Articles submitted for review must be original and must not have been previously presented or published in any electronic or printed medium. Furthermore, the article uploaded to the system by the author(s) must not be simultaneously under editorial or peer review process in another journal.

If an article has been previously presented at a conference or meeting, the authors must provide detailed information, including the name, date, and location of the event.

İnönü University Faculty of Communication Electronic Journal (İNİF E-Journal) accepts research and review articles centered on the communication phenomenon, positioned under the headings of Journalism, New Media, Radio-Television and Cinema, and Public Relations and Publicity. It is the responsibility of the author to ensure that the articles submitted to our journal are suitable for the subject scope of the journal. If articles that do not fall within the scope of the journal are identified by the field editors, a "rejection decision" is notified to the author in writing along with its justification. The compliance of the studies submitted to our journal with the journal's publication principles is evaluated by our editorial board. The compliance of the articles with scientific and ethical rules is the responsibility of the authors.

All authors must have a direct academic and scientific contribution to the article. The author(s) must meet the supervision criteria for study concept, study design, data collection, data analysis, data interpretation, manuscript drafting, critical review of content, final approval and accountability, material, and technical support. The author(s) are required to include an author contribution rate statement, a statement of support and acknowledgment if any, and a conflict of interest statement at the end of the article.

The publication languages of the journal are Turkish and English. However, the publication of articles written in other languages is subject to the decision of the editorial board.

Articles submitted to the journal for publication must be formatted in accordance with the academic and journal writing guidelines and uploaded to the system at  https://dergipark.org.tr/en/pub/inifedergi.

Article Upload Process:

1. Dergipark User Page
2. Process
3. Submit Article
4. Article Parent Data
5. ... and so on, following the required steps in the system.

Manuscripts can only be submitted through the journal's online manuscript submission and evaluation system (DergiPark). Manuscripts submitted via any other medium and submissions by anyone other than one of the authors will not be evaluated.

The fact that the work has been presented as a paper at a congress, symposium, or meeting does not prevent its publication. When the work is first uploaded to the system, the editor should be notified via a message through the system. Once the publication process has started, it must be clearly stated in the footnote where the work was presented.

All manuscripts must be submitted in digital format like MS Word documents (not a pdf). Digital traces must strictly be removed from the files (In the Word program: File > Info > Check for Issues > Inspect Document > Document Properties and Personal Information > Author).

Each submission must include the following forms and files, submitting an incomplete form can cause the writings to be rejected at the secretary stage.

• Article Template: Authors must prepare the main document using the official article template ( 📝 İNİF_ŞABLON_2.docx ). Articles sent without following the writing template are rejected at the secretary stage
• Copyright Agreement and Authorship Declaration Form: The order of authors' names must be a joint decision. The author(s) must fill out, sign with a wet signature, and submit the Copyright Agreement, Author Contributions, and Conflict of Interest Form (available here - 📝 TELİF HAKKI SÖZLEŞMESİ, YAZAR KATKILARI ve ÇIKAR ÇATIŞMASI FORMU.docx ) together with the article.
• Title Page: It must be submitted as a separate Word file via the submission system. It must include the article title, running head, a list of all authors along with their ORCID IDs, institutional affiliations of the authors, contact information of the corresponding author (e-mail and mobile phone number), presentation information if applicable, financial support statement, and acknowledgment/informational texts.
• Reference Checking Form: Before uploading the article, authors must review their submissions according to the journal's Reference Checking Form (available here -📄 REFERENCE AND CITATION CHECKING FORM.pdf_2.pdf ) to confirm that all references are accurate, complete, and properly formatted.
• Main Document: Articles must be submitted as a Word file. Complete anonymization is required for original articles — all identifying information regarding individuals or institutions must be removed and replaced with the phrase "xxx". Each article must include 5 keywords immediately following the abstract for indexing purposes. Keywords must be written in full without using abbreviations.
• Ethics Committee Report: An ethics committee report obtained from relevant official institutions. If the study does not require an ethics committee report, a document stating "The study titled ....... does not require an ethics committee report" must be signed with wet signatures by all authors, scanned, and uploaded to the relevant section.
• Similarity Report: A similarity report is generated when uploads are made to the system; additionally, plagiarism checks must be conducted using programs such as Turnitin or iThenticate. Matches detected in each article are examined to identify errors, and a report titled "Plagiarism Report Result" is prepared for the editorial board. The editorial board makes the final decision for each article based on the plagiarism report (whether the author has copied others' knowledge and presented it as their own, or whether the author has committed "self-plagiarism" or "duplicate publication" by not properly citing their previous works). İnönü University Faculty of Communication Electronic Journal has limited the similarity rate in plagiarism checks with two basic rules: The overall similarity rate for the full text must be below 15%, and the similarity rate for a single source must be below 3%.
• Use of Artificial Intelligence: Any use of generative artificial intelligence or AI-supported tools must be declared during article submission. The Artificial Intelligence Usage Declaration to be included in the article must contain the following information:
  • Name and version of the artificial intelligence tool used
  • Purpose of use (e.g., language editing, literature summarization)
  • Scope of human oversight If artificial intelligence was used in research design, data analysis, or data generation, this situation must be detailed in the Methods section.

