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JOURNAL WRITING RULES

Title: Maximum 12 words summarizing the topic, Times New Roman, 14 fonts, bold, centered and only first letters are capital.
Author(s) information: No information about the author(s) (name, institution etc.) should not be included on the manuscript. However, after the approval of the manuscript, when a file is sent to the author to add information such as the name(s) and contact information, the following conditions should be taken into consideration: The name(s) and surname(s) of the author(s) need to be written clearly under the title, centered, in “Times New Roman”, “12 fonts”, bold and with a line spacing. The title(s) of the author(s), affiliated institute(s) and contact information should be written as (*) foot note, in “Times New Roman”, “10 fonts” with 1 line spacing.
Abstract: Turkish and English abstracts giving general information about the article need to be written. The length of the abstracts should be at least 200 and at most 300 words. Turkish abstract and English abstract should be written in “Times New Roman”, “10 fonts” and with 1 line spacing. Within the abstract, the subject, purpose, method, main findings and general result of the article should be introduced.
Keywords: In this section, minimum 3 and maximum 7 keywords need to be written. Keywords should be written in “Times New Roman” and “10 fonts”.
Main Sections: They should be written in “Times New Roman”, “12 fonts” and with 1.5 line spacing.
Introduction: It includes information about the purpose, significance, conceptual – theoretical framework and study in general.
Method: It gives information about the method and the process followed in the study.
Findings: It is the main section in which the collected data and findings are discussed.
Result: It is section where the conclusion reached through findings is presented.
Discussion: It is the section referring to similar studies about the same topic and discussions in literature.
Suggestions: It includes the suggestions made in light of the findings and discussions.
Note: The sequencing of the main sections may vary depending on the field and type (theoretical, empirical etc.) of the study; however, inclusion of method, discussion and suggestions sections is an obligation for empirical studies.

Referencing:
Both in-text referencing and list of references at the end should be organized according to APA 6 style.

In-text referencing

If there is a general reference within the text and reference is made to the whole text, it is enough to write surname, year.
Example: Yavuz, 2013

If there is a citation made from a certain page, then it is written as follows (Arpacı and Kuyu, 2010, s. 72), (Arpacı, Kuyu and Huysuz, 2000, s. 12-13).
In the sequencing of the citations within a parenthesis, alphabetical order is followed.
Example: (Arpacı, 2013; Arpacı and Kuyu, 2010, s. 15; Karman, 2000; Zengin, Warrant, Güner, Aykut and Karpat, 2013)

The studies of the same writer with the same publication year should be written as follows; Peler, 2009a and Peler 2009b.
If the number of authors is between three and five, in the first citation, the surnames of all the others need to be written and in the following citation of the same source, only the surname of the first writer needs to be written.
Example: In the first citation (Kejanlıoğlu, Adaklı and Çelenk, 2004); in the following citations (Kejanlıoğlu et al., 2004).

In articles having six or more authors, in the first citation, only the surname of the first author is written.
Example: (Abisel et al., 2005).

If there is a double citation, the following format is followed;
Example: (Sancar cited in Zizek, 2009). While Sancar (2009) is included in the list of references with all the related information, Zizek is not given in the list of references.

Abbreviations are given in a parenthesis when given for the first time, then not given in the parenthesis.
Example: The first citation within the text is shown as Milli Eğitim Bakanlığı (MEB, 2012), the first citation within a parenthesis is shown as (Milli Eğitim Bakanlığı [MEB], 2012).

If not necessary, footnote should not be used. If it is necessary, then it should used as follows; (Surname, Publication Date: Page Number)
Direct quotations are written within “”. If the direct quotation is longer than 40 words, then it should be written without using “” as a separate paragraph, indented and in 10 fonts. 

Bibliography

Journals with a Digital Object Identifier (DOI) number; 
Herbst-Damm, K. L., & Kulik, J. A. (2005). Volunteer support, marital status, and the survival times of terminally ill patients. Health Psychology, 24, 225-229. doi:10.1037/0278-6133.24.2.225 

When there are more than seven authors in journals with DOI numbers;
Gilbert, D. G., McClernon, J. F., Rabinovich, N. E., Sugai, C., Plath, L. C., Asgaard, G., ... Botros, N. (2004). Effects of quitting smoking on EEG activation and attention last for more than 31 days and are more severe with stress, dependence, DRD2 A1 allele, and depressive traits. Nicotine and Tobacco Research, 6, 249-267. doi:1 0.1 080/1462220041 0001676305

For journals without DOI numbers; URL numbers are written;
Sillick, T. J., & Schutte, N. S. (2006). Emotional intelligence and self-esteem mediate between perceived early parental love and adult happiness. E-Journalof Applied Psychology, 2(2), 38-48. Retrieved from http://ojs.lib.swin.edu.au/index.php/ejap   

DOI number is given in electronic articles;
Von Ledebur, S. C. (2007). Optimizing knowledge transfer by new employees in companies. Knowledge Management Research & Practice. Advance online publication. doi: 1 0.1 057/palgrave.kmrp.8500141.
In the source utilised from the electronic address, the URL number to access the source is given.

