Author Guidelines

AUTHOR GUIDELINES

The journal of The Turkish Yearbook of International Relations, which is published by the Department of International Relations Faculty of Political Science Ankara University since 1960, is a refereed academic journal that publishes articles and book reviews in Turkish and English in the fields of Turkish Political Life, Turkish Foreign Policy and International Relations. All manuscripts sent to The Turkish Yearbook of International Relations are subject to the double blind peer review process.

Articles submitted to the Turkish Yearbook of International Relations should be original contributions and should not be under consideration for any other publication at the same time.
Manuscripts submitted to The Turkish Yearbook of International Relations will be sent to two referees after the initial evaluation by the Editorial Board. The Editorial Board will decide to accept, revise, reject, or send the manuscript to a third referee in line with the referee reports. The author will be notified of the decision as soon as possible.

1) Authors should submit the manuscripts in MS format (.docx) format via DergiPark. (https://dergipark.org.tr/en/pub/tyir)
2) Authors should state their titles, institutions, communication addresses, telephone numbers, e-mail addresses, and ORCID numbers in a separate file.
3) Submitted manuscripts should be between 6000-8000 words, including footnotes and bibliography. Book reviews should be between 1000-1500 words.
4) Each article should contain Turkish and English abstracts (approximately 100 words) and 3 to 5 keywords (in both Turkish and English).
5) Manuscripts should be written in Times New Roman with 1,5 line spacing and a font size of 12.
6) Quotations should be placed within double quotation marks. Quotations longer than four lines should be indented at left margin without quotation marks and single-spaced.
7) Citations should be made according to the in-text citation method (APA), and the bibliography should be prepared in accordance with this citation system. Detailed information on APA 7 writing rules and citation methods can be found at https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/download/journal-file/31687. Footnotes may be used for explanations other than citations. In this case, they should be written in the same font, 10-point size. If the relevant rules are not followed when citing sources used in the preparation of articles, the work will be returned to the author, and the necessary corrections will be requested.

Last Update Time: 2/18/26