Writing and Language Rules
1. The languages to be used in papers and articles published in the journal are Turkish and English.
2. Submitted papers must be between 6,000 and 10,000 words, including references and appendices.
3. Articles must be prepared in accordance with the APA 7 referencing system. Please ensure that the references cited in the text are consistent with the information given in the reference list. Click here to access the APA 7 referencing system. 📝 APA 7 Kaynakça kullanım rehberi.docx
4. For all research conducted using qualitative or quantitative approaches that require collecting data from participants through surveys, interviews, focus group studies, observation, experiments, or interview techniques; for studies involving the use of humans and animals (including materials/data) for experimental or other scientific purposes; for clinical studies conducted on humans and animals; and for retrospective studies under the Law on the Protection of Personal Data, ethics committee approval must be obtained and the approval document must be uploaded to the system. For studies requiring an ethics committee decision, the author(s) must also upload the wet-signed ethics committee approval while submitting their manuscripts to the system. For research that does not require ethics committee approval, a signed petition stating that ethics committee approval is not required must be uploaded.
5. When using scales, questionnaires, or photographs belonging to others, permission must be obtained from the owners and this information must be stated in the study. In addition, compliance with copyright regulations must be ensured in the use of intellectual and artistic works, and the necessary citations must be included in the text.
Article Submission
During article submission, the files listed below must be uploaded separately and arranged in accordance with the writing guidelines:
6. Title Page
7. Main Manuscript
8. Ethics Committee Approval Document (If your study does not require ethics committee approval, a petition signed by the corresponding author stating that ethics committee approval is not required and including the title of the article)
9. Copyright Form
10. Response Letter to the Reviewer/Editor (to be uploaded during the revision stage)
Article Submission File
1. Title Page
In order to ensure the suitability of manuscripts submitted to our journal for the double-blind peer review process, the "Title Page," which contains author information, must be uploaded as a separate file from the main manuscript. While preparing the title page, the following points should be considered:
Language and Titles: The full Turkish and English titles of the article must be written completely in the fields specified in the template.
Author Information: The full names of all authors, their current ORCID numbers (in the format 0000-0000-0000-0000), and institutional information (title, institution name, and e-mail, in that order) must be provided.
Corresponding Author: The author responsible for correspondence must be clearly indicated.
Footnotes: If the study was produced from a thesis, prepared within the scope of project support (such as TÜBİTAK), or presented at a congress, this must definitely be stated in the footnote section at the bottom of the page.
Important Note: In order for the typesetting process to be carried out accurately with automation support, please do not change the bold headings in the template, and delete the explanations in parentheses and replace them only with your own information.
You can download the title page template below.
2. Main Manuscript
Although there is no template for the main manuscript file, it must be uploaded as a Word file with a .docx extension by following the rules below.
The main manuscript must not include the authors’ names, contact information, or any information that would reveal the authors’ identities. In general, it should be prepared in accordance with the rules stated below.
Important: The evaluation process of the Istanbul 29 Mayıs University Journal of the Faculty of Education is conducted according to the double-blind peer review principle. In this context, care should be taken not to include in the main manuscript any personal information such as the identity, institution, or publications of the author(s).
The font to be used in the manuscript must be Times New Roman, 11-point. The article must be written on A4-sized pages, justified, with 2.5 cm margins on all sides (right, left, top, and bottom). Paragraphs must begin with an indentation. Line spacing throughout the manuscript must be 1.5.
Page Layout
Headings
In the main manuscript, numbered headings such as 1., 1.1., 2., 2.1., 2.1.1., etc. must be used. All headings must be left-aligned, bold, and numbered. For example:
1. Introduction
1.1. Purpose of the Research
2. Method
2.1. Research Design
2.2. Data Collection Tools
2.2.1. X Scale
2.2.2. Y Scale
Tables
The font size in table content must be between 9 and 11 points. The table title must be bold, and the table text must be written in sentence case. The title must be placed above the table. The table content must be organized in accordance with APA 7 format. Horizontal lines should be used only under the table title and to separate the main sections. Tables must be prepared in Word format and must be editable.
Click here for a table example. 📝 Tablo Örneği.docx
Figures and Graphs
Figures must be placed in the center of the page. The figure title must appear above the figure and be left-aligned. The figure title must be bold, and the figure text must be written in sentence case.
Click here for a figure example. 📝 Şekil ve Grafik Örneği.docx
Sections of the Article
The main text of the article must include the following headings: title, Turkish and English abstract/summary, introduction, method, findings, discussion, conclusion and recommendations, and references.
