Writing Rules

Article Preparation

International Journal of Economics, Politics, Humanities & Social Sciences – IJEPHSS (e-ISSN: 2636-8137) publication language is Turkish and English. The journal includes research and review articles. Articles must be uploaded electronically (in .doc or .docx format) via Dergipark. APA guide is taken as basis in citing sources.

In applications, the account of the corresponding author of the study should be used. All correspondence regarding the application is forwarded to the responsible author via e-mail sent through the journal system or via the Dergipark message system.

When uploading the article file, it is necessary to ensure that this file does not contain any elements that would reveal the identity of the author due to the double-blind referee process.

You can access the details of the journal's writing rules and a sample template from here.

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Guide – General Rules
The authors are advised to read the following rules, then send their articles to the editor. We assume that the submitted articles are ready for publication. The articles must be written in Microsoft Word format. The other rules are as follows:
• Margins; Top - Bottom - Right - Left:2,5.
• Heading must be written in capital letters, in Times New Roman 12 point font, bold and justified on the page
• Author(s) of the articles must indicate their names, surnames without their academic title and institution under article's heading, they should be centered in the page and be in Times New Roman, 11 point font and bold.
• The author(s) must be indicated as footnote on the first page of his/her/their titles, institutes, e-mail adresses and ORCID.
• Abstracts must be on the first page and between 150-250 words. There is no need for Turkish abstract in studies English. At most 5 key words must be under the abstracts. Abstracts must be written in 10 point font, single space and justified.
• Sections and subtitles must be written in 12 font, bold, justified and with capital letters. At the heading numbers, numbers must be given just from the Introduction section and they should go on in decimal number system (for example; 1., 1.1., 1.1.1. ).
• Main text; paragraphs must be written in 11 point font, justified, Indent; Left: 0, Right: 0 cm; Special: First line must be 1,25cm. Before 0 and after 6 pt paragraphs space must be left and line spacing must be 1,15. Page numbers must be on bottom right.
• Maximum page number must be less than 25.
• Figure and table headings must be written over figures and tables in 10 point font and bold; each one must be given a number (for example; Table 1, Table 2 ve Figure 1, Figure 2) and references must be written in 8 point font precisely under the tables and figures and bibliographic knowledge must be given fully. Text which is in tables and figures must be written in 10 point font. Accordingly mathematical equations being in the text must be given number and written in parenthetically and as right justified.
• Citations must be intext citation. Annotations must be stated at the bottom of the page as footnote (9 point font). Intext citations must be written in order like author(s) surname, year and page number respectively. In the case of lacking of author(s) names, then institution names must be used instead. For example; (Yüksel, 2003: 5), (Yüksel & Murat, 2001: 15), (Yüksel et al., 2000: 10-12, 2000:10-12), (DPT, 2004: 32).
• Reference list must be formed at the end of the manuscript in 10 point font. It must be started at end of page and articles must be arranged according to surnames alphabetically. The sources which are not cited in the journal must not be indicated in the bibliography. In the case that more than one study of the same author are cited, the one which is old-dated must be written firstly. If the citied author has the more than one work with same date, sources must be enumerate with a,b,c letters at the bibliography and intext citations. For example; 2003a, 2003b, 2003c. In the event of articles by one or more than one author are cited, article by one author must be indicated firstly.

REFERENCES DISPLAY STYLES AND IN-TEXT REFERENCES
The bibliography should be organized in Times New Roman and 10-point font size at the end of the study. The bibliography should start from the page where the article ends and the works should be listed alphabetically by surname. When more than one work of the same author is cited, the publication date should start with the oldest one. When referring to more than one study of the same author with the same date, the references should be numbered using the letters a,b,c,... in the bibliography and in-text citations (such as 2003a, 2003b, 2003c). If an author's work with single and multiple authors is cited, single-author works should be cited first. Sources that are not cited in the journal should not be mentioned in the bibliography section.
APA 7 style will be taken as basis in the preparation of the bibliography. Some examples of bibliography notation are given below. For more detailed information and references without examples, you can refer to the following source: APA 7 style should be used in in-text citations and bibliography. For more detailed information about APA style, see American Psychological Associaton (2019). Publicaton manual of the American Psychological Association (7th ed.). Washington, DC: APA. (see https://apastyle.apa.org/style-grammar-guidelines/references/examples ).

1.Journal Article Referance:
Template: Author’s surname, Author’s Initial. (Year). Title of article. Name of Periodical Publication Adı, Volume(number), page range. http://doi.org/xxxx
If the journal article does not have a DOI but has a URL that is accessible to readers, include the URL of the article at the end of the reference.
Oğuz, O. (2021). BİST-100 Endeksinde Doğrusal ve Doğrusal Olmayan Yöntemlerle Zayıf Formda Piyasa Etkinliğinin Testi. Mehmet Akif Ersoy Üniversitesi Uygulamalı Bilimler Dergisi, 5(1), 107–123. https://doi.org/10.31200/makuubd.884585
• Parenthetical citation: (Oğuz, 2021: 110)
• Narrative citation: Oğuz (2021: 110)

2. Journal Article with Two Authors:
Template: First author's surname, First initial. and second author's surname, First initial. (Year). Title of the article. Name of the Periodical, Volume (Number of the Periodical), Page range. http://doi.org/xxxx
Oğuz, O., ve Korkmaz, Ö. (2022). The Relationship Between Stock Market Index Returns and Gold Returns during the First Year of the Coronavirus Pandemic: An Asymmetric Causality Test. Maliye Finans Yazıları, 117, 77–100. https://doi.org/10.33203/mfy.1038564
• Parenthetical citation: (Oğuz ve Korkmaz, 2022: 78)
• Narrative citation: Oğuz ve Korkmaz (2023: 78)

