GUIDELINE OF THE KAREN

Journal of Black Sea Studies (KAREN) is an open access journal published twice a year by the Institute of Black Sea Studies.

The publishing language of KAREN is Turkish. However, texts such as "research papers" written in English, not exceeding one-third of the journals in each issue, are also taken into consideration.

In order for any article to be published in KAREN, it should not have been previously published or accepted to be published elsewhere. Papers presented at a conference or symposium may be accepted for publication if clearly indicated so beforehand.

The papers can be submitted to KAREN through DergiPark by becoming a member. The authors are to provide their full names, academic titles, institutions, correspondence and e-mail addresses, phone and fax numbers during submission. Peer-reviewing process can also be followed carrying out membership login from the same page.

Papers submitted to KAREN are first examined by the Editorial Board and then are subject to peer review and sent to at least two independent referees. Peer reviewers are asked to give their opinion on a number of issues pertinent to the scientific and formal aspects of a paper, and to judge the papers on grounds of originality and urgency. The names are kept anonymous and the final decision for publication is sent to the authors within three-month time.

In case one referee report is negative while the other is favourable, the article may be forwarded to a third referee for further evaluation or alternatively the board, based on the contents of the reports may feel confident to make a final decision. The authors are to consider the criticism, suggestions and corrections offered by the referees and by the editorial board. If they disagree, they are entitled to counter present their views and justifications. Final decision rests with the editorial board. Articles which are not accepted for publication are not returned to their authors.

When a manuscript is corrected according to the suggestions of the referees and the editorial board, it has to be re-submitted to KAREN through DergiPark system within 15 days. The corrected manuscript can be re-examined by the referees if necessary.

The royalty rights of the accepted articles are considered transferred to the Institute of Black Sea Studies. Any views expressed in this publication are the views of the authors and are not the views of KAREN.

Quotations from articles including pictures are permitted with full reference to the article.

Article Processing Charges (APC)

KAREN do not charge authors an APC.

Instruction for Authors

A. Writing Rules and Principles

The manuscripts should be written in Sitka text format, and the size of the text should be 10 points (the size of the footnotes should be 8 points).

In terms of spelling and punctuation, except for special cases where the paper or the subject requires, Spelling Book of Turkish Language Association should be taken as a basis.

For Hellence and other special characters, New Athena Unicode/Minion Pro Display point form must be used.

Except from the main titles, only the first letters of each word of headings within the manuscript should be capitalized and written in bold.

At the beginning of the article, there should be an abstract consisting of minimum 150 and maximum 300 words; and 3 to 5 key words. If the manuscript is written in Turkish the abstract will be written in both Turkish and English. If the manuscript is written in another language, the abstract will be in Turkish, English and the language in which the manuscript is written.

The footnotes should be given at the end of the article. References used in the texts are shown as; the author’s surname, date of publication and page (and if used figure or plate) number. References to which are cited in the manuscript only should be given place in the References section at the end of the manuscript; and abbreviations which are used in the text must be explained here.

At the end of the article; "Contribution Rate Statement by Researchers", "Conflict Statement" and "Support and Acknowledgment Statement" if exists, should be included.

B. Sample Bibliography and Method of Citing References Bibliography

·  Book by a Single Author

Bibliography: Umar, Bilge (1992), Türkiye’deki Tarihsel Adlar, İstanbul: İnkılâp Kitabevi.

Footnote: Umar, 1992: 127.

Bibliography: Watson, Alaric (2003), Aurelian and the Third Century, London and New York: Routledge.

Footnote: Watson, 2003: 135.

·  Book by two or More Authors.

Bibliography: Yıldırım, Ali ve Şimşek, Hasan (2013), Sosyal Bilimlerde Nitel Araştırma Yöntemleri, Ankara: Seçkin Yayıncılık.

Footnote: Yıldırım ve Şimşek, 2013: 45-49.

Bibliography: Topaloğlu, Bekir-Yavuz, Y. Şevki-Çelebi, İlyas (1998), İslam’da İnanç Esasları. İstanbul: Marmara Üniversitesi İlahiyat Fakültesi Vakfı Yayınları.