Article title: It must be written at the top of the page, with initial letters capitalized, in Times New Roman 11-point, centered, bold, and with 1.5 line spacing.
Abstract
At the beginning of every article, both a Turkish and an English abstract must be included. If the language of the article is Turkish, “Özet” should appear first; if the language is English, “Abstract” should appear first. The abstract should include the purpose of the research, the method, the sample or study group, the data collection tool, and the major findings. Abstracts must be justified and should not exceed 150–200 words. The abstract must be written in Times New Roman, 11-point, and single-spaced. Below the abstract, there must be 4–6 Turkish keywords reflecting the content of the article. After the bold abstract heading, a colon is placed and the text continues on the same line.
For example:
Abstract: The purpose of this study is …
Keywords: Keyword, Keyword, Keyword, Keyword
Introduction
This section should discuss the problem, purpose, and significance of the study and present the relevant literature. The introduction should explain the theoretical foundations of the study on the basis of primary sources in a non-textbook manner; in particular, the keywords and variables addressed should be clarified. Studies previously conducted in the relevant field should also be included in the introduction. If necessary, the author may also use subheadings in this section. The purpose of the study must definitely be stated clearly and plainly within the introduction, either under a subheading or in a new paragraph, and it should form the basis for the research hypotheses/problem/questions. Care should be taken to ensure that the stated purpose is based on a problem situation developed within the framework of the theoretical structure and the literature mentioned in the introduction.
Method
This section should clearly present the path followed to answer the research questions. For this purpose, depending on the type of study, the following subheadings should be explained, with adjustments made as needed: research design, study group/sample, data collection tools, data analysis, and process/procedure. The research design should be presented in connection with the research questions and the process, and the psychometric properties of the data collection tools should be introduced. For the analysis of the data, the procedures performed on the data and, if necessary, the process of deciding on the analysis technique should be briefly explained.
Findings
The findings of the study should be presented in this section. This section must be written in accordance with the writing rules stated throughout the article. Tables and figures must also be prepared in line with these writing rules. APA 7 rules must be followed in presenting numbers, formulas, and statistical findings in the findings section.
Discussion
This section should present the results of the study and compare the meaning of the obtained results with different data sources and the relevant literature. Care should be taken not to reduce this section merely to listing previous studies that support or do not support the findings of the study; instead, the findings should be discussed within the framework of the relevant theoretical structure and the literature. The limitations of the study should also be provided in this section.
Conclusion and Recommendations
This section should present the conclusions and recommendations related to the research findings. The conclusion should not merely be a summary of the findings; rather, it should indicate what the findings obtained from the research mean in theoretical and practical terms. Recommendations should be written directly on the basis of the research findings and limitations, and general recommendations should be avoided.
References
The reference list must be prepared according to APA 7 format. In addition, special attention should be paid to the following rules:
· For sources that have a DOI number, the DOI must definitely be included in the reference list. The DOI must be written in the format “https://doi.org/”.
Example: Çıkrıkçı, N. & Yalçın, R. Ü. (2023). The Relationship between alexithymia and positive beliefs to rumination and psychological resilience. Erzincan University Journal of Faculty Education, 25(1), 72–77. https://doi.org/10.17556/erziefd.1176809
· In in-text citations, “&” must be used when citing works with multiple authors.
· When citing works with more than two authors, only the first author should be named, followed by “vd.” in Turkish-language manuscripts and “et al.” in English-language manuscripts.
Example: If the language of your article is Turkish: (Yılmaz, vd., 2023); if it is English: (Chimoni et al., 2018).
Copyright Form
As part of the submission process, authors will be required to guarantee in the Copyright Form that they are submitting their original work, that they hold the rights to the work, that they have obtained and can provide all necessary permissions for the reproduction of copyrighted works not belonging to them, that they are submitting the work for first publication in the Journal, that it is not under consideration for publication elsewhere, and that it has not previously been published elsewhere.
The Copyright Form must include the information of all authors, must be signed by the corresponding author, and must be uploaded to the system.
You can download the copyright form here. 📝 Telif Hakkı Formu.docx
Response Letter to the Reviewer/Editor
This is a response letter explaining how each correction and change suggested by the reviewers during the manuscript evaluation process was addressed, or, if a suggestion was not implemented, the reason why it was not implemented. The letter must be prepared in such a way that each suggestion from each reviewer is answered individually.
You can download the sample response letter to the reviewer/editor here. 📝 Editör-Hakem Cevap Formu.docx