• There is no page limit for articles submitted to our journal. However, articles should preferably be between 4,000 and 7,000 words in length. Necessary abbreviations and extensions can be made in consultation with the author.
• The timeliness of data is important for research articles submitted for publication in our journal. If more than five years have passed since the research data was collected, it is considered that the research has lost its relevance.
• Articles must be in English and must include an Abstract and a Summary, written in both Turkish and English, each not exceeding 150 to 200 words, in accordance with the OPUS article template. The title of the article should be short and should not exceed 15 words. In addition, 3-5 Keywords should be provided.
• In research articles, the problem should be clearly stated in the introduction section. The introduction section should be followed by the methods, findings, discussion and conclusions sections, in that order. Section headings in review articles should be determined according to the content.
• Articles must be prepared in accordance with the OPUS article template and uploaded to the system without the author's name and address appearing anywhere in the article except on the first page. Click here to access the article template.
• If the work has been supported by an institution/organisation or prepared from a doctoral/master's thesis, this should be indicated in a footnote at the bottom of the first page of the article. Furthermore, if there are individuals, institutions, or organisations to be thanked, the relevant information should be clearly stated in the article file.
• For studies with multiple authors, authors must declare their contribution ratio and conflict of interest during the article submission stage.
• If artificial intelligence-based tools (e.g., ChatGPT, Grammarly, etc.) were used during the article production process, the stages in which they were used must be clearly stated. This information must be provided during the article submission stage. All responsibility regarding the use of artificial intelligence lies with the authors.

NOTE: During the article submission process, the Article Information Form must be completed and uploaded to the system. Click here to access the form.

Ethics Committee Approval
Our journal requires that all studies in scientific fields requiring ethics committee approval have obtained the relevant ethics committee decision. In this context, information regarding ethics committee approval (committee name, date, and decision number) must be clearly stated in the article text.
In line with the regulations implemented by Ulakbim TR Index since 2020, studies without ethics committee approval are not considered for publication in our journal.

Studies Requiring Ethics Committee Approval
Studies requiring ethics committee approval in our journal include the following:
• All research conducted using qualitative or quantitative approaches involving data collection from participants through methods such as surveys, interviews, focus group studies, observation, experiments, and discussion techniques,
• Studies involving the use of humans and animals (including materials or data) for experimental or other scientific purposes,
• Clinical research conducted on humans,
• Scientific research conducted on animals,
• Retrospective studies within the framework of the Personal Data Protection Law.
For such studies to be considered for evaluation, the relevant ethical committee approvals must have been obtained and these approvals must be clearly stated in the article text.

NOTE: Articles must be prepared in accordance with the APA 7 publication format.