Journal of International Relations and Diplomacy

Bandırma Onyedi Eylül University Journal of International Relations and Diplomacy aims to publish high-quality research articles that can contribute to the scientific world with the fields of international relations, diplomacy, economics, basic sciences and social sciences, politics, economics, economics-politics, diplomacy applications, political history, international treaties, international organizations, law, international law.

The journal started its publication life in 2018 and began to be published electronically. Journal of International Relations and Diplomacy is a peer-reviewed and periodical journal published twice a year (in March and October) since 2018. Bandırma Onyedi Eylül University, Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, the Journal of International Relations and Diplomacy, may issue additional issues or special issues in some periods. The journal publishes research articles in Turkish and English languages ​​and assigns a DOI number to all published articles.

The manuscripts submitted to our journal for review should not be previously published, accepted for publication, and should not be in the process of being evaluated for release. The responsibility of the published and published works belongs to the author (s). Our issues are published electronically. The copyright of the published works belongs to the Journal of International Relations and Diplomacy.

The studies to be published can be prepared and submitted following the conditions specified in the journal writing rules and publication principles. The articles submitted to the journal are subject to a preliminary examination in terms of form and content. The articles that are found suitable in terms of form and content are submitted to the editorial board to be appointed as referees. There is no guarantee that the articles submitted to the journal will be included in the arbitration process. After the evaluation process, the arbitration process lasts between 4 and 8 weeks. At least two reviewers are appointed if the articles reviewed by the Editorial Board are found appropriate. Under the reports coming from the referees, it is decided that the article should be published and that the author (s) should request correction, additional information, and abbreviations from the author (s) or not. In case a positive and negative report is given by the referees, the related work is sent to a third referee if deemed appropriate by the Journal Editor.

PUBLICATION GUIDELINES.

1. The manuscripts sent to the JIRD should not have been published anywhere before and should not be available for publication at the present time.

2. Manuscripts from any of the languages of Turkish and English is published in JIRD. Scientific and linguistic responsibility for the manuscript published in the JIRD belongs to the author(s)

3. Manuscripts will be evaluated not only by academicians, but also by researchers and practitioners.

4. Manuscripty that has been previously presented at conferences and has not been published in full proceeding but only the abstract can be accepted into the publication evaluation process as indicated in the study.

5. Submissions of Manuscripts should be sent electronically via dergipark.org.tr/journaleess. To be able to submit the articles online through the website and to track the process of the manuscripts during the referee evaluation process, membership to dergipark and login should be made.Personal information registered into the site of JIRD will only be used for the stated purpose of the journal and will not be accessible for any other purpose or for any other party.

6. Articles sent to JIRD are available to the authors through the dergipark manuscript submission system and the evaluation reports can be easily followed by the authors through there.

7. Manuscript file will be uploaded to the system without author information during submission. Author information should be uploaded as a separate file with the name of the article in the form of identification. Identification file should include ORCID Number(s) of Author(s). Submission should be in Microsoft Word Format. Submissions do not comply with the Journal Rules are not included in the evaluation process. In Articles ready for publication, the author names should be written on the right under Heading in Turkish, 11 Font size, Bold, Title and Surname UPPERCASE. The copyright information of author(s) should be added to the bottom of the first page in 9 font size with star(*) footnotes.

8. JIRD is based on the principle of not knowing the author(s) (blind-review). Manuscripts submitted to the referee,  information about the author's identity is kept secret.

9. Articles submitted to the JIRD are sent to at least two remarks for blind-review after preliminary examination in terms of form and content. Positive feedback from the referees is taken to the publishing process. If a positive and a negative report is received from the blind-review process, a third trial will be sent if it is deemed appropriate by the Journal Editor.

10. Author(s) who submitted articles to JIRD are deemed to have accepted the terms and conditions of the referee evaluation of the JIRD.

11. Article(s) do not comply with the rules of spelling or linguistic information are returned to the author(s) without being sent to the referees in the JIRD after the preliminary examination. Any form and content changes may be requested from the authors of the preliminary examination.

12. During layout work, the author(s) must respond to the checks and corrections made during the specified period. The author (s) who do not respond within the specified period will be postponed to be evaluated at the next issue.

13. Assessment process completed articles are listed as of the date of submission and published in the relevant issue of JIRD. Acceptance letter is sent to the authors for the accepted articles in case of request. Same author(s) will not publish two articles in one issue at a time.

14. JIRD publishes translations outside of the original research. The copy showing where the translation has been published should be sent as a supplement to the manuscript with the approval of the author(s) and the manuscript of the first publication.

