SPELLING RULES AND AUTHOR'S GUIDE
Article Preparation
Language: Turkish, English
The language of the journal is Turkish and English. In addition, articles can also be submitted in German and Russian. The submitted article must comply with grammatical rules and relevant scientific literature.
Article Types: Selçuk University Journal of Studies in Turcology mainly publishes original research articles that have not been published elsewhere before. In addition to research articles, translation articles, review articles, text editions, publication reviews, news, necrology and research notes can also be included.
Article Format: A4 Vertical, Margins (Normal) (3 cm on all four sides [right-left-top-bottom])
Image Format: A4 Vertical, Margins (Normal) (3 cm on all four sides [right-left-top-bottom])
Citation Style: Articles should be prepared according to APA 6 Citation System, in-text references (citations) and bibliography should be based on APA 6th version.
Author Change: Author changes are only processed before the article is accepted. Authors should carefully review the list and order of authors before submitting their articles. It cannot be proposed to change the author responsibilities (such as adding an author, changing the author order, removing an author) of a study of which the evaluation process has started.
Spelling Rules
Page Layout: A4 Vertical, Page Margins (Normal) (all around [right-left-top-bottom] 3 cm)
Articles to be submitted for publication in Selçuk University Journal of Studies in Turcology must be a maximum of 10,000 words.
Typeface: Palatino Linotype, the main headings should be written in 11-point font and the text should be written in 10-point font.
Title
Each article must have a Turkish and English title. The title of the work should clearly reflect the content and be comprehensive.
• Main headings: All capital letters should be written in bold and should not exceed 15 words.
• Headings: The first letter of each word should be capitalized, all in bold, and a paragraph indentation should be placed at the end of the heading.
• Sub-headings: The first letter of the first word of the title should be capitalized, the first letter of the next word(s) should be written in lowercase, all in bold, and the article should be continued on the same line by placing a colon (overlapping) at the end of the title.
Author Name(s) and Address(es)
The author's name should be under the title of the article. The author's surname should be written in capital letters. The author's title, institution, e-mail address and ORCID number must be indicated in the footnote.
The first submission file must not contain the imprint information of the author(s) or any information that would reveal the author(s). Author(s) must add their imprint information in the revision version after the evaluation process is completed.
Abstract
It should clearly and concisely reflect the purpose, scope, method, results, highlights, and original value of the study. The number of words should be at least one hundred (100) and at most two hundred (200).
Keywords
At least 3 and at most 8 keywords that reflect the integrity of the study should be determined.
Introduction
The basis of the research subject, summary information about the parts of the study, its equivalent in the scientific literature, the importance of the research, research problem and objectives should be detailed in the introduction part.
Methodology
The type of study, research group, data collection tools, validity and reliability, data collection techniques, data analysis, limitations, ethics committee approval, if necessary, should be detailed in the method section.
Findings
The findings obtained in the research; It should be explained with relevant tables, figures, graphics, or pictures in a way that supports the purpose and problem of the study and maintains its integrity.
Discussion *
In the light of the importance of the research, the findings should be discussed with the literature and the author's comments.
Conclusion *
In the conclusion part, the main ideas that emerged in the light of the discussions should be explained.
Recommendations *
Suggestions should be made in accordance with the discussion and conclusion of the study. It should also include suggestions for future studies and applications in the field that will contribute to the literature.
Acknowledgements **
Acknowledgments should be given to individuals or institutions that made small contributions to the research.
Extended Abstract in English
In the article, after the conclusion part of the study, approximately 5-15% of the text of the article should contain an Extended Abstract in English. The extended summary should contain information about the purpose, problem, method, findings, and conclusions of the research, as in the "summary". The information given should be expressed a little more broadly than the “summary”. It should not contain any findings or results that are not included in the research text. Articles written in English do not need a Summary. The extended abstract should be submitted after the "publishable" decision has been made for the article. It does not need to be sent on the first submission.
Bibliography
Bibliography should be prepared in accordance with the citation guidelines found in the Sixth Edition of the APA. In-text references and references should be given in accordance with the language of the full text. For the full text in Turkish, the principles and procedures of citing references in Turkish, and the procedures and principles of citing references in English for the full text in English should be considered.
