bab Journal of FSMVU Faculty of Architecture and Design

Aim

bāb Journal of FSMVU Faculty of Architecture and Design aims to publish original scientific studies in the fields of architecture, design and planning.

Scope

bāb Architecture and Design Journal, which is published by Fatih Sultan Mehmet Foundation University, Faculty of Architecture and Design, is an international refereed journal and is published twice a year in January and July. The editorial board can increase the publication frequency of the journal. In the scope of the journal, research articles are published mainly on architectural design, urban design, interior design, building technologies and building physics, architectural history and theory, architectural conservation, landscape architecture and  like again in the fields of architecture, design and planning, discussion articles, review articles, criticism articles and opinion articles will take place. Manuscripts are in Turkish and English are accepted.

AUTHOR GUIDELINES

Manuscripts prepated to be evaluated in "bab Journal of FSMVU Faculty of Architecture and Design" should be sent to babdergi@fsm.edu.tr address. 

The required files are as follows:
- Full text of the article
- Copyright transfer form
- Statement of responsibility
- Ethics committee approval (if required)

Publishing Principles
bāb Journal of FSMVU Faculty of Architecture and Design aims to publish original scientific studies in the fields of architecture, design and planning. bāb Architecture and Design Journal, which is published by Fatih Sultan Mehmet Foundation University, Faculty of Architecture and Design, is an international refereed journal and is published twice a year in January and July. The editorial board can increase the publication frequency of the journal. In the scope of the journal, research articles are published mainly on architectural design, urban design, interior design, building technologies and building physics, architectural history and theory, architectural conservation and like again in the fields of architecture, design and planning, discussion articles, review articles and review articles will take place. Manuscripts are in Turkish and English are accepted.

Writing Rules
Articles written in two languages, English or Turkish, are accepted for bāb Journal. Preferred writing length for articles is 15 pages long with images and min. 2000 – max. 5000 words, including notes, excluding abstract and bibliography. The fonts and font sizes of the texts should be created by using the styles in the writing template. The first page of the manuscript should include the title of the article, the name, surname, title and institution information of the authors and their email addresses. In addition, only the contact author's full(openX) address and contact number should be specified. If the submitted manuscript is produced from a paper presented before at any scientific meeting, it must be indicated together with the name of the meeting, the date, title of the work and the city where it was organized. Likewise, if the article is produced from a master's or doctorate thesis, it should be indicated with the name, title of thesis, year of the thesis, the university, and the advisor's information. If the manuscript is prepared in the Turkish language, in addition to the information mentioned above, the first page should contain Turkish title, abstract and 5 keywords, the second page should contain English title, English abstract, and 5 keywords in English, and the following pages should contain Turkish full text. If the manuscript is written in English, in addition to the information mentioned above on the first-page, English title, English abstract and 5 keywords in English should be written and the following pages should contain full text in English. Turkish titles and abstracts are not required for English texts. For Turkish texts, the Turkish abstract should preferably be 200 words. For English texts, the abstract should preferably be 200 words.

The apostrohpe and quotation mark are used for different purposes. The apostrophe should be used to highlight a word ('sample'), quotation mark should be used for quotations ("sample").

Direct quotations should be indicated in quotation marks and the page numbers of the relevant section should be given in the cited source. If the quotation is more than 40 words, it should be written in a separate paragraph. This paragraph should be typed in italics in 10 font size and should be indented.

Writting Template can be downloaded from here.

Figures and Chart
Photographs, pictures, diagrams and graphics in the text should be named “Figures" ve and should be numbered. The first letter of the “figüre text” should be “Capital Letter”.It should continue as “Lower Case”. Schedule and charts should be named as “Chart" ve and should be numbered. (Example: Table 1. Inside the text reference sources). Figure captions should be placed under the figure and chart captions should be at the top of the chart.
The figures in the text should be prepared in JPEG format, 300 dpi resolution and the short edge should not be less than 15 cm. The charts in the text should be prepared and saved in the seperate WORD files. These figures and charts should be uploaded to the system as separate files as they are in the text.
If the figures and charts used in the article are taken from a different source, the page numbers should be given with the in-text source next to the figure/chart title. If they were produced by the authors, the year info should be given next to the figure/chart title. Additionally, a note should be spesified under the title of “Information / Acknowledgments” at the end of the article: “All figures and charts in the article are produced by the authors in declared year, unless stated otherwise”. Images not produced by the authors but in the archive of the authors, should be added to the references according to the “Archive documents” category in the referencing styles. If photographs are used in figures and charts, the source should be given in an appropriate way to the in-text source format and added to the bibliography.


