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