Article Preparation
Language: Turkish, English
The language of the journal is Turkish and English.
Article Types: Research Article, Review Article, Book Review
However, we advise the authors to make the work as concise as possible for dissemination.
Article Format: A4
Image Format: JPEG Minimum 300 dpi
Source Display Style: Chicago
Author Change: Only processed before the manuscript is accepted. Authors should carefully review the list and order of authors before submitting their manuscript and provide the final author list at the time of original submission.

Spelling Rules:
*Articles that do not comply with the following spelling rules will be rejected without being sent to the referee.
An author who submits an article to our journal cannot have his/her article published in two consecutive issues and in more than one issue in the same year. At least one issue must pass. Therefore, authors who submit more than one article for publication in the journal are deemed to have accepted this rule.
It is mandatory to use the "Article Template" in the articles to be sent to our journal.

1. Spelling rules should be based on the latest edition of the Turkish Language Association Spelling Guide.

2. Articles to be submitted to TURKAV Institute of Public Administration Social Sciences Journal should be prepared in "Microsoft Word" programme.
Page Layout should be as follows:
Paper Size A4 Vertical
Top Margin Gap 2.5 cm

Bottom Edge Gap 2.5 cm
Left margin 2.5 cm
Right margin 2.5 cm

3. Studies submitted to TURKAV Institute of Public Administration Social Sciences Journal should be written according to CHICAGO footnote style rules. The typeface should be Garamond, 12-point font, line spacing should be Single (1), and footnotes should be written in Garamond 10-point font.
In the studies to be published from the 6th issue of Turkav (KYE-SBD), Central Asia: Turkistan; Maveraü'n-Nehir: Lower Turkestan; Amu-Derya: Ceyhun; Sir-Derya: Seyhun; Turkic Republics: Turkic Republics; Dnieper: Özi (Özü); Volga: Idil (İtil); Dniester: Turla; Dniester: Turla, it has been deemed appropriate to use our national terms. Authors are deemed to have accepted that these terms may be automatically changed in the articles to be published by our editorial board.

Writing Layout
Font Garamond
Font Style Normal
Size (normal text) 12
Size (summary) 10
Size (footnote text) 10
Line Spacing Single (1)
Paragraph Spacing First 6 pt, then 0 pt
Paragraph Indent
The first line of each paragraph should be indented 1 inch from the left margin. The TAB key or the automatic paragraph formatting function of a word processing programme should be used to indent. The space bar should not be used to indent.
Note: (The necessary adjustments are made in the writing template. In case you break the settings, follow the above order)

4. Author's title, name and surname should be written under the main title in 12 font size and aligned to the centre. Place of duty (if any), address, e-mail and ORCID information should be given respectively.

5. While specifying the article metadata on the page where the article is submitted to our journal, the "Copyright Notification Text" must be filled in by the author and must be added to the system with wet signature during full text upload. If the articles to be submitted to our journal have more than one author, all authors must sign the "Copyright Notification Text".

6. All articles submitted to our journal are scanned in the Turnitin programme and a similarity report is obtained for the article. The similarity rate should not exceed 15% and the single source similarity rate should not exceed 3%.

7. At the beginning of the article to be uploaded to the article tracking system, there should be two abstracts consisting of 200-300 words in English and in the language in which it is written, stating the purpose, scope, method and results of the study.

8. 3-5 keywords should be included under the abstracts. The first line of the abstract should be left justified (indented).

9. The articles should not include details such as page numbers, headers and footers.

10. Articles submitted to the journal should be at least 2,000 and at most 15,000 words, including notes, tables and diagrams. The article should include an Introduction and a Conclusion section. All references used in the article should be indicated in the References section.

Headings:

Section labels: Section labels (e.g. "Abstract", "References") should be centred and bold. The first letter of all words in headings should be capitalised. Headings should not be numbered.
Level 1 Headings: Centred, Bold
Level 2 Headings: Left Justified, Bold
Level 3 Headings: Left justified, Bold, Italic
Level 4 Headings: Indented, Bold, Ending with a Period.
Level 5 Headings: Indented, Bold, Italic, Ending with a Period.
(Note: Set your headings up to level 4 at most).

