UMDE Dini Tetkikler Dergisi - UMDE Journal of Religious Inquiries is a peer-reviewed journal published twice a year as July and December (30th July and 30th December). 

Authors transfer (assign) the copyright in their articles to UMDE Journal of Religious Inquiries before publication. The authors should prepare a copyright transfer form signed by all authors. Unless otherwise specified, written communication will be carried on with the first author, at all. The intention of having the disposed paper to be published in our Journal as well as the preferred section (research, review, case reports or letter to the editor) should clearly be indicated in the paper.

UMDE Journal of Religious Inquiries does not charge any article submission, processing charges, and printing charge from the authors.

UMDE Journal of Religious Inquiries requires writers to use the ISNAD Citation Style.

• Authors transfer (assign) the copyright in their articles to UMDE Journal of Religious Inquiries before publication. The authors should prepare a copyright transfer form signed by all authors. Unless otherwise specified, written communication will be carried on with the first author, at all. The intention of having the disposed paper to be published in our Journal as well as the preferred section (research, review, case reports or letter to the editor) should clearly be indicated in the paper. 

• SEE, ARTICLE PRELIMINARY REVIEW FORM

  SEE, ARTICLE EVALUATION FORM

  SEE, TRANSLATION EVALUATION FORM

  SEE, CODE OF CONDUCT AND BEST PRACTICE GUIDELINES FOR JOURNAL EDITORS

  SEE, DOCTORAL DISSERTATION SUMMARY REVIEW FORM

  SEE, REVIEW FORM FOR BOOK REVIEWS

  SEE, Referee Process

THE ISNAD CITATION STYLE

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a) One Author: 


1. Michael Pollan, The Omnivore’s Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals (New York: Penguin, 2006), 99–100.

2. Pollan, Omnivore’s Dilemma, 3.

Bibliography: 

Pollan, Michael. The Omnivore’s Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals. New York: Penguin, 2006.

b) Two Authors

1. Geoffrey C. Ward and Ken Burns, The War: An Intimate History 1941–1945 (New York: Knopf, 2007), 52.

2. Ward and Burns, War, 59–61.

Bibliography: 

Ward, Geoffrey C., and Ken Burns. The War: An Intimate History 1941–1945. New York: Knopf, 2007.

c) Three or More Authors


For three or more authors, list all of the authors in the bibliography; in the note, list only the first author, followed by et al. (“and others”):

1. Mitchell L. Eisen, Jodi A. Quas, and Gail S. Goodman, eds., Memory and Suggestibility in the Forensic Interview (Mahwah, NJ: L. Erlbaum Assoicates, 2002), 65.

2. Eisen and et al., Memory and Suggestibility in the Forensic Interview, 67.

Bibliography: 

Eisen, Mitchell L., Jodi A. Quas, and Gail S. Goodman, eds. Memory and Suggestibility in the Forensic Interview. Mahwah, NJ: L. Erlbaum Associates, 2002.

d) Translation

1. Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Love in the Time of Cholera, trans. Edith Grossman (London: Cape, 1988), 242–55.

2. Marquez, Cholera, 33.

Bibliography:

Marquez, Gabriel Garcia. Love in the Time of Cholera. Translated by Edith Grossman. London: Cape, 1988.

e) Chapter or Other Part of a Book

1. John D. Kelly, “Seeing Red: Mao Fetishism, Pax Americana, and the Moral Economy of War,” in Anthropology and Global Counterinsurgency, ed. John D. Kelly et al (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2010), 77.

2. Kelly, “Seeing Red,” 81–82.

Bibliography: 

Kelly, John D. “Seeing Red: Mao Fetishism, Pax Americana, and the Moral Economy of War.” In Anthropology and Global Counterinsurgency, edited by John D. Kelly, Beatrice Jauregui, Sean T. Mitchell, and Jeremy Walton, 67–83. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2010.

