Ordu University Journal of Social Sciences Research (ODÜSOBİAD)

Author Guidelines and Publication Policies

Disclaimer and Waiver

- The waiver form regarding post-publication correction requests can be accessed here.



Peer Review Process

- Manuscripts submitted to the journal, if deemed suitable after the preliminary check, are sent to two reviewers under a double-blind review system via the field editor. If necessary, the Manuscript may be sent to a third reviewer.

- The field editor may also act as a reviewer for the submitted Manuscript.

- Due to field-specific workload and reviewer availability, manuscripts submitted are not guaranteed to be published in the next issue following the submission date.



Originality and Authorship Requirements

- Manuscripts must be original and not under consideration elsewhere.

- At least one of the authors must hold a doctoral-level academic title.



Withdrawal Policy

- The former rule, stating, “Once the peer review process has started or has been completed, manuscripts cannot be withdrawn or returned,” has been updated (effective August 29, 2023), in line with improvements made by DergiPark.

- Authors may now withdraw their manuscripts at any stage (except for those assigned a DOI, accepted for publication, or already scheduled for an issue).

- Before requesting withdrawal, authors must read the relevant note carefully and provide a compulsory justification for withdrawal.

- Editorial and reviewer work is conducted voluntarily; therefore, manuscript withdrawal without a valid reason is discouraged.

- All withdrawal statistics will be stored by DergiPark and shown to editors in future submissions.



Plagiarism and Similarity Report

- Authors must obtain a plagiarism (similarity) report and submit it along with their manuscript.

For publication, the similarity rate must be under 20% in total and under 3% from a single source.

- For manuscripts derived from theses, the similarity rate must not exceed 20% in total, 10% from the primary source, and 3% from a single source.

- The journal also conducts its plagiarism screening using iThenticate at both the initial stage and before acceptance.



Language and Translation Requirements

- Manuscripts must be written in English or Turkish, accompanied by an English translation.

- A complete Turkish translation must accompany manuscripts in languages other than Turkish. Otherwise, they will not be considered for Review.

- Starting from the March 2025 issue (Vol. 15, No. 1), the journal will publish in both Turkish and English simultaneously.

- After acceptance, authors must provide an English translation and a proofreading certificate from an independent institution/organization (with verifiable certification code and trackable document).

- Without this certificate, even if accepted, the Manuscript will not be assigned a DOI.



Copyright Policy

- Copyright of all published works belongs to the journal.

- A copyright transfer form must be completed and submitted with the Manuscript.



Editorial Corrections

- The editor may make minor corrections in spelling and formatting.

- Abstracts in foreign languages may also be revised by a language editor if necessary.



Responsibility

- Authors are responsible for the opinions expressed in their manuscripts.

- All legal responsibility regarding the Manuscript rests with the authors.



Ethical Compliance

- Authors must comply with research and publication ethics.

- If the study requires ethics committee approval, the approval document must be uploaded to the system.

- If ethics approval is not required, authors must upload an Ethics Committee Exemption Statement.

- Studies in which data collection or implementation was conducted before ethics approval was obtained will be rejected.

- The date of ethics approval must not be more than two years prior to submission. Otherwise, the Manuscript will be rejected.



Reference Management

- To ensure international compatibility, using Zotero, Mendeley, or EndNote for reference management is strongly recommended.

- Author guidelines for Zotero and Mendeley are available on the journal website.


Submission Template

- Manuscripts must be prepared using the official journal template, which is available on the journal's website.

- Submissions that do not conform to the template will not be evaluated.


Article Evaluation Process

Manuscripts submitted for publication undergo the following stages:

- Preliminary Check

- Plagiarism Screening

- Field Editor Review

- Peer Review (Double-Blind, at least two reviewers)

- Language and Style Editing

Manuscripts failing the Preliminary Check twice will be returned to the author and not reconsidered in the same publication period.

Manuscripts passing the Preliminary Check will be evaluated under the double-blind review principle.

A new similarity report is obtained after the review process. If deemed appropriate, the Manuscript is accepted and assigned to an issue for publication.

Upon request, an acceptance letter may be issued.

All processes are conducted via DergiPark; further communication occurs through the system’s messaging module or the official journal's email address.

Authors can access the Reviewer Response Form to explain the revisions made in response to reviewer feedback.


Book Review Guidelines

A book review should be more than a summary; it must be a critical evaluation of the work.

