Uluslararası Filoloji Bengü

The main purpose of the journal is to contribute to science by publishing high quality publications of scientific importance, to contribute to language education and teaching, to include scientific studies based on social sciences, especially philology and linguistics, native language education / teaching, foreign language teaching, Turkish language, Turkish language teaching and Turkish world.

International Journal of Philology Bengü is an independent, double-blind peer-reviewed, open access and online journal that aims to publish articles on Turkish Language and the Turkic world in the fields of Language and Linguistics, Literature, Literary Studies, Literary Theory and Criticism, Folklore, Cultural Studies, Education and Educational Research. Articles should describe original data that have not been previously published or submitted for publication elsewhere. Manuscripts that are deemed suitable for the journal's submission guidelines and scope are sent to at least two referees who are experts in their fields for scientific evaluation. The members of the Editorial Board of the International Journal of Philology Bengü then consider the referees' comments on each submission. The final decision for all submitted manuscripts rests with the Editor-in-Chief.

Readership:
• The target audience of the International Journal of Philology Bengü, which publishes research articles that will contribute to the field on issues related to the Turkic world, language, literature and culture, is academics, experts, researchers, undergraduate, graduate and doctoral students interested in these sciences.

Text Submissions:
• The texts submitted to the journal should be appropriate to the purpose and scope of the journal.
• The submitted texts must be original, must not have been published before and must not have been taken into the evaluation process by another periodical.
• Texts submitted after the article acceptance date specified on the journal's website will not be evaluated.
• More than one study by one author will not be published in the same issue.

Page Layout
Article must be written in MS Word and the page format must be like stated below.
Paper size A4 Vertical
Text size 12 point
Footnote size 9 point
Paragraph spacing 6 nk
Paragraph indent: 1.25 cm
Top-bottom-right-left margins: 3 cm
Line spacing Single
Font Type: Times New Roman (If a special font is used, the font used should be sent with the manuscript)

Main Title
The main title should be written in Times New Roman font, bold letters, 12 pt. font size, reflecting the content and scope of the article. The first letter of the words in the title of the article should be capitalized and should consist of a maximum of 12 words.

Author name(s) and address(es)
When the article file is uploaded to the site, the author name should be deleted in the first evaluation phase. After the article has passed the referee process and is deemed suitable for publication, the author name should be added. The name(s) and surname(s) of the author(s) should be written in bold, 12-point font, right justified, under the title of the article, and the institution, title, contact information and ORCID information of the author(s) should be italicized with a footnote as "*" on the first page of the article. If there is more than one author, the author's name(s) and surname(s) should be written in the order of the author's name(s) and surname(s), and the author information should be written as "*, **, ***" with starred footnotes.

Abstract
At the beginning of the paper, there must be an abstract in Turkish and English, consisting of a minimum of 150 and a maximum of 300 words, expressing the subject shortly and concisely. The objectives, methods, results, conclusions of the research should be briefly mentioned in the abstract.

Keywords
A minimum of 3 and a maximum of 5 keywords reflecting the content of the paper must be added under the abstracts. Each keyword should be separated by commas and written in lower case.

Subtitles
No numbering should be made in the Introduction, Conclusion and References sections of the paper. Subtitles gradually should be numbered in the form “1.1, 2.3, 3.2.2, 4.1.3.1 etc.”. Subtitles should be written with the first letter capitalized.

Footnotes
Footnotes should not be used to cite references, and explanations that are indirectly related to the main topic of the paper should be made by using footnotes starting from number 1. Footnotes should be written in 9 points at the bottom of the page.

Citations and References
Direct quotations in the article should be given in quotation marks. Quotations exceeding five lines should be intended 1.5 cm from the right and left margin in 10 points. Reference citation in the text should be written as stated below, with the surname, year and page number in parentheses:

Citation in the text:
1. Reference to a specific sentence, concept or paragraph;
…(Kara, 2012: 644)

2. Reference to a whole article or book;
… (Kara, 2020) or Kara (2020) states…

3. Reference to a publication with more than two authors;
… (Atabay et al., 1976: 16). or Atabay et al. (1976: 16)

4. Reference to a publication with two authors;
…according to (Özçelik & Erten, 2011: 101-102) or Özçelik and Erten (2011: 101-102)

5. The name of the study is written for studies which have unknown dates and authors;
…(İnan, t.y.: 10)

6. The original source will be also indicated for citations from the secondary source.
…. (Çayıldak 2021: 28, as cited in Belli, 2018 )

Reference List
The papers should be written alphabetically according to the surnames of the authors as stated below. The reference list must include only those references which are cited in the text of the paper. References with the same authors in the same order must be arranged by year of publication. An author’s publications that are published in the same year must be arranged as (2021a, 2021b).