Footnote: Topaloğlu, vd., 1998: 32. 

·  Chapter Book/Chapter in an Edited Work

Bibliography: Ágoston, Gabor (2017), “Osmanlı’da Top, Tüfek ve Tabur”, Osmanlı’da Ateşli Silahlar ve Askeri Devrim Tartışmaları, (Trans. and Prepared by Kahraman Şakul), İstanbul: Türkiye İş Bankası Kültür Yayınları, 147- 168.

Footnote: Ágoston, 2017: 152-153.

Bibliography: Köse, Osman (2007), “Rusların Samsun’u Bombardımanı (1915)”, Geçmişten Geleceğe Samsun, II. Kitap, (Ed. Cevdet Yılmaz), Samsun: Samsun Büyükşehir Belediyesi Yayınları, 96-101.

Footnote: Köse, 2007: 99-100.

·  Thesis/Dissertation (MA, PhD)

Bibliography: Taylan, Hasan Hüseyin (2003), Köy Ailesinde Aile İçi İlişkiler: Selçikli Köyü Örneği, Unpublished Master's Thesis, Konya: Selçuk Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü.

Footnote: Taylan, 2003: 25.

Bibliography: Ada, Hüsnü (2011), Osmanlı Devletinin Hizmetinde İlk Modern Osmanlı Sivil Toplum Örgütü: Osmanlı Hilâl-ı Ahmer Cemiyeti (1868-1911), Unpublished Doctoral Dissertation, İstanbul: Marmara Üniversitesi Türkiyat Araştırmaları Enstitüsü.

Footnote: Ada, 2011: 35.

·  Article

Bibliography: Toksoy, Ahmet (2007), “Celal ed-din Harezmşah’ın Gürcistan’daki Faaliyetleri”, Erzincan Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi, 9/1, 137-150.

Footnote: Toksoy, 2007: 142.

Bibliography: Seyhan, Köksal (2000), “Yunus Emre’nin Bir Şiirinde Şehir Alegorisi.” Türklük Bilgisi Araştırmaları Journal of Turkish Studies, 24/II, 231 - 280. 

Footnote: Seyhan, 2000: 242-243. 

·  Conference Paper/Congress/Symposium (Published)

Bibliography: Demir, Muzaffer (2009), “Antik Dönemde Bir Doğu Karadeniz Kavmi: Khalybler”, Giresun ve Doğu Karadeniz Sosyal Bilimler Sempozyumu, 9-11 Ekim 2008, Giresun, I, 67-85.

Footnote: Demir, 2009: 75-77.

Bibliography: Özsait, Mehmet (2000), “İlkçağ Tarihinde Trabzon ve Çevresi”, Trabzon Tarihi Sempozyumu Bildirileri (6–8 Kasım 1998, Trabzon), Trabzon: Trabzon Belediyesi Kültür Yayınları, 35-45.

Footnote: Özsait, 2000: 38.

Bibliography: Cunbur, Müjgân (1995), "Klâsik Edebiyatımızda Nevruz", Türk Kültüründe Nevruz Uluslararası Bilgi Şöleni Sempozyumu Bildirileri, 20-22 Mart 1995, Ankara: Atatürk Kültür Merkezi Yayını, 37-51. 

Footnote: Cunbur, 1995: 46.

·  Citation for an Author with More than one Cited Publication within the Same Year

Bibliography: Tezcan, Mehmet (2012a), “İpek Yolu ve XIV. Yüzyıla Kadar İpek Yolu Ticaretinde Trabzon’un Yeri”, Klasik ve Ortaçağ Dönemlerinde Karadeniz ve Kafkasya, Trabzon: Serander Yayınları, 17-48.

Footnote: Tezcan, 2012a: 19.

Bibliography: Ballesteros-Pastor, L. (2011a), “Beyond the Tanais: Tacitus and Quintus Curtus”, Ancient West and East, 10, 43-47.

Footnote: Ballesteros, 2011a: 45.

