Volume: 11 Issue: 2, 12/30/21

Year: 2021

As Kilis 7 Aralik University, it is aimed to open a new academic channel for research in the field of Middle East and migration, and to bring readers together with the studies carried out with the “Journal of Middle East and Migration". For this purpose, “Journal of Middle East and Migration” brings researchers and readers together by covering  researches on international migration as well as the developments in the Middle East region, where all monotheistic religions emerged, where the ancient works of human civilization are located.


'Middle East and Migration' is an international peer-reviewed journal published twice a year in June and December.

We publish works:
- on migration in a wider historical and societal context, including attention to experiences and representations of migration, critical theoretical perspectives on migration, and the social, cultural, and legal embeddedness of migration.
- on politics, society, and culture in the Middle East from the seventh century to the present day.
The journal also covers Spain, southeast Europe, parts of Africa, South Asia, and the former Soviet Union, as well as other regions, for subjects of relevance to the Middle East.
Contributions are welcome from across disciplines, including anthropology, comparative religion, cultural studies, economics, history, law, literature, philosophy, politics, sociology, and theology.

GUIDELINES FOR AUTHORS

The articles submitted to the journal should not have been published anywhere before and should not have been decided for publication. “APA 6” Edition is used in the citation and bibliography writing of our journal. For this reason, references should be shown in the text and footnotes should not be used unless necessary.

1. Title: The title should be compatible with the content of the article, expressing the content best, and it should be written in bold with 14 font size "Candara" and ALL CAPS.

2. Author name and institution information: On the title page, the authors' Name-Surname, Title, Institution Information, email and Orcid ID should be written as specified in the template.

3. Abstract: At the beginning of the article, there should be a Turkish-English summary of maximum 250 words expressing the subject in a short and concise manner. References, figures and table numbers should not be mentioned in the abstract.

4. Keywords: At the bottom of the abstract, keywords consisting of at least 4 and at most 8 words should be given. Each word of the keywords must be Capitalized and a comma must be used between them.

5. Main Chapters: The texts can include pictures, figures, maps, etc. It should not exceed 35 pages (9,000 words) including its appendices. Manuscripts to be sent to the journal should be written with 12 pt "Candara" font, justified on both sides, with 1.5 lines and 12nk paragraph spacing. However, the tables, figures, pictures, graphics and the like should not exceed the 12x17 cm area so that they do not go beyond the page dimensions of the journal and are easier to use. Therefore, tables, figures, pictures, graphics, etc. should be use 10 pt and single spacing. References should be written with 1 line spacing and 12 nk paragraph spacing.

6. Chapter Titles: Main and sub-titles can be used in the article, provided that it is compatible with the content. The first letter of each word should be written in Capital letters without giving numbers to these headings.

7. Tables and Figures: Tables should have numbers and titles. Tables, figures, pictures, graphics and the like sent to the journal should not exceed 12x17 cm in order not to go beyond the page dimensions of the journal and to be used more easily. Therefore, tables, figures, pictures, graphics, etc. elements can use 10 points or smaller and single spacing.

8. Pictures: High resolution, scanned in print quality and must be sent as an attachment to the article. In naming pictures, the rules in figures and tables should be followed.
Figures, tables and pictures should not exceed 10 pages (one third of the article). Authors with technical means can place figures, tables and pictures in their places in the text, provided that they can be printed exactly.

9. Quotations and References: Direct quotations should be given in quotation marks. Quotations longer than 3 lines should be written 1.5 cm from the right and left of the line, in block form and in 10 pt with 1.5 line spacing. The use of footnotes should be avoided as much as possible, only explanations should be used and (Office Word) automatic numbering should be used.

10. Process: The articles sent for publication are passed through the stages of PRE-CONTROL, Plagiarism SCAN, REFEREE EVALUATION and TURKISH-ENGLISH LANGUAGE CONTROL. The work, which does not pass this process even though it has been examined three times during the Pre-Check stage, is returned to the author and is not processed again in the same publication period. Studies that pass the Pre-Check stage are included in the evaluation process in which at least two referees are assigned within the framework of the double-blind refereeing principle.

11. Citation: The template in the link should be taken as a basis for the figurative order of the above information, the titling system, and the spellings such as capital-small-bold.

Link:

12. Reference Format:

In-text:

(Cruz, 2016, p. 50)
(Berger and Luckmann, 1966, p. 50)
(Ulker et al., 2020, p. 50)

Bibliography

Single-authored book:

Cruz, G. T. (2016). Toward a Theology of Migration: Social Justice and Religious Experience. New York: Palgrave Macmillan.

