Marmara University Journal of Turkology

Marmara University Journal of Turkology (MUJOT), is an open access, biannual peer-reviewed academic journal publishing articles in Turkish, English and Russian. The main purpose of the journal is to bring scientific articles about Turkic World particularly in the fields of language, culture, literature, history, folklore, geography and art to the attention of the academic world.

MUJOT is a peer-reviewed academic publication of Marmara University Institute of Turkic Studies. The journal is published twice a year, in June and December.

MUJOT also publishes historiographic studies, archival and monographic source publications, scholarly translation and transcriptions, bibliography and chronologies, book and thesis reviews, interviews and obituary studies along with announcements about related subjects.
The audience of MUJOT is comprised of academics, international researchers, professionals, teachers and students as well as academic institutions and foundations. 

The works sent to MUJOT are first examined according to the journal’s writing rules, the second phase is the review by the editor regarding the compliance with the journal’s aim and scope. Next comes the blind review process by two referees. If one referee opinion is positive and the other is negative, the work can be sent to a third referee or the editorial board, expert board member or the editor can make the final decision by evaluating the reports. Referee evaluation reports are stored for a five years period. Author(s) shall take referee, editorial board, expert board member or the editor’s opinions, advices and evaluations into consideration. Authors(s) are expected to comply with the appointed changes studiously. If there arises a disagreement about the imposed changes, the author(s) have the right to object with reasons, -the final say belongs to the editor/editorial board in such matters- or to withdraw their works. The announcement of evaluation results does not exceed three months. The works are to be published only after the changes/comments of the referee and/or the editor are implemented by the author(s). 

As of January 2023, our journal requires an "Extended Abstract" from articles accepted for publication. In this context, in addition to a 150-word Turkish and English abstract, an Extended Abstract of 750-1000 words should be prepared for Turkish articles accepted for publication, addressing the purpose, scope, method and results of the study. It is presented to the attention of our authors.

For detailed information click here Instructions for Authors and Guidelines for Authors and Translators

