Writing Rules

The Article Submission Files Should Prepared by using the following files

Submission Files

1. Copyright Release Form: Download from here

Must include all authors' names and contact details and be signed by the corresponding author.

Once the manuscript has been submitted, no name changes (additions, deletions, etc.) can be made to the list of authors. Requests to change the order of authorship must be submitted with a reasoned request signed by all authors of the article before acceptance. Requests to change the authorship order are at the Editor's discretion.

2.  Full Text File: Download from here

When preparing your manuscript, please use and follow our template and upload it as Full Text File

3. Title Page: Download from here

To submit a study to the journal of Education & Youth Research (EYOR), please carefully review the following spelling rules, prepare your full text on the article template prepared in MS Word word processing software, and upload it to the system. 

All author names should be written in 12 font size, Times New Roman, and serial order. Orcid number (https://orcid.org/0000-0001-1111-2222) should be written after the author's name.

Once the manuscript has been submitted, no name changes (additions, deletions, etc.) can be made to the list of authors. Requests to change the authorship order must be submitted with a reasoned request signed by all authors before acceptance. Requests to change the authorship order are at the Editor's discretion.

Style and Format

Manuscripts should be submitted in Word format. Please ensure the Word document of your manuscript is anonymous for peer review before you upload it. The style and format for submissions are presented below:
- All manuscripts should be typed in Times New Roman font, 12-point size, and single-spaced throughout the paper.
- The overall structure of the manuscript should conform to the APA Style Guide (7th edition), including formatting of references, tables, and figures, as well as all other APA formatting concerns.
- Manuscripts should also be written with these subtitles in the following order: Title, Abstract, Keywords, The Main Text, References, Appendices (if any), Table(s), and Figure(s).
- Please see an example of the manuscript structure at https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/apa_style/apa_formatting_and_style_guide/apa_sample_paper.html

Abstract
Please do not include any references in your abstract. It should briefly set out the main objective(s), results, and conclusions of the research with 150-200 words in length.

Headings and Subheadings
For the subheadings, the author(s) are allowed to organize them in a way that best suits the present research. However, the following first-level headings are required in the paper: introduction, method, results, and discussion.

Manuscript Length
A regular article should run between 4000-8000 words, including the main text, references, tables, and figures. On occasion, longer manuscripts can be considered where appropriate, depending upon the editorial decision.

Language
Articles written in English are welcomed from all countries. Spelling may follow either British or American conventions but must be consistent throughout. Please ensure that the overall use of English, punctuation, sentence structure, and spelling errors in the text are reviewed and corrected before submission.

Double-Blind Peer Review
After initial editorial review, all manuscripts are sent to invited reviewers with special competence in the area covered. Based on reviewer comments, the Editor is responsible for the final decision regarding acceptance/revision/rejection of articles.

General Format & Rules

The original research manuscript includes

INTRODUCTION

AIM(S)

METHODS

FINDING AND DISCUSSION

CONCLUSIONS

ACKNOWLEDGE

CONFLICT OF INTEREST

ETHICAL STATEMENT

REFERENCES

Table(s) and Figures should be in the manuscript.

A typical paper for this journal should be no more than 9000 words in total (i.e. including references, tables, and figures). Papers should be sent with Turkish and English abstracts of 150-200 words. There should be 5 keywords under the abstracts.

The header information in the template (the passive section that shows the issue, volume, author name of the journal on each page) will be filled in by the journal.

Article Title

14 point, Times New Roman, justified, page indents 2.5 cm on all sides, only the first letter of each word should be written in capital letters, 6 pt space before and after

Manuscripts should be written in Microsoft Word format (doc or docx extension), Times New Roman font, 12 font size, justified, and single line spacing. The abstract should be written in 10 font size and single line spacing. Page margins should be 2,5 cm. on all sides. The article Heading should be 14 font size, justified, and only the first letter of each word should be capitalized. Citing and formatting reference entries should follow the principles established by the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, Seventh Edition (2020).