Font family should be Palatino Linotype and line spacing should be 3 pt. The indent should be 1 cm.
Appendices **
Additional tables, figures, graphics, and pictures should be given on a new page after the bibliography. Each supplement should be classified and titled separately such as Annex 1, Annex 2 etc.
* Discussion, Conclusion and Suggestions can be collected under a single title by the authors, or they can be given separately.
** In case of Acknowledgments and Additional information, these titles should be given as the main headings such as Introduction, Method.
Tables and Figures
Table and Figure title and text properties should be given considering the structure in the examples in the template. 12-point space should be given before and after the tables and figures.
Table titles and text should be written in 10-point font.
Table and Number should be written in bold.
Example: Table 1. Title of the Table
If the figure is in a graphic and editable format, the title and inset should be written in 10 points.
Figure and Number should be written in bold.
Example: Figure 1. Title of the Figure
If the figures contain a picture or a non-editable image, they must be imported into Word at 300 DPI resolution and the original figure must be uploaded with the Upload Additional File option in the fourth step of the Article Submission steps.
Footnote
Footnotes are used only for mandatory explanations and are given automatically with the "FOOTNOTE" command. References here should also be arranged in parentheses with the surname of the author, publication year and page number of the work.
Example: (Kaya, 2000, s. 15)
Citations
Quotations made one-to-one in the article should be given in quotation marks, and the source should be indicated in parentheses at the end of the quotation. Quotations less than five lines/forty words should be italicized between sentences, and quotations longer than five lines/forty words should be italicized within 1 cm from the right and left of the page. References should only be cited in parentheses at the end of non-literal citations.
Citation and Bibliography
In-text citations (quotation) and bibliography are based on the Sixth Edition of the APA.
A. In-Text References (Citations)
• Citations should be given immediately after the relevant part, in parentheses, with the surname of the author, the year of publication of the work/study, and the page number, using a comma “,” in between. The dot mark indicating the completion of the sentence should be placed after the parenthesis.
• Footnotes should not be used to cite in-text, but to supplement or expand on important information given in the text.
In-text references use the author-date style; in other words, the surname of the author followed by the publication date of the work is given at the appropriate point in the text.
A.1. Single Author, Single Work
• The surname of the author, publication year of the text and page number are given immediately after the relevant part to be referred in the text. The page number is indicated by the abbreviation of “s.” for Turkish articles, and “p.” for English articles.
Example: Emek süreci, çalışanın zihninde oluşan bu tasarı ve tasarının somut bir çabaya dönüşmesinden ibarettir (Marx, 1999, s. 27).
• If the author's name is in the relevant sentence, it is sufficient to indicate the date and page in parentheses.
Example: Altbach (2001, s. 11), dünyada birçok yükseköğretim sisteminin…
Example: Altbach, dünyada birçok yükseköğretim sisteminin…ifade etmektedir (2001, s. 11).
• If the author and publication year are indicated in the sentence, the author and the date are not given in parentheses.
Example: Konuyla ilgili olarak Üçok’un 2004 yılında gerçekleştirmiş olduğu çalışma örnek gösterilebilir.
• If a reference will be made to the entire work, the surname of the author and the year of publication are written in parentheses.
Example: Aile bireyleri, komşular veya etnik gruplar gibi benzer durumlardaki insanlar arasındaki güçlü bağların oluşturduğu sosyal sermayedir (Harper, 2002).
• If there will be a second reference to the same work in a paragraph, it is sufficient to give the surname of the author in the second reference, there is no need to add the year of publication.
Example: Frederick W. Taylor (1997), bilimsel yönetimin temelinde, işçi ve yönetimin çıkarlarının bütünleştirilmesi olduğunu savunmaktadır… Taylor, işçilerin ellerinde tuttukları işe ilişkin bilgiyi işveren ile paylaşmayarak bu bilgiyi işten ‘kaytarmanın’ bir aracı olarak kullanabildiklerini savunmaktadır.
