Language: Turkish, English
The language of Selçuk University Journal of Social Sciences Vocational School is Turkish and English.

Article Types: Selçuk University Journal of Social Sciences Vocational School publishes research articles, review articles, and research articles derived from postgraduate theses.
Research article: Research articles are original scientific papers based on scientific studies, observations, and experiments. The article typically consists of a title, abstract and keywords, introduction, materials and methods, results, discussion, and references.
Research articles derived from postgraduate theses: These are original scientific articles derived from master's or doctoral theses.

Article Format: Word
Visual Format: JPEG
Citation Style: APA Citation System

Authorship Changes: Authorship changes are only processed before the article is accepted. Authors should carefully review the list and order of authors before submitting their articles and provide the final author list during the original submission.

Citation Style:
Articles should be prepared according to the APA Citation System (see https://apastyle.apa.org/). In the field of science, either APA 6 footnote or in-text citation system can be preferred based on common usage.

Final Checklist:
It is expected that this checklist will be helpful during the final review of the prepared article before uploading it to the journal system.

Please ensure the following elements are present:

Author information has been provided, including:

• Email address
• Institution and affiliation
• ORCID number

All necessary files have been uploaded, including:

• Article manuscript
• Ethical board approval if required

Proofreading and grammar check have been performed on the article.

All references mentioned in the reference list have been cited in the text, and vice versa.

Submit Article
In the submissions, the account of the corresponding author should be used. All correspondence related to the submission will be communicated to the corresponding author via the journal system's email.
When uploading the article file, ensure that it does not contain any elements that would disclose the author's identity, as the review process follows double-blind peer review.
Files to be uploaded separately:

1. Full Manuscript of the Article
2. Ethical Board Approval if necessary

During the submission, the author(s) provide the following statement electronically:

• I am authorized by the co-authors to submit this study to your journal.
• The manuscript is original, has not been formally published in any peer-reviewed journal, is not under consideration for publication elsewhere, and does not violate any existing copyright or third-party rights.
• I/we agree that if the article is accepted for publication, it will be licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0) license.
• The author(s) or their employer, if applicable, retain the copyright and intellectual property rights. The author(s) acknowledge(s) that the publisher bears no responsibility for any claims or legal actions arising from copyright infringement, and that they assume full responsibility for such matters.
• The author(s) guarantee(s) that the manuscript does not contain any defamatory or unlawful statements, and that no illegal materials or methods were used during the research.

Author Guidelines

Responsibilities of Authors

Authorship and Contribution
Authorship should be limited to those who have made substantial contributions to the conception, design, execution, or interpretation of the study. All individuals who have made significant contributions should be listed as co-authors. If there are individuals who have made minimal contributions, such as language editing, they should be acknowledged in the acknowledgment section. The corresponding author should ensure that all co-authors have reviewed and approved the final version of the manuscript and agreed to its submission for publication. Authors are expected to carefully review and provide the definitive list of authors and their order at the time of original submission. The editor will only consider adding, removing, or rearranging authors after the manuscript has been submitted in exceptional cases. All authors should agree to any such additions, removals, or rearrangements. Authors share joint responsibility for the work.

Requests for Authorship Changes
Changes to the author list, including adding, deleting, or rearranging author names, can only be made before the manuscript is accepted and with the approval of the journal's Editor.
If such a change is requested, the Editor will ask the corresponding author to provide (a) the reason for the change in the author list and (b) written confirmation (email) from all authors agreeing to the addition. The Editor will only consider adding, deleting, or rearranging authors in exceptional cases after the manuscript has been accepted.

Manuscript Writing
Authors of original research articles should address the topic in an original and objective manner. The manuscript should provide sufficient details and references to allow others to reproduce the study. Engaging in fraudulent or knowingly making false statements is unethical and unacceptable.

Originality
Authors should ensure that the manuscript is original, has not been previously published elsewhere, and is not under consideration for publication in another language or at another venue.

Original Source Usage and Citation
Authors should ensure that they have written entirely original works and, if they have used the works or words of others, that this is appropriately cited. Information obtained privately, such as in conversation, correspondence, or discussion with third parties, should not be used without the explicit written permission of the source.

