MİLLÎ FOLKLOR
An International and Quarterly Journal of Cultural Studies
The publication principles information
for the contributors
As an International Folklore Journal, Millî Folklor, has been issued as a quarterly journal published as Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter issues. The issues of every two years form a volume. In the end of every two years an index of published articles is prepared, and added to the Winter issue.
The journal has been mailed to its members and interested people within following twenty days of its publication.
Objectives: a) Publishing the folklore and intangible cultural haritage (ICH) research and scholarly studies in Turkey and other Turkic countries, and also elevate these studies from local level to national level and from national level to regional and international level, b) Closely follow up the scholarly works on folklore and intangible cultural heritage, c) Publishing any kinds of scholarly articles on folklore and ICH which contribute theoretical and methodic perspectives for folklore and the Convention for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage -in Turkish ( or other Turkic dialects as long as they are written in Latin script), or in a language that is commonly used as the language of international journals-, d) By leading the folklore studies in Turkey constructing Turkish School and contributing to the Turkish folklore and ICH studies' having an important place within the global folklore and ICH studies.
Subjects: The articles may deal with any subject matter ranging from field collecting, evaluating and studying materials from the folklore of Turkey and Turkic World, to such issues concerning specifically folklore and ICH theories and methods.
Content: a) Original research articles that are based upon a research and filling a gap in their field of study, b) Reviews that introduce and criticize new works, and contribute to the development of field of study, c) Literary translations of the articles on folklore which shed new light on and help the theoretical and methodic development of Turkish culture, folklore and ICH studies, d) Articles that contain material collected directly from oral sources and manuscripts are accepted for publication.
It should be noted that an article submitted for publication in Millî Folklor should not have previously been published, the papers presented in scholarly meetings are not accepted for publication either. Only two articles of a writer can be published in the journal in one year.
Evaluation of the Articles Sent for Publication: The articles sent for publication in Millî Folklor are first examined by the Editorial Board of the journal in accordance with the articles aim, subject, content and writing styles. The articles found publishable by the Editorial Board are sent for evaluation of two judges who are nationally or internationally recognized by their works and studies in the field of folklore. The Board does not send the names of the authors to the judges, and the judges' reports are kept for two years. If one of the two judges approves and another disapproves the article'publication, the article is sent to a third judge.
The authors should pay attention to the suggestions and correction advice of the judges and Editorial Board. If an author does not share the views of the judges or the Editorial Board, he/she may present a report on the points where he/she does not agree. The articles completing these processes are put in to the publication order.
Written Language: The written language of Millî Folklor is Turkish. Although all the correspondences should be in Turkish, an exception may be made when it is impossible to communicate in Turkish for a person. But, it is not a rule to send the articles for publication in Turkish of Turkey. As long as it is written in Latin script, an article can be written in any Turkic dialects and in the commonly used languages in internationally recognized journals.
General writing Rules: The major rules to be followed in the articles submitted for publication in Millî Folklor are listed below:
A)Title: The title of an article should not be more than 12 words, it should be bold, capitalized, the title's translation into an internationally used language should be made and also bold, and it should be written under the title in original language, but not capitalized.
B) The Name of Author: The author's name should be bold and placed under the title. The professional title should be italicized, marked with a star and explained at the bottom of the first page.
C)Abstract: Every article must be submitted with an abstract. The abstract should provide information on the professional aims of the article, and should be between 150-200 words. The abstract should not include any kinds of bibliographies, figures, notes etc. The abstract and key words must be both in standard Turkish, and in a second language commonly used in international journals.
D)The Text of Article: The articles must be typed and printed out on A4 size paper. The article should be typed as 12 punt, 2 spaces, should have 2,5 cm empty space on every sides, and should have page numbers from the second page, (it should be considered that the title page is the first page and does not need to have a page number). An article should not contain more than 5000 words (approximately 20 pages). It should be written by MS word program, and the chosen characters should be Times New Roman or Arial. An article should begin with an introduction which should include the main thesis of the article, the development part should include observations, interpretations, citations, and discussions, (and may be divided into and supported by subtitles). In the conclusion part, the results should be explained and supported by suggestions.
A)Citations: Footnotes should not be used within the text for any cited work. The citation in the text of an article should be shown as (Elçin 1988:8), or if an author cited more than once and those works were published in same year should be shown as (Elçin 1988a, Elçin 1988b etc.). If a discussed point needs to be supported by more than one source, the cited sources should be shown as (Köprülü 1940, Kaplan 1974, Elçin 1988). A source might bear plural authorship and these kinds of sources should be shown as (Kaplan, Akalin, Bali 1974), but if the number of the authors were more than three it should be shown as (Sakaoglu et al. 1998). If the original source could not be seen, but its translation is being used, it should be shown as (Raglan 1973, from Ekici 1988). When the article is based on a narration of an oral source, this source should be shown as (The name and family name of the narrator, the date and the place name of collecting).
F)Bibliography: For periodical sources; Last and First Name of the author, the publication date, the Article Name, the Periodical Name, Issue no., Page no. For presented papers; Last and First Name of the author, the date, the Article Name, the Name of the Meeting, and its place. For the books; Last and First Name of the author, the date of publication, the Name of Book, the City name where the book was published, the Publishing House. For thesis and reports; Last and First Name of the author, the date, the Name of Thesis or Reports, the name of the university-Institute where it was prepared and accepted, and the level of the thesis that it was prepared as a Ph.D, Masters thesis should be indicated. The listing of the sources in a bibliography must be in an alphabetical order based on the last names of the authors that are cited. The bibliographies of the articles should be prepared according to the MLA (Modern Language Association) Style.
G)Footnotes: The explanations need to be mentioned other than showing a cited source should be marked by footnotes following from the number one. The footnotes should be placed following the main text of an article and before the bibliography, and they should be written in 10 punt.
H)Submission: An article conforming the above mentioned criteria should be sent to mail or e-mail addresses of the Journal which aregelenekselyy@yahoo.com,gelenekselyy@gmail.com and millifolklor@millifolklor.com . Following the evaluation of the judges, if some corrections asked from the author, the author needs to send a new copy to same addresses within a month. During the process of publication, minor changes that have nothing to do with the main structure of the article may be made by the Editorial Board.
I) Authors right: The juridical rights and responsibilities of the published articles and translations belong to the authors/translators.