Original works should be written in MS Office Word environment; titles, abstracts and keywords should be given both in Turkish and English. The main text should include the introduction, method, findings, discussion and conclusion and bibliography sections as well as annexes, if any. The first page of the study should include the title, abstracts and keywords in English. Page structure should be adjusted in A4 format (width: 21.0 cm; height: 29.7 cm) and vertically; margins should be 3 cm from the top, 3 cm from the bottom, 3 cm from the left and 3 cm from the right.

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Work Title

Original work title; should be centered, in capital letters, before 0nk and after 12nk space should be left, bold, and Times New Roman in 14 font size.

Author Information

Author information should be created on an other Word page and uploaded to the system with the main text. Author name or institution information should not be included in the article word file. Author information word file should be used with the “Times New Roman” font.

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Abstract

Before 0nk and after 6nk space should be left before the abstract title. Abstract text should be written in Times New Roman, 9 font size, italic and justified alignment. There should be minimum of 125 and a maximum of 250 words. The purpose, scope, research questions, method, findings and results of the research should be briefly explained in this field.

Keywords

Keywords of original study should be written in 8 font size, italic and left aligned. Minimum 3 and maximum 5 keywords should be added.

Main Text

The main text of the original work should start with the introduction, starting on the second page. It should be written in Times New Roman 11 font size and justified alignment; before 0nk, after 12nk space should be given to paragraphs. There should be also before and after 6nk space before the paragraphs. Also, before the latter title, it should be left 18 nk space. Direct quotations should be given in quotes; quotes less than five lines should be written between lines, and quotes longer than five lines should be written 1 cm to the left and right of the line, as blocks and single line spacing. In the text, footnotes should be used only for explanations.

Titles

The main section titles in the text should be Times New Roman 12 font size, all letters should be written in capital letters, bold and left aligned. Before 0nk, after 12nk space should be left after the main section titles. Sub-titles should be Times New Roman 11 font size, initial letters should be adjusted in capital, bold and left-aligned. Introduction, headlines, subtitles and conclusion sections should not be numbered.

Tables

Tables should be numbered from 1 in the main text. Table titles should be positioned in the middle of the table; the first letters should be written in bold capital and other letters will be lowercase (Example: Table 1.). The source of the table, if any, should be specified in Times New Roman 9 font size without any space under the table title (Example: Source: (Rodriguex, 2012)).

Graphics and Figures

Graphics and figures should be numbered from 1 in the main text. Graphic and figure titles should be positioned centered on the underside of them. The first letters should be capitalized and the other letters lowercase. (Example: Chart 1 or Figure 1 :). If the graphic has a resource, it should be specified as Times New Roman 9 font size without any space under the title (Example: Source: (Ribble, 2011, p. 44)).

References

References title should be 12 font size, Times New Roman, upper case and left-aligned. References should be written after 1 line of space is left after the title. While writing the references, 1 line space should be left.

Citation Layout

Citations in the study should be made by the method of in-text citation. The main guideline for citation is APA (American Psychological Association) 6th ed. known as APA style. The authors should follow it.

● Single Author Work

(Surname, Year, Page Number.). Example: (Yalçınkaya, 2012, p. 1).

● Two Authors

(First Author Surname and Second Author Surname, Year, Page Number.). Example: (Ünal and Özdemirci, 2017, p. 60).

● Three or More Authors

First Citation: (First Author Surname, Second Author Surname and Third Author Surname, Year, Page Number.) Example: (Kakırman Yıldız, Yalçınkaya and Saydam, 2017, p. 19).

Later Citations: (First Author Surname et al., 2018, p. 43).

● Six or More Authors

First Citation: (First Author Surname et al., Year, Page Number.). Example: (Erkan et al., 2003, p. 110).

Later Citations: (Erkan et al., 2003, p. 110).

● Work Written by Legal Entity

First Citation (Institution Name [Abbreviated Institution Name], Year, Page Number.). Example: (Ministry of Family, Labor and Social Security [MCHSGB], 2017, p. 89)

Second and Next Citations (Abbreviated Name of the Institution, Year, Page Number.). Example: (MCHSGB, 2017, p. 89).

● Works of the Same Author in the Same Year

(Author Surname, Year (a), Page Number.). Example: (Özdemirci, 2018 (a), p. 152).

