Eurasian Journal of Teacher Education

Eurasian Journal of Teacher Education (EJTE) aims to publish qualified research on teacher education. The journal is specific only in terms of accepting manuscripts on teacher education, and the articles published in the journal are aimed to contribute to teachers, prospective teachers and those who want to conduct scientific studies in this field. The journal includes articles on all areas of teacher training, so the journal is expected to appeal to readers in all areas.

Eurasian Journal of Teacher Education (EJTE) includes studies to be conducted with teachers and prospective teachers related to teacher training. Studies can be sent to the journal in the following areas:

- Teacher Training in Educational Sciences

- Teacher Training in Science Education

- Training Teacher of The Visually Handicapped

- Training Teacher of Hearing-Impaired

- Training Math Teacher

- Training Early Childhood Education Teacher

- Teacher Training Policies

- New Approaches in Teacher Training

- Training Special Education Teachers

- Training Psychological Counseling and Guidance Teacher

- Teacher Training in Art Fields

- Training Primary School Teacher

- Training Social Studies Teacher

- Training TurkishTeacher

- Teacher Training in Foreign Language Areas

- Teacher Training in Talent Areas

Submitted articles to the Eurasian Journal of Teacher Education (EJTE) should be uploaded to the system anonymously. They should prepare their studies in the form of "Introduction", "Method", "Findings (Findings and Discussion)" and "Conclusion (Conclusion and Discussion)".

The title of the submitted work should be written in a way that expresses the work, avoiding unnecessary expressions. Expressions expressing the method used in the study can be included. The Turkish title of the works should not exceed 18 words and the English title should not exceed 21 words.

Authors should refrain from introductory information about themselves in the article text. The author should give information on the purpose and importance of the study in the introduction. The author should establish the theoretical framework and make literature review. Research problems for qualitative research; research questions or hypotheses for quantitative research must be given. In the method section, it should be explained in detail how the study was done and the ethical rules were followed. In the findings section, only the findings obtained in the study should be presented. In the conclusion and discussion section, the results obtained in the study should be summarized, the previous studies and the findings of the current study should be discussed within themselves. In the Conclusion and Discussion section, "Implementations" should be considered and evaluated together with the limitations of the study. It is also recommended that the contribution of the study to the literature and practitioners is given under a separate title.

The journal has adopted the APA 7 writing rules. Articles to be sent to the journal must be in A4 format, Cambria Math font with 11 Punto. Articles should be prepared in a single line and as justified. The studies should be at least 4000 and at most 12000 words. Authors can access the article template from the Template File section. Authors should upload their articles to the "title page"on the system. Copyright Transfer Agreement Form must be filled in, signed and uploaded for each work sent to our journal.

The following rules should be taken into account when formatting the article.

1. Authors' names and information should not be included when the study is uploaded to the system. The formal features of the studies are presented below:

- Page layout: A4 page size

- Margins: 2.5cm from all sides

- Line spacing: Single line should be written

- December: 0nk first; Then 6nk

- Font: Cambria Math

2. Titles: The main title of the article should be 14 points, bold, centered, the first letters of all words should be capital and maximum 18 words. First level titles should be unnumbered, 12 point, bold, first letters of all words should be capital and centered. Second level titles should be written in 11 font size, bold, first letters of all words capital and left justified. Third level titles should be written in 11 font left justified, the first letter of all words should be capitalized, italic and bold to the left. The fourth heads should start with a 1cm indentation. A point should be placed after the title and the text should be written next to the title. The first letters of all words in the title should be written in capitals, 11 font size and bold. The fifth level title should start with a 1cm indentation. A point should be placed after the title and the text should be written next to the title. The first letters of all words in the title should be written in capitals, 11 font, bold and italic.

3. Author names: 11 points, centered, only the first letters of the author's name and surname should be given in capital letters. Institutional information, countries and ORCID numbers are provided on the bottom line of the author information by enumerating after each of the authors. Only the email address of the responsible author is indicated.

