1. General Principles

● Manuscripts submitted for publication must not have been previously published, scheduled for publication, or under review by another journal.
● The journal accepts manuscripts in Turkish and English.
● All manuscripts must be prepared in accordance with APA 7 formatting guidelines.
● If the manuscript is based on a paper presented at a conference, symposium, or academic meeting, or derived from a thesis, this must be indicated in a footnote.
● Articles arising from funded projects must include the supporting institution(s) and project number.
● Each author may publish only one (1) article in the same year (excluding special issues).

2. Peer Review and Evaluation Process

● Manuscripts are evaluated through a double-blind peer review process. Therefore, the main text must not contain any information that may reveal the identity of the author(s) (name, affiliation, acknowledgments, etc.). Such information may be added after the review process is completed.
● Author information (name, affiliation, ORCID, and contact details) must be provided only on a separate title page, uploaded independently of the manuscript.
● Manuscripts are published only after receiving positive reports from at least two reviewers. If one reviewer recommends acceptance and the other recommends rejection, the manuscript is sent to a third reviewer. The third reviewer’s decision is final.
● Translations deemed valuable for the field may be published without peer review upon the decision of the Editorial Board.
● Only one review article may be included in each issue.
● Manuscripts with a similarity rate exceeding 15% (excluding references and bibliography) will not be considered for evaluation.
● Submissions that do not comply with the journal’s publication guidelines may be rejected without peer review.
● Accepted manuscripts may be published as “early view” before the release of the issue.

3. Article Types and Length

● Research articles must be between 6,000 and 8,000 words, including abstracts, footnotes, and references.
● Review articles must be between 6,000 and 8,000 words.
● Book reviews must be between 1,500 and 3,000 words, including footnotes and references.
● Manuscripts must include Turkish and English abstracts of 150–200 words. Abstracts should clearly state the scope, aim, method, and key findings of the study. Five keywords must be provided below each abstract.

4. Ethical Principles and Responsibilities

● Manuscripts must not include any information revealing the identity of the author(s).
● Authors bear full responsibility for the content of their submissions.
● No submission or evaluation fees are charged to authors.
● Copyright of all published manuscripts belongs to the journal. No royalties are paid to authors.
● For studies requiring ethics committee approval, the relevant documents must be submitted with the manuscript.
● If applicable, financial support, conflict of interest statements, and acknowledgments must be provided under separate headings.

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WRITING GUIDELINES

1. General Principles

● Manuscripts must be uploaded to the journal system in Word (.docx) format.
● The journal accepts manuscripts in Turkish and English.
● All texts must be prepared in accordance with APA 7 (American Psychological Association, 7th edition) guidelines.

2. Formatting

● Font: Times New Roman, 12 pt, 1.5 line spacing
● Margins: 2.5 cm (top, bottom, left, right)
● Paragraph indent: First line indented 1.25 cm
● Page numbers: Placed in the bottom right corner
● Page size: A4, portrait
● Paragraph spacing: 6 pt
● Block quotations: Indented 1 cm from both sides, 10 pt, single spacing
● Footnotes: 9 pt
● Table text: 10 pt

Heading Structure

● Turkish and English main titles: All capital letters, 14 pt, bold
● Subheadings: 12 pt, bold, title case
● Lower-level subheadings: 12 pt, italic, title case
● All headings must begin 1 cm from the left margin.

Manuscript Structure

● Turkish title
● Turkish abstract (150–200 words)
● Keywords (5 words, separated by commas, lowercase except proper nouns)
● English title
● Abstract (150–200 words)
● Keywords (5 words, separated by commas, lowercase except proper nouns)

● Introduction
● Main text
● Conclusion
● References
● Appendices (if any)

Citation and Reference Guidelines

● APA 7 must be used for citations and references.
● Zotero, EndNote, Mendeley, or the Word reference tool is recommended for managing citations.

Examples of in-text citations:

○ Single author: (Eco, 1988, p. 24)
○ Two authors: (Papacharissi & Rubin, 2004)
○ Three or more authors: (Rubin et al., 2009) → Use “vd.” in Turkish texts, “et al.” in English texts
○ Same author, same year, different works: (Bucher, 2019a), (Bucher, 2019b)
○ Secondary source: (as cited in Massarani, 2017, p. 15)

● Only works cited in the manuscript should appear in the reference list, arranged alphabetically.
● For Turkish manuscripts, TDK Spelling Dictionary should be used for spelling and punctuation.

Reference Examples

● Single-author book: Oskay, Ü. (2014). Kitle iletişiminin kültürel işlevleri. İnkılap Kitabevi.
● Translated book: Eco, U. (2019). Foucault sarkacı (Ş. Karadeniz, Trans.). Can Yayınları.
● Multi-author book: Deleuze, G., & Guattari, F. (2014). Anti-Ödipus, Kapitalizm ve Şizofreni 1 (F. Ege, H. Erdoğan & M. Yiğitalp, Trans.). Bilim ve Sosyalizm Yayınları.
● Edited book: Bottomore, T., & Nisbet, R. (Eds.). (2002). Sosyolojik çözümlemenin tarihi. Ayraç.
● Book chapter in edited volume: Giddens, A. (2002). Pozitivizm ve eleştiriciler (L. Köker, Trans.). In T. Bottomore & R. Nisbet (Eds.), Sosyolojik çözümlemenin tarihi (pp. 243–291). Ayraç.
● Print article: Eco, U., & Pezzini, I. (1982). La sémiologie des Mythologies. Communications, 36(1), 19–42.
● Online article: Caoduro, E., & Baschiera, S. (2015). Retro, faux-vintage and anachronism: When cinema looks back. Necsus, Spring 2015. http://www.necsus-ejms.org/retro-faux-vintage-and-anachronism-when-cinema-looks-back/

● Unpublished thesis: Özbaş Anbarlı, Z. (2017). Dijital uzamda yaşamak: Twitter’da gündelik hayat [Unpublished doctoral dissertation]. Anadolu University.
● Newspaper column: Vardan, U. (June 21, 2025). Zombiler eşliğinde felsefi bir yolculuk. Hürriyet. https://www.hurriyet.com.tr/
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● News article: Google is killing millions of web links to save a few bucks (August 1, 2025). The Washington Post. https://www.washingtonpost.com/
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● Website: Kemp, S. (March 3, 2025). Digital 2025: Turkey. https://datareportal.com/
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● Film: Pasolini, P. P. (1975). Salò o le 120 giornate di Sodoma [Film].
● Social media sources:
 ○ Twitter: Smith, J. [@jsmith]. (2021, December 2). My new article on media literacy has just been published [Tweet]. Twitter. https://twitter.com/
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 ○ Facebook: Brown, A. (2022, March 5). Reflections on digital citizenship and online learning [Status update]. Facebook. https://www.facebook.com/
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 ○ Instagram: Green, L. [@lgreen]. (2023, July 15). Behind the scenes of my fieldwork on media audiences [Photograph]. Instagram. https://www.instagram.com/
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 ○ YouTube: Media Studies Channel. (2021, November 10). Understanding disinformation in digital media [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/
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CHECKLIST

Before submitting the manuscript, authors must ensure that:
● The title page has been uploaded as a separate file.
● The Copyright Agreement Form and required permissions have been attached.
● The article type (research/review/book review) has been specified.
● Turkish and English abstracts (150–200 words) have been prepared.
● Turkish abstracts are included in English-language manuscripts.
● Five Turkish and five English keywords have been provided.
● Financial support, conflict of interest, and acknowledgments (if any) have been included.
● References have been formatted according to APA 7.
● The similarity report has been checked (must not exceed 15%).