Author Guidelines

1. The dimensions of the sheet should be set to 17.5 cm wide and 25 cm high. The margins of the entire work should be 3.25 cm from the left side, 2.75 cm from the right side, 3.5 cm from the top and 2.5 cm from the bottom. There should be a margin of 1.5 cm for the upper information and 2 cm for the footer.
2. In the study, not exceeding 150 words; Turkish and English abstracts and keywords should be written for Turkish articles, English and Turkish for English articles, and German and Turkish for German articles. In essence, the scope, purpose, method, significance and results of the study should be mentioned.
A detailed 750-word Extended Abstract in English is required for articles in German and Turkish languages and should cover the scope, purpose, methodology, discussion and findings of the study.
3. The font of the study should be "Times New Roman". The font format should be as stated below for different sections.
4. Paragraphs in the main text should be 12 font size, and the alignment should be justified. 6 pt space should be left before and after paragraphs and line spacing should be single. Pages should not be numbered. There should be a 2 pt space between the bullet points in the text.
5. Abstract, keywords and bibliography should be written in 10 font size and 1 line spacing format. The main text should be written in 1.15 line spacing.
6. Main headings should be written in 12-point bold, only the first letters should be capitalized, left-aligned. Subheadings should be written left-justified with only the first letter capitalized. 12 pt space should be given before the main headings and 6 pt space should be given before the subheadings.
7. The results and findings of the study should be included under the heading "Conclusion" and this section should not exceed one page.
8. Tables, Figures, Graphics and Pictures: Figure and table titles should be written on the tables and figures, in 12 font size and only the first letters should be capitalized and centered. Each of them should be given a sequence number in bold (Table 1: , Table 2: and Figure 1: , Figure 2: etc.), and source notifications and bibliographic information should be placed under the tables and figures in 10 font size.
9. Text in tables, figures, etc. should be in the range of 8-11 points. The mathematical equations to be included in the text should be given a sequence number, and the sequence numbers should be written in parentheses, justified to the right of the page. In addition, no item other than the picture should be given in image format in order to make corrections in the print. In addition, tables, figures and graphics should be arranged considering that they will be printed in black and white.
10. Citations should be made using the APA 7 method. Explanatory notes should be given in the form of footnotes at the bottom of the page, in 10 font size. Citations in the text should be made in the form of the surname of the author(s), the year of the source and the page number. If there is no author name, the institution name should be used instead of the author. Example; (Vural, 2003:5), (Köse and Kasım, 2001:15), (Güneş et al., 2000:10-12), (DPT, 2004:32), (Walter et al., 1998: 25). Or, according to Smith (1998:15), March and Olsen (1989: 26)
11. Multiple references in the same parentheses: Multiple references made in the same parentheses should be in alphabetical order according to the surname of the first author and should be separated by semicolons. Example: (Akbulut and Doğan, 2013: 33; Şencan, 2003: 99; Tonta, 2010: 25).

12. Titles and references in the bibliography should be 12 points. The title should be bold and left-aligned. The studies used in the bibliography should be listed alphabetically according to the surname of the author. In the citations of multi-author studies, all authors given as "et al." should be included in the references section and the space between references should be 6 pt as between paragraphs. When citing multiple works by the same author, the publication date should start with the oldest. When referring to more than one study of the same author with the same date, in-text citations and references a, b, c... should be numbered using the letters. Example; Like 2003, 2003b, 2003c. In case of citing a single or multiple authored work of an author, single-author studies should be cited first.13. For Turkish works in the sources and in the text, Turkish abbreviations (e.g., "et al.", "İçinde", "Trans.", "Ed.", etc.) should be used as seen in the examples below.

Last Update Time: 9/21/25