The reviewer should:

- Explain why the book is worth reading.

- Examine the methodology if a new approach is introduced,

- Identify the author’s objectives and evaluate whether they were achieved,

- Provide evidence-based reasoning for both positive and negative comments,

- Maintain neutrality and avoid personal bias.



Book Review Format:

- Length: 1,500–3,000 words

- Include the book cover image on the first page

- Provide full bibliographic details: title, author, city, publisher, year, page count, ISBN

- Reviewer’s name and affiliation must be indicated at the bottom of the page



Submission Rules

- Manuscripts must follow the APA 7th edition reference style.


- Submissions in any other style will not be considered.

- Manuscripts must not have been previously published or submitted elsewhere.



Ethical Approval

- According to TÜBİTAK ULAKBİM TR Dizin decisions (2020), manuscripts requiring ethics committee approval include:

- Studies using surveys, interviews, focus groups, observations, experiments, or similar methods,

- Research involving humans or animals (including materials and data),

- Clinical studies on humans,

- Animal studies,

- Retrospective studies are subject to data protection law.

Additionally:

- Case studies must include an informed consent form,

- Permission must be obtained for using scales, questionnaires, or photographs.

- Copyright compliance must be explicitly stated for creative works.

Ethics Approval Requirements:

- Ethics committee details (name, date, number) must be stated in the Method section, on the first page, and the last page of the Manuscript.

- Informed consent information must be included.

- Documentation of permissions obtained for data collection instruments must be provided.

- Manuscripts not meeting these conditions will be rejected.

Important Notes:

- Ethics approval must precede data collection. Otherwise, the Manuscript will be rejected.

- The time between ethics approval and submission must not exceed two years.

Further details:

TÜBİTAK TR Dizin Ethical Guidelines PDF

Special Permission and Legal Notice PDF



Reference Examples (APA 7th Edition)

Journal Articles

Journal article with DOI
McCauley, S. M., & Christiansen, M. H. (2019). Language learning as language use: A cross-linguistic model of child language development. Psychological Review, 126(1), 1–51. https://doi.org/10.1037/rev0000126

Journal article without DOI, from a website
Chambers, D. W., & Turnbull, D. (1989). Science worlds: An integrated approach to social studies of science teaching. Social Studies of Science, 19(1), 155–179. http://www.jstor.org/stable/285047

Journal or magazine article without DOI, from print or academic database
Anderson, M. (2018). Getting consistent with consequences. Educational Leadership, 76(1), 26–33.
Goldman, C. (2018, November 28). The complicated calibration of love, especially in adoption. Chicago Tribune.

Journal article with DOI, 21 or more authors
Bozkurt, A., Jung, I., Xiao, J., Vladimirschi, V., Schuwer, R., Egorov, G., Lambert, S., Al-Freih, M., Pete, J., Olcott, Jr., D., Rodes, V., Aranciaga, I., Bali, M., Alvarez, A. J., Roberts, J., Pazurek, A., Raffaghelli, J. E., Panagiotou, N., de Coëtlogon, P., Shahadu, S., Brown, M., Asino, T. I., Tumwesige, J., Ramírez Reyes, T., Barrios Ipenza, E., Ossiannilsson, … Paskevicius, M. (2020). A global outlook to the interruption of education due to COVID-19 pandemic: Navigating in a time of uncertainty and crisis. Asian Journal of Distance Education, 15(1), 1–126. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3878572

Journal article with DOI, group author and individuals
De Vries, R., Neiuwenhuijze, M., Buitendijk, S. E., & the members of Midwifery Science Work Group. (2013). What does it take to have a strong and independent profession of midwifery? Lessons from the Netherlands. Midwifery, 29(10), 1122–1128. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.midw.2013.07.007

Journal article with article number or eLocator
Clabough, J. (2021). Using thematic social studies teaching to explore the civil rights movement. The Social Studies, 112(4), 177–189. https://doi.org/10.1080/00377996.2021.1871579

Journal article in press
Pachur, T., & Scheibehenne, B. (in press). Unpacking buyer-seller differences in valuation from experience: A cognitive modeling approach. Psychonomic Bulletin & Review.

