The template files to be used for the cover page and anonymous article text are provided below. Relevant instructions are provided after the links.

Cover Page Template: https://kocaeliuzem-my.sharepoint.com/:w:/g/personal/kosbed_uzem_education/EaNImIIsGbdIjIzfn96qwaoBD6c9onZ189mL2oRoaKtLZQ?e=dwv2Dy
 

Anonymous Article Text Template: https://kocaeliuzem-my.sharepoint.com/:w:/g/personal/kosbed_uzem_education/EZ_C-7O2iedFr_H3zgEWNp8B-VKF4N2-1k-39Y-wLgMOUQ?e=VstZSp

1. General Principles

1. Manuscripts submitted to the journal must be prepared in MS Word.

2. Each manuscript must include the following sections: Turkish title, English title, Turkish abstract, English abstract, Turkish and English keywords, JEL codes for relevant fields, main text, references, and appendices, if any.

3. The manuscript file must be prepared anonymously in accordance with the principles of blind review. The main text must not contain any information that may reveal the identity of the author(s).

4. In addition to the anonymous manuscript file, a separate cover page must be prepared and uploaded to the system as an additional file.

2. Cover Page

1. On the cover page, the Turkish and English titles of the manuscript must be written one below the other, centered on the page, in Book Antiqua, 10 pt, bold.

2. Below the titles, the academic title, full name, and surname of the author(s) must be given in 9 pt, aligned to the right.

3. Contact details and e-mail addresses must be provided in 9 pt as footnotes.

3. First Page of the Anonymous Manuscript

1. The first page must include, in the following order: Turkish title, Turkish abstract, keywords, and JEL codes; followed by the English title, English abstract, keywords, and JEL codes.

2. Both the Turkish and English titles must be centered and written in Book Antiqua, 10 pt, bold.

3. The Turkish and English abstracts must be prepared in Book Antiqua, 9 pt, with 1.1 line spacing, and each abstract must be between 100 and 150 words.

4. Each abstract must be followed by at least 3 and at most 5 keywords.

5. At least one JEL code must be provided for manuscripts in relevant disciplines.

6. Explanatory notes and acknowledgements concerning the author(s) and/or the study may be given as footnotes.

7. The abstract section on the first page must not exceed one page in total.

4. Formatting of the Main Text

1. The main text must begin on the second page and start with the Introduction section.

2. The manuscript must be prepared in A4 size.

3. The main font of the manuscript must be Book Antiqua, and the font size must be 10 pt.

4. Paragraph spacing must be set to 0 pt before and 6 pt after; line spacing must be 1.1.

5. The text must be justified.

6. A first-line indent of 1 cm must be used at the beginning of each paragraph.

7. Where necessary, explanatory footnotes at the bottom of the page must be written in 9 pt.

8. The page layout must follow the template, with 5.5 cm top and bottom margins and 4.5 cm left and right margins.

5. Heading System

1. Section titles and subheadings must be left-aligned, bold, and 10 pt.

2. The headings Introduction and Conclusion must not be numbered.

3. Other main section headings must be numbered as 1., 2., 3., and so on.

4. The use of capital and lowercase letters in headings must be consistent throughout the manuscript.

6. Direct Quotations, Formulae, and Equations

1. Direct quotations must be enclosed in quotation marks.

2. Quotations of fewer than five lines must be incorporated into the main text; longer quotations must be presented as block quotations, indented 1 cm from both the left and right margins, and written with single line spacing.

3. Formulae and equations must be numbered consecutively from the beginning of the manuscript; the numbers must be given in parentheses and aligned to the right margin.

7. Tables, Graphs, and Figures

1. Tables, graphs, and figures must be numbered consecutively throughout the manuscript.

2. Numbering must be presented in the form of “Table 1:”, “Graph 1:”, and “Figure 1:”.

3. Titles must appear above the relevant table, graph, or figure, be centered, and be written in bold, with initial capital letters after the colon.

4. If a table, graph, or figure is taken from another source, the source must be indicated immediately below it in 9 pt.

8. Mandatory Statements

1. The following headings must appear in the stated order before the references:

• Ethical Statement
• Author Contributions
• Funding
• Conflict of Interest

2. For studies requiring ethics committee approval, the name of the relevant institution, the date, and the approval/decision number must be clearly stated.

3. In single-authored manuscripts, the author contribution may be stated as 100%.

4. If the study has not received any financial support, this must be clearly stated in the Funding section.

9. Similarity Report and Submission Documents

1. Within the scope of the DergiPark and intihal.net integration, the similarity report is automatically generated by the system during submission.

2. In order for the manuscript to be considered for evaluation, the similarity rate must not exceed 15%.

3. In addition to the manuscript files, the Copyright Transfer/Approval Form and the Author Contribution and Conflict of Interest Form must be duly completed and uploaded to the system.

4. Information regarding author contributions and conflict of interest must also be included in the manuscript before the references.