4. The summary of the study should be in the range of 100-200 words. In the summaries of the studies, the purpose of the article, the method used, the important results and the contribution of these results to the field should be briefly explained. References should not be cited in the abstract and unnecessary details should be avoided. Articles should include Turkish and English abstracts. "Abstract" and "Abstract" should be presented first in the articles. There should be no indent at the beginning of the paragraph in the abstract. Key words should be written between 3-6 words after the summary. The first page of the article should include the title in English and "Abstract", on the second page the title in Turkish and the "Summary" section.

5. The text of the article should be written in 11 font size and the files should be prepared in Microsoft Word 2010 or higher version and the file format should be .docx.

6. There should be an extended summary in the works submitted to the journal (can be added after the article evaluation). The extended abstract should be in the range of 700-1000 words. While preparing a broad summary, there should be no indent in the first paragraph, and 1cm paragraph indentation in the next paragraphs. In the extended summary, the title should be used. In these titles, information about introduction, method, findings and result should be presented.

7. When preparing the tables, the table number should be left justified and bold. A dot must be placed after the table number and the table name must start from the bottom line. There should be no space between the table number and the table title. Table title should be written in 11 font size. Only the first letter in the table name must be uppercase. Table name should be left justified and italicized. Vertical lines should not be used in the table. The articles in the table should be 10 points. After the table, the paragraph describing the table should be indented 1cm.

8. While preparing the figures, the figure number should be left justified and bold. A dot must be placed after the figure number and the figure name must start from the bottom line. There should be no space between the figure number and the title of the figure. Figure title should be written in 11 font size. Only the first letter in the figure name must be uppercase. Figure name should be left justified and italicized. The paragraph describing the figure should be within the 1cm indent and in the range of 6nk.

References Editing Rules

1. Studies should be given in reference to APA 7 (American Psychological Association) standards.

2. Do not define symbols or abbreviations that represent statistics (e.g., M, SD, F, t, df, p, N, n, OR, r) or any abbreviations or symbols composed of Greek letters (e.g., α, β, χ2). However, define the other abbreviations (e.g., AIC, ANOVA, BIC, CFA, CI, NFI, RMSEA, SEM) when they are used anywhere in your paper.

3. The sources used in the article and in the bibliography should be listed according to the "Author's Surname". The references should be prepared as 11 font size justified. There should be 6nk space between sources. Single line spacing is written in the bibliography and 1 cm indentation is left in the lines after the first line.

Below are some examples of references.

• Journal article with a DOI :

Öztürk, M., & Kaplan, A. (2019). Cognitive analysis of constructing algebraic proof processes: A mixed method research. Education and Science, 44(197), 25-64. https://doi.org/10.15390/EB.2018.7504

Parenthetical citation: (Öztürk & Kaplan, 2019)

Narrative citation: Öztürk and Kaplan (2019)

• Journal article without a DOI:

Çetinkaya, P., & Erktin, E. (2002). Assessment of metacognition and its relationship with reading comprehension, achievement, and aptitude. Boğaziçi Üniversitesi Eğitim Dergisi, 19(1), 1-11.

Akkan, Y., & Çakıroğlu, Ü. (2011). İlköğretim matematik öğretmenleri ile öğretmen adaylarının matematik eğitiminde hesap makinesi kullanımına yönelik inançlarının incelenmesi [Examining the beliefs of primary school mathematics teachers and student teachers toward use of calculators]. Educational Technology Theory and Practice, 1(2), 17-34.

Parenthetical citation: (Akkan & Çakıroğlu, 2011; Çetinkaya & Erktin, 2002)

Narrative citation: Akkan and Çakıroğlu (2011) and Çetinkaya and Erktin (2002)

• Journal article, in press:

Güler, M., Çekmez, E., & Çelik, D. (in Press). Breaking with tradition: An investigation of an alternative instructional sequence designed to improve prospective teachers’ noticing skills. Teaching and Teacher Education.