Sample Reference List
One author
Castle, E. B. (1970). The Teacher. London: Oxford University Press.

Two authors
McCandless, B. R. and Evans, E. D. (1973). Children and Youth: Psychosocial Development. Hinsdale, IL: Dryden Press.

Three or more authors (list each author)
Smith, V., Barr, R. and Burke, D. (1976). Alternatives in Education: Freedom to Choose. Bloomington, IN: Phi Delta Kappa, Educational Foundation.

Editor or compiler as author
Burley, J., & Harris, J. (Eds.). (2002). A Companion to Genetics. Blackwell.

Chapter in a book edited by another
Medley, D. M. (1983). Teacher Effectiveness. In H. E. Mitzel (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Educational Research (Vol. 4, pp. 1894-1903). New York: The Free Press.

Unpublished Master’s Thesis
Stewart, Y. (2000). Dressing the Tarot [Unpublished Master’s Thesis]. Auckland University of Technology.

Unpublished Doctoral Dissertation or Thesis
Harris, L. (2014). Instructional Leadership Perceptions and Practices of Elementary School Leaders [Unpublished Doctoral Dissertation]. University of Virginia.

Publication Ethics Principles
Publication Ethics can be defined as a self-regulatory mechanism that insists on integrity on behalf of authors, reviewers and publishers to establish higher standards of editorial processing. Ethical standards for publication exist to ensure high-quality scientific publications, public trust in scientific findings, and respect for people's opinions.
• Honest researchers do not plagiarize.
• They do not misattribute sources.
• They do not hide objections they cannot refute.
• They do not distort opposing views.
• They do not destroy or hide data.

Peer-reviewed studies are studies that support and actualize the scientific method. At this point, it is of great importance that all parties involved in the publication process (authors, readers and researchers, publisher, referees and editors) comply with ethical principles. International Journal of Philology Bengü adheres to national and international standards of research and publication ethics. It complies with the Press Law, the Law on Intellectual and Artistic Works and the Directive on Scientific Research and Publication Ethics of Higher Education Institutions. International Philology Bengü journal has adopted the International Ethical Publishing Principles published by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) and Open Access Scholarly Publishers Association (OASPA). It is also committed to abide by the decisions of the Turkish Editors' Workshop.
• Press Law (National Legislation)
• Law on Intellectual and Artistic Works (National Legislation)
• Higher Education Institutions Scientific Research and Publication Ethics Directive (National Legislation)
• Transparency and Best Practice Principles in Academic Publishing (International Criteria)
• Turkey Editors' Workshop Decisions (National Criteria)

Replay
Republishing is the publication of the same article or substantially similar articles in more than one journal. The editor sends such an article back without review. The editor may then impose an embargo on the author who has attempted to republish for a certain period of time, make a public announcement in the journal in which the author has previously published (perhaps in a simultaneous announcement with the editor of the journal that published the previous article), or all of these measures together.

Simultaneous submission of the same work to more than one journal
Authors may not submit the same article to more than one journal at the same time. If the editor learns of possible simultaneous submission, he/she reserves the right to consult with the other editor(s) receiving the manuscript. In addition, the editor may return the manuscript without review or reject the manuscript without considering the reviews, or take this decision in discussion with the other editor(s) involved, and may decide not to accept submissions from authors for a certain period of time. It may also write to the authors' employers or take all of these measures together.

Control to Prevent Plagiarism
Plagiarism is presenting the ideas, methods, data, practices, writings, forms or works of others as one's own work in whole or in part without citing the owners in accordance with scientific rules.
International Philology Bengü screens all articles submitted to the journal to prevent plagiarism. The papers submitted for review are checked for plagiarism using intihal.net & Ithenticate software. The similarity rate is expected to be less than 20%. The main measure of similarity is the author's compliance with the citation and citation rules. If the similarity rate appears to be 1%, but the citation and citation are not done properly, plagiarism may still be in question. In this respect, citation and quotation rules should be known and carefully applied by the author.
Plagiarism, duplication, false authorship/ denied authorship, research/data fabrication, article slicing, slicing and dicing, copyright infringement and concealment of conflict of interest are considered unethical behaviors. All articles that do not comply with accepted ethical standards are removed from publication. This includes articles that contain possible irregularities or improprieties detected after publication.

Forgery
Producing data that is not based on research, editing or modifying the work presented or published on the basis of untrue data, reporting or publishing them, and presenting a research that has not been conducted as if it has been conducted.
Falsifying research records and data obtained, showing methods, devices and materials that were not used in the research as if they were used, not evaluating data that do not comply with the research hypothesis, manipulating data and/or results to fit the relevant theory or assumptions, falsifying or shaping research results in line with the interests of the persons and organizations supported.

