1.  General Principles

Ege Academic Review (Ege Akademik Bakış) is a peer-reviewed academic journal publishing original scholarly work in the social sciences with the potential to contribute to international academic discourse. All submitted manuscripts are expected to comply with the following principles:

•  The manuscript must be original and must not have been previously published in any form.
•  The manuscript must not be under consideration by another journal simultaneously.
•   The submission must clearly align with the aims and scope of the journal.
• The research must comply with accepted academic and publication ethics standards.
•  Authors bear full responsibility for the scientific accuracy, originality, and ethical integrity of the submitted work.

Before submission, authors are expected to carefully review the following documents:

•  Guide for Authors
•  Publication Ethics and Editorial Policies
•  Journal Aims and Scope
• Guide on the Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) Tools

Ege Academic Review adheres to the ethical publishing principles established by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).

Detailed information regarding peer review procedures, revision policies, appeals, post-publication corrections, and retraction procedures is available in the Manuscript Evaluation Process. 

   2. Editorial Scope and Academic Expectations

Ege Academic Review aims to evaluate not only technically compliant manuscripts but also academically rigorous submissions that make meaningful original contributions to the literature and demonstrate relevance to broader scholarly conversations.

Submitted manuscripts are expected to meet the following academic expectations:

• Present a clear and meaningful research question or scholarly problem
• Engage meaningfully with relevant and current literature
• Offer original conceptual, theoretical, empirical, or methodological contribution
• Demonstrate methodological rigor and coherence
• Produce findings and discussions that offer meaningful academic insight
• Move beyond purely descriptive reporting
• Meet international standards of academic English writing

Submissions that merely summarize existing literature without providing analytical, theoretical, conceptual, or methodological contribution may not be considered for peer review.The editorial board reserves the right to decline submissions prior to external review if they do not sufficiently meet the journal’s academic standards and editorial priorities.

 3.Required Submission Documents

The following documents must be uploaded at the time of submission:

• Anonymized main manuscript
• Title page
• Cover letter
• Similarity report
• Supplementary materials (if applicable)

Submissions with incomplete documentation may be returned to the authors for technical correction before editorial evaluation.

3.1 Title Page

The title page must include:

• Full manuscript title
• Full names, institutional affiliations, ORCID identifiers, email addresses of all authors
• Corresponding author information
• Funding information
• Acknowledgements (if applicable)
• Conflict of interest statement (if applicable)
• Ethical Approval
• Declaration of Generative AI Use
• Copyright Agreement form

The Title Page template is available within the journal system. Authors can download the template during the manuscript submission process, fill it out, and upload it back to the system.The title page is for editorial use only and will not be shared with reviewers.

   3.2 Cover Letter

Authors are required to address the Editor in their cover letter, briefly outlining the manuscript's original theoretical, methodological, or empirical contributions, and its relevance to the aims and scope of Ege Academic Review. The Cover Letter template is available within the journal system. Authors can download the template during the manuscript submission process, fill it out, and upload it back to the system.

3.3. Anonymized Manuscript File

To ensure the integrity of the double-blind peer review process, the main manuscript file must be fully anonymized. As per our blind peer-review policy, author identities must be removed from the submitted text and file metadata. Therefore, deleting the 'Author' and 'Last Saved By' information from the file properties is required. Files containing identifying author information may be returned for technical correction.

The anonymized manuscript must not contain:

• author names
• institutional affiliations
• acknowledgements
• project or funding information
• any identifying statements that may reveal author identity

Self-citations should be handled in a neutral manner without compromising anonymity or academic integrity.

The manuscript should include the following core sections:

• Introduction
• Conclusion
• other relevant scholarly sections appropriate to the manuscript type

The manuscript structure should demonstrate academic coherence, readability, and logical progression.To ensure academic consistency, readability, and standardized evaluation, manuscripts submitted to Ege Academic Review are expected to follow a coherent structural organization. The following structure is generally recommended:

• Title
• Abstract
• Keywords
• JEL Codes (if applicable)
• Main Body
• References
• Appendices (if applicable)

 3.3.1 Formatting Requirements

To ensure consistency throughout the editorial review and publication process, manuscripts must comply with the following formatting requirements.

Font and Typeface: The main manuscript text must be prepared using Times New Roman font.The main text font size must be 12 pt.

 Page Layout: Manuscripts must be prepared in A4 page format (210 × 297 mm).Page margins must be set as follows:

• Top: 2.5 cm
• Bottom: 2.5 cm
• Left: 2.5 cm
• Right: 2.5 cm

Text must be fully justified. Automatic hyphenation must not be used.