Data Access and Preservation
Authors may be asked to provide research data that supports their manuscript for editorial review and/or comply with the journal's open data requirements. Authors should be willing to provide public access to such data if possible and be prepared to retain such data for a reasonable period after publication. Our journal recommends uploading research data to TUBITAK's Aperta Portal.

Multiple and Simultaneous Publication
An author should not publish a manuscript that contains the same research in multiple journals. Submitting the same manuscript to multiple journals simultaneously is unethical behavior. An author should not submit a previously published article, except in the form of an abstract, for consideration in another journal.

Publication of Studies Based on Surveys and Interviews
For research conducted in all fields that require ethical committee approval (ethical committee approval must be obtained and stated in the manuscript, and documented), the following information should be provided: the name of the ethical committee, date, and approval number. In studies requiring ethical committee approval, this information should be included in the methods section as well as on one of the first/last pages of the manuscript. In case reports, information should be provided in the manuscript regarding the informed consent form signed by the participants.

Conflict of Interest
Conflict of interest refers to any financial or other interests that could lead to a conflict with a person's work, significantly compromise their objectivity, or provide an unfair advantage to any individual or organization. All sources of financial support and the role of sponsors in the research and manuscript preparation process should be disclosed. If there is no funding source, it should also be stated. Examples of potential conflicts of interest that need to be disclosed include consultancies, employment, and grants. Potential conflicts of interest should be disclosed as early as possible.

Erratum
When a author discovers a significant error or mistake in their published work, they should promptly notify the journal. It is also the author's responsibility to cooperate with the editor if it is deemed necessary to retract or correct the article. If an editor or publisher learns from a third party that a published work contains an error, it is the author's obligation to collaborate with the editor, including providing information.

Image Integrity
Manipulating, enhancing, obscuring, moving, removing, or adding specific features in an image is unacceptable. Authors must comply with the graphical image policy implemented by the journal.

Writing Guidelines:

Title
There should be two titles, one in Turkish and one in English. The titles should accurately represent the topic, and the English title should be an exact translation of the Turkish title. The Turkish title should be in uppercase, bold, horizontal, Times New Roman font, and 18-point size. The English title should be below the Turkish title, with the first letter capitalized, horizontal, Times New Roman font, and 12-point size.

Author(s) Names
The names of the authors should be listed below the English title in Times New Roman font, italicized, and centered, with a font size of 10 points. The academic title of the authors, their affiliated institution, email address(es) *,**, etc., should be indicated as footnotes without abbreviation.

Abstract
After the author names, leave three lines of blank space and then write the heading "ÖZ" (Abstract) in the center using bold and uppercase letters. On the line below, without indentation, provide a Turkish and English abstract that succinctly expresses the topic in a concise manner, consisting of a minimum of 100 and a maximum of 300 words. Below each abstract, include a maximum of 5 keywords. The keywords should be written in title case, centered, and italicized. The Turkish and English abstracts should be written in italicized text and justified alignment using Times New Roman font, size 10. The reverse of these procedures should be followed for articles written in English.

The abstract of the study should include the following information:

• Research Objective: The main objectives of the study and research questions
• Methods: The research methodology used, data collection tools, participants, etc.
• Findings: Key findings, statistical data, and trends obtained
• Results: Analysis of the findings and their implications, support or refutation of hypotheses
• Significance and Contribution: The contribution of the research to the discipline and why it is important

Article Text:

The article should be written in MS Word program using Times New Roman font, size 11, with a line spacing of 14 points. The length of the article should not exceed an average of 10,000 words. Articles should be written in a word processing program that is compatible with PC, preferably in Microsoft format or in a format that allows creating "doc" files. If a special font has been used for archaic texts, the document should be accompanied by the relevant fonts. Emphasized parts and quotations within the text should be in italics and enclosed in quotation marks. Quotations of less than five lines should be included within the text, while quotations longer than five lines should be presented as block quotes, indented 1 cm from both sides, with a line spacing of 14 points and font size 11. The spelling and punctuation should generally follow the guidelines of the Turkish Language Association, unless there are specific requirements or circumstances dictated by the article or subject matter.

