1- Review studies without methodology sent to EKEV Academy Journal will not be evaluated. The studies must be prepared according to the journal template and should not exceed 25 pages.
2- The manuscripts submitted to the journal must not have been previously published in another publication or must not be in the evaluation stage for publication.
3- If the manuscripts have been previously presented as a paper in a congress, symposium or meeting, they may be published if deemed appropriate by the editorial board, provided that the date and place are specified. All responsibility in this regard belongs to the authors.
4- Articles submitted to the journal are first reviewed by the editorial editors in the context of the Journal's Writing and Publication Principles. If there are parts that need to be corrected by the author, the article is returned to the author and asked to be corrected.
5- Manuscripts that do not comply with the Journal Writing and Publication Principles are not sent to the referee and are not published.
6- Manuscripts approved by the editors are sent to at least two referees through the same system. If deemed necessary, the study can be reviewed by more than two referees. The final decision on the study to be published is made by taking into account the opinion of the majority of the referees. The recommendations of the referees are meticulously followed by the editor. The journal has the right to make corrections in the submitted manuscripts, to publish or not to publish the manuscripts. The names of the author(s) and referees are kept mutually confidential.
7- The author(s) may object to the negative opinions of the referees provided that they show evidence. This objection is examined and, if deemed necessary, a different referee's opinion is sought.
8- All processes take place electronically.
9- Information such as the author's name, title, institution, and e-mail address where the author can be reached should not be included under the title of the study. Since author names can be seen by the editor, this information will be added to the manuscript by the editor. When the manuscripts are added to the system, it should be ensured that no information belonging to the author is included in the manuscript. This is important in order to allow the referees who will review the article to move more easily.
10- APA 7 rules, one of the common referencing methods in social sciences, should be used in the articles. The accuracy of the sources is the responsibility of the authors.
11- It is obligatory to comply with the rules of grammar (spelling, punctuation, clarity, comprehensibility, etc.) in the works submitted to the journal. Therefore, the author is fully responsible for any problems and criticisms that may arise.

spelling rules and citation style
Manuscripts submitted to EKEV Academy Journal should be prepared in American Psychological Association (APA) style in terms of reference system, footnote format and bibliography. MLA style can be used for articles in the field of theology, information about this style is given below under a separate heading.
Paragraph indentation should be 1.25. The title of the study and the main text should be in Times New Roman, 11 pt, line and paragraph spacing should be 1.5, 6 pt before and after the paragraph.
Abstract should be maximum 300 words (Times New Roman, 10 font size, italic, line and paragraph spacing 1, 6 pt before and after paragraph). What should be included in the abstract and abstract respectively: Purpose of the study, method and design of the study, data collection tool, conclusions and recommendations (in case of more than one conclusion and recommendation, only the most important ones should be included in this section).
Keywords: There should be at least 3 and at most 5 keywords. Only the first letter of the keywords should be capitalized and the other letters should be lowercase and a full stop should be placed at the end. (Example: Keywords: Prosody, Fluent reading, Reading comprehension.)
Gel Code: (Required only for articles in the field of FEAS)
The headings required in the article are specified in the article template. Headings should be left justified and numbered automatically.
Citing References in the Text
Single author, single study:
Sönmez (1998) in his study on regional inequalities in Turkey, .....
In a study analyzing regional inequalities in Turkey, ..... (Sönmez, 1998).
Study with two authors:
If there are two authors, the surnames of both are given.
The method is defined in the most general sense ...... (Dembo & Gibson, 1985).
According to Dembo and Gibson (1985) .................. ....... .....
In direct quotations, the author's surname, date and page number should be given.
Dembo and Gibson (1985) define education as “..................................................” (p.12).
Education is recognized as “..................................................” (Dembo & Gibson, 1985, p.12).
Studies with three or more authors:
The surname of the first author is given from the first mention in the text, followed by “et al”. In the bibliography list, the surname and initials of each author are given.
(Ulaş et al., 2022)
Ulaş et al. (2022) expressed it as ....
Groups (as Author):
First citation in the text:
(Ministry of National Education [MoNE], 2019)
Later demonstrations:
(MONE, 2019).
Two or more studies in the same parenthesis:
Studies are organized in alphabetical order.
(Akan, 2020; Coşkun, 2021; Er, 2020; Ulaş, 2015)
Two or more works in the same parenthesis:
Two or more studies by the same authors are organized in order of publication year. First, the surnames of the authors are given, then only the years of publication are given for each study.
(Köklü & Büyüköztürk, 1991; 1993).
Studies by the same author in the same year:
In order to distinguish more than one work of the author, the letters a,b,c are used after the years.
(Demir, 1990a; 1990b; 1990c)

