initial letter of each word capitalized. The foreign-language title must appear on the line immediately below the main title, 11 pt, italic, bold, left-aligned, and written with the initial letter of each word capitalized.
5. Below the title, the names of the author(s) must be left-aligned, 10 pt, and bold. Author names must be numbered as (1), (2), (3), and displayed together with the ORCID logo and profile link. Below the author line, the academic title of the author(s) and the name of the affiliated institution must be indicated. An asterisk (*) must be placed next to the name of the corresponding author, and the corresponding author’s address and e-mail address must be provided in a footnote.
6. Below the author names, an abstract of at least 100 and no more than 200 words must be provided. The abstract must contain brief and explanatory information on the aim, content, and conclusions of the study. Below the abstract, keywords consisting of at least 4 and no more than 6 words must be given. Keywords must be separated by commas; only proper nouns should begin with capital letters. In articles written in a foreign language, both an abstract in the language of the article and a Turkish abstract must be included. In articles written in Turkish, both an abstract in the language of the article and an English abstract must be included.
7. Subheadings within the text must be written in uppercase letters, 11 pt, and bold.
8. The entire study, including the abstract, bibliography, and figures, must not exceed 40 pages. Page numbers must be placed at the bottom centre of the page. For studies exceeding this limit, the discretion of the editors shall apply.
9. Articles are evaluated in accordance with the double-blind peer-review principle by reviewers selected in line with the recommendations of the editors. If necessary, articles may be sent to a third reviewer. For manuscripts evaluated independently of the author’s identity, the corrections and comments deemed necessary by the reviewers are communicated to the author. The author is deemed to have undertaken to make the changes, corrections, and additions requested by the reviewers.
10. The scientific responsibility for published articles belongs to the author(s). These studies do not directly or indirectly represent the views of Lycus.
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Formatting and Style Principles

1. The bibliography must be placed at the end of the article.
2. Abbreviations should be avoided as much as possible. Only the following abbreviations are permitted: Dr, ed., eds, fig., figs, pl., pls, tr. (trans.).
3. Dates
   “AD” and “BC” must precede the date and must not be followed by a full stop.
   Example: AD 425; BC 330–300.
   Cultural periods must be capitalized, for example Late Bronze Age, Archaic Period.
   Date ranges: 480–….
4. Numbers
   Numbers from one to ten must be written out in words; however, numerals must be used when they precede a unit of measurement, e.g. 2mm.
   Ordinal numbers from first to tenth must be written out in words, e.g. the first century BC.
   Numbers above ten must be written as numerals, e.g. the 11th century AD; however, numbers at the beginning of a sentence must be written out in words.
   Number ranges: 48–49, 148–49, 1148–49.
5. Measurements
   The metric system must be used.
   Unit abbreviations must be as follows:
   m metre, cm centimetre, mm millimetre, km kilometre, ha hectare, l litre.
   No full stop should be placed after abbreviations, and there should be no space between the number and the unit, e.g. 10m, 20.5cm.
6. Cardinal Directions
   Initial letters must not be capitalized; abbreviations and hyphenated forms must not be used, e.g. southwest; not Southwest, SW, or south-west.
7. Parentheses
   Where necessary, square brackets must be used within round parentheses.
8. Italics
   Italics should be used minimally.
   They may be used for emphasis in individual words or phrases.
   Uncommon foreign terms must be italicized, e.g. Hofhaus, bothros; however, commonly used terms should not be italicized, e.g. polis, spolia.
9. Quotations
   Short quotations must be enclosed in single quotation marks ‘ ’, and quotations within quotations must be enclosed in double quotation marks “ ”.
   Quotations exceeding four lines must be set as a separate paragraph.
10. Footnotes
    In-text citations must be used instead of footnotes for scholarly references. Explanatory footnotes may be used only when necessary.
11. References
    In-text citations:
    Single author: (Şimşek 2013: 201–05, fig. 3, pls 16–18)
    Two authors: (Söğüt, Sezgin 2008: 113–24)
    Three or more authors: (Duman et al. 2016: 13–15)
    Multiple references, in chronological order: (Şimşek 2013: 201–05; Duman et al. 2016: 13–15; Söğüt, Sezgin 2008: 113–24)
    Personal communication: (Francesco D’Andria, personal communication June 2020)
    The names of ancient and historical authors must not be abbreviated.
    Arabic numerals must be used for book/chapter/line references. The title of the work must be italicized.
    Example of an in-text citation for ancient and historical authors: (Herodotus Histories 7.195)
    If necessary, the edition used must be specified in the bibliography.
    Accepted abbreviations may be used for standard corpora; full bibliographic details must be provided in the bibliography.
    In-text examples: CIL 8.12296; SEG 28.1218; IG II² 2326, IG XII.3 333; LGPN 13.535.
12. Bibliography
    The bibliography must include only the works cited in the text.
    It must be arranged alphabetically according to the authors’ surnames. Turkish letters must be alphabetized together with their corresponding Latin letters: C/Ç, I/İ, O/Ö, S/Ş, U/Ü. Ancient sources cited in the text must not be included in the bibliography.
    Traditional capitalization rules must be followed for book titles; for other languages, the conventions of the relevant language must be applied.
    Article titles must be capitalized only for proper nouns.
    All author names must be given in full; et al. must not be used.
    Journal names must not be abbreviated; volume numbers must be written in Arabic numerals.
    Place of publication and publisher must be indicated.
    For cities in the United States, two-letter state abbreviations should be used only where there is a risk of ambiguity, e.g. Cambridge MA.
    Place names must be written in the form widely used in international scholarship, e.g. Munich, not München.
13. Figures and Tables
    Each figure/table must be submitted as a separate file and clearly identified with the author’s surname.
    Figures must follow a single continuous numbering sequence; they must not be divided into figures and plates.
    Tables must also follow a separate continuous numbering sequence.
    A caption must be provided for each figure/table, along with copyright permission information where necessary.
    Maps and plans must include a north arrow and scale. Object photographs must include a scale.
    The terminology and spelling used on figures must be consistent with the text.
14. Photographs
    Photographs must be at least 300 dpi, in RGB mode, and in jpeg or tiff format.
15. Drawings
    Drawings must be prepared in vector format (PDF/EPS/SVG) or as raster images with a resolution of at least 600 dpi (TIFF/PNG/JPEG). They must include a scale and north arrow; be suitable for single-column width (8.1 cm) or full-page width (16.7 cm); have a plain white background; and be terminologically consistent with the text.
16. Tables
    Tables must be submitted in Word or Excel format.