Page Layout:

The texts should be written in Microsoft Word program with the following page layout:

• Paper Size: A4 Portrait
• Top Margin: 2.50 cm
• Bottom Margin: 2.00 cm
• Right Margin: 2.00 cm
• Left Margin: 2.00 cm
• Font: Times New Roman
• Font Style: Normal
• Text Font Size: 11 point
• Footnote Font Size: 8 point
• Abstract: 10 point italic
• Paragraph Spacing: 6 points
• Line Spacing: Single
• Paragraphs should be indented by 1 cm (4 characters) from the left side.

In-Text Headings:

In the article, main, sub, and sub-sub headings can be used, numbered according to the treatment of the subject. The initial letter of each word in these headings should be capitalized.

Photographs, Plans, Maps, and Drawings:

The ".jpg / .tiff" format records of the photographs, plans, maps, etc. used in the text should be attached to the submitted documents. These documents should have a resolution suitable for printing (at least 300 pixels) and should not exceed the page area in size. If there are multiple documents, they should be numbered and titled accordingly (Figure 1, Map 1, Table 1, etc.). Images, maps, or other attachments referenced in parentheses in the text should be appended to the end of the article.

Citation Rules:

Sources should be cited in the text by indicating the author's last name and the year, and they should be listed alphabetically at the end of the article, chronologically if they are from the same author. APA 6th edition should be used. If the source is cited at the beginning or within a sentence, the author's surname should be provided as "İnalcık (1982)", and if cited at the end of the sentence, it should be "(İnalcık, 1982)". If there are two authors, it should be "Semiz and Akdağ (2011:15)", and if there are more than two authors, it should be "Semiz et al. (2011:20)" based on the first author's last name. For multiple works by the same author and published in the same year, they should be indicated as "Semiz (1995a)", "Semiz (1995b)", and the full bibliographic information of the sources should be included at the end of the article.

BOOK

Single Author
İnalcık, Halil (2000). State, Law, and Justice in the Ottoman Empire, 2nd ed., Eren Publishing, Istanbul.

Two Authors
İnalcık, Halil, & Aslantaş, Selim (2012). Book of Justice, 2nd ed., Kadim Publications, Istanbul.

Multiple Authors
İnalcık, Halil, et al. (2007). Economic and Social History of the Ottoman Empire, Eren Publishing, Istanbul.

Edited Book
İnalcık, Halil (Ed.) (2011). Tanzimat, Turkey İş Bankası Publications, Istanbul.

Translated Book
Nevins, Allan, & Henry Steele Commager (2005). History of the United States, Translated by Halil İnalcık, Doğu Batı Publishing, Ankara.

Anthology
Derviş Ahmet Aşıkpaşaoğlu, History of Aşıkpaşaoğlu, Edited by Hüseyin Nihal Atsız, (2011), Ötüken Publications, Istanbul.

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Article in a Journal
Şahin, İsmail (2010). "Abdülhamid Period Cyprus," Journal of Reflective Politics, 27, pp. 1-23.

Article in an Anthology
Fırat, Melek (2020). "Relations with Greece 1919-1923," in Turkish Foreign Policy: Facts, Documents, Interpretations (ed. Baskın Oran), İletişim, Istanbul.

Translated Article
Oliveira, Renato José (2012). "Plato's Philosophy of Education," translated by İrfan Görkas, Journal of Human and Social Sciences, 1, pp. 168-173.

CONFERENCE PAPER
Sagır, Adem (2011). "Bir Kayboluş: Modern Zamanlarda Çocukluğun Sosyolojisi",Proceedings of the Symposium on Changes in Children's Games and Toys, December 9-10, 2010, Ankara: Kültür ve Turizm Bakanlığı Araştırma Merkezi Yayınları, pp. 81-97.

ENCYCLOPEDIA ENTRY
Güç, Ahmet (1999). "Temple", Turkish Diyanet Foundation Encyclopedia of Islam, Ankara: Türkiye Diyanet Vakfı, vol. XXVI, pp. 276-280.

THESIS
Yiğitoğlu, Mustafa (2006). "Muslim-Christian Relations in Turkey after the Second Vatican", Master's Thesis, Marmara Üniversitesi, Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü, Istanbul.

INTERNET WEBSITES
Özdemir, Ekrem, "Betraying İsmet Özel", Magara Magazine, access date 27.03.2012, http://www.magaradergisi.com/edebiyat/225-ismet-ozele-ihanet-etmek. Note: For internet sources, use "last update date" for pages with changing content, and "access date" for static articles.