Instructions to Authors:

1. Temâşâ Journal of Philosophy (ISSN: 2148-371X, e-ISSN: 2651-5148) is an international refereed journal that started its publication life within the Department of Philosophy of Erciyes University and is published semi-annually in June and December.

2. It includes original research products within the scope of philosophy disciplines, text publications and translations, and book reviews. Theoretical articles on other fields of humanities and social sciences (which do not require the permission of the Ethics Committee) are taken into consideration with editorial evaluation.

3. In order for the articles sent for evaluation to be accepted, it is required that they have not been published anywhere before.

4. The written languages of the journal are Turkish and English; In addition, German and French works are decided as a result of editorial evaluation.

5. Submitted articles are first reviewed by secretaries, editors and editorial board. In this process, the article is evaluated according to the criteria of its compliance with Temâşâ writing rules, its quality in terms of subject and content, its originality and strength in terms of composition and argumentation, whether the primary and secondary literature directly related to the subject is considered, and finally whether it takes into account the qualified studies made in our country.

6. In the refereeing process, a blind referee system is applied, and all articles are evaluated by two referees. In case of a referee disagreement, the decision to publish the article is left to editorial evaluation or, if necessary, to a third referee. The publication of an article is subject to the approval of the referees and the authors are obliged to make the necessary corrections requested by the referees.

7. While preparing the articles, national and international ethical rules should be followed. After the application of the articles is accepted, they are passed through the plagiarism screening program (iThenticate or Turnitin). Articles that do not comply with research and publication ethics or that have a risk of plagiarism are not evaluated.

8. Format Specifications:

a. Studies that need to be prepared in A4 size should be arranged as follows:

b. Paper Size: A4 Vertical, Top Margin: 2.5 cm, Bottom Margin: 2.5 cm, Left Margin: 2.5 cm, Right Margin: 2.5 cm.

c. Font: Times New Roman, Font Style: Normal, Justified.

9. The work should include the following sections:

a. Title: Bold, centered and first letters are capital, 14 pt.

b. Author Information: The title is written with a single space, centered, initials in capital letters, 12 points. The footnote of the name should include the title, institution, e-mail address information.

c. ORCID: Under the name of the author (ORCID: 0000-0000-0000-0000) centered, 10 pt. should be entered.

d. Abstract: There should be an abstract of ORCID, with one line space and between 150-250 words, with 10 pt.

e. Keywords: Keywords between 5-8 words should be included in the abstract with one line space, justified, and the title in bold.

f. Secondary Heading: One line space from the keywords, bold, centered, 10 pt. [If the main language of the study is Turkish, the secondary ones should be English, otherwise Turkish.]

g. Secondary Abstract: It should have the same form as the primary abstract. [Due to translation problems, the secondary abstract should have a condition of compatibility with the primary Abstract, not a word limit.]

h. Secondary Keywords: Must have the same format as primary keywords.

i. Introduction: The title should be unnumbered and in the same format as the main text. This section should include the problem, literature review, purpose, method and limitations.

j. Main Text: The text part is in the form of main and sub-headings and primary level . should be numbered 1st, 2nd; secondary level 1.2, 1.2. et al.

k. In the text; 12 pt, paragraph spacing 6 pt first – then 6 pt, first line paragraph indent 0.5 cm, line spacing 1.50.

l. In the footnote; 10 point, paragraph spacing 0 nk – then 0nk, no paragraph indent, line spacing 1.

m. In Long Quote: 11 pt, paragraph spacing 6 nk first – then 6 nk, paragraph indent 0.5 for all lines, line spacing 1.

n. Result: The title should be unnumbered, in the same format as the main text. The conclusion should not be in the nature of a summary, but should include an explanation of the main argument based on the findings of the study and recommendations.

o. Bibliography: Title should be unnumbered, bold, centered, 12 pt, paragraph indent 0.5 cm from the second line, line spacing should have the same format as the first main text.

10. The spelling and punctuation of the articles should be based on the Turkish Language Association's Spelling Guide.

11. The Chicago Manual of Style 17th Edition should be used for reference. For the details of the Turkish version, see the "Citations and Bibliography" section.

12. More than one article of the author cannot be published in a single issue.

13. Manuscripts prepared in accordance with the above-mentioned principles and spelling rules are sent through DergiPark. Articles sent to the authors to be developed and/or corrected in line with the reports are sent back to the journal within 15 days at the latest after the necessary arrangements are made.

14. Due to the 2018 Ulakbim (TR Index) criteria, researchers who want to publish articles in our journal must have an ORCID number. The number to be used in order to avoid confusion arising from the name in citation systems can be obtained free of charge from https://orcid.org/

15. Temâşâ Journal of Philosophy (ISSN: 2148-371X, e-ISSN: 2651-5148) accepts articles written in accordance with the 17th edition of the Chicago Manual of Style for citation and bibliography.
https://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/home.html  

Temâşâ Journal of Philosophy (ISSN: 2148-371X, e-ISSN: 2651-5148) has adopted a zero-tolerance policy on plagiarism. Before the evaluation process starts, the author(s) should upload the plagiarism report of the article scanned by plagiarism programs such as “iThenticate”, “Turnitin” to the system. After the work file and plagiarism report are uploaded to the system, the evaluation process will be started. The plagiarism report rate of the articles should not be more than 20 percent. Articles with a plagiarism report of more than 20 percent will be rejected or the author will be asked to correct for the work.

It is primarily the responsibility of the authors to check the originality of the articles sent to Temaşa Philosophy Journal. Articles that do not comply with research and publication ethics or that have a risk of plagiarism are not evaluated.

Responsibility for the studies published in the journal in terms of science and language rests with the authors. In this regard, Temaşa Philosophy Journal, Editorial Board, Editorial Board and Secretariat cannot be held responsible. The ethical and legal responsibility of the studies belongs to the author(s). The above-mentioned rules are deemed to have been accepted by all authors who have applied for the article.

