●Manuscripts must be developed using the journal’s article template.
●The article template should not be changed.
●The title of the article should describe the article and reflect the main concepts, discussions, and the argument of the article.
●The title of the article should not exceed 12 words.
●Authors must indicate their full names, institutional affiliations, phone numbers, email addresses, and ORCID IDs on the subscription system, not on the manuscript. These information will not be sent to the referees.
●Abstract should be between 150-250 words.
●Keywords: Word 1, Word 2, Word 3, Word 4, Word 5.
●If the manuscript is accepted for publication, the abstract and keywords, together with the corresponding title in English will be translated into Turkish by the journal’s editorial team.
●The body of the manuscript, i.e., not including abstract, figures, and bibliography, should be between 5000-9000 words.

ISNAD 2 Author-Title (Footnote) Citation Style
●Book-by A Single Author
-First Reference: Author’s First and Last Name, Title of Book (Place of Publication: Publisher, Year of Publication), Page Number.
Example: Anthony Giddens, Sosyoloji (İstanbul: Kırmızı Yayınları, 2008), 319.
-Subsequent References: Author’s Last Name, Short Title of Book, Page Number.
Example: Giddens, Sosyoloji, 319.
-Bibliography: Author’s Last Name, First Name. Title of Book. Volume x. Place of Publication: Publisher, x Edition, Year of Publication.
Example: Giddens, Anthony. Sosyoloji. İstanbul: Kırmızı Yayınları, 2008.

●Book-by Two Authors
-First Reference: Author’s First and Last Name – Author’s First and Last Name, Title of Book (Place of Publication: Publisher, Year of Publication), Volume/Page Number.
Example: Ali Yıldırım – Hasan Şimşek, Sosyal Bilimlerde Nitel Araştırma Yöntemleri (Ankara: Seçkin, 2006), 36.
-Subsequent References: Author’s Last Name – Author’s Last Name, Short Title of Book, Volume/Page Number.
Example: Yıldırım – Şimşek, Sosyal Bilimlerde Nitel Araştırma Yöntemleri, 36-39.
-Bibliography: Author’s Last Name, First Name – Author’s Last Name, First Name. Title of Book. Volume x. Place of Publication: Publisher, x Edition, Year of Publication.
Example: Example: Yıldırım, Ali – Şimşek, Hasan. Sosyal Bilimlerde Nitel Araştırma Yöntemleri. Ankara: Seçkin, 2006.

●Book-by Multiple Authors
-First Reference: Author’s First and Last Name et al., Title of Book (Place of Publication: Publisher, Year of Publication), Volume/Page Number.
Example: Mitchell L. Eisen vd., Memory and Suggestibility in the Forensic Interview (Mahwah, NJ: L. Erlbaum Assoiciates, 2002), 65.
-Subsequent References: Author’s Last Name et al., Short Title of Book, Volume/Page Number.
Example: Eisen vd., Memory and Suggestibility in the Forensic Interview, 67.
-Bibliography: First Author’s Last Name, First Name et al. Title of Book. Volume x. Place of Publication: Publisher, x Edition, Year of Publication.
Example: Eisen, Mitchell L. vd. Memory and Suggestibility in the Forensic Interview. Mahwah, NJ: L. Erlbaum Associates, 2002.

●Book-with Editor(s)
-First Reference: Editor’s First Name and Last Name (ed.), Title of Book (Place of Publication: Publisher, Year of Publication), Volume/Page Number.
Example: Mete Kaan Kaynar (ed.), Türkiye’nin 1950’li Yılları (İstanbul: İletişim Yayınları, 2015), 7.
-Subsequent References: Editor’s Last Name, Short Title of Book, Volume/Page Number.
Example: Kaynar, Türkiye’nin 1950’li Yılları, 7.
-Bibliography: Editor’s Last Name, First Name (ed.). Title of Book. Volume x. Place of Publication: Publisher, x Edition, Year of Publication.
Example: Kaynar, Mete Kaan (ed.). Türkiye’nin 1950’li Yılları. İstanbul: İletişim Yayınları, 2015.
**For references with three or more editors, use the abbreviation “et al.” after the first editor’s name and last name in footnote. Similarly, in bibliography, the abbreviation “et al.” is used after the first editor’s last name and name.

