About the Journal

Aim and Scope

FSM Scholarly Studies Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences (ISSN 2147-3153) is a publication
of Fatih Sultan Mehmet Vakif University. Being published two times a year and open access as a
refereed journal, it accepts works in social sciences such as language, literature, history, art, architecture,
philosophy, psychology, art history, law, sociology and theology. The journal aims to make
unique contributions to the world of science and art in the light of our civilizational values. Authors
themselves are responsible for opinions stated in their articles. Articles and other types of scholarly
works indicated below will be considered for publication.
a) Researches and Studies: All submitted works must be studies in the subjects indicated
above, comply to academic standards, must be an original work having not published before.
Articles submitted must contain scholarly characteristics such as bringing theoretical
approaches to the problems in the field, bringing out unknown aspects or correcting mistakes.
b) Book Reviews: It seeks to promote and evaluate previously published works related to the
specified topics. It is expected that the evaluation, through constructive criticism, will contribute
to the topic and format of the scientific work.
c) News: They attempt to promote and evaluate such scientific meetings as conferences, symposiums,
workshops held within the relevant term.

Publication Frequency

FSM Scholarly Studies Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences is published biannually, in the Fall and Spring periods. The final submission deadline for articles for the Spring issue is April 1, and for the Fall issue is October 1. Articles that have completed the evaluation process are published considering their date of receipt.

Publication Policy

The journal is an open access journal. Submission and article processing
fees arenot requested from the authors, and no royalties are paid to the authors. The journal is a
peer-reviewed journal. The referee process is carried out with the principle of blind refereeing
on both sides. All submitted articles will be assessed by at least two referees. In the case one of
the referees informs negative opinion while the other positive, Editorial Board, examining the
reports of referees, might decide either sending article to a third referee or returning it back to the
author. For the article to be published, at least two referees agree on the publication of the work.
The duration of the evaluation for an article may vary depending on the density of the content
of the journal.

All papers submitted for publication to FSM Scholarly Studies Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences (ISSN 2147-3153/e-ISSN 2148-2217) are reviewed after verification
for the originality of written work by plagiarism detection software “iThenticate”.

Open Access Policy

Based on the idea that open access will produce beneficial results for humanity by increasing the universal use of knowledge, FSM Scholarly Studies Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences has adopted an Open Access policy. In this direction, FSM Scholarly Studies Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences offers free use of all rights (linking, copying, printing, reproduction and distribution in any physical medium, etc.) except for commercial use and content modification, provided that it is cited as a source in known standards, for the purpose of contributing to the support and development of universal Open Access to scientific content, regarding the copyrights of the content it has taken over from the authors and published. Written permission from the publisher is required for commercial use of the content.

Journal History

İlmî Araştırmalar: Dil, Edebiyat, Tarih İncelemeleri Dergisi (Scientific Research: Journal of Language, Literature, and Historical Studies), which began its publication life in 1995, will continue its publication as of 2013 under the name FSM İlmî Araştırmalar İnsan ve Toplum Bilimleri Dergisi (FSM Scholarly Studies Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences) by Fatih Sultan Mehmet Vakif University.