Manuscrpt Submission Rules
Manuscripts to be submitted to the Masculinities;
• On A4 size white page, page margins should be left of the top 2.5 cm, bottom 2.0 cm, left 2.5 cm, right 2.5 cm and pages should not be numbered.
• Double spaced with Times New Roman style and (Excluding the title page) should be written as plain text in 12 font size (These dimensions will ensure that the submitted tables and graphics do not exceed the journal page size and are easier to use).
• In the writing, one space should be used following punctuation marks, such as commas and periods.
• The parts that need to be emphasized in the text and the titles of works such as books and journal titles should be written in italic.
• Notes and explanations (if any) should be given as footnotes.
• Tab key should not be used at the beginning of the paragraphs and enter key should not be used between the paragraphs.
• 0 pt before the paragraph and 6 pt after the space should be left. No additional blank lines should be left between paragraphs.

The submitted manuscripts must follow the citation rules of the 2020 (seventh) edition of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (APA) (see https://apastyle.apa.org/ )
• Title page
• Abstract page (Turkish and English for submissions in Turkish) and Keywords (3-6)
• Main text
• References
• Appendix (if any)
• Figure Captions and figures (if any)
• Author Notes

Title Page
The title page should be a separate page to the running head, the title of the study, the authors, the institutions of the authors and the author’s note.
For detailed information and examples, see https://apastyle.apa.org/style-grammar-guidelines/paper-format/title-page
Running Head: Write the short title of your work in capital letters, consisting of several words, by leaning to the upper left corner of the page to the left.
Title: Should be compatible with the content of the article and should consist of maximum 10-12 words; Cambria style should be used in 12 font size and bold letters, centred on the page.
Author name and information: Author’s name and surname should be written below the manuscript title by centring the page. Job title, institution address and e-mail should be appear at the bottom of the first page marked by a star (*) right after the surname. Author information should only be included in the title page and should not be used in the main body of the article.

Abstract
Abstract section
• Should start in a separate page after the title page
• Should be written in Turkish and English (for submissions in Turkish)
• Should be under the title of “Abstract”
• Should not exceed 200 words
• Should contain 3 to 6 keywords; and these keywords should be given under the body of the abstract and follow the title of “Keywords”.
• Should be prepared to present the key aspects and the main argument of the manuscript
• Should not include any abbreviations, references, quotations, tables or figures.

Main Text
Main text should start in a separate page following the abstract page.
The title of the manuscript needs to be written in the upper right corner of each page
Introduction should lay out the main problematic of the article by contextualizing it in a broader scholarly context. Introduction should also include the argument as well as a brief outline of the main points in article. The Method section (applying to empirical research articles) should briefly explain the method(s) used in the research and the rationale behind that choice as well as the data collection and analysis processes and participants.

In-Text Quotations:
Quotations exceeding 40 words need to be written in a separate block. This block should be intended 1 cm from left and right sides with 10 font size (Cambria) and 15 pt. line spacing without any quotation marks.
In-text short quotations: Quotations below 40 words can be used in text by using quotation marks

References
• This part should start on a new page. All works cited in the text should be included in the end-text reference list and all works cited in the reference list should be referred in the text.
• Works cited in the text should be written in an alphabetical order based on the surnames of the authors.
• The author name and the date in the cited work must match the author name and date information in the end-text reference list.
• The works of the same author are sorted by the publication year, the earliest work being in the first order.
• When citing the authors’ single and multiple co-authored works, first cite the work with single author regardless of the publication year.
• In the case of multiple works with the same publication year with multiple authors, use an alphabetical order in terms of the second author if the first author is the same across the works; use an alphabetical order in terms of the third author if the first and the second author are the same across the works.

For more information please visit:
https://apastyle.apa.org/style-grammar-guidelines/references/
The works cited in the reference list should follow the examples below:

Submission Notes
* Authors must submit their manuscript title, author name(s) and last name(s), ORCID number of author(s), institution and contact information, e-mail address, and a short biographical note in a separate file. (Click to download the Author Information Form.)
* The submitted manuscript should not include any information regarding the author, including their first and last name. Articles should include a title, abstract, 3-6 keywords, body text, and a bibliography.
* Articles and research-in-progress pieces should not exceed 8000 (eight thousand) words, including abstract, notes, and references.
* The word limit for book reviews is 1500 words.
* Manuscripts not complying with citation and/or grammar rules will be returned to the author for revision before being accepted to preliminary evaluation.
* Communication in co-authored texts will be maintained with the person who forwards the manuscript to the Journal.
* The authors of the manuscripts published in the journal are not paid any royalties.
* Masculinities does not charge the authors for any fee for publication of their manuscripts.

Evaluation Process
• All kinds of manuscripts should be sent to masculinitiesjournal@gmail.com in both .doc and .pdf formats.
• The authors are notified of reception of submission once the editors receive the manuscript.
• Submissions first go through a preliminary review by the editors to ensure the manuscript complies with academic standards, publication ethics, the scope and aims of the journal as well as the writing and citation rules. Only submissions complying with these criteria are directed to reviewers. Review process may vary in terms of duration.
• The authors are informed of the decisions of the reviewers as soon as the both review reports have been received.
• Masculinities uses double blind peer review, in which the identities of the authors and reviewers are anonymised to ensure submissions are judged for their merit.
• Articles that receive acceptance from two reviewers are published with the final approval of the editorial board. If one of the reviewers rejects the article while the other accepts, it is sent to a third reviewer. In all cases, the editorial board makes the final decision about publication of manuscripts.
• Research-in-progress pieces and book reviews are generally not sent to reviewers, but they are reviewed by the editorial board.
• The authors should prepare a report that responds to the review reports. The authors are expected to list the changes they have made in this report, and to give reasons for the changes requested by the reviewer but they have not considered appropriate and not done.
• Articles that have a positive result in the review process are put in order for publication according to the date of reception of their final versions following the review reports. Editorial board reserves the right to make minor changes in language and wording of the manuscripts, approves the final versions, and decides on the order of publication.

Originality and Plagiarism
The author is responsible for ensuring that the submitted manuscript is original and has not been published elsewhere or has been submitted to another academic journal.
All submissions go through a 'Turnitin' check and they are subject to further plagiarism control. If the result of Turnitin check shows 20% or more similarity, except for direct quotations, the submission may be rejected by the editors. If the result is over 10% similarity, the submission is returned to the author for revision.

Copyright
The authors retain the copyright in their work but grant Masculinities the sole and exclusive right to publish for the full legal term of copyright.
The authors maintain the right to use their manuscripts in different media, on the condition that they reference Masculinities as the original publisher.
Translations of original manuscripts submitted to the journal should include written permission obtained by the translator from the original author and the publisher.
Authors are required to gain permission for reproduction of any images not of their own creation.



Article Withdrawal
In accordance with the Masculinities publishing policies, the authors who want to withdraw their manuscripts during the evaluation process should send their withdrawal requests to the editor via e-mail. The editor examines the withdrawal request and returns to the author.
Unless the withdrawal request is approved, the authors cannot submit their manuscripts to another journal for evaluation.



Open Access Policy
Masculinities adopts the principle that offering scientific research free of charge will increase the global sharing of information, and thus provides open access to all of its issues and articles. In this context, our journal permits its readers to "read, download, copy, distribute, print, search or link to their full text" in accordance with the definition of "open access" by BOAI (Budapest Open Access Initiative).