AUTHOR GUIDE
International Journal of Social Inquiry (IJSI) is published twice a year (June and December).
The journal includes research articles, book presentations, critics, and case studies. These
articles should not have been published elsewhere or sent for publication previously.
Articles can be written in Turkish and English. When the articles are accepted IJSI will have all publishing rights.
The initial evaluation of the manuscripts submitted to the journal is made by the
editorial board in terms of its suitability for the journal writing standards. Eligible studies will
be scanned with an internationally accepted academic plagiarism detector (excluding direct quotes, bibliographies, and footnotes cited by academic rules). Studies with
more than 15% similarity will be sent back to the author/authors together with the scan result
report.
After this phase, the study will be sent to 2 referees. In the direction of the report from
the referees, it will be decided whether the article will be published, corrected in the report
frame, rejected, or sent to a third referee, and the author/authors will be notified about the
situation as soon as possible.
Revisions requested from the author/authors should be made within 1 month at the
latest and sent to the editorial board via DergiPark online system.
Expression & Literary Style
Articles can be written in English or Turkish. Sentences should be written by grammar and orthographic rules.
For grammar and orthographic rules in English articles, Longman Dictionary of
Contemporary English, Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary, Cambridge Advanced
Learner’s Dictionary can be used. These Dictionaries are also available from the following
web addresses:
http://www.ldoceonline.com/
https://www.oxforddictionaries.com/
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/
For grammer and ortographic rules in Turkish articles, Turkish Language Association’s Güncel Türkçe Sözlük and/or Büyük Türkçe Sözlük and Türkçe Yazım ve İmla Kılavuzu should be used. These Dictionaries are also available from the following web address: http://www.tdk.gov.tr/
Titles
An appropriate article title should be chosen for the study topic.
Section titles in the article should be numbered with normal numbers. (1, 2, 3 … etc.). The numbering of titles should be as follows:
1. SECTION TITLE
1.1. First Degree Subheadline
1.2. First Degree Subheadline
Headings should be bold and left-aligned.
All titles in the text, including abstract, summary, and keywords, should be shown in
bold.
Author and Contact Information
The name(s) and surname(s) of the author/authors should be indicated after the article title (The first name(s) of the authors should be written in lowercase and the surnames in capital letters).
Asterisked footnotes should be created after the author/authors’ name and surname and the
institution/university information, e-mail address and ORCID to which the author/authors are affiliated
should be shown. Authors who do not have an ORCID number should get their number from the https://orcid.org website.
In co-authored articles, one of the authors must be specified as the
corresponding author. The manuscript and the other files must be uploaded to the system by the corresponding author.
Abstract
Abstract of 150-200 words should be written both in English and Turkish (There is no need to write a Turkish abstract for the authors do not know Turkish. In this case, the translation from the English abstract to Turkish is done by the editorial board).
Keywords
After abstracts, the keywords consisting of 5 words should be
given to correct the interest of the study.
Science Field Code (JEL CODE)
If the scientific code/jel code information related to the study field can be entered, the author/writers should write 3 scientific field codes. Science / jel codes can be found at the following website: http://www.aeaweb.org/jel/guide/
Summary (Extended Abstract)
Turkish summary for articles in English and English extended abstract (summary) for articles in Turkish should be written (Turkish summary is not required from authors do not know Turkish. In this case, the translation from the English summary to Turkish is done by the editorial board).
The summary does not exceed 800 words, but at least 600 should be.
The summary is not an introductory one. It should include the purpose, method, findings, conclusions, and suggestions of the paper.
The summary should be placed after the references.
Text
The article should not exceed 8000 words.
Except for special symbols, text, abstract, summary, equations, and references should be written in "Times New Roman".
Text in MS word format with 1.5 lines and 12 pt; abstract, summary,
equations, and bibliographies should be written in 10 point font size in single line spacing.
The “introduction” should not be numbered.
If an abbreviation is used in the text, these abbreviations should be shown in
parentheses when used for the first time. For example, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Tables, Figures, and Graphics
All tables, figures, and graphics should be numbered with normal numbers. (Figure 1 /
Table 1 / Figure 1, Figure 2 / Table 2 / Figure 2).
The headings of tables, figures, and graphics should be placed on top of them.
The headings of tables, figures, and graphics must be written in a single line and 10 pt.
If the tables, figures, and graphics used in the article do not belong to the author himself, the
source should be given at the bottom of the tables, figures, and graphics.
Footnotes for tables and figures should be written in 10 point letter size with * (star) symbol.
Formulas and Equations
Formulas should be written left aligned and numbered.
The equations should be numbered as (1), (2), (3) ... and should be written in 10 pt font size.
Statistics
Use the symbols and abbreviations determined by APA to express statistical values such as 'mean', 'standard deviation' etc. For example,
SD for standard deviation,
SE for standard error,
M (or
X̄) for arithmetic mean,
β for beta,
α for alpha. These expressions are not like other abbreviations and their meanings are not given in parentheses. So please don't use it like this: (
SE = standard error). If these terms are used in general expressions in the sentence, use the term instead of the abbreviation. To express the statistical value, use symbols such as
M = 8.51,
n = 15, not (mean = 8.51).