• If the referenced source consists of volumes, the volume number is written before the page number and indicated with the abbreviation "C." in Turkish articles. In English articles, the abbreviation “Vol.” is used for the volume.
Example: (Okay, 1990, C. 2, s. 30)
A.2. Works with Two or More Authors
• For a work with two authors, the surnames of both authors should be included in each reference. While the last names of the authors are connected with the conjunction "and" in the sentence, the "&" sign is used in the parenthesis.
Example: Şafak ve Öz (2003, s. 15) bu konuda…
Example: (Şafak & Öz, 2003, s. 15)
• When citing studies with three, four or five authors, the surnames of all authors are written only in the first reference. For subsequent references, the abbreviation “vd.” is used after the surname of the first author in Turkish texts. In English texts, the abbreviation "et al." is used after the surname of the first author.
Example: First reference in a paragraph: Ercan, Bakırlı, Selçuk ve diğerleri (2013, s. 25) bu yaklaşımı sergileyen çalışmaların…
• Second and subsequent references in a paragraph: Ercan vd./et al. (2013, s. 25) bu yaklaşımı sergileyen çalışmaların…
Example: First reference in parentheses: (Üçok, Vardar & Aksan, 2004, s. 20)
Second and subsequent references in parentheses: (Üçok vd., 2004, s. 20)
• When citing works with six or more authors, only the surname of the first author is indicated.
Example: In a sentence: Şener ve diğerleri (2000, s. 50)
In a parenthesis: (Şencan vd., 2000, s. 50)
• When referring to two different authors whose surnames and first letters are the same, the names and surnames of the authors are written without abbreviation.
Example: (Gözde Doğan, 1996)
(Güleda Doğan, 2010)
A.3. Works Written by Legal Entity Authors
• If a work belongs to a legal entity (government institutions, organizations, associations, working groups, etc.), the name information should be written in a clear and understandable way. The legal entity name may be shortened in some cases. If the legal entity name is long and has a well-known abbreviation, both the full name and the abbreviation are used in the first reference, only the abbreviation is used in subsequent references. If the legal entity name is short and cannot be easily understood by everyone when abbreviated, it is written without abbreviation wherever it is used.
Example: First reference in a paragraph: Türkiye Bilimsel ve Teknik Araştırma Kurumu (TÜBİTAK, 2015)…
Second and subsequent references in a paragraph: TÜBİTAK (2015)…
Example: First reference in parentheses: (Türk Dil Kurumu [TDK], 2012, s. 38)
Second and subsequent references in parentheses: (TDK, 2012, s. 38).
A.4. Works with An Unknown Author
• If there is no author or legal entity name in a work, the first few words in the author field (usually from the title) and the year are used when citing. In the submissions, the title of the article, the title of the section or the name of the web page is in quotation marks; The title of a book, magazine, brochure, or report is written in italics.
Example: (“Osmanlı Döneminde Kahve”, 2000, s. 18)
(Yenilenebilir Enerji İmkânları, 2000)
A.5. Works of Different Authors with Same Surnames
• If there is more than one author with the same surname in the bibliography, the first letter of the author's surname is shortened and used in all references, whether the study was done in the same year or in a different year.
Example: (A. Demir, 2003, s. 46)… (H. Demir, 2003, s. 27)
A.6. Referencing Multiple Works
• If more than one work is to be cited in the same parenthesis, they should be in alphabetical order according to the surnames of the authors and separated with semicolons.
Example: (Gökyay, 1982, s. 120; Okay, 1990, s. 28; Tuna, 2000, s. 40)
• If a reference is to be made to different works of an author, a sequence is followed from the oldest to the newest publication year, and the author's surname is written once at the beginning of the reference.
Example: (Kılıç, 2000, 2002, 2004)
• The works of an author in the same year are distinguished by adding letters such as a, b, c… after the year.
Example: (İlhan, 2003a, s. 25)… (İlhan, 2003b, s. 58)
A.7. Quoting or Citing Sources (Secondary Sources)
• It is essential to reach primary sources in studies, but if they could not be reached due to some difficulties, the quoted or cited source is indicated in the reference.
