Turkish Journal of Middle Eastern Studies

Turkish Journal of Middle Eastern Studies (TJMES) is a refereed academic journal published for the Middle East Institute of Sakarya University which is a well-known research institution in Turkey and the Middle East. The journal was founded in 2014 to address the need for scholarly research on Middle Eastern studies. TJMES aims to analyse contemporary and historical issues of the Middle Eastern countries. The journal also aims to assess Middle Eastern affairs from Turkish perspective by shedding light upon Turkey’s now a decade old activism in regional affairs.

TJMES welcomes academic contributions which analyse political, economic and social dynamics and developments of the Middle East region. The articles in the journal are mostly written in English and the journal prioritises contributions to the existing Middle Eastern studies literature. The journal prefers research written from multi-disciplinary perspectives and from a number of fields including but not limited to international relations, politics, sociology, history, geography, theology, philosophy, security and economics.The journal also has a book review section that covers reviews of the books on all issues of the Middle East. This helps readers of TJMES to understand current scholarly research of the field.

Manuscripts submitted for consideration by the Journal must follow the style given below;

·      The manuscripts should not be submitted simultaneously to any other publication, nor may they have been previously published elsewhere, in Turkish or English.

·         Articles submitted to the journal of Turkish Journal of Middle Eastern Studies, should be original contributions and should not be published previously or should not be under consideration for any other publication at the same time.

·         If another version of the paper is under consideration by any other publication, or has been, or will be published elsewhere, authors should inform the journal editors at the time of submission.

·         Articles should be between 6,000-10,000 words including footnotes and bibliography. Book reviews should be between 750-1500 words. Case analyses should be between 3000-5000 words including footnotes.

·         Articles should include Turkish and English max. 200 words abstract and maximum 5 keywords in both languages.

·         All quotation are preferred as “Chicago Style” in our journal.

·         Authors bear responsibility for their contributions. Statements of fact or opinion appearing in Turkish Journal of Middle Eastern Studies are solely those of the authors and do not imply endorsement by the journal.

Style:

• Papers should be written in a considerable level of academic Turkish or English.
• Manuscripts should be typed using Microsoft Word document file, in Times New Roman and 1 space. 12 font should be used within text while 10 font should be preferred for footnotes.
• References should be given both in the footnotes and in the bibliography. Reference style must conform to the Chicago Manual of Style. Please see the style for examples.
• The section titles and subtitles in the manuscripts should be numbered. (i.e. 1. Introduction, 2. Title xxx, 2.1. Subtitle xxx, etc.)
• If there are any tables, graphs and figures, they have to be included in the submitted main text file. Graphs and figures should be in one of the usual formats, at best in GIF or BMP format.
• The tables, graphs and figures should be numbered consecutively for each and should match the same numbering used in the text.

Submission:

Manuscripts must be submitted via: http://dergipark.gov.tr/journal/868/submission/start

• Note: If you encounter any problems with writing citation or bibliography, the data on the web page of The Chicago Manuel of Style,” http://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/tools_ citationguide/citation-guide-1.html”  should be taken as basis.

Ethical Principles and Publication Policy

The Turkish Journal of Middle Eastern Studies (TJMES) prioritizes universal ethical standars in the pursuit of honest academic scholarship, and adheres to the standards of the Committee of Publication Ethics (COPE; see https://publicationethics.org/).

Committed to free and open accessibility of intellectual work, TJMES does not impose publication fees, and both editors and referees contribute to the production of the journal in honorary capacity.

In line with its aim to dedicate a platform to the extensive study of the Middle East region, TJMES stands for an unbiased publication policy welcoming work from across the social science world regardless of the author’s gender, nationality/race, religion/ideology/political stance, institutional or academic position. Thus, meeting scientific and academic standards is the only criteria for a submission to qualify for publication. All editorial processes and decisions prior to publication are conducted in compliance with the principle of confidentiality. In case of plagiarism or unqualified submissions, only the author(s) will be contacted and informed about the editorial rejection. No other information on the author(s) or their submitted manuscripts will be passed through to others.

TJMES applies double-blind review, and consults - if necessary - a third referee. The pool of referees consists of highly qualified and experienced academics with a research focus in Middle Eastern studies. Our referees are explicitly instructed to examine submissions qualified for review under the principle of respecting freedom of opinion, intellectual property rights, and the confidentiality of submitted work.

Authors, who are interested in publishing with TJMES, are required to account for the originality of their work along with applying the correct citation and publication format. As it is general custom in publishing, manuscripts submitted to TJMES should not be submitted elsewhere. In case of multiple submissions, the evaluation process will be canceled, and TJMES will have the right to ban the author(s) for a certain period of time. Rejected manuscripts are not to be resubmitted unless they have been changed profoundly, and thus can be considered as new submissions.

According to our publication schedule, authors receive feedback to their initial submissions within 4 months at most. After resubmission, a second round of feedback follows within 3 months. The duration from first submission until final publication takes at most a year, however, once the issue is completed, an early view at dergipark is possibly provided.

Author(s) whose research involves data collection in form of surveys, interviews, focus groups, and methods alike, have to make sure that their proceeding does not violate the protection of personal data in any way, and that they are granted permission from the institutional ethics committee to publish their findings. This inevitably includes the provision of an informed consent form filled and signed by individuals who participated in the research as well as permissions for used material that is subject to copyright. Views expressed within published work belong to the authors only.

No part of the journal’s published work may be reproduced, stored or introduced to a retrieval system or transmitted in any form, or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without prior written consent of TJMES editors.

Turkish Journal of Middle Eastern Studies (TJMES) is open access and entirely free. TJMES does not charge authors any fees during the article's submission, processing, and publication stages. Articles published in line with the open access and free publishing principles that TJMES adheres to can also be downloaded and shared free of charge.