The Turkish Journal of Archaeology and Ethnography is a scientific, international and peer-reviewed journal published two times a year in English and Turkish by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, General Directorate of Cultural Heritage and Museums. The journal, which is published free of charge in print and electronic format, will include scientific articles on archaeology, art history, ethnography and disciplines related to its sub-branches, especially studies within the borders of Türkiye. Documenting and examining the cultural richness of all civilizations in the history of Türkiye from prehistoric times to the present, and the values associated with Turkish Culture in Central Asia, the Balkans, North Africa and the Middle East, and announcing new findings to the academic circles and the public are among the main purposes of the journal. Decisions regarding the publication policy, scope and content of the journal are taken by the Editorial Board determined by the General Directorate of Cultural Heritage and Museums of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism.

The journal publishes studies, comments and reviews made in all fields related to archaeology, art history and ethnography within the borders of Türkiye, as well as qualified, original articles on Ancient History Geography, Prehistory, Protohistory, Asia Minor and Classical Archaeology, Museology, History of Antiquity, Epigraphy, Numismatics, Anthropology, Archaeometry, Conservation-Repair and Restoration, Architectural History and Hittitology subjects in accordance with the ethical principles and rules. It is also open to new interpretations and approaches in the fields of cultural heritage management and other social sciences in connection with the specified branches of science, and articles about the leading studies on detection, application and analysis. While the journal will not include manuscripts which only introduces material and the preliminary reports of the excavation, articles that are newsworthy about original finds will be accepted. 

Independent, double blind peer-reviewed, open access and online journal accepts academic papers written in Turkish and English. The manuscripts submitted to the journal should not have been previously published or in the evaluation process in another medium. The manuscripts that are deemed appropriate to the writing rules and the scope of the journal are sent to two referees who are experts in their fields for scientific evaluation. The Editorial Board follows the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) criteria and carries out the evaluation process by taking into account the comments of the referees.