Example: Köprülü’nün çalışmasında (cited by Çobanoğlu, 2004)…
A.8. Referencing a Specific Part of a Work
• When referring to a certain part of a source, the section, page, table, and figure number of the item is specified. While declaring the sources in this way; the abbreviation of “p.” is used for page and pages, the abbreviation of “chpt.” is used for chapter and the abbreviation of “para.” is used for paragraph.
Example: (Öztürk, 2011, s. 45), (Öztürk, 2012, Böl. 3), (Öztürk, 2012, Tablo 2), (Öztürk, 2019, para. 2),
• If reference is made to consecutive pages in a work, a hyphen (-) is used between page numbers, and a comma (,) is used when referring to different pages. The abbreviation of “pp.” is used to indicate the page range in English articles.
Example: Bu sayede hem bireylerin hem de grupların verimliliği artmaktadır (Putnam, 2000, s. 16-19)
Example: Buna karşılık, salep ise çoğunlukla bir fakir içeceği idi ve ayrıca askerlerin beslenmesi için kullanıldı (Işın, 2014, s. 23, 24, 30).
A.9. Personal Communication
• Information based on personal conversations by e-mail, telephone, face-to-face or other formats are shown in the text, but not in the bibliography.
Example: (M. Doğan, personal communication, 1 Aralık 2001)
A.10. Verses and Hadiths
• Sura numbers and verse numbers are given in order while the verses are referenced.
Example: (Kur’an-ı Kerim 5: 3-4)
• Hadiths should be cited according to the Concordance method.
Example: (Buhari, Es-Sahih, İman 1)
A.11. Laws and Regulations
• The name of the law or regulation and the year it was adopted are given in parentheses.
Example: (İlköğretim ve Eğitim Kanunu, 1961)
• If the name of the law or regulation is too long, abbreviation can be used.
Example: Kanunun adı: İnternet Ortamında Yapılan Yayınların Düzenlenmesi ve Bu Yayınlar Yoluyla İşlenen Suçlarla Mücadele Edilmesi Hakkında Kanun
References in a sentence: (İnternet Ortamında Yapılan, 2007)
A.12. Manuscripts
• When citing a manuscript, abbreviation of auth. should be placed after the author's name. Catalog number and leaf/page number should be specified. Full citation should be shown in the bibliography.
Example: (Ahmedî, yz. 1410, 7b)
• If the author of the manuscript is unknown, the name of the work and the catalog number in the library where it is located should be written.
Example: (Mecmua-i Eş’ar, yz. 13400, 5a)
A.13. Archival Documents
• When citing archival documents, the abbreviation in the text should be as in the example, and its explanation should be given in the bibliography.
Example: (BCA, Mühimme 15: 25)
A.14. Printed Sources with No Publication Year
• If there is no publication date in a printed source, abbreviation of “t.y.” is used to indicate it in Turkish articles. The abbreviation of “n.d.” is used to indicate it in English articles.
Example: (Akdoğan, t.y., s. 25)
A.15. Referencing in the Comments in Parentheses
• If a reference is required during a statement to be made in parentheses, a comma should be used for the date, not square brackets.
Example: (Bu konuda daha ayrıntılı bilgi için bk. Doğan, 2010)
B. Bibliography
• All sources used in the article should be included in the "References", even if they are related to the subject of the article, documents, and works that are not mentioned in the article should not be included in the bibliography.
• References should be given at the end of the main text in alphabetical order according to the surnames of the authors. For those written before the Surname Law of 1934, the name of the author should be taken as a basis, no abbreviations should be made.
• References must be written in the Latin alphabet.
B.1. Books, Advising Resources, and Book Chapters
• In the writing of book titles, only the first words of the title and sub-titles and proper names, if any, should be written in capital letters. Book titles are written in italics. The word "Publications" in publisher names can be abbreviated as "Pub.".
B.1.1. Books with Single Author
• The Surname of the Author, the First Letter of the Author’s Name. (Year of Publication). The Title of the Book (Italics). The City Where the Book Was Published: Publisher.