Multi-author book:

Berger, P. L. and Luckmann, T. (1966). The Social Construction of Reality. New York: Penguin Putnam.

Book section:

Wyller, T. (2019). ‘Something More’: The Citizenship Performativity of Religiously Founded Refugee Projects. In Refugee Protection and Civil Society in Europe (pp. 269-290). Switzerland: Springer.

Article:

Pandir, M., Efe, I. and Paksoy, A. F. (2016). A Content Analysis on the Representation of Syrian Refugees in the Turkish Press. Marmara İletişim Dergisi, (24), 1-26.

Internet Source:

If any, Author Surname, A.. Syrians Under Our Temporary Protection. (date of article writing). General Directorate of Migration Management. Accessed from https://www.goc.gov.tr/gecici-korumamiz-altindaki-suriyeliler on 16.11.2020.

The publication processes implemented in the "Journal of Middle East and Migration" are the basis for the development and distribution of information in an impartial and respectable manner. The processes implemented in this direction are directly reflected in the quality of the work of the authors and the institutions that support the authors. Peer-reviewed studies are studies that embody and support the scientific method. At this point, it is important that all stakeholders of the process (authors, readers and researchers, publisher, referees and editors) comply with the standards for ethical principles. “Journal of Middle East and Migration” expects all stakeholders to bear the following ethical responsibilities within the scope of publication ethics. The ethical duties and responsibilities listed below have been prepared as open access, taking into account the guidelines and policies published by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). The publication of an article in a peer-reviewed journal is an essential building block in the development of a coherent and respected knowledge network. This is a direct reflection of the quality of the work of the authors and their supporting institutions. Peer-reviewed articles support and shape scientific methods. Therefore, it is important for all parties involved in publishing, authors, journal editors, referees and publishing organizations to agree on the standards of expected ethical behaviour:

1. Authorship Bibliography list should be complete. Plagiarism and fake data should not be included. The same research should not be attempted to be published in more than one journal, it should comply with scientific research and publication ethics. Actions against science research and publication ethics are as follows:

a) Plagiarism: Presenting the ideas, methods, data, practices, writings, figures or works of others as their own work, in whole or in part, without attribution in accordance with scientific rules,

b) Fraud: To produce data that is not based on research, to edit or change the presented or published work on the basis of untrue data, to report or publish these, to present an unstudied research as if it has been done,

c) Distortion: To falsify research records and obtained data, to present methods, devices and materials that are not used in the research as if they were used, not to evaluate the data that are not suitable for the research hypothesis, to manipulate the data and/or results in order to fit the relevant theory or assumptions, falsify or shape research results in their own interests,

ç) Republishing: To present more than one work containing the same results of a research as separate works in associate professor examination evaluations and academic promotions,

d) Slicing: Presenting the results of a research as separate works in the evaluations of associate professorship exams and in academic promotions, by dividing the results of a research in a way that violates the integrity of the research, and by making multiple publications without reference to each other,

e) Unfair authorship: Including people who do not contribute actively among the authors, not including those who contribute actively among the authors, changing the order of authors without justification and inappropriately, removing the names of those who contributed actively from the work at the time of publication or in subsequent editions; to include his name among the authors,

f) Other types of ethical violations: Not clearly stating the supporting persons, institutions or organizations and their contributions in the publications of the research carried out with support, not complying with the ethical rules in research on humans and animals, not respecting the rights of patients in their publications, to share the information contained in the work with others before it is published, to misuse the resources, places, facilities and devices provided or reserved for scientific research, to accuse completely baseless, groundless and intentional ethical violations (YÖK Scientific Research and Publication Ethics Directive, Article 8).

2. Author's Responsibilities All authors must contribute substantially to the research. All data in the article must be declared as true and original. All authors must ensure retraction and correction of errors.

3. Responsibilities of Arbitrators Evaluations must be impartial. Reviewers should not have a conflict of interest with the research, authors and/or research funders. Referees should cite relevant published but not cited works. Checked articles should be kept confidential.

4. Editorial Responsibilities Editors have full responsibility and authority to accept or reject an article. Editors should not have a conflict of interest regarding the accepted or rejected articles. Only articles that will contribute to the field should be accepted. It should support the release or withdrawal of the fix when errors are found. Referees must remain anonymous and prevent plagiarism/fake data. If the arbitration process is scientific