Article Template: https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/download/journal-file/28644 

Article Preparation
Language: Turkish, English and Arabic
Article Types: Research Article, Book Review, Scholarly Interviews, etc.
However, we advise authors to be as concise as possible for the dissemination of the work.
Article Format: Microsoft Word
Image Format: JPEG, PNG

Citation Style: ISNAD Citation 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.

Editorial Guidelines:
• The manuscript must not have been previously published or decided to be published in any journal.
• The journal welcomes articles in Turkish, English and Arabic.
• Articles should not exceed 9,000 words excluding references and footnotes, and introductory and review articles should not exceed 1,500 words.
• The submitted manuscripts are first scanned in the Plagiarism Program. This rate is expected to be less than 20%. Those with a similarity rate of 30% or more are rejected outright. A maximum of 5% is tolerated in the "remove citations" section of the iThenticate report.
• The Editorial Board of the Journal ultimately decides which manuscripts will be published.
• Manuscripts to be submitted to the journal should be prepared according to the ISNAD Citation System (ISNAD 2nd Edition).

1- Titles:
Article Title: 13 pt, 12 nk space before and after, 1.5 line spacing, bold and center justified.
Subheadings: Subheadings (Introduction, Subheadings, Conclusion, References) should be capitalized, 11 pt, 12 pt space before and 6 pt space after the paragraph, 1 cm indented from the left and bold.

2-Author Name
12 font size, 12 spaces before and after, 1.5 line spacing. Author's name should be right justified, author's title, institutional information/educational information, e-mail address used in DergiPark and ORCID should be given in the footnote * added to the author's name.

3-Abstract
• Articles should include abstracts in Turkish, English (Times New Roman) and Arabic (Traditional Arabic), respectively.
• Abstracts should be between 150-200 words.
• They should be typed in 9 font size, 1.0 (single) line spacing, indented 1 cm from right and left, justified, without spacing before and after the paragraph (0 nk).
• Keywords should be at least 4 and at most 5.

4-Text Section
• The text should be written in 10.5 font size, 1.25 line spacing, justified, the first lines of the paragraphs indented by 1 cm, and 6 spaces before and after the paragraph.
•Times New Roman font for Turkish and English and Traditional Arabic font for Arabic should be used.
• Block quotations should be in 9-point font, without indenting the first line, without quotation marks, in plain format, 1.25 from the left, 1.25 from the right and single-spaced.

5-Notes
• 8 pt, 1.0 (single) line spacing, 0.5 cm hanging (first line aligned with the others), justified, unspaced (0 pt) before and after the paragraph.
• Footnotes should be prepared according to the ISNAD Citation System (ISNAD 2nd Edition).

6-Reference
• It should be written in 9 pt, 1.0 (single) line spacing, 1 cm hanging, justified, with 6 pt margins before and after the paragraph.
• The bibliography should be prepared according to the ISNAD Citation System (ISNAD 2nd Edition).
• Each scientific article should have a "Bibliography", the references should be written in Latin alphabet, and attention should be paid to the way they are given, their accuracy and accessibility.
• In Arabic articles, in addition to the Arabic bibliography, a version of the bibliography written in Latin alphabet and in accordance with the ISNAD Citation System (ISNAD 2nd Edition) should be included.

7-Border Spaces
• Manuscripts should be prepared in Microsoft Word program on A4 size white paper with 2.5 cm margins at the top and 2 cm margins on the left, bottom and right sides.

Publication Ethics
Usul Journal of Islamic Studies adheres to national and international standards of research and publication ethics. It complies with the Press Law, the Law on Intellectual and Artistic Works, and the Directive on Scientific Research and Publication Ethics of Higher Education Institutions. It has also adopted international ethical publishing principles published by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ), Open Access Scholarly Publishers Association (OASPA). Our journal is also subject to the guidelines described in the Principles for Transparency and Best Practice in Academic Publishing.

Make sure the following items are present:
1. Author information added.
• E-mail address
• Full mailing address
• Phone number
2. All necessary files have been uploaded.
• Article text
• Copyright Notice Text
3. The article has been "spell-checked" and "grammar-checked".
4. All references mentioned in the bibliography are cited in the text and vice versa.

Submit Article
The account of the corresponding author should be used in the submissions. All correspondence regarding the application is sent to the corresponding author via e-mail sent through the journal system.
When uploading the manuscript file, make sure that this file does not contain any elements that will decipher the identity of the author due to the double-blind review process.
Files You Need to Upload Separately:
1) Full Article Text

During submission, the following commitment is obtained from the author electronically:
1. I am authorized/authorized by the co-authors to submit this work to your journal.
2. The manuscript is original, has not been formally published in another peer-reviewed journal, is not under review by another journal, and does not violate any existing copyright or other third-party rights.
3. I/we agree that if the article is accepted for editorial publication, it will be licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0) license.
4. The copyright and intellectual property rights of the author(s) or, if applicable, the author(s)' employer are reserved. The author(s) undertake(s) that the publisher is not responsible for any claims or lawsuits to be filed by third parties due to copyright infringement, and that all responsibility belongs to them.
5. The author(s) undertake(s) that there are no criminal elements or illegal expressions in the article, and that no illegal materials and methods were used during the research.

Author Guidelines
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 were minor contributors to the study, e.g. language editing, they should be acknowledged in the acknowledgments 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 rearrangement of authors after the manuscript has been submitted. All authors must agree to any such addition, deletion or reorganization. Authors take joint responsibility for the work.

Author Change Requests
Addition, deletion or rearrangement of author names in the author list can only be made before the manuscript is accepted and only if approved by the Editor of the journal.
If such a change is requested, the Editor will request from the responsible author (a) the reason for the change in the author list and (b) written confirmation (e-mail) from all authors that they agree to the addition. Only in exceptional cases will the Editor consider the addition, deletion or reorganization of authors after the article has been accepted.

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 behavior and are unacceptable.

Originality
The author must ensure 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 should ensure that they are writing entirely original work and, if they have used the work or words of others, that it 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 the same research article 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 Surveys 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 signing 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 favor of any person or organization. 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 discovers 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 cooperate 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 cooperate with the editor, including informing the editor.

Image Integrity
It is not acceptable 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.