Journal article in another language
Yaylak, E. (2020). Sosyal bilgiler öğretmenlerinin öğretim yöntem ve uygulamalarının değerlendirilmesi [Evaluation of teaching methods and practices of social studies teachers]. Ahi Evran University Journal of Social Sciences Institute, 6(1), 187–205. https://doi.org/10.31592/aeusbed.621664

Republished journal article (translated)
Piaget, J. (1972). Intellectual evolution from adolescence to adulthood (J. Bliss & H. Furth, Trans.). Human Development, 15(1), 1–12. https://doi.org/10.1159/000271225
(Original work published 1970)

Special issue or section
Lilienfeld, S. O. (Ed.). (2018). Heterodox issues in psychology [Special section]. Archives of Scientific Psychology, 6(1), 9–51.
McDaniel, S. H., Salas, E., & Kazak, A. E. (Eds.). (2018). The science of teamwork [Special issue]. American Psychologist, 73(4).



Books and Reference Works

Book with DOI
Brown, L. S. (2019). Feminist therapy (2nd ed.). American Psychological Association. https://doi.org/10.1037/0000092-000

Book without DOI (print or academic database)
Burgess, R. (2019). Rethinking global health: Framework of power. Routledge.

Edited book without DOI
Hacker Hughes, J. (Ed.). (2017). Military veteran psychological health and social care: Contemporary approaches. Routledge.

Edited e-book or audiobook without DOI, with URL
Pridham, K. F., Limbo, R., & Schroeder, M. (Eds.). (2018). Guided participation in pediatric nursing practice. Springer Publishing Company. http://a.co/0IAiVgt

Book series
Turan, R., Sünbül, A. M., & Akdağ, H. (Eds.). (2014). Sosyal bilgiler öğretiminde alternatif yaklaşımlar – 1 [Alternative approaches in social studies teaching – 1]. Pegem Akademi.



Book Chapters

Book chapter with DOI
Balsam, K. F., Martell, C. R., Jones, K. P., & Safren, S. A. (2019). Affirmative cognitive behavior therapy with sexual and gender minority people. In G. Y. Iwamasa & P. A. Hays (Eds.), Culturally responsive cognitive behavior therapy: Practice and supervision (2nd ed., pp. 287–314). American Psychological Association. https://doi.org/10.1037/0000119-012

Book chapter without DOI
Weinstock, R., Leong, G. B., & Silva, J. A. (2003). Defining forensic psychiatry: Roles and responsibilities. In R. Rosner (Ed.), Principles and practice of forensic psychiatry (2nd ed., pp. 7–13). CRC Press.



Reports and Grey Literature

Government or organization report
Australian Government Productivity Commission & Zealand Productivity Commission. (2012). Strengthening trans-Tasman economic relations. https://www.pc.gov.au

Report by individual authors for an organization
Fried, D., & Polyakova, A. (2018). Democratic defense against disinformation. Atlantic Council. https://www.atlanticcouncil.org

Annual report
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. (2017). SEC agency financial report 2017. https://www.sec.gov


Conference Sessions and Presentations

Conference session
Fistek, A., Jester, E., & Sonnenberg, K. (2017, July 12–15). Everybody’s got a little music in them: Using music therapy to connect, engage, and motivate [Conference session]. Autism Society National Conference, Milwaukee, WI, United States.

Conference paper presentation
Maddox, S., Hurling, J., Stewart, E., & Edwards, A. (2016, March 30–April 2). If mama ain’t happy, nobody’s happy: The effect of parental depression on children [Conference presentation]. Southeastern Psychological Association 62nd Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, United States.

Symposium contribution
De Boer, D., & LaFavor, T. (2018, April 26–29). The art and significance of identifying resilient individuals. In A. M. Schmidt & A. Kryvanos (Chairs), Perspectives on resilience [Symposium]. Western Psychological Association 98th Annual Convention, Portland, OR, United States.


Theses and Dissertations

Unpublished doctoral dissertation

Harris, L. (2014). Instructional leadership perceptions and practices of elementary school leaders [Unpublished doctoral dissertation]. University of Virginia.

Database dissertation
Hollander, M. M. (2017). Resistance to authority: Methodological innovations and new lessons from the Milgram experiment (Publication No. 10289373) [Doctoral dissertation, University of Wisconsin-Madison]. ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global.

