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Files Expected to be Submitted with the Article

1) Plagiarism Report: Articles are evaluated together with the plagiarism (IThenticate, Turnitin, etc.) report as per the decision taken. For this reason, articles must be submitted with a plagiarism report when uploading to the site. 

2) Copyright Transfer Form: Copyright transfer of the articles is obtained by filling out and signing the form provided on the journal's website. The signed Copyright Transfer Form should be downloaded from here, signed, scanned, and uploaded to the system as a PDF. Publications of authors who do not submit this form cannot be published.

3) Ethics Committee Permission/Report Form: It is a document used to evaluate the compliance of experiments and studies conducted on humans in research studies with ethical standards. This form ensures compliance with issues such as research ethics, confidentiality, obtaining consent, and ensuring that the study is conducted in accordance with ethical rules. For this reason, this form should be uploaded to the system as a PDF if necessary in your article. If there is no need for Ethics Committee Permission/Report in terms of the content of your article, this form should be filled in and uploaded to the system as a PDF. Note: The Ethics Committee approval document must be obtained at least 3 months prior to the date of submission of the article (this period may vary depending on the content of the study, as determined by the editor). Ethics Committee approval is valid for a specific period (1 year). For publications derived from projects and postgraduate theses, this period will be evaluated by the editor after reviewing the publication content. Once this period expires, approval must be obtained again from the Ethics Committee. Otherwise, the article will be rejected outright. 

4) Response to Reviewers Form: The “Response to Reviewers 📝form ” including all revisions made based on reviewer comments, must be uploaded to the system together with the revised manuscript.

General Formatting Rules

Correspondence for all manuscripts submitted to the Journal of Anatolian Geography (JAG) is conducted online via the DergiPark system. Manuscripts must be prepared in Office Word format (.doc, .docx) and compatible with PC.

1. Layout: Manuscripts should be prepared in two columns, single-spaced, using 10-point Times New Roman font. Margins should be set to 1.5 cm for top, bottom, right, and left.
2. Paragraphs & Length: The first line of each paragraph should be indented by 0.5 cm. The total length should not exceed 25 pages (including references). Page numbers should be centered at the bottom of the page.
3. Headings: Main section headings (Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results, Conclusion and Discussion) should be numbered, justified, 10-point, bold, and in ALL CAPS.
4. Abstract: An abstract of 200-250 words (in both Turkish and English) outlining the scope, aim, results, and methodology must be provided before the introduction. The English title must be placed above the English abstract. Up to 5 keywords must be included for both languages.
5. Numbering: The introduction should be titled “1. Introduction”. Sub-sections should be numbered as “1.1”, “1.2”, etc.
6. Visuals: Tables and figures (photographs, graphs, etc.) must be numbered and include descriptive titles.
7. Responsibility: All legal and ethical responsibility for the content of the published articles belongs to the author(s).
8. Revisions: Authors may be requested to make corrections based on the editorial board and reviewer reports.
9. Ethics Statements: For studies requiring ethics committee approval, details (committee name, date, and document number) must be included in the methods section and on the first/last page of the manuscript. Studies requiring approval include:
   • Qualitative or quantitative research involving data collection from participants (surveys, interviews, focus groups, observations, experiments).
   • Use of humans or animals (including materials/data) for experimental or scientific purposes.
   • Clinical trials on humans and research on animals.
   • Retrospective studies in accordance with personal data protection laws.
10. Anonymity: No information identifying the author(s) should be included in the text or file names.
11. Turkish Content: Turkish authors submitting in English must also provide a Turkish title, abstract (200-250 words), and keywords.
12. Declarations: Author contribution rates, conflict of interest statements, and data availability statements (if applicable) must be included in both Turkish and English.

Citing and Reference Rules (APA 7th Edition)

Our journal follows the American Psychological Association (APA) 7th Edition standards. Manuscripts must be formatted accordingly before submission.

1. General Principles

• Font: 10 pt Times New Roman.
• Indentation: 0.5 cm hanging indent for the reference list.
• Order: Alphabetical by the first author's surname.

2. In-Text Citations

• Single Author: (Atalay, 2017)
• Two Authors: (Atalay & Mortan, 2011)
• Three or More Authors: Use "et al." from the first citation. E.g., (Arasıl et al., 2020).
• Direct Quotations: Page numbers must be provided for direct quotes. E.g., (Kaptan, 1989, p. 34).

3. Reference Examples

A. Journal Articles

• With DOI: Hatipoğlu, İ. K. & Uzun, A. (2020). Melet Irmağı Havzası’nda erozyon riskinin Mıcona modeli ile değerlendirilmesi. Türk Coğrafya Dergisi, (74), 17–31. https://doi.org/10.17211/tcd.644135
• Without DOI / Print: Uzun, A. (1991). Karaca Mağarası (Torul-Gümüşhane). Coğrafya Araştırmaları, (3), 15–24.

B. Books

• Single Author Book: Nazır, B. (2007). Macar ve Polonyalı mülteciler: Osmanlı'ya sığınanlar (2nd ed.). Yeditepe Yayınevi.
• Edited Book Chapter: Yücel, C. & Gülveren, H. (2006). Sınıfta öğrencilerin motivasyonu. In M. Şişman & S. Turan (Eds.), Sınıf yönetimi (pp. 74-88). Pegem Akademi Yayıncılık.

C. Theses

• Gökçe, U. (2019). Orhan Veli şiirinde özne ve varoluş sorunsalı (Thesis No. 568510) [Doctoral dissertation, Hacettepe University]. Council of Higher Education (YÖK) National Thesis Center.

D. Conference Proceedings

• Işık, F., Bahadır, M. & Çağlak, S. (2018, October 18-20). Artvin ilinde yağışın mekânsal dağılışı üzerine bir deneme: Schreiber formülü [Conference presentation]. International Artvin Symposium, Artvin, Turkey.

E. Dictionary and Web Pages

• Merriam-Webster. (n.d.). Semantics. In Merriam-Webster.com dictionary. Retrieved January 4, 2020, from https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/semantics

Important Reminders

• Software Usage: To minimize errors, we strongly recommend using citation management software such as Mendeley, Zotero, or EndNote.
• DOI Numbers: If available, DOI numbers for all articles in the reference list must be included in https://doi.org/10.xxxx format.
• "et al." vs "vd.": Use "et al." for English manuscripts and "vd." for Turkish manuscripts.
• For cases not covered in this guide, please visit: https://apastyle.apa.org/

“Proper citation is a requirement of the ethics of science and art.”