15. In the direction of the reports from the blind-reviews, it is decided whether or not the author is required to make corrections, additional information and abbreviations in the report frame or publishing the articles. This decision is reported to the author(s) through the system. The author(s) have to make all changes requested by the referees. Articles will not be published until the desired changes are made.

16. All the publications accepted and published in JIRD, the publishing rights in the written and electronic environment belong to JIRD.

17. No copyright payments are made to author(s) for articles published in JIRD. Regarding the articles accepted or published, the author(s) shall transfer the copyright directly to JIRD without any procedure.

18. Opinions expressed in the editorial and the responsibility of articles belong to the authors.

19. Articles accepted or published for publication may not be reproduced or published in any form without written permission of JIRD. Quotation is allowed as long as a citation is provided.

20. It is not possible for the author(s) to withdraw the submission sent to JIRD during referee process  and to cancel to initiate the referee process, nor does it conform to scientific ethics. Taking this fact into consideration by the authors when submitting a manuscripts will also prevent the academic ethical grievances of the parties with possible work and time loss.

21. If the research article or manuscript is supported by an institution or is produced from a thesis, it should be indicated on the same page as a footnote (1) on the last word of the title.

AUTHOR GUIDELINES:

Font Type and Page Layout;

1. Manuscripts submitted to the journal should have a maximum of 20 A4 pages with 1,5-line spacing including bibliographies, tables and figures. The manuscript should be prepared in 11 fontsize, Times New Roman font and English language font. Space between each paragraph (after 6 nk) must be left blank. The number of pages of the manuscript may exceed the upper limit after corrections demands from the blind reviewers with publication page layouts, citation, logo and similar arrangements.

2. For each side of the page structure (right-left, top-bottom) the margins should be 2.5 cm. Page numbers should be located at the bottom right corner of the page

Main Body;

3. The author information includes the manuscript file on the first page; English title, English abstract, keywords under the abstracts, JEL Classification Codes and the Introduction should be composed of main text, results, bibliography and appendices.

Title of Article;

4. Titles should be typed in Times New Roman, 11 fontsize and bold, with a capital letter, centered on the abstract section, with 1.5 pt line spacing.

Abstract, Keywords & JEL Classification

5. All submitted manuscripts should have an abstract in English with Italic fonts. Keywords should be in English below the abstracts. The first letter of the key words should be Uppercase, left-aligned with the JEL codes. Abbreviation should not be used in the abstracts and should not exceed 150 words. Also in abstract section, attention should be paid to the inclusion of purpose, method, findings and conclusions.

6. At least three (3) JEL (Journal of Economic Literature) classification codes should be written on the two-digit level (eg Q11) in the submitted manuscripts. For JEL classifications that should be selected according to the topic of the manuscript, please refer to http://www.aeaweb.org/journal/jel_class_system.php .

7. Abstracts, Keywords and JEL codes should be in Times New Roman, 11 pt, 1.5 line spacing, italicized. Only the titles of these sections should be bold.

Main Body & Section Heading;

8. The main body of manuscripts should be written as 11 pt, 1,5 line spaced and justified using Times New Roman font. The first lines of paragraphs indentation should be 1 cm. Main title and subheadings of manuscripts should be numbered and bold, starting from the Introduction (except references), in decimal form as in 1, 1.1, 1.1.1. Subdivisions should be opened up to the third level (such as 1.2.3.) in manuscripts, and if necessary, the lower level headings should be written in italic and bold without numbering. The heading must be left-justified with the first heading number associated with this heading, and the subheadings associated with this heading indentation must be 1 cm from the numbering. Only main titles should be written in capital letters, and only the first letter of sub headings should be Uppercase. 12 nk before, then 6 nk lining space should be left for each Main Titles. 6 nk lining space should be left for each paragraph.

Tables, Figures & Graphs;

9. Tables, figures and charts should be displayed consecutively (Table 1, Table2, Figure 1, Figure 2, Chart 1, Chart 2) in appropriate place of the manuscripts, centered on the page. Each table, figure or chart should be given a caption. The caption must appear on the table, figure or chart, with Times New Roman, 11 pt, bold, centered on the page. A table, figure or graphic caption name should be written with a single dot after it is given together with a writing number of the table, figure or graphic. The lining space of the table, figure or chart caption  should be (after 6 nk). Tables, Figures or Charts can also be used horizontally if needed. The text in the table, figure and chart should be in 10 pt fontsize and 9 pt fontsize for reference of table, figure or chart. 

