International Crimes and History

Uluslararası Suçlar ve Tarih / International Crimes and History (UST / ICH), has been and will in the future a platform for the sharing of scholarly investigation of conflicts, crimes, and conflict resolution practices that have occurred in the Balkans, the Caucasus, the Eurasia region, and the Middle East

Uluslararası Suçlar Ve Tarih / International Crimes And History (UST / ICH) is an annual bilingual (English and Turkish) peer-reviewed journal dedicated to the study of inter-communal, inter-ethnic, inter-religious, and international conflicts, crimes, and conflict resolution practices in the past and the present.

Writing Rules

Manuscripts should be in English or in Turkish.
Manuscripts should be word processed using Microsoft Word.
Manuscripts should be 12 point font, Times New Roman, and 1.5 spaced allowing good (1-1/2 inch) margins. Pages should be numbered sequentially.
UST / ICH adheres to the Chicago Citation Style Notes and Bibliography System (17th A). The guide that provides examples of the Chicago Citation Style Notes and Bibliography System (17th A) could be found at https://guides.library.uwa.edu.au/ld.php?content_id=43524175.

All manuscript submissions should include the following information on the first page of the Word document:
Full name(s) of the author(s)
Short biographical note(s) about the author(s)
Professional position(s) of the author(s)
Current department and institutional affiliation(s) of the author(s)
Email(s) of the author(s)
Full address(es)/phone(s)/fax details of the author(s)
“ORCID” identifier received from https://orcid.org/

One photo of the author (original, in JPEG format) should be emailed to Drs.Teoman Ertugrul Tulun (tetulun@avim.org.tr).

The UST / ICH welcomes the submission of manuscripts as Main Articles and Book Reviews.

Main Articles should be 7,000–9,000 words including footnotes and bibliography. They should include an abstract between 150–200 words and 4–6 keywords (in alphabetical order, suitable for indexing. Ideally, these words should not have appeared in the title).

There should be a clear hierarchy of headings and subheadings.
Quotations more than 40 words should be indented from both the left and right margins and single-spaced.

Book Reviews should be 3,000–4,000 words including footnotes on recently published books on related subjects. Book Reviews should have a title. The details of the book under review should be listed with the following details:

Author(s) or Editor(s) first and last name(s) of the book under review.
Title of book
Year of publication
Place of publication
Publisher
Number of pages
Language of the book
ISBN

Ethical Principles and Publication Policy

Manuscripts submitted for publication are subject to peer review. The UST / ICH accepts academic research that has not been previously submitted to another journal for publication. Submissions must be written in accordance with the standards put forward by the journal, and with a clear and concise language. Manuscripts that are submitted to the UST / ICH must be in accordance to national and international ethical rules and standards. Authors who submit their manuscripts to the UST / ICH bear the legal and other responsibilities that may arise from failing to observe these rules and standards.