Aims & Scope

The aim of Ases International Journal of Culture, Art and Literature (ASES JCAL) is to contribute to the advancement of culture, art, and literature by publishing interdisciplinary, original, and high-quality research articles, to create a lasting academic impact in national and international literature, to enable the scientific analysis of various dimensions of culture and art, and to promote academic knowledge sharing.

Our journal does not only focus on theoretical studies but also includes articles that discuss cultural and artistic productions, aesthetic approaches, and language and literature studies within their social, economic, political, historical, and technological contexts. Thus, it aims to provide a comprehensive evaluation of these fields both in academia and practice.

ASES JCAL welcomes studies that bring together academics and researchers from different disciplines focusing on culture, art, and literature. The articles published in the journal cover the following main areas:

• Cultural Studies: Cultural theories, cultural research, methodology, cultural identity, multiculturalism, cultural interaction, cultural policies, political culture, economic culture, communication and culture, entertainment culture, food culture, belief and culture, health and culture, folklore, entrepreneurship culture, tourism and cultural tourism, urbanization policy, urban culture, urban transformation, gender and culture, migration and culture.

• Art Studies: Philosophy of art, art history, sociology of art, art education, painting, sculpture, architecture, music culture, performing arts, opera, ballet, theatre, traditional Turkish arts, decorative arts, calligraphy, ceramics, glass, textiles, fashion design, graphic design, industrial design, contemporary art movements, digital art, new media art, and the use of technology in art.

• Literary Studies: Literary theories, literary criticism, comparative literature, folk literature, classical Turkish literature, modern Turkish literature, world literatures, linguistics, history of language, textual analysis, literature and society, literature and culture, literature and identity, language studies, translation studies, discourse analysis, and the interaction between language and culture.

In addition to these areas, our journal also accepts original studies from other disciplines related to culture, art, and literature that are methodologically strong, contribute to the field, and offer new perspectives.

All submitted manuscripts are first evaluated by the editors for compliance with writing rules, journal scope, and plagiarism. Suitable articles are then subjected to a double-blind peer review process and evaluated by at least two independent referees in terms of scientific originality, methodological adequacy, contribution to literature, ethical compliance, and language quality.