10. Citation and Reference Style

1. The in-text citation system must be used. Footnotes should be used only for explanatory purposes.

2. In-text citations must follow the principles below:

• Single-authored work: (Surname, Year: p. xx)
• Two-authored work: For Turkish sources, “ve” should be used; for English sources, “and” should be used.
• Work with more than two authors: For Turkish sources, “vd.” should be used; for English sources, “et al.” should be used.
• Works by the same author published in the same year: (Surname, Yeara: p. xx), (Surname, Yearb: p. xx)
• Work without an author: (Title of the Work, Year: p. xx)
• Work without a date: (Surname, n.d.: p. xx)
• Simultaneous citation of multiple works: (Surname, Year: p. xx; Surname, Year: p. xx)
• Interview / personal communication: (Initial of the first name. Personal communication with Surname, Date of Interview)
• Indirect citation: (Cited in: Surname, Year: p. xx)

3. The reference list must be arranged alphabetically by the authors’ surnames under the heading “References.”

4. The second and subsequent lines of each reference entry must be formatted with a 1 cm hanging indent.

5. The reference list must be prepared in accordance with APA 7.

6. For detailed examples and further guidance on APA 7, authors should follow the APA Style Guide.

For the Kocaeli University Journal of Social Sciences (KOSBED), it is crucial to comply with the standards of academic publication ethics, especially for the authors, editors, editorial board, and referees.
The KOSBED Publication Ethics Committee (KOPE) is following the “Behavioral Principles and Best Practice Guidelines for Journal Editors” and “Behavioral Principles for Journal Publishers” (https://publicationethics.org/). In this context; authors, editors, and referees are expected to act in accordance with the following ethical principles.

Authors' ethical responsibilities;
In accordance with the TR Index Journal Evaluation criteria, the following criteria regarding ethics committee permissions will be sought and applied in the articles sent to the Kocaeli University Journal of Social Sciences, which are mandatory for publications starting from 2020.
1- Research requiring Ethics Committee permission;
- All research conducted with qualitative or quantitative approaches, collecting data from participants using interview techniques such as experimental studies, questionnaires, observations, interviews, focus group work,
- Studies in which materials and data of humans and animals are used for experimental or other scientific purposes,
- Clinical studies on humans,
Experimental or clinical research on animals,
- Retrospective (in accordance with the law on protection of personal data) studies
2- In addition;
- Obtaining and indicating permission from the owners for the use of scales, questionnaires and photographs belonging to others,
- Stating that the copyright regulations are complied with for the intellectual and artistic works used,
- In case presentations, it should be stated that the "Informed Consent Form" was obtained (Ethics committee permission is not required for case reports).
3- The authorization of the retrospective ethics committee is not required for articles produced from master's / doctoral studies before 2020 and using research data before 2020 (should be specified in the article).
4- In the submitted articles, in the light of the above information, if the permission of the ethics committee and / or legal / special permission is required, it should be clearly stated from which institution, on what date and with which decision or issue number the permission was obtained.
5- If the study requires the use of human and animal subjects, it must be declared that the study was carried out in accordance with international declaration, guideline, etc.
6- Researchers who are not members of the university can apply to the Ethics Committees in their regions.

The ethical responsibilities of referees;
Accepting the evaluation process of articles that do not have a conflict or conflict of interest, and not participate in the evaluation process of the article by declaring if there is a conflict of interest or conflict.
To consider only the content of the study in the process of evaluating the article.
To comply with the time period during the examination process, to complete it on time (Extension of time may be requested if necessary).
To protect the confidentiality of all information obtained about article and article authors.
Stating their comments in revision requests in a constructive language that helps to improve the quality of the article.

Ethical responsibilities of editors and vice editors;
Editors take care to meet the information needs of referees, authors and readers, to answer their questions when necessary, to act according to the principles of clarity in matters that require correction and explanation during the publication process.
When deciding on the publication of articles, editors take care that the articles are original, scientific, and contribute to readers, researchers and practitioners.
When making positive or negative decisions about articles, editors take into account the original value of the articles, their contribution to the field, the validity and reliability of the research method, the clarity of the statement and the scope of the journal.
• Editors take the submitted articles to the pre-evaluation stage unless they have a significant scientific problem.
• Editors follow the policies of blind review and evaluation process, which are among the publishing policies of the journal, keep the identities of the referees confidential, and endeavor to evaluate each article objectively and within the time limit.
• Editors send the articles by taking into account the expertise of the referees, and they take care to make the evaluations impartial and independent.
• Editors take into account whether there is a conflict of interest between the editors, referees and author (s) for unbiased evaluation of the article.
• Editors seek to ensure that the referee pool consists of a wide range and is constantly updated.
• Editors avoid unscientific evaluations that do not follow academic etiquette.
• Editors ensure that the journal publishing processes are operated in accordance with the publication policies and guidelines, inform their field of duty in the process about the developments in publication policies, and prepare training programs when necessary.
• Editors communicate with everyone involved in the publishing process and organize regular meetings.
• Editors ensure the protection of personal data in reviewed articles; protect individual data of authors, referees and readers.
• Editors; They pay attention to the protection of human and animal rights in the articles, they care about documenting the express consent of the participants of the article, the approval of the ethics committee of the participants of the article, and they reject the article when they do not have permission for experimental research.
• Editors; They take precautions against misconduct. When there are complaints about misconduct, they make an objective investigation and share their findings.
• Editors ensure that errors, inconsistencies or misdirections in the articles are corrected.
• Editors protect the intellectual property rights of published articles and defend the rights of the journal and the author (s) in case of violation. In addition, they take the necessary measures to ensure that the content of the published articles does not infringe the intellectual property rights of other publications; They do the authenticity-similarity check.
• Editors take into account the consistent criticism of the articles published in the Journal, and give the right to reply to the author (s) of the criticized articles.
• Editors also consider studies with negative results.
• Editors examine the complaints submitted to the Journal and make the necessary explanations.