Parenthetical citation: [Firstly] (Güler, Çekmez & Çelik, in press); (Güler et al, in press)

Narrative citation: [Firstly] Güler, Çekmez and Çelik (in press); Güler et al. (in press)

• Authored book with a DOI and without a DOI:
  

Baki, A. (2018). Matematiği öğretme bilgisi [Knowledge of teach mathematics] (2. baskı). Pegem Akademi. https://doi.org/10.14527/9786052410318 

McMillan, J. H., & Schumacher, S. (2009). Research in education: Evidence-based inquiry (2nd ed.). Pearson

Parenthetical citation: (Baki, 2018; McMillan & Schumacher, 2009)

Narrative citation: Baki (2018) and McMillan and Schumacher (2009)

• Chapter in an edited book with a DOI and  without a DOI:

Karademir, A. (2019). Okul öncesi öğretmenlerinin özellikleri [Knowledge of preschool teachers]. In A. Yıldırım (Ed.), Erken çocukluk eğitimine giriş [Introduction to early childhood education] (1st ed., pp. 164-188). Pegem Akademi. https://doi.org/10.14527/978605241962510.14527/9786052419625

Cockburn, A. D. (2008). Developing an understanding of children’s acquisition of number concepts. In A. D. Cockburn & G. Littler (Eds.), Mathematical misconceptions (1st ed., pp. 86-100). SAGE Publications Inc.

Parenthetical citation: (Cockburn, 2008; Karademir, 2019)

Narrative citation: Cockburn (2008) and Karademir (2019)

• Report by a government agency or other organization:

Turkish Ministry of National Education. (2018). Görsel sanatlar dersi (9, 10, 11 ve 12. sınıflar) öğretim programı [Curriculum of visual arts for grade 9, 10, 11 and 12]. Turkish Ministry of National Education. http://mufredat.meb.gov.tr/Dosyalar/2018120204014821-gorsel%20sanatlar%20dop%20(2).pdf

Parenthetical citation: [First citation] (Turkish Ministry of National Education [MoNE], 2018), [Subsequent citations] (MoNE, 2018)

Narrative citation:  [First citation] Turkish Ministry of National Education (MoNE, 2018), [Subsequent citations] (MoNE, 2018) 

• Conference session:

İşler Baykal, I., & Knuth, E. (2013, July 28- August 2). Preservice teachers conceptions of algebra and knowledge of student thinking [Conference session]. 37th Conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, Kiel, Germany.

Parenthetical citation: (İşler Baykal & Knuth, 2013)

Narrative citation: İşler Baykal and Knuth (2013)

• Symposium contribution:
  

Bempeni, M., Poulopoulou, S., Tsiplaki, I., & Vamvakoussi, X. (2018, July 3-8). Individual differences in fractions' conceptual and procedural knowledge: What about older students? [Paper presentation]. 42nd Annual Meeting of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, Umeå, Sweden.

Parenthetical citation: [First citation] (Bempeni, Poulopoulou, Tsiplaki & Vamvakoussi, 2018), [Subsequent citations] (Bempeni et al., 2018)

Narrative citation: [First citation] Bempeni, Poulopoulou, Tsiplaki and Vamvakoussi (2018), [Subsequent citations] Bempeni et al. (2018)

• Dissertation or thesis from a database:

Ertör, E. (2015). İlkokulda görev yapan anasınıfı öğretmenlerinin yaşadıkları yönetsel sorunlara ilişkin görüşleri [The views of the preschool teachers working in primary school related to management problems they experience] (Publication No. 429635) [Master Thesis, Atatürk University-Erzurum]. Council of Higher Education Thesis Center.

Parenthetical citation: (Ertör, 2015)

• Webpage on a news website:

NTV. (2017). Bilgisayar oyunu bağımlılığı akıl hastalığı oluyor! https://www.ntv.com.tr/saglik/ adresinden 26 Nisan 2020 tarihinde alındı.