(Surname, Year (b): p. No). Example: (Özdemirci, 2018 (b), p. 2)

● The Works of the Same Two Authors Surname

(Initial Letter of Author Name. Surname, Year, Page Number.). Example: (D. Siyez, 2007, p. 68)

(Initial Letter of Other Author Name. Surname, Year, Page Number.). Example: (E. Siyez, 2008, p. 89)

● No Author

(Title of the Work, Year, Page Number.). Example: (Profession Preference, 1999, p. 66)

● Work without Publication Date

(Author Surname, ty, Page Number.). Example: (Johnson, ty, p. 20)

● Cite to Multiple Works Simultaneously

(Author Surname, Year, Page Number; Author Surname, Year, Page Number; Author Surname, Year, Page Number.). Example: (Cibaroğlu, 2015, p. 56; Yılmaz Şentürk, 2018, p. 106; Yalçınkaya, 2016 p. 25)

References Order

The sources used in the study should be written under the title of "References"; Times New Roman, 11 font size, author surname in alphabetical order as follows. 1 line space should be left before and after the bibliography title. Single line spacing should be left between the sources.

Books

● Single Author: Surname, First Letter of His Name. (Publication Year). Title of the book. Publishing Place: Publishing House.

Example: Ohler, J. (2010). Digital Community, Digital Citizen. Corwin Press: Thousand Oaks.

● With Two Authors: Surname, First Letter of First Name and Surname, First Letter of First Name. (Publication Year). Title of the book. Publishing Place: Publishing House.

Example: Tabachnick, B. and Fidell, L. S. (2001). Using Multivariate Statistics. Allyn and Bacon: Boston.

● With Many Authors: Surname, First Letter of His Name, Surname, First Letter of His Name and Surname, First Letter of His Name. (Publication Year). Title of the book. Publishing Place: Publishing House.

Example: Ranzijn, R., McConnochie, K. and Nolan, W. (2009). Psychology and Indigenous Australians: Foundations of Cultural Competence. Victoria: Palgrave Macmillan.

● Legal Entity Author: Legal person (Publication Year). Title of the book. Publishing Place: Publishing House.

Example: United Nations. (2018). e-Government Survey 2018: Gearing e-Government to Support Transformation Towards Sustainable and Resilient Societies. United Nations: New York.

● Translation: Surname, Name (Publication Year). Name of the book (Trans. A. Surname). Publishing Place: Publishing House.

Example: Rowley, J. (1996). Organizing Information: Introduction to Information Access. (Translated by S. Karakaş, H. Ü. Can, A. Yıldızeli and B. Kayıran). Ankara: Turkish Librarians Association.

● Publication in the Book (Chapter or Article): Surname, Name (Publication Year). Publication Name. Name Surname (Ed.), In Book title, Page Numbers. Publishing Place: Publishing House.

Example: Onan, K., Sennaroğlu, B. (2009). Comparative Study of Production Control Systems Through Simulation. N. Mastorakis, J. Sakellaris (Ed.), In Advances in Numerical Methods, (67-78). New York: London: Springer.

Articles, Proceedings and Other Printed Publications

● Scientific Journal Article - Single Author: Surname, First Letter of His Name. (Publication Year). Article name. Journal Name, Volume (number), Page Numbers.

Example: Author, H. (2012). Science and Life. Bilgi Dünyası, 12 (2), 15-25.

● Scientific Journal Article - With Multiple Authors: Surname, First Letter of His Name., Surname, First Letter of His Name., Surname, First Letter of His Name., Surname, First Letter of His Name., Surname, First Letter of His Name. (Publication Year). Article Name. Journal name, Volume (number), Page Numbers.

Example: Adams, C., Buetow, S., Edlin, R., Zdravkovic, N. and Heyligers, J. (2016). A Collaborative Approach to Integrating Information and Academic Literacy into the Curricula of Research Methods Courses. The Journal of Academic Librarianship, 42 (2), 222-231.

● Proceeding - Published: Surname, First Letter of His Name (Publication Year). Name of the Paper. Name Surname (Ed.). In the Name of the Book / Congress / Symposium, (Page Numbers). Publishing Place: Publishing House.