●Book-Translation
-First Reference: Author’s First and Last Name, Title of Book, trans. Translator’s First Name and Last Name (Place of Publication: Publisher, Year of Publication), Volume/Page Number.
Example: Dominique Lecourt, Bilim Felsefesi, çev. Işık Ergüden (Ankara: Dost Yayınevi, 2013), 10-12.
-Subsequent References: Author’s Last Name, Short Title of Book, (If different translations are used) trans. Translator’s First Name and Last Name, Volume/Page Number.
Example: Lecourt, Bilim Felsefesi, 55.
-Bibliography: Author’s Last Name, First Name. Title of Book. trans. Translator’s First Name and Last Name. Volume x. Place of Publication: Publisher, x Edition, Year of Publication.
Example: Lecourt, Dominique. Bilim Felsefesi. çev. Işık Ergüden. Ankara: Dost Yayınevi, 2013.

●Chapter in a Book-with Editor(s)
-First Reference: Author’s First and Last Name, “Title of Chapter”, trans. Translator’s First and Last Name, Title of Book, ed. Editor’s First and Last Name (Place of Publication: Publisher, Year of Publication), Volume/Page Number.
Example: John D. Kelly, “Seeing Red: Mao Fetishism, Pax Americana and the Moral Economy of War”, Anthropology and Global Counterinsurgency, ed. John D. Kelly vd. (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2010), 77.
-Subsequent References: Author’s Last Name, “Short Title of Chapter”, Volume/Page Number.
Example: Kelly, “Seeing Red”, 81-82.
-Bibliography: Author’s Last Name, First Name. “Title of Chapter”. trans. Translator’s First and Last Name. Title of Book. ed. Editor’s First and Last Name. Volume/Page Range. Place of Publication: Publisher, x Edition, Year of Publication.
Example: Kelly, John D. “Seeing Red: Mao Fetishism, Pax Americana and the Moral Economy of War”. Anthropology and Global Counterinsurgency. ed. John D. Kelly vd. 67-83. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2010.
*Sections in a book with editors such as foreword, introduction, preface, afterwords and appendix are also cited in this format.
*For references with three or more editors, use the abbreviation “et al.” after the first editor’s name and last name in footnote. Similarly, in bibliography, the abbreviation “et al.” is used after the first editor’s last name and name.

●Dissertation & Thesis
*In the ISNAD Citation Style, titles of dissertations and theses appear in italics. The type of thesis should be indicated as “Master’s Thesis” not “Unpublished Master’s Thesis” and “Ph.D. Dissertation” not “Unpublished Ph.D. Dissertation”.
-First Reference: Author’s First and Last Name, Title of Thesis (City: University, Institute, Master’s Thesis/Ph.D. Dissertation, Year), Page Number.
Example: Recai Akyel. Afet Yönetim Sistemi: Türk Afet Yönetiminde Karşılaşılan Sorunların Tespit ve Çözümüne İlişkin Bir Araştırma (Adana:, Çukurova Üniversitesi, Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü, Doktora Tezi, 2007), 75.
-Subsequent References: Author’s Last Name, Title of Thesis or Short Title, Page Number.
Example: Akyel, Afet Yönetim Sistemi: Türk Afet Yönetiminde Karşılaşılan Sorunların Tespit ve Çözümüne İlişkin Bir Araştırma, 47.
-Bibliography: Author’s Last Name, First Name. Title of Thesis. City: University, Institute, Master’s Thesis/Ph.D. Dissertation, Year. (if available) URL
Example: Akyel, Recai. Afet Yönetim Sistemi: Türk Afet Yönetiminde Karşılaşılan Sorunların Tespit ve Çözümüne İlişkin Bir Araştırma. Adana: Çukurova Üniversitesi, Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü, Doktora Tezi, 2007.

●Article-Research (by a Single Author-Multiple Authors)
-First Reference: Author’s First and Last Name, “Title of Article”, Title of Journal Volume Number/Issue Number (Month and Year), Page Number.
Example: Fatih Kars – Metin Özkul, “Yaşam Tarzı Göstergesi Olarak Meslekler”, Sosyolojik Bağlam Dergisi 2/1 (Nisan 2021), 37-38.
-Subsequent References: Author’s Last Name, “Title or Shortened Title of Article”, Page Number.
Example: Kars – Özkul, “Yaşam Tarzı Göstergesi Olarak Meslekler”, 39.
-Bibliography: Author’s Last Name, First Name. “Title of Article”. Title of Journal Volume Number/Issue Number (Month and Year), Page Range. https://doi.org/XXXXXXXXXX
Example: Kars, Fatih – Özkul, Metin. “Yaşam Tarzı Göstergesi Olarak Meslekler”. Sosyolojik Bağlam Dergisi 2/1 (Nisan 2021), 37-63. https://doi.org/10.52108/2757-5942.2.1.3

