WRITING RULES
Notice! The article file you will send should be written in accordance with the rules described below. DO NOT write additional information such as AUTHOR NAMES, CONTACT INFORMATION, other than the ones stated below, in the MAIN ARTICLE file. Author names, contact information, and the information you will send as an additional file should be stated on the Title page (TITLE PAGE) and on the PUBLICATION RIGHTS TRANSFER FORM, regardless of the main text of the article.

TYPE OF STUDIES
A. Research Articles:
These are the studies that have not been published in any journal, etc. before, in which the original data collected are evaluated and prepared in accordance with the journal writing rules. The main text (excluding the title page, references, table/figure/picture) should not exceed 15 pages. If the data set in the research has been used in another research before, this article should be included in the references section.
Structure:
Abstract (Average 200-250 words; Turkish and English, consisting of purpose, materials and methods, findings and conclusions)

- Introduction

- Materials and Methods

- Findings

- Discussion

- Conclusion

- Thanks

- Referenges

B. Review Articles:
These are the articles that contain up-to-date information in the above-mentioned areas, scan both local and foreign sources, and the author/authors process the information at the highest level (analysis and synthesis). Prepared by direct or invited authors. It can be prepared in a way to include the latest medical literature for any subject with a medical feature. It is especially preferred if the author has published publications on that subject. It includes title page, abstracts (Turkish and English), main text, table/figure/picture and references. The main text can be divided into sub-titles related to the subject. Prepared by direct or invited authors. It can be prepared to include the latest sports science literature for any subject with medical characteristics. It is especially preferred if the author has published publications on that subject.
Structure:
- Abstract (Average 200-250 words, without sections, in Turkish and English)
- Titles related to the topic
- References


WRİTİNG LAYOUT
The language of the journal is Turkish and English. Turkish manuscripts must comply with the spelling rules of the Turkish Language Institution. English equivalents of special terms in Turkish should be given in parentheses. English spelling rules should be adhered to when using English. Title and Author Name: The title should not exceed 10-12 words, should be written in 14 font size, with the first letter in capital letters, centered. In articles written in Turkish, the English title should be placed under the Turkish title, and in the articles written in English, the Turkish title should be placed under the English title. The name and surname of the author of the study should be written in 11 font size, with the surname in capital letters and centered. If there is more than one author, the names should be written side by side according to their contributions to the study.
Author(s) title, place of employment and e-mail address; If the research is derived from a paper, thesis work or a project, it should be indicated with a special sign (*) in the footnote.
Abstract and Keywords: The Turkish abstract should be written under the title of "Türkçe Özet" and the English summary should be written under the title of "Abstract". The abstract should be written in 9 font size, 200-250 words, Times New Roman character, single line spacing and single column. Both Turkish and English abstracts should include information about the purpose, subjects, data collection tools, data analysis, summary findings and conclusion.

“Anahtar Kelimeler” should be given just below the Turkish abstract, and “Keywords” right below the English abstract. It is sufficient to have 3 to 5 keywords. When choosing keywords, it is important to choose words that are not in the title.

A. Main Text:
Manuscripts should be written in standard A4 size, 12 points in MS Word, Times New Roman character, with 2.5 cm spacing from all sides of the page and with 1.15 line spacing. All pages should be numbered starting from the title page. A research article should include introduction, method, findings and discussion sections, respectively. This content may go unnoticed in review articles. Tables, graphics, figures and pictures to be included in the main text should be shown and numbered at appropriate places in the text. Graphics, figures and pictures should be named and numbered and texts with necessary explanations should be added under them. Table number and title should be written on the tables. Tables and graphics should be prepared according to the APA style.

B. Thanks:
In this section, the author(s) can write a few sentences of acknowledgment to people whose contribution to the research is not at the level of authorship (not mandatory). Here, the contributions of the acknowledgments should be clearly written.

C. References:
The last page of the article should consist of the REFERENCES heading. References should be written in 9 font size and single line spacing. In the applied article; Important, new and/or directly relevant resources should be included, but it is recommended that the number of resources should not exceed 60. Oral interviews and notifications of unpublished works (except for Master's and Doctoral theses) should not be used as a source. Footnotes should not be used. All references should be written in alphabetical order.

