Volume: 7 Issue: 2 , 12/24/25

Year: 2025

tarihyazımı is an international, academic, peer-reviewed, open access journal that aims to advance historiography by publishing research, review, critical and translated articles.

Tarihyazımı publishes articles including the subjects below:


1. Review/academic essays regarding principles and issues related to the research and writing process which is brought by Modern Historiography.
2. Studies evaluating the historiography of each sciences from past to contemporary (law historiography, science historiography, sociology historiography etc.) and the trace (historiography) of the discipline of History discipline both in local and international context.
3. Analyses including the discussions and issues in the methodology of history and historiography, also the studies of the prominent historians
4. Local studies which are found significant both locally and internationally in the field of historiography.
5. Studies focusing on the interdisciplinary or auxiliary methodologies of the discipline of history
6. Compilations or original and theorical studies written on the philosophy of history, sociology of history, psychology of history etc.
7. Copyrighted or translated studies which enrich the discipline of history in the world or bring new perspectives.
8. Original studies which break new grounds in terms of the methodology of history by applying a historical theory or adapting a new method to historical sources successfully.
9. Critics on the book, article, conference paper, report, or studies in line with the concept of the journal.
10. Important international articles translated into Turkish which give information about the history studies in diverse countries.


General Information
• Your research-review, publication critique, and translation articles, which are suitable for the journal concept, should be prepared in accordance with the tarihyazımı Publication Template.
• For critiques and translation articles, the shape and format must still comply with the publication template, but the sections and section headings are determined by the authors to suit the content.
• Please use APA 6 (Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, 6th edition, 2009) as the citation system for the articles you submit to tarihyazımı.
• For further information, please refer to the APA 6 Guide.

Required Files for Application
• 1. tarihyazımı journal publication template
• 2. Copyright Form

Submission Checklist
Authors should check that their submissions comply with all the items in the list below during the application process; submissions that do not comply with this guide will be returned to the authors.

1. The submitted article has not been previously published or submitted for evaluation to another journal.

2. Articles can be written in Turkish or English.
    • An Abstract (in Turkish) and an Abstract (in English), each not exceeding 250 words, must be provided in the form found in the sample publication template.    
   • Turkish abstracts are not included in articles written in English.
   • Article titles should not exceed 15 words.
   • Also, 5 – 7 Keywords in both languages must be submitted.

3. Studies published in Turkish must include an Extended Summary in English at the beginning, under the main headings of the article, with a length of at least 750 and a maximum of 1000 words.
   • (Extended summaries may also be sent after the article is accepted for publication. Short and extended Turkish summaries are not required for articles written in English.)

4. Article length (word limit):
   • Turkish articles should not exceed 11,000 words (including abstract, extended summary, and bibliography).
   • For articles whose publication language is English, the entire article should not exceed 10,000 words.

5. The total number of tables and figures used in an article should not exceed 10. Authors should only tabulate issues they consider important and have difficulty summarizing as text.

6. The submitted Article is prepared in accordance with the American Publication Manual 6th Edition (APA-6) format.

7. In the "Introduction" section, the rationale for writing the article is explained with an analytical presentation of general literature information regarding the subject area.
   • It is expected that the "method" used in the study is briefly mentioned afterward, even if a separate heading is not opened.
   • In the "Conclusion" section, final opinions on the problematics of the article are written.
   • The headings in the article are determined by the author according to the development of each article.
   • The section headings in theoretical, essay, and compilation-type articles are determined to suit the content.

   • The main "findings" of the review must be included in the development section of the article, and a "discussion" must be made.

8. Review and research articles are prepared in accordance with the tarihyazımı Publication Template.

9. For critique and translation articles, the formal requirements specified in the publication template must be adhered to, but the sections and headings are determined by the authors to suit the content, independent of the Publication Template.

10. The application must be in Microsoft Word file (.doc or .docx) format.

11. The initial submission text should not include identifying information of the authors, such as name, institution, and address.

Guide for Translation Articles
This section has been prepared to evaluate and share Turkish translations of important articles in the fields of historiography, interdisciplinary history, philosophy of history, sociology of history, etc., which were published in a language other than Turkish and are mostly theoretical.

