GENERAL INFORMATION
- The article requiring an ethics committee must have an Ethics Committee Report. Manuscripts without an Ethics Committee Report will be returned to the authors. Ethics committee permission (committee name, date and number) should be specified in the method section.
- Researchers are required to obtain plagiarism reports for their works (10% similarity limit).
- There should be absolutely no information about the author(s) on the manuscript page. Author names, academic title, institution name, e-mail address and ORCID must be uploaded to the system.
- Have a competent institution or person write the English abstract.
- After the manuscript is submitted to the journal for publication, none of the authors can be deleted from the author list without the written permission of all authors, and no name can be added as an author and the author order cannot be changed.
At the end of the article; Declaration of Contribution Rate of Researchers, Ethics Committee approval, Conflict Declaration is required. If available, a Statement of Support and Acknowledgement may also be included.
- The acceptance or rejection response to the article may vary according to the review time of the referees.
- If the article is derived from a thesis or has been presented in a congress etc., it should be indicated in the system.
- In case presentations, it is necessary to include information that the informed consent form has been signed in the article.

All studies submitted to the journal should be prepared using the Journal Sample Template. Works not prepared according to the Journal Sample Template will be returned to the author(s).
Sample Template

 The language of the journal is Turkish and English. Turkish manuscripts must comply with the spelling rules of the Turkish Language Association. English equivalents of Turkish special terms should be indicated in brackets. When using English, English spelling rules should be adhered to.

- In a research article, the following sections should be included: ABSTRACT, INTRODUCTION, METHODS, RESULTS AND DISCUSSION. CONCLUSION and RECOMMENDATIONS sections can be added upon request. Review articles may not pay attention to this content.
- Title: The title should not exceed 15 words, should be written in 14 font size, with the first letters capitalised and centred. For articles written in Turkish, the title should be written in English under the Turkish title, and for articles written in English, the title should be written in Turkish under the English title. If the study has been previously presented in a congress or derived from a project, it should be indicated with a special sign (*) in the footnote.
- Abstract and Keywords: Turkish abstracts should be written under the title ‘Abstract’ and English abstracts should be written under the title ‘Abstract’. The abstract should be written in 11 point size, Times New Roman font, single line spacing, and single column. Both Turkish and English abstracts should include information about the purpose, information about the subjects, data collection tools, data analysis, summary findings and conclusion. ‘Keywords’ should be given just below the Turkish abstract and “Keywords” should be given just below the English abstract. It is sufficient to have 3 to 6 keywords.

- Main Text: Manuscripts should be written in standard A4 size in MS Word programme in 12 font size, Times New Roman font, with 2.5 cm margins on all sides of the page and 1.5 line spacing. All pages should be numbered starting from the title page. Care should be taken to ensure that the main text does not exceed 15 pages.
- Tables, graphics, figures and illustrations to be included in the main text should be shown in appropriate places in the text. The font size of the images should be 10 pt (9-11 pt) and should be prepared according to APA 7 style. Graphics, figures and pictures should be labelled and numbered and necessary explanatory text should be added under them. Table number and title should be written above the tables.

Table
Table 1. Distribution results of the participants regarding demographic variables (Only the first letter of the first word in the title should be capitalised)

In in-text reference citations;

Single author:
According to Alice (2017) ...
(Alice, 2017)
Studies with two and/or more authors:
According to Alice and Özsoy (2017)
(Alice and Özsoy, 2017)
If the number of authors is between three and five; at the first mention
(Öncel, Dirik, & Özsoy, 2017); the second occurrence should be indicated as Öncel et al. (2017) or (Yıldız et al., 2017).
In articles written in English, when referring to publications with three, four or five authors, et al. should be used instead of and others.
*In-text first impression: (Mercan, Dirik and Özsoy, 2017)
*In the following in-text citations: (Mercan et al., 2017)

Number of authors When referring to studies with six or more authors, only the surname of the first author is indicated from the first mention:
From the first occurrence in the text: Mercan et al. (2017) or (Mercan et al., 2017)

It is compulsory to show the page number in in-text direct quotations.
In in-text representation : ‘...................................’ (Mercan, Dirik and Özsoy, 2017:21)

