Author Guide and Writing Rules

Dear Researcher, Ileri Hareket Journal of History and Culture Studies aims to evaluate knowledge produced in the fields of social sciences and humanities according to universal standards and introduce it to the literature. Before uploading your work to our system, it is important that you review this guide, which summarizes our publication policy and basic expectations.

1. Our Publication Focus Our journal prioritizes original research that proposes a new methodology, offers a critical perspective, discusses, and analyzes, rather than studies that merely repeat existing literature or make simple descriptive assessments. Studies that strengthen interdisciplinary interaction, particularly in history, sociology, literature, philosophy, and art history, are our main area of interest.

2. Accepted Manuscript Types

• Research Article: Scientific studies based on original data and analysis.

• Review Article: Theoretical papers that handle a subject with a comprehensive literature review and offer a new perspective.

• Book Review and Critique: Critical examination of new publications contributing to the field.

• Translation and Archival Document Publication: Qualified translations or archival documents introduced to the scientific world.

3. Basic Expectations

• Scientific Competence: There must be a consistent unity between the research problem, aim, method, and findings of the study.

• Original Value: The study must fill a gap in the relevant field or bring a new dimension to an existing discussion.

• Ethical Compliance: Full compliance with scientific research and publication ethics rules is mandatory.

4. Evaluation Process: Our journal operates on the principle of "Double-Blind Peer Review." Manuscripts passing the preliminary editorial review are anonymized (stripped of author identity) and sent to at least two experts in the field. Authors are informed transparently via the system at every stage of the process (acceptance, revision, or rejection).

5. Important Reminder: Before uploading your manuscript to the system, please review the separately provided "Writing Rules and Template File" and ensure your work conforms to this format. Article that do not meet the formal requirements will not be included in the evaluation process.

Page Layout and Writing Rules: Page dimensions should be arranged as follows,

• Articles should be prepared and viewed in MS Word 2016 or higher.

• The page size must be A4 (21cm x 29.7cm).

• Articles submitted to the journal must include an abstract of not less than 150 words and not more than 200 words.

• All abstracts in articles should be written in "Times New Roman" font, 9 point size, single-spaced, and 0 pt. References, figures, and tables should not be included in the abstract.

• Below the abstract, there should be keywords consisting of 5 words. It should be abstract.

• The languages ​​of Ileri Hareket Journal of History and Culture Studies are Turkish and English.

• Papers presented at any symposium or congress may be published with the name, location, and date of the congress, and expanded text. For papers supported by a research institution or fund (BAP, TÜBİTAK, DEVELOPMENT AGENCY, etc.), the name of the supporting organization and project number must be provided in the appropriate place on the first page.

• The article should be prepared in accordance with valid scientific methods, and information such as the subject, purpose, scope, and rationale for the study should be presented adequately and in an organized manner.

• Articles should be prepared with an introduction, development, and conclusion. They should include citations and a bibliography.

• The work must adhere to grammatical rules. The article's spelling guide for the relevant language should be consulted for punctuation, spelling of words, and abbreviations. For example, the Turkish Language Association (TDK) spelling guide should be used as a guide. Clear and concise narrative style should be followed, and unnecessary information beyond the purpose and scope should be avoided.

• An article should include the abstract, main text sections, bibliography, and appendices (if any). To ensure a clear order in the work, headings should be numbered as shown in the template.

• An article should include, in order, an abstract, sections of the main text, a bibliography, and (if any) appendices. The article should also have an "Introduction" and a "Conclusion" section. The "Introduction" must cover the aim, importance, scope, methodology, and plan of the study. A literature review may also be included in this section if necessary. The "Conclusion" should be consistent with the aim and scope of the research, presenting the main points concisely. Issues not mentioned in the main text should not be included in the "Conclusion". Main, intermediate, and subheadings may be used – except for the introduction – to maintain a certain order.

• Quotations longer than three lines should be presented as blocks. Block quotations should be indented 1 cm from both the left and right margins. The quotation should be 10-point Times New Roman font with 6 nk spacing before and after. Italic font should not be used in quotations. Quotation marks should be used.

• The first heading should be written in Times New Roman 12-point font. The second heading (in English/Turkish) should be 12-point font and italicized. For the text, the headings should be: first heading 12-point, second heading 11-point, and third heading 11-point and italicized.

• Photographs, figures and tables should be included as shown in the template.

• The author's personal information should not be included when the manuscript is first uploaded to the journal. For manuscripts that have completed the peer-review process, the author should download the first page from the journal's website, enter all the information completely, and upload it as a supplementary file. The main text should be uploaded as a single file, starting with the introduction.

• Authors must submit plagiarism reports along with their articles.

• The sample template should be downloaded from here and the work should be prepared in the appropriate format. The ISNAD-2 format should be used for citations in the text.

Journal First Page

Journal Template

ISNAD-2 (In-text citation and bibliography)

Uploading the Article to the System

• Go to the website. Click the "Register" section, fill in the requested information, and then click the "Save" button. After approved your membership, click “Sign in.” You will be included in your own system within the journal by writing your e-mail and password.
• After logging in to the system, click the "Go to Author Home Page" section from the menu on the left and click "Send New Article" from the drop-down menu, click the "Click to browse" section, and attach the word document from your computer.
• When the process of your article reaches the review stage, and a report is sent from your referees, an e-mail /SMS will be sent to the e-mail you use and your mobile phone. Re-enter the system and click on "Details" on the right side of your article from the "Articles in process" section, click on the "Review report" statements, scroll down the page, examine the report -if there is one- click on the "File Uploaded by the Referee" at the bottom and download it to your computer. After making the necessary corrections on the word document of your work, enter the system again and add the file you corrected by clicking on the "Process" menu at the far right of your article title from the "Articles in Process" section and then click "Upload Edited Article."
• Make your correction after all referee reports have arrived and added them to the system.