Journal of Gazi Faculty of Education

As the publication of Gazi University, JoGEF ihas been continuously published since 1985 and aims to contribute to the field of education by creating a platform where scientific developments in Turkey and around the world can be followed. The journal, in line with its founding purposes, is committed to making scientific contributions to the field of education by providing high-quality, research-driven content.

JoGEF is a free journal where qualified scientific studies that have the potential to address the development and issues of the education system meet the readers. It aims to serve the creation of an education system in the 21st century that allows every individual to acquire the knowledge, skills, and competencies they need, while supporting high-quality research in both theoretical and applied fields. The journal also publishes academic works that offer practical and tangible solutions to issues at all educational levels, from preschool education to higher education, and contribute to the professional development of teachers, educators, and academicians.

JoGEF is published three times a year, in April, August, and December. The Editorial Board of GEFAD has the authority to publish special issues on specific topics if deemed necessary. Articles submitted to JoGEF can be written in Turkish or English, with both a short summary and a long summary in the language not used for the article. GEFAD follows the APA style for in-text citations and references. Submitted articles must not have been previously published in another journal or submitted for publication elsewhere.

Articles submitted to GEFAD are scanned using a plagiarism detection program. The Editorial Board accepts a similarity rate of up to 20%, and articles with a similarity rate higher than this are directly rejected. Additionally, an article may be rejected without undergoing the review process if the Editorial Board or the Field Editor decides that it does not comply with the GEFAD article template or if the paper does not meet the required standards. The process includes an initial screening, followed by peer review, and publication of articles that receive a positive review.

Authors must complete and sign the "Copyright Transfer Form" and send it along with their articles. By submitting the form, the copyright of the articles is transferred to Gazi University.

Research articles and review papers in the fields of Educational Sciences and Field Education, reflecting the results of studies, are published within the scope of GEFAD.

In line with its objectives, the focus of the Gazi Faculty of Education Journal includes:

Providing solutions to the issues teachers face in their professional lives and contributing to their development.
Examining educational problems at the preschool, primary, secondary, and higher education levels, and developing solutions.
Investigating the theoretical and practical issues of educational policies in Turkey, exploring their development, and bridging theory with practice.
Researching the problems and development of all stakeholders in education at all levels (students, teachers, parents, administrators, academicians, publishers, education planners, etc.).
Analyzing current international education systems and comparing them with the education system in Turkey.
Studying the impact on students' individual, educational, career planning, and professional and social development at all educational levels.
Developing and evaluating new educational models.
Investigating the integration of technology in education, exploring new approaches, and developing innovative strategies.
Interdisciplinary studies.
Developing and testing educational measurement tools through the creation and adaptation of new scales.
Proposing theoretical and practical model solutions for educational problems.
The journal also includes scientific studies on topics outside formal education, such as lifelong learning and in-service training

The main title of the manuscript should be written in both Turkish and English on the first page. Both the Turkish and English titles should be in uppercase letters, bold, and in 12-point font size. The title should be short and meaningful, summarizing the aim of the study, the variables, and the population involved. Titles should be centered on the page and must not exceed 12 words. Words such as "ve" (and) and "ile" (with) in the Turkish title, and words such as "a," "an," "and," "of," "for," "with," etc., in the English title should be written in lowercase.

The Turkish abstract and English abstract should be between 150-250 words.

For better classification and easier indexing of the paper, 4-6 key terms should be defined.

An extended abstract is not required at the time of application. The extended abstract should be uploaded to the system after the article has been accepted.In addition, a detailed summary (including the aim, method, findings, results, and discussion sections) of at least 500 words and no more than 750 words (up to 2 pages following the writing rules) should be prepared. In Turkish articles, the detailed summary should be in English, and in English articles, the detailed summary should be in Turkish. The detailed summary should be placed after the "References" section in the article.

The titles of tables and figures should be placed under the tables and figures. All tables and figures should be referenced in the text.