10. The tables should be used with output of the software program, the author(s) should edit the tables and results themselves. Tables should be arranged as far as possible for A4 paper size. Shapes shouldn't be computer software program output, should be drawing and not exceeding A4 paper size.

Mathematical Equations & Formulas;

11. Mathematical equations and formulas in main body should be centered and ordered by number. Numbering should be done in parenthetical at the right of the line. Formulas and Equations should be written via Math Type or Word Equation Editor.

In-text Referencing;

12. Citation should be made in accordance with the APA (American Psychological Association) reference format using link method in the main body. Explanatory notes should be given as footnote 9 pt font size at the bottom of the page(Each footnote should be 9 pt as well). Sources in main body should include the surname, publication date, and page number of the author(s) who is/are included in the article. For instance, (Çetinoğlu, 2002)...; (Çetin, 2002: 182)...; (Eliçin, 2001: 182-186). If the author(s) surname is/are used in the sentence, it is sufficient to post the publication date only in parentheses after the name. For instance, According to Özer and Birkan(2000)...; According to Birtan(2007)...; Özer and Birkan (2004)...; Özkul, Biran and Akın (2004). Both authors surname should be written if referenced to two authors studies. For Instance; (Yamak and Maraş, 2009: 47). If referring to a study for the first time with the number of authors is between three and five, the surnames of all authors should be written. For Instance, (Özkul, Uzun, Güzel, Özer and Soysal, 1992: 154-198). In later references to the same source, only the first author's surname and "et al." should be written. For Instance (Özkul et al., 1992: 154-198). When referring to a study with six or more authors, the surname of the first author should be written in the first place and the next citation in the text, and the expression "et al."should be used. For Instance (Özkul et al., 2005: 154-198). If the author(s) refer to more than one work published in the same year, symbols (a, b, c, ..) should be written at the end of the publication year. For instance (Darıcı, 2015a) or (Darıcı, 2015b: 125). If referring more than one study at the end of a sentence hese sources should be listed parenthetical according to the publication date and a semicolon (;) must be placed between them. For instance, (Bozok, 2009, Mert, 2008: 25, Özer and others, 2005, Vahitoglu, Gürler and Özdağ, 2003: 61). If there is no author name, the institution name should be used instead of author. (DPT, 2004: 32). For Internet resources date of access should be written. (TUBITAK; 23.04.2015)

Bibliography (References)

14. References should be placed in alphabetical order by considering the surnames of the authors and at the end of the article in 11 pt. Paragraph spacing between each reference should be before and after (6 pt). If more than one study of the author (s) has been used in the same year, these works should be listed in front of the year of publication like (a, b, c, ..). The bibliography should be organized as shown below

(i) Reference to a book:

Stopford, M. (1997). Maritime Economics. New York: Routledge. 

(ii) Translated book:

Davison, A. (2006). Türkiye’de Sekülerizm ve Modernlik. Tuncay Birkan (Trans.). İstanbul: İletişim Yayınları.

(iii) Reference to a chapter in an edited book:

Esen, Ö., & Aydın, C. (2018). Tunisia. In: S. Özdemir, S. Erdoğan, & A. Gedikli (Eds.), Handbook of Research on Sociopolitical Factors Impacting Economic Growth in Islamic Nations (pp. 68-94). USA: IGI Global.

(iv) Reference to a journal publication:

Esen, Ö. (2016). Security of the energy supply in Turkey: Prospects, challenges and opportunities. International Journal of Energy Economics and Policy, 6(2), 281-289

(v) Two authors:

Aydin, C., & Esen, Ö. (2018). Does the level of energy intensity matter in the effect of energy consumption on the growth of transition economies? Evidence from dynamic panel threshold analysis. Energy Economics, 69, 185-195.

(vi) Theses and dissertations:

Esen, Ö. (2013). Sürdürülebilir Büyüme Bağlamında Türkiye’nin Enerji Açığı Sorunu: 2012-2020 Dönemi Enerji Açığı Projeksiyonu. Doctoral Dissertation. Erzurum: Atatürk University.

(vii) Internet Based Sources

IATA (2016). Annual Reports Review. (15.10.2017), Retrieved from https://www.iata.org/about/Documents/iata-annual-review-2016.pdf

(vii) Symposium or Congress Presentation

Darıcı, B. (2018). Ekolojik Ayakizi ile Reel Gelir Arasındaki İlişki. International Conference on Empirical Economics Social Sciences, Bandırma-Balıkesir.
(ix) Official Document, statement etc.

DPT (2003). Ekonomik Rapor.DPT Yayınları No: 2003-77, Ankara.

