1. AUTHOR GUIDELINESS
1.1. General Duties
• Articles submitted to the journal may be written in Turkish or English (both "British" and "American" spellings are acceptable, provided they are used consistently).
• It is a prerequisite for submitting an article that the article has not yet been published and is not currently under review by another journal.
• All submissions must be within the bounds of scholarly research and spelling rules.
• When naming the file that is uploaded to the system, authors must be careful not to use spaces between words and punctuation and not to choose long titles.
• All author names must be included on the first page of the manuscript and must not be changed or asked to be changed.
1.2. Evaluation Process and Publication Policy
• The Editorial Board reserves the right to reject articles that are not original, not in keeping with the aim and scope of the journal, and not written in accordance with the spelling rules for articles.
• All papers sent to Izmir Management Journal will be evaluated by the editors for scope, originality and contribution to the literature.
• Papers that are appropriate for the purpose and scope of Izmir Management Journal will be sent to at least two reviewers, who will evaluate them in a double-blind process.
• The editors may return the articles for revision or rank the articles according to the journal's spelling rules. The editorial board is responsible for making the final decision on whether or not to publish the articles. Responsibility for failure to comply with this notice rests with the author(s). In case of non-compliance with the rules, Journal Publication Commission reserves the right not to publish the article in question, although the evaluations of the reviewers will significantly influence the decision on publication.
• If the article is accepted, the extended English abstract must be uploaded to the system as a final step.
1.3. Ethical Principles and Conflict of Interest
• Authors are responsible for academic honesty and publication ethics. Authors are advised to read the "Ethical Principles and Publication Policies" of Izmir Management Journal. If necessary, it is recommended that ethics committee approvals and conflict of interest statements be included as an additional file with the initial submission.
• For papers requiring editorial board approval, the institution and date of ethical approval should be included in the footnote to the article title. For studies involving human subjects, researchers must obtain informed consent from participants for the proposed use. The required statement that participants have been informed of the details of the study should be included in the method section of the text.
1.4. Aim and Scope
• Authors must be sure that they have read the aim and scope of the journal before submitting their work to Izmir Management Journal.
1.5. Article Submission Fee and Copyright
• There is no application and evaluation fee for the articles.
• Authors who submit articles to Izmir Management Journal transfer the copyright of their work free of charge.
1.6. Open Access Policy
• Izmir Management Journal provides open access because it follows the principle that scientific research is made available to humanity free of charge, and this principle promotes the global exchange of knowledge. Moreover, on the condition that the articles published in the journal are cited in accordance with scientific ethics and rules, they can be freely accessed, read, downloaded, copied, distributed, printed, scanned, linked to full texts, indexed, transferred as data in software, and used for any lawful purpose, without financial, legal, and technical barriers over the Internet. Written permission from the journal is required for commercial use of the content. All studies published in our journal are permanently accessible free of charge in the archive of our journal (https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/pub/iyd/archive) with all appendices.
2. SUBMISSION OF ARTICLE
Files to be uploaded:
• Full text of the article (information that refers to the authors by name and institution may not be included in the article. Information, for example, from dissertations presented at the congress or symposium, should not be included in the article at the first submission, but should be submitted as a footnote on the "author information page"). CLICK HERE CLICK HERE FOR IZMIR MANAGEMENT JOURNAL FULL TEXT TEMPLATE.
• Author Information Page - Cover Letter (name, surname, institution, e-mail, address, ORCID no) CLICK HERE FOR IZMIR MANAGEMENT JOURNAL AUTHOR INFORMATION PAGE - COVER ARTICLE TEMPLATE.
• Ethics Committee Decision (If needed) CLICK HERE FOR THE TEXT TEMPLATE TO BE USED WHEN IZMIR JOURNAL OF MANAGEMENT ETHICS COMMITTEE REPORT CANNOT BE UPLOADED.
• Conflict of Interest Statement (If required) CLICK HERE FOR IZMIR MANAGEMENT JOURNAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT TEMPLATE.
• Similarity Report (Turnitin/iThenticate/intihal.net software may be used. Articles with a similarity rate greater than 20% (including references and citations) or greater than 3% similarity from a single source will not be considered.) (If you do not have access to these programs, please send them as a note to the editor during your submission).
• English Extended Abstract (if article is accepted - maximum 1500 words) CLICK HERE FOR THE EXTENDED ABSTRACT TEMPLATE OF İZMİR MANAGEMENT JOURNAL.
Titling the File
• When titling the file uploaded to the system, authors must be careful not to use spaces between words, punctuation marks, and choose long titles.
• The submitted article file should not be named in such a way that it bears your name or makes you think of your name.
3. Spelling Rules
• Page Limit: Articles, including the abstract and references, must not exceed 20 pages.
• Page Layout: Top: 2.5 cm, Bottom: 2.5 cm, Left: 2.5 cm, Right: 2.5 cm. Header: 0.6 cm, Footer: 0.6 cm; these measurements are set in the template file and must not be changed by authors.
• General Layout: The entire article, including the cover page information, must be prepared in a single-column layout. Tables, figures, and formulas should be centered to the page width; there is no column restriction for them.
• Note: If the study was presented as a conference paper or derived from a thesis, this must be indicated on the Author Information Page with an asterisk (“*”) footnote at the end of the article title.
• Footnote Information: Author information must be numbered according to author order. Title, institutional affiliation, e-mail address, and ORCID number must be provided.
• Font: “Times New Roman” must be used throughout the article. The main text should be 12 pt, with 1.5 line spacing and 8 pt spacing after each paragraph, justified.