REFERENCES TO THE MAIN TEXT
1. Single author; (Locke, 2002).
2. Two authors; (Vealey and Chase, 2008).
3. Three to five authors; Author surnames are given in the order included in the study: (Feltz, Short, & Sullivan, 2008). If it is necessary to make a second reference to the same work, only the surname of the first author is written; for others, " ve ark. " in Turkish. expression is used: (Onag et al., 2014), in English "et al." expression is used (Feltz et al., 2008).

4. Six or more authors; Only the surname of the first author is "et al." expression is used. However, the names of all authors are written in the bibliography. (Kaya et al., 2002).

5. Institutional authorship; In the first reference, the full name of the institution, its abbreviation and the date are given: (Turkish Language Institution (TDK), 2008).

6. In studies with more than one author with the same surname; The initials of the names are also used to distinguish authors with the same surname from each other. R. S. Vealey (2005) and N. Vealey (2006).

7. If there is more than one work of the same author with the same date, a letter is added to the publication date: (Hanton, 2012a), (Hanton, 2012b).

8. Posting to multiple broadcasts simultaneously; Alphabetical order is followed according to the surname of the author: It has been found in researches on this subject (Compas, 1987; Coyne & Downey, 1991; Snyder, 1999).

9. Citation from secondary source; The secondary source is shown in the main bibliography list. In the text, only those who did the original work are named. After the primary source is mentioned, the secondary source is indicated as "cited by": ". Freud's approach is based on the subject (cited by Eryılmaz, 2010). ; (Weinberg & Gould; cited by Gökçe & Elmas, 2008).

10. Tables should be numbered consecutively. There should be a descriptive and short title for each table. Each table column should also have a short title. It should be ensured that the table is specified in the main text. If data is from a precompiled dataset, it should be specified in the references section. Include descriptive information in the notes section, not in the table title. Use icons *, +, **, ++, etc. in the note section respectively. Tables and graphics should be prepared according to the APA style.

Citation and Examples
All the references in the References section should be arranged according to the APA 6 style and listed alphabetically.

1. Books
Single Author
Butler, E. (2011). Milton Friedman: A concise guide to the ideas and influence of the free- market economist. Hampshire, UK: Harriman House.
Eren, E. (2000). Örgütsel davranış ve yönetim psikolojisi. İstanbul: Beta Yayınevi.

Two Authors
Corsini, R. J. & Wedding, D. (1989). Current psychotherapies. Illionis: F.E. Peacock Publishers Inc. Tutar, H. ve Yılmaz, M.K. (2010). Genel iletişim kavram ve modeller (7.Basım). Ankara: Seçkin Yayıncılık.

Books With Editors
Perruci, G. (2009). General education as the nexus between the liberal arts and leadershp studies. In J. T. Wren, R. Riggio, & M. Genovese (Eds.). Leadership and the liberal arts: Achieving the promise of a liberal education (pp. 67–80). New York, NY: Palgrave.
Basım, H.N. ve Meydan, C.H. (2009). Örgüt kültürü. H.N. Basım ve M. Argan. (Eds) içinde, Spor yönetimi (ss.125-140). Ankara: Detay Yayıncılık

Translated Books
Freud, S. (1953). The method of interpreting dreams: An analysis of a specimen dream. J. Strachey (Ed. & Trans.), The standart edition of the complete psychological works of Sigmund Freud (Vol. 4, pp. 96-121). Resnik, D.B. (2004). Bilim Etiği Giriş. (Çev. Vicdan Mutlu). İstanbul: Ayrıntı Yayınları.

