İstanbul Ticaret Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi

İstanbul Ticaret University Journal of Social Sciences is a peer-reviewed journal published three times per year (June, September, December). The aim of the journal is to publish scholarly work in the fields of social sciences and provide a platform for academic exchange between various disciplines.

İstanbul Ticaret University Journal of Social Sciences publishes academic research in the fields of Sociology, Political Science, Economics, Law, Education, Psychology, Communication, Management and Business Administration.

Writing Rules

All manuscripts should include an Abstract, Introduction, Main Section(s), Conclusion, References, and Contact Information. Authors are advised to check the manuscripts for grammar before submission. The article should not exceed 8000 (eight thousand) words. The text should be written in Times New Roman font, 11 pt, justified, 1.5 line spacing, with paragraph values of 6pt before and after, without indentation.
In-text citations should be cited using APA 6 style (https://apastyle.apa.org/style-grammar-guidelines/citations).

INTRODUCTION
The purpose of this section is to provide the reader with general information about the article. A general introduction on the subject should be made. Sentences should be written in a clear and fluent language, the subject of the study should be stated, the research question should be explained and the purpose of the study and its contribution to the field should be revealed. Figures or tables should not be used in the introduction.

The introduction can be organized as follows:
 Introductory paragraph where the topic is generally evaluated
 The main topic of the subject or the information/theory on which the study is based, etc.
 Purpose and originality of the study
 Specifying the topics in the article
 Giving information about the data/method used

CONCEPTUAL AND THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK/LITERATURE
In this section, a literature review should be given within the scope of the study. This section can be divided into sub-sections depending on the purpose of the study. While creating the headings, attention should be paid to the hierarchical relationship between the headings. Care should be taken not to use abbreviations in section titles. Details on the organization of the subsections, including sample figures, tables and equations, are given below.

METHOD
Research Design/Model/Type
Universe-Sample/Research Group
Data Collection Tools
Data Collection Process
Data Analysis

FINDINGS
All figures and tables should be numbered consecutively. It should be ensured that the first instance of the inserted figure or table being cited occurred before the presentation of the figure or table. Attention should be paid to the form of citation.

CONCLUSION, DISCUSSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS
The authors are expected to present the results of the study and how these results can be interpreted in the perspective of previous studies. The implications of the findings should be discussed clearly. Suggestions for future research can also be presented.

REFERENCES
All the sources cited in the text should be added to the References according to APA 6 style.
https://apastyle.apa.org/style-grammar-guidelines/references

Note: Authors are strongly advised to review their manuscripts for compliance with the article template of our journal prior to submission. The article template is available in the files section.

Ethical Principles and Publication Policy

Publication Ethics

The publication processes of İstanbul Ticaret University Journal of Social Sciences are based on the unbiased production, development and sharing of knowledge through the scientific method.

Peer-reviewed articles are studies that ensure the application of the scientific method and impartiality. In the realization of scientific production, all components of the publication process; publisher, editors, authors, referees and readers must comply with ethical principles. In this context, the publication ethics and open access policy of İstanbul Ticaret University Journal of Social Sciences requires all components of the publication process to comply with ethical principles in line with the guidelines and policies published by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) in open access (for example, “Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) Code of Conduct and Best Practice Guidelines for Journal Editors; ‘Code of Conduct and Best Practice Guidelines for Journal Editors’ and ‘COPE Best Practice Guidelines for Journal Editors’).

If cases such as manipulation, distortion and fabrication of the data used in the articles are detected, the institution where the author of the article works will be officially notified and the article will be rejected. Our journal has the right to request the output files of the analysis results from the authors according to the feedback given by the editor and/or referees.

Only 1 (one) of the studies uploaded to the system belonging to the same author(s) within one (year) will be evaluated and if accepted, it is published.