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-The language of the journal is English. The process of the articles can be carried out in Turkish, and the articles can be translated into English after the acceptance stage.

-Manuscripts should be submitted using the article template above.

-The article should not exceed 20 pages or 8000 words including full text, abstract and references.

-Information about the authors (title, institution, Doi number and e-mail addresses) should be at the bottom of the first page, but the names of the authors and any information identifying the authors should not be included in the first manuscript submission.

-If the study was presented at a congress or symposium, the title, date and place should be included in a footnote at the bottom of the first page.

-Page format; A4, margins (top, bottom, left, right) should be 3 cm.

-The title of the article should be written in 14 pt. bold and the initial letter of each word should be capitalized. The title of the article should be placed in the center of the page. The title should be short and descriptive and should contain a maximum of 12 words.

-The abstract should include the aim, method, findings and main conclusions and should be between 150-250 words. Manuscripts should be single-spaced, 9-point font size and Times New Roman format. 3-5 keywords should be included after the abstract. Keywords should be separated by commas. Only the first letter of the first keyword should be capitalized, other words should start with lowercase letters. There should be no citations in the abstract.

-Manuscripts should be single-spaced, 11-point font size and Times New Roman format. The text format should be single column. All relevant information should be included in the main text. Paragraphs should not be indented. Words should not be underlined for emphasis, instead italics should be used.

-Subheadings should be numbered, short and meaningful. For first level headings, 12-point font should be used, for second level headings, 11-point italic font should be used, and for third level headings, 11-point italic font should be used. Headings should be bold and the first letter of each word should be capitalized. First level headings should be centered, second and third level headings should be left justified.

-Manuscripts should be prepared in accordance with APA7 publication guidelines.

-The article should consist of abstract, introduction, method (sample or study group, data collection tools, data collection process, data analysis, validity and reliability), findings, discussion and conclusion, references. However, some changes can be made according to the structure of the article. 

-In the introduction section, the conceptual framework should be explained, the importance of the research and the studies conducted on this subject in the literature should be mentioned, the gap that the research will fill in the field and its contribution to the field should be stated. The purpose of the research and the problem/sub-problems (if any) should be written.

-In the methodology section, readers should be informed about the study model, data collection sources (quantitative, qualitative or both), data collection and analysis processes.

-In the findings and interpretations section, the data obtained should be presented clearly. The meaning of the findings should be explained. Comparison with the literature should not be made. The results of the study should be explained in tables, diagrams, graphs or pictures to support the purpose and problem of the study.

-Tables should use 10-point font size and vertical lines should not be drawn. The number of the tables should be above the table and the table description should be italicized and below the table number.

-Figures should be centered on the page, in .jpg, .tiff or .gif format, with the figure number and description centered on the page below the figure.

-In the discussion and conclusion section, in the light of the importance of the study, the results should be discussed with reference to the literature and author opinions. Recommendations should be made according to the results of the study.

-References section should be organized in accordance with APA7 style. Make sure that in-text citations are included in the reference list. References should not be numbered and doi numbers (if available) must be included in the references.

-With the adoption of APA 7 by the Asian Journal of Teaching, some important changes and updates have been introduced in the writing rules for authors.

In-text Citation Edits

References with Three or More Authors: In APA 7, in references with three or more authors, only the surname of the first author is used, followed by the phrase “et al.”.
Example: (Yılmaz et al., 2020)

Use of “&” sign: It is suggested that “&” sign should be used instead of “and” in the references with two authors.
Example: (Yılmaz & Kaya, 2021)

Multiple Author and Publication Year Conflicts: In the works of different authors with the same surname and the same year, the first letter of the author's name is added.
Example: (A. Kaya, 2021; B. Kaya, 2021).

Changes in the End-of-Text Bibliography List

Source Link: In APA 6, “doi:” or “Retrieved from” is used at the beginning of DOI and URL links, while in APA 7 only the full URL or DOI link is written.

Example: https://doi.org/10.xxxx.

Use of the “&” sign instead of “and” between two authors: In works with two authors in the bibliography list, “&” is used instead of “and”.

Example: Yılmaz, A., & Kaya, B. (2021).

References with Seven or More Authors: In APA 7, the names of the first 19 authors are written in the bibliography list and “et al.” is added only for the 20th author.

Place of Publication in Books: Only the publisher should be given, but not the place of publication. URL or DOI is used if available.

Example: Author, A. A. (2021). New Directions in Education. Publisher https://doi.org/10.xxxx