Writing rules
All studies submitted to KEFAD must be prepared in accordance with the Turkish and English Article template (APA 7th Edition). There is a page limit for submitted works. Articles should be prepared with 1 line spacing and using Palatino Linotype 9-point font and should not exceed 20 pages in Turkish (including abstract, tables, figures, bibliography, acknowledgments and appendices).

Submitted articles must include the Introduction, Method, Findings, and Discussion sections. Articles lacking one or more of these sections will not be considered for evaluation.
In article submissions, any personal information, such as names, institutions, or similar information that could compromise the evaluation process by revealing individuals' identities, should be removed from the file and uploaded to the system.

In article submissions, the name, institution and similar information of the person who may harm the evaluation process by revealing the identities of the persons should be deleted from the file and uploaded to the file system.

"Entry of article metadata is of great importance when uploading articles to the DergiPark system. In this context, abstracts, keywords, relevant sections and bibliography in both Turkish and English parts of the studies must be entered into the system completely first."

1. Ethics Committee Approval: Following the change made in the TR Index Journal Evaluation Criteria for 2020, "Ethics Committee Approval" is requested for articles in all branches of science, including social sciences. Therefore, "Ethics Committee Approval" must be obtained from all studies submitted to our journal. Studies without ethics committee approval will not be included in the evaluation process.
2. Plagiarism Screening: All candidate articles must be scanned with software such as iThenticate© and Turnitin© before being sent to KEFAD, and these scanning reports must be submitted with the article. The similarity rate of the entire article must be less than 20% and the similarity rate for one source must be less than 3%. However, it would be to the benefit of the author(s) to carefully examine the similarities above 1%. KEFAD has the right to reject all candidate articles that contain academic plagiarism at the editorial stage.
3. Publication Language: The referee evaluation process of the studies sent to our journal is carried out on the full text in Turkish.
After your work is accepted for publication following the referee evaluation process, you will be asked for the full text of your work in both Turkish and English.
The final full texts, prepared in both languages, Turkish and English, are checked by our journal's language editors. If the language editors deem the language of the article inadequate, language editing will be requested. The article for which language editing is requested will be redacted in the accredited language organizations recommended below and the proofreading certificate will be requested to be submitted to the editorial board. An article that is not redacted and documented will not be accepted for publication.

Alternative organizations where the author(s) can receive support during the translation and editing process of the article are presented below.

Elsevier Language Service (http://webshop.elsevier.com/languageservices/)
Editage (http://www.editage.com/)
Enago (http://www.enago.com/)
Edit My Turkish (https://editmyturkish.com/)
Tandf Language Service (https://www.tandfeditingservices.com/)
American Manuscript Editors (https://americanmanuscripteditors.com)

ARTICLE WRITING RULES
• Page Layout: When writing articles, A4 should be selected as the paper size, and 2.5 cm space should be left at the top and bottom, and 2 cm on the right and left.
• All edits must be made on the template of our magazine, including the magazine emblem and flowing titles.
• Title Levels:
Level Format
1 Aligned left, Bold, Palatino Linotype 9 Point, First Letter of Each Word Capitalized and numbered
The text begins as a new paragraph without indentation.
2 Left Aligned, Bold, Linotype 9 Point, 0.2 indented, First Letter of Each Word Capitalized and numbered
The text begins as a new paragraph without indentation.
3 Left Aligned, Palatino Linotype 9 Point, 0.5 indented, Only the first letter of the first word is capitalized and numbered
The text begins as a new paragraph without indentation.
4 Left aligned, Palatino Linotype 9 Point, 0.2 indented, First Letter of Each Word Capitalized
The text begins as a new paragraph without indentation.
5 Bold Italic, 0.2 cm Indented, Palatino Linotype 9 Point, Only the first letter of the first word is capitalized.
The text begins as a new paragraph without indentation.

