Our journal only accepts studies prepared in Turkish and English.
Studies should be prepared according to the article template created by our journal. The author and the institutional information of the author or authors should not be included in the article file to be submitted.
Please submit the files listed below in the specified file formats during manuscript submission:
(1) Anonymous article from which author information is extracted (All personal identification information contained in the file content should be deleted along with the file properties.)
(2) Copyright transfer form (It should be prepared using the template provided by the journal and signed by all authors.)
(3) Similarity report in pdf file format gained by a plagiarism software such as Turnitin or iThenticate for the submitted article
(4) Official ethics committee decision in pdf file format for researches requiring ethics committee approval
If additional files required for the article are to be submitted, they should be submitted in the "Appendices" part of the full-text articles.

If the article is accepted at the end of the blind review process, authors will be asked to add the author information and other necessary information to the relevant places in the accepted version of the article.


Article Structure
In this journal, Turkish full text with English short abstract or English full text with Turkish short abstract are accepted. Though there are no strict rules during article submission; articles should be submitted in the following structure: Title, Abstract, Keywords, (English Title, Abstract and Keywords) Main text (Introduction, Literature Review, Methods, Results, Discussion/Conclusion), Ethical approval of the research (if necessary), Researcher's contribution rate, statement of support and appreciation (if necessary), Conflict statement, Appendices (if necessary). Besides, other items required for the evaluation of the article can be added. In the "Method" or "Ethical Approval of the Research" sections of the article, the essential information (name of the committee, date of approval and issue number) in the Ethics Committee Approval must be submitted.


Word Limit
TFor research and review articles, there is a word limit of at least 4500 and at most 10000, including the bibliography, and for book reviews, there is a word limit of at least 1500 and at most 5000. There should be 5 Turkish and English keywords that indicate the field and subject of the article. The first keyword should indicate the field of expertise of the article.


Author Information
An author should be specified as a "corresponding author" If any of the authors change institutions or change their contact information during the referee process, the relevant institution or contact information change should be made before the publishing stage. Institution and contact information cannot be changed in the articles after publication.

Figures
Each figure should have a title and the titles should be expressed with numerical numbers starting from Figure 1. The figures to be used in the article should be of high quality. Drawings should be 1200dpi, grayscale figures 600 dpi and color figures 300 dpi. In addition to shapes created in Microsoft Word (doc or docx); Figures in EPS, PS, JPEG and TIFF file formats are accepted. Each figure should be cited in the text.


Tables
Each Table should have a title and the tables should be numbered numerically starting from Table 1. Tables should be arrangeable Each table should be cited in the text.

Equations
Equations should be editable. Do not use equations that cannot be edited in pictures or in any other form.

Abbreviations
Abbreviations used in the text should be defined in the first place and used consistently afterwards. Abbreviations should not be used in Turkish and English Abstracts.

Sources
The spelling of words and the use of abbreviations and punctuation marks in the text should be based on the Turkish Language Association Spelling Guide. In in-text and end-of-text references, ISNAD 2 citation system should be used. You can find the spelling guide for the ISNAD 2 citation system at https://www.isnadsistemi.org/download/isnad-2-yazim-kilavuzu/

The texts of the studies should be prepared using the Microsoft Word program

The page size should be A4 size. Pages should have 2.5 cm margins from each edge.
The writing style should be "Palatino Linotype", the title of the study should be 16, the titles and text should be 12, and the abstract should be 9 points.

Table and figure, title and text features should be presented by taking into account the structure in the examples in the article template.

Ethical Principles and Publication Policy

Our journal adheres to national and international standards on research and publication ethics. In this direction, it complies with the Press Law (a), the Law on Intellectual and Artistic Works and the Directive on Scientific Research and Publication Ethics of Higher Education Institutions. It has also adopted the International Ethical Publishing Principles published by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).
Our journal operates within Amasya University Institute of Social Sciences.

Our journal adopts the principles of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) “Code of Conduct and Best Practice Guidelines for Journal Editors” and “Code of Conduct for Journal Publishers”. In this context, the following points should be followed in the studies submitted to the journal. Accordingly, for research in all disciplines that require ethics committee approval, ethics committee approval must be obtained, this approval must be stated and documented in the article. For studies that require ethics committee approval, information about the approval (name of the committee, date and number) should be included in the method section or on the last page of the article.