 Paragraph Formatting:Paragraphs must comply with the following formatting specifications:

• First-line indent: 0.5 cm
• Left spacing: 6 pt
• Right spacing: 6 pt
• Line spacing: 1.5

Formatting should remain consistent throughout the manuscript.

Word Limit:Submitted manuscripts must not exceed 10,000 words, including notes and references.Submissions exceeding this limit may be returned for technical revision prior to editorial evaluation.

 Headings:Main section headings must be centered and bold. Heading styles should be used consistently throughout the manuscript.

  Abstract and Keywords:All manuscripts must include an English abstract.Abstracts must comply with the following requirements:

• 150–250 words
• Single paragraph
• No citations
• Minimal use of abbreviations
• Concise summary of purpose, methodology, key findings, and contribution

Keywords:

• minimum 4, maximum 8
• should accurately represent manuscript content

JEL Codes:Appropriate JEL classification codes are recommended for submissions in economics, business, finance, and related disciplines.

  3.3.2 Tables, Figures, Footnotes, and Appendices

Tables

• Tables should be placed appropriately within the manuscript.
• All tables must be numbered.
• Each table must include a clear descriptive title.
• Sources should be indicated where relevant.

Figures

• Figures must be high resolution.
• All figures must be numbered.
• Figure titles should be descriptive.
• Charts and visual materials must be clearly legible.

Footnotes

Footnotes should be used only where necessary for clarification.Excessive footnote use should be avoided.

Appendices

Survey instruments, technical details, supplementary analyses, or supporting materials may be included as appendices.

 3.3 Reference Style

Ege Academic Review uses APA 7 (American Psychological Association, 7th Edition) referencing style. Authors are expected to ensure compliance with APA 7 standards for in-text citations, reference list formatting, table/figure source attribution Incomplete, inconsistent, or non-standard referencing may result in technical revision requests.

4. Similarity Policy

All submissions may be subject to similarity screening.

As a general guideline:

• total similarity should not exceed 20%
• similarity from a single source should not exceed 2%

The journal reserves the right to reject manuscripts with problematic similarities, even if the overall similarity score is low. 

5.Declaration Requirements

Author Contributions

Authors must clearly specify their contributions using the CRediT (Contributor Roles Taxonomy) framework.Task-based contribution statements are expected rather than vague general descriptions.

Conflict of Interest Statement

Authors must disclose any financial, personal, professional, or institutional conflicts of interest that may have influenced the work.If no conflicts exist, this must be explicitly stated.

 Ethical Approval

For research involving human participants, personal data, experimental procedures, or other ethically regulated activities, ethical approval details must be provided. These should include institution name, approval date, approval/reference number.If ethical approval is not required, this should be clearly justified.

Funding Disclosure

All grants, funding sources, project support, scholarships, or institutional financial support must be disclosed.If no funding was received, this must be stated.

 Data Availability Statement

Authors must clearly indicate the availability status of the data used in the study.

Data may be:

• publicly available in a repository
• available from the corresponding author upon reasonable request
• unavailable due to ethical/privacy/institutional restrictions
• not applicable

Declaration of Generative AI Use

Any use of generative AI tools must be explicitly disclosed.The declaration should specify tool name,purpose of use,scope of use. Authors remain fully responsible for the accuracy, originality, ethical integrity, and final content of the manuscript. If no AI tools were used, this should also be stated.For detailed information regarding the journal's statement and policy on artificial intelligence, please refer to the 'Guide on the Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) Tools' on the journal's website.

 6. Revision Submissions

For revised submissions, authors must upload (1)clean revised manuscript, (2)tracked changes version (author-identifying information must be removed to preserve anonymity), (3)  response to reviewers/editors document. Incomplete revision packages may delay evaluation.Where deemed necessary, the editor may initiate second or third-round peer review.In addition to reviewer comments, the editor or editorial board may request further revisions based on editorial assessment.

6.1Response to Reviewers

Responses to reviewer and editor comments must be systematic and academically reasoned.

The response document should:

• address each comment separately
• explain revisions made
• indicate relevant page locations

• justify cases where no revision was made

  Responses to reviewer and editor comments must be systematic and academically reasoned.The response document should address each comment separately explain revisions made indicate relevant page locationsn justify cases where no revision was made

Response to Reviewers Template:

 7. Language Quality Policy

Ege Academic Review is an exclusive English-language academic journal, making the quality of academic English a fundamental evaluation criterion. Manuscripts that suffer from serious grammatical issues, inadequate writing quality, poor readability, or that fail to align with international scholarly writing standards are subject to technical or editorial return. Ultimately, ensuring the linguistic accuracy and professional editing of the manuscript remains the strict responsibility of the authors.