Articles submitted to the journal must not have been previously published or accepted for publication elsewhere. Articles must be formatted according to the ISNAD Citation Style (2nd Edition) using the footnote system. Click here to download the article template.
It is mandatory for authors to scan their submitted articles using plagiarism detection software. Articles in which plagiarism is detected or the similarity rate exceeds 25% will not be published.
Publication and Writing Rules
1. Submission Scope Articles submitted to the Universal Journal Theology in the form of original research, translations, book reviews, or conference papers that are considered to contribute to the field will be taken into evaluation.
2. Originality Articles submitted to the Universal Journal Theology must not have been previously published in another publication organ or be currently under evaluation for publication elsewhere.
3. Conference Papers If the articles have been previously presented as papers at a congress, symposium, or meeting, they may be published provided that the date and place are specified and deemed appropriate by the editorial board. All responsibility regarding this matter belongs to the authors.
4. Submission Method Article submissions to our journal can only be made via DergiPark.
5. Preliminary Review Articles submitted for publication are first examined by the editorial office in the context of the Journal Writing and Publication Principles. If there are sections that need to be corrected by the author, the article is returned to the author for revision.
6. Non-Compliance (Note: The source text skips item 6 and proceeds to 7) Articles that do not comply with the Journal Writing and Publication Principles are not sent to referees and are not published.
7. Peer Review Process After the articles are approved by the editorial office, they are sent to at least two referees via the same system. In cases deemed necessary, the study may be reviewed by more than two referees. The final decision regarding the work to be published is made by taking into account the majority opinion of the referees. The suggestions of the referees are rigorously followed by the editor.
The journal reserves the right to make corrections to, publish, or not publish the submitted articles.
The names of the authors and referees are kept mutually confidential (double-blind review) in the works sent for evaluation.
8. Objections Authors may object to the negative opinions of the referees, provided they present evidence. This objection is examined, and if deemed necessary, a different referee's opinion is sought.
9. Review of Revisions Referees may request to see the final version of the article they wanted corrected before it is published. In this case, the article saved to the system automatically falls onto the referee's page and is examined by the referee.
10. Review Timeline The editorial office monitors whether referees submit their reports within the determined time. If reports are not received within the specified time, a new referee is assigned to the article by the editorial office.
11. Communication Referees, editors, and authors can correspond via the "Messages" section in the Article Tracking System. Proposals and additional warnings can be made through this channel.
12. Publication Notification The author is informed via message regarding which issue the accepted article will be published in.
13. Digital Process All processes take place in an electronic environment.
14. Structure The article must begin with an "Introduction" section, which discusses the aim, scope, approaches in the literature regarding the research, and the method of the study. At the end of the article, there must be a "Conclusion" section where the obtained findings are evaluated.
15. Citation Style The journal uses the ISNAD Citation Style (2nd Edition) with the footnote system.