Scientific American (n.d.) What is 'fuzzy logic'? Are there computers that are inherently fuzzy and do not apply the usual binary logic? Retrieved April 26, 2020, from https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/what-is-fuzzy-logic-are-t/ 

Parenthetical citation: (NTV, 2017; Scientific American, n.d.)

• Informally published work, from ERIC database

Davis, W. K. (1989). The effects of christensen's generative rhetoric of a sentence on the right-branched free modification of college freshman writing (ED313706). ERIC. https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED313706.pdf 

• Blog post

Limkakeng, A. T., & Hollander, J. E. (2020, May 7). Will the Covid-19 pandemic make clinical research more efficient? PLOS Blogs

https://speakingofmedicine.plos.org/2020/05/07/will-the-covid-19-pandemic-make-clinical-research-more-efficient/ 

PUBLICATION ETHICS

Eurasian Journal of Teachers Education (EJTE) is a peer-reviewed journal published by the ethical principles and rules below to publish qualified scientific articles in the "Teacher Education" field. One of EJTE's main goals is to increase the quality of published studies. In this context, the main criterion in publication ethics to be considered in a published article in our journal is (Committee on Publication Ethics [COPE]). Submitted papers for EJTE are evaluated by a double-blind peer-review process and are published electronically with free access. After printing each issue, the journal publishes a list of reviewers. This list includes reviewers of the articles published in that issue and those who evaluated the rejected articles after evaluation. Below are the ethical responsibilities, roles, and duties of the authors, journal editor, reviewers, and publisher. Also, EJTE information is provided on situations considered plagiarism and unethical behavior.

Ethical Responsibilities for Authors

Articles sent to EJTE must be original studies in the field of education and must not have been published elsewhere or submitted for publication. However, the Copyright Transfer Form must be filled and submitted. Authors should cite correctly and appropriately for all sources (authors, online pages, personal interviews, etc.) they use in their articles. Authors, while uploading the articles to the system, should be deleted all information about the authors. Those who have a common interest should notify the editors. If the author(s) requests information or raw data during the evaluation process, they should submit the expected information to the Editors. Authors are obliged to keep the data of a published article for five years. When authors detect an error in their work, they should inform the editor and the editorial board and cooperate in the correction or withdrawal process.

All articles sent to EJTE present a statement of compliance with "Research and Publication Ethics" that should include in the method section. Authors give information about ethical permission (name of the board, date, and number) should be included in the method section and on the article's first page. It is not expected that the "documents and information requested for studies requiring ethics committee approval " will be applied to studies that have been submitted in the past, are in the process of evaluation, or have been accepted. It will be mandatory for publications whose process begins in 2020. Studies that do not provide these items will be returned to their authors.

Ethical Responsibilities for Reviewers

EJTE has used a double-blind refereeing system. Double-blind refereeing means keeping the authors confidential from the referees and the referees from the authors to ensure an impartial, objective, and independent evaluation process. For this reason, referees should not include self-descriptive statements in the studies they evaluate. In our journal, the referees cannot see the authors and cannot directly communicate with them, authors. Reviews and comments are displayed through the journal management system (field editor). The reviewers must fill out a form that includes the contribution of the article they evaluated to the area of Education, their decisions about whether the paper is publishable, and the reasons for these decisions. The ethical responsibilities and roles of EJTE's reviewers are as follows:

1. Reviewers are only required to referee articles related to their field of expertise.
2. Reviewers are expected to agree to referee articles that do not have conflicts of interest.
3. When reviewers realize any conflict of interest, they should notify the editor and refuse to referee the article.
4. Reviewers should evaluate the articles impartially and objectively.
5. Reviewers should make the Evaluation constructively and courteously. Do not make derogatory comments, including hostility, slander, and insults.
6. They are required to fill in the Reviewer Evaluation Form for the articles they evaluate. They are expected to avoid mentioning their names in the correction suggestions file to prevent harming the double-blind refereeing process. The reviewers must indicate in the Reviewer Evaluation Form their decision on whether the article they evaluated is publishable and the reasons for their decision.
7. The reviewers must complete their evaluations within the given time and are expected to comply with ethical responsibilities.
   

