Journal of Science Harmony [BİL-AR]

Author Guide 

Publishing and Writing Principles

A. Publication Principles:

1. Science Harmony Journal is a national peer-reviewed journal published twice a year.

2. Articles and works of art made in all disciplines are accepted in Science Harmony Journal. Articles, Original Research Article and Review. The manuscript should not have been published in another journal / book and should not have been applied for publication. No publication fee is required from the authors.

3. The copyrighted articles submitted for publication are sent to two referees after the review of the Field Editors and the Editorial Board and published in case of a positive report from at least one referee. The publication decision is taken to the publication queue. The referee reports are confidential. The author (s) are answered within the term related to their work.

4. Unpublished articles are not returned. Only the referee reports are sent to the author and the decision is notified.

5. If two of the referees state that they can be published or published after corrections, the article is returned to the author for the necessary corrections. After the correction, the Editorial Board evaluates whether the warnings of the referees are taken into consideration.

6. In translation or simplification, a copy of the originals of the texts must be attached.

7. The Editorial Board decides the publication of the book reviews.

8. The scientific and legal responsibility of the manuscripts belongs to the authors. Authors are not paid royalties.

9. Articles that are decided to be published will be published in electronic and printed form. 

10. Manuscripts submitted to the journal should not have been published before or should not be in the evaluation stage of another scientific publication. Papers presented at scientific meetings may be published provided that necessary explanations are made.

11. The article proposal prepared according to the writing principles and format stated below should be sent in “Word” format after being registered to the system through the Membership button on the main page of the journal. As all articles will be followed via https://dergipark.org.tr/bilar, the name of the article should be written in Turkish and English during the membership process; the names, surnames, titles and the institutions of the authors should be entered into the membership system completely.

In the evaluation of the articles, the “blind arbitration” process is operated and at least two referees are evaluated. The identities of the author (s) and referees are kept confidential in order to prevent conflict of interest. If one of the referees gives a negative opinion and the other gives a positive opinion, the Journal Editorial Board may review the referee reports and decide whether a third referee should be appointed for the article or the article should be returned to the author.

12. Submission of the manuscript to Science Harmony Journal is accepted.

13. All rights of published articles belong to Bilim Harmonisi. The articles published in the journal cannot be quoted without citing the source. The opinions and conclusions in the articles are the personal opinions of the authors and cannot be directly or indirectly regarded as the views of the Science Harmony. Authors who submit a publication to the journal are deemed to have accepted it in advance.

14. Visual Art Works sent to Science Harmony Journal are also accepted for publication after being checked by two referees. Short abstracts and key words describing the work should be written by the author when submitting the work to Bilim Harmonisi. Since all works will be followed via https://dergipark.org.tr/bilar, the name of the work must be written in Turkish and English during the membership process; the names, surnames, titles and the institution of the institution they work for should be entered into the membership system completely.

B. Principles of Writing: 

1. The publication and writing language of the journal is Turkish. Only abstract and keywords will be in English. When writing text, 12-point Times New Roman (tables, tables, figure subtitles may change, but not less than 9 points).

2. Article; Abstract, Keywords, Abstract, Keywords, Introduction, Materials and Methods, Findings, Conclusion and Discussion. Additional articles and titles may also be included in an article. 

3. There is no limit on the number of words for the above sections. 

4. Abstract and Abstract should not be cited. 

5. Numbered bold titles should be used within the article, and the subheadings should go down to the third level. Please see the example below.

1. INTRODUCTION           

              1.1. Related Studies                                

                               1.1.1. Studies in the world

                               1.1.2. Studies in our country

                1.2. Social impacts

                               1.2.1. The effects of the issue on young people                               

                               1.2.2. The effects of the subject on adults      

6. For all visual data such as pictures, drawings and maps to be used in the articles, only the abbreviation (Figure) should be used and the numbering of the figures should be continued. Therefore, different expressions and abbreviations such as plates, pictures, drawings, shapes, photographs and maps should not be used. 

7. A minimum of 100 - a maximum of 400 words should be used in the abstract of the article. 8. A minimum of 3 and a maximum of 10 keywords should be used

EXAMPLES OF REFERENCES

*Natural Science

** Educational Sciences, Social Science

 In-text references are made in two different ways:

Example-1: 

Güven (2018) stated that teachers' classroom interaction is related to the use of correct body language and effective speech.

Example -2: 

* The teacher's use of correct body language and effective speaking skills in the classroom is highly effective on the student taking role model (Güven 2018).

