Studies submitted to our journal must be prepared in accordance with the article template. 📝 Click here to access the article template. Articles that do not comply with the article template will be returned to the authors.

1. The title of the article in Turkish and other languages must be consistent with the scope of the text and should reflect the subject matter concisely, clearly, and sufficiently.

2. Articles must adhere to grammatical rules in terms of language and expression; the spelling rules of the Turkish Language Association (TDK) must be followed in the work.

3. Figures, tables, photographs, and other documents used in the article must be prepared in accordance with scientific standards, selected appropriately for the purpose and scope of the text, and accompanied by a clear, concise, and sufficient explanation below them.

4. The journal’s page margins should be set to 2.6 cm at the top, 2.2 cm at the bottom, 2 cm on the left, and 2 cm on the right. In Microsoft Office Word, the page size should be 21x29.7 cm, and the text should be written in the “Calibri Light” font style, 11-point size, with “Line Spacing: Single, Value: 12 pt.”

5. The Turkish abstract, the article’s English title, the English abstract, and the keywords must be complete. They should be formatted with 12 pt spacing before and 6 pt spacing after. The abstracts and keywords must appear immediately after the title. The abstract should be between 150 and 180 words; keywords should consist of at least three and no more than five words. There must be at least 2 JEL codes. The article must consist of at least 5,000 words and no more than 8,000 words.

6. The dimensions provided below must be followed for tables and special figures. It is advisable to adhere to these dimensions to prevent misalignment in tables and distortion in figures.

7. The article title must be 12-point, bold, all uppercase, and left-aligned,

8. The English title of the article should be 12-point, bold, all uppercase, and left-aligned,

9. The headings for Abstract, Keywords, and JEL codes should be italicized, 10-point,

10. Main headings should be 11-point, bold, left-aligned, and all uppercase, with a 12-point space before and a 6-point space after,

11. Second, third, or fourth-level headings should be 11-point, bold, left-aligned, with only the first letter capitalized, and spaced 12 pt before and 6 pt after.

12. The text should have full line spacing, 11-point font, justified alignment, and a 6-pt space before and after each paragraph.

13. Abbreviations should be written in full the first time they appear, with the abbreviated form in parentheses. In subsequent instances, only the abbreviated form should be used.

14. A period should follow the table or figure number, followed by the table or figure title. The first word of each title should begin with a capital letter (Example: Table 1. Per Capita Income by Year). If the table or figure is taken from another work, the source should be cited in italics using a smaller font size and placed below the table or figure in accordance with citation rules. Tables and figures should be prepared for black-and-white printing.

15. In the text, “double quotation marks” must be used for direct quotations not exceeding three lines. Double quotation marks should not be used in the text for anything other than direct quotations.

16. When a long quotation (exceeding three lines) is taken from a source, it must be indented 1.5 cm from both sides and written in 10-point font (without quotation marks). At the end of the quotation, the source and page number must be provided in parentheses.

17. Special terms and expressions within the text must be enclosed in “double quotation marks.” Unless they are proper nouns, words within quotation marks should be written in lowercase. For words or phrases that need to be emphasized, single quotation marks or italics should be preferred (instead of underlining or bold).

18. Foreign words within the text should be written in italics. If the foreign-language equivalent of a Turkish term or phrase is provided, it should be written in italics within parentheses.

19. Numbers in the text should be written out in words if they are single-digit, and as numerals if they are two or more digits.

20. When numbering in the text, a period should be used instead of the suffixes “inci,” “üncü,” or “uncu.”

21. The % symbol should be used for the word “percent.”

22. If a quotation is taken from within another quotation, it must be cited using the phrase “as cited by.”

23. Results must be consistent with the study’s objectives and scope, presented in their main points and in summary form. The “Results” section should be formatted in 11-point font, all uppercase, with a 12-point space before and a 6-point space after.

24. Sources used in the article must be formatted according to writing conventions; every document referenced must be included in the references section, and a bibliography must be added at the end of the work in accordance with citation guidelines. The bibliography should be formatted in 11-point font, all uppercase, with a 12-point space before and a 6-point space after.

25. The extended abstract must be between 450 and 750 words in length; it must clearly present the study’s purpose, problem, method, findings, and conclusions under subheadings.

26. In-text citations and the reference list must follow APA 6th edition guidelines. 

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NOTE: The content of the bibliography should be listed in order of surname and letter, without making any distinction between books and journals.