Author Guidelines
Notes for Contributors
1. darulfunun ilahiyat,published by Istanbul University Faculty Theology, is an academic journal. The articles sent to darulfunun ilahiyatare evaluated using the double-blind review system.
2. The articles submitted for publication are first examined by the Journal Manager and Chief Editor in regard to the suitability of their goals, subject, content, presentation style and compliance to the journal’s writing rules. Articles that have passed the preliminary evaluation process are sent to two referees that are expert in the specific field of the study. If the views of the referees on the work are at odds, then a third referee will be consulted. According to the reports of the referees the Editorial Management either accepts or rejects the article. The authors of the rejected articles are notified regarding the procedure.
3. The articles submitted for publication should not have been published nor submitted to another journal/editorial book previously. The articles should be composed in accordance with the international research and publication ethics standards.
4. Plagiarism allegations or abuses are constantly being investigated in order to protect the rights of authors and integrity of the journal. Submitted papers to the journal are examined by the plagiarism prevention program.
5. darulfunun ilahiyataccepts the submissions through ScholarOne Manuscripts https://mc04.manuscriptcentral.com/ilahiyat
6. The guideline for general format properties is as follows. Further details are available at http://ilahiyatjournal.istanbul.edu.tr/en/_
General Format Properties
Font | The font used in the entire manuscript should be Times New Roman, font size 10. |
Page Layout | In a A4 paper, page margins for bottom, top, right, and left should be pre-set as 0.98 inch. Text should be justified with no hyphenation breaks in words at the end of a line. Text should be typed as a single-column document. Paragraphs and headings should not be indented, but aligned with the main text. |
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| Paragraph indents should be pre-set in the tabs section as follows: |
Paragraph Format | • before and after: 6 pt |
| • line spacing: 1.5 |
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Page Limit | Manuscripts prepared in compliance with the guidelines should not exceed 25 pages (10.000 words). |
Manuscript Sections
Title | Article titles should be boldfaced and centered. |
Author’s name | The names of all authors and their institutions should not be included in the main document. |
Abstract | Submitted articles should include Turkish and English title and abstract. The abstracts should not exceed 150 words. No citations should appear in the abstract. |
Keywords | The articles should include Turkish and English keywords which present the scope and content of the text. The keywords should not exceed 5 words.. |
Main Text | Please look at the samples which are available at the journal’s website for an example of how the main text will look. |
Citations and References |
The journal uses Chicago Manual of Style 17 (Notes and Bibliography). For further details see http://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/tools_citationguide.html |
Tables, Figures and Appendices
Tables and Figures | Tables, figures, pictures, graphics, and similar aspects should be embedded in the text, and not provided as appendices. Under the Paragraph tab, ensure that the indentation is as follows: • before and after: 0 • spacing: Single Tables and figures should be left aligned, and the text wrapping feature should be turned off. |
Appendices | Each appendix should be displayed on a separate page after the references section. |
Levels of Heading
The Heading Style | First letters of the first and second levels should be capitalized. (Exception: conjunctions such as and, or, but should be in lowercase) |
Main headings (i.e. Methodology, Results etc.) | Centered, boldface. |
Second level headings | Flush left, boldface, separated with a line spacing from the previous paragraph. |
Third level headings | Flush left, boldface with a 0,5 cm indentation, lowercase paragraph heading ending with a period (Only the first letter is capitalized), not separated with a line spacing from the previous paragraph. |
Fourth level headings | Flush left, boldface, italicized, with a 0,5 cm indentation, lowercase paragraph heading ending with a period (Only the first letter is capitalized), not separated with a line spacing from the previous paragraph. |
Fifth level headings | Flush left, italicized, with a 0,5 cm indentation, lowercase paragraph heading ending with a period (Only the first letter is capitalized), not separated with a line spacing from the previous paragraph. |
Table and figure headings | Headings for tables and figures should follow the same code. |