MSKU Journal of Education

Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University Journal of Faculty of Education (MSKÜ Journal of Faculty of Education) aims to inform its readers (stakeholders) about the problems in science, education and other fields in Turkey and in the world, as well as the solutions and developments related to them.

The journal includes research articles and reviews on education, teaching, teacher training and field education. The journal prioritizes original research and articles using various methodologies, test development studies, critical and integrative literature reviews and meta-analysis studies.

AUTHOR GUIDE

Note: For more detailed information, please carefully review the Author Guidelines at the bottom of the main page of our journal.
For the first submission, your article should be sent in English and Turkish.

We kindly request you to pay attention to the following points when submitting an article to our journal:

Submission Process:
- Please carefully review the Author Guidelines (at the bottom of the journal homepage) for article submission.
- For the first submission, the article does not have to be in English or follow the template. However, if accepted, a template-compliant English version will be requested.
- Articles should be 7500 words (10000 words for qualitative research) including abstract, footnotes and references.
- Tables and figures in the manuscript should be limited in number to best support and explain the content in accordance with the nature of the research or study. These visual elements should be carefully selected to present data clearly, summarize complex information or highlight important findings.
- The following statements should be included in the article (before references):
Use of Artificial Intelligence
Conflict of Interest
Ethical Approval
Funding Sources
Author Contributions
Data Sharing

An article goes through different processes from Initial Submission to Publication. Information about what is done in which process of the article and what is required from the author is explained in the following articles. The author can follow the processes of his/her article and learn what needs to be done in the process from these articles. In this way, it can contribute to the process to flow faster.

Article Writing Rules
Manuscripts submitted to Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University Journal of Faculty of Education should not have been published elsewhere or submitted for publication. The publication rights of all articles accepted for publication in all media belong to Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University Journal of Faculty of Education. The opinions in the articles published in the journal are the sole responsibility of the author and have no binding effect on the journal boards.
The principles of Blind Refereeing are followed when submitting an article to a journal section where articles that have passed the peer review are published.
Submitted manuscripts must comply with the spelling rules determined by the Turkish Language Association.

Important Notes:
1- More than one article by the same author cannot be published in two consecutive issues, even with different authors (Journal Editorial Board decision 21.09.2021).
2- Starting from the November 2022 issue, the full text of all articles published will be published in English as well as the full text in Turkish. The Turkish full text of the articles of the authors who do not submit the English full text of their articles will not be published (even if it is accepted as a result of peer review) (Journal Editorial Board decision 21.09.2021).
3- In studies that require ethics committee approval (for example, studies conducted with data collected on humans or animals), it is mandatory to upload the ethics committee approval document, regardless of the date of data collection. Manuscripts that have not uploaded the ethics committee permission document will not be included in the evaluation process. (Decision of the Board of Editors of the Journal 21.0.2021)


Open Access Policy
This journal has adopted a policy of providing open access. Open access enhances the global exchange of knowledge, with beneficial consequences for humanity.

Privacy Statement
The names and email addresses on this journal website will be used only for the stated purposes of this journal; they will not be made available for any other purpose or to other persons.

Research and Publication Ethics

Ethical Principles and Publication Policy

Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University Journal of Faculty of Education (MSKÜ Journal of Faculty of Education) has been published since November-2014 and has been indexed in TR Index since 2019. According to ULAKBIM's decision of February 25, 2020, in clinical and experimental studies (human/animal) that require ethics committee approval, this approval must be stated and documented in the article. Articles without approval are not accepted. Researchers outside the university must obtain approval from regional ethics committees.

Authors must comply with the YÖK Scientific Research and Publication Ethics Directive and avoid “Actions Contrary to Scientific Research and Publication Ethics”. The journal is based on the YÖK Code of Ethical Behavior and TÜBİTAK Research and Publication Ethics Regulation.

In studies requiring ethics committee permission, the permission information (name of the committee, date, number) should be included in the method section and on the first/last page of the article. Informed consent form should be indicated in case reports and copyright regulations should be complied with.

Ethical Rules for Authors
- Authors should submit their original educational sciences and field education studies to the journal.
- References should be organized according to APA-7 rules.
- The article should not be submitted to another journal at the same time; “Copyright Transfer Form” should be submitted.
- Authors should indicate only those who have contributed as authors; those who have not contributed should not be added.
- Documents such as reports, statistics, observation data, etc. should be submitted upon referee request (5-year retention obligation).
- If an error is noticed, the editor should be informed.

Code of Ethics for Referees
- Double blind reviewing is applied; author and reviewer identities are confidential. All communication is done through DergiPark.
- Referees are selected from experts in the field of the article. In interdisciplinary studies, at least two referees from different fields are appointed.
- External referees are prioritized for internal articles.
- Referees must be at least PhD level; they can be selected from domestic/foreign, public/foundation universities or retired faculty members.
- If two referees' reports are insufficient for a decision, a third referee is appointed.
- Reviewers should inform the journal if they recognize any conflict of interest.
- Reviews should be descriptive, reasoned and courteous. The referee is warned in case of poor style; action is taken in case of repetition.
- Reviewers should evaluate the manuscript within the given time limit.

Ethical Rules for the Editor and Deputy Editor
- Editors organize the functioning of the journal according to the regulations of YÖK and TÜBİTAK; they must comply with all ethical principles.
- The editor, deputy editors and field editors are responsible for the published articles.

General Duties
- The editor should increase the contribution of the journal to the field and carry out development work with field editors.
- A guiding, not hierarchical, relationship should be established with authors.

Editor-Reader Relationship
- Content that does not require referees, such as letters to the editor and invited articles, should be clearly indicated.
- Articles should be appropriate to the knowledge and skills of the readers.

Editor-Reviewer Relationship
- Articles should be sent to appropriate referees, double blindness should be maintained.
- Reviewers should be timely and accurate

Editor-Author Relationship
- Spelling rules should be clearly stated and changes should be announced immediately.
- Manuscripts are forwarded to the field editor; eligibility, spelling and bibliography are checked. Reasons for rejection are notified to the author.
- Article submission and acceptance dates are specified.
- Authors' article questions are answered.

Editor-Board of Editors Relationship
- Field editors should be selected from experts and contributors.
- Responsibility should be taken for objectivity, compliance with spelling rules and journal development.

Plagiarism and Unethical Behavior
- Articles are scanned with iThenticate; 20% similarity is the upper limit. If it is higher, a correction is requested, if it is not corrected within a week, it is rejected.
- If plagiarism is detected, the article will not be published.
- Unethical behaviors:
o Unfair authorship (addition/removal of contributors/non-contributors).
o Failure to mention thesis/project-based studies.
o Slicing (dividing a study into multiple articles).
o Failure to declare conflict of interest.
o Deciphering double blindness.
o Publishing the same study in different languages.

Reviewer Evaluation Process
- Articles should be related to education/field of study.
- Initial evaluation is done at the journal secretariat; if corrections are needed, they are returned to the author.
- Suitable articles are sent to two referees. It is published with two positive reports; if one positive and one negative, it goes to the third referee.
- Referees may ask for corrections; the author should make the changes and justify them if necessary.
- The review period is 10 days (can be extended).
- The field editor can make the following decisions:
o Publication.
o Acceptance with correction.
o Request editing for further evaluation.
o Rejection.

In this journal, there are no fees charged for the review and publication process.