Research Article
Issue Editorial Board
Dr Galina M.Yemelianova holds a PhD in Arab and Islamic Studies from the Institute of Asian and African Studies (ISAA, MGU). She has researched the history and Islam-related contemporary politics of the Middle East and Eurasia over three decades. Between 1996 and 2017 she researched and taught at the Centre for Russian, European and Eurasian Studies at the University of Birmingham UK, where she pioneered and taught the Masters course on the Caucasus and Central Asia. She is the author/editor of ten books, including Yemen under Ottoman Rule 1538-1635 (Nauka, 1988); Russia and Islam: A Historical Survey (Palgrave 2002); Islam in post-Soviet Russia (Routledge, 2003); Radical Islam in the former Soviet Union (Routledge, 2010); Many Faces of the Caucasus (Routledge, 2014); Meskhetian Turks in Kabardino-Balkaria (IGI RAN, 2019); Muslims of Central Asia: An Introduction (Edinburgh University Press, 2018); Routledge Handbook of the Caucasus (Routledge, 2020); Islamic Leadership and the State in Eurasia (Anthem Press, 2022) and Muslims of post-Communist Eurasia (Routledge, 2022). She is an editor of Caucasus Survey (London), a member of the editorial boards of Europe-Asia Studies (Glasgow) and Oriens (Moscow) and Universal Journal of History and Culture (Sakarya). She is currently affiliated to the Centre of Contemporary Central Asia and the Caucasus at the School of Oriental and African Studies in London.
Matías I. Zarlenga is a PhD in Sociology from the University of Barcelona (Spain) and graduated in Sociology from the University of Buenos Aires (Argentina). He currently holds a position as an associate researcher at the CONICET (Argentina) and a professor at the University of Tres de Febrero (Argentina). He is a member of the Centre for Studies on Culture, Politics, and Society (CECUPS). He has participated in several funded projects at the national and European levels. His research interests include Sociology of Art and Culture, Cultural Policy, and Urban Sociology. Today his research focuses on analysing cultural creativity processes and cultural organisation in urban contexts. His publications include papers in local and international journals and book chapters on issues related to urban cultural policies, cultural creativity, and arts organisations.
Orkhan Valiyev (Dr.) was born on April 22, 1987. After graduating from high school in 2005, he received a bachelor's degree in philosophy from Baku State University in 2009. In 2012-2014, he received a master's degree from the Department of Political Science at the Academy of Public Administration. In 2014, he won a state scholarship from Turkey for doctoral studies. He started his doctoral education in 2015 and received a doctorate in philosophy from the Faculty of Political Sciences of Sakarya University, Institute of Social Sciences, unanimously defending the scientific work "The Nationalization Process of Tsarist Azerbaijan: 1850-1920." In the 2018-2019 academic year, he was engaged in pedagogical activities at the Department of Political Science and International Relations of the Western Caspian University. In the 2021-2022 academic year, he resumed his pedagogical activity at the Department of Political Science and International Relations of the Western Caspian University. In addition, in the relevant academic year, he began working as an adjunct teacher in the master's department at the Department of Sociology, Baku State University.
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Aim & Scope
The Universal Journal of History and Culture (UJHC) (ISSN 2667-8179)is an internationally refereed academic journal, published twice a year in April and October. The journal aims to provide a national and international academic platform to meet the professional interests of researchers in different disciplines in the field of social sciences. The target audience of the journal consists of academicians, researchers, and related professional and academic institutions and organizations.
The Universal Journal of History and Culture (UJHC) is a peer-reviewed journal that publishes essays, reviews, and translations covering original research in the social sciences. At the same time, various articles such as history, literature, sociology, ethnicity, book, criticism, and review are also included.
The Universal Journal of History and Culture (UJHC) applies at least two peer-review processes. The peer-reviewer and editors in the submitted articles should have the corrections made within 20 days and the final version of the manuscript should be uploaded to the journal system. The content and format of the manuscripts submitted to the journal may be rejected by the editorial board unless deemed appropriate. One article per year of each author is published.
Social Sciences: Sociology, Cultural Studies, Ethnic Studies
Arts and Humanities: History, Philosophy, Literature
Library of Congress/LCC Subject Category: BJ, HM-HX, D, E, P
Author Guidelines
The following points should be considered when submitting articles:
Title: The title must be compatible with the content, expresses the subject best, and must be written in 12 font sizes and bold letters. Only the first letter of each word in the title must be capitalized. If the article is written in Turkish, it should also have an English title. Articles written in English may not be found in Turkish titles and abstracts.
Author name(s) and address: Only the names of the authors should be written under the title of the article. Information about the authors and responsible author information must be given as footnotes. Address information, e-mail address, and ORCID number of the authors must be included in the footnote.
Abstract: The abstract should be written under the title of the language in which it is written. The abstract should state the subject of the paper briefly and concisely. The number of words in the language in which the abstract is written should be written in a maximum of 250 words and 10 points. Research articles written in Turkish should have Turkish and English abstracts (no word count is required in the also English abstract as it is a translation from Turkish). Research articles written in English should have an English abstract (It is recommended to have an abstract in Turkish. Word count is not searched.)
Keywords: Keywords should be written under the abstract in both languages. The number of keywords should be between 3-7 and should be sorted alphabetically.
