The language of writing is Turkish and English. For Turkish articles, the Turkish Language Association's (TDK) online Current Dictionary and Writing Rules should be followed for spelling, punctuation, and abbreviations. Submitted papers should be scientifically accurate in terms of language and expression, clear, and understandable.

Articles should include the following sections:

• Title: Turkish and English

• Abstract: Turkish and English (each between 200-300 words)

• Keywords: Turkish and English (each between 3-8 words)

• Text: Introduction, section headings, and conclusion: Turkish or English

• References

The elements listed above, excluding the references, should adhere to the following format in the text:

For natural sciences related to forensic sciences (such as chemistry, physics, biology, mathematics, statistics, engineering, and health sciences), the word count should be between 1500-5000 words.

For social sciences related to forensic sciences (such as psychology, linguistics, sociology, and law), the word count should be between 4000-8000 words. The author’s name should be written in italic bold, 11 pt, on the right corner under the article's title, and the author’s title, institution, and email address should be written in a footnote with an asterisk (*) in 9 pt. Other explanations in the form of footnotes should be numbered either within the text or at the bottom of the page. The text should be written in Times New Roman, 11 pt, with one and a half line spacing, and explanatory footnotes should be in 9 pt and single-spaced.

For book reviews, special attention should be paid to the following:

Book review texts should be between 1000 and 1500 words.

In the heading information, the title of the book under review, the author, city of publication, publisher, year of publication, and ISBN number should be included.

The name of the author conducting the review should be written in italic bold, 11 pt, in the right corner under the article's title, and the author’s title, institution, and email address should be written in a footnote with an asterisk (*) in 9 pt.

Book reviews should not merely summarize the work but critically evaluate it. The reviewer may agree or disagree with the ideas presented in the book or highlight exemplary or lacking aspects of the content, judgments, or structure. The reviewer should clearly express their own thoughts about the book.

A book review should shed light on the most important points presented in the book and critically discuss them. The review should follow a general structure, including an introduction, summary of the book, critical discussion, and conclusion.

Page Layout

The text should use the 11 pt Times New Roman font. Page setup should have margins of 2.5 cm (0.98 inches) on all sides of A4-sized paper, justified, without hyphenation at the end of lines. Paragraph spacing should be 1.25 for the first line, with 3 pt before and after paragraphs, justified text, and one and a half line spacing. Page numbers should appear in the lower right corner.

Primary Headings (Level 1) should be centered and bold, with a one-line space before and after.

Secondary Headings (Level 2) should be left-aligned and bold, with a one-line space before the paragraph.

Tertiary Headings (Level 3) should be left-aligned, bold, followed by a colon, with the paragraph continuing on the same line. No space should be left before the paragraph.

Quaternary Headings (Level 4) should be left-aligned, bold, italic, followed by a colon, with the paragraph continuing on the same line. No space should be left before the paragraph.

Quinary Headings (Level 5) should be left-aligned, italic, followed by a colon, with the paragraph continuing on the same line. No space should be left before the paragraph.

It is not recommended to use more than five levels of headings.

The Journal of Forensic Sciences and Crime Research (ABSAD) will start using the APA7 format from the March 2025 issue. For the APA7 guide, visit: https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/download/journal-file/31687

Citation and Reference Writing

Citation

The in-text citation method involves parenthetical references. Citations should be written in the same font size as the text. In this method, citations are provided in parentheses after the quote: (Author's Last Name, Year of Publication: Page Number). If a direct quote is made from a source or interview, and the quote is less than 3 lines, it should be used within the sentence; if it is 3 lines or more, it should be indicated in a separate paragraph. This paragraph should be single-spaced, in 9 pt, and indented 1.25 cm from both sides.

Citations and references must be created using citation software, and citations should be linked to their corresponding references in the reference list.

References

In the reference list, the authors' surnames should be listed first, followed by their initials. In a source with two authors, "and" should be used between the names. For works with more than two authors, a semicolon (;) should be used between the authors, and "and" should be used before the last author’s name. Authors should be listed alphabetically by surname. The surnames and initials of the authors should be capitalized. The complete bibliographic details of the source should be provided. For multi-edition books, the edition number should be indicated. In foreign sources, the complete bibliographic details should be written in the original language of the source, without translation into Turkish.

Tables

Table numbers and titles should be placed one line above the table. No additional space should be left between the title and the table. Table numbers should be given in the format (Table 1., Table 2., etc.). The word "Table," its number, and the period should be written in bold. The source of the data used in the table should be indicated at the bottom left of the table and written in bold as "Source:". When writing the table title and source, only the first letter of the first word should be capitalized, and the remaining words should be written in lowercase without bold formatting. Vertical lines should not be used in tables. Vertical lines should only be used if they indicate a header for the first column.

For more information, visit: https://absad.pa.edu.tr/author-guidelines-abe