ARTICLE

a)Printed

1. Joshua I. Weinstein, “The Market in Plato’s Republic,” Classical Philology 104 (2009): 440.

2. Weinstein, “Plato’s Republic,” 452–53.

Bibliography: 

Weinstein, Joshua I. “The Market in Plato’s Republic.” Classical Philology 104 (2009): 439–58.

b) Online

1. Gueorgi Kossinets and Duncan J. Watts, “Origins of Homophily in an Evolving Social Network”, American Journal of Sociology 115 (2009): 411, accessed February 28, 2010, doi:10.1086/599247.

2. Kossinets and Watts, “Origins of Homophily,” 439.

Bibliography: 

Kossinets, Gueorgi, and Duncan J. Watts. “Origins of Homophily in an Evolving Social Network.” American Journal of Sociology 115 (2009): 405–50. Accessed February 28, 2010. doi:10.1086/599247.

ENCYCLOPEDIA ENTRIES

For encylopedia entries, the author’s name and surname are written first. These are followed by the title of the entry in quotation marks, the full name of the encyclopedia, , the place and date of publication, its volume number and page numbers:

1. As’ad Abukhalil, “Maronites,” in Encyclopedia of the Modern Middle East and North Africa, ed. Philip Mattar, 2nd ed., vol. 3 (New York: Macmillan Reference, 2004), 1491-92. 

2. Abukhalil, “Maronites,” 1492. 

Bibliography: 

Abukhalil, As’ad. “Maronites.” In Encycloedia or the Modern Middle East and North Africa. Edited by Philip Mattar. 2nd ed. Vol. 3. New York: Macmillan Reference, 1491-92.

DISSERTATION

For theses and dissertations, the following order should be followed: name of the author and surname, full title of thesis in italics, thesis type, the name of the university and date.

1. Mihwa Choi, “Contesting Imaginaires in Death Rituals during the Northern Song Dynasty” (PhD diss., University of Chicago, 2008), 55.

2. Choi, “Contesting Imaginaires,” 59.

Bibliography: 

Choi, Mihwa. “Contesting Imaginaires in Death Rituals during the Northern Song Dynasty.” PhD diss., University of Chicago, 2008.

THE ISNAD CITATION STYLE

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Publication Ethics

The publication process at UMDE Journal of Religious Inquiries is the basis of the improvement and dissemination of information objectively and respectfully. Therefore, the procedures in this process improve the quality of the studies. Peer-reviewed studies are the ones that support and materialize the scientific method. At this point, it is of utmost importance that all parties included in the publication process (authors, readers and researchers, publisher, reviewers and editors) comply with the standards of ethical considerations. UMDE Journal of Religious Inquiries expects all parties to hold the following ethical responsibilities.

The following ethical duties and responsibilities are written in the light of the guide and policies made by Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).

The publication of an article in a peer-reviewed journal is an essential building block in the development of a coherent and respected network of knowledge. It is a direct reflection of the quality of the work of the authors and the institutions that support them. Peer-reviewed articles support and embody the scientific method. It is therefore important to agree upon standards of expected ethical behavior for all parties involved in the act of publishing: the author, the journal editor, the peer reviewer, and the publisher.

1. Publication and authorship:
List of references, financial support;

No plagiarism, no fraudulent data;

Forbidden to publish same research in more than one journal.

2. Author’s responsibilities:
Authors obliged to participate in peer review process;

All authors have significantly contributed to the research;

Statement that all data in article are real and authentic;

All authors are obliged to provide retractions or corrections of mistakes.
3. Peer review/responsibility for the reviewers:
Judgments should be objective;

Reviewers should have no conflict of interest with respect to the research, the authors and/or the research funders;

Reviewers should point out relevant published work which is not yet cited;

Reviewed articles should be treated confidentially.
4. Editorial responsibilities:
Editors have complete responsibility and authority to reject/accept an article;

Editors should have no conflict of interest with respect to articles they reject/accept;

Only accept a paper when reasonably certain;

When errors are found, promote publication of correction or retraction;

Preserve anonymity of reviewers.

