Bulletin of Palestine Studies

It is an international, refereed academic journal published twice a year, exclusively for Palestinian studies. The journal employs a "double-blind review" system. Articles that do not comply with the writing rules are returned to the author. Please submit your work in accordance with the spelling rules and using the journal template. Please read the journal's plagiarism policy. The journal gives priority to articles submitted in English.

The journal publishes original studies in the fields of history, international relations, political science, economics, and sociology, as long as they are related to Palestinian studies.

It is an online, open access, scientifically based, and internationally refereed academic journal published in Turkey biannually, in June and December. BPS, one of the oldest continuously published academic journals (since 2017) in the field of Palestinian studies in Turkey, publishes original studies based on analysis and research conducted in accordance with the scientific method in disciplines related to Palestinian studies.  The journal publishes original studies in the fields of history, international relations, political science, economics, and sociology, as long as they are related to Palestinian studies. Articles submitted to the journal must be original manuscripts that have not been published elsewhere and that are not currently being evaluated by another journal. The studies accepted for publication are evaluated through a “double-blind peer review” process in accordance with the rules of scientific ethics. The submitted articles are first subjected to the editorial board’s review, and their compliance with the journal’s rules is assessed. Articles that do not comply with these rules are returned to their authors, while the others are sent to referees for evaluation. All the articles are checked for plagiarism with the iThenticate plagiarism program. Views expressed in the published articles belong solely to the author(s). The owner, the editor, and the editorial board cannot be held accountable for the content of the articles.

Manuscripts that do not comply with the writing rules are returned to the author. Articles that include the author's name in the journal template are returned. Please pay attention to these warnings. Incoming articles are put in order and sent to referees after the editorial board review. There is no obligation to send articles uploaded to the system to referees. Therefore, articles that do not receive approval from the editorial board are not sent to referees. There are the acceptance process of submitted articles; parameters such as editorial board review, referee process, and the order of accepted articles.
The total process can take up to 12 months. The publication process may take even longer depending on these parameters. Thank you for your understanding.

Click here for the article template. 

1. Articles to be sent to the journal must be written in new versions of MS Word.

2. Manuscripts submitted for publication must include an abstract and a bibliography. Manuscripts in Turkish must include an extended abstract of at least 750–1000 words.)

3. Accepted article, title, institution (university, faculty, department), city/country, email, and ORCID information must be complete in the article.

4. Manuscripts to be sent to the journal must contain "title," "abstract," and "keywords" in English

5. The manuscripts abstract must consist of at least 250 words.

6. "Keywords" must contain at least 5 words and phrases, from general to specific, that indicate what the topic is about, at least one of which is Palestine.

7. The sources used in the article should be given both in footnotes and in the bibliography.

8. The bibliography should be edited according to the writing rules of  The Chicago Manual of Style 17

9. APPENDICES are listed at the end of the article as APPENDIX 1.. Additional titles are written in 8-point font at the top of the shared photo.

10. Footnotes should be edited according to the writing rules of The Chicago Manual of Style 17th Edition.

11. The font should be "Palatino Linotype."

12. Manuscript Palatino Linotype 10pt /Justified, Spacing should be set to 3nk before, 3nk after, Line Spacing should be set to multiple, value should be set to 1.15.

13. Manuscript title: Palatino Linotype 12 pt bold

14. Manuscript text must be sent within the article template on the website.

14. Article text line spacing should be set to "Single".

15.The Extended Abstract in English should be written with a title on a new page after the bibliography.

For detailed information, please read the warnings in the template.

For bibliography and footnotes, click the link

https://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/home.html

The Bulletin of Palestine Studies is a free, international peer-reviewed journal that is published online and in print twice a year and accepts academic research in the fields of Palestine, Israel, Jerusalem, Turkey's Palestine Policy, and Judaism. Our journal continues its publishing activities on the principle of objectively sharing and disseminating the information revealed by academic research in accordance with the public interest. Our journal applies international publishing and ethical principles by adopting an impartial evaluation process. Accordingly, the articles submitted to our journal must be original articles based on research and must not contain plagiarism. If a situation that violates academic ethical rules regarding an article published in our journal occurs, the violation must be reported via electronic message.

Bulletin of Palestine Studies adopts a no-fee-based policy. It has no direct or indirect subsidies from institutions like universities, association, or revenue from advertising services, membership dues; however it relies on volunteerism. Bulletin does not charge any fees for article submission, article-editorial processing or publication charges. No fee is paid to the author and no fee is charged for the published articles in Bulletin of Palestine Studies. Articles are available free of charge in print and digital.