All manuscripts to be submitted to PUJE must be prepared considering the Article Templates in English and Templates in Turkish (APA 7th Edition). There is a page limit for the submitted manuscripts. Manuscripts should not exceed 35 pages, 1 line spaced, using Montserrat font (including the abstract, tables, figures, references, acknowledgments, and appendices) in both languages.

In article submissions, the name, institution or any similar information of the author(s), which may reveal the identities of the individuals and harm the evaluation process, should be deleted from the file and the file is required to be uploaded to the system anonymously.

Providing the metadata of the articles is of great importance when uploading them to the DergiPark system. Therefore, the abstract, the key words and the bibliography in the Turkish and English parts of the manuscripts must be fully entered into the system.

Instructions for Authors

1- Ethics Committee Approval: "Ethics Committee Approval" is requested for studies conducted in all branches of science, including social sciences, based on the change made in the TR Index Journal Evaluation Criteria for 2020. Therefore, "Ethics Committee Approval" must be obtained from all studies submitted to our journal. Studies without ethics committee approval will not be included in the evaluation process.

2- Plagiarism: All candidate articles should be scanned with software such as IThenticate© and Turnitin© before being sent to PUJE, and these similarity reports should be submitted with the manuscript. The similarity rate for the whole manuscript should be less than 15%, and the similarity rate for a source should be less than 3%. However, careful examination of the similarities above 1% will be in the interest of the author(s). PUJE has the right to reject all candidate manuscripts that carry academic plagiarism at the editorial stage.

3- Publication Language: The review process of the manuscript submitted to our journal is made on the full Turkish text.

If your manuscript is accepted for publication after the peer-review process, you will be asked for the full text of your manuscript in both Turkish and English.
The full texts in Turkish and English, prepared in both languages, are checked by the language editors of our journal. If the language editors deem the manuscript's language insufficient, language editing will be requested. The manuscript for which language editing is requested will be requested to be redacted in the accredited language institutions recommended below, and the proofreading document will be submitted to the editorial board. An unedited and undocumented manuscript will not be accepted for publication.

You can contact our journal's language editors (pauediting@pau.edu.tr) for support in the translation and proofreading process. Organizations that provide alternative translation and proofreading services where the author(s) can receive support during the translation and editing process of the manuscript are presented below.

Elsevier Dil Servisi (http://webshop.elsevier.com/languageservices/)

Editage (http://www.editage.com/)

Enago (http://www.enago.com/)

Edit My Turkish (https://editmyturkish.com/)

Tandf Dil Servisi (https://www.tandfeditingservices.com/)

American Manuscript Editors (https://americanmanuscripteditors.com)

All studies submitted to PUJE must be prepared in accordance with the Turkish and English Article Template (APA 7th Edition).
There is a page limit for submitted works. Manuscripts should be prepared using 1 line spacing, Montserrat font, and should not exceed 30 pages (including abstract, tables, figures, bibliography, acknowledgments, and appendices).
Page Layout: A4 should be chosen as the paper size in article writing, and 3 cm margins should be left on all sides.
• All edits should be made to the template of our journal, including the journal's emblem and running titles.

Titles Level
Level Format
1 Centered, Bold, Montserrat 12 Points
The text begins as a new paragraph, unintended.
2 Left Justified, Bold, Montserrat 12 Points
The text begins as a new paragraph, unintended.
3 Left Justified, Bold, Italic, Montserrat 12 Points
The text begins as a new paragraph, unintended.
4 Bold, 1.25 cm Indented, Montserrat 12 Points.
The text starts on the same line and continues as a normal paragraph.
5 Bold, Italic, 1.25 cm Indented, Montserrat 12 Points.
The text starts on the same line and continues as a normal paragraph.

Heading and Footnotes
• The title of the manuscript should be left justified, centered in Montserrat 14 points, the first letter of each word should be capitalized (for example, The First Letter of Each Word Should be Capitalized). The title should not exceed 12 words.
• During manuscript submission, "Author's name, surname, footnote, title, contact information, etc." It should be left as it is, and the relevant parts should be edited while they are in the publication phase.
• Footnotes; It should be written in Montserrat, font size 9, before and after the paragraph with 0nk spacing, single-spaced, and justified.

