Four features set the journal apart: short, focused article types; mandatory data transparency; a "From the Field" section co-authored with practitioners; and a fast first decision.
Article types
| Type | Length (words, excluding references) | Content | Review |
|---|---|---|---|
| Research article | 6,000–8,000 | A full study based on original data and analysis | Double-blind, 2 reviewers |
| Short report | Up to 4,000 | One question, one dataset, a clear finding | Double-blind, 2 reviewers |
| From the Field | Up to 3,000 | A case or practice paper co-authored with a practitioner (lawyer, judge, police officer, clinician, translator, editor, etc.) | Double-blind, 1 academic and 1 practitioner reviewer |
| Data and methods note | Up to 3,000 | Introduces a new corpus, dataset, tool or method | Double-blind, 2 reviewers |
| Book review | 1,000–1,500 | Books in the field published in the last five years | Editorial review |
Data transparency
Every article must include a "Data and Code Availability" section. Data and code are shared in an open repository (Zenodo, OSF, etc.), and the persistent link is given in this section. Where data cannot be shared because of personal data, the confidentiality of legal files or copyright, the reason is explained in the same section, and the way the data were collected, their size and their characteristics are described in detail (see Data and Code Availability).
Implications for practice
Every article type includes an "Implications for Practice" section of no more than 250 words, explaining what the findings mean for which practitioners, institutions or social contexts.
Speed
The editorial screening takes five days and peer review 23 days (three days to respond to the invitation, 20 days for the report); the first decision reaches the author no later than four weeks after submission (see Peer Review Process).
Continuous publication
Once accepted and typeset, an article is published with its DOI without waiting for the issue to be completed, and is added to the relevant issue at the end of the period. The journal publishes one volume a year in two issues (June and December).
Bilingualism
Every article has abstracts and keywords in Turkish and English. Articles in Turkish include an English extended abstract of 750–1,000 words.
Special issues and special sections
The journal may publish themed special sections within its regular issues. Separate special issues are published no more often than one third of the number of regular issues (at most two special issues in three years) and have their own page numbering. Proposals for a special issue or special section are sent to the Editor-in-Chief as a text of no more than two pages giving the guest editor(s), the scope of the topic, potential authors and a timeline. Articles in special issues and special sections go through the same review process.