Sinop Journal of Theology aims to publish original research articles, translations, articles, book reviews, book reviews, scientific meeting reviews in the field of theology and religious studies and to share them with the public. Submitted articles should be appropriate to the purpose and scope of the journal.

The writing language of Sinop Journal of Theology is Turkish. Articles in Turkish, English and Arabic languages can also be included in our journal.

It is requested that the articles should be maximum 9000 words and the Abstract should not exceed 300 words.

Original, unpublished manuscripts that are not in the evaluation process in another journal and whose content and submission have been approved by each author are accepted for evaluation.

Manuscripts must be prepared in accordance with the journal's writing rules.

Manuscripts should be submitted electronically via the “Submit Manuscript” tab on the journal's website.

All documents and files must be submitted as Word documents (.doc or .docx).

There is no charge for article publication in the journal and the execution of article processes. There is no processing fee or submission fee for articles submitted to the journal or accepted for publication.

Book reviews should be a maximum of 1500 words in length, and the Abstract should be 50-100 words. The bibliography should include at least one work (it can be the work being critiqued).

At the end of the article, before the bibliography, the author's note and financial support statement, if any, should be indicated.

The format features of the manuscripts submitted to the journal must comply with the following criteria:
Page Size: A4
Margins: Top: 2.5 cm; Bottom: 2 cm; Right: 2 cm; Left: 2 cm; Top Info: 1 cm; Bottom: 0.4 cm; Volume Share: 0; Volume Share Location; Left
Titling Main Title: First letters uppercase, all others lowercase; 14 pt; Indentation: Left-right 0cm; Spacing: 6nk before-after; Line spacing: Single
Abstract Title in 10 pt. Paragraph; Indent: Left-right 0cm; Spacing: before-after 6nk; Line spacing: Single; (Indentation and spacing options will not be selected).
Abstract Text: 9 pt. Paragraph; Indent: Left-right 0cm, Spacing: before-after 6nk; Line spacing: Single; (Indentation and spacing options will not be selected).
Article Text: 11 pt. Paragraph; Indent: Left 1.25 cm; Spacing: before-after 6nk; Line spacing: 1,5
Footnote: 8 pt. Paragraph; Indent: Left-right 0cm; Spacing: before-after 0nk; Line spacing: single; (Indent and spacing options will not be selected).
Font Type: Times New Roman
References: 10 pt. Paragraph; Indent: second line Left 1.25 cm; Spacing: 6nk before-after; Line spacing: single; (Indent and spacing options will not be checked).
There should be one line space between each heading and the previous text. There should be five Keywords and each word should start with a capital letter.
Authors are required to include their Institution, Faculty, Country, City, E Mail, ROR IDI, ORCID information in the files they send.

Publication Ethics Principles
Sinop Journal of Theology is a peer-reviewed journal published two (2) times a year, in June and December, and adheres to national standards of research and publication ethics. Sinop Journal of Theology is prepared in accordance with the guidelines and policies published by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) https://publicationethics.org/ as open access for ethical duties and responsibilities.
Responsibilities of Stakeholders
All parties involved in the publication process must comply with scientific research and publication ethics.
Responsibilities of the Editors
- The editors evaluate the submitted article proposals in an impartial manner, taking into account the relevance of the scope of the journal and the importance and originality of the studies. The editors take care that the published articles contribute to the reader, researcher, practitioner and scientific field and are original.
- The relationship between the editors and the publisher and journal owner is based on the principle of editorial independence.
- Editors do not share information about a submitted manuscript with anyone other than the corresponding author, referees and the editorial board.
- Editors do not have any conflict of interest regarding accepted or rejected manuscripts.
- Editors ensure that all articles accepted for publication are peer-reviewed by at least two referees who are experts in their fields.
- The editors are responsible for deciding which manuscript to publish from the manuscripts submitted to the journal based on the validity of the work in question, its importance to researchers and readers, the comments of the referees, and other legal requirements.
- Editors have the responsibility and authority to accept or reject manuscripts. It is essential that the responsibility and authority are exercised appropriately and in a timely manner.
- Editors ensure that all Advisory Board members carry out the processes in accordance with the publication policies.
- The editors organize periodic meetings with the Editorial Board for publication policies and journal development.
Responsibilities of Authors
- Authors should not include plagiarized or falsified data, and the list of footnotes and bibliography should be complete.
- They should keep the raw data of their work and submit it for editorial review if requested by the journal.
- The names of all authors who actively contributed to the research should be included.
- Those who did not actively contribute to the research should not be included among the authors, and those who contributed to the research other than authorship should be thanked for their contribution to the relevant research.
- Disclose conflicts of interest at the earliest possible stage (usually by submitting a disclosure form at the time of manuscript submission and including a statement in the manuscript).
- All authors are obliged to make editorial corrections.
Responsibilities of Reviewers
- Reviewers should be impartial in their assessment.
- Reviewers should not have any conflict of interest with the research, the authors and/or the research funders.
- Reviewers are expected not to give only yes or no answers, but to elaborate on negative opinions and give reasons for them.
- Reviewers are expected to make a text-centered evaluation only. It is important that they do not use expressions that may damage the reputation and personal rights of the author/authors.
- Reviewers should indicate the works published but not cited related to the research.
- Reviewers should keep the manuscripts they check confidential.
i is to present it as one's own work in whole or in part without citing the owners in accordance with scientific rules.
Sinop Journal of Theology scans all submitted manuscripts with intihal.net to prevent plagiarism. The similarity rate is expected to be less than 15%. If the similarity rate of the scanned article is above the specified level, the article is rejected by the Editorial Board without going through the referee process. The plagiarism report of the rejected article is also shared with the author. The rejected article will not be re-evaluated in any way. Research articles are accepted to the referee process; translation and book introduction articles are reviewed by the editorial board. Sinop Journal of Theology is based on ISNAD 2nd Edition for citations and references.

Our journal does not charge any fee to the authors for the article evaluation and publication process. Authors are also not paid any fee.