Important Points for Submitting Translation Articles
   • Obtaining permission to publish from the copyright holder (individual or institution) for translation and republication.
   • Translating the entire article (without skipping any section or paragraph).
   • Not adding supplementary explanations to the main text in the translation; necessary explanations and evaluations should be made in a footnote as (T.N. - Translator's Note).
   • Sending the original text and the Turkish translation along with the permission document.

Guide for Publication Critique
Your publication critique work must again conform to the publication template in terms of form and format, but the sections and section headings should be determined by the authors according to the content.

Ethical Principles and Publication Policy

The open access policy and the publication ethics of tarihyazımı, in line with the guidance and policies of Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), is prepared on the basis of the rules in "Code of Conduct and Best-Practice Guidelines for Journal Editors - 2011". The responsibilities of editor, reviewers and writers are mentioned below:

a) The Responsibilities of the Editor:
1. The journal editor decides on the convenience and the publication of the submissions.
While the decision of the editor is taken, s/he does not decide on the writer or writers’ ethnicity, gender, belief, nationality, or political approach but to the convenience of the journal publication policy, originality, and importance.
2. The editor of the journal does not share the personal information related to the submission with third parties.
3. The editor or the reviewers do not use the information and the documents of the rejected/the articles in the process without the written consent of the writer(s).

b) The Responsibilities of the Reviewers:
1. The reviewers support the editorial board about the control in the convenience of the publication of the submission.
2. The reviewers should be fair, objective, and constructive in the evaluation of the submission.
3. The reviewers make suggestion for the development of the submission and the prevention of possible mistakes.
4. The reviewers must inform the editor when they feel insufficient about the submission or when they cannot complete the examination of the articles in time.
5. The reviewers are responsible for the security of the ideas and information in the submissions. The reviewers do not share this information with third parties or do not use it for their own research.

c) The Responsibilities of the Author:
1. The studies based on fraudulent/fake data are not accepted. The writers must guarantee the righteousness and the originality of the data.
2. If the research involves people, the approval of the Ethical Committee from the institutional authorities and other required permissions should be taken. This approval should be mentioned in the chapter of "Method" and the signed Ethical Committee approval should be uploaded to the system with the article. If the Ethical Committee approval is not required, should be mentioned in the chapter of "Method" again.
3. There should be a written consent of related institution or people for the material used in the article such as "data collection tool, table, graphics, map and other visuals" which belong to third parties and which are subjected to copyright.
4. In the process of article submission, the conditions which are mentioned in "submission list” being accepted by the responsible writer is considered as accepted by the other writer of the article.
5. All the writers who made a valuable contribution to the article should be added as co-writer. The people who do not make a contribution to the research is not suitable to be added as a co-writer and this situation will not be tolerated.
6. The writers should accept the reasonable revisions suggested by the journal’s reviewers and editors. If the writer rejects the revision without acceptable reasons, the article will be declined.
7. All the writers must correct all the mistakes in the article and withdraw the erroneous information.

8. All the writers must send their Copyright Form for submitting their article.




Ethical Committee Approval

With the decision of ULAKBİM on February 25th, 2020, there is a condition that "All the disciplines of science (including social sciences), there should be an Ethical Committee Approval for research involving human and animal (clinical and experimental) separately and this approval must be mentioned in the article and it should be documented". The research conducted by quantitative or qualitative approaches which require data collection such as questionnaire, interview, observation, focus group study, the experiment is regarded under the aforementioned content.

The statement of Ethical Committee Approval:
If a study is conducted with people disregarding the age limit, the required permissions should be taken from the related institutions and it must be stated in the first and last pages of the article, also in the chapter of Method by giving the information of institution, date, and number. A copy of the signed Ethical Committee approval should be uploaded to the system with the article and other documents. If the Ethical Committee approval is not required, should be clearly mentioned in the chapter of "Method" again.

Copyright:

In lieu of ULAKBİM Ethical Codes, scales, questionnaires, and visuals are not used without the permission of the owner: Referring to the copyright owner(s) (or institution) is not sufficient. In these types of works, it should be mentioned that the work is not under copyright or the required permissions are taken from the owner of the copyrighted material by stating the person (or institution) and date in the footnote.