Ethical Responsibilities for Editors

EJTE uses a double-blind refereeing system. The ethical duties and responsibilities of the editor are as follows:

General Responsibilities

1. The editor is responsible for increasing the journal's quality and contributing to its development. It is responsible for ensuring that the authors and referees do not know each other in the study.
2. It should ensure that authors and reviewers are not selected from the same institution.
3. It is responsible for ensuring that the reviewers to whom the same study is sent are from different universities.
   

Relations with Arbitrators

1. The editor should ask the referees to evaluate the articles according to their knowledge and expertise. Thus, it should ensure that experts in the field appropriately assess the papers.
2. The editor must convey all necessary information regarding the referee evaluation process and what is expected from the referees.
3. 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.
4. The editor should evaluate the referees according to their timing and performance.
5. The editor should remove the referees who make rude and unqualified comments or return late from the referee list.
6. The editor should constantly renew and expand the list of referees according to the referees' fields of expertise. 
   

Relations with Authors

1. The editor should constantly update the editorial and writing guidelines and the sample template as to what is expected of the authors.
2. The editor should evaluate the articles submitted to the journal in terms of journal writing rules, the importance of the work, and originality. If he/she decides to reject the paper during the first submission process, he should clearly and impartially convey to the authors the reason for this.
3. Manuscripts must include dates of submission and acceptance for publication. When the authors request information about the status of their articles, they should inform about the quality of their papers in a way that keeps the double-blind peer-review process intact..
   

Plagiarism and Unethical Behaviors

The journal will use the names and e-mail addresses on the EJTE site for the stated purposes of this journal. It will not use for other purposes or any other part. Eurasian Journal of Teachers Articles sent to Education are scanned in the Turnitin program. Studies with a similarity ratio below 20% are evaluated, and studies with a high similarity ratio are returned to their authors.

Eurasian Journal of Teachers In case of a behavior that does not comply with the ethical principles regarding the editors, referees, and authors in Education, or an unethical situation regarding an article in the evaluation process, early view or published, it should be reported to eurasiajte@gmail.com.

JOURNAL POLICY

The editor first reviews the submitted in EJTE. Then, suppose the study is approved by the editorial group (method editor, field editor, and the pre-control team that examines it in terms of formality) and the editorial board. In that case, it is sent to two referees who are experts in the relevant publication by the field editor. If both referees give a positive opinion and the editorial board provides a positive opinion, the article is published in the number determined by the editor and the editorial board. If a referee gives a negative thought, the study is sent to a third referee who is an expert in the subject area. If the third reviewer's opinion is positive, a decision is made about the study's publication, considering the reviewers' views. If the third reviewer's opinion is negative, the study is rejected. Studies in which both reviewers make adverse decisions are rejected.

EJTE, open access, has adopted the provisioning policy. Open access accelerates the dissemination of information and has beneficial consequences for humanity. In this context, the journal provides universal open access to scientific content related to the content it has inherited from the authors and published. To contribute to its support and development, on the condition that it is shown as a source in known standards and the content is protected. No fee is charged from the authors for the evaluation or publication of the studies submitted to the journal. The journal grants the authors the right to withdraw their article at the pre-control stage. For the pieces to be removed during the Evaluation and Editing phase, the author must notify the withdrawal request and reason through the correspondence page with the editor. Suppose situations such as manipulating, distorting, and using fabricated data are detected, which would like to withdraw the article because it was accepted by simultaneously sending the same article to another journal. In that case, this situation will report to the institution where the article author works, and the paper will be rejected.

No fee is charged from the authors for the evaluation or publication of the studies submitted to the journal. The articles published in our journal are published electronically with free access.