Author Guidelines

1. Page Layout
A4 (210 × 297 mm)

2. Margins
Bottom: 25 mm
Top: 25 mm
Right: 25 mm
Left: 25 mm
Gutter: None

3. Headings
Font: Isnad Font
Size: 11 pt
Line Spacing: 1.15
Spacing: 0 pt before, 0 pt after
3.1. The headings Abstract, Introduction, Conclusion, and References must not be numbered.
3.2. Automatic numbering must not be used in headings.
3.3. The first letter of each word must be capitalized except for conjunctions.
3.4. Footnotes must not be added to headings.
3.5. Headings must follow a decimal numbering system such as “1., 2., 3.; 1.1., 1.2.; 1.2.1.” A space must be left between the period following the heading number and the first letter of the heading.

4. Abstract
Font: Isnad Font
Size: 11 pt
Line Spacing: 1.15
Spacing: 0 pt before, 4 pt after
4.1. It must be at least 500 and at most 750 words.

5. Keywords
Font: Isnad Font
Size: 11 pt
Line Spacing: 1.15
Spacing: 0 pt before, 4 pt after
5.1. It must consist of at least 5 and at most 8 words.
5.2. The first term must necessarily be the name of the relevant academic discipline (Political History, Sociology, Psychology, Tafsir, Hadith, Kalām, etc.).
5.3. The second term should be determined as a subject, country, city, person, or work that reflects the research (War, Migration, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, Nutuk, Qadar, Mu‘tazila, Māturīdī, Kitāb al-Tawḥīd, etc.).
5.4. Afterwards, concepts that fully reflect the content of the article must be added (National Struggle, Battle of Sakarya, Human Acts, Kasb, Istita‘ah).
5.5. If the study is person- or work-oriented, the relevant work and author’s name must definitely be written as keywords.
5.6. Words that do not carry a conceptual meaning beyond their literal sense when used alone should not be preferred as concepts.
5.7. All keywords must begin with capital letters whether they are proper nouns or not.

6. Main Text
Font: Isnad Font
Size: 11 pt
Line Spacing: 1.15
Spacing: 0 pt before, 4 pt after

7. Direct Quotations
Font: Isnad Font
Size: 11 pt
Line Spacing: Single
Spacing: 0 pt before, 4 pt after
Indentation: Left 2 cm, Right 2 cm
7.1. Direct quotations longer than three lines must be formatted in this way.
7.2. Such quotations must not be presented in quotation marks or italics.

8. Arabic Texts
Font: Times New Roman Regular
Size: 11 pt
Line Spacing: 1.15
Spacing: 0 pt before, 4 pt after

9. Table/Figure/Image Titles
Font: Isnad Font
Size: 8 pt
Line Spacing: 1.15
Spacing: 0 pt before, 0 pt after
9.1. They must be placed on the line preceding the table/figure/image.
9.2. They must be numbered as “Table1.”, “Figure1.” etc.

10. Table Content
Font: Isnad Font
Size: 10 pt
Line Spacing: 1.15
Spacing: 0 pt before, 0 pt after

11. Table/Figure/Image Source
Font: Isnad Font
Size: 8 pt
Line Spacing: 1.15
Spacing: 0 pt before, 0 pt after
11.1. It must be placed on the line preceding the table/figure/image.
11.2. It must be numbered as “Source1.”, “Source2.” etc.

12. Footnotes
Font: Isnad Font
Size: 8 pt
Line Spacing: Single
Spacing: 0 pt before, 0 pt after

13. References
Font: Isnad Font
Hanging Indent: 1.25 cm
Size: 11 pt
Line Spacing: 1.15
Spacing: 0 pt before, 4 pt after
13.1. The References section must start on a new page.
13.2. References must be prepared in accordance with the Isnad2 Footnote Citation System. For the Isnad2 citation system, see:
https://www.isnadsistemi.org/download/isnad-2-yazim-kilavuzu/

14. Other Rules
14.1. Citations must be given only in footnote style.
14.2. Headers and footers must not be added to the page.

Last Update Time: 2/20/26