Manuscript Preparation Process Articles must be submitted after being formatted in accordance with the Writing Guidelines. Studies that do not comply with the Writing Guidelines will not be taken into consideration.

Technical Specifications:

• Font: Must be written in Times New Roman characters and with 1.5 line spacing.
• Font Size: 12 points must be used for the text, and 10 points for the abstract, keywords, and bibliography.
• Page Layout: The page margins must be set to 2.5 cm for top, bottom, right, and left.
• Headings: Headings other than the bibliography and the main title must be numbered.
• Article Volume: The article must consist of a minimum of 6,000 words and a maximum of 10,000 words, excluding the bibliography.

In-Text Specifications:

• It is recommended to follow this order in the articles: Title, Abstract (Öz), Keywords (Anahtar Kelimeler), Title in Foreign Language, Abstract, Keywords, Extended Abstract (if the study is in Turkish), Introduction, Main Text, (Method, Findings, Discussion), Conclusion, and Bibliography.
• All film, book, newspaper, magazine, and TV program names mentioned in the text must be written in italics.

Main Title The article title must be bold, 12-point, and centered in the text. If the study has been presented previously (derived from a project or a paper), an explanation must be provided by placing an asterisk (*) footnote at the end of the title.

Author Names: (For articles that have proceeded to the publication stage) A footnote will be provided next to the author names. The footnote must include the author(s)' title(s), institution name (without using abbreviations), ORCID ID, and e-mail address(es).

Abstract: Must consist of a maximum of 200-250 words. The abstract must be written in 10-point font and single line spacing. Citations must not be provided in the abstract section.

Keywords: Must be 5 words. Keywords must be selected in a way that covers the subject of the article.

Extended Abstract: The extended abstract must be within the range of 800-1000 words. The extended abstract must be in Times New Roman 10-point font and single line spacing. It must be placed below the English abstract. The extended abstract must include the purpose, significance, research question, method, findings, conclusion, and recommendations, if any, of the study. It must be written in English for studies written in Turkish, and in Turkish for studies written in English.

Main Title: In capital letters, bold - Times New Roman 12-Point - 1.5 line spacing - centered in the text. The English Title must be formatted in the same way.

Section Headings: •

• Introduction, Conclusion, Bibliography, and headings must have initial capital letters, be left-aligned, twelve-point font, bold, 12 pt before / 6 pt after.
• Subheadings must have initial capital letters, be italicized, aligned with the paragraph, 12-point font, bold, 6 pt before / 0 pt after.

Main Text: The first lines of the text paragraphs must be indented 1 cm inwards. The main text must be 0 pt before / 0 pt after, with 1.5 line spacing. The Introduction, Conclusion, and Bibliography sections must not be numbered. The other headings of the article must be numbered.

Tables, Figures, and Appendices All visual elements must be positioned at the relevant place within the text, and the Table/Figure number and title must be added in italics. The source of cited visual/statistical data must be stated below the visual in APA 7 format.

Tables Texts within the table must be in Times New Roman 8-10 point font and single line spacing. The table number and table name must be arranged as 12-point and italicized at the top aligned with the paragraph indent, while the table source (10-point) must be arranged center-aligned below the table (Please review the Template).

Figures For figures to be used within the text; the figure number and figure name must be centered below the figure in 12-point and italics, and the source must be arranged centered below the figure name in 10-point. All types of non-text visual materials such as schemes, graphs, photographs, pictures, drawings, maps, etc., must be considered within the scope of figures (Please review the Template).

Bibliography: Referencing must be in accordance with the APA 7 (American Psychological Association) style. Studies that do not comply will not be taken into consideration.

