WRITING RULES

The articles, studies prepared in accordance with the publication principles and spelling rules stated below can be sent to (icd@aydin.edu.tr) via e-mail. Manuscripts sent back to the authors for improvement and / or correction in line with the preliminary review and referee evaluation are sent back to the journal within one month at the latest after making necessary corrections. In the preliminary examination, articles that are found to be not complied with the spelling rules are returned to the author for correction and are not included in the publication program.



Publishing Principles

Journal of Communication Studies (İCD); media studies, journalism, public relations, marketing communications, advertising, radio television programming, radio and television journalism, film studies, visual communication design, new (digital) media, political communication, intercultural communication, communication and culture and related fields of communication sciences such as publishes scientific works.

The Journal of Communication Studies is a peer-reviewed journal published twice a year, in April and October. Articles with original theoretical and / or experimental work and an instructive explanation of constant reference values are accepted.

The Editorial Board of the Journal of Communication Studies is authorized to accept or not accept articles with the evaluation of international experts.



General Rules

The languages to be used in the articles and articles published in the journal are Turkish and English. If there is an institution supporting the study, it should be specified in the article. Submitted articles should not exceed 12,000 words including bibliography and appendices. Articles should be organized according to the APA reference system (APA 6.0). Please make sure that the references given in the text are in the bibliography. The maximum plagiarism rate determined by the editorial board for our journal is 20 percent . The filtering options in the plagiarism detection program are set as follows: -Excluding the reference (Bibliography excluded) -Excluding quotes (Quotes excluded) -Except for the text parts containing less than 5 words (Limit match size to 5 words) -Other filtering options in the program menu are included in the reporting is not.



WRITING RULES

Page Layout

Margins: up 3,5; down 2,5; left 2,5; right 2 cm with 170 mm X 240 mm over all text space.

Type of Font

Times New Roman style should be used. Turkish Abstract English Abstract should be in 11 pt, main text should be 10 pt. Text, Turkish-English abstract and the sources used should be justify. Text should be written using single line spacing, 1 line spacing between paragraphs should be left.

Headlines

The manuscript should be composed of main headings and sub-headings.

Main Title

Times New Roman character, using capital letters, bold and must be in Microsoft Word format in 14-pt format. Author name, abbreviations, author ORCID number and e-mail addresses should be written with two lines of space after the title and the name of the author should be written in 11 pt font size.

Abstract

The text should be written in 11-pt font in Times New Roman font style and in a single paragraph in Microsoft Word format. Must not exceed 300 words and should be bold, 11 pt. Keywords should be in italic, bold type and 11 pt. At least three, maximum five key words should be written with the first letter and the other letters with small letters. In abstract (ÖZ), subject of the article, research method and result should be given.

Abstract Title

Abstract title should be written with two lines of space after Turkish keywords. Times New Roman should be in bold, 11 pt, justified, and in single word Microsoft Word format using capital letters. Should not exceed 600 words and abstract should be bold, 11 pt. and all text should be written in Microsoft Word format in Times New Roman style. Keywords in abstract should be in italic, bold type and 11 pt. At least three, maximum five key words should be written with the first letter and the other letters with small letters. In abstract, subject of the article, research method and result should be given.

Sections

Section subtitles created according to the content of the article (such as INTRODUCTION, CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK, LITERATURE REVIEW, RESEARCH METHODOLOGY, FINDINGS, CONCLUSION,…) should be written in 11 pt, bold, all in capital letters and without numbering.

Main Text

Subtitles should be written in 11 pt, bold and capital letters and the text should be in 11 pt., Times New Roman style in Microsoft Word format. Articles should be written in a single column, justified, and in a single space between paragraphs. The subtitle of the first section should start with a line space after the keywords and there should be no spaces in the following paragraphs. Article length must not exceed 20 pages with shapes and figures

Tables, Figures, Graphics and Pictures

If the tables, figures, graphics and pictures used in the text are not originally created by the author (s), they can be used in the text by showing “source”. Tables, figures, graphics and pictures should be placed to fit the text and the headings should be written in 11 font size and centered. Tables and graphs used in the text should be listed as Table 1., Table 2. / Chart 1., Chart 2. etc. and so on. Table numbers and titles should be written before the table. Figures, graphics and pictures of the numbers and the headers (figure, graphic and picture) then the bottom of the Figure 1., Figure 2. / Picture 1., Picture 2. etc. should be written as ordered. The first letters of the words used in the tables, figures, graphics and image titles should be initials large and the others are small.

