Author Guidelines of Iğdır İİBF Dergisi

Manuscripts to be submitted to Iğdır İİBF Dergisi must be prepared in accordance with the journal’s current article template and the author guidelines specified below. Manuscripts that do not comply with the author guidelines, the article template (📝 Iğdır İİBF Dergisi Article Template.docx), and the required submission documents (📝 Iğdır İİBF Dergisi Title Page.docx  and 📝 Iğdır İİBF Dergisi Copyright Transfer Form.docx) will be returned to the authors at the preliminary review stage. During manuscript submission, an up-to-date plagiarism/similarity report for the study must also be uploaded to the system. 

1. General Formatting Principles

Manuscripts submitted to Iğdır İİBF Dergisi may be written in Turkish or English. All manuscripts must be written in a clear, coherent, academic, and scientific language.

The main text must be prepared in Palatino Linotype, 11-point font size, and justified alignment. Paragraph indentation should not be used.

Headings in the manuscript should not be numbered. Main headings, subheadings, and third-level headings must comply with the formal structure specified in the journal template.

2. Article Title and English Title

The article title should clearly reflect the subject, scope, and main research problem of the study. The title should not be unnecessarily long; however, it should be sufficiently clear to indicate the theoretical, methodological, or empirical focus of the study.

In the journal template, the Turkish article title must be formatted as follows:

Turkish Article Title

Font: Palatino Linotype
Font size: 24 pt
Style: Bold
Colour: Navy blue
Alignment: Left-aligned
Capitalization: Only necessary words should be capitalized; the entire title should not be written in capital letters.

The English title of the article must appear immediately below the Turkish title.

English Article Title

Font: Palatino Linotype
Font size: 14 pt
Style: Italic
Colour: Grey
Alignment: Left-aligned
Capitalization: The title must comply with academic title capitalization rules in English.

For manuscripts written in Turkish, the Turkish title should be given first, followed by the English title. For manuscripts written in English, the English title should be given first, followed by the Turkish title.

3. Title Page

For submissions to Iğdır İİBF Dergisi, the title page must be prepared as a separate document from the article template. The title page is a separate file used to collect complete author information.

The title page must include the following information in full:

• Turkish title of the article,
• English title of the article,
• Full names of all authors,
• Academic titles of the authors,
• Department / division / unit information,
• Institutional affiliations,
• City and country information,
• E-mail addresses,
• ORCID numbers,
• Corresponding author information,
• Author contribution statement,
• Acknowledgements, project, support, or funding information, if any,
• Ethics committee information for studies requiring ethics committee approval,
• Conflict of interest statement,
• Funding statement.

In multi-author manuscripts, the information of all authors must be entered separately and completely. The corresponding author must be clearly indicated.

There must be no inconsistency between the information provided on the title page and the information entered into the submission system. Submissions containing incomplete, incorrect, or inconsistent information may be returned to the authors at the preliminary review stage.

4. Main Manuscript File

The main manuscript file must be prepared in accordance with the journal’s current article template. However, unlike the title page, the main manuscript file must not contain any information that reveals the identity of the author(s).

The main manuscript file must not include author names, institutional affiliations, e-mail addresses, ORCID numbers, acknowledgements, project information, or any other statement that may directly reveal the identity of the author(s).

The main manuscript file must include the following sections:

• Article title,
• English title,
• Abstract in Turkish,
• Keywords in Turkish,
• Abstract,
• Keywords,
• Main text,
• References,
• Extended abstract,
• Ethics statement,
• Funding statement,
• Conflict of interest statement.

Author information and the author contribution statement must not be included in the main manuscript file; they must be submitted separately on the title page.

5. Turkish Abstract and English Abstract

All manuscripts must include both a Turkish abstract and an English abstract. The abstract sections must include the aim, method, scope, main findings, and conclusion of the study.

The Turkish and English abstracts must not exceed 250 words.

The Turkish abstract must be followed by Anahtar Kelimeler, and the English abstract must be followed by Keywords. Keywords should be selected in a way that reflects the main concepts, method, and research field of the study.

The number of keywords must be between 3 and 5.

6. Heading Rules

Main headings must be written in capital letters, left-aligned, and unnumbered. Main headings must be formatted in 12-point, bold font.

Example:

INTRODUCTION

Subheadings must be left-aligned, 11-point, bold, and written with only the initial letters of the words capitalized.

Example:

Theoretical Framework

Third-level headings must be left-aligned, 11-point, bold, and italic.

Example:

The Debate on Digital Governmentality

Numbering must not be used in headings.

