Writing Rules

All material to be considered for publication in the MOLESTO: Edebiyat Araştırmaları Dergisi, before submission and blind review, should be prepared in accordance with the instructions below:
• Manuscripts sent to the journal should not have been previously published elsewhere and should not have been sent to another journal for publication.
• Manuscripts not prepared in accordance with the journal’s style guide are not considered for publication.
Manuscripts sent to the journal should comply with the following:
• All manuscripts should be typed on a standard A4 vertical size word document in single space format with margins of 2.5 cm on all sides.
• Manuscripts should be no less than 2750 and no more than 12000 words in length, excluding the abstract and references pages. The text should be written in Garamond 12 point font with 1.5 line spacing on Microsoft Word.
Manuscripts should include the following parts in the order as stated below, and should be structured according to the following instructions:
• Title in Turkish: The title in Turkish should be aligned with the left margin (flush left) and written in UPPERCASE with 12 point font, bold type.
• Title in foreign language: The tittle in foreign language, placed after the English title, should be aligned with the left margin (flush left) and written in UPPERCASE with 12 point font, bold type.
• Author / Authors: The title should be followed by the author’s name (in lowercase with the first letter capitalized) and last name (in UPPERCASE LETTERS) which should be left-aligned and written in 12 point font, bold type. This should be followed by information about the author (academic position, institution and author's email address) should be given in the footnote.
• Öz (Abstract in Turkish): The abstract in Turkish should be single-spaced and written in 10 point font. The abstract should not exceed 250 words.
• Anahtar Sözcükler (Keywords in Turkish): A minimum of 4 and a maximum of 6 keywords in Turkish which identify the content of the work should be presented. in Turkish and should be written in italic type.
• Abstract (in foreign language): The text given in the Turkish abstract should be written in foreign language.
• Keywords in foreign language: Manuscripts should also present a minimum of 4 and a maximum of 6 keywords (identifying the content of the work) in foreign language. Each keyword should be written in italic type and should be given in the same order and should mean the same as the words given in the Turkish keywords.
• Extended Summary: An Extended Summary in English examines the study problem, objective, methodology and results in greater detail than a conventional abstract. Thus, extended abstract would promote international readership. It should contain 500 to 600 words.

IN-TEXT CITATION AND REFERENCES IN THE ARTICLE
MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers (7th edition) should be followed in references, in-manuscript citations and bibliography.
• The subheadings should be written in 11 point font, bold type, the initial of each word should be capitalized.
• All citations and sources used in manuscripts should be indicated. Short quotations should be italicized in quotation marks (“…”). Long quotations (more than 40 words) should be written on a new line without quotation marks in 11 point font, non-italicized and indented 1 cm from each margin (left and right). Then, a full stop should follow.
• If visual materials such as photo and diagram are used, sources should be indicated. Author(s) are held legally responsible for permission or copyright