Submissions

Author Guidelines

These guidelines apply to all manuscripts submitted to Ulakbilge Journal of Social Sciences. Before submitting, please also read the Publication Policy and Research and Publication Ethics pages.

Submission

Manuscripts are submitted only through the journal system (Submit a Manuscript). To submit, you need to register with the journal; accounts from the journal’s previous system were not transferred, so authors who were registered there need to register again. The submitted work must not have been published elsewhere and must not be under review at another journal. The article processing charge is paid at submission (see Fees). The following files are uploaded at submission:

1. Main text file: a single Word file containing no information that identifies the authors; no template is needed at first submission (see below)
2. Title Page and Author Declaration Form: author details, ethics approval information and the end-of-article statements
3. Ethics approval document (for studies that require ethics approval; not sent to reviewers)
4. Permissions (if any; not sent to reviewers): permissions for images, texts or scales belonging to others; for translations, the rights holder’s permission
5. Supplementary files (if any): additional tables, images, data and materials

In the submission form, enter every author’s given name and surname, affiliation (as Institution, Faculty/Department, City, Country), country and ORCID iD. Enter the title, abstract and keywords in Turkish and in English in their own fields in the system; keywords are not typed into the abstract.

First submission and the Article Template

No template is needed at first submission, so that authors do not spend time on formatting if the manuscript is rejected. It is enough for the main text file to contain the following in a readable layout: the title, abstract and keywords in Turkish and in English (and in Russian for Russian-language articles); the body of the article; tables and figures; and a complete and consistent reference list (APA 7).

When revisions are requested after peer review, the revised manuscript, including the Extended Abstract for articles in Turkish or Russian, is transferred to the Article Template and formatted according to the rules below. For manuscripts accepted without revision, the version prepared in the Article Template is requested after acceptance.

Article types

Word limits exclude the abstracts, references, tables, figures, appendices and the Extended Abstract.

Languages

Articles may be written in Turkish, English or Russian. Every article has a title, abstract and keywords in Turkish and in English; Russian-language articles also have a title, abstract and keywords in Russian. For authors who do not write in Turkish, the Turkish title, abstract and keywords may be prepared by the Turkish language editor. Turkish texts follow the spelling guide of the Turkish Language Association (TDK).

Structure of the article

1. Title: in Turkish and in English (and in Russian for Russian-language articles); it reflects the subject clearly and does not exceed twelve words. English titles follow APA title case; Turkish titles follow the Turkish Language Association’s rules for titles of works. Titles are not written entirely in capital letters.
2. Abstracts: 150–250 words each, stating the purpose, method or approach, main findings and conclusion of the study. Abstracts contain no references, tables or figures. They are followed by 3–10 keywords.
3. Body of the article: sections are organised under meaningful headings. Empirical studies have Introduction, Method, Results, and Discussion and Conclusion sections; theoretical, historical and arts studies use headings suited to their content.
4. End-of-article statements (see below; added after acceptance)
5. References
6. Appendices (if any)
7. Extended Abstract (for articles in Turkish or Russian; added at the revision stage)

Extended Abstract

For Turkish- and Russian-language articles submitted from October 2026 onwards, an Extended Abstract in English of 750–1,000 words is required. It is not needed at first submission; it is written in the Extended Abstract section of the template and submitted with the revised manuscript. The Extended Abstract presents the purpose, method or approach, main findings or arguments and conclusion of the study so that readers can understand the article’s contribution without reading the full text; empirical studies use the subheadings Introduction, Method, Results and Discussion. Authors are responsible for the language of the Extended Abstract; the English language editor may make any corrections needed.

Format

The following rules apply to the text submitted in the Article Template at the revision stage.

• Word file (.docx); A4, Times New Roman 12 pt, 1.5 line spacing, 2.5 cm margins.
• Headings are formatted in no more than three levels according to the APA 7 heading levels.
• Direct quotations of fewer than 40 words are placed in quotation marks within the text; quotations of 40 words or more are set as a separate block, without quotation marks, indented 1.27 cm from the left margin.
• Tables and figures are numbered separately and placed immediately after the paragraph in which they are first mentioned. The number and title are placed above the table or figure; notes and the source are given below it. Images should have a resolution of at least 300 dpi and should also be uploaded as supplementary files.
• Footnotes are used only for explanatory notes and are kept to a minimum; they are not used for citations.
• In quantitative studies, statistics are reported according to APA 7: the test statistic, degrees of freedom, exact p value and effect size are given.

Ethics approval information

For studies that require ethics approval, the name of the committee and the date and number of the decision are given in the Method section and in the Ethics Approval statement at the end of the article; the name of the institution is masked during blind review. At publication this information is also shown on the first page of the article. Institutional permissions, informed consent and permissions to use works are also stated in the article (see Ethics Approval and Informed Consent).

End-of-article statements

During review, the following statements are given on the Title Page and Author Declaration Form; after acceptance they are added to the article, under the same headings, before the reference list:

• Ethics Approval: the name of the committee and the date and number of the decision, or the reason why approval was not required
• Author Contributions: each author’s contribution using CRediT roles (see Authorship and Contributorship)
• Funding and Acknowledgements: sources of funding (with project titles and numbers) and acknowledgements
• Conflict of Interest: whether any conflict of interest exists; board membership (see Conflicts of Interest and Funding)
• Data Availability Statement (see Data Sharing and Open Science)
• Use of Artificial Intelligence (see Artificial Intelligence Policy)
• Thesis or Conference Paper (if any): details of the thesis or conference paper from which the article is derived

Citation style (APA 7)

Citations and references follow the 7th edition of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (APA 7). Every source cited in the text appears in the reference list, and every entry in the reference list is cited in the text. DOIs are given for all sources that have one, in the form https://doi.org/…. Sources written in non-Latin scripts are transliterated into the Latin alphabet, with a translation of the title in square brackets; in Russian-language articles, sources in Cyrillic may be given in their original script. In English-language articles, titles of works in other languages are followed by an English translation in square brackets.

