Writing Rules
1. The Journal of Commercial and Intellectual Property Law (TFM) is a double-blinded peer-reviewed journal published twice a year by Ankara Yildirim Beyazit University.
2. Manuscripts submitted to the TFM can be in any language. However, the title, summary and keywords of the article must be in the main language of the article (for example Turkish) and English.
3. All manuscripts must include a summary not to exceed 250 words and keywords within the word limit of maximum 5.
4. All manuscripts must be sent via ‘Dergi Park’ system. Authors must also submit their titles, affiliations, ORCID numbers, corresponding addresses, phone numbers and e-mail addresses in a separate document through ‘Dergi Park’ system.
5. Manuscripts sent to the TFM should not be published somewhere else previously or not sent for publishing somewhere else.
6. Manuscripts should not exceed 10.000 words excluding the summary and bibliography sections.
7. The author(s), by submitting their manuscripts for the purpose of publication to the TFM, irrevocably grant(s) to Ankara Yildirim Beyazit University, in advance and in perpetuity, indefinite and irreversible right to sublicense, use, reproduce, process, disseminate and represent the manuscript free of charge in whole , in any print or electronic format published by the TFM or the university. The university can exercise this right on behalf of any faculty, institute, centre or any other affiliations of the university.
8. The manuscript(s) submitted to the TFM must comply with the Directive on Scientific Research and Publication Ethics of the Council of Higher Education.
9. The authors are deemed to have accepted the publication of the submitted manuscript.
10. The first review of the manuscripts is completed by the editorial board. Manuscripts that do not comply with the rules and scientific criteria specified here are rejected for publication.
11. In order to ensure complete anonymity of the blind peer-review process, author name(s) in the manuscripts whose initial review is completed by the editorial board are removed from the text and after that it is reviewed by at least two expert referees. Upon the request of a correction in the referee reports, the author(s) can only make changes within the scope of the reports. If deemed necessary, the manuscript can be resent to the same referee for correction review. If the report of one referee results in a positive and the other one results in a negative assessment, the manuscript can only be published on the positive opinion of the Editorial Board of the TFM or a third referee. The referee reports for manuscripts that have not been qualified for publication are sent to the author(s) via e-mail.
12. Any responsibility arising from the views put forward in the studies published in the journal belongs to the author.
13. Apart from peer-reviewed articles, the TFM also includes book reviews, legislative assessments and informative notes.
14. Articles are published in order of completion of the editorial and refereeing processes.
15. The manuscripts should follow the TFM Article Template as specified at dergipark/tfm section and they should be in Microsoft Word format in compliance with the preservation of font and paragraph features.
3. All manuscripts must include a summary not to exceed 250 words and keywords within the word limit of maximum 5.
4. All manuscripts must be sent via ‘Dergi Park’ system. Authors must also submit their titles, affiliations, ORCID numbers, corresponding addresses, phone numbers and e-mail addresses in a separate document through ‘Dergi Park’ system.
5. Manuscripts sent to the TFM should not be published somewhere else previously or not sent for publishing somewhere else.
6. Manuscripts should not exceed 10.000 words excluding the summary and bibliography sections.
7. The author(s), by submitting their manuscripts for the purpose of publication to the TFM, irrevocably grant(s) to Ankara Yildirim Beyazit University, in advance and in perpetuity, indefinite and irreversible right to sublicense, use, reproduce, process, disseminate and represent the manuscript free of charge in whole , in any print or electronic format published by the TFM or the university. The university can exercise this right on behalf of any faculty, institute, centre or any other affiliations of the university.
8. The manuscript(s) submitted to the TFM must comply with the Directive on Scientific Research and Publication Ethics of the Council of Higher Education.
9. The authors are deemed to have accepted the publication of the submitted manuscript.
10. The first review of the manuscripts is completed by the editorial board. Manuscripts that do not comply with the rules and scientific criteria specified here are rejected for publication.
11. In order to ensure complete anonymity of the blind peer-review process, author name(s) in the manuscripts whose initial review is completed by the editorial board are removed from the text and after that it is reviewed by at least two expert referees. Upon the request of a correction in the referee reports, the author(s) can only make changes within the scope of the reports. If deemed necessary, the manuscript can be resent to the same referee for correction review. If the report of one referee results in a positive and the other one results in a negative assessment, the manuscript can only be published on the positive opinion of the Editorial Board of the TFM or a third referee. The referee reports for manuscripts that have not been qualified for publication are sent to the author(s) via e-mail.
12. Any responsibility arising from the views put forward in the studies published in the journal belongs to the author.
13. Apart from peer-reviewed articles, the TFM also includes book reviews, legislative assessments and informative notes.
14. Articles are published in order of completion of the editorial and refereeing processes.
15. The manuscripts should follow the TFM Article Template as specified at dergipark/tfm section and they should be in Microsoft Word format in compliance with the preservation of font and paragraph features.
16. TFM's Similarity Policy is available here.
17. Titles within the text should be organized as follows:
I. ALL CAPITAL LETTER AND BOLD
A. ALL CAPITAL LETTER AND BOLD
1. Only First Letters Capital and Bold
a. Only First Letters Capital and Bold
i. Only First Letters Capital and Bold
17. Bibliography should be provided at the end of the writings based on the references in an alphabetical order by the surname of the authors. Citations and bibliography should be organized in conformity with the Citation Rules.
18. Official website of our publications is: http://www.ybu.edu.tr/hukuk/tfm.
CITATION RULES
1. Citations and bibliography should follow the OSCOLA (The Oxford University Standard for Citation of Legal Authorities) system.
2. The articles should be composed by footnote citation.
3. If necessary to refer to a unique work (like archive documents, etc.), once-preferred method should be used in a consistent way throughout the article.
4. The format to be followed for Turkish Court Decisions is as follows:
Authority Relevant Chamber, Date, Decision number (Source).
Example: Court of Cassation 2nd HD, 13.03.2012, 89 K. (Kazancı Case Law Bank).
Ankara 5th ATM, 23.02.2015, 45/89 K. (Journal of Court of Cassation Decisions, p. 3).
Ankara BAM, 3rd HD, 13.11.2023, 23/107 K. (Lexpera).
5. OSCOLA Quick Reference Guide is available here.