The languages of publication are Turkish and English. For manuscripts written in Turkish, spelling, punctuation, and abbreviations shall conform to the Current Dictionary and Spelling Guide available on the official website of the Turkish Language Association (Türk Dil Kurumu). Submitted manuscripts must be scientifically sound in terms of language and expression and should be written in a clear and comprehensible style.
Manuscripts must include the following sections:
- Title: Turkish and English
- Abstract: Turkish and English (200–300 words each)
- Keywords: Turkish and English (3–8 keywords each)
- Main Text: Introduction, section headings, and conclusion in either Turkish or English
- References
Except for the references section, all elements listed above shall comply with the following requirements:
For studies in the natural sciences related to forensic sciences, including chemistry, physics, biology, mathematics, statistics, engineering, and health sciences, manuscripts should be between 1,500 and 5,000 words. For studies in the social sciences related to forensic sciences, including psychology, linguistics, sociology, and law, manuscripts should be between 4,000 and 8,000 words.
The author’s name should be written in bold italics, 11-point font, aligned to the right beneath the title of the manuscript. The author’s academic title, institutional affiliation, e-mail address, and ORCID number should be indicated in a footnote marked with an asterisk (*), written in 9-point font. Other explanatory footnotes should be numbered consecutively either within the text or at the bottom of the page.
The font shall be Times New Roman, 11-point size, with one-and-a-half line spacing. Footnotes containing explanatory remarks shall be written in 9-point font with single line spacing.
Book Review Guidelines
The following additional considerations shall apply to book reviews:
- Book review manuscripts should be between 1,000 and 1,500 words.
- The title information must include the title of the reviewed work, the author’s name, the city and publishing house of publication, year of publication, and ISBN number.
- The name of the reviewer should be written in bold italics, 11-point font, aligned to the right beneath the title. The reviewer’s academic title, institutional affiliation, and e-mail address should be indicated in a footnote marked with an asterisk (*), written in 9-point font.
A book review should not merely summarize a work but should critically evaluate it. The reviewer may agree or disagree with the ideas presented in the book and may discuss exemplary or deficient aspects regarding the information, judgments, or structure of the work. The reviewer should also clearly express their own opinions concerning the book.
A book review should highlight and critically discuss the most significant points raised in the book. It should generally follow a structure consisting of an introduction, summary of the book, critical discussion, and conclusion.
Page Layout
The main text must be written in Times New Roman, 11-point font. The page layout shall be formatted on A4-size paper with 2.5 cm (0.98 inch) margins on the top, bottom, right, and left sides. The text should be fully justified and without hyphenation at line endings.
Paragraph formatting should be as follows: first-line indentation of 1.25 cm; spacing before and after paragraphs should be 3 pt; text should be fully justified; and line spacing should be one-and-a-half. Page numbers should appear at the bottom right corner of each page.
Level One Headings should be centered and bold. One line of space should be left both before and after the heading.
Level Two Headings should be left-aligned and bold. They should be separated from the preceding paragraph by one line of space.
Level Three Headings should be left-aligned and bold. A colon should be placed at the end of the heading, and the paragraph should continue on the same line. No additional line spacing should separate the heading from the preceding paragraph.
Level Four Headings should be left-aligned, bold, and italicized. A colon should be placed at the end of the heading, and the paragraph should continue on the same line. No additional line spacing should separate the heading from the preceding paragraph.
Level Five Headings should be left-aligned and italicized. A colon should be placed at the end of the heading, and the paragraph should continue on the same line. No additional line spacing should separate the heading from the preceding paragraph.
The use of more than five heading levels is not recommended.
Turkish Journal of Forensic Sciences and Crime Studies (JFSCS) accepts manuscripts in accordance with the APA 7 style guidelines.
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Citation and Reference Style
Citation
The journal uses an in-text citation system in which references are provided within parentheses. Citations should be written in the same font size as the main text. In this system, citations are presented in the following format after the relevant quotation or statement: (Author’s Surname, Year of Publication: Page Number).
If a direct quotation from a source or interview is fewer than three lines, it should be incorporated into the sentence. Quotations consisting of three or more lines should be presented as a separate paragraph. Such quotations should be written with single line spacing, in 9-point font, and indented 1.25 cm from both margins.
- Citations and references must be generated using citation software, and citations should be linked to their corresponding references in the bibliography.
References
In the references section, the surname of the author(s) shall precede the given name. In works with two authors, the conjunction “and” shall be used between authors’ names. In works with more than two authors, semicolons (;) shall separate authors, and the conjunction “and” shall appear before the final author.
Authors shall be listed alphabetically according to surname. The surname and the initial letter of the given name shall begin with capital letters. Full bibliographic information of all sources used must be clearly provided. In the case of books with multiple editions, the edition number should be specified. For foreign-language sources, all bibliographic information must be written in the original language of the source without translation into Turkish.
Tables
The table number and title should appear one line above the table. No additional space should be left between the title and the table itself. Table numbering should be presented as follows: Table 1., Table 2., etc. The word “Table,” the 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 corner of the table and introduced with the bolded label “Source:”
In table titles and source statements, only the first letter of the first word should be capitalized; all other words should be written in lowercase and not in bold. Vertical lines should not be used in tables unless the first column specifically indicates a heading category.
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