Statistical abbreviations such as ANCOVA, ANOVA, CFA, BIC, CFA, CI, NFI, RMSEA, SEM, SRMR, unlike the above symbols, must be explained where they are first used.
Use 'zero' and 'dot' for numbers below 1 if the statistical value can exceed 1: F(2, 15) = 0.43, t(20) = 0.52
Do not use 'zero' if the statistical value cannot exceed 1: p=.015
For detailed information, see Chapter 6 of the 7th Edition APA Manual.
Citations
Author(s) should follow the American Psychological Association's (APA) 7th Edition Publication Guidelines for in-text citation. See.
American Psychological Association. (2020). Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (7th ed.).
https://doi.org/10.1037/0000165-000
The APA Guidelines adopt the parenthetical method of '(Author Surname, Date)' or 'Author's Surname (Date)' for in-text citations.
Example: The main objective of the traditional budget is to control how much the executive body spends in accordance with the budget law (Altuğ, 2020).
Example: There are many studies in the literature that emphasize the strengths of the program budget system (Altuğ, 2020; Axelrod, 1995; Coşkun, 1997; Dicle, 1973; Edizdoğan & Çetinkaya, 2021).
If the author, who is the source of information, is to be emphasized, 'Surname (Date)' is usually used at the beginning of the sentence.
Example: Altuğ (2020) stated the program budget system has many advantages over the traditional budget.
―One author (Tezcan, 2014), (Gray, 2010a); if a quotation (Flint, 1988, p. 5)
―Two authors (Boex & Simatupang, 2008).
―Three and more authors (Bolivar et al., 2007).
―If the author is an agency / organization (International Money Fund [IMF], 2014) Subsequent citations (IMF, 2014)
―Different authors with the same surname (F. Eryilmaz, 2020; M. Eryilmaz, 2021)
―Paraphrasing a source: Sahin (2019) shows that the policies implemented to eliminate inequalities in income distribution are far from being effective.
―Secondary source: Samuelson (1954, as cited in Batırel, 2007) / Samuelson (1954) explained the characteristics of pure public goods as follows (as cited in Batırel, 2007):
Note: The secondary sources can be used in very limited situations. In such a usage, only the secondary source is included in the references.
References
Author(s) should follow the American Psychological Association's (APA) 7th Edition Publication Guidelines for references. See.
American Psychological Association. (2020). Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (7th ed.).
https://doi.org/10.1037/0000165-000
• See APA web site: https://apastyle.apa.org/style-grammar-guidelines/references/examples
• See American Psychological Association. (2021). Common reference examples guide. https://apastyle.apa.org/instructional-aids/reference-examples.pdf
The bibliography should include all of the references cited in the text.
The bibliography must be sorted alphabetically by author surname(s).
Page numbers for periodicals and articles in compilation books should be specified.
Books
Bohm, P. (1987).
Social efficiency: A concise introduction to welfare economics (2nd edition). Palgrave.
Journal articles
Bolívar, M. P. R., Muñoz, L. A., & Hernández, A. M. L. (2013). Determinants of financial transparency in government. International Public Management Journal, 16(4), 557-602. https://doi.org/10.1080/10967494.2013.849169
Book chapters:
Chevauchez, B. (2007). Public management reform in France. In M. Robinson (Ed.), Performance Budgeting (pp. 391-403). Palgrave Macmillan UK. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137001528_20
References are not English
Altuğ, F. (2020).
Kamu bütçesi [Public budgeting] (2. bs). Beta Basım A.Ş.
Akhan, C. E., İlhan, E., & Altintaş, M. H. (2021). Satış elemanlarının kişilik özellikleri ve satış performansı ilişkisinde kişisel değerlerin aracı etkisinin analizi [Analysis of the mediation effect of personal values in the relationship between salesperson personality traits and sales performance]. International Journal of Social Inquiry, 14(2), 417-446. https://doi.org/10.37093/ijsi.890750
Translations:
Gaarder, J. (1994). Sophie's world: A novel about the history of philosophy (P. Møller, Trans.). Phoenix House. (Original work published 1991).
Thesis:
Ndzembanteh, A. N. (2020). The role of financial develepment, human capital and economic growth on envirtonmental sustainability: An empirical analysis of Cameroon (Publication No 659314) [Doctoral thesis, Bursa Uludag University]. Thesis Center of Turkish Higher Education Council.
Encyclopedia Articles:
Peters, M. A. (Ed.). (2017). Social issues. In Encyclopedia of educational philosophy and theory (pp. 2181-2181). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-287-588-4_100993
Acknowledgment
If institutions and persons are supporting the work, a thank-you note can be written. Acknowledgments can be given as a footnote on the first page of the article or under a separate title before the “references”.
Article Submission
IJSI only accepts manuscripts submitted through the DergiPark online system for the evaluation process. During the submission of the manuscript, the copyright transfer and conflict of interest declaration form and author contribution statement, duly filled and signed by the authors, is requested to be uploaded to the online system. We kindly ask the corresponding author to present the mobile phone number in this forms so that IJSI can contact the authors when necessary. This personal information will not be used while publishing the article.
Copyright
The copyright of all articles and materials accepted for the publication belong to Bursa Uludağ
University Social Sciences Institute.
Privacy
Names and addresses in this journal will only be used for the purpose of the journal,
which is stated above. It will not be used for another purpose or another part.