Author Guidelines

Language of Publication
The publication languages ​​of the journal are Turkish and English.

General Rules Regarding Format and Writing

The general rules to be followed in articles are as follows:
Turkish Article Title 14 Point Bold, Centered and Only First Letters Capitalized
Author Name and Surname 14 Point Italic, Centered and Only First Letters Capitalized
Abstract
Articles to be sent to the journal must include a Turkish “Abstract” consisting of 300 to 500 words. All abstracts in the article must be written using the “Palatino Linotype” font, 10 point, 6 and 0 pt paragraph spacing and single line spacing. The Abstract and Summary must be a single paragraph. If the data requiring ethics committee approval in the study (survey, interview, etc.) was obtained in 2020, it requires ethics committee approval. If it is from 2019 and before, you should also indicate the date in the abstract section. If it was obtained in 2020 and there is ethics committee approval, information about the ethics committee approval should be provided in the abstract with an expression similar to “… ethics committee’s decision numbered … dated ……”
Keywords: word 1, word 2, word 3. (3 to 5 words.)
Abstract
English Article Title 12 Point Bold, Justified and Only First Letters Capitalized
You should prepare your article according to this template. Articles sent without using the template and without following the specified rules will be rejected. An English translation of the Turkish “Abstract” consisting of 300 to 500 words must be added here. Articles to be sent to the journal must contain a Turkish “Abstract” consisting of at least 300 to 500 words, an English “Abstract” and Keywords (3 to 5 words). All abstracts in the article should be written using the “Palatino Linotype” font, 10 points, 6 and 0 points paragraph spacing, and single line spacing. The abstract and summary should be a single paragraph.

Keywords: word 1, word 2, word 3. (3-5 words)
Introduction (Titles should be 12 Point Bold, Left Aligned, Only the First Letters should be Capitalized and should not be numbered.)
The article should be written in Microsoft Word format and its size should be under 8 MB.
The text should be organized using the Palatino Linotype font, 11 points, single line spacing, 1.25 paragraph indentation, and 6 and 0 points paragraph spacing.
There should be no space between paragraphs.
Texts should be written with 2.5 cm margins on each side of the page, single line spacing, Palatino Linotype font and 11 font size, and should not exceed 8000 words including footnotes, except for the References, Summary and Abstract. All text except the general title should be aligned left, 1.25 cm paragraph indentation should be used, and no extra space should be left between paragraphs.

Subheading (Only the first letters should be capitalized and should not be numbered.)
The text should be arranged according to 12 point Palatino Linotype font, single line spacing, 1.25 paragraph indentation and 6 and 0 nk paragraph spacing.

The latest current spelling guide and dictionary of the Turkish Language Association should be taken as basis for Turkish spelling, punctuation and abbreviations.
Subheadings should be written in bold and aligned left. Only double quotes should be used for special emphasis; styles such as single quotes, bold, all capital letters, underline, italic text should be avoided. In writing foreign words or specific names and terms according to the necessity of the work, only italic letters should be used. If it is desired to provide the foreign language equivalent of a word used in Turkish to clarify it, this equivalent should be written in parentheses, in italic letters. In the text and in the References, the titles of published books, magazines, newspapers, encyclopedias, brochures, novels, plays and films in the "long work" category are written in italic letters. (Care should be taken to ensure that the punctuation marks adjacent to italic letters are not italic.) Unpublished voluminous works such as manuscripts and drafts, and individual titles of poems, stories, articles, book chapters, letters and speeches in the "short work" category are given in normal writing, in double quotation marks. (Double quotes and italic fonts are not used at the same time. If a “long work” title is also included in a “short work” title, such as an article given in double quotes, the long work title is written in italics.) Consistency should be observed in special uses not included here.

The table content should be prepared with Palatino Linotype font and 10 font size and single line spacing, the table should be placed so that it does not extend beyond the right and left edges of the page, the table title should be given in bold font, 12 point size and numbered above the table.

Table 1. First Letters of the Table Title Capital and 12 point size

10 point size and 0 pt space before, 0 pt after and single line spacing should be used throughout the table.
In all visuals such as tables, maps and figures, the title must be indicated under the table.


APA 6 style is used in the referencing system and bibliography of the journal.

Last Update Time: 6/12/25, 11:30:12 AM