Academic impartiality and scientific quality are important criteria in the evaluation of articles submitted for publication. Therefore, the recommendations of the ICMJE (International Committee of Medical Journal Editors) and the International Standards for Editors and Authors of COPE (Committee on Publication Ethics) should be taken into account in scientific articles submitted to the JSCR.

General Information
• Journal of Social and Cultural Research (JSCR) is an international peer-reviewed journal that publishes high-quality articles on social sciences.
• JSCR is a journal published twice a year in June and December.
• One article per year of each author is published.
• The language of the articles can be Turkish or English.
• The percentage of similarity in articles should be less than 20% excluding references.
• Article applications are not accepted via e-mail.
• The referee process is not initiated for articles that do not comply with the writing rules of the journal, without footnotes, bibliography, preface or abstract. The Editorial Board may take a decision for special cases. 
• Ethics committee approval must be obtained for all studies on clinical and experimental humans.
• Manuscripts to be published must be sent via the “Submit Article” page.

Do not forget to use the template below while preparing your article!!!

Article writing templates:

Click here for the article writing template written in English.
Click for the book review template.

Click for sample reference illustrations.
 

NOTE: If any editor sends an article to the JSRC, the editor's access to the editorial panel is prevented. The editor follows all processes as a writer. After the process is completed, the editorial authority is given to him again.

APA 7 citation system must be used in the articles.
Articles to be sent to our journal should be submitted with the user account opened through DergiPark.
Research articles and reviews of scientific books are published in English.
Articles should have an introduction at the beginning and a conclusion at the end.
Articles should not exceed 30 pages and 10 thousand words, including all tables, figures, references (bibliography) and appendices.
Articles should be prepared in A4 paper size, using Cambria font in MS Word program.
Main headings and sub-headings should be arranged in 11 point bold.
The text should be written in 11 pt. 6 nk paragraphs and single line spacing.
At the beginning of the articles, there should be English abstracts.
Abstracts should be between 200-250 words and include the purpose, scope, method and short results of the article.
Abstracts should be written in 9 font size, 0 pt paragraphs and single line spacing.
Minimum 3 and maximum 5 English keywords should be written under the abstracts.
The introduction part should include the purpose, scope, method and research design of the study as an expanded version of the abstract.
https://publicationethics.org/guidance/guideline/retraction-guidelines

Required files to be uploaded when submitting an article:
1- Full Text File of the article prepared by taking into account the spelling rules (There should be no information about the authors. This file will be sent to the referees in accordance with the double blind refereeing policy).
2- Title page with the information of the authors and information such as congress, publication produced from thesis, if any.
3- Copyright Agreement and Author Acceptance Form

Non-essential files that must be uploaded when submitting an article:
1- It is recommended to upload a plagiarism report to the system.
2- If necessary for the study, the approved version of the Ethics Committee Permit must be uploaded to the system. In addition, this approval (name of the board, date and number) should be stated in the "Article Information Form" at the end of the study and in the method section. Ethics committee permission is requested for all kinds of research conducted with qualitative or quantitative approaches that require data collection from the participants by using survey, interview, focus group work, observation, experiment, and interview techniques, regardless of when the study was conducted.