Article Preparation
Language: Turkish, English
Article Format: MS Word Template
Image Format: JPEG Minimum 300 dpi
Citation Style: ISNAD Citation System
Author Change: Only processed before the manuscript is accepted. Authors should carefully review the list and order of authors before submitting their manuscripts and provide the final author list at the time of original submission.

Journal of Near East University Faculty of Theology publishes articles in the field of theology and social sciences that address the basic problems of these fields from a scientific perspective and propose solutions to these problems. These articles include research articles, translations, case presentations, research notes, papers and conference texts, book, congress, symposium and panel introductions, book and thesis reviews, literature reviews, simplifications, scientific interviews, introductions about contemporary and past scientists.

Our journal accepts articles online via our address https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/pub/ydoguilaf in the DergiPark system.

In order for the article to be published, the authors must upload the following wet signed copyright notification text and similarity report to the system.
Click for Copyright Notification Text. Click for Article Template.

SPELLING RULES

Page Layout:
Paper Size: Vertical A4
Top Edge Gap: 2.5 cm
Bottom Edge Gap: 2.5 cm
Left Margin: 2.5 cm
Right Margin: 2.5 cm
Font Cambria Normal
Font size (normal text) :10 point
Font size (headings) : 11 point
Font size (footnote text) : 8 pt.

Paragraph Layout:
Alignment: Justified
Indentation Left: 0 cm
Indentation Right: 0 cm
Special (carriage return) Indent: First line 1 cm
December Before: 0 nk
Interval After: 0 nk
Line Spacing: 1,25

General Information:
The page size of the manuscript should be A4 size (21 cm - 29.7 cm), the page layout (writing space) should be normal, and 2.5 cm margins should be left on all four sides.
The article should be written in this template and should be maximum 10,000 words including everything (cover, footnotes, etc.). Research articles should be between 6000-10,000 words; book reviews should be between 1500-3000 words. Book reviews should also include a 150-word Abstract and Summary.
The author's name and information should not be written in the text of the article. It should only be in the cover section, which is the first page of the article.
No footer and header information should be entered.
Page numbers should not be added.
The article must have Abstract, Keywords, Abstract, Keywords, Introduction, Conclusion, Declaration and References sections. In addition to these sections, depending on the type of the article and the research topic, Method, Results, Discussion and Suggestions can also be included.
Spelling rules should be based on the latest edition of the Turkish Language Association Spelling Guide.
The text of the article should be written in Cambria Normal font in 10 point size, aligned on both sides, line spacing should be 1.25 and carriage returns should be 1 cm inside. Spaces should be set as 0 pt above the paragraph and 0 pt below the paragraph.

Similarity Report:
The following criteria are taken into consideration in the similarity report:
1. The similarity rate of the article should be at most 20%,
2. The similarity rate of the article with another work -including the author's own work- should be at most 2%, -This rate can be at most 5% for studies produced from open access master's and doctoral theses.
3. The similarity report should be taken from similarity programmes provided by universities such as iThencitace, Turnitin, plagiarism.net and uploaded to the system by the author during the submission of the article.

Foreign Language Articles:
Journal of Near East University Faculty of Theology accepts articles in Turkish and English.
Articles written in English should include Turkish title, abstract and keywords. If Arabic words are used in the articles, these words should be written in Traditional Arabic font in 12 point size.

Headings
Titles should be written in Cambria Normal font in 11 point size; aligned on both sides; line spacing should be 1.25 and indented. Titles (except Abstract, Abstract, Introduction, Conclusion, Declaration and References) should be formed in decimal system order as "1. 2. 3.; 1.1., 1.2.; 1.2.1." using numbers followed by a period. A space should be left between the title number and the first letter of the title. Only the first letters of the words in the titles should be capitalised and bolded. Italics should not be used.

Footnotes and Citation System:
All citations and bibliography should be made in accordance with the current ISNAD Footnoted Citation System.
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Tables and Figures:
Tables and Figures should be arranged in accordance with the current ISNAD Citation System. Graphics, charts, drawings, maps, photographs and pictures are considered as figures. Table content texts, Table and Figure captions and references, if any, should be written in Cambria Normal font in 9 point size; aligned on both sides; line spacing should be 1.25 and indented. Tables should not extend beyond the writing area. Table and Figure titles should be written above the table. Consecutive numbers should be used in the title and the explanatory statement should be written after the colon. In table and figure titles, the first letter of each word should be capitalised.

Conclusion
It should be written in Cambria Normal font in 10 point size; aligned on both sides; line spacing should be 1.25 and carriage returns should be 1 cm inside. Spaces should be arranged as 0 pt above the paragraph and 0 pt below the paragraph.
The conclusion or proposed solution of the study should be clearly expressed. The conclusion should not be a summary of the study.

Declaration
1. Finance/Incentives: If there is any person/institution that provides funding or incentive, it should be written, otherwise the statement "The author(s) declare that no finance/incentive was used in the study." should be used.
2. Conflict of Interest: If there is a conflict of interest, it should be written, otherwise the statement "The author(s) declare that there is no conflict of interest in the study." should be used.
3. Ethical Statement: In this section, the statement "The author(s) declare that research and publication ethics have been complied with in this article.
In addition, the ethics committee approval (name, date and number of the committee) obtained for clinical and experimental human and animal studies requiring ethics committee approval should be stated here. In case presentations, it is also necessary to include information that the informed consent/assent form has been signed.
For studies that do not require an ethics committee decision, the statement "Ethics Committee Permission is not required for this research." should be written.
4. Author Contribution: In multi-authored articles, the "corresponding author" should be indicated on the cover (first) page of the article.
In addition, the contribution of each author to the article should be written in this section. It should be indicated which author took part in which stage of the article. This section does not need to be filled in single-authored studies.
5. Acknowledgements: The authors' expression of gratitude for any person/institution should be written here.

Bibliography
References should start immediately after the conclusion and should not be left to the next page.
References should be written in Cambria Normal font in 9 point size; aligned on both sides; line spacing should be 1.25.
For each reference, the first line should be unindented from the left, and the following lines should be indented (hanging) 1 cm from the left. Spaces for each source should be 0 pt from the top and 0 pt from the bottom.
If more than one work of an author is included in the bibliography, the author's name should be written again for each work.
References should be organised according to the current ISNAD Citation System.
Click here for ISNAD Footnote Citation System.