Protection of Participants' Personal Data
The International Philology Bengu journal requires that all research involving personal or sensitive data or materials relating to human participants that are not legally available to the public be subject to formal ethical review.

Handling Allegations of Research Misconduct
International Philology Bengu journal adheres to COPE's Ethical Toolkit for a Successful Editorial. The editors of the International Journal of Philology Bengü will take measures to prevent the publication of articles in which plagiarism, citation manipulation, data falsification, data fabrication, and other research misconduct have occurred. In no case will the editors of the International Journal of Philology Bengu knowingly allow such misconduct to occur. In the event that the editors of International Philology Bengü are aware of any allegations of research misconduct related to an article published in their journal, they will follow COPE's guidelines regarding allegations.

Ethical Violation Notifications
If readers notice a significant error or inaccuracy in an article published in International Philology Bengü or have any complaints about the editorial content (plagiarism, duplicate articles, etc.), they can send an e-mail to filolojibengu@artuklu.edu.tr. We welcome submissions and will respond quickly and constructively, as it will provide an opportunity for improvement.

Correction, Retraction, Expression of Concern
Editors may consider publishing a correction if minor errors are identified in the published article that do not affect the findings, interpretations and conclusions. Editors should consider retracting the manuscript if there are major errors/violations that invalidate the findings and conclusions. Editors should consider issuing a statement of concern if there is a possibility of research or publication misconduct by the authors; there is evidence that the findings are unreliable and that the authors' institutions have not investigated the incident; or the potential investigation seems unfair or inconclusive. COPE guidelines for correction, retraction or expression of concern are followed.

Publication of Studies Based on Surveys and Interviews
The International Journal of Philology Bengü adopts the Committee on Publication Ethics' (COPE) "Code of Conduct and Best Practice Guidelines for Journal Editors" and "Code of Conduct for Journal Publishers" to provide ethical assurance in scientific periodical publishing. In this context, the following points should be followed in the studies submitted to the journal:
1) 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.
2) In studies requiring ethics committee approval, information about the permission (name of the committee, date and number) should be included in the method section and 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.

Special Issue Publication Policy
A special issue may be published once a year upon the request of the Editorial Board. Articles submitted for inclusion in the special issue are first subjected to a preliminary editorial review. Then, they are examined for compliance with the journal's spelling rules and similarity screening is performed to prevent plagiarism. After these stages, they are included in the peer review process using the double blind model.

Editorial Confidentiality Obligation
The editors of the International Journal of Philology Bengu treat all submitted manuscripts as confidential documents, which means that they will not disclose information about a manuscript to anyone without the authors' permission. During the manuscript review process, the following people have access to the manuscripts: Editors, Reviewers, Editorial Board Members. The only time details about a manuscript may be passed to a third party without the authors' permission is if the editor suspects serious research misconduct.

Allegations-Suspicions of Scientific Misconduct
There are different definitions of scientific misconduct. We address these issues on a case-by-case basis as the International Journal of Philology Bengü follows the guidance established by the major publishing ethics bodies. If the editor suspects or alleges an ethical violation, they are obliged to take action. This duty extends to both published and unpublished articles. The editor should not simply reject articles raising concerns about possible misconduct. They are ethically obliged to follow up on alleged cases. The editor should follow COPE flowcharts where appropriate. Editors should first seek a response from those suspected of misconduct. If they are not satisfied with the response, they should ask the relevant employer or organization to investigate. The editor should make all reasonable efforts to ensure that an appropriate investigation into the alleged misconduct is conducted; if this fails, the editor should make all reasonable attempts to insist on a resolution to the problem. This is a laborious but important task.
International Philology Bengu magazine follows COPE's Ethical Toolkit for a Successful Editorial. The editors of the International Journal of Philology Bengü will take measures to prevent the publication of articles in which plagiarism, citation manipulation, data falsification, data fabrication, and other research misconduct have occurred. Under no circumstances will the International Journal of Philology Bengü or its editors knowingly allow such misconduct to occur. In the event that the editors of International Philology Bengü are aware of any allegations of research misconduct related to an article published in their journal, they will follow COPE's guidelines regarding allegations.

