Rules to be followed in articles to be submitted to our journal

(1) Manuscripts submitted to the journal will first be subjected to editorial processes, and if deemed appropriate for publication in the journal, they will be sent to the referee for content review. Only studies prepared in Turkish and English languages are accepted in our journal.

(2) Manuscripts must not have been published in any other publication before.

(3) If the submitted manuscript is a paper and has not been published in the proceedings, it will be evaluated provided that the place and date of presentation are reported.

(4) Multiple articles by the same author cannot be published in the same issue.

(5) For articles requiring Ethics Committee approval, Ethics Committee approval must be obtained and this approval (name, date and number of the committee) must be indicated on the first page of the article and in the method section.

(6) For multi-authored articles, conflict of interest and author contribution rate declarations should be submitted to our journal at the submission stage.

(7) Author changes are only processed before the article is accepted. Authors should carefully review the list and order of authors before submitting their manuscript and provide the final author list at the time of original submission.

(8) Articles submitted for publication are subjected to double blind peer review by at least two reviewers. In addition, the Ithenticate program, which is used to detect plagiarism, confirms that the articles have not been published before and do not contain plagiarism. The similarity rate should be maximum 20%.

(9) The length of the manuscripts submitted to the journal should not exceed 35 pages with references. Manuscripts should be as follows:

Page Structure
Top: 6 cm
Sol: 4.5 cm
Bottom: 4.8 cm
Right: 4.5 cm

Character:
Turkish: Garamound (Main Text 12 pt, Abstract 11 pt, Footnote 10 pt)
Arabic: Traditional Arabic (Main Text 13 font size, Footnote 11 font size)

Line spacing Single (Main Text and Footnote)
Paragraph spacing: Main Text (0 pt before, 6 pt after), Footnote (3 pt before, 3 pt after)

(10) Manuscripts should be written in Microsoft Word program in order to facilitate typesetting, editing and similar works and to ensure complete and flawless output.

(11) An abstract in Turkish and foreign languages, not exceeding 150 (one hundred and fifty) words, should be included at the beginning of the manuscript.

(12) Keywords (5) indicating the main theme of the manuscript and enabling it to be searched on the internet should be placed under the abstract.

(13) Footnotes should be given according to the following format:
Example: Demir, Abdullah. “Māturīdī Scholar Abū Ishāq Zāḥid al-Saffār's Theological Defense”. Cumhuriyet Journal of Theology 20/1 (June 2016): 445-502.

(14) Writing the Author's Name, Institution and Orcid Number
Example
Prof. Dr. Name Surname
Dokuz Eylül University, Faculty of Theology, Izmir, Turkey
Dokuz Eylul University, Faculty of Theology, Izmir, Turkey
orcid.org/0001-0001-0001-0001

(15) Our journal uses the Isnad Citation System.

(16) During the submission of the study to the journal, in addition to the full text file; a signed copy of the copyright approval document, an ethical declaration document stating that scientific and ethical principles were followed during the preparation of the study and that all the sources used are stated in the bibliography, if the study was financially funded, a document stating the funding, for each author in multi-authored articles; a statement of contribution and conflict of interest statement should be uploaded to the system, indicating the percentage in the data collection, data analysis, writing of the article, article submission and revision stages. Information other than the copyright certificate can be compiled and submitted in a single Word file.

Duties and Responsibilities of Authors

Authorship and Contribution
Authorship should be limited to those who made significant contributions to the conception, design, conduct, or interpretation of the study. All significant contributors should be listed as co-authors. If there are minor contributors, e.g. language editing, they should be acknowledged in the acknowledgements section. The corresponding author should ensure that all co-authors have seen and approved the final version of the manuscript and agree to its submission for publication. Authors are expected to carefully review the list and order of authors before submitting their manuscript and to provide the final author list at the time of original submission. Only in exceptional circumstances will the editor consider the addition, deletion, or reorganisation of authors after the manuscript has been submitted. All authors must agree to any such addition, deletion or reorganisation. Authors take joint responsibility for the work.

Article Writing
Authors of original research papers should address the topic in an original way and with an objective discussion. The paper should include sufficient detail and references to allow others to replicate the work. Fraudulent or knowingly false statements constitute unethical behaviour and are unacceptable.

Originality
The author should provide assurance that the article is original, has not been previously published elsewhere, and is not under consideration for publication elsewhere, in another language.

Using Original Sources and Citation
Authors must ensure that they have written entirely original work and that, if they have used the work or words of others, this is properly cited. Privately obtained information, such as in conversations, correspondence or discussions with third parties, should not be used without the express written permission of the source.

Data Access and Preservation
Authors may be asked to provide research data supporting their articles for editorial review and/or to comply with the journal's open data requirements. Authors should be prepared to provide public access to such data, if possible, and to retain such data for a reasonable period after publication. The journal recommends uploading research data to TUBITAK's Aperta Portal.

Multiple and Simultaneous Publication
An author should not publish an article containing the same research in more than one journal. It is unethical to submit the same article to more than one journal at the same time. An author should not submit a previously published article for consideration in another journal, except in the form of an abstract.

Publication of Studies Based on Questionnaires and Interviews
For research in all disciplines that require ethics committee approval (ethics committee approval must be obtained, this approval must be stated and documented in the article. In researches requiring ethics committee approval, information about the approval (name of the committee, date and number) should be included in the method section, as well as on one of the first/last pages of the article; in case reports, information on the signature of the informed consent form should be included in the article.

Conflict of Interest
Any financial or other interest that may cause the person to be conflicted in his/her work, significantly impair his/her objectivity, or provide an unfair advantage in favour of any person or organisation. All sources of financial support received during the conduct of the research and preparation of the manuscript and the role of sponsors in the study should be disclosed. If there is no source of funding, this should also be indicated. Examples of potential conflicts of interest that should be disclosed include consultancies, salaries, grants. Potential conflicts of interest should be disclosed at the earliest possible stage.

Error Reporting
When an author notices a significant error or inaccuracy in his/her published work, he/she should notify the journal immediately. It is also the author's obligation to co-operate in withdrawing or correcting the manuscript if deemed necessary by the editor. If the editor or publisher learns from a third party that a published work contains errors, it is the author's obligation to co-operate with the editor, including informing the editor.

Image Integrity
It is unacceptable to enhance, darken, move, remove or add a specific feature in an image. Authors must adhere to the policy for graphic images implemented by the journal.