Publishing principles
Editorial pre-acceptance criteria for proposed work. These are objectives for human assessment; their presence does not mean a submission has passed review.
Research articles
- State the research question and scope, with a concise abstract and keywords appropriate to the field.
- Explain the method, source selection and limits; compare relevant scholarship and identify the article’s contribution.
- Develop the argument through documented evidence, analysis and discussion; distinguish primary evidence, previous scholarship and interpretation.
- Provide a conclusion, limitations, precise page or section citations and a bibliography. Disclose authorship, AI assistance, funding, conflicts and permissions where applicable.
Length is discipline- and venue-specific. As one example, the Journal of British Studies author instructions normally expect research articles of 8,000–12,000 words including footnotes. This is that journal’s requirement, not a universal standard or an automatic acceptance threshold here.
Book reviews
- Identify the precise edition and its author, title, publisher, date and other verified bibliographic details.
- Describe the work’s scope, central argument, organisation, method and source base; analyse representative examples with page references.
- Assess its contribution and limitations fairly; distinguish the book’s position from the reviewer’s judgment. A review is shorter and has different criteria from an original research article.
Research notes
Label preliminary work clearly; explain the narrow question, evidence and limitations. A note is not represented as a full research article merely because it has several web pages.
Books
- Prepare a cover and verified title, contributors, language, edition or version, publisher, date and rights information. As a platform requirement, books submitted by external authors need an ISBN actually assigned to the author-publisher for the edition and format before editorial submission. Editions prepared by the platform operator may be submitted without an ISBN; the exception does not imply an ISBN has been assigned or replace applicable agency requirements. An ISBN identifies its registered publisher and specific edition: a number assigned to a different edition or publisher must not be reused for the new edition. ISBN applications are made to the relevant agency in the publisher’s country.
- Choose requirements appropriate to the work: fiction and general nonfiction need not have notes, a bibliography or an index. Research works must document sources through a bibliography or source notes. Critical editions and translations should identify their source edition and editorial or translation choices. Retain known source and rights information.
- Provide an ordered, navigable chapter structure and explain the work’s subject and intended audience.
- Check permissions for text, images and other materials; disclose attribution, AI use and human editorial responsibility. Record version and correction history.
Sources, citations and integrity
Use sources actually consulted, verify printed page or section locators and quotations, and distinguish a full reading from an abstract. Authors and editors should check notes and bibliography, including Chicago formatting where selected. Length and citation counts alone do not establish quality. Respect privacy, accessibility and copyright. Author names and affiliations must not be invented.
Editorial status
A peer-review claim requires an actual review and clear disclosure; an automated check is not peer review. Do not claim a DOI, ISBN, ISSN, indexing or certification without evidence. Disclose limitations and provide a way to correct errors. These criteria describe editorial targets; the site does not claim that all processes or infrastructure are already in place.
Publication terms
The intended model treats the author as the publisher of the book and Notheca as the digital service and reading platform. The proposed agreement is a non-exclusive platform licence with a reading-based share of subscription revenue. Scope, compensation formula, reporting and other terms have not yet been finalised. Initial preparation is for Türkiye; requirements in other countries have not yet been verified. See the agreement draft for details; the draft does not itself grant rights or constitute a contract.
