Takvim-i Vekayi

Takvim- i Vekayi aims to get together academic world and public with the current scientific developments while to honor to the memories of the first official newspaper of the Turkish press.

Within the scope of Takvim-i Vekayi research articles, letters to the editor, book reviews are published. Under the main aim of the journal, papers should be written in several subjects are given below:

• Social Sciences
• Popular Sciences
• History
• Politics
• Education
• Blog posts and etc.

Languages:
• The journal of Takvim-i Vekayi accepts studies which has been written both Turkish and English. An English version of title, abstract and keywords must be added to the studies written in Turkish. And also a Turkish version of title, abstract and keywords must be added to the studies written in English.

Page Layout:
• The standard order is 2,5 cm from right and left; Times New Roman 12 and double shifts should be used.
• The authors should use the front page to identify their affiliations and titles.

Limitations:
• Articles should not exceed 8000 words and book reviews should not exceed 1500 words.
• Abstract should be limited maximum 300 words while the keywords max 5.

References:
• APA 6.0 version should be used.

Tables and figures
• All tables and figures should be numerated and should not be used without references.
• Table and graphs must be fitted to the page.

Download Copyright Form (Telif Hakkı Formu)

Takvim-i Vekayi adopts the ethical principles determined by the International Publication Ethics Commission (COPE) and implements a publication policy in accordance with the principles of COPE.

Editorial Process:
• The manuscripts submitted to the journal are reviewed by the editor in chief in terms of conformity with the format requirements within a week and are directly sent to the field editor who will manage the referee process of the work.
• The editor of the field assigned to the study is obliged to send the work to two referees who are experts in their field and to establish a dialogue between the referee and the author.
• Editor has the right to check whether the requested revisions have been made in the study in addition to the referee decisions.

Peer-review Process:
• Studies that qualify as research or review articles are sent to two different referees who are experts in their field in line with the requirements of the blind review system.
• Experts appointed as referees to review the work are given a week to accept invitation or refuse. Referees are required to submit their assessment reports regarding the work within one month.
• The publication of a study requires the approval of two different referees.
• Major/minor revision requests from the referees should be completed by the author within 15 days and sent to the editor of the study. Otherwise, the publication process of the work may be terminated by the editor.

Authorship Process:
• During the review of the study, editors of the journal contact only with the "corresponding author".
• Corresponding author is obliged to inform other contributors about necessary revision requests.
• The author is obliged to fill in the Cover Page, to sign the Copyright Agreement and to send them all.
• In the event of any changes in the titles, institution and contact information of the authors, the Corresponding Author must notify these changes before the study is edited for publication.

Publication Policy:
• Takvim-i Vekayi is published twice a year.
• The journal does not charge any fees from its authors and does not pay any fees to referees.
• The journal admits open access policy.
• Studies submitted to the journal be checked in terms of the originality through internationally valid plagiarism programs.