The following rules govern the composition of manuscripts submitted for publication in the JOURNAL OF ORIENTAL SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH (JOSR), a reviewed, open access journal published every six months.
The manuscripts are initially evaluated by the editor and the editorial board in terms of scientific expression and adherence to spelling rules. Manuscripts deemed suitable are then sent to three reviewers, selected for their expertise in the relevant scientific field. In accordance with the recommendations of the reviewers, a decision is made as to whether the article should be published or, alternatively, whether it should be published on the condition that corrections be made. Manuscripts that are deemed unsuitable for publication in accordance with the reviewers' recommendations are rejected.
Manuscripts should be submitted via the Dergipark platform. The title of the article should be written in sufficient detail to enable identification of the subject matter.
As of 1 January 2021, authors of articles submitted on or after this date are required to provide an extended abstract in English between 750 and 1,000 words if the reviewer processes are positive.
The name, title, institutional affiliation, and e-mail address of the author should be indicated with a starred footnote. In the event that the article is a translation, the source text from which it was derived must be indicated in the footnote. Furthermore, the original text should be provided with the translation. Furthermore, copyright certificates are required for translated works.
The identity of the author is concealed from the reviewers. The identities of the reviewers and authors are known only to the editorial board and are kept strictly confidential. The reports from the reviewers are retained in the journal archive.
In accordance with the recommendations set forth by the reviewers, authors may be required to implement certain corrections to their manuscripts. The final decision regarding the publication of the article is reserved for the editorial board.
Those articles deemed suitable for publication are then placed in the publication queue. Manuscripts that are rejected or deemed unsuitable for publication, even after correction requests, are not returned to the authors. Instead, the authors are informed of the reasons for rejection.
Those who serve on the editorial, advisory, and reviewer boards are precluded from participating in discussions and reviwer assignments pertaining to their own articles.
The authors are held accountable for the content of the published articles.
All articles submitted to the journal for publication must be original and must not have been previously published. The author is required to upload a plagiarism report to the system.
In the case of articles derived from graduate theses, this circumstance should be explicitly stated in the footnote or in the note to the editor accompanying the initial submission. Furthermore, it is imperative that the article in question is clearly identified as having been produced from the aforementioned thesis.
The journal accepts submissions of original and scientific publications in the field of social sciences.
The e-Journal of Oriental Studies retains all rights of ownership of the articles.
The language of the journal is Turkish, English, Arabic, Persian and Kurdish. Abstracts must be written in one of these languages.
All articles must include a Turkish and English abstract of a minimum of 150 and a maximum of 200 words. It is required that the English title of the article be included before the English abstract in all articles.
The keywords/key phrases should be presented in a concise manner, comprising a minimum of five and a maximum of six words.
The abstract should provide a concise overview of the research, including its scope, purpose, methodology, and key findings.
Spelling Rules
Works that are not submitted in accordance with the prescribed spelling rules will not be considered.
Manuscripts submitted to the journal should be in Word 2013 or a later version. Manuscripts not submitted in this format may present formatting issues, such as words ending each other. Prior to uploading the article to the system, it is imperative to examine the layout guide and utilise the provided template.
The article should be composed in the following manner.
The text should be written in Times New Roman.
The main text should be in 12 pt and single line spacing.
The footnote text should be in 10 font size and single line spacing. The text should be aligned to the left, with a paragraph spacing of 6pt before and 6pt after. Line spacing: 6 pt It is required that Turkish and English article titles be written in bold font.
It is expected that articles will include an abstract, an introduction, a conclusion, and a list of references.
Please submit high-resolution, print-quality scanned images as an attachment to the article. It is imperative that the established nomenclature for figures and charts is adhered to.
Manuscripts should not exceed 30 pages, exclusive of the bibliography. In the case of introductions, evaluations, manuscripts, editions or translations, greater flexibility may be permitted in this regard if the number of citations is high.
Furthermore, bibliographies of articles written in Arabic should be written in the Latin alphabet.
It is required that direct quotations be enclosed in quotation marks. Quotations of less than 2.5 lines should be presented in a separate format; quotations exceeding 2.5 lines should be placed at a distance of 1.5 cm from the right and left margins, in blocks and single-spaced.
The ISNAD citation system is not employed in our journal. It is necessary to edit the article by downloading the manual in Turkish/English from https://www.isnadsistemi.org.
The use of researcher identification numbers is intended to mitigate potential issues arising from similarities in names and institutions among researchers, scientists, and academicians engaged in scientific studies. In the context of the joint research project between TÜBİTAK ULAKBİM and YÖK, it has been resolved to utilise ORCID data. In this context, it was resolved to utilise the internationally acknowledged.