2. Studies Published in Journals
Barrick, R.K. (1993). A conceptual model for a program of agricultural education in collages and universities. Journal of Agricultural Education, 34(3),10-16. doi:
Stahl, G.K., Miller, E.L., & Tung, R.L. (2002). Toward the boundary less career: a closer look at the expatriate career concept and the perceived implications of an international assignment, Journal of World Business, 37(3), 216– 227. doi:
Beck, A.T, Steer, R.A, Kovacs, M., & Garrison, B. (1985). Hopelessness and eventual suicide: A 10 year prospective study of patients hospitalized with suicidal ideation. American Journal of Psychiatry, 142(5), 559-563. doi:
Rose, M.E., Huerbin, M.B., Melick, J., Marion, D.W., Palmer, A.M., Schiding, J.K, et al. (2002). Regulation of interstitial excitatory amino acid concentrations after cortical contusion injury. Brain Research, 935(1-2):40-6. doi: (For more than 6 authors)

1. Proceedings
Herculano-Houzel, S., Collins, C. E., Wong, P., Kaas, J. H. & Lent, R. (2008). The basic nonuniformity of the cerebral cortex. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 105, 12593–12598.
Akkoyunlu, B. (2007). Öğrenme stilleri. Y. Tonta (Ed.), Bilgi Yönetimi Ulusal Sempozyumu bildiriler kitabı içinde (ss. 51-71). Ankara: Hacettepe Üniversitesi.
2. Thesis
Author, A. A. (date). Title of doctoral dissertation or master's thesis (Doctoral dissertation or Master's thesis, the name of the University, city, country). Retrieved from http://
Pflieger, J. C. (2009). Adolescents' parent and peer relations and romantic outcomes in young adulthood (Doctoral dissertation). Available from ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global database. (UMI No. 3371229)
Karaküçük, B.M. (2008). Kentlerde spor amaçlı rekreasyonel tesislerin potansiyel değerlendirmesi: Keçiören Belediyesi örneği. Yayımlanmamış yüksek lisans tezi. Gazi Üniversitesi, Ankara.

3. Electronic resources (Specific Page on a Website)
Spray, C.M, Wang C.K.J, Biddle, S.J.M & Chatzisarantis, N.L.D. (2006). Understanding motivation in sport: An experimental test of achievement goal and self determination theories. European Journal of Sport Science, 6(1): 43-51. [Available online at: http://www.selfdeterminationtheory.org/SDT/documents/2006_SprayWangBiddle Chat_EJSS%20(1). pdf], Erişim tarihi: 30 Ağustos 2007. 6.

4. Electronic Journals
Articles from Electronic Journals Published in the Journal and Published on the Internet
Yüksel, A. ve Yüksel, A. (2013). Bankacılık sektörü hisse senedi endeksi ile enflasyon arasındaki ilişki: yedi ülke örneği, Celal Bayar Üniversitesi İktisadi ve İdari Bilimler Fakültesi Yönetim ve Ekonomi Dergisi, 20(2), 37-50, [Available online at: http://www2.bayar.edu.tr/yonetimekonomi/dergi/pdf/C20S22013/37-50.pdf], Erişim tarihi: 4 Ocak 2014
Articles Retrieved from Electronic Databases
Tam, M. (2014). Intergenerational service learning between the old and young: what, why and how, Educational Gerontology, 40(6), pp. 401-413. [Available online, , Taylor&Francis database at: http://www.tandfonline.com], Retrieved on March 8, 2014.

Ethical Principles and Publication Policy
Manisa Celal Bayar University Journal of Physical Education and Sports Sciences is a scientific and peer-reviewed journal that publishes original research in this field, aiming to contribute to the field of sports sciences in Turkey and in the world. The journal is published twice a year, in June and December. In accordance with the publication policy of the journal, quantitative and qualitative research, review and compilation articles related to all fields of sports sciences are included. The publication languages of the journal are Turkish and English.

The articles submitted to the journal must not have been published elsewhere or sent to another journal simultaneously for publication. Manisa Celal Bayar University Journal of Physical Education and Sports Sciences has all the publishing rights of the articles accepted for publication. The articles to be sent to the journal must be uploaded to the journal system via the https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/pub/cbubesbd address within the body of Dergipark. Articles sent to the editors, members of the Editorial Board or the journal contact e-mail address are not considered as official applications and will not be evaluated. In multi-author articles, none of the authors can be deleted from the list of authors without the written consent of all authors after the article is sent to the journal for publication. In addition, after the process has started, no name can be added as an author and the order of the author cannot be changed.