** The use of correct body language and effective speaking skills by the teacher in the classroom is highly effective on the student taking role model (Güven 2018, 28).

Single Author Books

 In the transfer of single-authored books, in-text citations of natural sciences, educational sciences, social science are made as follows. 

* (Confidence 2019) (In the text)

 In natural sciences, the number of pages is not included in the text and the year is taken. Educational sciences are shown in in-text citations (author year, number of pages) of verbal and humanities

** (Confidence 2019, 85) (In the text)

 Bibliographies of books with single authors in both fields are written as follows.

 Güven, Ö. (2019). Effective Speaking: Marine Publications. Antalya Turkey. 

With Two Authors Books

*Yüksek and Üstüner (2017) (In the text)

**Yüksek and Üstüner (2017, 11) (In the text)

Yüksek, A., Üstüner H. (2017). Art in Science: Üçok Publications. Antalya-Turkey.

Books With Three or More Authors

* Kaya et al (2003) 

** Kaya et al (2003, 25-29)

Kaya, G., Işık, Z., Derin, A., Toygan, S. (2003). Sacred Insects of Anatolia: Ant Publishing. Istanbul-Turkey. 

Chapter in Edited Book

 If the edited book is to be specified in the bibliography, the editor name (s) are written in the author section and shown as (Ed.).

Üstüner, H. Yavuz, M. (Ed.). (2018). Flora, Fauna and Lichens of Beydağları Coast National Park: Özge Offset. Antalya Turkey.

 If a section in an edited book is to be cited, first the author's year of the chapter, the title of the chapter in quotes, then the name of the editor and the book, the publisher, the place of publication.

Öz, M., Aslan, A., Yavuz, M., Tunç, M.R. (2018). "Fauna". Üstüner, H., Yavuz, M. (Ed.). Flora, Fauna and Lichens of the Beydağları Coast National Park (pp. 45-56): Özge Offset. Antalya, Turkey, 45-56.

 The same rule applies to edited and translated books.

Thesis (Doctorate - Master)

*Okur 2017 (In the text)

**Okur 2017, 56 (In the text)

Okur, A. A. (2017). “An essay thesis ”. Unpublished PhD Thesis, Akdeniz University. Antalya, Turkey, 112.

Articles single author

*Okur 2017 (In the text)

**Okur 2017, 180-185 (In the text)

Okur, M. (2017). “Culture transfer through sheet music ”. Science Harmony, 1 (1): 1-5.

Articles with two or more authors

*Okur and Yazar 2017 (In the text)

**Okur and Yazar 2017, 161 (In the text)

Okur, A. A., Yazar, M.V. (2017). “Nice article 2”. Science Harmony, 1 (2): 6-15.

Articles with three or more authors

*Okur et al 2017 In the text)

**Okur et al 2017, 265 (In the text)

Okur, A. A., Yazar, M.V., Çizer, F. (2017). Nice article 3”. Science Harmony, 1 (1): 9-17.

Congress and Symposium Presentations and Publications

*Okur et al 2017 (In the text))

**Okur et al 2017, 305 (In the text))

Okur, A. A., Yazar, M.V., Çizer, F. (2017). “Nice presentation”. Science Harmony Congress-I, Abstract Booklet, 5-10.

Citing Multiple Publications by an Author in the Same Year

*Güven 2019a (In the text)

*Güven 2019b (In the text)

**Güven  2019a, 27 (In the text)

**Güven  2019b, 27 (In the text)

Güven, Ö. (2019a). Oratory: Deniz Publications. Antalya-Turkey.

Güven, Ö. (2019b). Healthy communication and body language: Deniz Publications. Antalya-Turkey.

News-Article in Printed Daily Newspaper

*Çizer 2000 (In the text)

**Çizer 2000, 18-19 (In the text)

Çizer, S. (2000). “Cultural identity and ancient sciences”. X Newspaper Science-Technical Supplement (346) 18-19.

Unwritten Newspaper Article

Name of the newspaper, July 1, 2016 (In the text)

“News name”. Name of the newspaper, July 1, 2016.

Electronic Resources

*/** Okur 2010 (In the text)

Okur, Y. (2010). “2010 activities ”. Science Harmony. Access address: http://journal.bilimarmonisi.org/2015/bilar-0014.pdf. Last accessed: 21.04.2019.

Web Site 

Antalya MEM (2010) Hayır Severler 

Access address: https://antalya.meb.gov.tr/meb_iys_downloads/2018_11/08150811_NoSEVERLERYMYZ.pdf. Last accessed: 01.06.2019.

Sending

(Antalya MEM 2010)