Abstract
• The abstract should be written in Montserrat, size 10, with 1 spacing before and after the paragraph with 0nk spacing, justified, italic, and not exceeding 200 words.

Keywords
• The initial letter of the first word in keywords should be capitalized, 3-5 keywords should be included, and commas should separate keywords

Introduction
• There is no need for an "Introduction" title, as the first paragraphs of a manuscript are understood to be introductory. Work should not be started with the heading "Introduction". In this case, the title of the article functions as a 1st level title, sub-titles to be added should be arranged as a 2nd level title.
• Montserrat should be written in 12 font size, before the paragraph 0 nt and after the paragraph with 6 nt spacing, 1 line spacing, and justified.

Method
• This section provides detailed information on the context of the research, the participants, the role of the researcher, data collection tools and processes, and data analysis.
• It should be written in Montserrat with 12 font size, before the paragraph 0 nt and after the paragraph with 6 nt spacing, 1 line spacing, and justified.

Results

• In this section, the results (findings) of the research are presented clearly.
• Except for the tables, all the text should be written in Montserrat 12 points, before the paragraph 0 nt and after the paragraph with 6 nt spacing, 1 line spacing, and justified.
• Table and figure captions should be left justified, Montserrat 11 points, with the first letter of each word capitalized as in the example. Sample:

Table 1
Conceptual Relationships Between Variables and Direction of These Relationships

Figure 1
Conceptual Relationships Between Variables and Direction of These Relationships

• Tables should be in Montserrat 11 points with 1 line spacing, with 0nk spacing before and after the paragraph.
• Tables and figures should be centered on the page.
• One line space should be left after tables and figures.
• Statistical symbols should be italicized in text and tables.

Discussion
• In this section, the findings of the study should be discussed in light of existing literature.
• It should be written in Montserrat, 12 pt, before the paragraph 0 nt and after the paragraph with 6 nt spacing, 1 line spacing, and justified.

Conclusion

• In this section, the findings should be given in relation to the discussion section. Limitations of the study and recommendations based on the findings are presented.
• Montserrat should be written in 12 font size, before the paragraph 0 nt and after the paragraph with 6 nt spacing, 1 line spacing, and justified.

References

References in the bibliography should be given in accordance with APA 7 (American Psychological Association) standards. 11 point font should be used and this value should be set to 1.27 by selecting “hanging” in the paragraph indent section. Relevant examples are listed below:

Reference to a journal article (single author):
Ateş, M. (2023). Dil eğitiminde dijital öyküleme yönteminin kullanılması: Sistematik derleme çalışması. Pamukkale Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi, 59, 340-364. https://doi.org/10.9779.pauefd.1101722
Kağıtçıbaşı, Ç. (1996). The autonomous-relational self: A new synthesis. European Psychologist, 1(3), 180-186. https://doi.org/10.1027/1016-9040.1.3.180
Reference to a journal article (two authors):
Aşkar, P. ve Umay, A. (2001). İlköğretim matematik öğretmenliği öğretmen adaylarının bilgisayarla ilgili öz-yeterlik algısı. Hacettepe Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi, 21, 1-8.
Martin, L. E., & Potts, G. F. (2004). Reward sensitivity in impulsivity. Neuroreport, 15(9), 1519-1522. http://doi.org/10.1097/01.wnr.0000132920.12990.b9
Reference to a journal article (three and more authors):
Umay, A., Akkuş-Çıkla, O. ve Duatepe, A. (2006). Matematik dersi 1.-5. sınıf öğretim programının NCTM prensip ve standartlarına göre incelenmesi. Hacettepe Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi, 31(31), 198-211.
Maner, J. K., Gailliot, M. T., Rouby, D. A., & Miller, S. L. (2007). Can’t take my eyes off you: Attentional adhesion to mates and rivals. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 93(3), 389 401.
http://doi.org:/10.1037/0022-3514.93.3.389
Reference to a book (single author):
Karasar, N. (1998). Bilimsel araştırma yöntemi: Kavramlar, ilkeler, teknikler. Nobel Yayıncılık.
Ward, A. (2004). Attention: A neuropsychological perspective. Psychology Press.
Reference to a book (two authors):
Enginün, İ. ve Kerman, Z. (1991). Ahmet Haşim/Bütün eserleri. Dergah Yayınları.
Stuss, D. T., & Benson, F. (1986). The frontal lobes. Raven Pr.
Reference to a book chapter
Hovardaoğlu, S. (2007). Psikolojik ölçmenin temelleri. Davranış bilimleri için araştırma teknikleri (2. Baskı, s. 87-125) içinde. Hatipoğlu Yayınevi.
Luck, S. J. (2014). A broad overview of the event-related potential technique. In An introduction to event related potential technique (2nd ed., pp. 1-34). The MIT Press.
Edited Book Chapter
Yolcusoy, Ö. ve Çetinkaya, G. (2021). Sorularla konuşma eğitimi. ÖT. Kara (Ed.), Sorularla Türkçe eğitimi (1, 115-161) içinde. Asos Yayınları.
Posner, M. I. (1995). Attention in cognitive neuroscience: An overview. In M. S. Gazzaniga (Ed.), The cognitive neurosciences (pp. 615-624). The MIT Press.
Translated book:
Bowlby, J. (2012). Bağlanma (T. V. Soylu, Çev.). Pinhan Yayıncılık. (Orijinal eserin basım tarihi 1969).
Freud, S. (1961). The interpretation of dreams: The complete and definitive text (J. Strachey, Trans.). Science Editions (Original work published 1900).
Theses and Dissertations:
Bekil, F. (2021). Üniversite öğrencilerinde aile işlevselliği ile uyumsuz mükemmeliyetçilik arasındaki ilişkide ayrışma-bireyleşmenin aracı rolü [Yüksek lisans tezi, Pamukkale Üniversitesi]. Ulusal Tez Merkezi.
Watkins, S. (2011). The neural basis of attention and perception in the human brain [Doctoral dissertation, University College London]. UCL Discovery. https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1323001/1/1323001.pdf
Notes:
• You can reach detailed information about referencing style via the link “https://apastyle.apa.org/instructional-aids/reference-examples.pdf“.
• It is recommended to use DOI links in all references, if available, or to provide the web address where the study can be accessed.
• In Turkish full text; in in-text citations, if the resources have two authors, 'and' should be written before the last author's surname.
• In English full text; in in-text citations, if the resources have two authors, “&” should be written before the last author's surname.
• If there are more than two authors in the Turkish full text, "first author's surname vd., date" Balkıs vd. (2007) should be written outside the parentheses in the text, while “first author's surname ve diğerleri, date" should be written in parentheses (Balkıs ve diğerleri, 2007).
• If there are more than two authors in the English full text, "first author's surname et al., date" should be written in the text (Balkıs et al., 2007).
• In cases where the number of words in direct quotations is more than 40, the entire text should be written justified, 1.25 cm indented, in 10-point italics.
• In articles written in English, the conjunction "and" or the "&" sign is used to refer to publications with two or more authors. In in-text references where only the year information is in the parentheses, “and” is used while where "surname and year" information are included in the parentheses, “&” sign is used.
Doğan and Şencan (2001)
(Doğan & Şencan, 2001)
• If a Turkish resource is cited in English studies, the expression "and" should be used instead of "ve". If an English resource is cited in a Turkish study, the expression "ve" should be used instead of "and". (Nielsen ve Borlund, 2011, p. 110)
Al and Tonta (2004, s. 20) found that ...
• While in Turkish studies, Turkish and English resources are included as they are, in English studies, it is recommended that English citation versions of Turkish studies should be included.
Appendix (If any)
If there is more than one appendix, the order is made with capital letters (A, B, C, …).