Writing Guidelines
1. Manuscripts should be prepared using Windows Word, in Times or Times New Roman font, 12-point size, with 1.5 line spacing.

2. The length of the manuscripts should not exceed eight thousand words.

3. Titles should be written in bold, left-aligned, and with the first letter of each word capitalized.

4. Author names should be written in bold, right-aligned, and placed below the title. The author’s surname should be in uppercase letters. The author’s title, department, institution, and e-mail address should be provided as a footnote at the end of the author’s name. As of 2019, all authors are required to have an ORCID (Open Researcher and Contributor ID) number, which must be included in the author information footnote. (These details are requested from the author after the peer review process is completed. The initial version of the manuscript submitted via DergiPark should not contain any personal information and should be uploaded as a Word document.)

5. For original articles in Turkish, a summary of no more than 150 words should be provided under the heading “Öz.” All articles must also include an English summary under the heading “Abstract.” The Turkish and English titles of the article should be given first, followed by the Turkish summary and 3 to 5 keywords. Below these, the English abstract and keywords should be included. Summaries and keywords must comply with international standards.

6. Footnotes should be used only to provide additional information, not for citation purposes. Footnotes should be numbered at the bottom of the page, written in 10-point font with single line spacing.

7. Direct quotations exceeding 40 words in the text should be presented as “block quotations” in a separate paragraph from the main text. Block quotations should be indented 1.25 cm from both the left and right margins, written in 11-point font, and the source should be cited in parentheses at the end of the quotation.

8. If figures, tables, images, etc. are to be used in the text, they should be inserted in the relevant place with one line space above and below. Visuals should be prepared digitally whenever possible; if scanned, they must be at least 600 dpi resolution and inserted into the text in “tiff” or “jpg” format. Images should be numbered consecutively. Each image should have a brief caption with its number, centered below the image.

9. For in-text citations and references, the rules specified in the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (APA, 2020) should be followed (except for the citation of ancient sources).

10. Examples of in-text citation and bibliography in accordance with APA, as well as examples for citing ancient sources, are provided below.

11. Appendices should be placed after the references section, each on a separate page.



Referencing According to APA Style
In-Text Citations
• If the author’s name is not mentioned in the text, the author’s surname, the publication year, and the page number are given in parentheses, separated by commas, after the quotation.
(Moran, 1983, p. 34)
• If the author’s name is mentioned in the text, the publication year is given in parentheses after the author’s surname, and the page number is provided at the end of the quotation.
Moran (1983) ... (p. 34)
• When referring to a single page, use “p.”; when referring to multiple pages, use “pp.”
• For direct quotations from printed sources, a specific page number must be referenced in every instance.
• When citing works with two authors, both authors’ surnames are included.
(Madran & Sönmez, 2019, pp. 17-18)
• When citing works with three or more authors, only the first author’s surname is given, followed by “et al.”
(Koçak et al., 2012)
• For institutional authors, the full name of the institution should be given in the first citation, followed by the abbreviation in brackets. In subsequent citations, only the abbreviation is used.
First citation: (Ministry of National Education [MoNE], 2020)
Subsequent citations: (MoNE, 2020)
• If citing two or more works by the same author published in the same year, add lowercase letters are added following the year in alphabetical order.
(Moran, 2000a)
(Moran, 2000b)


References Section

Book

Işık, E. (1998). Beden ve toplum kuramı. Bağlam Yayınları.

Translated Book

Ariès, P. (2015). Batı’da ölümün tarihi (I. Gürbüz, Trans.). Everest Yayınları.

Book Chapter

Uysal, Ş. (1971). Metodoloji açısından Türkiye’de yapılan sosyolojik araştırmalar ve bir örnek köy araştırması. In N. H. Fişek (Ed.), Türkiye’de sosyal araştırmaların gelişimi içinde (pp. 139-151). Hacettepe Üniversitesi Yayınları.

Journal Article

Karaca, M. (2022). An introductory inquiry on museums’ educational role in the late Ottoman Empire (1839-1915). MSFAU Journal of Social Sciences, (25), 68-77. https://doi.org/10.56074/msgsusbd.1123733

For journals without volume information, the issue number should be given in parentheses and should not be italicized.

Online Source

Çevikalp, M. (2012, June 10). Kars’ın saklı yüzü: Malakanlar. Aksiyon. http://www.aksiyon.com.tr/aksiyon/newsDetail_openPrintPage.action?newsId=32989

Thesis

Cihan, M. (2001). Spinoza felsefesinde varlık ve bilgi problemi (Unpublished doctoral dissertation). Atatürk University.

References should be formatted using a hanging indent.

For further details on APA style, please consult https://apastyle.apa.org/.