Online thesis (not database)
Hutcheson, V. H. (2012). Dealing with dual differences: Social coping strategies of gifted and LGBTQ adolescents [Master’s thesis, The College of William & Mary]. William & Mary Digital Archive. https://digitalarchive.wm.edu


Reviews

Film review in a journal
Mirabito, L. A., & Heck, N. C. (2016). Bringing LGBTQ youth theater into spotlight [Review of the film The year we thought about love, Dir. E. Brodsky]. Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity, 3(4), 499–500. https://doi.org/10.1037/sgd0000205

Book review in a newspaper
Santos, F. (2019, January 11). Reframing refugee children’s stories [Review of the book We are displaced, by M. Yousafzai]. The New York Times. http://nyti.ms/2Hlgjk3

TV series review on a website
Perkins, D. (2018, February 1). The good place ends its remarkable second season. A.V. Club. https://www.avclub.com


Unpublished and Informal Works

Unpublished Manuscript
Yoo, J., Miyamoto, Y., Rigotti, A., & Ryff, C. (2016). Linking positive affect to blood lipids: A cultural perspective [Unpublished Manuscript]. Department of Psychology, University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Manuscript in preparation
O’Shea, M. (2018). Understanding proactive behavior in the workplace as a function of gender [Manuscript in preparation]. University of Kansas.

Manuscript submitted for publication
Lippincott, T., & Poindexter, E. K. (2019). Emotion recognition as a function of facial cues [Manuscript submitted for publication]. University of Washington.


Software, Mobile Apps, and Tools

Software
Borenstein, M., Hedges, L., Higgins, J., & Rothstein, H. (2014). Comprehensive meta-analysis (Version 3.3.070) [Computer software]. Biostat. http://www.meta-analysis.com

Mobile application
Epocrates. (2019). Epocrates medical references (Version 18.12) [Mobile app]. App Store. https://apps.apple.com



Audiovisual Works

TED Talk
Robinson, K. (2006). Do schools kill creativity? [Video]. TED Conferences. https://www.ted.com

Recorded webinar
Goldberg, J. F. (2018). Evaluating adverse drug effects [Webinar]. American Psychiatric Association. https://education.psychiatry.org

Streaming video
Cutts, S. (2017, November 24). Happiness [Video]. Vimeo. http://vimeo.com


Audio Works

Podcast
Vedantam, S. (Host). (2015–present). Hidden brain [Audio podcast]. NPR. http://www.npr.org

Radio interview (archive)
de Beauvoir, S. (1960, May 4). Simone de Beauvoir discusses the art of writing [Interview]. Studs Terkel Radio Archive. https://studsterkel.wfmt.com

Speech audio recording
King, M. L., Jr. (1963, August 28). I have a dream [Speech audio recording]. American Rhetoric. https://www.americanrhetoric.com


Visual Materials

Infographic
Rossman, J., & Palmer, R. (2015). Sorting through our space junk [Infographic]. World Science Festival. https://www.worldsciencefestival.com

Map
Cable, D. (2013). The racial dot map [Map]. University of Virginia. https://demographics.coopercenter.org

Photograph
McCurry, S. (1985). Afghan girl [Photograph]. National Geographic. https://www.nationalgeographic.com

Lecture slides
Canan, E., & Vasilev, J. (2019, May 22). Lecture notes on resource allocation. University of Chile. https://uchilefau.academia.edu


Social Media

Tweet
APA Education [@APAEducation]. (2018, June 29). College students are forming mental-health clubs—and they’re making a difference [Tweet]. Twitter. https://twitter.com

Facebook post
Gaiman, N. (2018, March 22). 100,000+ Rohingya refugees could be at risk during monsoon season [Status update]. Facebook. https://facebook.com

Instagram photo
Zeitz MOCAA [@zeitzmocaa]. (2018, November 26). Grade 6 learners from Parkfields Primary School visited the museum [Photographs]. Instagram. https://www.instagram.com

Reddit forum post
National Aeronautics and Space Administration [nasa]. (2018, September 12). I’m NASA astronaut Scott Tingle. Ask me anything [Online forum post]. Reddit. https://www.reddit.com


Websites

Webpage on news site
Avramova, N. (2019, January 3). The secret to a long, healthy life? Think age-positive. CNN. https://edition.cnn.com

Government or institutional website
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2018, January 23). People at high risk of developing flu-related complications. https://www.cdc.gov

Webpage without date
National Nurses United. (n.d.). What employers should do to protect nurses from Zika. https://www.nationalnursesunited.org

Webpage with retrieval date
U.S. Census Bureau. (n.d.). U.S. and world population clock. U.S. Department of Commerce. Retrieved July 3, 2019, from https://www.census.gov