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Ordu Divinity | Writing Rules

ISNAD 2nd EDITION CITATION SYSTEM (In-text)

ZOTERO SOFTWARE (NOTES-REFERENCES-BIBLIOGRAPHY)

ISNAD2 Citation System (in-text) is used in our journal. We recommend the ZOTERO programme to adapt the references to the ISNAD2 citation system in an appropriate, accurate and active way. Manuscripts submitted to the journal should not have been published anywhere before and should not be decided to be published.

The manuscript should not exceed 8.000 words including Abstract, Abstract, Footnotes and Bibliography. (In case the limit is exceeded due to the nature of the study, the final decision authority is the Editorial Board).

The arrangement of the article elements should be as follows:

1. English Title
2. Extended Abstract
3. Keywords
4. Turkish Title (Should be between 10-12 words.)
5. Abstract (Should be between 350-500 words.)
6. Keywords (Should consist of at least 5 and no more than 8 words, with the first word being the domain name.)
7. Body Text
8. Conclusion
9. References

Text: It should be written in Microsoft Office Word programme. Page size should be A4 size.

Paper Margins: 3 cm should be left from each edge.

Title: A title that is compatible with the content of the article and expresses the content in the best way should be chosen and should be written in bold letters, 12 Punto Times New Roman, and each word should be capitalised. The title of the article should be between 10-12 words at most. The title should be arranged according to the ISNAD2 Citation System; it should be set as 0 pt from the top, 6 pt from the bottom and without indentation; it should be aligned in the centre. Prepositions and conjunctions in the title should be written in lower case. In addition, titles should be in bold and italics should not be used except for book titles and special cases. Titling based on the decimal system should be used. Titling Example in Decimal System:

1. ________________________________________

1.1. _________________________________

1.1.1. __________________________

Author name and institution information: Since the manuscript to be uploaded to the system will go to the referees, author name and institutional information should not be written. After the manuscript is approved for publication and before it is uploaded in its final form, Name-Surname, Institutional Information (TR&ENG), email and Orcid ID should be written as specified in the article template. This information will be requested from the author later.

Abstract/Abstract: The abstract should be in English-Turkish (350-500 words). The abstract should be in Times New Roman font, 9 pt, aligned on both sides, single-spaced and unindented. References, figure and table numbers should not be mentioned in the abstract.

Summary/Abstract: Articles that are peer-reviewed and accepted for publication must be preceded by an English Summary and a Turkish Abstract of at least 750 and at most 1,500 words. The abstract should be in Times New Roman font, 9 pt, aligned on both sides, single-spaced. Paragraph headings should be indented 1.25 cm from the left, and spacing should be set as 0 pt above the paragraph and 6 pt below the paragraph.

Keywords: Keywords consisting of at least 5 and at most 8 words must be given below the abstract. Each word of the keywords should be capitalised and commas should be used between them. They should be written in 9-point font size, aligned on both sides, single-spaced and unindented.

Main Text: Manuscripts should not exceed 30 journal pages (max. 8.000 words) including attachments such as pictures, figures, maps, etc. It should be written in Times New Roman font in 11 point size; aligned on both sides; 1.15 line spacing. Paragraph beginnings should be indented 1.25 cm from the left; spaces should be set as 0 pt above the paragraph and 6 pt below the paragraph. The main text should be prepared according to the ISNAD2 Citation System (In-text). Arabic expressions in the text and footnotes should be in Traditional Arabic, 11 pt. and bold.

Section Headings: In the article, main, intermediate and subheadings can be used, provided that they are compatible with the content. These headings should be capitalised for each word. They should be arranged according to the ISNAD2 Citation System; they should be set as 0 pt from the top and bottom, unindented and single line; they should be aligned on both sides. It should be in Times New Roman font, 11 point size, bold.

Tables and Figures: Tables should be numbered and titled. Tables and Figures should be arranged in accordance with ISNAD2 Citation System. Tabular texts should be written in Times New Roman font with a font size of 10 points and should be aligned on both sides.
Table and Figure captions and references, if any, should be written in Times New Roman font, 8-point font size, aligned on both sides and single-spaced. Spacing should be set as 6 pt from the bottom and 0 pt from the top for Table and Figure captions; 6 pt from the top and bottom for Table and Figure references.
Tables should not extend beyond the writing area (page margins should not be violated), and spacing should be set as 0 pt from the top and 6 pt from the bottom. Tables smaller than the page margins should be left aligned.
Figures should not extend beyond the writing area (page margins should not be violated), spaces should be set as 0 nk from the top and 6 nk from the bottom. Tables smaller than the page margins should be left aligned.

Images: They should be scanned in high resolution, print quality. Image labelling should follow the same rules as in figures and tables. Figures, charts and illustrations should not exceed a total of 10 pages (one third of the manuscript).

Quotations and References: All direct quotations should be made in accordance with the ISNAD Citation System. If the direct quotation is a paragraph, it should be written in Times New Roman font with a font size of 10 points; it should be aligned on both sides; it should be 1 line spacing. The beginning of the paragraph should be unindented, the whole paragraph should be indented 2 cm from left and right; spaces should be set as 0 pt above the paragraph and 6 pt below the paragraph.