All articles submitted to the journal are taken into preliminary evaluation by the Editorial Board. In the preliminary evaluation, the articles:
a) Publication ethics,
b) Journal publication principles,
c) Scientific originality and timeliness,
d) Contribution to the literature of sports sciences,
e) The journal is inspected in terms of writing rules and criteria for compliance with the article template.
The articles that pass the preliminary evaluation are submitted to the evaluation of at least two referees who are experts in their field. In the evaluation process of the articles, a double-blind refereeing system is applied. Communication between the author(s) and the referees is provided only through the editors. In line with the reports from the referees, it may be decided to publish the article, to correct it within the framework of the referee reports, or to reject the article. Authors are informed as soon as possible about the refereeing process of their articles. In case the author objects to the referee reports or the reports from the referees contradict each other, the article is directed to a new referee (third referee). In line with the final referee reports, the final decision is made on whether the article will be published or not. The articles for which correction is requested should be submitted to the Editorial Board as soon as possible after making the necessary corrections by the authors. If the author does not respond to the referee evaluation reports within a suitable time frame, the relevant article can be left to the next issue. If the author(s) do not make the corrections requested by the referees within a publication period without justification, the decision regarding the article belongs to the editorial board of the journal.
In order for the articles accepted for publication to be published, the "Copyright Transfer Form" on the website of the journal must be signed by all the authors whose names are included in the article, as well as the "Ethical Consent Document" related to the article must be sent to us via the journal system. In accordance with the ULAKBİM TR index rules, the ORCID numbers of all authors in the articles must be added to the final form of the article. Articles belonging to authors with missing ORCID numbers are not given a DOI number and are not published as early view.
Below are the basic principles and rules that include the ethical responsibilities, roles and duties of authors, journal editors, referees and publishers in terms of journal publication policy. These principles and rules have been determined on the basis of the guidelines of the 'Committee on Publication Ethics - COPE (https://publicationethics.org).

Ethical responsibilities of the authors
The articles sent to Manisa Celal Bayar University Journal of Physical Education and Sports Sciences must be original studies in the field of sports sciences.
All sources (authors, online pages, personal interviews, etc.) used in the articles should be shown correctly and in accordance with the journal writing rules.
The Publication Rights Transfer Form (https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/download/journal-file/9214) for the articles submitted to the journal should be scanned after being signed by all authors and sent to us during the first submission via the journal system.
Persons who do not contribute intellectually to the article should not be mentioned as authors.
Persons who have a conflict/alliance of interest regarding the article applied for publication should be reported to the editors.
Authors may be required to submit raw data on their work to the editorial board while in the peer review process. In this case, the authors are expected to share their raw data with the editorial board. Authors are obliged to keep the data of a published article for 5 years.
The author(s) must have a document showing that they have the right to use the data used, the necessary permissions for the research/analysis, or the consent of the experimental subjects. In order for the candidate articles sent to the journal to be evaluated by our editorial board, the "Ethical Consent Document" regarding the research must be available and submitted to us via the journal system.
The author(s) should contact the editor in a timely manner to inform, correct or withdraw any errors regarding their manuscripts in the evaluation and early view stage or published in electronic media. Author(s) are required to submit their requests for correction or withdrawal of their articles via the journal system or our journal e-mail address, during the early view period or the journal park system allows the editors to make changes. All responsibility that may occur in case of exceeding these processes belongs to the author(s).
The final approved version to be published, including the ORCID ID numbers, of the manuscript whose evaluation process has been completed, is requested from the authors. The incoming document is reviewed and the article is sent back to the author(s) with the page number given for the final control before publication in order to prevent an error that may occur in typesetting. After the final approval of the author(s), the article is open for early view.
The author(s) should present in the article evidence that they care about ethical principles in the data collection process (such as obtaining their permission to use other people's documents such as scales, questionnaires, photographs). It should be stated in the articles that research and publication ethics and copyright regulations for intellectual and artistic works are complied with.