Title and Footnotes
• The article title should be written in bold, Palatino Linotype 12-point font, left-aligned, with the first letter of each word capitalized (for example, the first letter of each word should be capitalized). The title should not exceed 12 words.
• During article submission, "Author's name, surname and footnote, title, contact information, etc." It should be left as is, and the relevant parts should be edited during the publication phase.
• Footnotes; It should be written in Palatino Linotype 8-point font, single-spaced and justified, with 0nk spacing before and after the paragraph.
Abstact
• The abstract should be written in Palatino Linotype 8 font size, justified, italicized, with 0nk spacing before and after the paragraph, and not to exceed 200 words.
Key words
• In keywords, the first letter of the first word should be capitalized, there should be 3-5 keywords, keywords should be separated by commas and no period should be placed at the end.
Introduction
• In this section, the aims of the study are established through an appropriate literature review. For this purpose, necessary connections are established with relevant studies.
• It should be written in Palatino Linotype 9 point font, 0 pt before the paragraph and 6 pt after, 1 line spaced and justified.

Method
• This chapter provides detailed information about the context of the study, participants, the role of the researcher, data collection tools and processes, and data analysis.

The subheadings of this section should include the title Ethical Declaration, and in this subheading it should be stated that the rules in the "Higher Education Institutions Scientific Research and Publication Ethics Directive" are complied with and that any of the "Actions Contrary to Scientific Research and Publication Ethics" in the second part of the directive have not been carried out. In addition, the name of the committee that made the ethics evaluation, the date of the ethics evaluation decision, and the number of the ethics evaluation document should be stated. However, if generative artificial intelligence was used in the study, the scope of this use and the absence of violations in the Ethical Guide on the Use of Generative Artificial Intelligence in Higher Education should be reported.
• It should be written in Palatino Linotype 9 point font, 0 pt before the paragraph and 6 pt after, 1 line spaced and justified.
Results
• In this section, the results (findings) of the research are presented clearly.
• Except for the tables, all text should be written in Palatino Linotype 9 point font, 0 pt before the paragraph and 6 pt after, 1 line spaced and justified.
• Table and figure titles should be left-aligned, written in Palatino Linotype 9-point font, with only the first letter of the first word capitalized, as in the example. Example:

Table 1
Conceptual relationships between variables and the direction of these relationships
Figure 1
Conceptual relationships between variables and the direction of these relationships
• Tables should be 1 line spaced in Palatino Linotype 9 point font, leaving 0nk spacing before and after the paragraph.
• Tables and figures should be uploaded to the system as a separate Word document.
• A line space should be left after tables and figures.
• Statistical symbols should be used in italics in text and tables.

Discussion
• This section gives the significance of the findings without repeating the findings. Relates findings to findings of previous studies. The results of the study are mentioned. Suggestions are presented based on the limitations of the study and the results.
• It should be written in Palatino Linotype 9 point font, 0 pt before the paragraph and 6 pt after, 1 line spaced and justified.
Author note
Additional information that needs to be explained about the publication should be added to this section. For example, if the publication was previously presented as a paper at a congress or if this study was produced from the data of a thesis, it should be explained in this section. If there is no information that needs to be disclosed, this title can be deleted.
Author Contributions
The title of the publication that each author submitted should be explained with this title. Contributions presented should be cited in the order of their authors. For example, Introduction: First author, Second author. Method: Third author, Findings: Second author, Discussion: Third author.
Financing
If you received financial support for your work, it should be stated under this heading. If no support is received, this should also be stated.
Conflict of interest
It should be stated in this heading whether there is a conflict of interest in the study.
Data accessibility
The accessibility of the data and how it can be accessed should be stated under this heading.
Appendices: If the study has an appendix, it should be stated in this section, otherwise this section should be deleted.

References

When presenting the sources used in the bibliography, they should be given in accordance with APA 7 (American Psychological Association) standards. Palatino Linotype font with 8 points should be used and this value should be set to 1 by selecting "hanging" in the paragraph indent section.

Publication Ethics
A number of ethical policies have been developed by the Editorial Board in order to ensure that the studies published in Kırşehir Ahi Evran University Faculty of Education Journal (KEFAD) are unbiased and ethical. These policies cover authors, reviewers, editors and study-related processes. The ethical duties and responsibilities in KEFAD have been prepared by taking into account the publication policies of nationally and internationally scanned journals and the guidelines and policies published by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) as open access.

