Aims and Scope

The Akadigma Journal of Sciences is a peer-reviewed, open-access journal publishing original research across disciplines, with an emphasis on the social sciences. Its purpose is to provide an institutional space for sound scholarship published in the open.

The journal considers work in the following areas:

• Sociology, political science and public administration
• Business, management and organisation studies
• Educational sciences and education policy
• Communication, culture and media studies
• Qualitative, quantitative and mixed research methods

Language of Publication

The journal accepts articles in Turkish and English. Whatever the language of the article, every paper carries a title, abstract and keywords in both languages.

Publication Frequency

Two issues are published each year, in June and December. Special issues appear outside this schedule and are announced separately.

Journal History

The journal began publication in 2023. There has been no change of title or ISSN since.

Open Access and Copyright

The journal holds that the free circulation of knowledge accelerates scholarship. All content becomes freely available the moment it is published, with no embargo period. No charge is made to authors at any stage.

Articles are published under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 licence. Copyright remains with the authors; the journal exercises only the right of first publication.

Peer Review Process

Every submission first passes an editorial check. Manuscripts found suitable in scope and form are sent to at least two reviewers. The process is double-blind: authors do not see reviewer identities and reviewers do not see author identities.

Where two reviewers disagree, a third opinion is sought or the editor decides. Referee reports are retained for at least five years after publication.

Publication Ethics

The journal follows the principles of COPE (Committee on Publication Ethics). The responsibilities of authors, reviewers and editors are defined under separate headings.

Where a study requires ethics committee approval, the document is requested at submission; the board name, date and reference number are stated in the article.

Plagiarism Policy

A similarity report is required for every submission. The similarity ratio, excluding references, is expected to remain below 20%. In suspected cases, COPE flowcharts are applied.

Article Charges

The journal charges no fee at submission, review or publication. There is no subscription or pay-per-article for readers either.

Archiving Policy

All published content is retained permanently on the journal's own server and registered with a DOI. It is also open to harvesting through the OAI-PMH protocol.

Style Guide

Manuscripts are prepared on A4 pages in 12-point Times New Roman with 1.5 line spacing and 2.5 cm margins on all sides. The text is justified.

Length

• Research article: 6,000–9,000 words including references
• Review article: 5,000–8,000 words
• Book review: 1,500–2,500 words

Abstract and Keywords

Turkish and English abstracts of 150–250 words must state the purpose, method, findings and conclusion of the study. Three to five keywords are given in each language. English-language articles include a Turkish extended abstract of up to 600 words. The limits are checked on the submission screen with a live word counter.

References

The journal follows APA 7th edition. In-text citations take the form (Author, year, page). Where a DOI exists it is written as a full address.

Files Required at Submission

• Main text (blinded, containing no author information)
• Title page (title, authors, ORCID, affiliations, contact details)
• Similarity report
• Ethics committee approval where the study requires it
• Copyright transfer and conflict of interest declaration

Declarations

The submission screen asks for these statements as separate fields: Research and Publication Ethics, Author Contribution, Conflict of Interest, Support and Funding, AI Use, and Acknowledgements. The ethics committee question must also be answered; when approval is not required, the standard sentence is filled in automatically. The statements appear under the same headings on the article page and in the printed version.