Publication Ethics and Publication Policy While establishing the ethical duties and responsibilities listed below, it has been prepared as open access, taking into account the guides and policies published by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). Ethical Responsibilities of Authors Author(s) who submit work to the Journal of International Relations and Diplomacy are expected to comply with the following ethical responsibilities; The publication processes implemented in the Journal of International Relations and Diplomacy form the basis for the development and distribution of information in an impartial and respectful manner. The processes implemented in this direction are directly reflected in the quality of the work of the authors and the institutions that support the authors. Peer-reviewed studies are studies that embody and support the scientific method. At this point, it is important that all stakeholders of the process (authors, readers and researchers, publisher, referees and editors) comply with the standards regarding ethical principles. Journal of International Relations and Diplomacy within the scope of publication ethics All stakeholders are expected to bear the following ethical responsibilities. The works submitted by the author(s) are expected to be original. If the author(s) benefit from or use other works, they are required to cite and/or quote completely and accurately. Persons who do not contribute intellectually to the content in the creation of the work should not be listed as authors. All studies submitted for publication must disclose situations and relationships that may constitute a conflict of interest, if any. Raw data regarding their articles may be requested from the author(s) within the framework of the evaluation processes; in such a case, the author(s) should be ready to present the expected data and information to the editorial board and scientific committee. The author(s) must have a document showing that they have the rights to use the data used, the necessary permissions for the research/analysis, or that the consent of the experimental subjects has been obtained. Author(s) published, If he/she notices a mistake or error regarding his/her work at the early appearance or evaluation stage, he/she has the obligation to cooperate with the editor in informing, correcting or retracting the journal editor or publisher. Authors cannot submit their work to more than one journal's application process at the same time. Each application can be initiated following completion of the previous application. Work published in another journal cannot be sent to the Journal of International Relations and Diplomacy. Changing the author responsibilities of a study whose evaluation process has already started (such as adding authors, changing the author order, removing authors, etc.) cannot be proposed. Ethical Duties and Responsibilities of Editors Journal of International Relations and Diplomacy editors and field editors are responsible for the "COPE Code of Conduct and Best Practice Guidelines for Journal Editors" and "COPE Best Practice Guidelines for Journal Editors" published as open access by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). guides Must have the following ethical duties and responsibilities on the basis of: General duties and responsibilities Editors are responsible for each publication published in the Journal of Management and International Relations and Diplomacy. In the context of this responsibility, editors have the following roles and obligations: Making efforts to meet the information needs of readers and authors, Ensuring the continuous development of the journal, Carrying out processes to improve the quality of the studies published in the journal, Supporting freedom of thought, Ensuring academic integrity, Intellectual property rights and To continue business processes without compromising ethical standards, to show openness and transparency in terms of publication on issues that require correction and clarification. Relations with readers Editors must make their decisions by taking into account the knowledge, skills and experience expectations of all readers, researchers and practitioners. Published studies contribute to readers, researchers, practitioners and scientific literature. and must be original. In addition, editors are obliged to take into account the feedback from readers, researchers and practitioners and to give descriptive and informative feedback. Relations with authors The duties and responsibilities of editors towards authors are as follows: Editors must make positive or negative decisions based on the importance of the studies, their original value, validity, clarity of expression and the aims and objectives of the journal. Studies that are suitable for the scope of publication should be taken to the preliminary evaluation stage unless they have serious problems. Editors should not ignore positive referee suggestions unless there is a serious problem with the study. New editors should not change the decisions made by the previous editor(s) regarding the work unless there is a serious problem. "Blind Referee and Evaluation Process" must be published and editors must prevent any deviations that may occur in the defined processes. Authors in a descriptive and informative manner notification and return must be provided. Relations with referees Editors' duties and responsibilities towards referees are as follows: They must appoint referees in accordance with the subject of the study. It is responsible for providing the information and guides that the referees will need during the evaluation phase. It is necessary to consider whether there is a conflict of interest between authors and referees. In the context of blind refereeing, referees must keep their identity information confidential. It should encourage referees to evaluate the work in an impartial, scientific and objective language. It should determine practices and policies that increase the performance of referees. Necessary steps must be taken to dynamically update the referee pool. Unkind and unscientific evaluations should be discouraged. Steps should be taken to ensure that the referee pool consists of a broad spectrum. Relations with the editorial board Editors must ensure that all editorial board members carry out the processes in accordance with the publication policies and guidelines. editorial board It must inform its members about its publication policies and keep them informed of developments. Also editors; Editorial board members must ensure that they evaluate the work impartially