WHAT WE
LOOK FOR IN YOUR ARTICLE?
We consider for publication in jour
ournal published articles which:
Report original science, and add
significantly to research already publishedare of interest to the community are scientifically rigorous have sound motivation and
purpose have not been published previously in
the peer-reviewed literature, including in another language are not under consideration for publication in any other peer-reviewed
journal or book available through a library or by purchase.
It is particularly important for authors
to consider whether they have enough new results before starting to plan and
write a paper for submission to an MEVZU. Reporting incremental steps forward
from previous work is not good enough.
Articles based on theses for higher
degrees may be submitted, although authors should take care that such articles
are prepared in the format of a research paper, which is more concise than is
appropriate for a thesis.
Articles reporting work that was
originally presented at a conference may be submitted, provided these articles
do not appear in substantially the same form in a peer-reviewed, published
conference proceeding. Again, authors should take care to ensure the format of
a research paper is used. The article length should also be appropriate to the
content. In case of doubt, please enquire with the journal.
All articles are judged solely on their
scientific merits. Unbiased consideration is given to all manuscripts offered
for publication regardless of whether or not the authors request publication on
an open access basis and regardless of the race, gender, religious belief, ethnic
origin, citizenship, political philosophy, sexual orientation, age or
reputation of the authors.
We treat all submitted articles as
confidential until they are published and they will only be shared with those
referees, Board members, Editors and mevzu staff who are
directly involved in the peer review of the article.
How to prepare your article
Before submission please check the
individual journal homepage for information on the journal’s subject scope,
available article types, specific manuscript length limits and details of any
variations to the peer review process that might apply.
General
Mevzu aims to be flexible and to make submission as easy as possible for
authors. We only require a PDF file of the new article (and any suitable
supplementary data files) on submission. Authors are asked to submit at
revision stage the source files used to create their PDF (to assist with
accurate typesetting), the text of which can be in either Microsoft Word or
TeX/LaTeX. Our online submission form also allows authors to collect and
directly upload their article from the arXiv and to upload other compressed or
archived files.
Authors can format their papers in the
way that they choose. It is not necessary to try to produce pages that look
like published journal pages, as the detailed design (typesetting) work will be
undertaken by mevzu as part of the production process.
However we do ask that authors consider the readability for referees when
formatting their manuscripts. For example, please use a reasonable font size
(at least 10 point) and line spacing. There is no need for authors to include
line numbers in their manuscript as these will automatically be added on
submission. Figures and tables should be embedded at the appropriate point
within the text, rather than placed at the end of the manuscript. Papers must
be written in Turkish or English.
Length of submissions
Most journals have guidelines for the
maximum recommended length for each different type of article, as detailed in
the scope statement available from that journal’s homepage. It is important
that you check these guidelines when preparing your submission. Articles which
are longer than the length limit may still be considered for publication
provided that the length is clearly justified by the scientific content.
Article structure
Your article should normally consist of
the following sections and should follow the Introduction, Methods, Results and
Discussion system:
a title page with the title of the
article, name(s) of author(s) and address(es) of establishment(s) where the
work was carried out
an abstract
an introduction
a methods section
a results section
a discussion section
a conclusion section
an acknowledgments section
a list of references
The following sections give a brief
overview of the main elements of an article. Please read these first. You can
find more detail in our LaTeX and Word guidelines which are presented in the
style of a typical article, and offer suggestions on how to format a
manuscript.
Title page
Title of article
The title should be concise, informative
and meaningful to the whole readership of the journal. Please avoid the use of
long systemic names and non-standard abbreviations, acronyms or symbols.
Authors and addresses
Author lists should be finalised prior
to submission (for more information on this please consult our Ethical Policy
for Journals). For articles with several authors, please list the names of all
the authors first, followed by the full postal addresses, using superscript
numeric identifiers to link an author with an address where necessary.
ORCID
We encourage you (and your co-authors)
to register for an ORCID identifier and connect it to your account in our
submission and peer-review system. This uniquely identifies you and connects
you to your publication. This will help ensure you get credit for your work,
improve its discoverability, and help us streamline the publishing process.
ORCID identifiers supplied in this way
will be included in published manuscripts, and the publication lists in your
ORCID record will then be automatically updated via Crossref. (You will need to
grant permission to Crossref the first time; this will be requested via your
ORCID inbox.)