No plagiarism, no fraudulent data.
5. Publishing ethics issues
Monitoring/safeguarding publishing ethics by editorial board;

Guidelines for retracting articles;

Maintain the integrity of the academic record;

Preclude business needs from compromising intellectual and ethical standards;

Always be willing to publish corrections, clarifications, retractions, and apologies when needed.

Duties of the Publisher
UMDE Journal of Religious Inquiries is committed to ensuring that commercial revenue has no impact or influence on editorial decisions. In addition, UMDE Journal of Religious Inquiries will assist in communications with other journals and/or publishers where this is useful to editors. Finally, we are working closely with other publishers and industry associations to set standards for best practices on ethical matters, errors, and retractions–and are prepared to provide specialized legal review and counsel if necessary.

Plagiarism Detection


UMDE Journal of Religious Inquiries uses double-blind review fulfilled by at least two reviewers. In addition, all articles are checked by means of a program in order to confirm they are not published before and avoid plagiarism.

The peer review process is at the heart of the success of scientific publishing. As part of our commitment to the protection and enhancement of the peer review process, UMDE Journal of Religious Inquiries has an obligation to assist the scientific community in all aspects of publishing ethics, especially in cases of (suspected) duplicate submission or plagiarism.

When a reader discovers a significant error or inaccuracy in a paper published in UMDE Journal of Religious Inquiries have any other complaint about editorial content (plagiarism, duplicate papers, etc.), he/she should make a complaint by e-mail to umde@nevsehir.edu.tr

We welcome complaints as they provide an opportunity for improvement, and we aim to respond quickly and constructively.

See, Publishing Ethics Resource Kit for editors
See, Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE)

Editorial Principles

The text submitted for publication may not be previously published or accepted for publication by another publisher. 

The editorial board peruses the submitted paper with regard to both form and content before sending it on to referees. They may also consider the views of the advisory board. After the deliberation of the editorial board, the submitted paper is sent to two referees. If the paper is rejected by one of them, it is sent to third referee. In order for any paper to be published, at least two of the referees must approve it. The revision and improvement demanded by the referees must be implemented in order for a paper to be published. Authors are informed within the process about the decision regarding the publication of their papers. The authors have to take notice of referees' report. The authors assume the responsibility of the paper with regard to the style, content, scholarly value and legal aspects. The editorial board reserves the right to accept or reject the text. The texts submitted to the journal are not returned, even if they are not accepted for publication. The published texts of the authors could be removed from publication in accordance with the decision of the board. They could not be withdrawn from the journal without the decision of the board.
The journal does not have article processing charges.
The journal does not have article submission charges.
The journal provides article download statistics via the platform (DergiPark) the journal belongs to. For instance, see the article.
We request that authors transfer (assign) the copyright in their articles to UMDE Journal of Religious Inquiries before publication. The authors should prepare a copyright transfer form signed by all authors. Unless otherwise specified, written communication will be carried on with the first author, at all. The intention of having the disposed paper to be published in our Journal as well as the preferred section (research, review, case reports or letter to the editor) should clearly be indicated in the paper. COPYRIGHT RELEASE FORM
The ISNAD Citation Style is highly required in footnotes and references.
Papers will be tested in that are subjected to plagiarism detection program (iThenticate), whether they contain plagiarism or not.
The information below must be given: The title of the paper, the name and surname of the author, his/her title and institution and ORCID number must be specified. Besides, information of the author (e-mail address) must be given completely.
UMDE Journal of Religious Inquiries does not charge any article submission, processing charges, and printing charge from the authors.
THE PERIODICAL RANGE AND TIME

July and December

FOOTNOTES AND BIBLIOGRAPHY REFERENCING STYLE

UMDE Journal of Religious Inquiries highly requires the authors to use the ISNAD Citation Style. For more information you can visit the website http://www.isnadsistemi.org/en/guide/ and download the handbook and templates from http://www.isnadsistemi.org/en/downloads/

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