In-texts: It should be in accordance with ISNAD2 Citation System (in-text). They should be written in Times New Roman font, 9 point size, aligned on both sides and single-spaced. Spacing should be set as 0 pt from top and bottom.

References: It should start on the page after the conclusion.
References should be organised according to ISNAD2 Citation System.
References should be written in Times New Roman font in 11 point size; aligned on both sides; single-spaced.
The first line for each reference should be indented from the left, and the following lines should be indented 1.25 cm from the left. Spaces for each source should be 0 pt from the top and 6 pt from the bottom.
If more than one work of an author is included in the bibliography, the author's name should be written again for each work.

Abbreviations: Abbreviations should be made as specified in the ISNAD2 Citation System; if the abbreviation is not specified in the ISNAD2 Citation System, the author's preference should be specified in the description section when submitting the article.
- If an explanation is to be made at the end of the page for the title of the article, the * sign should be used.
- No Header and Footer entries should be made.
- Page numbers should not be added.
For detailed information on citations and references, see: https://www.isnadsistemi.org/download/isnad-citation-style-2nd-edition-manual/  
For the Principles of Critical Editing, see:

http://www.isam.org.tr/documents/_dosyalar/_pdfler/ISAM_Tahkikli_Nesir_Esaslari.pdf

BOOK EVALUATIONS
Article writing rules apply for Book Reviews.
Also;
Abstract and Abstract consisting of 150-250 words should be included.
Book Reviews should be between 500-1500 words.
If an end-of-page explanation is to be made for the title of the Book Review, the * sign should be used.

-ETHICAL COMMITTEE DECISION

It is mandatory for studies/articles that require data collection from individuals using scales, questionnaires, interviews and other data collection tools.

Approval must be obtained from the Ethics Committee of the university to which the author is affiliated or of the organisation where the study is conducted.

The board approval must be indicated on the first page of the article with the name of the board, date and number.

In the method section of the article, the start and end dates of data collection should be written.

The approval document should be attached to DergiPark as an additional file.

For studies that do not require an Ethics Committee decision, the author must upload a wet signed statement that no ethics committee decision is required.

For TR Index's opinion on Ethics Committee approval, see.
https://trdizin.gov.tr/about#applicationAndCriterias 

Editorial Confidentiality Obligation
The editors of Ordu Divinity treat all submitted manuscripts as confidential documents. People who can access the articles during the article review process: Editors, Referees and Editorial Board Members. Only if the editor suspects serious research misconduct, he/she may share the details of the manuscript with a third party without the permission of the authors.

Allegations-Suspicions of Scientific Misconduct
The editor is obliged to take action if he/she suspects or alleges an ethical violation. This duty extends to both published and unpublished articles. The editor should not simply reject articles raising concerns about possible misconduct. He or she should first seek a response from those suspected of misconduct. If they are not satisfied with the response, they should ask the relevant employers or organisation to investigate.
Ordu Divinity follows COPE's Ethical Toolkit for a Successful Editorial. Ordu Divinity or its editors will not knowingly allow plagiarism, citation manipulation, data falsification, data fabrication, and other research misconduct to occur. If the editors of Ordu Divinity are aware of any allegations of research misconduct related to an article published in their journal, they will follow COPE's guidelines regarding allegations.
Reviewers should inform the Editor if they suspect research or publication misconduct. The Editor is responsible for taking necessary action in accordance with COPE recommendations.
Ordu Divinity is committed to following the COPE flowcharts when faced with allegations of misconduct on the following or similar issues.
• Re-publication of a submitted article
• Plagiarism in the article
• Suspicion of fabricated data
• Requests for change of authorship
• Suspicion of an undisclosed conflict of interest
• Suspicion of unfair or gift authorship
• Suspecting the ethical problem of the article

Grievance Procedure
This procedure applies to complaints about content, procedures, or policies that are the responsibility of Ordu Divinity or our editorial staff.
Complaints should be emailed directly to orduilahiyatdergisi@odu.edu.tr and will be treated confidentially. The editor follows the procedure outlined in the COPE flowchart regarding complaints.
Complaints are reviewed by the relevant member of the editorial team and, if not resolved, the following processes are followed:
• If this initial response is considered inadequate, the complainant may request that the complaint be referred to a more senior member of the journal.
• If the complainant is not satisfied, the complaint may be forwarded to the editor-in-chief.
• If possible, a full response will be given within two weeks.

Objection Process
Serious objections to the evaluations made by the editors and referees are welcomed. If you believe that your manuscript has been rejected based on a misunderstanding of its scientific content, please send an appeal to our editorial team at orduilahiyatdergisi@odu.edu.tr. If, after reading your letter of objection, it appears that your objection is justified, you may be asked to submit a revised version of your manuscript. Your manuscript will then be resubmitted to the external reviewer process. Only one objection per manuscript will be considered. Therefore, please include as much detail as possible in your appeal letter.