Conclusion

The title should be written in bold, 11 pt, capital letters and text in 11 pt. Times New Roman style in Microsoft Word format.

In-Article Reference Display

Reference within the article should be arranged in accordance with the APA rules.

See the APA reference guidelines: https://www.citefast.com/styleguide.php?style=APA&sec=form

Reference to single authored sources: (Atılgan, 2015: 28) , (Atılgan, 2015: 28-32)

Reference to sources with two authors: (Atılgan & Demir, 2015: 28), (Atılgan & Demir, 2015: 28-32)

When reference is made to sources with five authors for the first time: (Atılgan, Demir, Çelik, Savaş & Yıldırım, 2015: 28)

When reference is made to sources with five authors for a second time or more: (Atılgan vd., 2015: 28)

When references to resources with more than five authors are made for the first time: ( Atılgan, Demir, Çelik, Savaş, Yıldırım….Işık, 2015: 28)

Reference to sources with more than five authors for the second time or more times: (Atılgan vd., 2015: 28)

When reference is made from the Internet: (Mills, 2012)



Bibliography

The sources used in the article should be arranged in accordance with APA (latest version) rules.

For APA citation, see: https://www.citefast.com/styleguide.php?style=APA&sec=form



Bibliography title 11 point, bold; References should be written alphabetically, without numbers, as shown below. In addition, the title of the work (referenced source) should be italic.



Single Author Book

Tuncer, D. (1992). Dağıtım Kanalları Sistemi. Ankara: Gazi Yayınları.

Two Authors Book

Turgut, M. F. & Y. Baykul. (1992). Ölçekleme Teknikleri. Ankara: ÖSYM Yayınları.

Edited Book

Theberge, J. (Ed.). (1968). Economics of Trade and Development. New York: John Wiley.

Translation Book

Morgan, L.H. (2015). Eski Toplum. (Oskay, Ü. Çev.), İstanbul: İnkılap Yayınevi.

Part of Book

Ünlüer, A.O. (1988). Boş Zamanı Değerlendirme Açısından Kitle İletişim Araçlarının Ülkemizde Durumu. Demiray, U. (Ed.). Kitle İletişim Araçları ve Boş Zaman (ss.71-113). Eskişehir: Anadolu Üniversitesi Eğitim Teknolojisi ve Yaygın Eğitim Vakfı.

Published Magazine

Engin, B. H. (2016). Markalaşma Kavramı Çerçevesinde Marka Ederi. Öneri Dergisi. 12 (46): 277-294.

Electronic Magazine

Yengin, D. & Algül, A. (2018). Küreselleşme Bağlamında Sanal Gerçeklik Kullanımı. Turkish Online Journal of Design, Art and Communication-TOJDAC. 10 (2): 155-126. doi: 10.7456/10902100.

Published Journal

Kumcu. E. (2006, 11 Aralık). Büyüme yavaşlama sinyali veriyor. Hürriyet Gazetesi. s.9.

Electronic Journal

Mills, S. (2012, 16 Ekim). How Twitter is winning the 2012 US election. The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2012/oct/16/twitter-winning-2012-us-election (Erişim tarihi: 10 Temmuz 2018).

Dissertation

Algül, N. (2006). Sanat Tarihinde Mahmut Akok. Marmara Üniversitesi Türkiyat Araştırmaları Enstitüsü Türk Sanatı Anabilim Dalı Yayınlanmamış Doktora Tezi, İstanbul.

Web Page

Yavuz, E. (2018, 7 Kasım). Zaman ve İnsan Üzerine. https://dusunbil.com/zaman-ve-insan-uzerine. adresinden alındı. (Erişim tarihi: 10 Temmuz 2018).

Report

Taymaz, E. (2018). Dijital Teknolojiler ve Ekonomik Büyüme Raporu. (TÜSİAD-T/2018,10-600).

Electronic Report

Taymaz, E. (2018). Dijital Teknolojiler ve Ekonomik Büyüme Raporu. (TÜSİAD-T/2018,10-600). https://www.tusiad.org/tr/yayinlar/raporlar/item/10130-dijital-teknolojiler-ve-ekonomik-buyume-raporu. (Erişim tarihi: 10 Temmuz 2018).



Contact information:

Journal of Communication Studies
İstanbul Aydin University, Communication Faculty,
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Tel: (212) 444 1 428 / 25302
Web: http://icd.aydin.edu.tr/
E-posta: icd@aydin.edu.tr