Editors may consider publishing a revision if minor errors are identified in the published article that do not affect the findings, interpretations and conclusions. In the case of major errors/violations that invalidate findings and conclusions, editors should consider retracting the article. The COPE guideline regarding revision and retraction is taken into account.
Plagiarized manuscripts are against the standards of quality, research and innovation. Therefore, all authors submitting manuscripts to the journal are expected to comply with ethical standards and avoid plagiarism in any form.

During the pre-controling process, articles are scanned for plagiarism using TURNITIN software. Authors are informed if plagiarism/self-plagiarism is detected. If necessary, editors may subject the article to plagiarism checks at various stages of the review or production process. High similarity rates may result in a manuscript being rejected before or even after acceptance. This rate is expected not to exceed 20%.

The reference list of the studies should be complete. Plagiarism and false data should not be included. The same research should not be attempted to be published in more than one journal and should comply with scientific research and publication ethics.

The person or persons listed as an author in a scientific study means that they have made a significant contribution to the study and take full responsibility for the content of the study. Otherwise, people who do not contribute to the study should not be included as authors.

Our journal supports and adopts open access policy. The content published by our jourmal is accessible directly in an open access format, without any restrictions.
Original, unpublished manuscripts that are not in the evaluation process in another journal and whose content and submission have been approved by each author are accepted for evaluation. The Copyright Form must be properly prepared and uploaded to the system as PDF.
Only one study by the same author in the same publication period is accepted for evaluation and can be published if it is accepted as a result of the double-blind refereeing process. Manuscripts should be prepared in accordance with the journal's spelling rules.

Papers previously presented at a congress/symposium will not be evaluated - even if the entirety of the study has not been published in the congress book. Such studies will only be accepted in the announced special issues of the journal. In special issues where congress papers are accepted, a footnote containing the necessary information that the study is a produced/extended version of a paper should be stated at the bottom of the page. All responsibilities of the published studies belong to the author(s).

In accordance with ASBAD's publication policy, it aims to contribute to the literature by publishing original studies that have not been published anywhere before. However, since it is a journal of the Social Sciences Institute, a maximum of two publications in total are evaluated in each issue, one of which is from a master's degree and the other from a doctorate level, from articles produced from postgraduate theses.

Studies reaching the journal are subjected to a preliminary review by the journal boards (Editor-in-Chief and at least two members of the editorial board) in terms of journal scope, originality, method and conformity to writing rules. Studies deemed appropriate as a result of the review are presented to the evaluation of two referees with a double-blind referee system. However, before the refereeing process begins, the Editor-in-Chief or Assistant Editors may request that the author rearrange the work in accordance with the article template or complete any missing documents at the time of application.

The manuscripts that are found appropriate as a result of the review are submitted to the evaluation of two referees through a double-blind refereeing system. The referees are given 15 days to evaluate the manuscript and the referee who does not return within this period is given an additional 7 days. If the referee does not evaluate the manuscript within this period, a new referee is appointed by the editor.

In order for a candidate study to be published in the journal, it must receive a positive opinion from both referees. If one of the referees gives a positive opinion and the other a negative opinion, the study is submitted to the editor or a third referee for review. However, even if the Editor-in-Chief or Assistant Editors receive a positive report from both referees, they may seek the opinion of another (or more) referee if they deem it necessary (for example, if one of the referee reports is not sufficiently clear, explanatory and detailed). In this way, a total of five referee opinions can be sought for the referee process of an article/book review. The author(s) are responsible for making the corrections suggested by the referees (if any).

The studies that have completed the referee process are sent to the Statistics Editor, Foreign Language Editor and Proofreading Editor. At these stages, the relevant editors may request corrections/edits from the author. The author(s) are responsible for making the corrections suggested by the editor (if any).

Studies that receive a publishable report from the referee(s) enter the “Editing” process. Studies that are not ethically problematic as a result of the screening are sent to the author with the report and asked to finalize the study. The finalized manuscripts are typeset. Ethically problematic studies may be sent to the author for revision or rejected by the editor.

Approved manuscripts can be published from the preliminary view (research studies) or can wait for the publication date of the new issue. Changes on published studies can be made by contacting the editor within 4 days at the latest from the publication date of the relevant issue.

The referee(s) are not aware of the identity of the author(s) and the author(s) are not aware of the identity of the referee(s). The responsibility to ensure confidentiality in this regard belongs to the journal editors.

If you encounter an unethical situation other than the ethical responsibilities mentioned in the Ethical Principles and Publication Policy section of Amasya Journal of Social Sciences Research, please report it via e-mail to asbad@amasya.edu.tr.