Citation:
If a source citing secondary sources is referenced, the original source is cited.
(Rabbitt, 1982, cited in Lyon et al., 2014)
Direct quote from the translator:
Education “..................................................” (Rabbitt, 1982, cited in Lyon et al., 2014, p.12).
Tables and Figures:
Table and figure legends should be added automatically from the submissions>captioning section.
Table 1
Table Display

Figure 1
Figure Display
(In table contents only, pre-paragraph should be set to 0 pt and post-paragraph should be set to 6 pt. The content of the table should be in 9 pt.)
Citing References in the Bibliography List:
Article:
Grady, J. S., Her, M., Moreno, G., Perez, C., & Yelinek, J. (2019). Emotions in storybooks: A comparison of storybooks that represent ethnic and racial groups in the United States. Psychology of Popular Media Culture, 8(3), 207-217. https://doi.org/10.1037/ppm0000185
Article with missing information: Stegmeir, M. (2016). Climate change: New discipline practices promote college access.
Stegmeir, M. (2016). Climate change: New discipline practices promote college access. The Journal of College Admission, (231), 44-47. https://www.nxtbook.com/ygsreprints/NACAC/nacac_jca_spring2016/#/46

Book:
Ulaş, A. H. (2014). Drama, games and physical activities (2nd edition). Favori.
Note: In the bibliographies of the books, the edition numbers other than the 1st edition must be specified. Expressions such as publishing, publishing house should not be included.

Edited book chapter:

English Source:
Guba, E. G., & Lincoln, Y. S. (1994). Competing paradigms in qualitative research. In N. K. Denzin & Y. S. Lincoln (Eds.), Handbook of qualitative research (pp. 105-117). Sage.

Conference Proceedings Published as Book Chapters:
Bedenel, A.-L., Jourdan, L., & Biernacki, C. (2019). Probability estimation by an adapted genetic algorithm in web insurance. In R. Battiti, M. Brunato, I. Kotsireas, & P. Pardalos (Eds.), Lecture notes in computer science: Vol. 11353. Learning and intelligent optimization (pp. 225-240). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-05348-221

Conference Presentation:
Evans, A. C., Jr., Garbarino, J., Bocanegra, E., Kinscherff, R. T., & Márquez-Greene, N. (2019, August 8-11). Gun violence: An event on the power of community [Conference presentation]. APA 2019 Convention, Chicago, IL, United States. https://convention.apa.org/2019-video

Conference Presentation Summary
Cacioppo, S. (2019, April 25-28). Evolutionary theory of social connections: Past, present, and future [Conference presentation abstract]. Ninety-ninth annual convention of the Western Psychological Association, Pasadena, CA, United States. https://westernpsych.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/WPA-Program-2019-Final-2.pdf

Conference Proceedings Published as a Book
Kushilevitz, E., & Malkin, T. (Eds.). (2016). Lecture notes in computer science: Vol. 9562. Theory of cryptography. Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-49096-9

Conference Proceedings Published as Book Chapters

Bedenel, A.-L., Jourdan, L., & Biernacki, C. (2019). Probability estimation by an adapted genetic algorithm in web insurance. In R. Battiti, M. Brunato, I. Kotsireas, & P. Pardalos (Eds.), Lecture notes in computer science: Vol. 11353. Learning and intelligent optimization (pp. 225-240). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-05348-2_21

Thesis:
Akan, E. (2021). Analyzing the analysis and sound-based primary reading and writing teaching methods in terms of prosodic reading skills (Thesis No. 675403) [Master's thesis, Atatürk University]. Council of Higher Education National Thesis Center.

SOURCE AND REFERENCE SYSTEM ACCORDING TO MLA STYLE (FOR THE FIELD OF THEOLOGY)
MLA STYLE will be used in articles related to theology and religious sciences.
In the use of footnotes, the full title should be used in the first mention of the work and the abbreviated title should be used in subsequent uses.

