Author Guidelines

• All articles should be written using Microsoft Word software program on A4 paper (210 x 297 mm) with 2.5 cm margins from each side.

• Fields other than English and Turkish abstracts should be set to double columns.

• The typeface should be Times New Roman. Turkish title of the study must be in 14-point size while English title of the study must be in 12-point size. All the other parts must be written in 10-point size, with single line space and justified.  Paragraphs should not be indented. 

• Articles should not have page numbers.
• Turkish and English titles of the article should be written in bold, centered on the page and not exceed 16 words. The first letters of the titles should be capital.
• Turkish abstract should exist in English studies and vice versa. The abstract should not exceed 250 words and should be justified. There should be at least 3 and maximum 5 keywords under the abstracts.
• Starting from the introduction, all sections should be numbered. The numbering should be like 1., 1.1. 1.2, 1.3 and there should be no indent.
• Tables and figures should fit on a single page by reducing up to 8 points when necessary, and be centered. Tables and figures that do not fit on a single page may be shown at the end of the work in appendix section. The sources of the tables /figures in the text should be given under the tables /figure. Numbers of tables and figures should be listed and the titles should be placed above the table and below the figure. Only the first word of the table and figure titles should start with a capital letter and should be centered.
• References should be listed alphabetically with the name "References" after the conclusion and before the appendixes without numbering.

•. The word count, including references, should not exceed 10,000 words.

• APA 7 style should be used in in-text citations and references.

Reference Examples
Journal Article
Grady, J. S., Her, M., Moreno, G., Perez, C., & Yelinek, J. (2019). Emotions in storybooks: A comparison of storybooks that represent ethnic and racial groups in the United States. Psychology of Popular Media Culture, 8(3), 207–217. https://doi.org/10.1037/ppm0000185

• Parenthetical citation: (Grady et al., 2019)
• Narrative citation: Grady et al. (2019)


Newspaper Article
Carey, B. (2019, March 22). Can we get better at forgetting? The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/22/health/memory-forgetting-psychology.html
Harlan, C. (2013, April 2). North Korea vows to restart shuttered nuclear reactor that can make bomb-grade plutonium. The Washington Post, A1, A4.
Stobbe, M. (2020, January 8). Cancer death rate in U.S. sees largest one-year drop ever. Chicago Tribune.

• Parenthetical citations: (Carey, 2019; Harlan, 2013; Stobbe, 2020)
• Narrative citations: Carey (2019), Harlan (2013), and Stobbe (2020)


Whole Authored Book
Jackson, L. M. (2019). The psychology of prejudice: From attitudes to social action (2nd ed.). American Psychological Association. https://doi.org/10.1037/0000168-000
Sapolsky, R. M. (2017). Behave: The biology of humans at our best and worst. Penguin Books.

• Parenthetical citations: (Jackson, 2019; Sapolsky, 2017)
• Narrative citations: Jackson (2019) and Sapolsky (2017)

Whole Edited Book
Kesharwani, P. (Ed.). (2020). Nanotechnology based approaches for tuberculosis treatment. Academic Press.
Torino, G. C., Rivera, D. P., Capodilupo, C. M., Nadal, K. L., & Sue, D. W. (Eds.). (2019). Microaggression theory: Influence and implications. John Wiley & Sons. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781119466642

• Parenthetical citations: (Kesharwani, 2020; Torino et al., 2019)
• Narrative citations: Kesharwani (2020) and Torino et al. (2019)

Republished Book, with Editor
Watson, J. B., & Rayner, R. (2013). Conditioned emotional reactions: The case of Little Albert (D. Webb, Ed.). CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform. http://a.co/06Se6Na (Original work published 1920)

• Parenthetical citation: (Watson & Rayner, 1920/2013)
• Narrative citation: Watson and Rayner (1920/2013)

Several Volumes of a Multivolume Work
Harris, K. R., Graham, S., & Urdan T. (Eds.). (2012). APA educational psychology handbook (Vols. 1–3). American Psychological Association.

• Parenthetical citation: (Harris et al., 2012)
• Narrative citation: Harris et al. (2012)

Chapter in an Edited Book
Aron, L., Botella, M., & Lubart, T. (2019). Culinary arts: Talent and their development. In R. F. Subotnik, P. Olszewski-Kubilius, & F. C. Worrell (Eds.), The psychology of high performance: Developing human potential into domain-specific talent (pp. 345–359). American Psychological Association. https://doi.org/10.1037/0000120-016
Dillard, J. P. (2020). Currents in the study of persuasion. In M. B. Oliver, A. A. Raney, & J. Bryant (Eds.), Media effects: Advances in theory and research (4th ed., pp. 115–129). Routledge.