7. Main Text Structure

The main text of the manuscript must be structured in accordance with the type, method, and subject of the study. In general, manuscripts should include an introduction, main discussion sections, and a conclusion.

In the INTRODUCTION section, the theoretical, historical, and literature-based background of the research topic must be presented; the aim, scope, research question, and original contribution of the study must be clearly stated.

In the main sections, the theoretical framework, methodological approach, discussion, analysis, and findings of the study must be presented under appropriate headings.

In the CONCLUSION section, the main findings of the study must be summarized, its contribution to the literature must be indicated, and limitations and suggestions for future studies, if any, must be stated.

8. Tables, Graphs, and Figures

Tables, graphs, and figures must be placed in the text as close as possible to the relevant discussion. Each table, graph, or figure must be numbered and given an explanatory title.

Examples:

Table 1.
Graph 1.
Figure 1.

Tables and graphs must support the text. Unnecessary repetition, excessive visual density, and unexplained tables should be avoided.

9. Citation System

Iğdır İİBF Dergisi uses the APA 7 citation system.

In-text citations must include the author’s surname and year of publication.

Single-author source:

(Dahl, 1989)

Two-author source:

(Adorno & Horkheimer, 2002)

Three or more authors:

(Tilly et al., 1975)

For sources with institutional authors, the full name of the institution and its abbreviation, if any, may be given at first mention:

(Yükseköğretim Kalite Kurulu [YÖKAK], 2023)

The abbreviation may be used in subsequent citations:

(YÖKAK, 2023)

Page numbers must be provided for direct quotations:

(Dahl, 1989, p. 42)

When citing multiple sources at once, the sources must be listed alphabetically:

(Arendt, 1958; Foucault, 1977; Weber, 1978)

The use of secondary sources should be avoided as much as possible. In unavoidable cases, the expression “as cited in” should be used, and only the source actually accessed should be included in the reference list.

10. References

The reference list must appear at the end of the manuscript and must be prepared in accordance with the APA 7 system. References must be arranged alphabetically.

The reference list must be written in Palatino Linotype, 9-point font size.

Basic book format:

Surname, A. A. (Year). Title of the book. Publisher.

Journal article format:

Surname, A. A. (Year). Title of the article. Title of the Journal, volume(issue), page range. DOI

Translated book format:

Surname, A. A. (Year). Title of the book (A. A. Surname, Trans.). Publisher. (Original work published Year)

For translated works, in-text citation may be given as follows:

(Foucault, 1975/2015)

Only sources cited in the text must be included in the reference list. Sources not cited in the manuscript must not be included in the reference list.

11. Extended Abstract

Manuscripts written in Turkish must include an English extended abstract of 600–800 words.

Manuscripts written in English must include a Turkish extended abstract of the same length.

The extended abstract must be prepared as an independent text including the aim, method, main findings, and conclusions of the study.

12. Ethics Statement, Funding, and Conflict of Interest

An ethics statement, funding information, and conflict of interest statement must be included at the end of the manuscript.

For studies that do not require ethics committee approval, the following statement may be used:

ETHICS STATEMENT: This study does not require ethics committee approval. The authors declare that there is no conflict of interest.

For studies without financial support, the following statement may be used:

FUNDING: This research received no financial support from any institution or organization.

For studies requiring ethics committee approval, the name of the ethics committee, decision date, and decision number must be clearly stated.

13. Copyright Form

For manuscripts submitted to Iğdır İİBF Dergisi, authors must complete the Copyright Form. The copyright form is one of the required documents for a manuscript to be taken into the publication process.

The copyright form must include the article title, full names of all authors, and the required declarations completely. The form must be signed by all authors and uploaded to the system during submission.

In multi-author manuscripts, the author order in the copyright form, the title page, and the submission system must be consistent.

Submissions with a missing copyright form, incomplete signature information, or inconsistencies with the manuscript information may be returned to the authors before the evaluation process begins.

14. Final Checklist

Before submitting a manuscript, authors must check the following:

• The manuscript has been prepared in accordance with the journal’s current template.
• The article title and English title comply with the format specified in the template.
• The title page has been prepared separately and includes complete author information.
• The main manuscript file does not contain any information revealing the identity of the author(s).
• Turkish Abstract and English Abstract have been included.
• Keywords in Turkish and English have been provided.
• Citations and references comply with the APA 7 system.
• The extended abstract has been included.
• Ethics statement, funding information, and conflict of interest information have been provided.
• The copyright form has been completed and signed.
• The plagiarism/similarity report has been uploaded to the system.
• Tables, graphs, and figures have been numbered.
• The manuscript has been reviewed in terms of language, spelling, and expression.