Ethical Principles and Publication Policy
Marmara University Journal of Turkology is committed to applying the highest standards of scientific publication ethics and to abide by the following principles, which are based on the recommendations and guidelines developed by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) for journal editors:
- Marmara University Journal of Turkology adopts the standards set by COPE in the application of publication ethics. In this context, in cases of misuse or violation of publication ethics, it refers to the publication ethics flowcharts (https://publicationethics.org/resources/flowcharts) developed by COPE.
- Confidentiality of author and reviewer information is the responsibility of the journal. However, this information may be shared in a possible investigation to investigate possible misconduct. Marmara University Journal of Turkology defines its principles regarding possible misconduct within the framework of the guidelines established by COPE and adheres to the principle of openly sharing it on its website.
- It is not acceptable for Marmara University Journal of Turkology to use sections of a study in more than one publication of the author. In this case, the journal follows the relevant guidelines set by COPE.
- Marmara University Journal of Turkology defends freedom of expression. In addition, it considers all racist, sexist and discriminatory content as hate speech and has the right to reject articles with such content without any process.
- Marmara University Journal of Turkology has the right to request Ethics Committee Permission, Interviewer Consent Forms, and the documents that need to be submitted from the applicant authors.
- Manuscripts submitted to Marmara University Journal of Turkology must not have been previously published, included in the publication program, or entered the evaluation stage for publication in another journal.
- Marmara University Journal of Turkology guarantees the anonymity of authors and referees in the process of submitting manuscripts for peer review and emphasizes diversity in the distribution of referees in accordance with the double-blind review process it has adopted.
- In the event of a conflict of interest regarding an article, Marmara University Journal of Turkology explicitly takes the side of intellectual and ethical standards; it defines the ethical principles that authors, referees, editors and assistant editors are obliged to. In such cases, the evaluation process of the article will continue until the issue is clarified.
- Marmara University Journal of Turkology sensitive about publishing corrections, explanations, apologies and retractions.
- The editors and publishers of Marmara University Journal of Turkology are obliged to follow legal advice in the event in which duplications in an article, which have overlaps with another publication, violate intellectual property rights.
Plagiarism Policy
- Ethical violations such as plagiarism and labor theft are unacceptable by Marmara University Journal of Turkology. It is primarily the responsibility of the author(s) to prevent such violations in the submitted manuscripts.
- All manuscripts submitted to the journal are first run through the iThenticate program and a similarity report is obtained before being included in the evaluation process. If the similarity rate is 25% or more as a result of the report, the editor has the right to reject the manuscript without putting it into the evaluation process by sharing the relevant report result with the author.
Declaration of Misuse
- Marmara University Journal of Turkology adopts COPE's principles on "possible abuse" against abuse and misuse. In this direction; the obligations of the publisher, editor, assistant editors, referees, editorial board and authors against possible cases of abuse before, during and after publication are specified in detail in the Publication Ethics Principles.
- The Editor-in-Chief and Field Editors of Marmara University Journal of Turkology are committed to protecting the confidentiality of communication to the greatest extent possible.
- Considering the importance of confidentiality in the scientific publishing process, Marmara University Journal of Turkology shares information about authors and reviewers only to prevent any suspicion or misconduct regarding the study and to fulfil its obligation to respond to it. The confidentiality regarding authors and reviewers is valued.
- The journal editor makes initial inquiries before sharing information in suspicious cases. Information sharing occurs when the author does not respond, when the response is deemed inadequate, or when more than one journal may be affected by potential misconduct. When deemed necessary, information is shared only with deputy editors who are believed to be knowledgeable about the subject matter, and the information shared is limited to factual content only.
- In cases where the journal editor determines that the same work has been sent to different publications, it is intended to provide benefits such as comparing versions of the work; cooperating and making efforts for the investigation in cases of suspected misconduct, and acting together in studies against investigators/authors and/or their institutions.
Copyright Regulation
Authors give permission for Marmara University to publish their intellectual works under the Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0) license. The Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0) license permits the work to be shared, copied, reproduced in any size and format except for commercial use, and permits adaptation, including reformatting, transforming, and building upon the work, provided the original work is properly attributed. The author declares that he/she accepts the issues in the Copyright Transfer Form by signing the form while applying for submission to Marmara University Journal of Turkology.
Open Access Policy
- Marmara University Journal of Turkology provides all its content free of charge to the reader or the institution to which the reader belongs. Readers can read, download, copy, search and link to the full text of the journal articles without permission from the publisher or author, except for commercial purposes. The articles of Marmara University Journal of Turkology are open access and licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0) (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/deed.tr).
Publisher
The publisher of Marmara University Journal of Turkology is the Rector of the University on behalf of Marmara University and the Director of the Institute on behalf of the Institute of Turkic Studies.
- The publisher is committed to the implementation of the journal's publication ethics principles by the relevant stakeholders, providing free and continuous open access to the content of the journal, archiving and protecting the publications.
- The publisher is obliged to take the necessary steps to clarify the situation in cases of suspected violations of scientific publication ethics such as misconduct, plagiarism, conflict of interest, copyright infringement, text recycling, also known as self-plagiarism.
Editorial Board and Responsibilities
The Editorial Board of Marmara University Journal of Turkology meets at least twice a year. Members of the Editorial Board;
- Accept the publication ethics principles and policy of Marmara University Journal of Turkology and take their decisions accordingly.
- In case of suspected violations of scientific publication ethics such as misconduct, plagiarism, conflict of interest, copyright infringement, text recycling, they inform the editorial team to clarify the situation.
- Make suggestions to increase the national and international recognition of the journal.
- Suggest members for the Advisory Board of the journal.
- Recommend a search index to increase the academic quality of the journal.
Responsibilities of Editors and Assistant Editors
- Manuscripts submitted to the journal are evaluated by the editor and associate editors independently of the race, ethnicity, gender, worldview and beliefs of the authors.
- If the editor-in-chief, field editor or any of the deputy editors has a conflict of interest or a relationship that may cause a conflict of interest with the article submitted to the journal, the relevant editor is not included in the refereeing process of that article and leaves the follow-up of the publication process to other editors.
