Author Guidelines

1. The publication language of the journal is English and Turkish (English articles will be given priority). Manuscripts will not be moved through the review process if the level of grammar is unacceptable.
2. The corresponding author should submit the article with Full Text, Title Page, and Transfer of Copyright.
3. The author should prepare the article in accordance with the publication principles and writing rules of the journal. Studies that do not comply with the writing rules or article template are not considered by the editorial board. The Editorial Board has the right to reject these articles without sending the referee assessment.
4. Our journal accepts the work that has plagiarism of under 20%. The editor may require changes or refuse the study, even if the proportion of similarity is below 20%.
5. During the article evaluation process of the KAPU /Trakya Journal of Architecture and Design, the principle of double-blind reviewing is applied, in which the reviewer(s) of the author(s) do not recognize the authors. Therefore, in the article file identity, institution and contact information of authors should not be included.
6. The author(s) must obtain ethics committee approval for studies that require data collection using quantitative or qualitative methods, such as experiments, surveys, scales, interviews, or observations. The name of the ethics committee, the date of the decision, and the decision number must be included in the Methods section of the manuscript, as well as on the first or last page. A copy of the ethics committee decision must be submitted with the manuscript. 
7. By submitting a paper, The authors transfer copyright of the article to KAPU Trakya Journal of Architecture and Design.
8. Title page should contain the title of the paper, the author's name, the institutional affiliation, ORCID number and e-mail address of the corresponding author.
9. Manuscripts should be arranged as follows: Title- Abstract and Keywords – Introduction - Material and Methods – Results – Discussion and Conclusion - References.
10. Articles should ideally be no more than 25 typeset pages. The title should be no more than 20 words.
11. During submission for review, tables and figures can be embedded in the main document. Figures should have a minimum resolution of 300 dpi.
 

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Last Update Time: 3/5/26