General Rules

Research articles submitted to SRTC, written in Turkish or English, are expected to be between 4,000 – 8,000 words, and book reviews between 800 – 2,500 words. Article proposals will first undergo a preliminary evaluation to determine their compliance with the SRTC Journal's publication principles, as well as general ethical and academic standards. If deemed suitable, the article proposals will then be reviewed by two different reviewers from the field. If one review is positive and the other is negative, the article will be sent to a third reviewer for evaluation. If both reviewers' evaluations are negative, the article will be rejected without referring to a third reviewer. The journal employs a double-blind review process, ensuring the anonymity of both authors and reviewers. It is anticipated that the evaluation process for article proposals will be completed within two months, and authors will be informed about the evaluation process before this period ends. Book reviews will be evaluated by the journal boards without undergoing the peer review process.

• Works submitted for evaluation must not have been previously published elsewhere or be under review by another publication.

• The journal accepts articles written in Turkish and English.

• The title of the article must be written in both Turkish and English.

• Immediately below the title, there should be an abstract in both Turkish and English, each consisting of a maximum of 200 words.

• The abstract should include the purpose, method, findings, and conclusion of the study.

• Below the abstract, there should be 3 to 6 keywords in both Turkish and English.

Writing Rules

• Manuscripts should be prepared in MS Microsoft Word, using Times New Roman font and 1.5 line spacing, justified alignment.

• The title should be written in 12-point font, with the first letters of the words capitalized, bold, and centered.

• Subtitles should be in 12-point font, italicized, with the first letters of the words capitalized, and left-aligned.

• The main text should use 12-point font, and footnotes should use 10-point font.

• Words to be emphasized in the text should be written in italics.

• All references should be given in the text, with footnotes used only for explanations.

• Quotations should be shown in double quotation marks.

• All tables and figures used in the text should be referenced, and any important considerations for their use should be explained to the reader.

• All tables should be numbered sequentially as Table 1, Table 2, Table 3, etc. Tables to be included in the appendix should be numbered as Table A1, Table A2, Table A3, etc.

• Each table should have a title. Titles should be written in italics under the table number, with a line of space between the number and the title.

• Figures (graphs, drawings, maps, photos, etc.) should support the text and be understandable on their own.

• All figures should be numbered sequentially as Figure 1, Figure 2, Figure 3, etc.

• Each figure should have a title. Titles should be written in italics under the figure number, with a line of space between the number and the title.

• Numbers less than 10 should be written out in words.

• Equations used in the text should be numbered sequentially as Equation 1, Equation 2, Equation 3, etc., and these numbers should be referenced in the text where necessary.

• MS Word's relevant features should be used for displaying mathematical symbols and expressions.

• Sources not cited in the text should not be listed in the bibliography.

Citation Rules

In-Text Citations:

Single-author works:

(Surname, year: page number) (Surname 1, year, page number; Surname 2, year, page number) Example: (Hermann, 1990: 5) (Berenskoetter, 2014: 57; Koschut, 2017: 482; Hall, 2017: 7)

Two-author works:

(Surname 1 and Surname 2, year: page number) Example: (Aras and Görener, 2010: 83) (Oelsner and Koschut, 2014: 15)

Works with more than three authors:

(Surname 1 et al., year: page number) Example: (Bennett et al., 2003: 374)

Bibliography Rules

Book:

Surname, First Name (year). Title of the Book. Place of publication: Publisher.

Example: Bozdağlıoğlu, Yücel (2003). Turkish Foreign Policy and Turkish Identity: A Constructivist Approach. London: Routledge.

Risse, Thomas, and Katryn Sikkink (1999). The Socialization of International Human Rights Norms into Domestic Practices. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

Periodicals:

Surname, First Name (year). "Title of the Article", Name of the Journal, Volume (Issue): page numbers.

Example: Byman, Daniel L., and Kenneth M. Pollack (2001). "Let Us Now Praise Great Men: Bringing the Statesmen Back In", International Security, 25 (4): 107-146.

Gerring, John (2004). "What is a Case Study and What is it Good for?" American Political Science Review, 98 (2): 341-354.

Book Chapter:

Surname, First Name (year). "Title of the Book Chapter", Editor's first and last name (ed.), Title of the Book (page numbers). Place of publication: Publisher.

Example: Berenskoetter, Felix (2014). "Friendship, Security, and Power", Simon Koschut and Andrea Oelsner (ed.), Friendship and International Relations. New York: Palgrave Macmillan.

Internet Sources:

Surname, First Name (year). "Title of the Writing", Name of the Internet Source, Publication date, Internet address (Access date: day month year).

Example: Uzun, Meltem, and Cemal Asan 2014. "Davutoğlu ve Barzani’den Enerjide İşbirliği Vurgusu", Anadolu News Agency, 15 March. https://www.aa.com.tr/tr/turkiye/davutoglu-ve-barzaniden-enerjide-isbirligi-vurgusu/174535 (Access date: 27 November 2021).