Demonstration of Referencing

Referencing Guide can be downloaded from here.

PUBLICATION ETHICS AND PUBLICATION MALPRACTICE STATEMENT

1 Duties of Authors

1.1 Reporting Standards

Authors of reports of original research should present an accurate account of the work performed as well as an objective discussion of its significance. Underlying data should be represented accurately in the paper. A paper should contain sufficient detail and references to permit others to replicate the work. Fraudulent or knowingly inaccurate statements constitute unethical behaviour and are unacceptable. Review and professional publication articles should also be accurate and objective, and editorial ‘opinion’ works should be clearly identified as such.

1.2 Data Access and Retention

Authors may be asked to provide the raw data in connection with a paper for editorial review, and should be prepared to provide public access to such data , if practicable, and should in any event be prepared to retain such data for a reasonable time after publication.

1.3 Originality and Plagiarism

The authors should ensure that they have written entirely original works, and if the authors have used the work and/or words of others, that this has been appropriately cited or quoted. Plagiarism takes many forms, from ‘passing off’ another’s paper as the author’s own paper, to copying or paraphrasing substantial parts of another’s paper (without attribution), to claiming results from research conducted by others. Plagiarism in all its forms constitutes unethical publishing behavior and is unacceptable. The similarity index of the articles published in bāb Journal of Architecture and Design cannot be more than 20%.

1.4 Multiple, Redundant or Concurrent Publication

An author should not in general publish manuscripts describing essentially the same research in more than one journal or primary publication. Submitting the same manuscript to more than one journal concurrently constitutes unethical publishing behavior and is unacceptable. In general, an author should not submit for consideration in another journal a previously published paper. Publication of some kinds of articles in more than one journal is sometimes justifiable, provided certain conditions are met. The authors and editors of the journals concerned must agree to the secondary publication, which must reflect the same data and interpretation of the primary document. The primary reference must be cited in the secondary publication.

1.5 Acknowledgement of Sources

Proper acknowledgment of the work of others must always be given. Authors should cite publications that have been influential in determining the nature of the reported work. Information obtained privately, as in conversation, correspondence, or discussion with third parties, must not be used or reported without explicit, written permission from the source. Information obtained in the course of confidential services, such as refereeing manuscripts or grant applications, must not be used without the explicit written permission of the author of the work involved in these services. (If the photographs, figures, diagrams, tables and similar items used in the articles and if they are not the authors’ own productions, getting permission is the responsibility of the authors.)

1.6 Authorship of The Paper

Authorship should be limited to those who have made a significant contribution to the conception, design, execution, or interpretation of the reported study. All those who have made significant contributions should be listed as co-authors. Where there are others who have participated in certain substantive aspects of the research project, they should be acknowledged or listed as contributors. The corresponding author should ensure that all appropriate co-authors and no inappropriate co-authors are included on the paper, and that all co-authors have seen and approved the final version of the paper and have agreed to its submission for publication.

1.7 Hazards and Human or Animal Subjects

If the work involves chemicals, procedures or equipment that have any unusual hazards inherent in their use, the author must clearly identify these in the manuscript. If the work involves the use of animal or human subjects, the author should ensure that the manuscript contains a statement that all procedures were performed in compliance with relevant laws and institutional guidelines and that the appropriate institutional committee(s) has approved them. Authors should include a statement in the manuscript that informed consent was obtained for experimentation with human subjects. The privacy rights of human subjects must always be observed.

1.8 Disclosure and Conflicts of Interest

All authors should disclose in their manuscript any financial or other substantive conflict of interest that might be construed to influence the results or interpretation of their manuscript. All sources of financial support for the project should be disclosed. Examples of potential conflicts of interest which should be disclosed include employment, consultancies, stock ownership, honoraria, paid expert testimony, patent applications/registrations, and grants or other funding. Potential conflicts of interest should be disclosed at the earliest stage possible.

1.9 Fundamental Errors in Published Works

When an author discovers a significant error or inaccuracy in his/her own published work, it is the author’s obligation to promptly notify the journal editor or publisher and cooperate with the editor to retract or correct the paper. If the editor or the publisher learns from a third party that a published work contains a significant error, it is the obligation of the author to promptly retract or correct the paper or provide evidence to the editor of the correctness of the original paper.

