Article Preparation

Language: Turkish, Arabic, and English
The language options for the article are Turkish of Türkiye, Arabic, and English.
Types of Articles: Research Article, Research Note, Book Review, Scientific Meeting Review, Translation, critical edition of text, and tribute note.
Article Format: MS Word Template
Visual Format: JPEG with a minimum of 300 dpi
Citation Style: ISNAD Citation System, 2nd Edition (author-title system)

Change of Authorship: This process will only be considered before the acceptance of the article. Authors should carefully review the list and order of authors before submitting their papers and provide a definitive list of authors at the time of the original submission.

Writing Rules:

1. Uludag Journal of Theology is a national, refereed, academic journal published twice a year, in June and December.

2. The journal includes original and translated articles, annotated text publications, research notes, memorial notes, book reviews, and evaluations of scientific events in all fields of social sciences, particularly religious studies, as well as politics, history, sociology, and philosophy.

3. Submitted articles must not have been previously published or accepted for publication elsewhere. Articles produced from doctoral theses and papers presented at scientific events but not yet published can be accepted for publication. In this case, the journal must be informed at the initial submission stage, and the bibliographic information of the thesis/paper should be indicated in the first footnote after the completion of the peer review process. As of 2023, articles derived from master's theses are not accepted for publication.

4. Uludag Journal of Theology endeavours to adhere to its publication schedule. For articles in the research and translation categories, it is expected that they will have been submitted four months prior to the publication date of the journal. Therefore, the deadline for the June issue is March 1st, and for the December issue, it is September 1st. For articles in other categories, it is possible to submit them up to 45 days prior to the publication date. However, following the announcements regarding the journal's article submission dates is recommended. Articles that have not completed the peer-review or editorial review processes by the journal's publication date will be postponed to the next issue.

5. Since the articles submitted to the journal will go through an evaluation process using a double-blind peer review system, no identifying information or information deciphering the name and identity of the author should be included in the articles added to the system. Additionally, file information should be deleted in Word Program (File/Info-Check for Issues - Inspect Document/Document Inspector/Inspect. Remove All).

6. Header-footer entries and page numbers should not be included in the articles submitted to the journal.

7. Although the publication language of the journal is Turkish, articles written in Arabic and English can also be published. Arabic and English articles should be submitted with Turkish translations prepared according to the journal's writing rules. Papers without Turkish translations will not be evaluated.

8. Translated articles should be submitted with their originals, and publications / reviews should be submitted along with the main text.
(Principles of Critical Edition Publicatons)

9. Only one article, either an original work or a translation, by the same author can be published in a particular issue.

10. Within a year, more than one article (research articles) by the same author is not published in consecutive issues.

11. Upon the request of TR Index, qualitative and quantitative research articles are required to have an ethics committee approval document. It is mandatory for authors to upload this document into the system.

12. Copyrighted and translated articles should not exceed 9,000 words, including the reference list, but excluding tables, figures, and supplementary sections, with a maximum of 35 pages according to the specified criteria, while articles related to the book and scientific event reviews should not exceed 2,500 words. The editorial board's evaluation determines if the word count exceeds the specified limits. Moreover, a Turkish and English abstract between 150-250 words should be included for copyrighted articles, and a reference list should be provided at the end of the article. For research articles decided to be published after the peer-review process, an extended Turkish and English summary of 750-1000 words is requested from the author.

13. Uludag Journal of Theology employs ISNAD Citation System (second edition with footnotes). For the ISNAD Citation System and Academic Writing Guide, please visit https://www.isnadsistemi.org/en/ . For Isnad Citation style with footnotes, please visit https://www.isnadsistemi.org/en/guide/isnad2-2/isnad-author-title-system/ 

14. Before submitting the article, the abstract, keywords, footnotes, bibliography, and tables should be completed.

15. The selection, ordering, and number of keywords should be in compliance with the ISNAD Reference System.

16. In Arabic articles, the bibliography should also be written in the Latin Alphabet.

17. Uludag Journal of Theology applies the transliteration method recommended by the ISNAD Reference System. Therefore, the articles are expected to be transliterated according to the ISNAD Reference System. Papers that are not fully transliterated according to the system will still be evaluated, but the deficiencies are expected to be completed by the author.

18. Authors are required to adhere to the writing guidelines of the journal. Papers that do not comply with the writing guidelines will be returned to the author by the editorial board for necessary corrections.

19. Applications are made through DergiPark by using the website address https://dergipark.org.tr/en/pub/uluid 

Translation Article Template

1. For the translation to be considered for evaluation, the article must be newly published and current (preferably published within the last 5 years) and must have received a certain number of citations (at least 5) in its original language.

2. The translator must obtain written permission from the author(s) and publisher of the article (this should be stated in the first footnote). All copyright fees for translated articles belong to the translator.

3. If there is an abstract, keywords, or summary in the original text, they should be provided in the same way in the translation. The translator should prepare and add a summary and abstract (150-250 words) with 5-8 keywords according to the ISNAD Citation System (2nd Edition) if they are not in the original text. This should be indicated in a footnote at the beginning of the text.

4. Regardless of the citation system used in the original text, footnotes and references should be in accordance with the ISNAD Citation System (2nd Edition). If references are not given in the original text, they should be prepared according to the ISNAD Citation System (2nd Edition) and placed at the end of the translation in square brackets. This should be indicated in a footnote at the beginning of the text.

5. The translated article should be identified according to the ISNAD Citation System by adding an asterisk (*) to the end of the title.
Example: [This study is a translated version of the article titled "xxx xxx" written by xxx xxx (Journal name volume/issue (year), page range) with the permission of the author and publisher (xxx Publisher). The abstract, keywords, expressions in square brackets, and asterisk-marked footnotes were added by us, and the footnotes and bibliography were adapted to the ISNAD Citation System (2nd Edition).]

6. Additionally, the name of the article's author should be followed by an asterisk (*) indicating their position, institution/university, city, country, department/field of study, and date/year of death, if applicable. This and similar information about the author can also be presented in the footnote as a paragraph.

7. The journal's editorial board has decided to include a maximum of two translations per issue. Therefore, any translations beyond this number will be included in the next issue.

8. Translation articles should be submitted four months prior to publication due to the process of peer-review and publication timelines.

Journal Publication Guidelines for Book Reviews

1. Book review articles submitted to the journal should be about recently published works (preferably books published within the last five years) on current topics.

2. Book critiques/reviews should focus on the strengths and weaknesses of the book and examine its contribution to the field. Articles that merely summarize or advertise the book will not be accepted as book reviews.

3. The review article should include a Turkish and English abstract of at least 60-80 words and 5-8 keywords.

4. As of 2023, for articles submitted in the book promotion genre, The authors must be at least a PhD candidate.

5. Also see Book Review Writing Guide; What is Academic Book Reviewing and How to Do It?

Writing Guidelines for Uludag Journal of Theology
1. The papers submitted for publication in the journal should be prepared in accordance with the following format. (For detailed template, see "Article Writing Template").

2. The papers should be written in Microsoft Office Word program (Word 97 or a later version), in page size of 19x25, using ISNAD Font or Gentium Plus font style (both fonts can be downloaded from the ISNAD Citation System webpage), in "12 font size" and "single" line spacing, as justified text.The margins of the text should be set as follows: top 2.5 cm, bottom 2.5 cm, left 2.5 cm, right 2.5 cm and gutter 0 cm; paragraph spacing should be set as before and after 6 pt. Footnotes should be set as "10 font size"; "single" line spacing and “hanging indent of -0.5 cm”.

3. Traditional Arabic font style should be used for Arabic phrases.