Journal of Theory and Practice in Education

Journal of Theory & Practice in Education (EKU) is an online international peer-reviewed and scientific journal that aims to publish original theoretical and applied quantitative, qualitative, and mixed method research in the field of education. In addition, it also includes original compilation studies that comprehensively scan the literature. It is anticipated that the articles published in the journal will provide implications for researchers, teachers, administrators, and policymakers.

EKU accepts publications in the following subfields of education. However, EKU is not limited to the following subfields but also accepts eligible articles in other subfields related to the field of education.

• Computer Education and Instructional Technology

• Educational Sciences

• Fine Arts Education

• Primary Education

• Mathematics and Science Education

• Turkish and Social Sciences Education

• Special Education

• Foreign Languages Education

It is expected to create your document by downloading and editing the article template given below to your computer.

Article template: English_template.docx

Important
All submissions to our journal must be prepared strictly in accordance with the designated template. Manuscripts that do not follow the template will not be considered for review. The guidelines below specify the formal requirements for all sections of the manuscript.

Important
• Authors are expected to download the Turkish and/or English Word template provided by EKU and prepare their manuscripts directly within this file. Manuscripts prepared outside the template will not be reviewed.
• The manuscript must comply with the double-blind review process; author names, affiliations and any personal information embedded in the Word file properties must be entered only in the relevant fields in the system and removed from the main manuscript file.
• The total length of the manuscript, including the title, abstracts, main text, tables, figures, graphics and references (excluding the extended summary and appendices), must not exceed 7,000 words.
• Direct quotations longer than 40 words must be formatted as a separate paragraph with a 1.25-cm left indentation, 10-point Times New Roman, and single spacing.
• Footnotes, when absolutely necessary, must be numbered at the bottom of the page and written in Cambria 9-point, single-spaced.
• All authors must have an ORCID number, and these numbers must be indicated in the author information section.

Article
After formatting the manuscript according to the journal template, delete the author information and upload the file to the journal system. To remove personal information in Microsoft Word, follow these steps:
File > Prepare for Sharing > Check for Issues > Inspect Document.
In the window that opens, only “Document Properties and Personal Information” should be selected; all other options must remain unchecked. Then click “Inspect.” If personal information is detected, a warning will appear. Click “Remove All,” and then save the document.

1. General Formatting Rules
• All text must be written in Cambria.
• Main text: 11-point; abstracts and extended summaries: 10-point.
• All text must be justified, single-spaced, with one blank line between paragraphs and no paragraph indentation.
• Page size: A4 with 2.5-cm margins on all sides.
• The manuscript must include the following sections: title, author information, abstract, keywords, extended summary, introduction, method, findings, conclusion and discussion, recommendations, author contribution statement, ethics information, acknowledgements, conflict of interest, and references.

2. Title and Author Information
• The article title must be written in Cambria 14-point, ALL CAPS, and centered.
• Author names must be placed below the title and numbered.
• Affiliation information for each author must be provided on a separate line.
• Author e-mail addresses must be included.
• ORCID information must be provided at the end of the affiliation line.

3. Turkish Abstract
• Length: 150–200 words.
• Format: Cambria, 10-point, justified, single-spaced.
• Content: Purpose, method, main findings and conclusion must be briefly presented.
• Quotations, footnotes, tables and figures must not be used.

Keywords:
• 3–5 words, Cambria 10-point, only the first word capitalized, left-aligned.
• Keywords must be listed alphabetically and separated by commas.

4. English Abstract
• Follows the same rules as the Turkish abstract (150–200 words, Cambria 10-point).
• The Keywords section must be formatted in the same way as in Turkish.

5. Extended Summary
• A Turkish extended summary is required for English articles; an English extended summary is required for Turkish articles.
• Length: 750–1500 words.
• Cambria 10-point, justified, single-spaced, with one blank line between paragraphs.
• Only first-level headings may be used.
• The extended summary must not contain any citations.

6. Heading Structure
-First-Level Headings: Cambria 11-point, ALL CAPS, centered, single-spaced.
-Second-Level Headings: Cambria 11-point, title case, left-aligned.
-Third-Level Headings: Cambria 11-point, title case, left-aligned, italic.

7. Main Text Formatting
• All sections must be written in Cambria 11-point.
• Justified text, 0-pt spacing before and after, with one blank line between paragraphs.
• Line spacing: Single.
• No paragraph indentation.