The editors of the Journal of Oriental Scientific Research are responsible for the publication, rejection, or return of manuscripts in accordance with the established academic values and criteria.
The editors may elect to forward a manuscript to a reviewer or alternatively, reject it without referring it to a reviewer.
In addition, editors may seek the advice of the editorial board and other relevant parties in relation to the publication process.
- Authors are subject to evaluation based on academic criteria without discrimination on the grounds of race, religion, language, ethnic origin, gender, political opinion, title, institutional affiliation, and so forth.
In the event of a conflict of interest, the author, reviewer and editor are each responsible to the other. In instances where a conflict of interest exists between the author, editor, and reviewer, the parties involved are required to declare this situation.
It is not permitted for board members other than the editors to have any information regarding the identity of the author. This information is not disclosed to third parties.
It is permitted to share, copy and distribute articles published in the journal, provided that references are given. Nevertheless, it may not be employed for commercial purposes.
In the event that a published article, table, picture, quotation, or other material is used in the article, the author is required to obtain written permission from the owner of the publication right and to indicate this.
- The articles must comply with the relevant scientific and ethical standards, and the authors are responsible for ensuring this is the case.
The Journal of Oriental Scientific Research does not implement any pricing policies with regard to the submission, evaluation and access of articles.
The Journal of Oriental Scientific Research maintains strict adherence to the highest standards of ethical conduct in accordance with international norms.
The articles submitted to the journal are subject to a plagiarism check.
The entire content of the journal is available in open access format. Prior to publication, all submitted articles undergo a preliminary scan using the iThenticate software.
Code of Ethics
- Approval from a separate ethics committee is required for all research activities, including those conducted in the social sciences. This also applies to clinical and experimental studies involving human and animal subjects, for which ethics committee approval is necessary. The approval granted by the ethics committee must be stated and documented in the article.
The following research projects are subject to ethical review by the relevant ethics committee:
All research conducted with qualitative or quantitative approaches that require data collection from participants using survey, interview, focus group study, observation, experiment, or interview techniques must be approved by the relevant ethics committee. This also applies to research that uses humans or animals (including material or data) for experimental or other scientific purposes, clinical research on humans, and research on animals.
Furthermore, retrospective studies must be conducted in accordance with the law on the protection of personal data. Additionally, in the event of presentations, it is necessary to state that the informed consent form has been obtained, to obtain and indicate permission from the owners for the use of scales, questionnaires, and photographs belonging to others, and to state that copyright regulations are complied with for the intellectual and artistic works used.
The Journal of Şarkiyat is committed to fulfilling its ethical duties and responsibilities in accordance with the Scientific Research and Publication Ethics Directive and the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) guidelines.
The Reviewing Process
The reviewing process begins with the submission of articles, which are then evaluated by the editors.
The Journal of Oriental Scientific Research employs a two-sided blind review process.
As the copyright of the articles submitted to reviewers for review is retained by the authors, it is not permitted for reviewers or editors to discuss, copy, disseminate or share the articles in any public forum.
At the editorial stage (prior to the reviewing process), manuscripts that do not align with the journal's scope, exhibit deficiencies in language and expression, or contain scientific inaccuracies are rejected. Additionally, manuscripts that do not adhere to the journal's publication policies are also declined.
Manuscripts that are rejected may be resubmitted for consideration if the requisite corrections are made in accordance with the requests made by the editors.
Manuscripts deemed suitable for evaluation are sent to two reviewers, who are experts in the relevant fields. The reviwers submit their evaluations via the online system.
In the event that one of the two reviwers provides a negative evaluation, the manuscript is then sent to a third reviewers.
If two of the three reviewers provide favourable recommendations, the article is published.
The period of time allotted for the reviewers to complete their evaluations is 15 days.
The reviwers are responsible for reviewing the manuscript and may:
The selection of reviewers is based on their expertise and areas of interest.
Author Obligations
It is expected that the manuscripts submitted by the authors will be original and of scientific value.
It is the responsibility of the author to ensure that all citations and quotations are accurately referenced and presented in the correct format.
It is inappropriate to include as an author any individual who has not contributed to the content of the text.
Any potential conflicts of interest should be disclosed at the time of submission.
It is the responsibility of the author to ensure that they possess the requisite rights to utilise the data and that the necessary research permissions have been obtained. It is the responsibility of the author to ensure that the studies have been approved by an ethics committee and that the necessary permissions for experimental research have been obtained. This information should be clearly stated in the text. In the absence of these conditions, the study may be rejected.
It is not permitted for an author to submit their work to more than one journal concurrently.
It is not permissible to submit a previously published study to the Journal.
Once a submission has been evaluated, it cannot be modified in any way, including the addition or removal of authors or the rearrangement of author names.
Papers should not be presented as papers in meetings, symposia or congresses.