Cultural studies investigate and address the differences, subjectivities, perceptions, discourses and behaviors that emerge within social, economic and political structures with a critical and interpretive approach. Cultural studies is a very broad concept and our journal mainly covers cultural sciences such as language, history, literature, folklore, anthropology, history of religions, sociology.
Social and Cultural Researches Journal (SKAD) is an international and refereed academic journal published twice a year, in June and December, by Sakarya University Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences. The journal includes research and review articles, evaluation articles and book reviews on social and cultural fields.
The publication language of the journal is Turkish and English. The articles submitted to the journal are sent to two referees by the field editors and the articles that meet the criteria to be sent to the referee are sent to two referees for evaluation. Manuscripts are subjected to double-blind referee process before publication. In addition, all submissions are screened for plagiarism before publication and a maximum 20% similarity rate is sought. Manuscript submissions are finalized in an average of 90 days.
SKAD is licensed under Creative Commons and follows the Budapest Open Access Policy and has also adopted the international code of ethics set by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).
Prof. Dr. Vildan Coşkun (Editor)
Dr. Research Assistant H. Zahid Kara (Assistant Editor)
Sakarya University Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
Social and Cultural Researches Journal
E-mail: skad@sakarya.edu.tr
Tel: +90 264 295 7223
Serdivan/Sakarya