8. Tables and Figures
• Tables must be placed at an appropriate point within the text.
• Table titles must appear above the table, left-aligned.
• Table and figure titles must be in Cambria 11-point, single-spaced, and positioned above the table and below the figure.
• Table body text may be reduced to Cambria 8-point for readability.
• Tables and figures must appear immediately after the relevant section.
• For multi-column or wide tables, landscape page orientation may be used when necessary.
• Figures, graphics, photographs and other visual materials must be high-resolution and centered without disrupting page layout.
• Sample table notes, when needed, must be provided in Cambria 8-point.
• All visual elements must be centered, with a number and title placed beneath the figure.

9. Ethics Information
• For studies requiring ethics committee approval, the name of the committee and the decision year/number must be clearly stated. A statement confirming compliance with research and publication ethics is also required.
• For studies not requiring ethics approval, the reason must be specified, accompanied by a statement confirming adherence to research and publication ethics.

10. Author Contribution Statement
• Author contributions must be explicitly stated using the initials of the authors’ names
(e.g., “A.Y., data analysis; M.K., theoretical framework…”).

11. Acknowledgements
• Any financial or institutional support must be disclosed.
• If no support was received, the statement “The authors received no financial support for this study.” must be included.

12. Conflict of Interest
• Authors must declare whether a conflict of interest exists.

13. References and In-Text Citation Rules (APA 7)
• The reference list must be arranged alphabetically.
• Format: Cambria 11-point, justified, single-spaced, with a 1-cm hanging indent.
• For works with 1–7 authors, list all authors; for 8 or more authors, list the first 7, followed by “…”, and then the final author.
• In-text citation rules:

Single author: (Şimşek, 2017)

Two authors: (Yıldırım & Gürbüz, 2017)

Three or more authors: (Razı et al., 2017)

Corporate author: (YÖK, 2018)

No date: (Özbaşı, n.d.)

Multiple sources: alphabetical order (Arcagök, 2017; Çelik & Pabuçcu, 2016; …)
• APA 7 format must be followed for books, translations, edited books, book chapters, articles, theses, proceedings, reports, and internet sources.

In-Text Citation Examples

Explanation: The author(s) should cite their own publications in FULL, according to the rules below, and indicate with the color RED. For example: Çoruk (2017) or (Çoruk, 2017) or (Şişman, 1981, cited in Çoruk, 2017)

You can arrange your citations in the text as follows.

1 author: Şimşek (2017) or (Şimşek, 2017) – Şimşek (2017, p. 279) or (Şimşek, 2017, pp. 279-280)

2 authors: Yıldırım and Gürbüz (2017) or (Yıldırım & Gürbüz, 2017) – Yıldırım and Gürbüz (2017, p. 395) or (Yıldırım & Gürbüz, 2017, pp. 395-396)

3 or more authors: Razı et al. (2017) or (Razı et al., 2017) – Razı et al. (2017, p. 287) or (Razı et al., 2017, pp. 287-288)

If the author(s) is unclear (with the first few words of the study title): “Learning Skills” (2017) or (“Learning Skills”, 2017) – “Learning Skills” (2017, p. 46) or (“Learning Skills”) , 2017, pp. 45-46)

If the date is not known: Özbaşı (n.d.) or (Özbaşı, n.d.) – Özbaşı (n.d., p. 14) or (Özbaşı, n.d., pp. 14-15)

Quotations from secondary sources: Vygotsky (1911, cited in Tekin, 2017) or (Vygotsky, 1911, cited in Tekin, 2017) [include both works in the References when citing secondary sources. In case the old dated work cannot be accessed, only include the cited source in the References.]

Institutional citations: In the first citation (Higher Education Council [YÖK], 2017) and in subsequent citations YÖK (2017) or (YÖK, 2017)

When there is more than one citation by the same author (in chronological order): Doğan (2014; 2015a; 2015b; 2016) or (Doğan, 2014; 2015a; 2015b; 2016)

When there is more than one citation (in alphabetical order): (Arcagök, 2017; Çelik & Pabuçcu, 2016; Telli, Şahin, & Elkıran, 2015; Zümrüt et al., 2014) – Arcagök (2017), Çelik and Pabuçcu (2016), Telli, Şahin and Elkıran (2015) and Zümrüt et al. (2014)

Examples for the References List

Explanation 1: Leave one line space between the references, it provides convenience in "copy-paste" for the Dergipark Application System entry.

Explanation 2: Arrange the references in 11 points Times New Roman font, 1.5 line spacing, 1 cm hanging format.

Explanation 3: Give the sources in alphabetical order.

Explanation 4: Name all authors in studies with 1 to 7 authors.

Explanation 5: In studies with 8 or more authors, give the first 7 authors, use … for the next authors, and give the last author.