Magazine articles;
Chamberlin, J., Novotney, A., Packard, E., & Price, M. (2008, May). Enhancing worker well-being: Occupational health psychologists convene to share their research on work, stress, and health. Monitor on Psychology, 39(5). 26-29.

Electronic magazine articles;
Clay, R. (2008, June). Science vs. ideology: Psychologists fight back about the misuse of research. Monitor on Psychology, 39(6). Retrieved from http://www.apa.org/monitor/  

Articles on special topics or issues of the journal;
Haney, C, & Wiener, R. L (Eds.). (2004). Capital punishment in the United States
[Special issue]. Psychology, Public Policy, and Law, 10(4).
Greenfield, P., & Yan, Z. (Eds.). (2006). Children, adolescents, and the Internet
[Special section]. Developmental Psychology, 42, 391-458.

Single-authored article from the journal;
Belk, R. (2014). Sharingversuspseudo-sharing in Web 2.0. The Anthropogist. 18(1), 7-23.

Editorial of unknown authorship;
Editorial: "What is a disaster" and why does this question matter? [Editorial]. (2006). Journal of Contingencies and Crisis Management, 14, 1-2.

Printed book;
Surname, A. (Year of publication). Book title. Place of Publication: Publisher

Edited book;
VandenBos, G. R. (Ed.). (2007). APA dictionary of psychology. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.

Chapter in edited book;
Author, A A, & Author, B. B. (1995). Title of chapter or entry. In A Editor, B. Editor, & C. Editor (Eds.), Title of book (pp. xxx-xxx). Location: Publisher.

Electronic version of the printed book;
Freud, S. (1953). The method of interpreting dreams: An analysis of a specimen dream. In J. Strachey (Ed. & Trans.), The standard edition of the complete
psychological works of Sigmund Freud (Vol. 4, pp. 96-121). Retrieved from http://books.google.com/books The original work is dated 1900)
Shotton, M. A (1989). Computer addiction? A study of computer dependency [DX Reader version]. Retrieved from http://www.ebookstore.tandf.co.uk/html/index.asp 
Schiraldi, G. R. (2001). The post-traumatic stress disorder sourcebook: A guide to healing, recovery, and growth [Adobe Digital Editions version]. doi: 1 0.1036/0071393722

Only electronic printed book;
O'Keefe, E. (n.d.). Egoism & the cnsts in Western values. Retrieved from http://www.onlineoriginals.com/showitem .asp litem I D~ 135 .

A book with multiple editions;
Strunk, W. Jr. & White, E. B. (2000). The elements of style (4.Baskı). New York: Longman.

The work translated into Turkish;
Morris, C. (2002). Understanding psychology (trans. A. Erkuş, A. D. Batıgün and B. Ayvaşık) Ankara: TPD.

Technical and research reports;
Author surname, A. (Year). Study title (Report No. xxx). Location: Publisher.
Kessy, S. S. A.. & Urio, F. M. (2006). The contribution of microfinance institutions to poverty reduction in Tanzania (Research Report No. 06.3). Retrieved from Research on Poverty Alleviation website: http://www.repoa.or.tz /documents_storage/Publications/Reports/06.3_Kessy_and_Urio.pdf   

Symposiums and congresses;
Surname of the author, A. (Year, Month). Title of the paper or poster, Name of the symposium, Place of the symposium.
Pişkin, M., & Ayas, T. (2005, September). Investigation of bully and victim high school students in terms of shyness, introversion, extraversion and self-esteem variables. Paper presented at the VIIIth National Psychological Counselling and Guidance Congress, Marmara University, Atatürk Faculty of Education, Istanbul.

Meeting presentation with summary available online;
Liu, S. (2005, May). Defending against business crises with the help of intelligent agent based early warning solutions. Paper presented at the Seventh International Conference on Enterprise Information Systems, Miami, FL. Abstract retrieved from http://www.iceis.org/iceis2005/abstracts_2005.htm

Online regularly published proceeding;
Herculano-Houzel, S., Collins, C. E., Wong, P., Kaas, J. H., & Lent, R. (2008). The basic nonuniformity of the cerebral cortex. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 105, 12593-12598. doi:10.1073/pnas.0805417105

Proceeding published in book form;
Katz, I., Gabayan, K., & Aghajan, H. (2007). A multi-touch surface using multiple cameras. In J. Blanc-Talon, W. Philips, D. Popescu, & P. Scheunders (Eds.), Lecture Notes in Computer Science: Vol. 4678. Advanced Concepts for Intelligent Vision Systems (pp. 97-108). Berlin, Germany: Springer-Verlag. doi:10.1007/978-3-540-74607-2_9.