Tables and Figures:
• The table number should be in plain text and bold font and placed above the table.
• Table number should be placed above the table title.
• A full stop should not be placed at the end of the table number.
• The title of the table should be written in italic and capital letters and should be placed on a separate line below the table number.
• There should be no vertical lines in the table and as few horizontal lines as possible.
• Each table should have column headings.
• In addition, some tables may have keys such as first column headings, sub-column headings and sub-table headings.
• Column headings in the table should be centred and the first letters of the words in the heading should be capitalised.
• Figure numbers should be placed above the figure.
• Figure captions should be italicised and the first letters should be capitalised and should be placed below the figure number.
• Notes should be added for extra explanations when necessary and should be placed below the figure.
Tables and figures should be single-spaced. In tables, the font size can be reduced to 8 points when necessary.

11. Conditions for Publishing Translations and Book Reviews
a. Translation and Book Review should be based on the spelling rules of Turkav Public Institute Journal of Social Sciences.
b. In translated articles, the translator must obtain a letter of permission from the author (s) of the relevant article or journals.
c. All copyright costs in translated articles belong to the translator.
d. A copy of the original version of the translated articles showing the source of publication must be uploaded to the files section in the Dergipark system together with the translation sent to the journal. The article sent without these documents will be returned to the relevant person without being processed.
e. In translated articles, the information of the source of the translation should be indicated in the footnote.
f. In translated articles, if there is an abstract in the original article, the translator should use it without any additions. If there is no abstract in the articles, he/she can write an abstract with a few sentences since he/she needs to add an abstract to the Dergipark system.
g. A book review should not be a summary of a work, but a critical evaluation of the book. It should shed light on the most important points put forward in the book under review and discuss them critically.

12. Quotations:
• Short quotations (less than 40 words)
For quotations of less than 40 words, add quotation marks around the words and no formatting is required when incorporating the quotation into your own text. Do not add ellipses at the beginning and/or end of quotations unless the original source contains an ellipsis.
• Long quotations (more than 40 words)
This quotation should begin on a new line half an inch (1.25 cm) in from the left side. If the quoted section is to be followed by a second paragraph, the first line should start half an inch further in. At the end of the block quotation, the cited source should be cited in parentheses after the last punctuation mark. The block quotation should not be enclosed in quotation marks.

13. Footnotes:
a. Footnotes should be given after the full stop in the text.
b. Footnotes should be in Garamond font, 10 pt, single-spaced, justified.
c. In footnotes, the first mention of the source names (books, theses, encyclopedia or journal names) should be italicised and the author's "Name and Surname, Name of the Source, Volume Number (if any), Publisher, Place of Publication, Date and Page Number should be written respectively.
d. If more than one work of the same author is to be used, the name of the work or the abbreviated name of the work should be given instead of the abbreviations age, agm.

14. Examples of Single Authored Book and Thesis Footnotes:
Bahaeddin Ögel, Türk Kültür Tarihine Giriş, C. 4, Turkish Historical Society (can be written as TTK), Ankara 2023, p. 12.
Saadettin Yağmur Gömeç, Türk Kültürünün Ana Hatları, Berikan Yayınevi, Ankara 2014, p. 54.
Saadettin Yağmur Gömeç, Türk Destanlarına Giriş, Berikan Publishing House, Ankara 2015, p. 87.
Onur Yıldız, Eski Türklerde Spor Kültürü, Atayurt Publishing House, Ankara 2023, p. 30.
Umut Yolsever, I. Sahib Giray Han ve Dönemi, Eskişehir Osmangazi University Institute of Social Sciences (Unpublished PhD Thesis), Eskişehir 2023, p. 60.

a. For repeated references, the surname of the author and the type of source should be written as age, agm, agt, and the page number should be added. In more than one work of the same author, the name of the work should be briefly stated.
b. For the abbreviations in the article, for example; "see: bk.", "editor: ed.", "preparer: haz.", "translator: çev.", should be written. They should be written according to TDK abbreviations index.
Example:
Ögel, age, C. 4, p. 26.
Gömeç, Türk Kültürünün Ana Hatları, p. 54.
Gömeç, Türk Destanlarına Giriş, p. 87.
Yıldız, age, p. 56.
Yolsever, agt, p. 45.

15. Examples of Footnotes in Books with Two or More Authors:
Sezai Balcı, Ahmet Yadi, Osmanlı Bürokrasisinde Yahudiler, Libra Publishing House, Istanbul 2013, p. 68.
Balcı, Yadi, age, p. 100.
Tuba Tombuloğlu, Fatih Bostancı, Ahmet Korkmaz, Timurlular Tarihi, Türkav Publications, Ankara 2024, p. 191.
Tombuloğlu, Bostancı, Korkmaz, age, p. 200.