Example: Game, A. (2001). Creative Ways of Being. J. R. Morss, N. Stephenson and J. F. H. V. Rappard (Ed.), Theoretical Issues in Psychology: Proceedings of the International Society for Theoretical Psychology 1999 Conference, (3-12 pp.). Sydney: Springer.

● Reference Resources - Glossary: ​​Surname, First Letter of His Name. (Publication Year). Name of the Work. Publishing Place: Publishing House.

Example: Moses, R. P. (2005). A Glossary of Archival and Records Terminology. Chicago: The Society of American Archivists.

● Advisory Resources - Encyclopedia Article: Surname, First Letter of Name. (Publication Year). Substance name. In the Title of the Work (Edition, Volume, Page Numbers). Publishing Place: Publishing House.

Example: Keyormarsi, K., O’Leary, N. and Pardee, A. B. (2007). Cell Division. McGraw-Hill in Encyclopedia of Science & Technology (9th ed., Vol. 3, 618-621). New York: McGraw-Hill.

● Thesis - Unpublished: Surname, First Letter of Name. (Publication Year). Title of Thesis. Master's / Doctorate / Proficiency in Art Thesis, University and Institute Name, Location.

Example: Çetinkaya, Ş. (2015). Stochastic Mortality Using non-Life Methods. (Unpublished doctoral dissertation). Doğuş University Institute of Social Sciences, İstanbul.

Electronic Resources

● Electronic Source - Electronic Version of Printed Book: Surname, Name (Publication Year). Book Name [Electronic Version]. Publishing Place: Publishing House. Access Address:

Example: Chisum, W. J. (2006). Crime Reconstruction [Adobe Digital Editions]. California: Elsevier. Access address: Ebook Library.

● Electronic Source - Article: Surname, First Letter of His Name. (Publication Year). Article title. Journal Name, Volume (number), Page Numbers. Access date / Network Address.

Example: Aygören, H., Yeşilyurt, M., Güloğlu, B. and Küçükkaplan, İ. (2015). The Relationship Between Stock Performance and Efficiency in the Turkish Banking Sector. Doğuş University Journal, 16 (2), 203-215. Retrieved on 25.04.2018 from https://journal.dogus.edu.tr/ojs/index.php/duj/article/view/914.

● Electronic Source - State Report with Legal Entity: Institution Name, Sub Unit Name. (Year). Report Name (Report No). Network Address / Access Date.

Example: T.C. Ministry of Development, Information Society Department. (2015). 2015-2018 Information society strategy and action plan (Publication No. 2939). Access address: http://www.kalkinma.gov.tr/Lists/Yaynlar/Attachments/ 649 / 2015- 2018 20% Information 20% Society 20% Strategy 20% and 20% Action 20% Plan% C4% B1.pdf

● Electronic Resource - Published Thesis: Surname, First Letter of Name. (Year). Title of Thesis. (Master's / Doctoral Thesis). Accessed database name. (Access or Sequence Number). Network Address / Access Date.

Example: Spencer, J. W. (1997). Firms' Strategies in the Global Innovation System: Knowledge Sharing in the Flat Panel Display Industry. (Doctoral Thesis). ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global. (Access Number: 9815072). Retrieved on 12.08.2015 from https://search.proquest.com/docview/304383843?accountid=13654.

● Web Page: Surname, First Letter of His Name. (Year, Month, Day). Web Page Title. Access Address:

Example: Simmons, B. (2015, January 9). The Tale of Two Flaccos. Retrieved on 29.05.2019 at http://grantland.com/the-triangle/the-tale-of-two-flaccos/.

● Web Document - Corporate Author: Name of Institution, Name of Sub-Unit. (Year). Web Page Document Title. Publishers. Access Date Access Address:

Government of Dubai, Dubai Statistics Center. (2008). Population - Emirate of Dubai 2008. Dubai Statistics Center Web Site on 12.06.2018. Retrieved on 12.05.2018 from http://www.dsc.gov.ae/Publication/Dubai_Population_08_english.pdf.

● Blog: Surname, First Letter of His Name. (Year, Day, Month). Blog Title. [Blog Type] Access Address:

Example: Çelik, S. (2011, 21 December). Indexing of Journals and Impact Factor. [Web Blog] Access address: https://www.sonmezcelik.net/2011/12/magazine-indeksleme-ve-etki.html