Article Preparation

Language: Turkish, English and Arabic
English and Arabic articles do not exceed 1/3 of the total number of articles in the journal.
Article Types: Research article, review article, translation article, research note, testimonial, meeting summary, book review,
Article Format: Word
Image Format: Jpeg
Citation Style: Isnad footnoted. See. https://www.isnadsistemi.org/en/guide/isnad2-2/isnad-author-title-system/  
Author Change: Only processed before the manuscript is accepted. Authors are required to carefully review the list and order of authors before submitting their manuscript and provide the final author list at the time of original submission.

Writing Guidelines:
The article template installed in the system should be used for article writing. Sample template: https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/download/journal-file/29731 
1. The text of the article should be in Gentium Plus font in 10.5 pt.
2. Short abstracts in Turkish and English should be in Gentium Plus font, 9.5 pt.
3. Footnotes should be in Gentium Plus font in 8 pt.
4. Footnotes and bibliography should be organized according to ISNAD citation system.
5. Persons, places, works and terms used in the article should be based on the TDV Encyclopedia of Islam. The editor has the right to make minor changes in the spelling of the articles. Spelling should be consistent in the spelling of capped and transcribed words.
6. Articles written in Arabic must include short abstracts in Turkish and English.
7. In articles written in Arabic, the bibliography must also be written in Latin alphabet.
8. The font for articles written in Arabic is Scheherazade New.
9. Short abstracts in Turkish, English and Arabic must be at least 200 words.
10. All abstracts should contain at least five (5) keywords. ISNAD guidelines should be applied in the selection of keywords. https://www.isnadsistemi.org/en/guide/isnad2-2/academic-writing/5-keywords/ 
11. The original title and bibliographic information of a translated article should be indicated in the text.
12. If an article is derived from a thesis or symposium, this should be indicated as a matter of publication ethics. https://www.isnadsistemi.org/en/guide/isnad2-2/academic-writing/1-publication-ethics/1-2-statement-of-publication-ethics/ 
13. 14. Kocaeli Theology Journal is published twice a year in June and December. The article submission deadline for the December issue is November 15 and for the June issue is May 15. Depending on the intensity of article submissions, the journal may close the article submission earlier.
14. The scholarly, intellectual and literary responsibility of the published articles belongs to the authors.

Source Display Style
Articles should be prepared according to the ISNAD Citation System.