Abstract
Your abstract should give readers
concise information about the content of your article. It should be
informative, accessible and not only indicate the general scope of the article
but also state the main results obtained and conclusions drawn. The abstract
should be complete in itself - no table numbers, figure numbers, references or
equations should be referred to. It should be suitable for direct inclusion in
abstracting services and should not normally be more than 150 words.
Main text
It is helpful for readers if your
article is concise, but clarity is essential. Short sentences and paragraphs
make reading easier. You should aim for consistency within your article in
matters such as hyphenation and spelling.
All acronyms and abbreviations should be
clearly explained when they first appear in the text, and all units used should
be consistent throughout the article.
Article structure
Introduction: This should be concise and
describe the nature of the problem under investigation and its background. It
should also set your work in the context of previous research, citing relevant
references. Introductions should expand on highly specialised terms and
abbreviations used in the article to make it accessible for readers.
Methods: This section should provide
sufficient details of the experiment, simulation, statistical test or analysis
carried out to generate the results so that the method can be repeated by
another researcher.
Results: The results section should
detail the main findings and outcomes of your study. You should use tables only
to improve conciseness or where the information cannot be given satisfactorily
in other ways such as histograms or graphs. Tables should be numbered serially
and referred to in the text by number (table 1, etc.). Each table should have
an explanatory caption which should be as concise as possible.
Discussion: This should discuss the
significance of the results and compare them with previous work using relevant
references.
Conclusion: This section should be used
to highlight the novelty and significance of the work, and any plans for future
relevant work.
Acknowledgments
All authors and co-authors are required
to disclose any potential conflict of interest when submitting their article.
This information should be included in an acknowledgments section at the end of
the manuscript. All sources of financial support for the project must also be
disclosed in the acknowledgments section.The name of the funding agency and the
grant number should be given, for example: 'This work was partially funded by
the National Institutes of Health (NIH) through a National Cancer Institute
grant R21CA141833.'
When completing the online submission
form, we also ask you to select funders (from the FundRef Registry) and provide
grant numbers in order to help you to meet your funder requirements. For more
information about FundRef, please see: crossref.org/fundref.
References
It is vitally important that you fully
acknowledge all relevant work. You should also consult our Ethical Policy for
Journals for general guidance on compiling your reference list.
A reference should give your reader
enough information to locate the article concerned and should consist of:
author name(s) and initials
year of publication
title of the journal or book
the volume number
for books: town of publication and the
name of the publisher
and finally the article number or page
numbers.
Where there are up to ten authors, all
authors’ names should be given in the reference list. Where there are more than
ten authors, only the first name should appear, followed by et al.
You should take particular care to
ensure that the information is correct so that links to referenced articles can
be made successfully. Material which is really a footnote to the text should
not be included in the reference list, which should contain only references to
bibliographic data. Copies of cited publications not yet available publicly
should be submitted for the benefit of the referees. Unpublished results and
lectures should be cited for exceptional reasons only. Before submitting your
article, please ensure you have done a literature search to check for any
relevant references you may have missed.
Reference systems
Mevzu / journal of social sicences requires writers to use the APA Citation Style: https://www.apastyle.org/
First
citation: author(s) first name and last name, title, (if applicable) first and
last name of translator or editor, place of publication, publisher, date of
publication, page number.
Subsequent
citations: author’s last name, the short title, and the page number should be
indicated in all subsequent citations. Footnote citations should conform to the
following examples.
Figures
Carefully chosen and well-prepared
figures, such as diagrams and photographs, can greatly enhance your article. We
encourage you to prepare figures that are clear, easy to read and of the best
possible quality. Characters should appear as they would be set in the main
body of the article. We will normally use figures as submitted; it is,
therefore, your responsibility to ensure that they are legible and technically
correct.
How to submit a new article
Please submit all new articles via the
'Submit an article' link on the journal homepage. Please ensure that you enter
all the required information about your article and all its authors before
uploading your files. You are required to select some keywords for your
article. Please note that, if your article is accepted for publication, we will
display these keywords on the published article. Authors may propose preferred
(and non-preferred) referees on submission. The suggested referees should have
suitable subject expertise and not have any conflicts of interest (please see
the Peer Review policy for further information on conflict of interest). These
suggestions will be considered; however, the editorial staff and/or the
Editorial Board will make the final decision regarding referee selection.
