Author Guidelines

Authorship

Authorship gives credit, assigns responsibility, and implies academic, social, and financial accountability for the published work. Those who substantially contributed to a paper are credited as authors, understand and take on their roles and responsibilities, and are held accountable for published research.

The journal's definition of authorship is based on the ICMJE's recommendation. The ICMJE recommends that authorship be based on the following 4 criteria:

Substantial contributions to the conception or design of the work; or the acquisition, analysis, or interpretation of data for the work;
Drafting the work or revising it critically for important intellectual content;
Final approval of the version to be published;
Agreement to be accountable for all aspects of the work in ensuring that questions related to the accuracy or integrity of any part of the work are appropriately investigated and resolved.

Those who meet all four criteria are identified as authors. In addition, responsibilities of co-authors for specific aspects of the work must be indicated. Please see the "Authorship Information" section for details. If the manuscript is authored by a large group or a consortium, all members should meet all four authorship criteria. The corresponding author(s) must specify the group name and group members in line with the disclosure agreements. For more information on non-author contributors, equal contributors, and corresponding authors, please see "Authorship Information".

Non-Author Contributors

Those who do not meet all the above-mentioned criteria are not qualified as authors; however, those who meet at least one criterion should be acknowledged as non-author contributors and their contribution should be specified in the "Authors and Affiliations" section of the article. Non-author contributions include but are not limited to clinical investigator, participating data collector, visualisation, data curation, those who review proposals, or technical editor (for more details see https://credit.niso.org/). Non-author contributions do not include administrative support, general supervision, acquisition of funding, technical editing, language editing, and proofreading. Non-author contributions should be specified on submission and in the manuscript.

Equal Contributions

Authorship status and authors who contributed to the work equally should be indicated when submitting and publishing multi-author articles. The journal adopts the definitions of CreDIT and ICMJE for equal contribution:

Equal contribution: The authors contributed equally to the research.
First authorship: The authors share first authorship.
Equal contribution and first authorship: The authors contributed equally to the research and share first authorship.

Corresponding Author

The corresponding author is the designated author who handles all correspondence with the journal from submission to publication on behalf of the co-authors. The corresponding author is responsible for meeting the journal's administrative requirements, providing necessary information including authorship details, contact details, and ethics committee approval, following up on article processing charges, and signing publishing agreements. Corresponding authors must also obtain written permission from non-author contributors for acknowledgement.

Article Types

Journal of Alevism-Bektashism Studies publishes articles in the following types: original research articles, review articles, translation articles, interviews, and book reviews. Authors should select the type of article for their work and present studies that align with the definitions below.

Research Article

This type of article should present the results of original research and suggestions based on those results. It must include the research design, methodology, analyses related to the research findings, and hypothesis testing. A research article should consist of an introduction, methodology, findings, discussion, and conclusion sections.

Review Article

This is a type of article that provides an in-depth analysis of the published literature on a specific topic and presents an overall perspective.

Translation Article

Translation articles are versions of original research articles, review articles, or other academic works written in other languages that have been translated into Turkish or English. The accuracy and fluency of the translation should preserve the academic value of the original text.

Interview

Interviews include discussions conducted with experts on a specific topic. Authors should compile the information, comments, and opinions obtained during the interview to provide an in-depth analysis of the topic.

Book Review

Book reviews contain an evaluation of a specific book. Authors should inform readers by discussing the book's content, the author's arguments, the methods used, and the book's contribution to the field.

Manuscript Formatting Guidelines

Manuscript Templates and Formatting Guide are prepared to help authors complete the structural requirements. Manuscripts should comply with the following templates and format requirements.

Templates

Manuscript Template (Turkish) – Manuscript Template (English)

Page Format

A4 Portrait, Margins (Normal): top, bottom, left, right 2.5 cm

Font

Manuscripts must be written in Word 6.0 or later versions (IBM compatible), in Times New Roman font, 12 pt, with 1.5 line spacing.

Authorship Information

Authors must be declared at the time of submission and in the publication. Authors are responsible for the correct declaration of their names. The exact and correct names of the authors should be given under the main title of the manuscript, listed together and separated by commas.

The following information should be keyed to the authors' names and placed in the footer of the first page of the manuscript:

Full name(s) of the author(s)
Affiliation in exact sequence. If your affiliation changes, please list where the research was conducted and include your current position or affiliation.
Laboratory, Institute, Department, Organization, City, State, Country
Email addresses
ORCID

Example: Assoc. Prof. Dr., Izmir Kâtip Çelebi University, Faculty of Social and Human Sciences, Department of Turkish Language and Literature, Turkish Folk Literature, [email protected], ORCID: 0000-0001-6761-390X.

Corresponding Author

The corresponding author should be marked with an asterisk (*) next to their name.

Equal Contribution

Authors who contributed equally should be marked with the symbol (Ɛ).

Authors who share first authorship should be marked with the symbol (Ω).

Authors who contributed equally and share first authorship should be marked with (±).