16. Articles and Encyclopaedia Articles Footnotes Examples:
Özkan İzgi, "The Oldest Cultures of Central Asia and Relations with Chinese Civilisation", Türkler, ed. Hasan Celal Güzel, Salim Koca, C.1, Ankara 2002, p. 464.
Ömer Faruk Akün, "Mehmed Fuad Köprülü", Diyanet Islamic Encyclopaedia (DİA), C. 28, Istanbul 2013, p. 473.
İzgi, agm, p. 464.
Akün, agm, p. 473.

17. Translated Works:
Lev Nikolayevich Gumilev, Hunlar, trans. Ahsen Batur, Selenge Publications, Istanbul 2003, p. 140.
Gumilev, age, p. 210.

18. Proceedings:
Ahmet Caferoğlu, "Türklerde Av Kültü ve Müessesesi", VII. Türk Tarih Kongresi Bildirileri, C. I, Ankara 1973, p. 170.
Caferoğlu, agm, p. 170.

19. Book Chapters and Others:
Tuba Tombuloğlu, "The Economic Situation of Fergana According to the Travellers (18th-19th Centuries)", Seyyahların İzinde Türkistan, ed. Mustafa Gökçe, Pegem Akademi, Ankara 2019, p. 177.
Onur Yıldız, "Sports Magazines from the Ottoman Empire to the Republic", Kitap ve Kütüphane Kitaplar ile Geçen Bir Ömür Mustafa Vedat Sönmeze Armağan, ed. Alpaslan Demir, Tuba Tombuloğlu, Sezai Balcı, Efe Akademi Yayınları, Istanbul 2021, p. 400.
Tombuloğlu, agm, p. 177.
Yıldız, agm, p. 400.

20. Footnote Examples for Archival Documents:
BOA (State Archives Presidency Ottoman Archives) Bab-ı Asafi, Mektubi Kalemi Mühimme Evrakı, (BOA. A. MKT. MHM.), 439/79, 22 March 1869 (1285.Z.8).
BCA (Devlet Arşivleri Başkanlığı Cumhuriyet Arşivi), Yassıada Tutanakları "Vatan Cephesi", 010. 09/ 212. 656.1, 10.05.1961.

21. Examples of Footnotes from Newspapers and Internet Sites:
The name of the source obtained from the Internet should be in quotation marks and the name and surname of the author, the name of the source, the address of the web page, and the date of access should be stated respectively.
Example: Salim Koca, "Turkish Image in the Islamic Civilisation", http://isamveri.org/pdfdrg/D03266/2010_6/2010_6_KOCAS.pdf, Access Date: 20.10.2018.

22. Appendices:
Appendices: Appendix labels and headings should be centred (and bold).

23. Bibliography:
a. A bibliography should be given at the end of the work. The bibliography can be grouped under the names of archival sources, books, articles, theses, theses, encyclopaedia articles, etc. depending on the nature of the work.
b. In this section, the surname and then the name of the author should be given first. Other information about the source should be listed according to the rules given under the heading "Footnote".
c. The bibliography should be arranged in alphabetical order of surnames.
d. In the bibliography, only the works that are used in the text or information is given should be shown.
e. The pages between which the articles and encyclopaedia articles are located in the publication should be shown.
Examples:
AKÜN, Ömer Faruk, "Mehmed Fuad Köprülü", Diyanet Islam Encyclopedia, C. 28, Istanbul 2013, pp. 471-486.
BALCI, Sezai, YADİ, Ahmet, Osmanlı Bürokrasisinde Yahudiler, Libra Publishing House, Istanbul 2013.
CAFEROĞLU, Ahmet, "Türk Onomastiğinde At Kültü", Türkiyat Mecmuası, C. 10, İstanbul 1953, pp. 201-212.
GÖMEÇ, Saadettin Yağmur, Türk Destanlarına Giriş, Berikan Publishing House, Ankara 2015.
YOLSEVER, Umut, I. Sahib Giray Han ve Dönemi, Eskişehir Osmangazi University Institute of Social Sciences (Unpublished PhD Thesis), Eskişehir 2023.
BOA (State Archives Presidency Ottoman Archives), Bab-ı Asafi, Mektubi Kalemi Mühimme Evrakı.
BCA (State Archives Presidency Republican Archives): Yassıada Minutes "Vatan Cephesi".

