WRITING GUIDELINES

Expression and Style
Articles may be written in either Turkish or English. Sentences must adhere to the rules of grammar and spelling. For Turkish articles, the Turkish Language Association’s Güncel Türkçe Sözlük and/or Büyük Türkçe Sözlük, along with the Turkish Spelling and Punctuation Guide (http://www.tdk.gov.tr/), should be consulted. For English articles, references such as the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English (http://www.ldoceonline.com/), Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary (https://www.oxforddictionaries.com/), and Cambridge Advanced Learner’s Dictionary (http://dictionary.cambridge.org/) are recommended.

Titles
An appropriate article title should be selected in accordance with the topic of the study. Section headings within the article should be numbered using standard Arabic numerals (e.g., 1, 2, 3). Each section may have a maximum of four subheadings. Headings should be numbered as follows:

1. Main section heading

1.1. First-level subheading

1.2. First-level subheading

1.2.1. Second-level subheading

Author and Contact Information
Immediately after the article title, the name(s) and surname(s) of the author(s) must be indicated. A footnote marked with an asterisk (*) should follow the author’s name(s), including their institutional affiliation(s), email address(es), and ORCID ID(s). In multi-author articles, one author must be designated as the corresponding author.

Abstract
The article must include an abstract in both Turkish and English, each comprising a minimum of 150 and a maximum of 200 words.

Keywords
Following the Turkish and English abstracts, 3 to 5 keywords should be provided in alphabetical order to indicate the scope of the study.

Text
The manuscript should be prepared using the template available on our website under the “Author Guide” section, in accordance with the Maltepe Academic Review formatting guidelines. The text must be written in Times New Roman font.
If abbreviations are used in the text, they should be defined upon first use, with the abbreviation shown in parentheses. For example: State Planning Organization (SPO). Footnotes should be used only to provide additional information and should be numbered using standard numerals.

Tables, Figures, and Charts
All tables, figures, and charts should be numbered consecutively (e.g., Figure 1, Table 1, Chart 1). Table titles should appear above the tables, while figure and chart titles should appear below the respective visuals. If a table, figure, or chart is not the author's original work, the source must be cited below it. Footnotes for tables and figures should be indicated with an asterisk (*). Tables longer than one page should be included in the appendix section.

Formulas and Equations
Formulas and equations should be left-aligned and numbered consecutively as (1), (2), (3), etc.

Acknowledgments
If the research received support from any institutions or individuals, acknowledgments may be included under a separate heading prior to the references section.

Author Statements

This section should include a statement regarding the researchers' contribution rate, a statement of conflict of interest, and a statement of compliance with research and publication ethics.

In-Text Citations
Authors must follow the APA (American Psychological Association) style guide for referencing sources (www.apastyle.org). In-text citations should use the author-date format:

For single-author works: (Jackson, 2019)

For two-author works: (Hare & O’Neill, 2000)

For works with more than two authors: (Grady et al., 1996)

References
The reference list should include all sources cited in the text and be organized alphabetically by the surname of the first author. Multiple works by the same author should be listed in reverse chronological order (from most recent to oldest). References must follow the APA 7 style. Authors using reference management tools (e.g., Mendeley) should select APA 7 as the citation style.

Examples:

Journal Articles:
Grady, J. S., Her, M., Moreno, G., Perez, C., & Yelinek, J. (2019). Emotions in storybooks: A comparison of storybooks that represent ethnic and racial groups in the United States. Psychology of Popular Media Culture, 8(3), 207–217. https://doi.org/10.1037/ppm0000185

Books:
Jackson, L. M. (2019). The psychology of prejudice: From attitudes to social action (2nd ed.). American Psychological Association. https://doi.org/10.1037/0000168-000

Working Papers:
Givord, P. (2020, April). How a student’s month of birth is linked to performance at school: New evidence from PISA (OECD Education Working Papers No. 221). https://doi.org/10.1787/19939019

Book Chapters/Edited Volumes:
Dillard, J. P. (2020). Currents in the study of persuasion. In M. B. Oliver, A. A. Raney, & J. Bryant (Eds.), Media effects: Advances in theory and research (4th ed., pp. 115–129). Routledge.

Institutional Reports:
National Cancer Institute. (2019). Taking time: Support for people with cancer (NIH Publication No. 18-2059). U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health. https://www.cancer.gov/publications/patient-education/takingtime.pdf

Theses and Dissertations:
Miranda, C. (2019). Exploring the lived experiences of foster youth who obtained graduate level degrees: Self-efficacy, resilience, and the impact on identity development (Publication No. 27542827) [Doctoral dissertation, Pepperdine University]. PQDT Open. https://pqdtopen.proquest.com/doc/2309521814.html?FMT=AI

Appendices
Tables and similar materials exceeding one page in length should be included in this section.

PUBLICATION PRINCIPLES AND WRITING GUIDELINES
Please click [here] for the template that must be followed when submitting manuscripts to Maltepe University Academic Review. Submissions must be formatted in accordance with the downloaded template.

AUTHOR GUIDELINES
Maltepe Academic Review is a nationally refereed journal published twice a year (in June and December).

The journal accepts manuscripts in the form of articles and case studies. These submissions must not have been previously published or submitted for publication elsewhere.

Manuscripts may be written in either Turkish or English. Upon acceptance for publication, Maltepe Academic Review reserves all publication rights.

Initial evaluation of submitted manuscripts is conducted by the editorial board in terms of their compliance with the journal’s writing guidelines and scope. Submissions deemed appropriate are scanned using internationally recognized similarity detection software (excluding properly cited direct quotations, references, and footnotes in accordance with academic standards). Manuscripts with a similarity rate exceeding 20% will be returned to the author(s) without further review, accompanied by the similarity report.

Following this stage, the manuscript is sent to two referees. Based on the referees’ reports, the editorial board will decide whether the manuscript should be accepted for publication, revised in accordance with the feedback, rejected, or sent to a third reviewer. The author(s) will be notified of the decision promptly.

Revisions requested from the author(s) must be submitted to the editorial board within 15 days for minor revisions and within 30 days for major revisions.

Article Submission
Manuscripts must be submitted in .doc format via the DergiPark system.

Copyright Policy
All copyrights of articles and materials accepted for publication belong to Maltepe Academic Review. The copyright transfer form must be signed by all authors and uploaded to the system.

Privacy Statement
Names and addresses provided in this journal will be used exclusively for the stated purposes of the journal and will not be used for any other purpose or shared with third parties.

Ethical Guidelines

1. Ethical committee approval must be obtained for research in all disciplines, including social sciences, and for clinical and experimental studies involving humans and animals that require ethical committee approval. This approval must be stated at the end of the article.
2. Articles must state that they comply with Research and Publication Ethics.
3. For studies requiring ethical committee approval, information regarding the approval (committee name, date, and publication number) must be included in the methods section and on the last page of the article.
4. Permission must be obtained from the scale owner for scales used in data collection, and this must be stated in the article.
5. Copyright regulations must be complied with for the ideas and works used.