Book

Büyüköztürk, Ş. (2017). Sosyal bilimler için veri analizi el kitabı: İstatistik, araştırma deseni, SPSS uygulamaları ve yorum (23. baskı). Pegem.

Etzkowits, H., & Leydesdorff, L. (1997). Universities and the global knowledge economy. A triple helix of university-industry-government relations. Pinter.

Translated Book

Rousseau, J. J. (1992). Discourse on the origin of inequality (Trans: D. A. Cress). Hackett Publishing.

Salmi, J. (2010). Dünya çapında üniversiteler kurmanın zorluğu (Çev: K. Yamaç). Eflatun.

Edited Book

Altbach, P. G., & Salmi, J. (Eds.). (2011). The road to academic excellence: The making of worldclass research universities. The World Bank.

Bakioğlu, A. (Ed.). (2016). 4+4+4 yapılanmasına ilişkin kapsamlı bir çalışma. Nobel.

Book Chapter

Yücesoy-Özkan, Ş., Kaya, F., & Gülboy, E. (2017). Uygun davranışları arttırma. D. Erbaş & Ş. Yücesoy-Özkan (Ed.). Uygulamalı davranış analizi içinde (ss. 274-335). Pegem.

Zeleza, P. T. (2007). Knowledge, globalization, and Hegemony: Production of knowledge in the twenty-first century. In S. Sörlin & H. Vessuri (Eds.), Knowledge society vs. knowledge economy: Knowledge, power, and politics (pp. 79-106).  Palgrave Macmillan.

Journal Article

Liversage, L., Naudé, L., & Botha, A. (2018). Vectors of identity development during the first year: Black first-generation  students’ reflections. Teaching in Higher Education, 23(1), 63. https://doi.org/10.1080/13562517.2017.1359159

Yıldırım, K., Rasinski, T., & Kaya, D. (2017). 4-8. sınıflarda Türk öğrencilerin bilgi verici metinlerde akıcı okuma ve  anlamaları. Eğitim ve Bilim, 42(192), 87. https://doi.org/10.15390/EB.2017.7318

Thesis

Arcagök, S. (2016). Dördüncü sınıf öğrencilerinin sosyal bilgiler dersindeki özerklik desteği algılarının motivasyon,  girişimcilik ve yaratıcılık ile ilişkisi (Yayımlanmamış doktora tezi). Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart Üniversitesi, Çanakkale.

Hire, V. C. (2007). Academic libraries, student expectations, and college admissions (Unpublished doctoral dissertation). San Jose State University, San Jose, CA, USA.

Conference Proceedings

Uğurlu, C. T., Ağıroğlu-Bakır, A., Köybaşı, F., Özyazıcı, K., & Yazıcı, S. (2017). Aday öğretmenlerin yetiştirilme sürecine ilişkin  görüşler. 12. Uluslararası Eğitim Yönetimi Kongresi Bildiri Özetleri Kitabı (ss. 17-18). Pegem.

Nicol, D. M., & Liu X. (1997). The dark side of risk (what your mother never told you about time warp). In proceedings of  the 11th Workshop on Parallel and Distributed Simulation (pp. 188-195). IEEE Computer Society.

Rapport/Document

OECD. (2014). OECD Factbook 2014: Economic, environmental and social statistics. Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1787/factbook-2014-en

TÜBİTAK. (2004). Ulusal Bilim ve Teknoloji Politikaları 2003-2023 Strateji Belgesi. Erişim: https://www.tubitak.gov.tr/tubitak_content_files/vizyon2023/Vizyon2023_Strateji_Belgesi.pdf

WEB Resource

EU. (2005). A framework for qualifications of the European Higher Education Area. Access: http://www.ehea.info/

YÖK. (2018). Yükseköğretim istatistikleri. Erişim: https://istatistik.yok.gov.tr/

News Report

Strauss, V. (2017, August 17). U.S. News’s College Rankings face competition and criticism. The Washington Post. Access: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/08/16/AR2007081602537.html

Tamer, M. (2015, 26 Haziran). E-ticaret hamle yapmak için tüketiciyi bekliyor. Milliyet. Erişim: http://www.milliyet.com.tr/

The authors are deemed to have transferred all the copyrights of their published articles to the Journal of Theory & Practice in Education (EKU) journal. However, all responsibility of the articles published in the journal belongs to the authors. All or some of the articles submitted to the journal should not have been published elsewhere and should not be in the process of publication.