Example: Pala, İ. (2006). Kırk güzeller çeşmesi. İstanbul: Kapı Yay.
B.1.2. Books with Two Authors
• In books with two authors, the & sign is used between the surnames and names of the author.
Example: Şentürk, A. A. & Kartal, A. (2011). Eski Türk edebiyatı tarihi. İstanbul: Dergâh Yay.
B.1.3. Books with Three or More Authors
• If the number of authors is seven or less, all author names are given in the bibliography.
Example: Akyüz, K., Beken, S., Yüksel, S. & Cunbur, M. (2000). Fuzulî dîvânı. Ankara: Akçağ Yay.
• If the number of authors is eight or more, three dots (…) are placed by giving the information of the first six authors, then this section is closed by giving the information of the last author.
• Author, A., Author, B., Author, C., Author, D., Author, E., Author, F., … Author, H. (Year of Publication). The Title of the Book (Italics). The City Where the Book Was Published: Publisher.
B.1.4. Books by an Author Published in the Same Year
• The letters “a, b, c…” are used to distinguish the works of an author published in the same year.
Example: Süreyya, C. (1991a). Şapkam dolu çiçekle. İstanbul: Yön Yay.
• Süreyya, C. (1991b). Üstü kalsın. İstanbul: Broy Yay.
B.1.5. Books Written by Legal Entities
• In the author part, the name of the legal entity is written without abbreviation. If the publisher (publishing house) and the author are the same, “Yazar” for Turkish and “Author” for English should be written instead of the publisher.
Example: Türk Dil Kurumu. (2012). Yazım kılavuzu. Ankara: Yazar.
B.1.6. Book with an Editor
• When the title of a book with an editor is written in the bibliography, the names of the editors are included in the author section and “Ed.” in parentheses after the last editor's name. abbreviation is used. If the person who prepared the publication is to be specified instead of the editor information, “Prep.” abbreviation can be used.
Example: Kaynar, M. K. (Ed.). (2015). Türkiye’nin 1950’li yılları. İstanbul: İletişim Yay.
• If there is a reference to a chapter in a book with an editor, when showing it in the bibliography, the name of the editor is given after the title of the relevant chapter, not the author. The section title is not italicized.
• The Surname of the Author, First letter of Author’s Name. (Year of Publication). The Title of the Book Chapter. First letter of Editor’s Name and Surname of the Editor & First letter of Editor’s Name and Surname of the Second Editor (Ed.), in The Title of the Book (page range). The City Where the Book Was Published: Publisher.
Example: Yücel, C. & Gülveren, H. (2006). Sınıfta öğrencilerin motivasyonu. M. Şişman & S. Turan (Ed.), Sınıf yönetimi içinde (s. 74-88). Ankara: Pegema Yay.
B.1.7. Translated Books
• If a translation of a book from any foreign language into Turkish is to be cited, the name of the translator is indicated after the title of the book and then the abbreviation “Çev.” is used. For articles in English, the abbreviation “Trans.” is used.
Example: Payot, J. (2019). İrade terbiyesi (H. Alp, Çev.). İstanbul: Ediz Yayınevi.
B.1.8. Encyclopedia Articles
• The Surname of the Author, First letter of Author’s Name. (Year of Publication). The Title of the Article. The Name of the Encyclopedia (Number of Volume, page range). The City Where the Encyclopedia Was Published: Publisher.
Example: İpekten, H. (1991). Azmî-zâde Mustafa Hâletî. İslâm ansiklopedisi (C. 4, s. 348-349). İstanbul: Türkiye Diyanet Vakfı Yay.
B.1.9. Books Without Author Name
• The name of the book is written in the author section in italics.
Example: Türk Dili ve Edebiyatı Ansiklopedisi (1977). İstanbul: Dergâh Yay.
B.1.10. Specifying the Volume and Edition Numbers of Books
• If the book consists of volumes, the volume number is indicated with the abbreviation “V.” in parentheses after the book name. If the edition is to be specified, the abbreviation “ed.” is used after the publisher.