• Article Title: Should be written in title case (first letters capitalized, the rest lowercase); 14 pt, bold, and centered.
• Author Names: When there is more than one author, names are written side by side, separated by commas; the first letter of the given name should be capitalized (rest lowercase), and the surname should be written entirely in capital letters.
• Abstract: Must be no more than 250 words.
• Keywords: First letters capitalized, at least three keywords; abbreviations, where necessary, should be written entirely in capital letters.
• JEL Code: At least three must be provided.
• Body Text: No first-line paragraph indentation should be used; paragraphs should be separated by leaving space between them.
• Section Headings: Headings and subheadings should be short and clear. They should not be numbered. Starting from the Introduction and including the Conclusion, the levels of all headings are as follows:
• Level 1 (1., 2., 3. …): All letters capitalized (uppercase), 12 pt, bold, black.
• Level 2 (1.1., 1.2. …): Title case, 12 pt, bold, black.
• Level 3 (1.1.1., 1.1.2. …): Title case, 11 pt, bold and italic, black.
• Level 4 (1.1.1.1, 1.1.2.1 …): Indented (by clicking the “Increase Indent” button once), title case, 11 pt, italic, black.
• Formulas: Formulas and equations must be written using the equation editor, and all equations must be numbered sequentially. Formulas should be left-aligned; the sequence number should be in parentheses, right-aligned, and in line with the other equation numbers.
• Table Caption: The caption should be placed above the table, in title case, and tables should be numbered. The caption should be 10 pt, with the phrase “Table X:” in bold, and centered.
• Table Content: Tables should be placed as a single unit, within a single column or a single page. For tables that do not fit and continue onto another page, the header row should be repeated for the continued portion; if necessary, the text size may be reduced while preserving readability.
• Table Source Note: Should be written below the table, 9 pt, italic, and centered. (If the table content becomes illegible at this size, the font size may be increased or decreased without disrupting the overall layout.)
• Figure Caption: All graphs, maps, and photographs other than tables are referred to as figures. The caption should be placed below the figure, in title case, and figures should be numbered. The caption should be 10 pt, with the phrase “Figure X:” in bold, and centered.
• Figure Source Note: Should be written below the figure, 9 pt, italic, and centered.
• References: Sources should be indicated with in-text parenthetical citations, not footnotes. Explanatory notes are given as footnotes at the bottom of the page. The reference list should be formatted in APA style, in alphabetical order, with a hanging indent. If the source is electronic, ISSN, ISBN, or DOI information may be added at the end. Journal names should be italicized.
REFERENCE FORMATTING (APA STYLE)
Journal Article: One author
In-text citation: (Şentürk, 2009)
Şentürk, R. Açık medeniyet ve sosyal içerme. Muhafazakar Düşünce Dergisi, 6(21-22), 41-49.
Journal Article: Two authors
In-text citation: Turkish (Tonta & Ünal, 2005) / English (Tonta & Unal, 2005)
Tonta, Y., & Ünal, Y. (2005). Scatter of journals and literature obsolescence reflected in document delivery requests. Journal of The American Society For Information Science And Technology, 56(1), 84-94.
Journal Article: Three or more authors
In-text citation: Turkish (Kernis vd., 1993) / English (Kernis et al., 1993)
Kernis, M. H., Cornell, D. P., Sun, C. R., Berry, A., & Harlow, T. (1993). There's more to self-esteem than whether it is high or low: The importance of stability of self-esteem. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 65(6), 1190.
Book: One author
In-text citation: (Şentürk, 2014)
Şentürk, R. (2020). Açık Medeniyet: Çok Medeniyetli Toplum ve Dünyaya Doğru (6th ed.). İstanbul: İz Yayıncılık.
Book: Two authors
In-text citation: Turkish (Page & Stritzke, 2015) / English (Page & Stritzke, 2015)
Page, A. C., & Stritzke, W. G. (2015). Clinical psychology for trainees. Cambridge University Press.
Book: Three or more authors
In-text citation: Turkish (Ranzijn vd., 2009) / English (Ranzijn et al., 2009)
Ranzijn, R., McConnochie, K., & Nolan, W. (2009). Psychology and Indigenous Australians: Effective teaching and practice. Cambridge Scholars Publishing.
Conference Proceedings
In-text citation: Turkish (Polat & Erkollar, 2001) / English (Polat & Erkollar, 2001)
Polat, L., & Erkollar, A. (2020, September). Industry 4.0 vs. Society 5.0. In The International Symposium for Production Research (pp. 333-345). Springer, Cham.
Book Chapter
In-text citation: Turkish (Onan & Sennaroğlu, 2009) / English (Onan & Sennaroğlu, 2009)
Onan, K., & Sennaroğlu, B. (2009). Comparative study of production control systems through simulation. In N. Mastorakis, J. Sakellaris (Eds.), Advances in Numerical Methods (pp. 67-78). New York; London: Springer.
Web Page
In-text citation: (TÜİK, 2016)
TÜİK (2016, November). İşgücü İstatistikleri [Press release]. https://www.tuik.gov.tr/PreHaberBultenleri.do?id=24624
Unpublished Thesis
In-text citation: (Çetinkaya, 2015)
Çetinkaya, Ş. (2015). Stochastic mortality using non-life methods (Unpublished doctoral dissertation). Doğuş University Institute of Social Sciences, İstanbul.
Published Thesis
In-text citation: (May, 2007)
May, B. (2007). A survey of radial velocities in the zodiacal dust cloud. Bristol, UK: Canopus Publishing.
*** If the source is electronic, information such as ISSN, ISBN, or DOI may be added at the end of the reference.