Ethical Principles and Publication Policy

Publication Ethics
MSFAU Academy Journal adopts the “Code of Conduct and Best Practice Guidelines for Journal Editors” and the “Code of Conduct for Journal Publishers” of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) in order to ensure ethical assurance in scientific periodical publishing.
In accordance with TR Dizin criteria, MSFAU Academy Journal adheres to international standards. All editors of the journal ensure that each research study has been approved by the relevant boards and commissions prior to the research, and the field editor may request the necessary documents from the author.

Notes for Reviewers
1. Reviewers should consider the “International Ethical Standards” of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) in line with the guidance of TR Dizin during the evaluation process.

2. Reviewers have the right to request ethical committee approval from the author for research in all scientific fields that require such approval, to ensure that this approval is stated in the relevant sections of the article, and to request that the relevant documents be submitted to the journal. Reviewers should also ensure that this process is managed by the editor.

3. For research requiring ethical committee approval, information regarding the approval must be included in the article.

4. If the criteria of the Committee on Publication Ethics are not met by the authors, reviewers have the right to request the withdrawal of the manuscript from publication, even if it has previously been approved.

5. Reviewers must ensure that copyright regulations have been observed for intellectual and artistic works used in the research and included in the article. They have the right to request all necessary documents or explanations from the authors to ensure compliance.

6. Reviewers are obliged to maintain confidentiality with the author and editor during and after the article evaluation and publication process. Reviewers are responsible for any breaches of confidentiality not caused by the author or editor. In such cases, the editor reserves the right to remove the reviewer from duty.

Notes for Authors
1. Authors are obliged to comply with the international standards set by the Committee on Publication Ethics for authors.

2. Authors must obtain ethical committee approval for research in all scientific fields that require such approval, indicate this approval in the article, and submit documentation to the journal editor. Authors are required to fulfill any requests from editors and reviewers regarding these approvals. Otherwise, the editor reserves the right to withdraw the article from publication.

3. Copyright regulations must be strictly observed for intellectual and artistic works used in the research and included in the article.

4. Authors are obliged to maintain confidentiality with reviewers during and after the article evaluation and publication process. Authors are responsible for any breaches of confidentiality not caused by editors or reviewers.

Notes for Editors
1. Editors are obliged to comply with the “International Standards for Editors” set by the Committee on Publication Ethics.

2. Editors must request ethical committee approval from the author for research in all scientific fields that require such approval, ensure that this approval is stated in the relevant sections of the article, and that the relevant documents are submitted to the journal.

3. If the criteria of the Committee on Publication Ethics are not met by the authors, editors have the right to withdraw the manuscript from publication, even if it has been approved by reviewers.

4. Editors must ensure that copyright regulations have been observed for intellectual and artistic works used in the research and included in the article. They have the right to request all necessary documents or explanations from the authors to ensure compliance.

5. Editors are obliged to maintain confidentiality with authors and reviewers during and after the article evaluation and publication process. Editors are responsible for any breaches of confidentiality not caused by authors or reviewers.


Publication Policy
1. MSFAU Academy Journal is a national peer-reviewed journal published twice a year.

2. Manuscripts submitted for publication must be original, scientific articles, research papers, reviews, translations, book reviews/critiques, or interviews that contribute to the field and must not have been published previously.

3. Submissions to the journal must be in Turkish or English.

4. Manuscripts are sent to reviewers after preliminary evaluation by field editors. A double-blind peer review process is applied during the evaluation.

5. In accordance with the journal’s publication principles, the similarity rate of manuscripts uploaded via DergiPark is determined using the iThenticate programme at the time of submission. In order for a manuscript to be considered for review, the similarity rate must not exceed 20%. Manuscripts with a similarity rate of 20% or higher are directly rejected and not sent for peer review. If the condition is met, the manuscripts are forwarded to reviewers.

6. In cases of scientific misconduct, conflict of interest, or copyright infringement during the evaluation process, the international ethical principles set by the Committee on Publication Ethics are applied.

7. MSFAU Academy Journal adheres to international open access principles to ensure that academic knowledge provides social benefit. Articles published in the journal after peer review may be used within the framework of international open access definitions.

8. All authors of articles published in the journal are deemed to have accepted the open access conditions.

9. Studies that pass the preliminary review and similarity check are evaluated by the relevant field editor in terms of subject, scope, language, and academic adequacy. Field editors assume the editorial ethical responsibilities defined for editors from the acceptance of the article to the publication of the issue.

10. The APA 7 reference system must be used in manuscripts submitted to the journal.

11. The scientific responsibility for articles published in the journal belongs to the authors.

12. Regarding the use of generative artificial intelligence, the principles stated in the “Ethical Guidelines for the Use of Generative Artificial Intelligence in Scientific Research and Publication Activities in Higher Education Institutions” must be followed.