• In the bibliography, the heading must be used as 12-point bold, with the first letter capitalized. References must be arranged with single line spacing, in Times New Roman characters and 10-point, spacing before/after 0. References must be placed under the heading in alphabetical (A-Z) order according to the author's surname, with a hanging indent (1.25 cm).
• If there are multiple sources by the same author in the bibliography, the sources must be listed sequentially from the oldest to the newest date. For sources with the same date, alphabetical sequencing must be done using letters so that it can also be used in in-text citations.

For example: First in-text citation: ………(Akerlof, 2000a, 875). Second in-text citation: ………(Akerlof, 2000b, 16). First source in the bibliography: Akerlof, G. A. (2000a). ……… Second source in the bibliography: Akerlof, G. A. (2000b). ………

Appendices; Each appendix must be provided on separate pages after the bibliography. Supplementary materials, audio files, videos, datasets, and supplementary documents (e.g., appendices, supplementary figures, tables) are used to complement the main text of the article. These supplementary materials must be presented as a separate section after the reference list. Brief explanations must be added to explain the relevance of each supplementary material to the article. Page numbers are not required for supplementary materials.

For Equations;

Equations should be centered on the page, and each equation should be numbered sequentially with the number placed on the right inside parentheses.

Note: Equations can be written using programs like "Mathtype."

Note: Puthors are required to submit their short biographies consisting of a maximum of 75 words, including their fields of study, along with their contact information (e-mail and phone number are mandatory) as a supplementary document (title page).

Due to the blind peer review technique, the uploaded full article file must not contain any information pertaining to the authors or any information regarding the title of the study that could reveal the identity of the author(s) (name-surname of the author(s), e-mail, or institutional information, etc.).

If the revisions requested by both the editor and the reviewer are not completed and submitted to us within 15 days, the study will be rejected by the decision of the editorial board.

Following the positive conclusion of the peer review process, the name and title of the author(s) must be provided immediately below the title, right-aligned, and in 10-point bold font. If there is more than one author, their names must be written one below the other with sequential numbering. Additionally, the institutional affiliation and (if any, institutional) e-mail address, along with the ORCID numbers of the author or authors, must be indicated as a footnote at the bottom of the page in 9-point font. An asterisk symbol should be preferred instead of a number or a different symbol in the footnote representation.

Only one study by each author is published within the same year.

• Each author can only have one paper published per year.

REFERENCES

The İnönü University Faculty of Communication Electronic Journal (INIF E-JOURNAL) strictly adheres to the APA (American Psychological Association) Style, 7th Edition. Authors are responsible for ensuring that all citations and references are accurate and formatted correctly.

All sources cited in the text must be included in the reference list, and all references listed must be cited in the text of the manuscript. References should be listed alphabetically by the surname of the first author (NOT numbered). In-text citations should be placed at the end of the sentence where possible.

The reference list should be prepared in APA 7 citation style. For detailed information, please review the citation and referencing style guides and examples from the links below.

• Reference examples
• In-text citation examples

Authors are directly responsible for correct citation and adherence to the specified reference and citation style. The use of reference management tools such as Zotero, EndNote, and Mendeley is strongly recommended.

In-text citation guides and examples:

• Format references involving single authors, multiple authors, corporate authors, and abbreviations in accordance with APA 7 examples.
• Format in-text and parenthetical citation cases according to APA 7 examples.

For other in-text citation examples, review the APA In-text Citation Examples page.

Reference list examples:

• Journal article
• Book / E-book
• Book chapter
• Full-text conference proceeding
• Conference presentation or abstract
• Published dissertation
• Unpublished dissertation
• Web page

For all other reference examples, review the APA Reference Examples page.

Reference List Formatting:

Include the DOI for all references where available (e.g., https://doi.org/10.xxxx/xxxxx). Do not place a period after the DOI. 

PRODUCTION PROCESS

For English-language articles accepted for publication in our journal, authors are required to obtain an English language proficiency certificate after acceptance.

This certification service is provided by a firm officially contracted by our institution, with the aim of maintaining academic publishing standards, meeting the expectations of indexing services regarding English language proficiency, and ensuring consistency.

Detailed information on the certification process, application procedures, and other related matters is available on the İnönü Press website.

Note: The language editing process is carried out as part of the manuscript’s preparation for publication, and no additional or hidden fees are charged at any stage of the publication process.