- If the editor and deputy editors detect an error/problem in the submitted manuscript and if this error/problem renders the whole or a significant part of the work invalid/not evaluable, contains plagiarism, is unethical, they have the right to reject the manuscript in question without putting it through the refereeing process. In this case, the editor and deputy editors are obliged to clearly state that the article has been rejected and to explain the reason.
- Field editors and deputy editors, who are determined by the editor in accordance with their fields, are assigned to the articles submitted to the journal. The field editor and deputy editor present their opinions on whether the article should be included in the refereeing process, taking into account the content of the study. At the editorial evaluation stage, they may request corrections from the author or suggest that the article be rejected without being included in the refereeing process.
- The editor and deputy editors act with the responsibility of being the liaison between the author and the referee for articles that enter the refereeing process. They carry out the refereeing process with academic courtesy and by documenting each stage from the date of receipt of the article to the publication stage. The editor is responsible for the steps carried out for each article, provided that the personal rights of the assistant editors, the author and the referee and the privacy principles of the journal are observed.
- If two referees have different opinions on the manuscript under review, the editor asks a third referee to evaluate the manuscript.
- The editor may develop comments and suggestions on the category under which an article whose refereeing process is completed positively can be published, and may share this with the author.
- The editor may include reviews of published books without the need for peer review.
Authors' Responsibilities
- Authors have academic, ethical and social responsibilities towards Marmara University Journal of Turkology. Authors cannot submit more than one article to the same issue of the journal. The author whose article is published in Marmara University Journal of Turkology can submit the next article after 4 issues (2 years) at the earliest, except for special issues.
- Authors are responsible for disclosing all financial and personal relationships that may bias or be found biased in their work when they submit manuscripts of any type or format. In this context, authors are required to sign and upload the Copyright Transfer Assignment Form to the system while submitting their manuscripts.
- Authors commits that the manuscripts to be submitted to Marmara University Journal of Turkology have not been published before, have not been included in the publication program, or have not entered the evaluation stage for publication in another medium.
- Authors may not publish the same article, in whole or in part, in more than one journal without proper justification, permission or cross-reference. Authors are obliged to comply with the license and copyright transfer agreement they have signed.
- According to TUBITAK ULAKBIM / TR Index criteria, ethics committee approval must be obtained for all research studies in which humans or animals are used as subjects or data sources and uploaded to the system during article submission. Such articles without ethics committee approval will be returned to the authors.
- Authors must be accountable for the validity and ethics of each part of the study.
- If the authors have received study/research support, they should indicate the source in their articles.
- Authors accept that violations such as fabrication, falsification, distortion, plagiarism, republication, fragmentation, not specifying the supporting organization, unfair authorship, quoting from their own work published or submitted for publication without proper citation (plagiarism from their own work), improper referencing, forgetting references, using the resources provided by the institution for the study in a manner contrary to its purpose or procedure, not complying with the statements of acceptance and commitment, etc. are unethical behaviour. They are aware that in case of detecting one or more of these, the publication of their article will be ended.
- If there is more than one author contributing to the study, the order of names submitted by these authors at the time of application should be a joint decision of the authors.
- It is the responsibility of the author to include only those who have active contributions to the study among the authors, not to include those who do not have active contributions among the authors, and to justify any change in the author ranking during the evaluation process of the manuscript in an appropriate manner. The author should be able to provide explanations on all these issues if deemed necessary by the journal editor.
- Authors are responsible for ensuring that the ideas and expressions in the manuscripts they submit for publication have not been used in other previously published works. If they have used these ideas and expressions before, they must cite themselves in the relevant places. Otherwise, the authors are obliged to correct the conflicting parts upon the request of the editor or, if the article has already been published, to do their part to publish a new correction.
- Authors take into account the criticism, suggestions and evaluations of the referees, expert editorial board members or the editor. They meticulously comply with the corrections requested from them. Authors have the right to object or withdraw their manuscripts if they disagree with the reasons for their disagreement. In this case, the final decision belongs to the editor and/or editorial board.
- Authors agree that articles that fail to pass the Chicago footnote control and proofreading processes in the pre-publication preparation stages of Marmara University Journal of Turkology will not be published even if the refereeing process is completed.
- If authors detect errors and inaccuracies after the publication of their articles, they should immediately notify the editor of the journal so that appropriate action can be taken.
Responsibilities of Referees
- Referees take academic impartiality and scientificity as a basis in the evaluation of manuscripts.
- Referees evaluate the submitted work fairly, impartially and constructively and send the evaluation report containing their opinions. They do not share the data related to the study with third parties and do not use them in their own studies.
- Referees notify when they feel that they cannot make a fair and impartial evaluation.
- Referees should disclose to the editor any conflict of interest that may bias their opinion on the manuscript and refrain from reviewing the manuscript if such a situation exists.
- Referees are obliged to inform the editor if they do not consider themselves competent to review the manuscript or if they are unable to complete the review within the allotted time.
- Referees should refuse to review a manuscript if it is too similar to one they are preparing or under review.
- Referees should disclose to the editor if they do not have expertise in the subject matter of the manuscript or if they are only able to evaluate part of it.
- Referees are obliged to inform the editor if they notice any textual recycling, also known as self-plagiarism, in manuscripts sent to them for review.
- Referees should not use any information in the manuscript that is of their own interest before the manuscript is published.
Referees During Evaluation;
- Keep all manuscript and referee evaluations confidential.
- Guarantee that their evaluations are purely scientific and will not be influenced positively or negatively by personal, financial or intellectual bias.
- Refrain from making personal comments or unjustified accusations against the author.
- They should not suggest referencing these studies in order to increase the number of references for themselves or their colleagues. Suggestions for referencing should be scientifically justified.
Referees After Review;
- Maintain the confidentiality of the manuscript and the review process.
- Should try to respond to requests from the journal for revision and re-evaluation.

Marmara University Journal of Turkology is a publication of Marmara University Institute of Turkic Studies. It does not demand any fee from the authors and does not make any payment.