If there are any appendices that help to better understand the research, they should be placed after the references section

Ethical Principles and Publication Policy

Articles submitted to the Journal of Gazi Faculty of Education (JoGEF) for publication that have a similarity rate higher than 20% and do not comply with the journal’s publication principles and scientific publication standards are returned to the author(s) before the evaluation process begins.
As of 2026, according to the journal policy, it is not considered appropriate for the same author(s) to have two or more studies published in the same year.
Articles deemed suitable by the Editor-in-Chief are forwarded to the Associate Editors for content and format evaluation. Articles found unsuitable are sent back to the authors for revision. After this stage, suitable manuscripts are forwarded to the Field Editor for reviewer selection. The Field Editor assigns three (3) reviewers for each manuscript that is approved for evaluation. In accordance with the journal’s policy, reviewers must be experts in their fields and have an academic title equal to or higher than that of the author. The assigned reviewers must not be affiliated with the same institution as the submitting author(s), must not have a supervisory relationship, etc.

The reviewer’s acceptance period for reviewing an article is five days. If the review invitation is not accepted within five days, the article is sent to another reviewer. Once a reviewer accepts the invitation, the review process begins. The review process for an article is expected to be completed within twenty days. Articles receiving acceptance from two reviewers are approved for publication following the Field Editor’s final check and the Editorial Board’s decision. However, the duration of evaluation may vary depending on several factors, such as the reviewers’ timelines, the authors’ revision process, and re-evaluation if necessary. Authors must follow the status of their manuscripts through the journal system. The Editorial Board kindly requests that authors do not contact the editors to inquire about the status of their manuscripts.

Journal of Gazi Faculty of Education operates within the DergiPark system, and all manuscripts are guaranteed to undergo a “double-blind peer review” process. Therefore, the identity of the author(s) is not revealed to the reviewers, and vice versa, at any stage of the process.

Manuscripts submitted to the Journal of Gazi Faculty of Education must not have been published elsewhere or be under consideration for publication in another venue. If it is determined that a manuscript is under review elsewhere, it will be immediately rejected. If it is found to have been published elsewhere, legal action will be initiated against the author(s). All publication rights of manuscripts accepted for publication belong to the Journal of Gazi Faculty of Education. Upon initial submission, the “Copyright Transfer Form of Journal of Gazi Faculty of Education” must be carefully read, signed by all authors, and uploaded to the system. The content of the articles published in the journal is entirely the responsibility of the author(s); the journal and related persons or institutions cannot be held liable for any legal issues arising from published content.

The required files to be uploaded for manuscripts submitted to the Journal of Gazi Faculty of Education are as follows:

1- Manuscript File: Must be prepared according to the journal’s template and in an editable format such as Word.

2- Copyright Transfer Form: Must be signed by all authors and uploaded to the system.

3- Plagiarism Report: Detailed similarity report results from plagiarism detection software must be uploaded to the system. According to the decision of the Editorial Board, the similarity rate must be below 20%.

4- Ethics Committee Approval Document*: Based on the TR Dizin Journal Evaluation Criteria updated in 2020, “Ethics Committee Approval” is required for certain types of research. For manuscripts uploaded after February 21, 2020, that meet the criteria below, uploading the Ethics Committee Approval/Permission Document is mandatory. For studies not requiring Ethics Committee Approval, an Ethics Committee Exemption Declaration Form must be uploaded instead.

*TR Dizin Journal Evaluation Criteria, Article 8:
“For all research conducted in all branches of science, including social sciences, and for clinical and experimental studies on humans and animals requiring ethics committee approval, separate ethics committee approvals must be obtained, and these approvals must be indicated and documented in the manuscript. In studies requiring ethics approval, information about the approval (name of the committee, date, and reference number) must be stated in the method section and also appear on the first/last page of the article. In case reports, it must be stated that informed consent/volunteer consent forms were obtained from the participants.”

The ethical duties and responsibilities followed by the Gazi University Journal of Gazi Faculty of Education have been prepared in accordance with the open-access guidelines published by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), namely the “COPE Code of Conduct and Best Practice Guidelines for Journal Editors” and the “COPE Best Practice Guidelines for Journal Editors.”