• Parenthetical citations: (Aron et al., 2019; Dillard, 2020)
• Narrative citations: Aron et al. (2019) and Dillard (2020)


Entry in a Print Dictionary
American Psychological Association. (2015). Mood induction. In APA dictionary of psychology (2nd ed., p. 667).
Merriam-Webster. (2003). Litmus test. In Merriam-Webster’s collegiate dictionary (11th ed., p. 727).

• Parenthetical citations: (American Psychological Association, 2015; Merriam-Webster, 2003)
• Narrative citations: American Psychological Association (2015) and Merriam-Webster (2003)

Report by a Government Agency References
National Cancer Institute. (2019). Taking time: Support for people with cancer (NIH Publication No. 18-2059). U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health. https://www.cancer.gov/publications/patient-education/takingtime.pdf

• Parenthetical citation: (National Cancer Institute, 2019)
• Narrative citation: National Cancer Institute (2019)


Report with Individual Authors References
Baral, P., Larsen, M., & Archer, M. (2019). Does money grow on trees? Restoration financing in Southeast Asia. Atlantic Council. https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/in-depth-research-reports/report/does-money-grow-on-trees-restoring-financing-in-southeast-asia/
Stuster, J., Adolf, J., Byrne, V., & Greene, M. (2018). Human exploration of Mars: Preliminary lists of crew tasks (Report No. NASA/CR-2018-220043). National Aeronautics and Space Administration. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/casi.ntrs.nasa.gov/20190001401.pdf

• Parenthetical citations: (Baral et al., 2019; Stuster et al., 2018)
• Narrative citations: Baral et al. (2019) and Stuster et al. (2018)

Conference Presentation
Evans, A. C., Jr., Garbarino, J., Bocanegra, E., Kinscherff, R. T., & Márquez-Greene, N. (2019, August 8–11). Gun violence: An event on the power of community [Conference presentation]. APA 2019 Convention, Chicago, IL, United States. https://convention.apa.org/2019-video

• Parenthetical citation: (Evans et al., 2019)
• Narrative citation: Evans et al. (2019)

Abstract of a Conference Presentation
Cacioppo, S. (2019, April 25–28). Evolutionary theory of social connections: Past, present, and future [Conference presentation abstract]. Ninety-ninth annual convention of the Western Psychological Association, Pasadena, CA, United States. https://westernpsych.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/WPA-Program-2019-Final-2.pdf

• Parenthetical citation: (Cacioppo, 2019)
• Narrative citation: Cacioppo (2019)

Unpublished Dissertation or Thesis References
Harris, L. (2014). Instructional leadership perceptions and practices of elementary school leaders [Unpublished doctoral dissertation]. University of Virginia.

• Parenthetical citation: (Harris, 2014)
• Narrative citation: Harris (2014)

Film or Movie
Fleming, V. (Director). (1939). Gone with the wind [Film]. Selznick International Pictures; Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.

• Parenthetical citation: (Fleming, 1939)
• Narrative citation: Fleming (1939)

YouTube Video
Asian Boss. (2020, June 5). World’s leading vaccine expert fact-checks COVID-19 vaccine conspiracy: Stay curious #22 [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQdLDMLrYIA
Harvard University. (2019, August 28). Soft robotic gripper for jellyfish [Video].YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=guRoWTYfxMs

• Parenthetical citations: (Asian Boss, 2020; Harvard University, 2019)
• Narrative citations: Asian Boss (2020) and Harvard University (2019)

Webpage on a News Website
Bologna, C. (2019, October 31). Why some people with anxiety love watching horror movies. HuffPost. https://www.huffpost.com/entry/anxiety-love-watching-horror-movies_l_5d277587e4b02a5a5d57b59e
Roberts, N. (2020, June 10). Trayvon Martin’s mother, Sybrina Fulton, qualifies to run for elected office. BET News. https://www.bet.com/news/national/2020/06/10/trayvon-martin-mother-sybrina-fulton-qualifies-for-office-florid.html
Toner, K. (2020, September 24). When Covid-19 hit, he turned his newspaper route into a lifeline for senior citizens. CNN. https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/04/us/coronavirus-newspaper-deliveryman-groceries-senior-citizens-cnnheroes-trnd/index.html

• Parenthetical citations: (Bologna, 2019; Roberts, 2020; Toner, 2020)
• Narrative citations: Bologna (2019), Roberts (2020), and Toner (2020)


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