Ethical responsibilities of journal editors
Editors should meet the information needs of referees, authors, researchers, practitioners and readers, provide feedback when necessary, and act in accordance with the principles of transparency in matters that require correction and explanation during the publication process.
The editor should make an effort to match the published articles with the knowledge and skills of the journal readers.
Editors, while deciding whether to publish the articles, should pay attention to the originality of the articles and to contribute to the scientific literature, readers, researchers and practitioners.
Editors should consider the original value of the articles, their contribution to the field, the validity and reliability of the research method, the clarity of the narrative, and the purpose and scope of the journal when making a positive or negative decision about the articles.
Editors should take the submitted articles to the preliminary evaluation stage as long as they do not have significant problems, consider positive referee suggestions, and should not change the decisions made by the previous editor(s) unless there are serious problems.
The editor should ensure that the peer-review process is carried out with double-blind peer-review and should not disclose the referees to the authors and the authors to the referees.
Editors should send the articles taking into account the expertise of the referees, reach the experts in the field according to the incoming article and request refereeing, and support the evaluations to be made in an impartial and independent manner. Editors should constantly seek to ensure that the journal's referee pool consists of a wide range and is kept up-to-date.
Editors should consider whether there is a conflict of interest between the editors, the referees and the author(s) for the unbiased evaluation of the article.
Editors should block reviews that do not follow academic etiquette and are unscientific.
Editors should ensure that the journal publication processes are operated in accordance with publication policies and guidelines, should inform those involved in the process about the developments in publication policies, and should prepare a training program when necessary.
Editors should be in effective communication with everyone involved in the publication process and should organize meetings at regular intervals.
Editors should ensure the protection of personal data in the reviewed articles; must protect the individual data of the author, referee and readers.
Editors; should pay attention to the protection of human and animal rights in articles. It should care about documenting the explicit consent of the participants of the article, and should check whether the ethics committee approval and the necessary permissions for experimental research are obtained.
Editors; should take action against abuse of power. When there are complaints about misconduct, he should make an objective investigation and share the relevant findings.
Editors should follow up on errors, inconsistencies or misdirections in articles and corrections from referees.
Editors must protect the intellectual property rights of the published articles and defend the rights of the journal and the author(s) in case of violation. In addition, it should take the necessary measures to ensure that the content of the published articles does not violate the intellectual property rights of other publications; originality-similarity check.
Editors should take into account the consistent criticisms of the articles published in the Journal, and should give the right to reply to the author(s) of the criticized articles.
Editors should also consider studies with negative results.
Editors should review the requests and complaints submitted to the Journal and make the necessary explanations.

Ethical responsibilities of referees
Reviewers should only accept to evaluate articles related to their field of expertise.
The referees should evaluate the articles impartially and objectively.
Confidentiality rules must be followed in evaluations. Data that would reveal the identities of the referees should not be included in the evaluation reports; The author(s) of the article should not be contacted through any other communication channel other than the referee's report. In accordance with this principle, they should not share the articles they have reviewed with third parties or on any communication platform before publication, should not use any data in the article before publication, and should be destroyed after the evaluation process. If necessary, only after the publication of the article is completed, the relevant article should be used.
Referees must carefully and in detail fill out the referee evaluation form for the article. In addition, they should note clearly and understandably the changes they want on the document sent to them.
If the referee(s) will decide to reject the article they have reviewed, they should send the report of the editorial board and the article author(s) which objectively and scientifically reveals why the article was rejected. In cases that can be corrected by correction, direct rejection should not be given, a detailed correction report should be prepared and the author(s) should shed light on the publication process.
Nationality, gender, religious belief, political belief and commercial concerns should not impair the impartiality of the assessment.
When the reviewers understand that there is a conflict of interest, they should refuse to evaluate the article and inform the editors.
Referees should make their assessments in a constructive language in accordance with academic etiquette; Subjective comments containing insults, contempt and hostility should be avoided.
The referees should evaluate the article for which they accepted the evaluation within the time limit.

When faced with an unethical situation
If you encounter any unethical behavior or content other than the above-mentioned ethical responsibilities in the Journal of Physical Education and Sports Sciences of Manisa Celal Bayar University, please notify us via e-mail to besbd.mcbu@gmail.com.