Turkish Culture and Hacı Bektaş Veli Research Quarterly adopted a zero tolerance policy on plagiarism. Before starting the evaluation process, the author (s) must upload the plagiarism report of the article screened by plagiarism programs such as “iThenticate” and “Turnitin” to the system. After the work file and plagiarism report are uploaded to the system, the evaluation process will be started. Plagiarism report rate of the artivles should not be more than 10 percent. Article with more than 10 percent plagiarism report will be rejected or a correction will be requested from the author.

The Editors of our Journal take action when there is suspicion of plagiarism or forgery regarding both published and unpublished articles and take decisions according to the rules of the Publication Ethics Committee (COPE).

The copyright of the articles published in Turkish Culture and Hacı Bektas Veli Research Quarterly holds to the author. The authors thus reserve the right to use all kinds of public transmission rights, including reproduction, representation, printing, publication, distribution and transmission via the Internet. Turkish Culture and Hacı Bektaş Veli Research Journal should be listed as the publishing institution and provided that Turkish Culture and Hacı Bektaş Veli Research Journal is referred in the publication. When cited, the name of the journal, the name of the article, the author (s) name, surname, number and publication year should be given.

Authors hold responsibility for their own opinions.

Editorial Review Policy: Double-Blind Peer Review Process

Turkish Culture and Hacı Bektas Veli Research Quarterly adheres to the highest standards of academic integrity and objectivity. To ensure an impartial and rigorous evaluation of scholarly work, the journal employs a Double-Blind Peer Review system.

1. Anonymity of Authors and Reviewers

The identity of both the authors and the reviewers remains strictly confidential throughout the entire evaluation process. Authors are not informed of the identity of the reviewers, and reviewers are not provided with information that could identify the authors of the manuscripts they evaluate.

2. Preliminary Assessment and Assignment

Each submitted manuscript undergoes an initial screening by the Editorial Board to ensure compliance with the journal’s scope, academic style, and originality requirements. Manuscripts that pass this stage are assigned to at least two (2) independent external reviewers who are experts in the relevant field.

3. Evaluation Criteria

Reviewers are requested to evaluate submissions based on the following fundamental parameters:

• Originality and Contribution: The novelty of the research and its integration with international literature.
• Methodology and Problematic Construction: The scientific consistency of the research design and the strength of the theoretical framework.
• Use of Primary Sources: The adequacy of primary source analysis and the accuracy of references to current scholarship.
• Academic Language and Style: The clarity, terminological precision, and formal academic tone of the manuscript.

4. Decision-Making Process

Based on the peer review reports, the Editorial Board reaches one of the following decisions:

• Acceptance for publication.
• Revision (Minor or Major) required.
• Rejection.

In the event of conflicting reports between two reviewers, the manuscript is sent to a third reviewer for a final assessment, or the Editorial Board may make the concluding decision.

All articles published in this journal are licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License. The license permits non-commercial re-use of an open access article, as long as the author is properly attributed.