Journal of Labour Relations
Author Guidelines
1) General Rules
a) Manuscripts must be prepared in Word format, using Book Antiqua font, single-spaced, with 6 nk paragraph spacing, and 11-point font size for main sections. For the preparation of footnotes, abstracts, introduction, conclusion, references, tables, and similar sections, please refer to the relevant guidelines below.
b) Visual materials included in the manuscript must be suitable for printing techniques. Submitted images must be in jpeg, tiff, or png format with a minimum resolution of 500 dpi.
c) Tables and figures must be embedded within the text. All tables and figures should be given titles and sequential numbers. Equations must also be numbered, with the number placed in parentheses on the right side of the page.
d) Numbers appearing in the text should be written in words if they consist of a single digit; numbers consisting of two or more digits should be written in numerals.
e) When numbering within the text, a period (.) should be used instead of ordinal suffixes.
f) The % symbol should be used instead of writing the word “percent.”
g) When items are listed using symbols or numbers, the first word of each item should begin with a capital letter.
h) Abbreviations such as see and et al. should be written in lowercase.
i) Tables and figures must also be submitted separately in Excel format.
j) The Introduction and Conclusion sections should not be numbered.
2) Page Layout
Manuscripts should be formatted with 3 cm margins on the top, bottom, left, and right. The binding margin should be set to 0 cm and aligned to the left margin.
3) Title of the Manuscript
The title should be written with only the first letters capitalized, in 12-point, bold, single-spaced, centered, using the Book Antiqua font.
Example:
Problems of Migrant Domestic Worker Women in Istanbul Regarding Private Employment Agencies
4) Authors of the Manuscript
a) If the manuscript has a single author, the author’s name should be written one line below the title, aligned to the right, with the first letters of the first and last name capitalized, in 11-point bold font. A footnote number placed after the surname (not in parentheses) should be used to provide the author’s academic title, university, faculty, school or institution, department, and e-mail address in 10-point normal font, separated by commas.
b) If the manuscript has two authors, the authors’ names should be written one line below the title, the first aligned to the left and the second to the right, with corresponding footnotes indicated as described above.
c) If the manuscript has three authors, the authors’ names should be written one line below the title, aligned left, center, and right respectively, with footnotes numbered accordingly.
d) If the number of authors exceeds three, an appropriate layout consistent with the above rules should be applied.
5) Abstract and Keywords
Turkish and English Abstracts:
The abstract should be between 100 and 150 words, clearly stating the aim, methodology, and scope of the study. The headings “Öz” and “Abstract” should be written in 11-point bold, while the abstract text should be written in 11-point normal font (not italicized or bold).
Keywords:
Keywords should be placed immediately below the abstract, written in 11-point normal font, left-aligned, with the first letter of each keyword capitalized. A minimum of three and a maximum of five keywords should be provided.
6) First Page Layout Template
The order of elements on the first page should be as follows:
Turkish title, English title, author name(s), Turkish abstract, keywords, English abstract (with the heading “Abstract”), and English keywords.
7) Introduction
After the English keywords, two blank lines should be left. The Introduction heading should be written in 12-point, bold, uppercase letters, without numbering.
8) Structure of the Text
The main text should be written in Book Antiqua, single-spaced, with 6 nk paragraph spacing, and 11-point font size. The manuscript should be organized into sections and subsections according to the content, using a decimal numbering system.
Heading formats should be as follows:
Main headings: 12-point, bold, left-aligned, with the first letter of each word capitalized
Second-level headings: 11-point, bold, left-aligned, with the first letter of each word capitalized
Third-level headings: 11-point, bold and italic, left-aligned, with only the first letter capitalized
Fourth-level headings: 11-point, italic, left-aligned, with only the first letter capitalized
9) Conclusion
The Conclusion heading should be written in 12-point, bold, uppercase letters, without numbering.
10) In-text Citations
Authors must use in-text citation instead of footnotes. In-text citations should be shown in parentheses, and the reference list must be prepared in accordance with this citation system. All citations and references must comply with the rules specified in the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (APA), 6th edition. For examples, please refer to the sections titled “Reference Usage” and “Basic Citation Formats.”
11) References
The References section should appear at the end of the manuscript. The heading should be left-aligned, written in 12-point bold, with only the first letters capitalized. There should be one line of spacing between the heading and the first reference. References should be listed alphabetically by authors’ surnames, written in 11-point font, single-spaced, with 6 nk spacing before each paragraph. The first line of each reference should be left-aligned, and subsequent lines should be indented 1 cm.
All works cited in the text must appear in the reference list, and works not cited in the text should not be included.
12) Appendices
Appendices should be placed before the References section. References to appendices within the text should be made as “Appendix Table 1,” “Appendix Figure 7,” or “Appendix Graph 5.”
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