Example: Kabaklı, A. (1992). Türk edebiyatı (C. 1-5). İstanbul: Türk Edebiyatı Vakfı Yay.
Devellioğlu, F. (2002). Osmanlıca-Türkçe ansiklopedik lûgat (19. bs.). Ankara: Aydın Kitabevi Yay.
Note: If the publisher is a university and the name of the university includes the city name, there is no need to write the place of publication.
Example: Aybar, S. (2014). Hareket ve reji sanatı: Bir yöntem - bir oyun. Ankara Üniversitesi Yay.
Note: If there are two different authors in the bibliography with the same surname and first letter, the names of the authors should be given in square brackets in the bibliography.
Example: Doğan, G. [Gözde]. (1996)… Doğan, G. [Güleda]. (2010)…
C. Periodicals
• Includes regularly published scientific journals, popular magazines, and newspapers. The rules in writing the bibliography are valid in matters related to the number of authors. The general bibliography order for periodicals is as follows:
• The Surname of the Author, A., The Surname of the Author, B. & The Surname of the Author, C. (Year of Publication). The Title of Article. The Name of Journal, (If there is) Number of Volume (The Issue Number), page range. (If there is) DOI Number.
C.1. Journal Articles
• If the journal is published in volumes;
Example: Yıldız, H. (2019). Eski Türkçe ile Yakutçanın karşılaştırmalı söz varlığı: Ünlüyle başlayan sözcükler. İstanbul Üniversitesi Edebiyat Fakültesi Türk Dili ve Edebiyatı Dergisi, 59(1), 233-254. doi: 10.26650/TUDED2019-0010.
• If there is no volume number;
Example: Çaksu, A. (2019). Bir siyasî içecek olarak Türk kahvesi. Selçuk Üniversitesi Edebiyat Fakültesi Dergisi, 41, 369-386. doi: 10.21497/sefad.586654.
• If an article without a DOI number has been accessed via the internet, the URL of the web page where the work is located should be given.
Example: Çelik, B. (2019). 16. Yüzyıl şairlerinden Fakîrî ve şiirleri. Eski Türk Edebiyatı Araştırmaları Dergisi, 2(2), 787-844. Access Address: https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/pub/estad/issue/48330/593485.
• If the content offered online is thought to be subject to change, the date of access to the website should be specified after the URL address of the article.
Example: Tunca, A. & Durmuş, E. (2019). Büyükannelerin torun büyütme yaşantılarının incelenmesi. Selçuk Üniversitesi Edebiyat Fakültesi Dergisi, 41, 209-226. http://sefad.selcuk.edu.tr/sefad/article/view/969. Date of Access: 18.12.2019.
• While citing popular magazine articles, the month information is also included after the publication year. If these articles were accessed via the internet, the access address should also be written.
Example: Çelik Sezer, İ. (2020, Şubat). Avustralya’daki orman yangınlarında son durum. Bilim ve Teknik, 627, 16-17.
C.2. Newspaper Articles
• While giving the page numbers of the newspaper articles in the bibliography, “p.” abbreviation is used. Newspaper names are written in italics.
Example: Toker, Ç. (2015, 26 Haziran). Unutma notları. Cumhuriyet, s. 13.
• If the newspaper article is accessed via the internet, the URL address of the relevant web page should be given.
D. Theses
D.1. Theses in an Institutional Database
• Theses accessed from the Turkish Council of Higher Education Theses Database should be cited as in the example.
D.2. Unpublished Theses
• The Surname of the Author, First letter of Author’s Name. (Year). The Title of Thesis (Unpublished Master’s Thesis/PhD Thesis). The Name of the University, The Location of University.
Example: Onat, E. (1987). Çift serili korelasyon üzerinde bir inceleme (Unpublished Master’s Thesis). Hacettepe Üniversitesi, Ankara.
D.3. Theses Accessed from Personal Web Pages
E. Symposium Proceedings and Congress Proceedings
E.1. Published Proceedings
• The Surname of Author, First letter of Author’s Name. (Year of Publication). The Name of Proceeding. The First letter of Editor/Redactor’s Name, The Surname of Editor/Redactor (Ed./Prep.), in the Name of the Publication (Page Range). The City Where the Work Was Published: Publisher.
