Ordu University Faculty of Theology Journal Writing Rules

İSNAD 2. EDİSYON ATIF SİSTEMİ (Dipnotlu/Metin İçi)

ZOTERO PROGRAMI (NOT-ATIF-KAYNAKÇA)

ISNAD2 Citation System (with footnotes or 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 15,000 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. Title in Turkish (maximum 10-12 words)
2. Abstract (should be between 150-250 words)
3. Keywords (The first word should be the domain name and should consist of at least 5 and at most 8 words)
4. English Title
5. Abstract
6. Keywords
- Arabic Title (for Arabic articles)
- Arabic Abstract (150-250) words (for Arabic articles)
- Arabic Keywords (for Arabic articles)
7. Body Text
8. Conclusion
9. Bibliography

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 (150-250 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 35 journal pages (15,000 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 (with footnotes or 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.

Footnotes or in-texts: It should be in accordance with ISNAD2 Citation System (with footnotes). 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

TRANSLATIONS
Article writing rules apply for translations.
The name and information of the translator should not be written in the translation.
The title of the translation should be the title of the translated text.
At the end of the translation title, (*) should be added at the end of the page, and the type of the translated text (article, book chapter, proceedings, etc.) and the imprint of the text according to the ISNAD Citation System should be added at the end of the page.
Regardless of the citation system used in the original text, footnotes must comply with the ISNAD Citation System.
Tables and Figures should be arranged according to the ISNAD Citation System. Tables and figures should be written in Times New Roman font with a font size of 10 points and should be aligned on both sides.
Abstract, keywords, abstract and keywords should be given as in the original text. If not included in the text, 250-500 words of Abstract and Abstract, Keywords and keywords should be added.

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