Abstract

It should be written in Times New Roman, 10 point font, 1 line spacing, 6pt before and after spacing, and should not exceed 200 words, giving an idea of the general content of the article. The abstract should include the concepts underlying the study, the purpose of the research, and the specific focus of the research. The method and design of the study and the data collection instruments should be mentioned. After presenting the main findings of the study, the abstract section should be completed with the results of the study.

The abstract section should be followed by the keywords section. Keywords should be separated by a comma after the keyword. It is expected that there will be a maximum of 5 keywords. Keywords should be written in Times New Roman, 10-point font, with only the first letter of the first word capitalized.

FIRST-LEVEL HEADINGS

First-level headings such as Introduction, Method, Results, Conclusion, and Discussion should be centered, 12-point, bold, and in all capital letters. The first lines of the paragraphs should not be indented and the paragraphs should be justified. The font should be Times New Roman, 12 points, 1-spaced, with 6 pt leading and trailing.

Second-level Headings

Second-level headings (e.g., universe-sample, etc. in the Methods section) should be 12 point, bold, with initial letters capitalized and left-aligned. Paragraphs following the heading should follow the formatting rules above.

Third-level Headings

Third-level headings should be 12 points, bold, italic, with the first letter capitalized and left-aligned. Paragraphs following the heading should follow the formatting rules above.

Fourth-Level heading

Fourth-level headings should be 12 point, italic, bold, with only the first letter of the heading capitalized and left-aligned. Paragraphs following the heading should follow the formatting rules above.

Fifth Level Heading

Fifth-level headings should be left-aligned and italicized, with the first letter capitalized. Paragraphs following the heading should follow the formatting rules above.

TABLES AND FIGURES

Presentation of tables and figures must follow APA 7 rules.

Acknowledgments

At the end of the article, before the references, if there is a conference where part of the article was previously presented, etc., this should be stated. If the article is part of a larger research/project, the title of the research/project should also be given. For example, if part of a master's thesis was submitted as an article, the title of the thesis should also be provided. If the research was conducted as part of an institutionally sponsored project, provide the project number, project name, and project completion date (if the project was not completed, indicate that it is an ongoing project). If this information is not available, a statement such as "As authors, we received no support or gratitude for the process of conducting the research" should be included. This section is mandatory.

Conflict Declaration

The author (s) of the manuscript must declare that there are no conflicts of personal and financial interest within the scope of the study. They should state this statement under the title of Conf Conflicts of Interest at the end of the article such as "The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest" before the references.

Ethical Statement

At the end of the article, before the bibliography, the authors should state the ethical statement as follows:

All the rules announced by COPE (Committee on Publication Ethics) have been complied with in the whole process from planning to implementation of this research, from data collection to analysis. In the writing process of the study, scientific ethics and quotation rules were followed;
No falsification has been made on the collected data and this study has not been sent to any other academic publication environment for evaluation.

IN-TEXT CITATION

APA 7 rules should be followed when citing sources in the text. The APA 7 guidelines can be found at https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/apa_style/apa_formatting_and_style_guide/general_format.html  or https://apastyle.apa.org/ 

REFERENCES

References should be written as first-level headings. All references in the text MUST be listed below the references. All sources listed in the references MUST be cited in the text. It is the responsibility of the author(s) to do this cross-checking.

The format is as follows: The format that should be used is as follows: Font: Normal, Font: Times New Roman, font size: 10 should be used. As paragraph format; Spacing before: 0 pt and after: 3 pt, Line Spacing: 1 (single) should be selected. Hanging indentation: 0.6 cm should be specified.

Reference entries should be following the principles established by the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, Seventh Edition

(2020). For more information about APA style, visit https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/apa_style/apa_formatting_and_style_guide/general_format.html , 

 https://apastyle.apa.org ,  https://apastyle.apa.org/blog and https://apastyle.apa.org/blog or https://apastyle.apa.org/style-grammar-guidelines/references/examples 

The article template provides sample references. 

Notice About Plagiarism: 

Authors should avoid plagiarism. EYOR asks authors to submit a plagiarism report using widely accepted plagiarism software to prevent plagiarism. When those who cannot obtain the originality report declare it, our journal will receive this report itself. The report must be below 20% at most, excluding the bibliography.