Writing Rules:

• The DEUFMD Article Writing Template is recommended for the preparation of articles in English.

• In-Text Citation: References must be indicated in the text with numbers in square brackets (e.g., [1], [2,3], [4-6]). 
• Reference List: References must be numbered according to the order they first appear in the text, not in alphabetical order.

Format Examples:

• Article: [1] Campbell JL, Pedersen OK. The varieties of capitalism and hybrid success. Comp Polit Stud 2007;40:307–32. doi:10.1177/0010414006286542.
• Book: [2] Borges JL. Selected non-fictions. New York: Viking; 1999.
• Book Chapter: [3] Mares I. Firms and the welfare state: When, why, and how does social policy matter to employers? In: Hall PA, Soskice D, editors. Varieties of capitalism. The institutional foundations of comparative advantage, New York: Oxford University Press; 2001, p. 184–213.
• Conference Paper: [4] Ahlquist JS, Breunig C. Country clustering in comparative political economy. Cologne: Max-Planck Institute for the Study of Societies; 2009.
• Internet Source: [5] CSL search by example. Citation Style Editor n.d. http://editor.citationstyles.org/searchByExample/ (accessed December 15, 2012).
• DOI numbers must be added for all references that have a DOI number. 

Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) Tools:

• Authors must adhere to the following ethical principles when using generative AI and AI-assisted technologies (e.g., ChatGPT, Claude, language editing bots) during the manuscript preparation process:
• Authorship: AI tools cannot be held responsible for the consequences of the work. Therefore, AI tools cannot be listed as authors.
• Disclosure: Authors must transparently disclose where and how AI tools were used (e.g., for writing, data analysis, or image generation). This statement should be included in the "Declaration of Generative AI" or "Materials and Methods" section.
• Accountability: Authors are fully responsible for the accuracy, originality, and integrity of any content generated by AI. Authors must verify that AI outputs do not contain biased, incorrect, or incomplete information.
• References: AI tools should not be cited as a scientific source/reference, but their usage must be described in the methodology.

Plagiarism & Similarity Policy:

Plagiarism and Similarity Check All manuscripts submitted to our journal are screened using iThenticate (Crossref Similarity Check) software prior to the peer-review process. According to our publication policy:

• The total similarity index of the manuscript must be below 20%, excluding the bibliography (references).
• Similarity from a single source is preferred not to exceed 5%.
• The Editorial Board reserves the right to make the final decision by qualitatively analyzing the match report, even if the similarity index is below 20%.

Documents that need to be uploaded to the system during the article submission step:

• Full text file without author, institution, or email according to publication template (blind review)
• Turkish-English abstract file without author, institution, or email according to publication template (blind review)
• Copyright transfer form signed by all authors and handwritten. (Click here for download)
• Cover Letter

Article Acceptance Process:

After review, accepted articles will be uploaded to the system again by the author in a format ready for printing and publication, with author names, email, and institution information filled in and the edited final version accepted by the reviewers. After these steps, articles will be queued for publication and DOI and page numbers assigned. COPYRIGHT TRANSFER AGREEMENT