Conflicts of Interest
A conflict of interest occurs when professional judgement about a primary interest may be influenced by a secondary interest (such as financial gain or personal competition). All sources of financial support received during the conduct of the research and preparation of the manuscript and the role of sponsors in the study should be disclosed. If there is no source of funding, this should also be indicated. Examples of possible conflicts of interest that should be disclosed include consultancies, salaries, grants.
Ordu Divinity has a set process for handling submissions from editors, staff or editorial board members to ensure impartial review. Such submissions are first referred to other journals. If this is not possible, the submitter's position in the journal is suspended. These submissions are reviewed in a double blind process.
The editor should not be involved in decisions about manuscripts written by him/herself or family members. Furthermore, such a paper should be subject to all the usual procedures of the journal. The editor should follow the COPE guidelines on disclosure of potential conflicts of interest by authors and reviewers.

Publication Ethics Principles
Publication Ethics can be defined as a self-regulatory mechanism that insists on integrity on behalf of authors, reviewers and publishers to establish higher standards of editorial processing.
• Honest researchers do not plagiarise.
• They do not misattribute sources.
• They do not hide objections they cannot refute.
• They do not distort opposing views.
• They do not destroy or hide data.
Ordu Divinity adheres to national and international standards in research and publication ethics. It complies with the Press Law, the Law on Intellectual and Artistic Works and the Directive on Scientific Research and Publication Ethics of Higher Education Institutions. Ordu Divinity has adopted the International Ethical Publishing Principles published by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) and Open Access Scholarly Publishers Association (OASPA). It also undertakes to comply with the decisions of the Turkish Editors' Workshop.

Re-Pablication
Republishing is the publication of the same article or substantially similar articles in more than one journal. The editor sends such an article back without reviewing it. If the author attempts to republish, the editor may impose an embargo on the author for a certain period of time, the journal in which the author has previously published may publicise this situation (with simultaneous announcement with the editor of the journal that published the previous article), or apply all of these measures together.

Simultaneous submission of the same study to more than one journal
Authors may not submit an article to more than one journal at the same time. If the editor learns of possible simultaneous submission, he/she reserves the right to consult with the other editor(s) receiving the manuscript. In addition, the editor may return the article without reviewing it or reject it without considering the reviews. Or he/she may take this decision in discussion with the other editor(s) involved and decide not to accept submissions from authors for a certain period of time. The editor may also write to the authors' employers or take all of these measures together.

Plagiarism Prevention Control
Ordu Divinity scans all submitted articles to prevent plagiarism. The studies submitted for review are checked for plagiarism using Intihal.net and Turnitin software. The similarity rate is expected to be less than 20%. The main measure of similarity is the author's compliance with the rules of citation and citation. If the similarity rate is 1%, but citation and quotation are not done properly, plagiarism may still be in question. In this respect, citation and quotation rules should be known and carefully applied by the author.

Forgery
To produce data that is not based on research, to edit or change the work presented or published on the basis of unreal data, to report or publish them, to show a research that has not been done as if it has been done.
Falsifying research records and data obtained, showing methods, devices and materials that were not used in the research as if they were used, not evaluating data that do not comply with the research hypothesis, manipulating data and/or results to fit the relevant theory or assumptions, falsifying or shaping the research results in line with the interests of the persons and organisations supported.

Protection of Personal Data of Participants
Ordu Divinity requires that all research involving personal or sensitive data or materials about participants that are not legally publicly available be subject to formal ethical review.

Addressing Allegations of Research Misconduct
Ordu Divinity follows COPE's Ethical Toolkit for a Successful Editorial. Ordu Divinity will take measures to prevent the publication of articles in which plagiarism, citation manipulation, data falsification, data fabrication, and other research misconduct have occurred. If the editors are aware of any allegations of research misconduct related to an article published in their journal, they will follow COPE's guidelines regarding allegations.

Ethical Violation Notifications
Readers can send an e-mail to orduilahiyat@odu.edu.tr if they notice a significant error or inaccuracy in an article published in Ordu Divinity (e-ISSN 3062-0287) or if they have any complaints about the editorial content (plagiarism, duplicate articles, etc.).

Principles of Research Ethics
Ordu Divinity observes the highest standards in research ethics and adopts the international research ethics principles defined below. It is the responsibility of the authors to ensure that the articles comply with ethical rules.
• The principles of integrity, quality and transparency should be ensured in the design, review of the design and conduct of the research.
• Confidentiality of information provided by research participants and confidentiality of respondents should be ensured. The research should be designed to protect the autonomy and dignity of the participants.
• Research independence should be clear and explicit; if there is a conflict of interest, it should be stated.
• In experimental studies, the written informed consent of the participants who decide to participate in the research must be obtained. The consent of the legal guardian of children and those under guardianship or those with a recognised mental illness must be obtained.
• If the study will be carried out in any institution or organisation, approval must be obtained from this institution or organisation that the study will be conducted.
• In studies with a human element, it should be stated in the "method" section that "informed consent" has been obtained from the participants and ethics committee approval has been obtained from the institution where the study is conducted.