2 Duties of Editors

2.1 Publication Decisions

The editor of a peer-reviewed journal is responsible for deciding which of the articles submitted to the journal should be published, often working in conjunction with the relevant society (for society-owned or sponsored journals). The validation of the work in question and its importance to researchers and readers must always drive such decisions. The editor may be guided by the policies of the journal's editorial board and constrained by such legal requirements as shall then be in force regarding libel, copyright infringement and plagiarism. The editor may confer with other editors or reviewers (or society officers) in making this decision.

2.2 Fair Play

An editor should evaluate manuscripts for their intellectual content without regard to race, gender, sexual orientation, religious belief, ethnic origin, citizenship, or political philosophy of the authors.

2.3 Confidentiality

The editor and any editorial staff must not disclose any information about a submitted manuscript to anyone other than the corresponding author, reviewers, potential reviewers, other editorial advisers, and the publisher, as appropriate.

2.4 Disclosure and Conflicts of Interest

Unpublished materials disclosed in a submitted manuscript must not be used in an editor's own research without the express written consent of the author.

Privileged information or ideas obtained through peer review must be kept confidential and not used for personal advantage. Editors should recuse themselves (i.e. should ask a co-editor, associate editor or other member of the editorial board instead to review and consider) from considering manuscripts in which they have conflicts of interest resulting from competitive, collaborative, or other relationships or connections with any of the authors, companies, or (possibly) institutions connected to the papers. Editors should require all contributors to disclose relevant competing interests and publish correctionsif competing interests are revealed after publication. If needed, other appropriate action should be taken, such as the publication of a retraction or expression of concern. It should be ensured that the peer-review process for sponsored supplements is the same as that used for the main journal. Items in sponsored supplements should be accepted solely on the basis of academic merit and interest to readers and not be influenced by commercial considerations.

Non-peer reviewed sections of their journal should be clearly identified.

2.5 Involvement and Cooperation in Investigations

An editor should take reasonably responsive measures when ethical complaints have been presented concerning a submitted manuscript or published paper, in conjunction with the publisher (or society). Such measures will generally include contacting the author of the manuscript or paper and giving due consideration of the respective complaint or claims made, but may also include further communications to the relevant institutions and research bodies, and if the complaint is upheld, the publication of a correction, retraction, expression of concern, or other note, as may be relevant. Every reported act of unethical publishing behavior must be looked into, even if it is discovered years after publication.

3 Duties of Reviewers

3.1 Contribution to Editorial Decisions

Peer review assists the editor in making editorial decisions and through the editorial communications with the author may also assist the author in improving the paper. Peer review is an essential component of formal scholarly communication, and lies at the heart of the scientific method. bāb Architecture and Design Journal shares the view of many that all scholars who wish to contribute to publications have an obligation to do a fair share of reviewing.

3.2 Promptness

Any selected referee who feels unqualified to review the research reported in a manuscript or knows that its prompt review will be impossible should notify the editor and excuse himself from the review process.

3.3 Confidentiality

Any manuscripts received for review must be treated as confidential documents. They must not be shown to or discussed with others except as authorized by the editor.

3.4 Standards of Objectivity

Reviews should be conducted objectively. Personal criticism of the author is inappropriate. Referees should express their views clearly with supporting arguments.

3.5 Acknowledgement of Sources

Reviewers should identify relevant published work that has not been cited by the authors. Any statement that an observation, derivation, or argument had been previously reported should be accompanied by the relevant citation. A reviewer should also call to the editor's attention any substantial similarity or overlap between the manuscript under consideration and any other published paper of which they have personal knowledge.

3.6 Disclosure and Conflict of Interest

Unpublished materials disclosed in a submitted manuscript must not be used in a reviewer’s own research without the express written consent of the author. Privileged information or ideas obtained through peer review must be kept confidential and not used for personal advantage. Reviewers should not consider manuscripts in which they have conflicts of interest resulting from competitive, collaborative, or other relationships or connections with any of the authors, companies, or institutions connected to the papers.

4 Liability Denial/ Disclaimer

All opinions and views in the content published in the journal are the responsibility of the authors, the journal must not take responsibility in this regard.

5 Copyright Transfer

The authors acknowledge that they have transferred all rights of the manuscript to FSMVÜ Faculty of Architecture and Design free of charge.

Authors are required to download the Copyright Transfer Form from the links below and scan the signed version by the authors and upload it to the system.

Authors hold full copyright and self archiving rights, they transfer the publishing rights to bāb Journal of FSMVU Faculty of Architecture and Design.

6 Privacy Statement

Address and contact information uploaded to the journal system will only be used for communication with authors and will never be shared with third parties.

In the bāb Journal of Architecture and Design, no fee is charged and authors are not paid for any of the stages of article submission, evaluation and publication.