Duties and Responsibilities of Editors and Field Editors:

• Initiatives aimed at reducing academic misconduct are supported.
• Initiatives that aim to educate researchers on publication ethics are supported.
• Journal policies should be evaluated for their impact on author and reviewer behavior and, if necessary, revised to encourage responsible conduct and prevent misconduct.
• Authorship and contributorship systems should be organized to promote good practice (accurately reflecting contributions, preventing guest or ghost authorship).
• Submissions by members of the Editorial Board are evaluated impartially.
• The Editorial Board is responsible for considering feedback from readers, researchers, and practitioners and providing explanatory and informative responses.
• Articles with a similarity rate higher than 20% or those that do not comply with publication and scientific standards are returned to the author before the evaluation begins.
• The Editorial Board is responsible for taking preventive measures against possible misconduct or abuse of duties. It is also responsible for conducting a thorough and objective investigation into any complaints of misconduct and sharing relevant findings.
• Appropriate reviewers who are free from conflicts of interest are selected for submissions.
• For potential new reviewers, not only personal connections but also various sources (e.g., author suggestions, bibliographic databases) are consulted.
• Board members are informed at least once a year about updates to journal policies and are invited to share their feedback.
• Transparency and clarity are maintained in matters requiring corrections or explanations.
• In cases of suspected reviewer misconduct, COPE flowcharts are followed. (See: COPE Guidance
)
• In cases not covered by COPE flowcharts or involving new forms of publication misconduct, COPE may be consulted.
• The Editorial Board is responsible for ensuring the protection of personal data related to subjects or visuals in the evaluated studies. Manuscripts that include identifiable data without documented consent must be rejected. Field Editors are also responsible for protecting the personal data of authors, reviewers, and readers.
• JoGEF is committed to protecting authors’ rights and is ready to take necessary actions (e.g., retraction requests or removal from websites) against violations.
• JoGEF limits the publication of works authored by members of the Editorial, Advisory, or Publication Boards to one article per six issues.
• In each issue, at least one-third (1/3) of the published articles must be authored by individuals affiliated with institutions other than Gazi University.
• For sections supported by Artificial Intelligence (AI), more rigorous scrutiny is applied to detect epistemic flaws (e.g., false citation, fabricated sources, unjustified inferences). If a text appears to have been generated by AI and demonstrates weak scientific justification, authors will be asked for methodological clarification or source transparency.

Duties and Responsibilities of Reviewers:

• Reviewers are encouraged to comment on ethical issues and potential research misconduct.
• Reviewers are expected to pay attention to originality and be vigilant regarding duplicate publication and plagiarism.
• In cases of suspected reviewer misconduct, COPE flowcharts are followed. (See: COPE Guidance
)
• JoGEF employs a double-blind peer-review process. Reviewers cannot communicate directly with authors; all comments and evaluations are transmitted through the journal management system. Reviewer comments on evaluation forms and manuscripts are conveyed to the author(s) via the editor.
• Reviewers only accept manuscripts that fall within their field of expertise.
• Reviewers must conduct their evaluations objectively and confidentially. In accordance with confidentiality principles, reviewers may only use the published versions of manuscripts they have reviewed.
• Reviewers must not allow factors such as nationality, gender, religious or political beliefs, or commercial considerations to influence their judgment.
• Reviews must be conducted in a constructive and respectful tone.
• Reviewer reports generated by artificial intelligence are not acceptable. Although reviewers may use AI-supported tools for minor language editing or expression improvement, the responsibility for the content and conclusions of the review rests solely with the reviewer.

Duties and Responsibilities of Authors:

• Authorship criteria and the identification of contributors are subject to COPE guidelines.
• In cases of disputed or questionable authorship, COPE flowcharts are followed.
• All contributors must declare any conflicts of interest. Conflicts disclosed after publication will be addressed through a correction notice.

Reporting an Unethical Situation

If you encounter any unethical behavior or content in the Gazi University Journal of Gazi Faculty of Education (JoGEF), please report it via email to jogef@gazi.edu.tr

Gazi University Journal of Gazi Educational Faculty (GUJGEF) does not charge any fees from authors or readers who wish to access the authors' works.

Citation Indexes

	Türk Eğitim İndeksi
	TR Dizin

Other Indexes

H.W. Wilson