Source Display Style
Articles should be prepared according to the Chicago Citation System. In the discipline, the Chicago footnoted or in-text system, whichever is widely used, may be preferred.

Final Checklist
It is hoped that this list will be useful during the final check of the manuscript before it is uploaded to the journal system.
Make sure that the following items are present:
1. Author information added.
• E-mail address
• Full postal address
• Telephone number
2. All necessary files have been uploaded.
• Article text
• Copyright Agreement
3. The article has been "spell-checked" and "grammar-checked".
4. All references mentioned in the bibliography are cited in the text and vice versa.

Submit Article
The account of the corresponding author of the study should be used in the submissions. All correspondence regarding the application is sent to the corresponding author by e-mail sent through the journal system.
When uploading the manuscript file, make sure that this file does not contain any elements that will decipher the identity of the author due to the double-blind review process.
Files You Need to Upload Separately:
1) Full Article Text

Author's Guide

Duties and Responsibilities of Authors

Authorship and Contribution
Authorship should be limited to those who made significant contributions to the conception, design, conduct, or interpretation of the study. All significant contributors should be listed as co-authors. If there are minor contributors, e.g. language editing, they should be acknowledged in the acknowledgements section. The corresponding author should ensure that all co-authors have seen and approved the final version of the manuscript and agree to its submission for publication. Authors are expected to carefully review the list and order of authors before submitting their manuscript and to provide the final author list at the time of original submission. Only in exceptional circumstances will the editor consider the addition, deletion, or reorganisation of authors after the manuscript has been submitted. All authors must agree to any such addition, deletion or reorganisation. Authors take joint responsibility for the work.

Author Change Requests
Addition, deletion or rearrangement of author names in the author list can only be made before the manuscript is accepted and only if approved by the Editor of the journal.
If such a change is requested, the Editor will request from the responsible author (a) the reason for the change in the author list and (b) written confirmation (e-mail) from all authors that they agree to the addition. Only in exceptional cases will the Editor consider the addition, deletion or reorganisation of authors after the article has been accepted.

Article Writing
Authors of original research papers should address the topic in an original way and with an objective discussion. The paper should include sufficient detail and references to allow others to replicate the work. Fraudulent or knowingly false statements constitute unethical behaviour and are unacceptable.

Authenticity
The author should provide assurance that the article is original, has not been previously published elsewhere, and is not under consideration for publication elsewhere, in another language.

Using Original Sources and Citation
Authors must ensure that they have written entirely original work and, if they have used the work or words of others, that this is properly cited. Privately obtained information, such as in conversations, correspondence or discussions with third parties, should not be used without the express written permission of the source.

Data Access and Preservation
Authors may be asked to provide research data supporting their articles for editorial review and/or to comply with the journal's open data requirements. Authors should be prepared to provide public access to such data, if possible, and to retain such data for a reasonable period after publication. The journal recommends uploading research data to TUBITAK's Aperta Portal.

Multiple and Simultaneous Publication
An author should not publish an article containing the same research in more than one journal. It is unethical to submit the same article to more than one journal at the same time. An author should not submit a previously published article for consideration in another journal, except in the form of an abstract.

Publication of Studies Based on Questionnaires and Interviews
For research in all disciplines that require ethics committee approval (ethics committee approval must be obtained, this approval must be stated and documented in the article. In researches requiring ethics committee approval, information about the approval (name of the committee, date and number) should be included in the method section, as well as on one of the first/last pages of the article; in case reports, information on the signature of the informed consent form should be included in the article.

Conflict of Interest
Any financial or other interest that may cause the person to be conflicted in his/her work, significantly impair his/her objectivity, or provide an unfair advantage in favour of any person or organisation. All sources of financial support received during the conduct of the research and preparation of the manuscript and the role of sponsors in the study should be disclosed. If there is no source of funding, this should also be indicated. Examples of potential conflicts of interest that should be disclosed include consultancies, salaries, grants. Potential conflicts of interest should be disclosed at the earliest possible stage.

Error Reporting
When an author notices a significant error or inaccuracy in his/her published work, he/she should notify the journal immediately. It is also the author's obligation to co-operate in withdrawing or correcting the manuscript if deemed necessary by the editor. If the editor or publisher learns from a third party that a published work contains errors, it is the author's obligation to co-operate with the editor, including informing the editor.

Image Integrity
It is unacceptable to enhance, darken, move, remove or add a specific feature in an image. Authors must adhere to the policy for graphic images implemented by the journal.