Ethical Responsibilities of Authors
Author(s) who submit studies to KEFAD are expected to comply with the following ethical responsibilities:
• The works submitted by the author(s) are expected to be original and up-to-date. Author(s) are required to fully and accurately cite and/or quote all studies they use.
• Individuals who do not contribute to the content of the study should not be listed as authors. Situations and relationships that may constitute a conflict of interest (if any) should be disclosed.
• Raw data regarding their articles may be requested from the author(s) within the framework of the evaluation processes. Author(s) must submit the requested data and information to the publication and/or scientific committee.
• If the author(s) notices a mistake or mistake regarding their published work, which is under evaluation, they have the obligation to inform the journal editor or publisher and to cooperate with the editor in correcting or withdrawing their work.
• Authors cannot submit their works to the application process of more than one journal at the same time.
• A study published in another journal cannot be sent to KEFAD.
• A study sent to another journal that has not yet been evaluated cannot be sent to KEFAD.
• No action such as adding or removing authors or changing the order of authors can be requested for a study whose evaluation process has started.

Ethical Duties and Responsibilities of Editors
General duties and responsibilities
Editors,
• To ensure the development of the journal nationally and internationally,
• Managing processes aimed at improving the quality of published studies,
• Carrying out the implementation processes of ethical rules for all stakeholders of the journal,
• To update publishing and ethical policies in order to contribute to the development of the journal,
• They are responsible for editing the journal's website and keeping it updated.
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Relations with the reader
Editors,
• Taking into account reader feedback regarding journal publishing, scope and ethics,
• To develop the studies published in KEFAD by taking into account the interests and needs of the reader,
• It is obliged to answer questions from readers, provided that they remain within the framework of ethical rules.


Relations with authors
Editors' relationship with authors;

• Sending the studies sent to the journal to the publication board, which decides whether to send them to reviewers or not.
• To inform authors about publication and ethical policies,
• To prevent possible conflicts between authors and reviewers,
• To ensure an unbiased evaluation by implementing the concept of "Blind reviewer" in a healthy way,
• To evaluate, with appropriate justifications, the requests of the authors stating that there is a conflict of interest among them and that their work should not be sent to these reviewers,
• To respond positively to the requests of authors to withdraw their works that are still in the assessment process,
• It is responsible for evaluating authors' objections to referee and editor decisions/reports and, if deemed appropriate, initiating a new evaluation process.

Relations with reviewers
Editors' relationship with reviewers;

• To determine a referee suitable for the subject of the candidate study,
• To provide the information and guidance that reviewers will need during the evaluation phase,
• To consider whether there is a conflict of interest between authors and reviewers,
• Keeping confidential the information regarding the reviewer who made the assessment,
• Encouraging reviewers to be impartial,
• Answering reviewers' questions about publication and ethical policies,
• Making updates to improve the reviewer pool,
• To remind the reviewers about the evaluation period,
• They are responsible for encouraging reviewers to make assessment in a constructive, courteous and appropriate manner.

Relations with the Editorial Board
Editors,

• Meeting with the Editorial Board at regular intervals,
• To provide the Board with the information and guidance they need regarding KEFAD's publication and ethical policies,
• Providing training to the board regarding KEFAD's publication and ethical policies when needed,
• To develop the magazine by taking into account the feedback from the board,
• To ensure that board members are impartial,
• Encouraging the board to evaluate studies within the framework of scientific criteria,
• Candidates are responsible for communicating with the relevant board member regarding the evaluation, depending on the subject of the study.

Author Rights:
Writers

• They can designate referees whose work they wish not to be sent due to conflict of interest and/or ethical reasons.
• They can withdraw their works that have not yet been published while they are in the evaluation process.
• They have the right to object to referee reports and editorial decisions.
• Due to material errors that occur during the printing process, they may request corrections (erratum) for problematic areas in the work to be published in the first issue or for information errors caused by them.

Ethical Responsibilities of Reviewers
Studies sent to KEFAD are sent anonymously to at least two reviewers in the relevant field for evaluation. In reviewer asssessment, in case of equal positive and negative opinions about the article, the opinion of the editor or a third reviewer is taken.


