Bringing together nearly 500 academics and researchers, ASN represents a substantial body of knowledge and expertise in Alevi Studies. We invite you to help bring this knowledge beyond academic circles, share it with international readers and preserve it for future generations by contributing an entry to the Alevi Encyclopaedia.
With an average of 4,500 visitors each day, the Alevi Encyclopaedia is an open-access knowledge platform publishing in Turkish, English and German. An entry published here brings your expertise to researchers, students and Alevi communities across languages and countries, extending the academic and public reach of your work.
Contribute to an internationally registered knowledge and memory institution
The Alevi Encyclopaedia is officially listed in the registry of the German ISIL Agency at the Berlin State Library as the “Alevi Encyclopaedia – Digital Specialist and Memory Archive for Alevi Oral Traditions”, under ISIL DE-4607. ISIL — the International Standard Identifier for Libraries and Related Organisations — provides a unique, internationally recognised identifier for knowledge and memory institutions. Your contribution becomes part of a shared scholarly resource developing under this institutional identity, dedicated to systematically collecting knowledge and making it accessible over the long term.
A lasting, citable publication for your academic profile
The Alevi Encyclopaedia’s publication identity is registered under ISSN 3055-9928, the International Standard Serial Number. Through our Crossref membership, DOI registration for entries is now underway. A DOI — Digital Object Identifier — gives an entry a persistent identifier, making it easier to find, share and cite as an individual publication. You can include your contribution in your academic CV and publication list with clear bibliographic details, strengthening the visibility of your expertise in your chosen subject.
Extend the reach of your research through three languages
Our multilingual, open-access publishing model enables your research to reach readers across language communities and supports its use in teaching, research and public discussion. You may prepare a new entry or develop an accessible encyclopaedia entry from your previously published articles, book chapters or field research, subject to the relevant publication rights. This offers an opportunity to bring years of accumulated research to new audiences.
Help build a space where Alevi communities can speak through their own concepts
The Alevi Encyclopaedia seeks to make visible the concepts, worlds of meaning, emotions, narratives and symbols of Alevi communities that have historically experienced oppression, discrimination and silencing, situating them within their own historical and social contexts. It aims to develop a decolonial space of knowledge in which knowledge produced within Alevi communities and their diverse experiences constitute an integral part of scholarly debate.
Contributing an entry strengthens the international visibility of your expertise while supporting the preservation, critical discussion and transmission of Alevi knowledge and memory. We invite you to help build this shared, multilingual scholarly legacy, accessible to everyone.
Publication Schedule: Seventh Publication Round
Submission deadline: 15 December 2026
Publication date: 15 January 2027
What Can Be Submitted?
1) Previously published works such as articles, book chapters, dictionary/encyclopedia entries, thesis excerpts, or journalistic essays may be revised and formatted according to the Alevi Encyclopedia criteria.
2) Ongoing or unpublished research may also be submitted.
3) Entries can be classical anthropological, folkloric, or ethnographic subjects (e.g. ocak, pir, ana, cemevi, cem, musahiplik), or conceptual/thematic topics (e.g. third-generation Alevis in the diaspora, Alevis and violence, Alevism and women).
Submission Guidelines
Author Login: Contributors must create a personal account via the Author Login section of the website. These accounts may be personalised with a photo, CV, and social media links. (Note: pseudonyms are not accepted; authors must register under their real names.)
Language: Entries may be submitted in Turkish, English, or German. If you wish to submit your text in more than one language, please include all versions in a single Word file.
Format: Word (.docx), Times New Roman, 12pt, 1.5 line spacing.
Length: Recommended 200–2,000 words; maximum length 5,000 words (including notes and references).
Referencing: Must follow the Alevi Encyclopedia Reference Guide; DOI numbers or online links should be added where available.
Structure of Encyclopedia Entries
Title: concise, clear, and descriptive
Abstract: max. 250-word introductory paragraph
Subheadings: to structure the text into sections
Conclusion: short summary of the discussion
Endnotes: to be used instead of footnotes (if necessary)
References & Further Reading: sources cited in the text plus additional recommended literature
Additional Information
See Notes and Practical Information for Authors.
See Publication Process and Rights of the Parties.
See FAQ: How to Write for the Alevi Encyclopedia?
See Author Registration and Entry Submission Guidelines.
See Guide for References and Bibliography.
Contact
For any questions or assistance: [email protected]