Please use the appropriate standard statement(s) to indicate equal contributions:

For (Ɛ): The authors contributed equally to the research.
For (Ω): The authors share first authorship.
For (±): The authors contributed equally to the research and share first authorship.

Example (under title): Ayşe Yılmaz(±), Levent Doğan(±), Gündüz Kaya(Ɛ), Güler Erdoğan (*)(Ɛ)

Example (footer):
{Author information}
* Corresponding Author
(Ɛ) The authors contributed equally to the research.
(±) The authors contributed equally to the research and share first authorship.

Non-Author Contributors

Non-author contributors should be declared on submission and in the publication. The exact and correct names of contributors should be given, and their contributions should be explained. This information is placed in the footer of the first page.

Authorship Changes

If any authorship information needs to be changed after acceptance or before publication, the corresponding author must submit an "Authorship Change Request" form to the editorial office via email. The form must be signed by all former and new authors and non-author contributors. All changes must be agreed upon by all authors, and obtaining confirmations is the responsibility of the corresponding author.

If authorship information needs to change after publication, the Journal will follow COPE guidelines.

Sections of the Manuscript

Journal of Alevism-Bektashism Studies does not impose restrictions on the number of pages or word count of articles. However, the editorial or scientific board may suggest that the work can be shortened without losing its quality.

Each study must consist of the following main sections in order:

Title: The title should clearly reflect the content and be inclusive. The first letter of each word, except for conjunctions, should be capitalized.
Abstract: The abstract should reflect the purpose, scope, methodology, results, key highlights, and unique value of the study clearly and concisely. There is no word limit.
Keywords: A minimum of 5 and a maximum of 7 keywords that reflect the integrity of the study should be identified.
Introduction: The introduction should detail the foundation of the research topic, provide a summary of the study's sections, its correspondence in the scientific literature, the importance of the research, the research problem, and objectives.
Method: The method section should detail the type of research, research group, data collection tools, validity and reliability, data collection techniques, data analysis, limitations, and if necessary, ethical approval.
Findings: The findings should be explained with relevant tables, figures, graphs, or images in a way that supports the purpose and problem of the study while maintaining coherence.
Discussion: The findings should be discussed in light of the significance of the research, referencing the literature and author comments.
Conclusion: The main ideas that emerge in light of the discussions should be explained.
Recommendations: Recommendations appropriate to the discussion and conclusion should be provided, including suggestions for future research and applications in the field. (Discussion, Conclusion, and Recommendations can be presented as a single section or separately.)
Acknowledgments: Acknowledgments should be made to individuals or institutions that made small contributions during the research process.
References: All citations in the main text should be indicated using an in-text footnote system. The bibliography should include only sources cited in the text, arranged alphabetically by the author's last name.

Tables and Figures

Visual elements such as tables, figures, and diagrams must be referred to in the body text. Tables and figures should be small and simple, placed in order of appearance. Each should be numbered and have a clear descriptive title. If visual elements are not created by the authors, they should be cited and added to the references. Visual elements are published under the Creative Commons CC_BY license, and obtaining this license is the responsibility of the authors.

Figures should be in vector format (Illustrator, EPS, WMF, FreeHand, CorelDraw, PowerPoint, Excel, etc.) or bitmap format (Photoshop, TIFF, PNG, JPG, etc.) at a minimum resolution of 300 DPI. Figures, tables, and graphs must contain self-explanatory labels and unit tags for each parameter or axis.

Tables should be generated using drawing tools of programs such as Microsoft Word, Google Docs, or LibreOffice. Each data entry should be placed in separate table cells with no inserted line breaks or spaces. Tables should be editable and must not contain images.

If a diagram contains a picture or visual that cannot be edited, it should be transferred into Word at 300 DPI resolution, and the original diagram should be uploaded via the Upload Supplementary Files option in step 4 of the submission process.

12 pt space before and after tables and diagrams
Tables and their titles: font size 10
Figure and its number: font size 10, bold. E.g., Figure 1. Title
Table and its number: font size 10, bold. E.g., Table 1. Title
Internal text of diagrams: font size 10

Manuscript Length

Language Editing

Manuscripts should comply with grammar and spelling rules, the related scientific literature, and meet language standards for publication. Editors may ask authors for language editing and proofreading. Authors are responsible for submitting the language editing certificate. Accepted articles can only be published after language editing and proofreading requirements are met. Receiving language editing services is independent of the journal's editorial decisions.

Conflicts of Interest

Authors should declare any potential conflict of interest by signing the "Conflict of Interest Statement", which must be sent with the manuscript. If there is no conflict of interest, authors should indicate this at the end of the manuscript using the standard wording below:

"No conflict of interest was declared by the authors."

For more information on conflicts of interest, please see the "Publishing Ethics Policies" section.

Copyright Statement

Author(s) must sign the copyright statement and send the original copy to the Journal after their manuscript is accepted for publication / before submitting their manuscript.

For more information on copyright, see (link)

Charges

Journal of Alevism-Bektashism Studies does not charge authors or other parties for submitting, processing, or publishing an article.