The Declaration of Conditions which are not Suitable for the Ethical Principles:

If there is a non-ethical situation is detected related to the journal editors, reviewers, and writers or an article in the process of evaluation, preview, or published one please send an e-mail to editortarihyazimi@gmail.com.

If the data in the articles are found and detected to be manipulated, distorted or the fake data is used, this situation is declared primarily and officially to the institution that the writer has been working. The article is rejected and if it is published, it will be withdrawn. Our journal has a right to demand raw data or the results of analysis according to the assessment of the editor and reviewers.

Publication Policy
1. tarihyazımı is free of charge and open access journal. The writers are not subjected to payment under the fee of delivery and article evaluation.
2. As the journal publishes thematic issues, the articles which are suitable to the related theme of the journal are taken into consideration.
3. The studies sent to the journal must be in line with the Spelling Rules.
4. Under normal circumstances, the evaluation and reviewer process of the articles are completed in three months.
5. The Editorial Board ultimately decides on the publication of the articles.
6. The results of the evaluation will be stated in Dergi Park system to the writers.
7. Studies that do not make the required corrections will not be evaluated.

Source:
Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). (2011, March 7). Code of Conduct and Best-Practice Guidelines for Journal Editors. Access: http://publicationethics.org/files/Code_of_conduct_for_journal_editors_Mar11.pdf


No fee is charged for the articles sent to our journal.

Baş Editör

Ahmet Şimşek
Prof. Dr. Ahmet ŞİMŞEK ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY-CERRAHPASA, HASAN ALİ YÜCEL FACULTY OF EDUCATION

Yayın Kurulu

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Prof. Dr. İbrahim ŞİRİN Kocaeli Üniversitesi
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Assoc. Prof. Dr. Güneş IŞIKSEL İstanbul Medeniyet Ünversitesi
Cenk Reyhan
Prof. Dr. Cenk REYHAN ANKARA HACI BAYRAM VELİ ÜNİVERSİTESİ
Özhan Kapıcı
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Özhan KAPICI HACETTEPE ÜNİVERSİTESİ
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Assoc. Prof. Özlem ÇAYKENT İSTANBUL 29 MAYIS ÜNİVERSİTESİ
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Prof. Dr. Fatih DURGUN İstanbul Medeniyet Üniversitesi
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Prof. Dr. Ahmet ÖZCAN Milli Savunma Üniversitesi

Dil Editörleri

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Post Graduate Gülselin ÖKSÜZ İSTANBUL ÜNİVERSİTESİ-CERRAHPAŞA, LİSANSÜSTÜ EĞİTİM ENSTİTÜSÜ
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Doctoral Büşra ŞAHİN Marmara Üniversitesi
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Post Graduate Deniz GÜNEŞ İSTANBUL ÜNİVERSİTESİ-CERRAHPAŞA

Mizanpaj ve Yayın Editörleri

Eyüp Cücük
Asst. Prof. Dr. Eyüp CÜCÜK İSTANBUL ÜNİVERSİTESİ-CERRAHPAŞA, HASAN ALİ YÜCEL EĞİTİM FAKÜLTESİ

Teknik Editör

İbrahim Turan
Assoc. Prof. Dr. İbrahim TURAN Istanbul Universitesi-Cerrahpaşa

Sosyal Medya Editörleri

Berke Ercan
Berke ERCAN SÜLEYMAN DEMİREL ÜNİVERSİTESİ
Philosophy of History, Medieval European History, The Writing of History, History Methodology

İndeks Editörü

M. Alper Cantimer
Dr. M. Alper CANTİMER Sakarya Uygulamalı Bilimler Üniversitesi
History Education, History of The Republic of Turkiye, Ataturk's Principles History of Revolution, Ottoman history, The Writing of History

Ethical Committee Approval

With the decision of ULAKBİM on February 25th, 2020, there is a condition that "All the disciplines of science (including social sciences), there should be an Ethical Committee Approval for research involving human and animal (clinical and experimental) separately and this approval must be mentioned in the article and it should be documented". The research conducted by quantitative or qualitative approaches which require data collection such as questionnaire, interview, observation, focus group study, the experiment is regarded under the aforementioned content.