In KEFAD, a double-blind peer review process is adopted, the author and the referee are unaware of each other's identity. In this context, referees who assess studies at KEFAD are expected to have the following ethical responsibilities:

• Reading KEFAD's publishing principles
• Agreeing to evaluate only studies related to the field of expertise. Not accepting evaluation just to have an idea about the subject of the article, even though it is not an area of expertise,
• Refusing to make an assessment when they realize that they cannot be impartial while making the evaluation,
• Completing the assesment process within a certain time frame,
• To make assessment within the framework of impartiality and confidentiality,
• Refusing to make an assessment when faced with a situation such as a conflict of interest and reporting this situation to the editor,
• Notifying the editor when they detect that the article they are evaluating has been sent to another journal at the same time,
• Making the evaluation constructively and politely. Not making personal comments such as hostility, insults and slander,
• Making sure that the evaluations are related to the content of the article. To be sensitive in ensuring that factors such as belief, sect, race, gender, political opinion do not affect the evaluation process.

1. Articles submitted for publication in KEFAD must not have been published or submitted for publication in another journal. Papers previously presented at a congress - provided that the entire work has not been published in the congress book - and articles compiled from a graduate thesis should include the necessary information as an author's note in the title after the discussion. All responsibility for the published articles belongs to the author(s).
• Authors are required to obtain "Ethics Committee Approval" for their work.

Notifying the Editor of a Situation That Does Not Comply with Ethical Principles
Editors, reviewers or authors; If they encounter an unethical situation regarding an article in the evaluation process, early version or published, they must notify the editor by sending an e-mail to ahikefad@gmail.com.

Publication Policy
KEFAD can include at most one academic study of an author in each issue.

Reviewing and Publication Processes

2. Studies reaching the journal are pre-examined by the Editorial Board in terms of compliance with the journal scope and writing rules. Studies deemed appropriate as a result of this review are submitted to the assessment of at least two reviewers using the blind reviewer method. Reviewers are given 30 days to make an assessment and a new reviewer is appointed to replace the reviewer who does not respond within this period. In order for the candidate study to be published in the journal, it must receive positive opinions from at least two reviewers. If one of the reviewersexpresses a positive opinion and the other gives a negative opinion, the study is submitted to the opinion of a third reviewer. The author(s) are obliged to make corrections suggested by the reviewer(s) (if any) within 30 days. Articles that receive a publishable report from the reviewer(s) and are checked by the journal editorship enter the publication process. The final format of the articles is given by the author(s). Articles accepted for publication are given a DOI number and these articles are placed in the Early View section. They are then published in an appropriate issue by the decision of the Editorial Board. No changes can be made to articles that have been finalized and taken into the publication process. Authors may withdraw their work while it is in the pre-flight stage. Author(s) may withdraw/withdraw their unpublished work while they are in the assessment process.

3. The referee(s) does not have information about the identity of the author(s), and the author(s) does not have information about the identity of the reviewer(s). The responsibility for ensuring confidentiality on this matter belongs to the journal editor.

Plagiarism 

All candidate articles must be scanned with software such as iThenticate© and Turnitin© before being sent to KEFAD, and these scanning reports must be submitted together with the article. The similarity rate of the entire article must be less than 20% and the similarity rate for one source must be less than 3%. However, it would be to the benefit of the author(s) to carefully examine the similarities above 1%. KEFAD has the right to reject all candidate articles that contain academic plagiarism at the editorial stage.

Open Access Policy

KEFAD is an Open Access journal and makes the content it publishes directly open access. The journal aims to contribute to the support and development of science with its Open Access policy with the content it publishes. Provided that the source is cited in accordance with known standards, all usage rights (online linking, copying, printing, reproduction in any physical medium, distribution, etc.) other than commercial use and content modification (unless otherwise stated in the relevant content) are reserved under "Creative Commons Citation 4.0 International". The source can be copied, distributed and reused for non-commercial purposes, provided that attribution is given, but no modifications can be made to the content for commercial purposes.
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/deed.tr

Publication Fee

KEFAD does not request any fee from authors for any reason during the candidate article submission phase, assessment period and publication phase.