Call for Academic Contributions from Young Researchers
The Center for Combating Islamophobia (CenterCIF) is organizing an “Islamophobia Article Competition” for master’s and doctoral students, with the aim of encouraging research on Islamophobia, supporting the academic output of young researchers, and fostering high-quality contributions to the field.
Today, Islamophobia has become a significant area of research that intersects with numerous disciplines, including media, politics, education, law, international relations, migration, digital platforms, and cultural studies.
In this context, the competition aims to support original academic work that addresses the historical, social, legal, political, and cultural dimensions of Islamophobia.
Important Dates
- Application Deadline: December 15, 2026
- Announcement of Winners: March 1, 2027 (Ankara Bilim University Website)
- Award Ceremony: March 15, 2027
- Who Can Apply?
- Graduate students studying in Turkey or abroad,
- Those who hold student status at the time of application
...researchers currently pursuing their studies.
Topics
Articles may be prepared focusing on the theme of Islamophobia, including, but not limited to, the following areas:
- Media and Islamophobia
- Digital platforms and hate speech
- Education, textbooks, and discrimination
- Islamophobia in the context of law and human rights
- Islamophobia in Europe and globally
- Migration, identity, and social cohesion
- Orientalism, cultural representations, and stereotyping
- Policies for combating Islamophobia
- New media, artificial intelligence, and digital discrimination
Competition Terms and Conditions:
- Participants must submit their articles, along with the application form provided in Appendix I and a student certificate (obtained via the e-Government/e-Devlet portal and featuring a barcode), to makale@ankarabilim.edu.tr.
- Articles must be written exclusively in either Turkish or English.
can be written in [the specified] language.
- Articles submitted to the competition must not have been published elsewhere, nor submitted for publication elsewhere.
- Participants declare, acknowledge, and undertake that the entirety of the article they submit is their own original work; that they have not utilized the ideas, opinions, data, or research of others without providing appropriate citations and references; that no artificial intelligence tools were used in the preparation of the article; and that, should it be determined that this declaration is untrue, any awards granted to them shall be revoked.
- In the event that an article is deemed worthy of an award and selected for publication, all publication rights—including, but not limited to, the right to publish and distribute the content in print or digital formats, to publish it as a book, and to share it on websites or social media—shall be transferred to Ankara Bilim University.
- Articles that are found to meet the participation criteria during the preliminary review will be submitted to the jury for evaluation. In the awarding process, only those entries that meet the minimum level of success—as determined by the jury’s evaluation criteria—will be taken into consideration. If this standard is not met, the corresponding award tier may be left unawarded.
- Each participant may submit only one article.
- All participants in the competition will be presented with a Certificate of Participation.
Submission Guidelines:
- An abstract of 150–200 words in Turkish or English,
- A maximum of 3,000 words (excluding the bibliography),
- Times New Roman font, 12-point size, 1.5 line spacing,
- Footnotes in 10-point size, placed at the bottom of the page,
- Submissions must be in Microsoft Word or PDF format.
Evaluation
Submissions will be evaluated by a scientific committee composed of academic experts in the field, based on the following criteria:
- Originality
- Scientific methodology
- Contribution to the literature
- Academic writing style
Awards
* First Prize: 60,000 TL
* Second Prize: 40,000 TL
* Third Prize: 20,000 TL
Publication Opportunity
Submissions that rank in the competition and successfully pass the peer-review process will be considered for publication in an Islamophobia Special Issue of one of the journals published by Ankara Bilim University.
Objective
This competition aims to encourage young researchers working in the field of Islamophobia, support interdisciplinary academic production, and provide original contributions to the study of Islamophobia—a field of growing global significance.
Center for Combatting Islamophobia (CenterCIF)
All young researchers are invited to join this platform, which fosters scholarly production.
Appendix I: Article Submission Form