●Legislation-in Official Gazette
-First Reference Title of Legislation (Abbreviation for Title of Legislation), Official Gazette Issue Number (Publication Date), Legal Code Number Legislation Number, art. Article number or Page Number.
Example: Yükseköğretim Kanunu (YK), Resmî Gazete 17506 (6 Kasım 1981), Kanun No. 2547, md. 53/3. Doçentlik Yönetmeliği (DY), Resmî Gazete 30392 (15 Nisan 2018), md. 7/2.
-Subsequent References: Abbreviation for Title of Legislation, art. Article Number, clause, subclause or Page Number.
Example: YK, md. 53/2-b. DY, md. 7/3.
-Bibliography: Abbreviation for Title of Legislation, Title of Legislation (Legal Code Number Legislation Number). Official Gazette Issue Number (Publication Date). Access Day Month Year. URL
Example: YK, Yükseköğretim Kanunu (Kanun No. 2547). Resmî Gazete 17506 (6 Kasım 1981). Erişim 3 Eylül 2019. http://www.mevzuat.gov.tr/MevzuatMetin/1.5.2547.pdf DY, Doçentlik Yönetmeliği. Resmî Gazete 30392 (15 Nisan 2018). Erişim 3 Eylül 2019. http://www.resmigazete.gov.tr/eskiler/2018/04/20180415-3.htm

●Papers Presented at Meetings
-First Reference Author’s First and Last Name, “Title of Paper”, Title of Book, ed. Editor’s First and Last Name (Place of Publication: Publisher, Year of Publication), Volume/Page Number.
Example: Yiğithan Göksu – Oğuz Atik, (2016), “Akdeniz’de Düzensiz Göçmenlik Sorununun Günübirlik Gezi Tekneciliği Açısından Değerlendirilmesi”, III. Uluslararası Deniz Turizmi Sempozyumu: Girişimcilik ve Yeni Fikirler Bildiriler Kitabı, ed. Oğuz Atik – Gürhan Aktaş. (İzmir: İzmir Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Yayınları, 2016), 441-457.
-Subsequent References: Author’s Last Name, “Title of Paper”, Volume/Page Number.
Example: Göksu – Atik, “Akdeniz’de Düzensiz Göçmenlik Sorununun Günübirlik Gezi Tekneciliği Açısından Değerlendirilmesi”, 443.
-Bibliography: Author’s Last Name, First Name. “Title of Paper”. Title of Book. ed. Editor’s First and Last Name. Volume/Page Range. Place of Publication: Publisher, x Edition, Year of Publication.
Example: Göksu, Yiğithan – Atik, Oğuz. “Akdeniz’de Düzensiz Göçmenlik Sorununun Günübirlik Gezi Tekneciliği Açısından Değerlendirilmesi”, III. Uluslararası Deniz Turizmi Sempozyumu: Girişimcilik ve Yeni Fikirler Bildiriler Kitabı. ed. Oğuz Atik – Gürhan Aktaş. 441-457. İzmir: İzmir Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Yayınları, 2016.

●İnternet Sitesi
The information on the websites can be changed or removed while updating and designing the site. For this reason, researchers must save the screenshot of the web page they use and record the access date. URLs in bibliography should be active hyperlinks.
-First Reference Institution/Website (Abbreviation for Institution/Website), “Title of Web Page” (Access Day Month Year).
Example: İISNAD Citation Style (ISNAD), “İSNAD Nedir?” (Access 12 May 2018). 

Journal of Sociological Context. “Aims & Scope” (Access 7 January 2021).
-Subsequent References: Abbreviation for Institution/Website, “Title of Web Page”.
Example: ISNAD, “İSNAD Nedir?”.

Journal of Sociological Context, “Aims & Scope”.
-Bibliography: Abbreviation for Institution/Website, Institution/Website. “Title of Web Page”. Access Day Month Year. URL
Example: ISNAD, ISNAD Citation Style. “İSNAD Nedir?”. Access 12 May 2018. http://www.isnadsistemi.org
Journal of Sociological Context. “Aims & Scope”. Access 7 January 2021. http://sosyolojikbaglam.org/amac-ve-kapsam/