The following ethical duties and responsibilities are written in the light of the guide and policies made by Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).

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https://publicationethics.org/

The publication of an article in a peer-reviewed journal is an essential building block in the development of a coherent and respected network of knowledge. It is a direct reflection of the quality of the work of the authors and the institutions that support them. Peer-reviewed articles support and embody the scientific method. It is therefore important to agree upon standards of expected ethical behavior for all parties involved in the act of publishing: the author, the journal editor, the peer reviewer, and the publisher.


1. Authorship

The bibliography list should be complete.
Plagiarism and fake data should not be included.
The same research should not be attempted to be published in more than one journal, and it should comply with scientific research and publication ethics.
Actions against science research and publication ethics are as follows:

a) Plagiarism: Presenting the ideas, methods, data, practices, writings, figures or works of others as their own work, in whole or in part, without attribution in accordance with scientific rules,

b) Fraud: To produce data that is not based on research, to edit or change the presented or published work based on untrue data, to report or publish them, to make unfinished research appear as if it has been done,

c) To falsify research records and obtained data, to present methods, devices and materials that are not used in the research as if they were used, not to evaluate the data that are not suitable for the research hypothesis, to manipulate the data and/or results in order to fit the relevant theory or assumptions, to falsify or shape the research results in line with the interests of the people and organizations supported,

d) Republishing: To present more than one work containing the same results of a research as separate works in associate professor examination evaluations and academic promotions,

e) Slicing: Presenting the results of a research as separate works in the evaluations of associate professorship exams and in academic promotions, by breaking the integrity of the research, into parts inappropriately, and by making multiple publications without citing each other,

f) Unfair authorship: Including non-active contributors among authors, not to include people with active contributions among the authors, to change the order of authors without justification and inappropriately, to remove the names of those who contributed actively from the work at the time of publication or in subsequent editions, to include their names among the authors by using their influence, although they do not have an active contribution,

g) Other types of ethical violations: Not clearly stating the supporting persons, institutions or organizations and their contributions to the research in the publications of supported research, not complying with ethical rules in research on humans and animals, not respecting the rights of patients in their publications, sharing the information in a work that is assigned to review as a referee before publication with others, to misuse the resources, places, facilities and devices provided or allocated for scientific research, to accuse completely unfounded, groundless and intentional ethical violations (YÖK Scientific Research and Publication Ethics Directive, Article 8).

2. Responsibilities of Authors

All authors must contribute significantly to the research.
All data in the article must be declared as true and original.
All authors must ensure retraction and correction of errors.

3. Responsibilities of Reviewers

Evaluations should be impartial.
Reviewers should not have a conflict of interest with the research, authors and/or research funders.
Referees should cite relevant published but not cited works.
Checked articles should be kept confidential.
The reviewer has an important role in assisting editors in making editorial decisions and improving the Author's articles.
The referees are expected to complete the review of the article in a maximum of 1 month. If the referee cannot comply with this rule, he should notify the editor and excuse himself from the review process.
Referee evaluations should be made objectively and referees should clearly express their views with supporting arguments.

4. Responsibilities of Editors and of the Editorial Board

Editors have full responsibility and authority to accept or reject an article.
Editors should not have a conflict of interest regarding the articles they accept or reject.
Only articles that will contribute to the field should be accepted.
It should support the release or withdrawal of the fix when errors are found. Articles received for review should be considered confidential documents. Referees must be anonymous and prevent plagiarism/fake data.

5. Responsibilities of the Publisher

Recognizing and respecting the privacy of authors, reviewers, researchers;
To protect the copyrights and intellectual property of authors;
To ensure coordination between the boards.
To promote the independence of the editorial process.

6. Duties of Editorial Team

Editor-in-chief: The Editor-in-Chief has the responsibility to set the journal scope and ensures the manuscript review process follows Temaşa Philosophy Journal guidelines. The Editor-in-Chief makes the final decision on acceptance or rejection of submissions after they have passed through the review process.

Deputy-Editor-in-Chief: Coordinates the workflow of the Journal
To check that the submitted manuscript is in the scopes of Journal.
To check that the submitted manuscript is prepared according to the guideline of the journal.
An initial screening of the submitted manuscripts to judge its basic suitability based on the journal policy.

7. Advisory Moard Member

The Advisory board provides guidance to the Editor-in-Chief and Assistant editor on issues regarding the direction of the journal and producing a relevant and high-quality publication.

8. Plagiarism Policy

Temaşa Philosophy Journal has adopted a zero-tolerance policy on plagiarism. Before the evaluation process begins, the author(s); The plagiarism report of the article scanned by plagiarism programs such as “iThenticate”, “Turnitin” should be uploaded to the system. After the work file and plagiarism report are uploaded to the system, the evaluation process will be started. The plagiarism report rate of the articles should not be more than 20 percent. Articles with a plagiarism report of more than 20 percent will be rejected or the author will be asked to correct for the work.

It is primarily the responsibility of the authors to check the originality of the articles sent to Temaşa Philosophy Journal. In the journal editorship, plagiarism detection software can also be used to check the originality of the article both with the recommendations of the referees and on his own initiative. Articles that do not comply with research and publication ethics or that have a risk of plagiarism are not evaluated.

When a reader discovers a significant error or inaccuracy in a paper published in Temâşâ Journal of Philosophy (ISSN: 2148-371X, e-ISSN: 2651-5148) or have any other complaint about editorial content (plagiarism, duplicate papers, etc.), he/she should make a complaint by e-maill arslan_topakkaya@hotmail.com. We welcome complaints as they provide an opportunity for improvement, and we aim to respond quickly and constructively.