and independently. The new editorial board members must be determined to be able to contribute and have appropriate qualifications. Editorial board members should submit studies that are in line with their area of ​​expertise for evaluation. Must interact regularly with the editorial board. Meetings should be held at regular intervals with the editorial board for the development of publication policies and the journal. Relations with the journal owner and publisher The relationship between editors and the publisher is based on the principle of editorial independence. In accordance with the written agreement between the editors and the publisher, all decisions taken by the editors are independent of the publisher and the journal owner. Editorial and blind peer review processes Editors; is responsible for implementing the "Blind Review and Evaluation Process" policies included in the journal's publication policies. In this context, editors Ensures that the evaluation process of each study is completed in a fair, impartial and timely manner. Quality assurance Editors; It is responsible for the publication of every article published in the journal in accordance with the journal publication policies and international standards. Protection of personal data Editors; is responsible for ensuring the protection of personal data regarding the subjects or images included in the evaluated studies. Unless the explicit consent of the individuals used in the studies is documented, it is the duty to refuse the study. Also editors; is responsible for protecting the individual data of authors, referees and readers. Ethics committee, human and animal rights Editors; It is responsible for ensuring the protection of human and animal rights in the evaluated studies. Ethics committee approval regarding the subjects used in the studies is responsible for rejecting the study in cases where there are no permissions for experimental research. Precautions against possible abuse and malfeasance Editors; possible abuse and misconduct is obliged to take precautions against usage. In addition to conducting a meticulous and objective investigation to identify and evaluate complaints regarding this situation, sharing the relevant findings is among the editor's responsibilities. To ensure the integrity of academic publications, editors must ensure that errors, inconsistencies or misleading judgments in studies are quickly corrected. Protection of intellectual property rights Editors; It is obliged to protect the intellectual property rights of all published articles and to defend the rights of the journal and the author(s) in case of possible violations. In addition, editors are obliged to take the necessary precautions to ensure that the contents of all published articles do not violate the intellectual property rights of other publications. Constructiveness and openness to discussion Editors; He/she should take into account convincing criticisms of the works published in the journal and display a constructive attitude towards these criticisms. To the author(s) of the criticized works should give the right of reply. One should not ignore or exclude studies containing negative results. Complaints Editors; The author is obliged to carefully examine complaints from referees or readers and respond in an enlightening and explanatory manner. Political and Commercial Concerns The journal owner, publisher and any other political or commercial factors do not influence the editors' independent decision-making. Conflicts of interest Editors; It guarantees that the publication process of the studies is completed independently and impartially, taking into account conflicts of interest between the author(s), referees and other editors. Ethical Responsibilities of Referees The evaluation of all studies by "Blind Refereeing" directly affects the quality of the publication. This process provides confidence through objective and independent evaluation of the publication. The evaluation process of the Journal of International Relations and Diplomacy is carried out on the principle of double-blind refereeing. Referees cannot contact the authors directly, evaluation and comments are submitted through the journal management system. In this process, review forms and referee comments on full texts are forwarded to the author(s) through the editor. In this context, referees who evaluate studies for the Journal of International Relations and Diplomacy are expected to have the following ethical responsibilities: Only studies related to their field of expertise should be accepted for evaluation. The evaluation must be impartial and confidential. If he thinks that he is faced with a conflict of interest during the evaluation process, he should refuse to review the study and inform the journal editor. In accordance with the principle of confidentiality, they must destroy the studies they have examined after the evaluation process. They may only use the final versions of the studies they review after they have been published. The evaluation should be made objectively only in relation to the content of the study. Nationality, gender, religious beliefs, political beliefs and commercial considerations are not allowed to influence the evaluation. should not give. The evaluation should be made in a constructive and polite manner. Must not make derogatory personal comments that include hostility, slander or insults. They must carry out the work they have agreed to evaluate in a timely manner and with the above ethical responsibilities. Ethical Responsibilities of the Publisher The Editors and Editorial Board of the Journal of International Relations and Diplomacy act with the awareness of the following ethical responsibilities: Editors are responsible for all processes of the works sent to the Journal of International Relations and Diplomacy. In this context, editors are the decision-makers, regardless of economic or political gains. It undertakes to create an independent editorial decision. It protects the ownership and copyright of every article published in the Journal of International Relations and Diplomacy and undertakes to keep a record of every published copy. Editors have the responsibility to take precautions against all kinds of scientific misconduct, citation fraud and plagiarism. An Unethical If you encounter the situation; If you encounter any unethical behavior or content in the Journal of International Relations and Diplomacy outside of the above-mentioned ethical responsibilities, please notify us via e-mail to agunar@bandirma.edu.tr.

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