If you are a new author, you will need
to set up an author account before submitting your first article. Using the
Author Centre, you will be able to track the progress of your article, respond
to the referee reports, and submit your revised version.
When submitting a new article, we only
require you to upload a single PDF file and any relevant supplementary data at
this stage. The PDF should contain your complete manuscript, including any
embedded figures and tables. You may upload your article from the arXiv
directly by entering the arXiv e-print number. Please also submit any
permissions that you have already obtained at this stage.
If you experience any problems submitting
your article online, please contact the journal team for assistance: mevzusbd@gmail.com
How to prepare your revised article
It is common for our referees to request
that authors make revisions to their articles. If you are asked to submit a revised
version of your article, in addition to article files, we require a list of
changes made and a point-by-point response (even if you disagree) to each
referee comment before we consider the revision. We recommend that authors copy
each referee comment into a separate document and add a response below each
comment (and refer to the manuscript line numbers when referring to changes in
the main text) to assist our staff and referees with checking revisions as
quickly as possible. If the referee(s) and Editorial Board are not satisfied
with the changes to your manuscript, it may still be rejected at this stage.
Please make sure that you send your revised article to us and not simply the
original version again. By observing these guidelines you will be assisting the
referees, who give up their time to review manuscripts.
How to submit a revised article
Please submit all revised submissions
via the link in the e-mail you received informing you of the decision and
asking you to make the revisions.
When submitting a revised article, we
require you to upload the revised PDF file (deleting the original version) and
your latest set of source files used to create the revised PDF. In addition,
you will need to submit your point-by-point response to the referees. You will
subsequently be asked to complete and submit the online assignment of copyright
form if you have not done so already.
If you experience any problems
submitting your article online, please contact the journal team for assistance:
mevzusbd@gmail.com
What we do with articles after
acceptance
After acceptance your article will be
copy-edited and typeset, using the source files that you have provided, and a
proof will be produced.
Proofs
We will contact you by e-mail when the
PDF proof of your article is ready for you to check.
You should check your proof carefully
and return corrections using the web page provided. This is the most efficient
way to send them to us. Please supply an annotated PDF file using the
strikethrough, replacement text and insert text functions. For other changes,
please add a sticky note. Please ensure all changes are visible via the
‘Comments’ list in the annotated PDF so that your corrections are not missed.
Please do not resupply a new source file
because it is difficult to identify corrections and some could be missed.
The ultimate responsibility for ensuring
the accuracy of the published article rests with you. If proofs reach you
during an absence of which we have not been informed, or if the proofs are not
returned sufficiently quickly, we may publish the article without your
corrections.
When checking your proofs you should
take particular care checking mathematics, tables, and references. Only
essential corrections should be made. You should provide new files if figures need
correction. We recommend that you check the accuracy of your original diagrams
very carefully before submission; we cannot accept responsibility for any
errors in original diagrams.
Copyright and permissions
Transfer of copyright
We request that authors transfer
(assign) the copyright in their articles to Mevzu /Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi = Mevzu
/ Journal of Social Sciences before publication. This ensures that we have the
right to work with, reproduce and to make your article available to readers.
This is the case whether you have chosen to publish on a subscription-only or
on a gold open access basis. Following the submission of your article, we will
ask you to electronically submit an Assignment of Copyright form.The assignment
of copyright in your article is effective only from the date on which the
article is accepted for publication. If you withdraw your article, or if it is
not accepted, the transfer does not take effect.
The main features of the copyright
assignment are that:
authors transfer the worldwide copyright
in their work to mevzu Publishing in all formats and
media;
authors assert their moral right to be
identified as the authors of the article;
for subscription-only articles, mevzu grants
back to authors certain rights for the future use of their own work, for
example, self-archiving rights; for full details please see the Copyright FAQ;
authors of gold open access articles
will have the same rights as all third parties – those described in the
relevant Creative Commons license;
provision is made for situations where
copyright is owned by an author’s employer as well as for government employees;
in the case of multi-author articles, only one author should submit the form
but he or she should have obtained the verbal agreement of all the other
authors beforehand.
As well as addressing matters of
copyright, the form contains assertions that all authors have received the
final version of the article, have agreed to it being submitted and that the
content of the paper is not defamatory, fabricated or an infringement of
third-party rights. Mevzu uses a single copyright form.
Section 1 applies to authors submitting their work for subscription-only
publication and Section 2 to those submitting for gold open access publication.
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