Submissions

Login or Register to make a submission.

Author Guidelines

Important: Sofist has recently updated its submission guidelines in accordance with international indexing requirements. All submissions are evaluated against the current standards listed below. Please review these guidelines carefully before submitting. 

Authors are invited to submit manuscripts to this journal. All submissions will be assessed by an editor to determine whether they meet the aims and scope of this journal. Those considered to be suitable for the journal will be sent for peer review before determining whether they will be accepted or rejected.

Before making a submission, authors are responsible for obtaining permission to publish any material included with the submission, such as images, documents and datasets. All authors identified on the submission must consent to be identified as an author. Where appropriate, research should be approved by an appropriate ethics committee in accordance with the legal requirements of the study's country.

An editor may desk reject a submission if it does not meet minimum standards of quality. Before submitting, please ensure that the  argument of the paper is clearly structured and articulated. The title should be concise and the abstract should be able to stand on its own. This will increase the likelihood of the manuscript being sent out for review. Once you have ensured that your submission meets these standards, please follow the checklist below to prepare your submission.

Sofist uses a double-blind peer review process for research articles, review articles, and translations. Book reviews and discussion papers are evaluated by the editors. Each manuscript is reviewed by at least two referees. A third referee may be consulted in case of disagreement. Final decisions are made by the editors. The review process takes, on average, 6–8 weeks from submission to final decision.

All submissions must follow the journal's word limit (8,000 words, including references) and be written in Turkish or English. Submissions should use a consistent referencing style throughout. Manuscripts accepted for publication must conform to APA 7th edition style before the copyediting stage.

Manuscripts submitted for peer review must be fully anonymised (no names, affiliations, acknowledgements, or self-identifying references in the file). 

Before starting your submission, please make sure that you have prepared:
– an anonymised manuscript file for peer review,
– a separate title page with author names, affiliations, ORCID info, and contact details,
– a similarity report
– Turkish and English titles, abstracts (150–250 words), and 4–7 keywords.
– format: Microsoft Word (.doc/.docx)
– font: 12 pt
– line spacing: 1.5

Keywords must follow the structure below:

[Subfield or area of philosophy], [Core concept], [Core concept], [Specific concept], [Optional author]

The first keyword should indicate the subfield or area of philosophy to which the manuscript belongs (e.g. Ethics, Logic, Metaphysics, Philosophy of Religion). “Philosophy” may also be used as the first keyword.

Subsequent keywords should consist of specific philosophical concepts directly relevant to the article.

If included, author names should appear at the end of the list and be given in their full form (e.g. not “I. Kant” or “Kant”,  but “Immanuel Kant”).

Use standardised terminology where possible.
Example 1: Ethics, Moral Responsibility, Free Will, Immanuel Kant
Example 2: Philosophy of Mind, Consciousness, Intentionality, Phenomenology, Edmund Husserl

Declarations

All submissions must include a “Declarations” section at the end of the manuscript. This section must be written in English, regardless of the language of the article, and must include the following elements where applicable: Author Contributions, Competing Interests, Ethics Statement, Funding, and Acknowledgements. Submissions that do not include a Declarations section will be returned to the authors for revision.

Manuscripts must be submitted through the journal’s online submission system. Submissions sent via email are not considered. Each submission must include author information: name, affiliation, email, ORCID. Authors are strongly encouraged to create or connect their ORCID ID during registration. Please use our Submission Template for your submission.

Note For Translations
Submissions of translated works must meet the following requirements:

- Written permission from the copyright holder must be provided.
- Full bibliographic reference to the original publication must be included.
- A translator’s note must specify the source text and edition used.
- The submitted text must faithfully represent the original, any modifications must be explicitly indicated.

Submission Preparation Checklist

All submissions must meet the following requirements.

  • ORCID ID is created and connected.
  • This submission meets the requirements outlined in the Author Guidelines.
  • This submission has not been previously published, nor is it before another journal for consideration.
  • The manuscript file has been fully anonymised. All identifying information (including author names, affiliations, acknowledgements, and document properties/metadata) has been removed. In Microsoft Word, this includes removing personal information via: File → Info → Check for Issues → Inspect Document → Remove Document Properties and Personal Information.
  • This submission does not exceed 8,000 words and uses a consistent referencing style throughout. Note: APA 7th edition conformity is required upon acceptance, prior to copyediting.
  • All references have been checked for accuracy and completeness.
  • All tables and figures have been numbered and labeled.
  • Permission has been obtained to publish all images, datasets and other material provided with this submission.
  • This submission complies with the journal’s ethical standards, including disclosure of any use of AI tools.
  • The manuscript includes a complete “Declarations” section written in English.

Additionally, for translation submissions:

  • Written permission from the copyright holder has been obtained.
  • The original publication has been fully and accurately referenced.
  • A translator’s note specifying the source text and edition used has been included.
  • The submitted translation faithfully represents the original text, and any modifications have been clearly indicated.

Research Articles

Original research articles in all areas of philosophy. Submissions are evaluated through a double-blind peer review process.

Review Articles

Critical review articles in all areas of philosophy. Submissions are evaluated through a double-blind peer review process.

Translations

Translations of philosophically significant texts. Submissions are evaluated through a double-blind peer review process.

Book Reviews

Critical reviews of recent books in philosophy and related fields. Book reviews are evaluated and selected by the editors and are not subject to external peer review.

Discussion Papers

Short discussion papers, comments, and polemical essays engaging with articles published in Sofist or with current debates in philosophy. These contributions are evaluated and selected by the editors and are not subject to external peer review.

Copyright Notice

Authors retain copyright of their work.

All articles published in this journal are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0).

This license permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided that the original work is properly cited.

Authors are responsible for obtaining permission for any copyrighted material (such as images, tables, or extensive quotations) included in their manuscripts.

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Privacy Statement

The names and email addresses entered in this journal site will be used exclusively for the stated purposes of this journal and will not be made available for any other purpose or to any other party.