Manuscripts published in EKU must comply with Research and Publication Ethics. In articles, the recommendations of the ICMJE (International Committee of Medical Journal Editors) and the International Standards for Editors and Authors of COPE (Committee on Publication Ethics) should be taken into account. In such cases as plagiarism, publishing by dividing, repeating publication etc., ethical violation happens. Necessary legal actions will be taken in case of ethical violations.

Ethical Approvals

Due to the rules regarding ethical approval(s) that started to be implemented by TR Index in 2020, the following documents should be attached to the article applications submitted to the Theory and Practice in Education (EKU) journal.

1. Email documents showing that permission has been obtained from the person(s) who developed/adapted the data collection tool(s)/scale(s) used in the research.
   
2. Ethical approval certificate obtained from the appropriate ethics committee of the university to which the author(s) is associated, using data collection tool(s)/scale(s) or for practice(s)/education(s) activities.
   
3. Relevant ethical approval document and data collection tools (including scales) / official permission document from the institution where the application / data collection will be carried out to perform the application / training procedures.
   

We would like to point out that without these three documents, we have to return the articles to the author(s) without getting them to the textual similarity stage. We thank you for your understanding and send our best regards.

Ethical Principles and Duties for Editors

In line with the recommendations in the ICMJE (International Committee of Medical Journal Editors) and COPE (Committee on Publication Ethics) systems adopted in the EKU, the editors are required to observe the following ethical principles and carry out their duties:

1. Evaluating the content of the submitted article and examining whether there is a study that requires "ethical approval",
2. Obtaining ethical approval document/information from the author for studies that require "Ethical Approval",
3. Checking the textual similarity level of the submitted articles,
4. After the textual similarity check, to take the article to the evaluation stage if it is related to his/her own expertise, to assign the article to the appropriate field editor if it is not related to his/her expertise,
5. Assigning at least two peers to articles suitable for their expertise,
6. To appoint the appropriate peers for the subject area of ​​the article in the peer assignment process,
7. To observe the diversity in the institutional distribution of the peers during the peer appointment process,
8. To follow the notifications of ethical violations from the peers,
9. To operate one of the "Reject", "Revision" or "Accept" decisions according to the peer reports, unless there is a notification from the peers regarding ethical violation,
10. Assigning the article to the third peer when there is a "Rejection" and a "Revision/Accept" proposal from the peers,
11. In case a third peer-reviewer is appointed, to execute one of the "Reject", "Revision" or "Accept" decisions according to the evaluation of this reviewer,
12. To follow the layout, language editing and doi assignment of accepted articles,
13. To publish the final version of accepted articles in an appropriate number,
14. To publish the necessary correction in the next issue or to withdraw the article from publication when an ethical violation is subsequently detected regarding the published articles.

Ethical Principles and Duties for Field Editors

In line with the recommendations of the ICMJE (International Committee of Medical Journal Editors) and COPE (Committee on Publication Ethics) systems adopted in the EKU, field editors are required to observe the following ethical principles and carry out their duties:

1. To assign at least two peer reviewers who are experts in the subject area of ​​the article,
   
2. To observe the diversity in the institutional distribution of the peer reviewers in the peer appointment process,
   
3. To follow the notifications of ethical violations from the peer reviewers,
   
4. To operate one of the "Reject", "Revision" or "Accept" decisions according to the peer review reports, unless there is a notification from the peers in the direction of ethical violation,
   
5. Assigning the article to the third peers when there is a "Rejection" and a "Revision/Accept" proposal from the peers,
   
6. In case of appointment of a third peer reviewer, to execute one of the "Reject", "Revision" or "Accept" decisions according to the evaluation of this peer,
   
7. To follow the layout, language editing and doi assignment of accepted articles,
   
8. Notifying the relevant editor of an ethical violation, even after publication.

Ethical Principles and Duties for Peer-Reviewers

In line with the recommendations of the ICMJE (International Committee of Medical Journal Editors) and COPE (Committee on Publication Ethics) systems adopted in the EKU, the peer reviewers are required to observe the following ethical principles and perform the duties:

1. Reviewing whether the assigned article is compatible with the area of ​​expertise,
   
2. Informing the relevant editor/field editor in case of any ethical violation in the article that he/she accepts as a peer reviewer,
   
3. Evaluating the article for which he/she is accepted as a peer reviewer in terms of (i) originality and (ii) contribution to the field,
   
4. To offer suggestions that will contribute to the development/quality of the article for which it is accepted as a peer reviewer,
   
5. To detail the evaluations of the development/quality of the article for which he is accepted as a peer reviewer, in terms of (i) theoretical structure and (ii) methodological approach,
   
6. To indicate the final proposal for the article for which he has accepted the peer reviewe ras one of the options "Reject", "Minor Revision", "Major Revision" or "Accept",
   
7. To electronically direct all the evaluations and final suggestions regarding the development/quality of the article for which it is accepted as a peer revieweron the "e-Peer Evaluation Form" to the relevant editor/field editor.

