1. Umde Journal of Religious Inquiries publishes academic works in the fields of Social Sciences and Humanities, with a primary focus on Religious Sciences.
2. Only studies prepared in Turkish or English are accepted.
3. Submitted articles must align with the journal's aims and scope.
4. Only original, unpublished works that are not currently under evaluation by another journal and have been approved by each author for content and submission are accepted.
5. Copyrights and publication rights remain with the author(s).
6. At least one of the authors must hold a PhD degree.
7. Works must be prepared according to the journal’s writing rules and uploaded using the Umde Article Template.
8. Works must be submitted electronically via the “Submit Article” tab on the journal website.
9. All files must be in Word format (.doc or .docx).
10. Articles that do not use the ISNAD 2 Citation System will be rejected directly.
11. Articles exceeding the 8,000-word limit will be rejected directly.
12. The articles must include a Turkish and English abstract section consisting of 150 to 200 words, along with 5–6 keywords in both languages. The first keyword must indicate the scientific discipline of the article. Articles failing to meet these criteria will not be published, even if they complete the peer-review process.
13. At the end of the article, there must be an English Extended Abstract of 750 to 800 words. This should not be identical to the short abstract and must be grammatically correct and clear.
14. The Abstract must briefly state the subject, aim, objective, method, originality, scope/limitations, and findings of the study.
15. All expenses are covered by the Publisher. There are no processing or submission fees for articles evaluation or publication.
16. Once an article is submitted, no author names can be deleted, no new names added, and the author order cannot be changed without the written consent of all authors.
17. Scientific terms must follow the orthography of authoritative Turkish and English encyclopedias in the relevant field. For Turkish texts, for instance, the TDV Encyclopedia of Islam must be used for religious concepts, sects, personal names, and titles of surahs/books. For English abstracts, the Encyclopaedia of Islam Three Online must be the basis for proper nouns and concepts, using the Transliteration Alphabet.
18. The titles of works should not be written using full transliteration in any part of the article.
Incorrect: Eḥādīs̱ muḫtāre min Mevżûʿāti’l-Cevreḳānī ve İbni’l-Cevzī
Correct: Ehâdîs muhtâre min Mevzû‘âti’l-Cevrekânî ve İbni’l-Cevzî
19. If an author does not respond within 21 days during any stage of the evaluation process, the article will be summarily rejected.
DECISION OF THE COMMITTEE OF ETHICS
1. Mandatory for studies involving data collection from individuals via scales, surveys, interviews, or other tools.
2. Approval must be obtained from the Ethics Committee of the author's affiliated university.
3. The committee name, date, and document number must be stated on the first page.
4. Data collection dates must be included in the "Method" section of the article.
5. The approval document must be uploaded to DergiPark as a supplementary file.
Ethical Statement
"This study does not require ethics committee approval; data were obtained via literature review/published sources. It is declared that scientific and ethical principles were followed and all utilized works are cited."
Funding
The authors acknowledge that they received no external funding in support of this research.
Author Contributions
Specific percentage-based contributions for
Design: HA (55) MÖ (45%)
Data collection: HA (70%), MÖ (30%)
Analysis: HA (60%), MÖ (45%)
Writing: HA (80%), MÖ (20%)
Revision: HA (90%), MÖ (10%)
Competing Interests
"The authors declare no conflict of interest."
Sample:
Zülfikar Durmuş
Prof. Dr., Nevşehir Hacı Bektaş Veli University, Faculty of Theology, Department of Tafsir Nevşehir, Türkiye
zulfikardurmus@nevsehir.edu.tr
orcid.org/0000-0001-6060-4444
THE ISNAD CITATION STYLE
Page Layout and Formatting
Text: The study must be prepared in MS Office Word 2010 or a more recent version, using the article template and A4 page size. The body text of the article should be set in Garamond font, 11-point size, with single line spacing and justified alignment. No indentation should be used for headings, subheadings, or paragraphs; instead, a 6 pt spacing should be left before and after each paragraph.
Page Size: Must be A4 dimensions. Margins: The page layout should be set with margins of 2 cm at the top, 2 cm at the bottom, 2 cm on the right, and 2.5 cm on the left.
Heading Format: Main headings and subheadings within the body text should be 11-point size, bold, left-aligned (no indentation), and written in title case (first letter of each word capitalized). They should be numbered decimally, such as “1., 2., 2.1., 2.1.1., 2.1.2., 2.1.2.1.,” etc.
Abstract: The abstract must consist of a minimum of 150 and a maximum of 200 words, written in Garamond font, 10-point size, with single line spacing. The abstract in the primary language of the article must be placed first. Full consistency and integrity in content must be ensured between the abstracts in both languages. In research articles, the abstract should clearly and concisely present the aim of the study, the methodology used, key findings, and results. Five to six keywords reflecting the integrity of the study should be written in the designated areas of the template in 9-point size. The first letter of each keyword must be capitalized.
Keywords: See: https://www.isnadsistemi.org/guide/akademik-yazim/5-anahtar-kelimelerin-secimi/
Footnotes: Should be 9-point size, set with 0 pt spacing before and after, adjusted with a 0.5 hanging indent, and justified on both sides.
Tables and Figures: All tables and figures within the article must be placed at appropriate points in the text and centered on the page. The text within tables and figures must be in Garamond font, 9-10 point size, and single-spaced. No blank lines should be left before or after tables and figures. Tables and figures must be numbered using the "Insert Caption" option under the References tab in Microsoft Word. The table or figure number should be in bold (e.g., Table 1., Figure 2.), while the title itself should be in normal font. The table title must be placed above the table, centered, in 10-point size, with the first letter of each word capitalized; a 6 pt spacing must be left before and after the paragraph. Immediately below the table, necessary additional information and/or explanations should be provided under the heading "Note" or "Source" in 9-point size, with 3 pt spacing before and 6 pt spacing after the paragraph. Tables must contain only horizontal lines (preferably consisting of 3 horizontal lines as shown in the sample table in the article template); vertical lines must not be used.
Bibliography: The bibliography must be prepared according to the principles of the ISNAD 2 Citation System. Sources must be formatted in the paragraph settings with the "Special" section set to "Hanging" and the indentation value set to 1.25 cm. The bibliography should be prepared in Garamond font, 11-point size, single-spaced, justified, and with 0 pt spacing before and after paragraphs.
All citations and bibliographies must strictly follow the ISNAD 2 Citation System (www.isnadsistemi.org).