3. Journal article with three or more authors:
Template: First author's surname, First Initial, Second author's surname, First Initial, and Third author's surname, First Initial (Year). Title of the article. Name of the Periodical, Volume (number of the periodical), Page range. http://doi.org/xxxx

Dikkaya, M., Doyar, B. V., ve Kanbir, Ö. (2018). The Effects of Oil Prices on Turkey ’ s Foreign Trade Relations to Azerbaijan. Review of Socio-Economic Perspectives, 3(December), 153–164. https://doi.org/10.19275/RSEP057
• Parenthetical citation: (Dikkaya vd., 2018: 154)
• Narrative citation: Dikkaya vd. (2018: 154)

4.Newspaper article
Template: Author’s surname, Author’s Initial. (Year, Month, Day). Title of the article. Name of the newspaper, internet address
Krugman, P. (2019, January, 24). The Sum of Some Global Fears. The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/24/opinion/global-recession.html
• Parenthetical citation: (Krugman, 2019)
• Narrative citation: Krugman (2019)

5. Whole authored book
Template: Author’s surname, Author’s Initial. (Year). Title of the book (Number of editions). Publisher.
If the book includes a DOI, include the DOI. If the e-book without a DOI has a stable URL that will resolve for readers, include the URL of the book in the reference
Stiglitz, J. E. (2003). Globalization and Its Discontents (2nd ed.). W.W.Norton & Company Ltd.
• Parenthetical citation: (Stiglitz, 2003: 67)
• Narrative citation: Stiglitz (2003: 67)

6. Editorial Book Chapters
Template: Author’s surname, Author’s Initial. (Year). Title of the book chapter. The editor's initials. Surname of the editor (Ed.), Title of the book (Number of editions, Page range) in. Publisher.
Hearson, M. (2022). Tax Treaties. In L. Seabrooke & D. Wigan (Eds.), Global Wealth Chains: Asset Strategies in the World Economy (1st ed., pp. 49–67). Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780198832379.001.0001
• Parenthetical citation: (Hearson, 2022: 55)
• Narrative citation: Hearson (2022: 55)

7.Whole edited book
Template: Editor's surname, editor's initials. (Ed.). (Year). Name of the book (Print number). Publisher.
Seabrooke, L., & Wigan, D. (Eds.). (2022). Global Wealth Chains: Asset Strategies in the World Economy (1st ed.). Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780198832379.001.0001
• Parenthetical citation: (Seabrooke & Wigan, 2022)
• Narrative citation: Seabrooke and Wigan (2022)

8. Translation Book
Template: Surname of the author of the original book, initials. (Year). Title of the book (Number of editions). (Translator's initials. Translator's surname, Trans.). Publisher. (Date of publication of the original work).
McCloskey, D. N. (2018). İktisadi Konular Hakkında Yazmak (P. Tuştaş (Trans.); 1.st edition). Heretik Publishing.( Original work published 2000)
• Parenthetical citation: (McCloskey, 2000/2018: 23)
• Narrative citation: McCloskey (2000/2018. 23)

9.Report by a Government Agency References
Template: Name of the Institution Publishing the Official Publication (Year). Name of the report (Publication no.). Internet address or Doi number
The World Bank. (2023). World Development Report 2023: Migrants, Refugees, and Societies. In World Development Report 2023: Migrants, Refugees, and Societies. World Bank Publications. https://doi.org/10.1596/978-1-4648-1964-3
• Parenthetical citation: (The World Bank, 2023)
• Narrative citation: The World Bank (2023)

10.Conference Presentation References
Template: Author’s surname, Author’s Initial. (Yıl, Month day). Name of the oral presentation [Oral Presentation]. Name of the Scientific Meeting, City, Country where the meeting took place.
Kanbir, Ö. (2016, Nisan28-29). Avrupa Göçmen Krizinin Uluslararası Ekonomi Politiği [Oral Presentation]. II.International Middle East Conferances: Migration Issues in The Context of Conflict in The Middle East, Kilis 7 Aralık University Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Kilis, Türkiye
• Parenthetical citation: (Kanbir, 2016: 110)
• Narrative citation: Kanbir (2016: 110)

11.Theses
Template: Author’s surname, Author’s Initial. (Yıl). (Year). Title of the thesis [Unpublished master's thesis / Unpublished doctoral thesis]. Name of the university.
Oğuz, O. (2017). Gelir Dağılımı Adaletsizliğinin Kurumsal İktisat Yönünden Değerlendirilmesi: Ekonometrik Bir Uygulama, [Unpublished doctoral thesis], Marmara University/Institute of Social Sciences, İstanbul.
• Parenthetical citation: (Oğuz, 2017: 50)
• Narrative citation: Oğuz (2017: 50)

12. Web page resources
Template: Author's surname, initials. (Year, Month Day). Title of the study. Name of the website. Retrieved from URL at .....
Eğilmez, M. (2022, December 21). Küresel Ticaret Daralıyor. Kendime Yazılar. Retrived from Jaunary 1, 2023 https://www.mahfiegilmez.com/2022/10/kuresel-ticaret-daralyor.html
• Parenthetical citation: (Eğilmez, 2022)
• Narrative citation: Eğilmez (2022)

13. Data Sets
Template: Author's surname, Author's initials (Year). Data Set name [Data Set]. Institution Name, web address or doi number
O’Donohue, W. (2017). Content analysis of undergraduate psychology textbooks (ICPSR 21600; Version V1) [Data set]. ICPSR. https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR36966.v1
• Parenthetical citation: (O’Donohue, 2017)
• Narrative citation: O’Donohue, (2017)

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