Ethical Principles and Duties for Authors

In line with the recommendations of the ICMJE (International Committee of Medical Journal Editors) and COPE (Committee on Publication Ethics) systems adopted in the EKU, the authors must observe the following ethical principles and fulfill their duties:

1. To examine the EKU "Ethical Principles and Publication Policy" section before submitting the article,
   
2. To prepare the articles in accordance with the EKU "Writing Rules" criteria,
   
3. Checking the textual similarity before submitting the articles to the EKU,
   
4. Uploading the above-mentioned "Ethical Approval", "Access Permission" and/or "Application Permission" documents together with their articles, if "Ethical Approval" is required for the work in their article,
   
5. If "Ethical Approval" is not required for the work in their article, they should state it briefly (in one or two sentences) in their article or convey it to the editor in the note section,
   
6. To include the previous presentation versions (if any) of the work in their article, the explanation on this subject if it was produced from a thesis, the notes to the person(s) they want to thank, and the statement about the source(s) from which they have obtained funding, in the "Cover Page" section,
   
7. Uploading the "Cover Page" together with the articles but as a separate file,
   
8. In addition to the "Article", "Cover Page", "Ethical Approval" sections, sign the EKU Copyright Form below and upload it in article applications,
   
9. In case of a "revision" decision, to arrange the necessary updates/developments in line with the suggestions from the peer reviewers,
   
10. In case of a "revision" decision, to record the actions and answers of the peer reviewers' suggestions in a separate document,
    
11. In case of a "revision" decision, uploading the revised articles and the replies to the peer reviewers to the system as two separate files and forwarding them to the editor/field editor,
    
12. In case of an "accept" decision, post-reading the mizzenpe articles and specifying the necessary corrections or giving approval for the publication,
    
13. Notifying the relevant editor/area editor of an ethical violation, even after publication.
    

Copyright Form

During the application of the articles sent to the EKU journal, the "author copyright form" must be uploaded to the system by the corresponding author. Copyright form templates are listed below.

Author Copyright Form Turkish Version: Yazar_telif_formu.docx

Author Copyright Form English Version: author_agreement_form.docx

Publication Policy

The papers applied to the EKU must not have been previously published in any source. Abstracts presented previously or articles produced from thesis studies can be evaluated with the required information note. Special issue printing in EKU can be done with the decision of the editorial board. In special issues, editors from outside the EKU may also be invited, in accordance with the subject/scope, and may be asked to run the processes outlined below.

Blind reviewing (with the appointment of at least two peer reviewers) operates in the EKU. First of all, additional documents (cover page, ethical approval documents, copyright form, etc.) of the articles applied to the EKU are checked. After document control, articles are examined for textual similarity. The article that passes the textual similarity review is assigned to the editor. The editor can conduct his/her own review process or assign the article to the field editor. It is anticipated that this pre-operational processes will take approximately 1 month. With the appointment of a peer reviewer, the peer reviewers are given 15 days to accept the reviewer invitation. The reviewer who accepts the invitation is given a 1-month evaluation period. At the end of 1 month, an additional 15 days is given to the reviewers who request an extension. At the end of this period, the process of the reviewers who do not send their evaluations is terminated and a new reviewer is appointed, and the same period is given to the new reviewer. In addition, in case of a "Reject" and a "Minor/Major Revision" recommendation from the peer reviewers, a third reviewer is appointed and the same deadlines are given.

At the end of the period of approximately 3 months (maximum 9 months in case one of the first appointed reviewers does not produce an evaluation and/or a third reviewer is appointed) as stipulated above, if there is a "Revision" decision, the author is given 1 month for corrections. The corrections made by the author and the revised article can be sent back to the peer reviewers or decided by the editor / field editor. After the revision, the second round of peer review or editor evaluation is expected to be completed within 1 month.

It is envisaged that the layout, language editing, final reading-correction processes of the articles that are accepted will be completed within one or maximum 2 months of time. In this case, the article publication process in EKU is between 5-12 months.

No fee is charged for article application, referee evaluation, and printing processes in EKU. EKU, which does not charge under any name, supports The Budapest Open Access Initiative (BOAI). In this context, the articles published in the EKU are published with open access.

EKU Editorial Board

EKU Journal does not charge any fees for article submission, evaluation, and acceptance.

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