Extended Abstract in Turkish: We will require an extended English abstract of at least 500 and a maximum of 1000 words for all articles accepted for publication immediately after the abstract in our journal by 2023.
Main Text: It should be written in MS Word program with Times New Roman font, 12 points, and 1.5 line spacing. The maximum number of pages of an article is 35. The text should be arranged with a margin of 2 cm from the right-left and 2.25 cm from the bottom-top. In the text of the article, a paragraph should be made in each paragraph. All information in the footnote should be written in 9 font sizes, with single line spacing.
Section Headings: Subheadings and sub-headings can be used in the article to provide a regular information transfer. Chapter I Titles should be centered, bold and the first letters of each word should be capitalized. Section titles should be numbered. Example: 1. Primary Title Layout
II. Subheadings should be left-aligned, bold, and numbered if necessary, and the first letters of each word should be capitalized. (Example: 1. Primary Title Layout, 1.1. Secondary Title; 1.1.1. Third Title Layout)
Tables and Figures: Tables should have numbers and titles. Tables should be where they should be in the text. Figure numbers and names should be left-aligned, just above the figure.
Pictures: When naming pictures, the rules in figures and tables should be followed.
The bibliography title is in the same format as the other titles and should not be numbered. Please click for references and references in the text.
Original Article
Systematic Review
Metanalysis
Meta-analysis is research articles written to provide convincing documentation (the highest degree of evidence) regarding the accuracy and reality of the effectiveness of interventions. A type of statistical literature developed by combining the findings of at least two studies to show the effect of a particular situation with a single estimator. By combining the findings of multiple studies, the validity and reliability of the results will be strengthened. Meta-analysis articles; It consists of "Abstract", "Keywords", "Introduction", "Methods", "Results", "Conclusion/Discussion," and "Resources" sections.
Additional information (drawings, charts, film datasets) may be published at the discretion of the editors and reviewers.
It should consist of the 'Introduction' and 'Subtitles' sections, respectively. The "Sources" section is included if the author deems it necessary.
Letter to Editor
It should be a maximum of 5 pages (excluding abstracts and references). It may not contain essence. It should not contain more than four authors. It can contain at most one drawing or chart. If it is written as a dedication to an article, it should be stated by giving the number and date, and the name, institution, and address of the author should be found at the end of the text.
Ethical Principles and Publication Policy
1. Ethical Principles
The Universal Journal of History and Culture (UJHC) strongly recommend author(s) submit supplementary material and data sets that illustrate the results shown in their papers. If any restrictions exist on the side of the author(s), these concerns should be shared with the editorial teams during the submission of scientific papers.
UJHC encourages author(s) to share data and make them publicly available if they do not violate human rights or other privacy issues. Authors are recommended to cite any data referenced in their studies. Cited data sets, apart from whether they are created by the author(s) or not, should be written in the reference lists of papers. Authors are also recommended to include a data availability statement.
UJHC encourages all authors to make their data available to share publicly.
2. Publication Policy
UJHC handles complaints and appeals by following the below procedure. Complaints, including but not limited to the long delays in handling studies and publication ethics are initially handled by the Editor-in-Chief of UJHC. The Editor-in-Chief examines complaints and appeals together with Area Editors and Editorial Board if applicable. If anything occurs about complaints and appeals please contact hakyigit@sakarya.edu.tr.
Complaints about the Content of a Paper
The Editor-in-Chief examines the complaints of the author(s), and the reports of reviewers and makes a decision:
- The confirmation of the rejection of the paper,
- The appeal of the author should be considered,
- A fresh opinion from an independent reviewer is needed.
The final decision of the Editor-in-Chief is notified to the author(s). The explanation of the consequences of the appeal is shared with the author(s) if necessary. This is the final decision of UJHC.
Complaints about Processes
The complaints about processes are handled by the Editor-in-Chief. Long delays in handling studies are examined by editors of UJHC, and any necessary issues are shared with the Editor-in-Chief. The Editor-in-Chief evaluates the complaints, and when necessary, information is shared with the authors.
Complaints about Ethics
The Editor-in-Chief considers complaints about publication ethics of the author’s or reviewer’s conduct. The Editor-in-Chief follows the publication ethics, which are published on the UJHC website. The editorial board of UJHC examines the concerns of complainants or reviewers. The details and progress of the examination are shared with the complainant(s) clearly. The Editor-in-Chief provides feedback to the complainant(s) on the manner of action and the final decision.
Price Policy
• UJHC does not request any fees for article submission, reviewing and editing processes, page-layout, and publication (page or color fees).
• UJHC does not pay any fees to authors, reviewers, editors, and editorial board members.
• All papers on UJHC are free to read and download.
• UJHC signed on to the Budapest Open Access Initiative (BOAI), which promotes free access to research literature and has adopted the Open Access Principles that are clarified in this initiative.
• All papers on UJHC are archived with the LOCKSS (Lots of Copies Keep Stuff Safe) system through TÜBİTAK ULAKBİM DergiPark.
• UJHC does not accept announcements, advertisements, sponsorships, etc. due to its publication policy.
• UJHC is an open-access journal that does not request any subscription fees.
• We do not offer a reprint service for those requiring professional-quality reproductions of papers.
• All expenses of the UJHC journal are covered by the publisher.
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