Reviewers should inform the Editor if they suspect research or publication misconduct. The Editor is responsible for taking appropriate action, following the recommendations of COPE.
The International Journal of Philology Bengu is committed to following the COPE flowcharts when faced with allegations of misconduct in the following or similar areas.
• What to do when republication is suspected
• What to do when plagiarism is suspected
• What to do when fabricated data is suspected
• What to do when requesting a change of authorship
• What to do when an undisclosed conflict of interest is suspected
• What to do when unfair or gift authorship is suspected
• What to do when an ethical problem is suspected in an article
• What to do when directly notified of a suspected ethical violation by e-mail, etc.
• What to do when a suspected ethical violation is announced via social media

Complaint Procedure
This procedure applies to complaints about content, procedures or policies that are the responsibility of the journal International Philology Bengü or our editorial staff. Complaints can provide an opportunity and incentive for improvement and we aim to respond quickly, courteously and constructively.
The complaint must relate to content, procedures or policies that are the responsibility of the International Philology Bengü journal or our editorial team. Complaints should be emailed directly to filolojibengu@artuklu.edu.tr and will be treated confidentially. The editor will respond to complaints immediately. The editor follows the procedure outlined in the COPE flowchart regarding complaints.
Complaints are reviewed by the relevant member of the editorial team and, if not resolved, the following processes are followed:
• If this initial response is deemed inadequate, the complainant may request that the complaint be escalated to a more senior member of the journal.
• If the complainant is not satisfied, the complaint may be forwarded to the editor-in-chief.
• A full response will be provided within two weeks, if possible.
COPE publishes a code of practice for editors of scientific journals. This will facilitate the resolution of disputes with editors, journals and publishers, but only after the journal's own complaints procedures have been exhausted.

Appeal Process
We welcome serious objections to the evaluations made by editors and reviewers. If you feel that we have rejected your paper because we misunderstood its scientific content, please send an appeal message to our editorial team at filolojibengu@artuklu.edu.tr. Do not attempt to submit a revised version of your article at this stage. If, after reading your appeal letter, we realize that your appeal is justified, we may invite you to submit a revised version of your manuscript. Your paper will then be resubmitted to the external reviewer process. Please include as much detail as possible in the appeal letter. Finally, we can only consider one appeal per article, so please take the time and effort to write a detailed letter to make your appeal clear - you have one chance, so use it well. We have found that prolonged deliberation over rejected papers is often unsatisfying for both authors and editors, so we do not process multiple appeals for the same paper.

Conflicts of Interest
A conflict of interest occurs when professional judgment about a primary interest may be influenced by a secondary interest (such as financial gain or personal competition). We believe that we need to know the competing interests of the authors in order to make the best decision about how to handle an article, and that readers need to know them if we publish the article.
Any interest, financial or otherwise, that may cause one to be conflicted in one's work, significantly impair one's objectivity, or give an unfair advantage to any person or organization. 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.
To ensure impartial review, the International Journal of Philology Bengü has a set process for handling submissions from editors, staff or editorial board members. Such submissions are first referred to other journals. If this is not possible, the author of the submission is suspended from the journal. These submissions are reviewed in a double blind process. The editor should not be involved in decisions on manuscripts written by him/herself or by family members. Furthermore, such a paper should be subject to all the usual procedures of the journal. The editor should follow the COPE guidelines on disclosure of potential conflicts of interest by authors and reviewers.

Principles of Research Ethics
The International Journal of Philology Bengu observes the highest standards in research ethics and adopts the international research ethics principles defined below. It is the responsibility of the authors to ensure that manuscripts comply with ethical guidelines.
• The principles of integrity, quality and transparency must be ensured in the design, review of the design and conduct of the research.
• The research team and participants should be fully informed about the purpose of the research, its methods and possible anticipated uses, and the requirements and risks, if any, of participation in the research.
• Confidentiality of information provided by research participants and confidentiality of respondents must be ensured. The research should be designed to protect the autonomy and dignity of the participants.
• Research participants should take part in the research voluntarily and should not be under any coercion.
• Harm to participants should be avoided. The research should be planned in a way that does not put participants at risk.
• Research independence must be clear and explicit; any conflict of interest must be stated.
• In experimental studies with human subjects, the written informed consent of the participants who decide to participate in the research must be obtained. Consent must be obtained from the legal guardian of children and those under guardianship or with a confirmed mental illness.
• If the study will be conducted in any institution or organization, approval must be obtained from this institution or organization that the study will be conducted.
• In studies with a human component, it should be stated in the "method" section that "informed consent" has been obtained from the participants and ethics committee approval has been obtained from the institution where the study is conducted.

The publication of articles in the journal and the execution of article processes are not subject to any fee. No processing or submission fee is charged for articles submitted to the journal or accepted for publication. International Journal of Philology Bengü does not accept sponsorship and advertisement in accordance with its publication policies.