References: The last page of the manuscript should consist of the heading REFERENCES. References should be written in 10 font size and single line spacing and should be in APA style. Care should be taken to use up-to-date sources in the studies, and it is recommended that the number of sources should not exceed 50. All references should be written in alphabetical order

If taken from the journal:
Single author
Özsoy, S. (2014). Hate speech in the sports media in Turkey. International Journal of Social Science Research, 2(2), 46-60. https://doi.org/10.25307/jssr.328103.
Studies with two authors:
Kale, S. and Mercan, K. (2014). Hate speech in the sports media in Turkey. International Journal of Social Science Research, 2(2), 46-60. https://doi.org/10.25307/jssr.328103.
Studies with three or more authors:
Yousefi, Z., Abedi, M., Baghban, I., Eatemadi, O. & Abedi, A. (2011). Personal and situational variables, and career concerns: Predicting career adaptability in young adults. The Spanish Journal of Psychology, 14(1), 263-271. https://doi.org/10.25307/jssr.328103.
If taken from a book:
Single author
Mercan, K. (2016). Sports and communication with the dimension of information and communication technologies. Ankara: Nobel.
Cohen, J. (1988). Statistical power analysis for the behavioural sciences (2nd ed.). Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum As¬sociates.
Studies with two authors:

Akyildiz Munusturlar, M., & Argan, M. (2014). The relationship between personality traits of serious and indifferent leisure time participants and leisure time satisfaction and life satisfaction. Ankara: Nobel.
Yıldırım, A., & Şimşek, H. (2011). Qualitative research methods in social sciences. Ankara: Seçkin.
Packianathan, C., & Alberto, M. (2006). Human resource management in Olympic sport organisations. USA: IOC.
Studies with three or more authors:
Dougherty, M., Meyer, E.T., Madsen, C., Van den Heuvel, C., Thomas, A., & Wyatt, S. (2010). Researcher engagement with web archives: State of the Art. Report. London: JISC. Available at: http://ierepository.jisc.ac.uk/544/
Use of an English source in a Turkish study
Nielsen, B. G., & Borlund, P. (2011). Information literacy, learning, and the public library: A study of Danish high school students. Journal of Librarianship and Information Science, 43, 106- 119. https://doi.org/10.25307/jssr.328103.
Sending
(Nielsen and Borlund, 2011: 110)
(Nielsen and Borlund, 2011)
If taken from an edited book:
Uztuğ, F. (2003). Communication barriers and factors. In U. Demiray (Ed.), General Communication for Vocational Schools (188-196). Ankara: Pegem.
Anonymous:
Anonymous (2000). Sporcu İstatistikleri, T.C. Başbakanlık Devlet İstatistik Enstitüsü, Ankara: Publication No: 180.
Proceedings

Akkoyunlu, B. (2007).Learning styles.In Y. Tonta (Ed.), Knowledge Management National Symposium proceedings book (pp. 51-71). Ankara: Hacettepe University.
Theses
Önder, K. (2015). The effect of information and communication technologies on intra-organisational communication:The Case of Turkey Orienteering Federation.Unpublished PhD thesis, Marmara University, Institute of Social Sciences, Department of Sport Management, Istanbul.

Electronic Resources
A Specific Page on a Website
Spray, C.M, Wang C.K.J, Biddle, S.J.M & Chatzisarantis, N.L.D. (2006).Understanding motivation in sport: An experimental test of achievement goal and self determination theories.European Journal of Sport Science, 6(1): 43-51. [Available online at: Chat_EJSS%20(1). pdf], Retrieved 30 August 2007.
If taken on the internet:
Gökçe, D. (2016). FIFA switches to honourable order. 02.12.2016, http://www.futboli.com/index.php/haberler-/188-deniz- gokce/4042-fifa.html

Articles Published in Journals and Received from Electronic Journals Published on the Internet
Yüksel, A., & Yüksel, A. (2013).Journal of Librarianship and Information Science, 43, 106- 119. https://doi.org/10.25307/jssr.328103.
4 January 2014.
When there is more than one work of the same author with the same date, they are listed with lower case letters such as ‘a, b, c’ in parallel with the bibliography.
(Özsoy, 2016a)
(Özsoy, 2016b)
(Özsoy, 2016c)

Works that do not comply with the specified rules will be returned to the author.