- Articles submitted to the Trabzon Journal of Theology must be prepared in accordance with the journal’s article template. Manuscripts that do not comply with the template will be rejected without being processed. For the article template: 📝 Dosya (3).docx
- Information belonging to the author(s) should be uploaded to the system separately from the manuscript as a manuscript information page (in Word format). For the Manuscript Information Page:📝 Makale_ Jenerik_Sayfası.docx
- For multi-authored submissions, the Author Contribution Statement and Conflict of Interest Declaration Form must be completed in full and uploaded to the submission system. Conflict of Interest and Author Contribution Declaration Form: 📝 TİD_Cıkar_Catısması_ve_katkı_beyanı_formu.docx
- The Artificial Intelligence (AI) Usage Declaration Form must also be uploaded to the system during the submission process. For the Artificial Intelligence Usage Declaration Form:📝 📝 TİD_Yapay_Zeka_Kullanımı_Beyan_Formu.docx
- For studies requiring ethics committee approval, the necessary approval must be obtained from the relevant ethics committee. Information regarding the ethics committee (committee name, approval date, and decision number) must be stated on the first page of the manuscript and in the methodology section. In addition, the ethics committee approval document must be uploaded to the submission system as a supplementary file.
- The journal publishes scholarly articles written in Turkish, Arabic, and English. Only one article by the same author may be published in a single issue.
- All submitted manuscripts are screened for similarity using Intihal.net software. The overall similarity index must not exceed 20%.
- For manuscripts derived from graduate theses, the student must be listed as the first author and the thesis supervisor as the second author.
- Manuscripts, including the title, author information, abstracts, and references, must be between 5,000 and 9,000 words. If the manuscript exceeds this limit, the decision of the Editorial Board shall prevail.
- Manuscripts submitted to the journal must follow the footnote citation style of the ISNAD Citation System (2nd Edition). The APA in-text citation style is not accepted. For ISNAD 2nd Edition, see: https://www.isnadsistemi.org/knowledgebase_category/isnad2/
- The use of reference management software such as Zotero, Mendeley, or EndNote is recommended to ensure consistency with international referencing standards.
- In all headings, including Introduction, Conclusion, and References, only the first letter of each word should be capitalized. Example: Forms of Address to the Prophet in the Qur’an.
- All headings, except Introduction, Conclusion, and References, must be numbered.
- The Turkish and English titles must be in 12-point font. The headings Abstract, Keywords, and all other section headings within the text must be in 10-point font. All headings must be bold.
- The main text, the contents of the Abstract, and the Keywords must be in 9.5-point font with single line spacing. Footnotes must be in 8-point font with single line spacing.
- The Abstract must be between 250 and 300 words and written as a single paragraph.
- The word “Keywords” must be written as a single word. There must be five (5) keywords in both Turkish and English, and the first keyword must indicate the relevant academic discipline. A period should be placed at the end of the keyword list.
- The spelling of proper names, book titles, and concepts in the English title, Abstract, and Keywords must conform to the third edition of the Encyclopaedia of Islam. See: https://referenceworks.brillonline.com/browse/encyclopaedia-of-islam-3
- Except for the English title, English Abstract, and Keywords, Arabic words, technical terms, authors’ names, and book titles appearing in the Turkish Abstract, Turkish Keywords, and the main text must not be transliterated (e.g., ġavāmiḑ). Only circumflexes and straight or inverted apostrophes may be used where necessary, and such usage must remain consistent throughout the manuscript (e.g., Câmi‘ü’l-mesâil, et-Ta‘zîr fi’l-İslâm).
- The Introduction and References sections must begin on a new page.
- Paragraph indentation throughout the manuscript must be 0.5 cm.
- Paragraph spacing must be set to 6 pt.
- Quotations longer than three lines (block quotations) must be enclosed in quotation marks, formatted in 8-point font, aligned with the right margin, and indented 1.25 cm from the left margin.
- References must be arranged alphabetically in accordance with ISNAD 2nd Edition. The first line of each reference entry should not be indented.
- All religious terms and the names of authors must conform to the spelling used in the TDV Encyclopaedia of Islam (DİA) and must be used consistently throughout the manuscript. For other commonly used Turkish words, the spelling rules of the Turkish Language Association (TDK) should be followed. Particular attention should be paid to the use of circumflexes and word endings (e.g., Dükkân, nikâh, siyasi, içtimai, hukuki, merkezî, itimat, isnat, itikat).
- Tables and figures included in the manuscript must also comply with the ISNAD 2 Citation System.
- The text within tables must be in Gentium Plus, 9.5-point font, and justified.
- Table and figure titles, as well as source notes (if any), must be in Gentium Plus, 9.5-point font, justified, and single-spaced. Spacing should be set as follows: 0 pt before and 6 pt after for table/figure captions, and 6 pt before and 6 pt after for source notes.
- Tables must not extend beyond the page margins. Spacing should be 0 pt before and 6 pt after. Tables smaller than the text area should be aligned to the left.
- The journal does not consider more than one manuscript by the same author during the same publication period.
- Authors whose manuscripts have been published or are under review in the journal must wait two issues before submitting a new manuscript. Submissions made before this period has elapsed will be returned without review.
- Translation manuscripts will be considered only if the original publication has received at least three citations in its original language.
- Manuscripts derived from graduate theses and conference papers may be submitted provided that an appropriate ethical statement is included at the beginning of the manuscript.
- Book reviews must include a 50–100-word abstract in both Turkish and English. The reference list must contain at least one source, which may be the book under review.
Last Update Time:
July 31, 2026