a. At the beginning of the article, which will be uploaded to the article tracking system, minimum 150 words-maximum 200 words in Turkish and English abstract, 3-5 words for keywords; Turkish and English titles should be included. It should reflect the purpose, scope and outcome of the study in English and allow readers to quickly determine the content of the article. Articles written in foreign languages - in addition to Turkish and English - must include title, abstarct and keywords in the article language. Care should be taken not to have language mistakes in foreign summaries. Abstact and Key Words must comply with international standards such as Medical Subject Headings, CAB Theasarus, JISCT, ERIC.

b. Members who send/submit articles to our journal are required to add the Orcid Number to their user credentials.

c. It should be compatible with the content, it should be the title that best expresses it, and it should be written in capital letters, aligned with 12 pt bold and without the beginning of the paragraph and indentation. The head should be as short as possible.

d. Titles in the article should be bold, only the first letter of each word should be capital, left aligned and no other formatting should be included.

e. The main text should be written with a minimum of 2200 and a maximum of 5000 words using an IBM compatible computer and Microsoft Word software program.

f. An article should include an abstract, an English summary, parts of the main text, an English Extended Abstract, a bibliography and (if any) appendices. “Introduction” and “Conclusion” sections must be present. The “result” should be in accordance with the purpose and scope of the research; should be given in outline and concisely. Valid scientific methods should be followed in the preparation of the article, the subject, purpose, scope of the study, the reason for its preparation, etc. information should be given in sufficient quantity and in a certain order. Matters that are not mentioned in the text should not be included in the "Conclusion". Main, intermediate and sub-headings can be used to provide a certain order.

g.  After the article is accepted for publication, approximately 5-15% of the article (consisting of 500-750 words) should include an extended abstract in English after the conclusion part of the study. The extended summary should contain information about the purpose, problem, method, findings and conclusions of the research, as in the "self". This is important so that published articles can be cited abroad. It should not contain any findings or results that are not included in the research text. In the extended summary, references to the information in the text (eg as stated on Page 2; as we mentioned in the introduction, etc.) should not be made. Articles written in English do not need to have an Extended Abstract.

h. In studies supported by a research institution/organization (BAP, TUBITAK, Ministry of Development, etc.), the name of the institution/organization and the project, if any, date and number should be indicated with footnotes.

I. The name, place and date of the meeting should be stated in the congress and symposium papers.

i. In book introductions and translations, the "title, keywords and abstract" must be in English. In book promotions, at the beginning of the article, the cover image and tag of the book to be promoted (print date, edition, place of publication) should be included. In translations, the name of the translated book/publication should be indicated with footnotes.

j. Articles that are not prepared according to the rules of our journal in citation and bibliography will not be accepted unless corrected.

k. Manuscripts should be written in Microsoft Word program and page structures should be arranged as follows: The format used for citing references is APA (American Psychological Association) Style 7th Edition. Both in citations and in the bibliography, authors should follow the spelling rules and format specified in the American Psychological Association Publication Guide published by the American Psychological Association.

l. Similarity report to be obtained from http://www.ithenticate.com/ with the articles (no filtering should be done) should also be uploaded as an additional file (Master's Doctorate students can receive a similarity report through their advisors or with the account of any faculty member. If the affiliated university has an iThenticate subscription A similarity report can be obtained free of charge from the site in question).

m. For articles that use a special font, the font used should also be sent with the article.

n. Spelling should not be done at the end of the line. Instead of the “TAB” key at the beginning of the paragraph, the “ENTER” or “RETURN” key should be used. Punctuation marks should be written adjacent to the words before them. A one-letter space should be left after the aforementioned signs.

o. Details such as page numbers, headers and footers should not be included in the articles. Footnotes are used only for mandatory explanations and are given automatically with the "FOOTNOTE" command. References here should also be arranged in parentheses with the surname of the author, publication year and page number of the work. Example: (Kaya, 2000, p.15). The work used in the footnote must be included in the bibliography.

ö. Quotations: One-to-one quotations in the article should be given in quotation marks, and at the end of the quotation, the source should be indicated in parentheses according to APA rules. Quotations less than five lines should be italicized between sentences, and quotations longer than five lines should be italicized within 1 cm from the left of the page and with a 0.5 cm indentation. References should only be cited in parentheses at the end of non-literal citations.

p. Pictures should be bright, hard (high contrast). In addition, the rules given for figures must be followed. Figures, tables and photographs should not go beyond the writing area, and if necessary, each should be placed on a separate page. Figures and tables should be numbered and named according to their content. Numbers and headings should be written below the figures and above the tables. Only the first letters of the titles of tables and figures should be written in capital letters. Tables must be made with the table command in the "Microsoft WORD" program. In necessary cases, "Microsoft EXCEL" tables can be used. Where necessary, explanatory footnotes or abbreviations should be given just below the figures and tables. Figures, tables and pictures should not exceed ten pages.

r. If abbreviations are to be used, the abbreviations specified in the Turkish Language Institution Spelling Guide should be taken as basis.

s. APA 7 should be used as the citation system in the article. There must be a bibliography at the end of the article.

