Publication Categories

1. Research Book

FCR Yayın LTD. Research Book Category

FCR Publications Ltd. Publishing Group's Research Book category encompasses academic works that provide in-depth scientific analysis and original contributions on a specific topic. These books are typically single-authored and are studies developed from master's or doctoral dissertations or systematic and expanded versions of independent research. Research books are designed to fill gaps in the literature, re-evaluate theoretical frameworks, and present new methodological approaches.

Basic Features:

• It may be single-authored or, in exceptional cases, co-authored.
• Theoretical grounding and methodological clarity are essential.
• Bibliographical meticulousness and original findings are at the forefront.
• It has academic reference and reference value.

This category aims to publish individual scientific production in fields such as theology, philosophy, education, sociology, history and linguistics.

2. Edited Book

FCR Yayın LTD.  Edited Book Category

This category encompasses multi-authored scholarly compilations produced under the responsibility of one or more academic editors. Books are typically structured around a specific thematic framework, with each chapter written by an expert in the field. Editors ensure consistency of content throughout the book and also review the scholarly quality of each chapter.

Basic Features:

• Focuses on a common discipline or subject.
• Each chapter is written by an independent author(s).
• The framework is determined by the introduction and editorial preface.
• Formal and scientific integrity is observed.

It is the ideal format for symposium proceedings, theoretical compilations, and interdisciplinary academic discussions.

3. Critical Publication

FCR Yayın LTD. Critical Edition Category

The Critical Publications category encompasses works that utilize academic methods to prepare historical, classical, or manuscript works for publication in a comparative manner. Multiple manuscripts are compared with scientific rigor, creating the most reliable version of the text and supporting it with explanatory scholarly apparatus.

Basic Features:

• Introduction of copies (date of copying, place of writing, etc.).
• Transcription rules are clearly stated.
• Contains footnotes, variant readings, and explanatory notes.
• It is enriched with critical evaluation sections.

These works serve as primary sources, especially in classical text-oriented disciplines such as fiqh, theology, Sufism, literature, history and linguistics.

4. Proceedings Book

FCR Yayın LTD. Proceedings Book Category

This category includes book-formed abstracts of papers presented at academic events such as congresses, symposiums, and workshops. The event name, date, and organizing institution information are clearly stated. The book is multi-authored, and each paper presents an original academic contribution.

Basic Features:

• Each paper is organized to be able to receive independent citations.
• Compliance with scientific writing principles is checked by the editor.
• It is recorded as a permanent academic record by obtaining an ISBN.
• It is published with open access (CC BY-NC 4.0) principle.

These books ensure the visibility of the outputs of academic activities and their contribution to academic circulation.

5. Academic Handbook

FCR Yayın LTD. Academic Handbook Category

The Academic Handbook category includes comprehensive reference works, often multi-authored and multi-editored, that systematically present the conceptual, theoretical, and methodological framework of a discipline. They are used as primary resources in teaching and research.

Basic Features:

• Each chapter is written by researchers who are experts in their fields.
• It includes concepts, theories, methods and sample applications.
• It addresses undergraduate, graduate and doctoral levels.
• It is based on national and international literature.

Handbooks are of strategic importance as a structured source of information for researchers and academics.

6. Translated Book

FCR Yayın LTD. Translation Book Category

This category covers books whose original language is not Turkish, translated into Turkish in accordance with academic translation principles. Translations are carried out under copyright, with careful attention paid to contextual fidelity and terminological consistency.

Basic Features:

• Academic or classical texts are translated (English, Arabic, Latin, Persian, etc.).
• The conceptual and semantic framework of the source text is preserved.
• Explanatory footnotes and translator's notes are added.
• Copyright agreements and ethical translation principles are complied with.

FCR Yayın LTD. observes scientific fidelity, academic competence and cultural transmission responsibility in translated books.