Example: Bilkan, A. F. (2007). Amasya’nın Osmanlı dönemi kültür hayatındaki yeri ve önemi. Y. Bayram (Haz.), I. Amasya Araştırmaları Sempozyumu Bildirileri içinde (s. 611-620). Amasya: Hilal Yay.
E.2. Unpublished Proceedings
• The Surname of Author, First letter of Author’s Name. (Date). The Name of Proceeding. Event Name, The City Where the Event Was Held.
Example: Köklü, N. (1996). Üniversite öğrencilerinin istatistik kaygı puanlarına etki eden faktörler. Devlet İstatistik Enstitüsü Araştırma Sempozyumu, Ankara.
F. Electronic Sources
F.1. E-books
• The Surname of Author, First letter of Author’s Name. (Year of Publication): The Title of E-book. Access Address.
Example: Ayçiçeği, B. (2018). Behiştî Ahmed’in İskender-nâmesi (İnceleme-Metin). Access Address: https://ekitap.ktb.gov.tr/TR-206269/behisti-ahmed-iskender-name.html.
• If the publication year of the book is unknown, the abbreviation of “t.y.” is used in Turkish texts and the date of access to the site is written. In English texts, the abbreviation of "n.d." is used and the date of access to the site is written.
Example: Akdoğan, Y. (t.y.). Ahmedî Dîvân. http://ekitap.kulturturizm.gov.tr/TR,78357/ahmedi-divani.html. Date of Access: 22.12.2015.
F.2. Citations From Websites
• While the citations from the websites are specified in the bibliography, if the author and publication date are known, the access address to the site is written, there is no need to write the access date.
Example: Aydınoğlu, İ. (2020, 10 Şubat). Evinizde sevgi ve içtenlik dolu bir yaşam oluşturunuz. Erişim adresi: https://hthayat.haberturk.com/evinizde-sevgi-ve-ictenlik-dolu-bir-yasam-olusturunuz-1073174.
• If the author is known, but the date is not known, “n.d.” abbreviation is used and the date of access to the site is written.
Example: Razon, N. (t.y.). Gencin meslek seçimini etkileyen faktörler. https://www.ekipnormarazon.com/makalelerimiz/meslek-secimi/gencin-meslek-secimini-etkileyen-faktorler/. Date of Access: 13.03.2020.
• If there is no author information, the title of the article is written in the author section and the date of access to the site is included.
Example: Çocuk ve gençlerde madde bağımlılığı. (t.y.). https://npistanbul.com/amatem/cocuk-ve-genclerde-madde-bagimliligi. Date of Access: 13.02.2020.
G. Laws and Regulations
• The Name of the Legislation. (Year, Day, and Month). T.C. Resmî Gazete (Number: …). The Accessing Address.
H. Manuscripts and Printed Works
• The Name of the Author. The Name of the Work. The Name of The Library. Collection, Catalogue Number, Foil Spacing/Page Spacing.
Example: Âsım. Zeyl-i zübdetü'l-eş‘âr. Millet Kütüphanesi. Ali Emirî Efendi Koleksiyonu, 132, 1b-45a.
• For printed works, the name of the printing house where the work was printed is written instead of the publisher.
Example: Ebüzziya Tevfik (1306). Lûgat-ı Ebüzziya. İstanbul: Ebüzziya Matbaası.
I. Archival Documents
• Name of the Archive. Name of the Document (Number of the Document).
Example: BAO (Başbakanlık Osmanlı Arşivi). Name-i Hümayun Defteri (10).
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In the preparation of this guide on citation and bibliography writing, the book named APA 6 Rules for Citation, Table and Figure Creation Guide in Scientific Publications (Şencan & Doğan, 2017) and Çukurova University Institute of Social Sciences Thesis Writing Guide (2015) were used. These two sources should be consulted for matters that are not written or are not mentioned in this guide.
Final Checklist
During the application process, authors need to check that their submission complies with all the items in the list below.