Unpublished master's and doctoral theses;
Author surname, A. A. (1978). Title of master's or doctoral thesis (Unpublished master's or doctoral thesis). Name of the university, Location.
Atkıncı, H. (2001). The effect of primary education programmes on the development of creative thinking (Unpublished master's thesis, Onsekiz Mart University, Çanakkale.
Aydın, F. (2009). The effects of cooperative learning method on 10th grade geography course success, attitude and motivation (Unpublished doctoral dissertation), Gazi University, Ankara.

Source taken from the internet;
Messinis, D. (2014).PopeVisitsTurkey.http://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/pope-visits-turkey/, retrieved on 24 October 2013.

Duties and Responsibilities of Authors

Authorship and Contribution
Authorship should be limited to those who made significant contributions to the conception, design, conduct, or interpretation of the study. All significant contributors should be listed as co-authors. If there are minor contributors, e.g. language editing, they should be acknowledged in the acknowledgements section. The corresponding author should ensure that all co-authors have seen and approved the final version of the manuscript and agree to its submission for publication. Authors are expected to carefully review the list and order of authors before submitting their manuscript and to provide the final author list at the time of original submission. Only in exceptional circumstances will the editor consider the addition, deletion, or reorganisation of authors after the manuscript has been submitted. All authors must agree to any such addition, deletion or reorganisation. Authors take joint responsibility for the work.

Author Change Requests
Addition, deletion or rearrangement of author names in the author list can only be made before the manuscript is accepted and only if approved by the Editor of the journal.
If such a change is requested, the Editor will request from the responsible author (a) the reason for the change in the author list and (b) written confirmation (e-mail) from all authors that they agree to the addition. Only in exceptional cases will the Editor consider the addition, deletion or reorganisation of authors after the article has been accepted.

Article Writing
Authors of original research papers should address the topic in an original way and with an objective discussion. The paper should include sufficient detail and references to allow others to replicate the work. Fraudulent or knowingly false statements constitute unethical behaviour and are unacceptable.

Originality
The author should provide assurance that the article is original, has not been previously published elsewhere, and is not under consideration for publication elsewhere, in another language.

Using Original Sources and Citation
Authors must ensure that they have written entirely original work and that, if they have used the work or words of others, this is properly cited. Privately obtained information, such as in conversations, correspondence or discussions with third parties, should not be used without the express written permission of the source.

Data Access and Preservation
Authors may be asked to provide research data supporting their articles for editorial review and/or to comply with the journal's open data requirements. Authors should be prepared to provide public access to such data, if possible, and to retain such data for a reasonable period after publication. The journal recommends uploading research data to TUBITAK's Aperta Portal.

Multiple and Simultaneous Publication
An author should not publish an article containing the same research in more than one journal. It is unethical to submit the same article to more than one journal at the same time. An author should not submit a previously published article for consideration in another journal, except in the form of an abstract.

Publication of Studies Based on Questionnaires and Interviews
For research in all disciplines that require ethics committee approval (ethics committee approval must be obtained, this approval must be stated and documented in the article. In researches requiring ethics committee approval, information about the approval (name of the committee, date and number) should be included in the method section, as well as on one of the first/last pages of the article; in case reports, information on the signature of the informed consent form should be included in the article.

Conflict of Interest
Any financial or other interest that may cause the person to be conflicted in his/her work, significantly impair his/her objectivity, or provide an unfair advantage in favour of any person or organisation. All sources of financial support received during the conduct of the research and preparation of the manuscript and the role of sponsors in the study should be disclosed. If there is no source of funding, this should also be indicated. Examples of potential conflicts of interest that should be disclosed include consultancies, salaries, grants. Potential conflicts of interest should be disclosed at the earliest possible stage.

Error Reporting
When an author notices a significant error or inaccuracy in his/her published work, he/she should notify the journal immediately. It is also the author's obligation to co-operate in withdrawing or correcting the manuscript if deemed necessary by the editor. If the editor or publisher learns from a third party that a published work contains errors, it is the author's obligation to co-operate with the editor, including informing the editor.

Image Integrity
It is unacceptable to enhance, darken, move, remove or add a specific feature in an image. Authors must adhere to the policy for graphic images implemented by the journal.