The writing language is Turkish and English. For the writing and punctuation of Turkish articles and abbreviations, the Current Dictionary and Writing Rules on the website of the Turkish Language Institution are taken as a basis. Submitted articles should be clear, understandable, and conform to scientific standards in terms of language and expression.

Articles should include the following sections:

• Title: In Turkish and English

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

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

• Text: Introduction, section titles, and conclusion: In Turkish or English

• References

Excluding references, texts should be as follows:

For all basic sciences related to forensics, such as chemistry, physics, biology, mathematics, statistics, engineering, and health, between 1500-5000 words. For social sciences related to forensics, such as psychology, linguistics, sociology, and law, between 4000 and 8000 words. The author's name should be written in italic bold, 11-point font on the line below the article title, on the right corner; the author's title, place of duty, and email address should be indicated in a footnote with an asterisk (*) in 9-point font. Other footnotes should be numbered and provided in the text or at the bottom of the page.

Font should be Times New Roman, 11-point, lines spaced one and a half. Footnotes related to explanations should be written in 9-point font and single-spaced.

For book reviews, pay attention to the following:

Book review texts should be between 1000 and 1500 words.

In title information, the name of the book being introduced or reviewed, its author, the city where it was published, the publisher, the publication year, and the ISBN number should be included.

The name of the author reviewing or introducing the book should be written in italic bold, 11-point font on the line below the article title, on the right corner. The title, place of duty, and email address should be indicated in a footnote with an asterisk (*) in 9-point font.

A book review should not just be a summary but should critically evaluate the book. The reviewer can agree with, oppose, or point out exemplary or lacking aspects of the book's information, judgments, or structure. The reviewer should also clearly express their thoughts about the book.

A book review sheds light on the most important points of a book, critically discussing them. It should follow a general structure of introduction, book summary, critical discussion, and conclusion.

Page Layout

The font inside the text should be 11-point Times New Roman. The page structure should be set to A4 paper size with top, bottom, right, and left margins of 2.5 cm (0.98 inches). It should be justified, with no hyphenation at the line ends. The space between paragraphs should be set to 1.25 for the first line, with 3 nk before and after, justified, and one and a half line spacing. Page numbers should be given at the bottom right.

Main Titles (First Level) should be centered and bold. A blank line should be left before and after.

Secondary Titles should be left-aligned and bold. It should be separated by a blank line from the previous paragraph.

Third Level Titles should be left-aligned and bold. Two consecutive colons should be placed at the end, and the paragraph should continue aligned with the title. There should be no line break from the previous paragraph.

Fourth Level Titles should be left-aligned, bold, and italicized. Two consecutive colons should be placed at the end, and the paragraph should continue aligned with the title. There should be no line break from the previous paragraph.

Fifth Level Titles should be left-aligned and italicized. Two consecutive colons should be placed at the end, and the paragraph should continue aligned with the title. There should be no line break from the previous paragraph.

It is not recommended to create more than five levels of titles.

Citation and Reference Writing

Citation

In the in-text method, the source is indicated inside parentheses. Citations are written in the same font as the article. In this method, after the quotation in the text, it is given as (Author's Last Name, Publication Year: Page Number) inside parentheses. If a direct quote is taken from a work or interview, if the quote is less than 3 lines, it is used within the sentence; if 3 lines or more, it is specified in a separate paragraph. This paragraph should be single-spaced, 9-point, and aligned 1.25 cm inwards from both sides.

Citations and references should be created with citation software, and links should be provided to their counterparts in the bibliography.
References

When giving source information, the author's surname is first, followed by their name. In a two-authored source, the word "and" is placed between the authors. For works with more than two authors, a semicolon (;) is placed between the authors, and "and" is placed before the last author. If there are more than three authors, the first author's name and surname are written, and "et al." is added.

Book: Author(s) Last Name, Initial(s). (Year of Publication). Book Title (Edition if it is not the first edition). City of Publication: Publisher.

Article: Author(s) Last Name, Initial(s). (Year of Publication). Article Title. Journal Name, Volume Number(Issue Number), page range.