Writing Rules
SPELLING RULES FOR THE BALKANISTIC LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE JOURNAL
1. Title: The title should be centered on the page, with Palatino Linotype font, 12 point, bold, capital letters. The length of the title should not exceed 15 words. Titles should manifest the content and subject of area of the article.
2. Author name(s) and address(es): The name(s) of the author(s) should be written in capital letters, followed by lowercase letters, and surname(s) in capital letters, justified to the right, under the title, in bold letters, in 10 point Palatino Linotype font. 12 pt space should be left before and after. The title(s), institution(s), correspondence and e-mail address(es) and ORCID numbers of the author(s) should be stated at the bottom of the page as footnotes (*).
3. Abstract: At the beginning of the article, there should be a Turkish abstract of at least 125 and no more than 300 words, briefly expressing the subject; it should be written in Palatino Linotype font, 9 points, bold, capital letters, as ABSTRACT.
4. Keywords: Keywords consisting of at least 3 and at most 7 words should be located under the abstract, and should be written in 9 points with Palatino Linotype font.
5. English Title: The English title of the article should be written with 12 pt spaces under the Turkish keywords, in bold and capital letters, with 11 pt Palatino Linotype font.
6. Abstract: After the English title, the abstract should be written in bold and capital letters as ABSTRACT, 9 points in Palatino Linotype font.
7. Keywords: English of the keywords should be given under the abstract and should be written in 9 points with Palatino Linotype font.
8. Main Text: It should be written on A4 size paper, in MS Word program, with Palatino Linotype font, 11 points, with 1.15 line spacing. Paragraphs should start 1 cm indent.
There should be a margin of 5 cm on the top of the page, 4 cm on the right and left sides, and 3 cm on the bottom, and the pages should not be numbered.
Articles submitted to the journal must comply with the Türk Dil Kurumu Spelling Guide (including abbreviations).
The work should not exceed 35 pages.
Tab key should not be used at the beginning of paragraphs and enter key should not be used between paragraphs. One character space must be left between words, after full stops and commas.
9. Chapter Titles: Main topic and subheadings can be used in the article to provide a regular communication. The first letter of the words should be capitalized, bold and plain for each heading.
10. Footnote: References should be shown in the text. Footnotes used if clarifications are needed. Footnotes used for explanatory purposes should be written in Palatino Linotype font with 8 point size.
11. Quotations and References: Direct quotations should be given in quotation marks. References in the text should be written in parentheses in accordance with APA 6 (American Psychological Association) standards.
Example for in-text references: (Tanpınar, 2003: 154).
When referring to a work with two authors: (Enginün and Kerman, 2011: 203).
If the name of the referenced author is given in the text, only the publication date of the source should be written:
Ahmet Hamdi Tanpınar (2003: 456), of Ahmet Mithat Efendi's style critique stories...
The work with three or more authors is cited as in the example: (Kaplan et al. 1974: 35). In the works and manuscripts that do not have a publication date, only the surname of the author should be written. And in the works such as encyclopedia with anonymous author, the name of the work should be written.
12. Bibliography: Bibliography should be given in accordance with APA 6 (American Psychological Association) standards. The bibliography title should be written with the first letter capitalized at the end of the text, bold and plain, with the Palatino Linotype font, size 10, justified. Sources should be arranged alphabetically according to the surnames of the authors and should be justified with 1 cm paragraph indentation.
If there is no author's name, the name of the work should be taken as the basis.
If more than one work of an author published in the same year is used, the names of the works are listed in alphabetical order as “2008a”, “2008b”.
Single-authored book:
TANPINAR, Ahmet Hamdi (2003), 19 uncu Asır Türk Edebiyatı Tarihi, İstanbul: Çağlayan Kitabevi.
ACAROĞLU, M. Türker (2016), Türkçeden Bulgarcaya Geçen Kelimeler Sözlüğü, İstanbul: Trakya Üniversitesi Yayınları.
If anyone translates, compiles, publishes or edits the book, its name should be given after the author and work information:
MCCARTHY, Justin, (1995), Ölüm ve Sürgün, Bilge Umar (Transl.), İnkılâp Kitabevi.
Book with two authors: In sources with two authors, it starts with the surname of the author whose name is written first:
ENGİNÜN, İnci, KERMAN, Zeynep (2011), Yeni Türk Edebiyatı Metinleri 1, İstanbul: Dergâh Yayınları.
If the source has more than three authors, the first one is uppercase surname and lowercase name, then etc. or the abbreviation et al. should be used:
KAPLAN, Mehmet et al. (1974), Yeni Türk Edebiyatı Antolojisi I, İstanbul: İstanbul Üniversitesi Edebiyat Fakültesi.
Book chapter: Book and journal titles should be written in italics; Sources such as articles, book chapters should be shown in quotation marks:
SURNAME, Name (Year), “Chapter Title”, Title of Book (Italic), City: Publisher, page range.
ERCİLASUN, Ahmet B. (2017), “Dîvânû Lugâti’t-Türk Hakkında”, Prof. Dr. Necmettin Hacıeminoğlu Hatıra Kitabı, Ali İhsan Öbek et al. (Ed.), İstanbul: Türk Edebiyatı Vakfı Yayınları, 149-156.
Encyclopedia Articles:
KARPAT, Kemal (1992), “Balkanlar”, İslâm Ansiklopedisi, C. 5, İstanbul: Türkiye Diyanet Vakfı, 25-32.
Journal articles:
SURNAME, Name (Year), “Title of Article”, Name of Journal (Italic), Volume (Issue), page range.
MORAN, Berna (1978), “Ahmet Hamdi Tanpınar’ın Saatleri Ayarlama Enstitüsü”, Birikim, 37, 44-54.
HACIEMİNOĞLU, Necmettin (1983), “Gönüllerde Yaşayan Âkif”, Türk Edebiyatı, 113, 13.
Dissertations:
SURNAME, (Name) (Year), Title of Dissertation (Italic), Institution of Dissertation, Type of Dissertation, City.
HACIEMİNOĞLU, Necmettin (1963), Kutb’un Hüsrev ü Şirin’i ve Dil Hususiyetleri, Istanbul University Institute of Social Sciences, Department of Turkish Language and Literature, Published Doctoral Dissertation, Istanbul.
Internet citations:
SURNAME, Name (Year), “Title”, internet address, (Accessed)
MİLLAS, Herkül (2005), “Türk ve Yunan Edebiyatında Mübadele-Benzerlikler ve Farklar”, http://www.herkulmillas.com/tr/hm-makaleleri/kitaplardaki-makaleler/186-tuerk-ve-yunan-edebiyatnda-muebadele-benzerlikler-ve-farklar-.html, (Accessed: 20 Mayıs 2020)
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