• The submitted article has not been previously published and has not been submitted for evaluation to any journal for publication.
• The submission file is in OpenOffice, Microsoft Word, RTF or WordPerfect document file format.
• The text is single-line, 10-point font, italicised instead of underlined (with valid URL addresses) and all figures, illustrations and tables are placed at appropriate points in the text at the end of the page. (For printing, please send good quality copies of the illustrations as an attachment file. If the size of the file sent is too large, the system may not receive it. In such cases, you can divide the text and send the other parts as additional files one by one).
• The article has been "spell checked" and "grammar checked".
• All references mentioned in the bibliography are cited in the text.
Submit Article
The account of the corresponding author of the study should be used in the submissions. All correspondence regarding the application is sent to the corresponding author by e-mail sent through the journal system.
While uploading the manuscript file, it should be ensured that this file does not contain any elements that will decipher the identity of the author due to the double-blind review process.
Files You Need to Upload Separately:
1) Full Text of the Article
2) Open Access Permission Form
3) Conflict of Interest Form
During submission, the following commitment is obtained from the author electronically:
1. I am authorised / I have been authorised by the co-authors to submit this work to your journal.
2. The article is original, has not been formally published in another peer-reviewed journal, is not under review by another journal, and does not infringe any existing copyright or other third-party rights.
3. If the article is accepted for editorial publication, I/we agree that it will be licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0) licence.
4. The copyright and intellectual property rights of the author(s) or the author(s)'s employer, if any, are reserved. The author(s) undertake(s) that the publisher is not responsible for any claims or lawsuits to be filed by third parties due to copyright infringement, and that all responsibility belongs to them.
5. The author(s) undertake(s) that there are no criminal offences or illegal expressions in the article, and that no illegal materials and methods were used during the research.
Author's Guide
Duties and Responsibilities of Authors
The author(s) submitting articles to Selçuk University Journal of Studies in Turcology are expected to comply with the following responsibilities:
Authenticity
The articles submitted by the author(s) are expected to be original. In case the author(s) utilise other works or use other works, they are required to cite and/or quote them completely and accurately.
Article Writing
The original research paper should deal with the topic in an original and objective way.
Authorship and Contribution
All those who made significant contributions to the conception, design, conduct or interpretation of the study should be listed as co-authors. If there are minor contributors, they should be acknowledged in the acknowledgements section. The corresponding author should ensure that all co-authors have seen and approved the final version of the article and agree to its submission for publication. Authors take joint responsibility for the work. Individuals who did not contribute intellectually to the content of the work should not be listed as authors.
Conflict of Interest
All articles submitted for publication must disclose any situations and relationships that may constitute a conflict of interest, if any.
Data Access and Preservation
The author(s) may be asked for raw data on their articles within the framework of the evaluation processes, in such a case, the author(s) should be ready to provide the expected data and information to the editorial team and the editorial board.
Publication of Studies Based on Surveys and Interviews
The author(s) must have a document showing that they have the rights to use the data used, the necessary permissions related to the research/analyses, or that the consent of the experimental subjects has been obtained. Ethics committee approval must be obtained for research in all disciplines that require ethics committee approval, and this approval must be stated and documented in the article. In researches requiring ethics committee approval, information about the approval (name of the committee, date and number) should be included in the method section, as well as on one of the first/last pages of the article; in case reports, information on the signing of the informed consent form should be included in the article.
Error Reporting
In the case that the author(s) becomes aware of an inaccuracy or error in the published, early view or under review article, the author(s) has the obligation to inform the journal editor or the publisher and to co-operate with the editor in the correction or withdrawal of the article.
Multiple and Simultaneous Publication
Authors cannot have their work in the submission process of more than one journal at the same time. Each application can be started after the completion of the previous application. The work published in another journal cannot be submitted to Selçuk University Journal of Studies in Turcology.
Author Change Requests
Author changes are only processed before the article is accepted. Authors should carefully review the list and order of authors before submitting their articles. It cannot be proposed to change the author responsibilities (such as adding an author, changing the author order, removing an author) of a study of which evaluation process has started.
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