Paper Size
A4 Vertical
Top Margin: 2,5 cm
Bottom Margin: 2,5 cm
Left Margin: 2,5 cm
Right Margin: 2,5 cm
Font: Times News Roman
Font Style: Normal
Type Size (Regular Text) 12
Type Size (Footnote Text)10

Table-graphic: 10

Paragraph Entry (First Line): 1 cm

Paragraph Spacing: Before 6 nk, after 0 nk (Table and graphic – before and after 0 nk)

Line Spacing: 1,15

References: Hanging and indentation 0.63 cm, Alignment: Justify, Range before 6 nk, then 0 nk, line spacing 1.15 cm.

Citation

In-text references (citations) and bibliography are based on the 7th edition of the APA system. 

a. Book (Print or e-Book from Library Database)

Single Author Book:
    In-text Citation: (Watson, 2012, p. 70)
    Paraphrase: (Watson, 2012)
    References: Watson, J. (2012). Human caring science: A theory of nursing (2nd ed.). Jones & Bartlett Learning.
    Karahan, L. (1996). Classification of Anatolian Dialects. Turkish Language Association Publications.
Book with Two Authors:
    In-Text Citation: (Taner & Bezirci, 1981, p. 57)
    Paraphrase: (Taner & Bezirci, 1981)
    References: Taner, R. & Bezirci, A. (1981). Selected Stories in Our Literature. Gözlem Publications.
Book with Three or More Authors:
    In-Text Citation: (Case et al., 2011, p. 57)
    Paraphrase: (Case et al., 2011)
    References: Case, L. P., Daristotle, L., Hayek, M. G., & Raash, M. F. (2011). Canine and feline nutrition: A resource for companion animal professionals (3rd ed.). Mosby.
b. Article
Single-Author Article:
    In-Text Citation: (Jungers, 2010, p. 433)
    Paraphrase: (Jungers, 2010)
    References: Jungers, W. L. (2010). Biomechanics: Barefoot running strikes back. Nature, 463(2), 433-434.
Two-Author Article:
    In-Text Citation: (Şahin & Ünsal, 2018, p. 242)
    Paraphrase: (Şahin & Ünsal, 2011)
    References: Şahin, D. & Ünsal, N. D. (2018). A group of mosaic panels from Edessa exhibited at the Royal Ontario Museum. Journal of Mosaic Research, (11), 239-256.
Article with Three or More Authors:
    In-text Citation: (Alıcı et al., 2005, p. 447)
    Paraphrase: (Alıcı et al., 2005)
    References: Alıcı, T., Kayır, H., Aygören, M. O., Sağlam, E, & Uzbay, İ. T. (2005). Discriminative stimulus properties of tianeptine. Psychopharmacology, (185), 446-451.
c. Conference Proceeding
In-text Citation: (Üstünova, 2014, p. 890)
Paraphrase: (Üstünova, 2014)
References: Üstünova, K. (2014). On compound suffixes. In H. Şahin & İ. Karahancı (Eds.), VI. In Proceedings of the International Turkish Language Symposium II (pp. 889-906). Bursa Metropolitan Municipality Publications.

d. Book Translation
In-article Citation: (Barthers, 2016, p. 45)
Paraphrase: (Barthers, 2016)
References: Barthes, R. (2016). Semiotic adventure (Translators: M. Rifat & S. Rifat). Yapı Kredi Publications.

e. Book Chapter
In-article Citation: (Sınar Uğurlu, 2020, p. 55)
Paraphrase: (Sınar Uğurlu, 2020)
References: Sınar Uğurlu, A. (2020). The effects of traditional Turkish theater in the play Mahcupluk İmtihanı. In N. Karaca & M. Başpınar (Eds.), The Book of Ömer Seyfettin in the 100th Year of His Death (pp. 49-70). Osmangazi Municipality Publications.

f. Encyclopedia Article
References: Uzunçarşılı, İ. H. (1997). In Mehmed I. Encyclopedia of Islam (pp. 496-506), 7. Ministry of National Education Publications.

g. Thesis
References: Aydın, H. (2016). Grammatical tense in Turkish in Turkey - Example of Oktay Akbal stories. (Unpublished doctoral thesis). Bursa: Uludağ University Institute of Social Sciences.