In-text citations:

• One author: (Altıntaş, 2007) or Altıntaş (2007); with a page number for direct quotations: (Altıntaş, 2007, p. 35)
• Two authors: (Altıntaş & Başbuğ, 2008)
• Three or more authors: (Başbuğ et al., 2007)
• Several sources: (Culler, 1975; Jakobson, 1941)
• Works by the same author in the same year: (Rifat, 1999a, 1999b)
• Secondary source: (Gerbik, 1988, as cited in Borodotsky, 2003)
• Personal communications are cited in the text only: (F. Başbuğ, personal communication, May 12, 2024)

Reference list: Entries are listed alphabetically by the authors’ surnames. In the titles of books and articles, only the first word, the first word after a colon and proper nouns are capitalised.

• Book: Altıntaş, O. (2007). Sanat eğitimi ve çağdaş Türk resminde nü [The nude in art education and contemporary Turkish painting]. Sur Sanat Yayınları.
• Book with two authors: Altıntaş, O., & Başbuğ, F. (2008). Çağdaş Hint resim sanatı [Contemporary Indian painting]. Laçin Yayınları.
• Chapter in an edited book: Surname, A. (2020). Title of the chapter. In A. Editor & B. Editor (Eds.), Title of the book (pp. 77–100). Publisher.
• Translated book: Todorov, T. (Ed.). (1995). Yazın kuramı: Rus biçimcilerinin metinleri [Theory of literature: Texts of the Russian Formalists] (M. Rifat & S. Rifat, Trans.). Yapı Kredi Yayınları. (Original work published 1965)
  In the text: (Todorov, 1965/1995)
• Journal article: Moran, B. (1979). Peyami Safa’nın romanlarında ideolojik yapı [Ideological structure in Peyami Safa’s novels]. Birikim, (54–55), 51–56.
• Journal article with a DOI: Surname, A., & Surname, B. (2025). Title of the article. Journal Name, 13(2), 45–67. https://doi.org/10.xxxx/xxxxx
• Thesis: Surname, A. (2024). Title of the thesis [Doctoral dissertation, Name of the University]. Name of the database or archive.
• Work of art: Osman Hamdi Bey. (1906). Kaplumbağa terbiyecisi [The tortoise trainer] [Oil on canvas]. Pera Museum, Istanbul.
• Film: Ceylan, N. B. (Director). (2002). Uzak [Film]. NBC Film.
• Web page: Name of the organisation or author. (2024, May 11). Title of the page. Name of the Site. https://…

Archival documents are listed in the reference list under a separate heading, “Archival Documents”, with the name of the archive, the fonds code, the file and folder numbers and the date; in the text they are cited with abbreviations: (BOA, DH.MKT, 1234/56). Expressions such as “&”, “Ed./Eds.”, “Trans.” and “p./pp.” are written in the language of the article (“ve”, “Ed.”, “Çev.” and “s.” in Turkish articles).

After acceptance

• Authors sign the Copyright and Licence Agreement. Articles published from 2 October 2026 onwards carry the CC BY 4.0 licence; copyright remains with the authors.
• The article is checked for language and format by the language editors and the editorial office. The editorial office may make language and format corrections that do not change the meaning; any change that affects the content is submitted to the authors for approval.
• The version prepared for publication is sent to the authors for proofreading; within 1 week, the authors correct typesetting errors only. For the optional typesetting service, see Fees.
• The article is published with a DOI in the first available issue.

Templates and forms

• Article Template (English manuscripts) · Makale Şablonu (Turkish manuscripts) · Шаблон статьи (Russian manuscripts)
• Title Page and Author Declaration Form (.docx) · Başlık Sayfası ve Yazar Beyan Formu (.docx)
• Copyright and Licence Agreement (.docx) · Telif ve Lisans Sözleşmesi (.docx) (after acceptance)

Details: Templates and Forms.

Submission Preparation Checklist

Please confirm all of the following before submitting:

• The work has not been published before and is not under review at another journal.
• The main text contains no information that identifies the authors; authors’ names, affiliations and acknowledgements have been removed from the text and from the file properties (no template is needed at first submission).
• The manuscript has a title, an abstract (150–250 words) and keywords in Turkish and in English; Russian-language manuscripts also have them in Russian.
• For a study that requires ethics approval, the name of the committee and the date and number of the decision are given and the approval document has been uploaded; if approval was not required, the reason is stated.
• The Title Page and Author Declaration Form has been completed and uploaded as a separate file.
• The affiliation, country and ORCID iD of every author have been entered in the submission form.
• Every citation in the text appears in the reference list and every reference is cited in the text; DOIs are given.
• Permission has been obtained for any images, texts, scales and materials belonging to others.
• If revisions are requested, we will submit the revised manuscript in the Article Template, including the Extended Abstract for articles in Turkish or Russian.
• We understand that the article processing charge of 3,000 TRY is paid at submission and is non-refundable (see Fees).
• If the article is accepted, we agree to its publication under the CC BY 4.0 licence.

Copyright Notice

Copyright remains with the authors, who grant Ulakbilge Journal of Social Sciences the right of first publication. Articles published from 2 October 2026 onwards carry the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) licence, which allows the article to be shared and adapted in any medium provided that appropriate credit is given. Authors confirm that they have obtained the necessary permissions for all copyrighted material used in the article. After acceptance, authors sign the Copyright and Licence Agreement. For the terms that apply to articles published in earlier issues, see the Copyright and Licensing page.

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