Instructions for Authors

1. Manuscripts sent to the journal for publication should be prepared according to the journal article writing format:

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2. Manuscripts submitted to the journal for publication must be prepared in accordance with the Ethical Principles and Publication Policy.

3. Copyrights of the manuscripts accepted to be published are deemed to have been transferred to the journal.

ORCID stands for Open Researcher and Contributor ID. ORCID is a 16-digit numbered URL that complies with the ISO Standard (ISO 27729), also known as the International Standard Name Identifier (ISNI). Please create free registration for individual ORCID at http://orcid.org ORCID information is requested from the authors during submission.

Manuscript Organization and Format

General Formatting Requirements

Font: The font used in the entire manuscript should be Times New Roman, font size 10. For tables and figures, see below.

Page Layout: Page margins for bottom, top, right, and left should be pre-set as 2.5 cm (0.98 inch). Text should be justified with no hyphenation breaks in words at the end of a line. Text should be typed as a single-column document. Paragraphs and headings should not be indented but aligned with the main text.

Paragraph Format: Paragraph indents should be pre-set in the tabs section as follows; before and after 0.6 nk and line spacing: 1.5.

Page Limit: Manuscripts prepared in compliance with the guidelines should not exceed 20 pages.

Manuscript Sections

Title: Article titles should be boldfaced and centered. If the study has been submitted before or extracted from a project or a thesis, an asterisk (*) should be placed at the end of the title and an explanation provided as a footnote.

Author (s)’s Names: Author’s names should be written in bold. Authors’ full names, titles, institutional affiliations, postal addresses, and contact details such as e-mail addresses should be mentioned.

Abstract: Abstracts should be between 150-250 words. No citations should appear in the abstract.

Key Words: 5-8 words representing the manuscript should be given as keywords.

Main Text: Qualitative and quantitative studies should contain the following sections: Introduction, Method, Findings, and Discussion. The Methods section must include Sampling/Study Population, Data Collection Tools, and Procedure as sub-sections if an original research method has been used. Literature reviews should elaborate on the problem, analyze the relevant literature, emphasize the gaps and inconsistencies in the literature, and discuss actions toward solving these problems. Other types of studies can allow slight variations in sections, but they should not contain too many details and sub-sections that could distract readers’ attention and compromise readability.

Başlık* (Title in Turkish).

Öz* Öz (Abstract in Turkish) should be between 100–250 words. No citations should appear in the “öz”.

Anahtar Kelimeler* 5-8 Turkish words representing the manuscript should be given as “anahtar kelimeler”.

References: Both in-text citations and references should comply with the APA guidelines as provided in the Publication Manual of American Psychological Association (APA) (6th edition).

Tables, Figures, and Appendices

Tables and Figures: Tables, figures, pictures, graphics, and similar aspects should be embedded in the text, and not provided as appendices. For tables and figures, use Times New Roman, font size 9. Under the Paragraph tab, ensure that the indentation is as follows; before and after 0 nk and spacing single. Tables and figures should be left aligned, and the text wrapping feature should be turned off. Please refer to the sample below for tables.

Appendices: Each appendix should be displayed on a separate page after the references section.

Other: p value should only be shown outside the table. A separate p column should not be created in the table. P values in the text should be shown in italics. In the given numbers, only two digits/digits should be used after the comma.