i. International Journal of Behavior, Sustainability, and Management (JOBESAM) is published in both Turkish and English languages.
ii. There is no page limit for the articles submitted to JOBESAM.
iii. The submitted manuscripts should be written in Microsoft Office Word program, using A4 paper size format, 1.5 line spacing, justified alignment, and Times New Roman font with a font size of 12 points.
iv. All text, including references, citations, figures, graphs, and tables, should be written with a 1.5 line spacing. The margins of the document should be set to 2.5 cm on all sides. Tables that require larger dimensions can be adjusted by changing the page orientation to landscape.
v. The manuscripts should include the following sections in the following order: title (in Turkish and English), abstract (in Turkish and English), keywords, introduction, methodology, results, discussion, and references.
vi. The abstract, references, appendices, table titles, and figure captions should each start on a separate page. However, the sections of introduction, methodology, results, discussion, and conclusion and recommendations should not start on a new page. After one section ends, the next section should continue within the same page.
vii. The texts prepared under the headings "Türkçe Öz" (Turkish abstract) and "English Abstract" should be within the range of 150-250 words. Both the Turkish abstract and English abstract should be written in Times New Roman font with a font size of 10 points.
viii. All pages, including references, appendices, tables, figure titles, and figures, should be sequentially numbered. Page numbering should be positioned in the upper right corner of each page.
ix. Abbreviations used in the text should be spelled out in full the first time they are used, followed by the abbreviation in parentheses.
x. JOBESAM adopts the publication guidelines of the American Psychological Association (APA), specifically the 7th edition of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association.
xi. The authors are responsible for the accuracy of the references used in the text. The sources cited in the text should be provided both within the text itself and in the references section at the end of the manuscript. The references section should start on a new page and the sources should be listed in alphabetical order using a hanging indent format (1.25 cm). The references section should be written in Times New Roman font, size 10, with justified alignment.
xii. The citations within the text should only include the last names of the authors and the publication year of the source. If the source has one or two authors, the last names of all authors should be provided the first time the source is cited. If the source has three or more authors, the last name of the first author should be followed by "et al." in all instances within the text. Examples are provided below:
• Single author: (Smith, 2022)
• Two authors: (Johnson & Lee, 2020)
• Three or more authors: (Brown et al., 2019)
• Hovardaoğlu (2022) ...
• Aydın ve Erdoğan (2023)...
• Yılmaz-Samancı et al., (2017) ...

xiii. Please refer to Chapters 8, 9, and 10 of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (7th Edition) for further guidelines regarding other formatting rules related to references.

Examples of providing references are given below:
Book:
Smith, J. (2021). Introduction to Psychology. Publisher.
Journal Article:
Johnson, A., & Davis, B. (2022). The effects of exercise on mental health. Journal of Psychology, 25(3), 123-145.
Konferans Bildirisi Conference Paper:
Brown, C., White, E., & Green, F. (2023). The impact of technology on workplace productivity. Paper presented at the International Conference on Workplace Dynamics, City, Country.

Web Source:
National Institute of Mental Health. (2022). Anxiety Disorders: Causes, Symptoms, and Treatments. Retrieved from [URL]
Chapter in an Edited Book:
Lee, T. (2021). Cognitive development in early childhood. In K. Johnson (Ed.), Advances in Child Psychology, 45-67. Publisher.