·  Translated Works

Bibliography: King, Charles (2008), Karadeniz, (Trans. by Zülal Kılıç), İstanbul: Kitap Yayınevi.

Footnote: King, 2008: 35.

·  Newspapers /News

İkdam, 8 Kasım 1918, No: 7809: 2.

Akyol, Taha (28 Şubat 2005), “Sosyal Bilim Ödülleri", Milliyet: 5.

Başcı, Erdem (26 Mayıs 2015), “Merkez bankası Faiz Ödemelerine Başlıyor” Haber Türk: 4.

Panicker, Jobin (17 Temmuz 2014), “The Gunmen Shot Deat at ‘Draw the Prophet Muhammad’ Contest in Texas”, The Guardian: 3.

·  Encyclopedia article

Bibliography: Kallek, Cengiz (2007), “Okka”, TDV İslam Ansiklopedisi, C. XXXIII, İstanbul: Türkiye Diyanet Vakfı Yayınları, 338-339.

Footnote: Kallek, 2007: 340.

Electronic Sources

·  Journal Article Published on the Internet

Bibliography: Botalov, Sergei G. (2007), “The Asian Migrations of the Alans in the 1st Century AD”, AWE, 6, 43-56.

http://poj.peetersleuven.be/content.php?url=issue&journal_code=AWE&issue=0&vol=6 (23.09.2011).

Footnote: Botalov, 2007: 44.

Bibliography: Polat, Süleyman (2014), “Kuyucu Murat Paşa’nın Celali Seferi Finansmanı”, Tarih İncelemeleri Dergisi, XXIX/2, 563-603.

http://www.egeweb2.ege.edu.tr/tid/dosyalar/XXIX-2_2014/TIDXXIX-2-2014-08.pdf (12.05.2016).

Footnote: Polat, 2014: 566.

·  Author Indefinite Article

“Küreselleşme Sürecinde Ulus Devletin Önemi”, (14 Nisan 2014). http://www.dmy.info/ulus-devlet-nedir.

·  Article without author and date

“Tonyukuk” (t.y.), Wikipedia. 15 Aralık 2015 tarihinde şu kaynaktan alınmıştır. http://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tonyukuk.“Black Sea” (n.d), in Wikipedia. Retrived 15 Octaber 2015. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Sea.

Oral Source

Bibliography: Mustafa Acar, Balıkesir/İvrindi-Mallıca Köyü 1962, İlkokul, Esnaf.

Footnote: Mustafa Acar, Balıkesir/İvrindi-Mallıca Köyü 1962, İlkokul, Esnaf.

·  Film or Documentary

Martin, P. (Producer) & Benson, J. (Director), The Forger [Film]. Colombia Pictures

·  Archives

Bibliography: Başbakanlık Osmanlı Arşivi

Footnote: Başbakanlık Osmanlı Arşivi (BOA), Hariciye Nezareti (HR). Siyasi Kısım (SYS), 2899/6.

BOA, DH.İ.UM, 81-1/1-19.

Bibliography: Başbakanlık Cumhuriyet Arşivi

Footnote: Başbakanlık Cumhuriyet Arşivi (BCA), 30.0.18.01/1.13/13.5.1.

BCA, 30-18-1-1 / 2-33-12.

Bibliography: Genelkurmay Askeri Tarih ve Stratejik Etüt Başkanlığı Arşivi

Footnote: Genelkurmay Askeri Tarih ve Stratejik Etüt Başkanlığı Arşivi (ATASE), İstiklal Harbi Katalogu (İSH), 33/75.

Bibliography: The National Archives, Foreign Office

Footnote: The National Archives [TNA], Foreign Office [FO], 371/9132/E.10072.

FO, 371/18373/R2627/228/7.

Bibliography: TBMM Zabıt Ceridesi

Footnote: TBMM Zabıt Ceridesi (ZC), Devre 1, İçtima 4, C. 28, 8 Nisan 1923, 345-356.

ZC, Devre 1, içtima 1, 8 Nisan 1923, 351.