For detailed information about the journal's submission procedures, peer-review process, publication policies, and ethical standards, please refer to the "Ethical Principles and Publication Policy" page. Authors are strongly encouraged to review these guidelines carefully before submitting a manuscript to ensure full compliance with the journal's requirements.

Manuscripts submitted for consideration must be original and must not have been previously published or presented in any electronic or print medium. If the manuscript has been previously presented at a conference or similar event, authors must provide complete details of the presentation, including the name, date, and location of the event.

Article Submission Process:

1. Log in to your DergiPark user account
2. Go to the Submission section
3. Click on Submit Article
4. Fill in the required fields under Article Metadata
5. Upload your manuscript and any supplementary files
6. Complete the process by following the remaining steps as prompted by the system.

Please ensure that all required sections are accurately completed during the submission process.

MANUSCRIPT SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

1. Submission Platform: Manuscripts must be submitted only via the journal’s online submission and evaluation system.

Submissions through other channels or by non-authors will not be considered.

2. Required Documents for Initial Submission:

Manuscript files

Copyright Agreement and Acknowledgement of Authorship Form

3. Manuscript Preparation:

Title Page (submitted separately)

• A separate title page must be submitted with every manuscript and should include the following information:
• Full title of the manuscript and a short running title (max. 50 characters),
• Full name(s), academic degree(s), institutional affiliation(s), and ORCID ID of all authors
• Funding information and details of any financial or material support
• Contact details of the corresponding author: name, full address, phone (including mobile), and email
• Acknowledgments for individuals who contributed to the manuscript but do not meet authorship criteria
• A note indicating whether any of the authors is a member of the journal’s Editorial Board

Main Points (for Original Articles only): 1 to 3 bullet points answering:

What is already known on this topic?

What does this study add?

Written clearly for a broad academic audience

4. Manuscript Types:

Original Articles: Original articles provide new information based on original research. The acceptance of research articles is typically based on the originality and importance of the research. The main text of a Research Article should be structured with subheadings, including Introduction, Material and Methods, Results, and Discussion. 

Limitations, drawbacks, and the shortcomings of original articles should be mentioned in the Discussion section before the conclusion paragraph.

Review Articles: Authored by experienced researchers. Must include Introduction and Conclusion. Other subheadings optional.

Additional Sections

• Acknowledgements: Mention contributors, institutions, or funding bodies that supported the work but are not listed as authors.
• Ethics Committee Approval: Specify the name, date, and approval number of the ethics committee. If approval was not required, clearly state the reason (e.g., "No invasive procedures were conducted on animals").
• Author Contributions: List contributions using the CRediT taxonomy, including roles such as: Conceptualization, Data Curation, Formal Analysis, Methodology, Writing – Original Draft, Writing – Review & Editing, etc.
• Declaration of Interests: All authors must disclose financial or personal relationships that could influence the study.
• Funding: Detail any grants or funding that supported the research.
• Main Points: Original articles must include 1–3 bullet points addressing:
  • What is already known on this topic?
  • What does this study add?
• These points should highlight the main message in clear and accessible language.

5. Tables and Figures:

Tables: Placed after references, created using Word’s table function, with clear titles and footnotes.

Figures: High-resolution (≥300 DPI), TIFF or JPEG format; figure legends listed at the end of the main document.

6. Abbreviations: Define all abbreviations at first use in both the abstract and main text.

7. Product Identification: When mentioning products (e.g., devices, software), include name, manufacturer, city, and country in parentheses.

8. Supplementary Materials: Submit additional files (e.g., datasets, appendices) as separate documents with descriptions after references.

REFERENCES

Both in-text citations and the references must be prepared according to the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (APA), Seventh Edition (2020).

When citing publications, preference should be given to the latest, most up-to-date sources. Citing the latest sources can help to ensure that the paper is relevant and timely, and that it reflects the latest developments in the field.

It is the responsibility of the authors to ensure the accuracy of the references in their article. All sources must be properly cited, and the citations must be formatted correctly.

To avoid plagiarism, it is necessary to acknowledge other sources in your paper through in-text citations. For every in-text citation, a corresponding reference list entry must be provided.

The APA in-text citation style includes the author's last name and the year of publication, such as (Field, 2005). If quoting directly from a source, the page number should also be added, such as (Field, 2005, p. 14).

If an ahead-of-print publication is cited, the DOI number should be provided in the reference list.

The reference styles for different types of publications are presented in the following examples.

Journal Article: Edwards, A. A., Steacy, L. M., Siegelman, N., Rigobon, V. M., Kearns, D. M., Rueckl, J. G., & Compton, D. L. (2022). Unpacking the unique relationship between set for variability and word reading development: Examining word- and child-level predictors of performance. Journal of Educational Psychology, 114(6), 1242–1256. https://doi.org/10.1037/edu0000696

Book Section: Zeleke, W. A., Hughes, T. L., & Drozda, N. (2020). Home–school collaboration to promote mindbody health. In C. Maykel & M. A. Bray (Eds.), Promoting mind–body health in schools: Interventions for mental health professionals (pp. 11–26). American Psychological Association. https://doi.org/10.1037/0000157-002

Books with a Single Author: Haslwanter, T. (2022). An introduction to statistics with Python. New York, NY: Springer International Publishing.

Editor(s) as Author: Rhodewalt, F. (Ed.). (2008). Personality and social behavior. Psychology Press.

Thesis: Valentin, E. R. (2019, Summer). Narcissism predicted by Snapchat selfie sharing, filter usage, and editing [Master's thesis, California State University Dominguez Hills]. CSU ScholarWorks. https://scholarworks.calstate.edu/concern/theses/3197xm925?locale=en

Websites: Chandler, N. (2020, April 9). What’s the difference between Sasquatch and Bigfoot? howstuffworks. https://science.howstuffworks.com/science-vs-myth/strange-creatures/sasquatch-bigfootdifference.htm

Epub Ahead of Print Articles: Muldoon, K., Towse, J., Simms, V., Perra, O., & Menzies, V. (2012). A longitudinal analysis of estimation, counting skills, and mathematical ability across the first school year. Developmental Psychology. Epub ahead of print. doi:10.1037/a0028240.

In the seventh edition, up to 20 authors should now be included in a reference list entry. For sources with more than 20 authors, after the 19th listed author, any additional authors' names are replaced with an ellipsis (…) followed by the final listed author's name:

Author, A. A., Author, B. B., Author, C. C., Author, D. D., Author, E. E., Author, F. F., Author, G. G., Author, H. H., Author, I. I., Author, J. J., Author, K. K., Author, L. L., Author, M. M., Author, N. N., Author, O. O., Author, P. P., Author, Q. Q., Author, R. R., Author, S. S., . . . Author, Z. Z.