Book:
Surname or famous name of the author, title, full title of the book (italicized), if available, the name and surname of the translator (Çev.), the editor (Thk.) or the simplifier (Sad.), the name and surname of the publisher (Haz.), the edition, the publishing house (optional), the place and date of publication, the volume and page, if available. If there is no printing place, it will be abbreviated as (y.y), if there is no date, it will be abbreviated as (trs.).
Example:
Cerrahoğlu, Ismail, Tafsîr Usûlü, Presidency of Religious Affairs, Ankara, 1988, C.1, p.55.

Tahkik
Yāqūt al-Khamawī, Mu'jam al-Buldān, thk. Farid 'Abd al-'Abd al-'Aziz al-Jundī, Beyrût, 1990, C.V, p.16.

Translation
Shahrûr, Muhammad, Lügavî Qur'ân Readings, trans. Mustafa Ünver, Samsun 2001, p. 69.

Article
Surname and name of the author, title of the article (in quotation marks and italicized), name of the journal or work (italicized), if translations, etc., their name, place and date of printing, volume or year, issue number, page.
Mehmed S. Hatiboğlu, “On the Hadith/Sunnah Understandings of the First Sufis”, Islamiyât, Ankara, 1999, Vol. 2, No. 3, July-September, p. 15.

Second and subsequent uses of a work in a footnote
If it is used again, the abbreviation in the subsequent use will be written in parentheses. In the second and other uses, the surname or famous name of the author, the short name of the work, volume and page number will be written.
Example:
Abū al-Fazl Jalal al-Dīn Abdurrahman b. Abī Bekr al-Suyūṭī (911/1505), al-Itkān fī Ulūm al-Qur'ān, Thk. Muhammad Abū al-Fazl Ibrāhīm, Dār al-Turās, 3rd bs., Cairo, 1985, C.1, p. 225.(al-Itkān) (First Use)
al-Suyūṭī, al-Itqān, Vol. II, p. 22. (second and subsequent uses)

Published symposium proceedings, encyclopedia articles, theses, dissertations, book chapters should follow the format below.
Yılmaz Öztuna, “Mesnevi”, Turkish Encyclopedia, Ankara 1983, C.XXIV, p. 46
Mehmed Zeki Pakalın, Dictionary of Ottoman History and Dictionaries, Istanbul 1993, C. II, p. 488
Özgel, İshak, Büyük Selçuklu Dönemi Müfessirleri, (Unpublished Master's Thesis), Uludağ University Institute of Social Sciences, Bursa 1996, p. 142

For manuscripts, the name of the library, the registration number and the folios will be written.
Abdülmecid-i Sivâsî, Şerh-i Mesnevi, M.E.B. Ank, General Library, nr 683, vr. 3b

Verses
Surah number / verse number
Example
2/Al-Baqarah/56

References to hadiths should follow the Concordance method.
Example:
Bukhārī, Imān 15.

In the writing of Arabic work names and author names, in the names of the members of the name (lam-ı tarifs will be written as they are read)
al-Razi and al-Jazari

In the names of the works, the letter cer will be written in lower case, and the definitions will be separated with an upper cut and written as they are read.
“al-Burhān fī Ulūm al-Qurān”

NOTE: Verses, hadiths or other Arabic phrases must be written in commonly used fonts and must be bilingual in word.
Websites:
In addition to the book and article reference site, the date of access and http address will be provided.
Beach, D.. “A problem of validity in education research”, Qualitative Inquiry, 9, 859 - 873. December 2003, retrieved from Web: http://qix.sagepub.com/cgi/reprint/9/6/859 on January 8, 2007.

Referencing at the end of the text according to the MLA System
1- The bibliography is organized on another page in alphabetical order according to the surnames of the authors. If the author's name is not given, the name of the work is taken into account, if the work is an institutional publication, the name of the institution is taken into account, and alphabetical order is made according to the first letter of the work and the institution.
2- References are arranged justified, without paragraph indentation on the first line, with 1.25 paragraph indent on the second line.
NOTE: The full bibliography of the sources used in the bibliography will be given in the first footnote. In addition, only if the source work has more than one volume, the number of volumes will be indicated. If it is an article, the pages of the journal will be added.

Single-author book:
Günay, V. Doğan, Discourse Analysis, Istanbul: Papatya, 2013.

Book with two or three authors:
Kıran, Zeynel & Ayşe Kıran. Introduction to Linguistics. Ankara: Seçkin, 2006.
NOTE: The second author's name is written verbatim, the surname is not prioritized because the alphabetical order is based on the first author's surname.

A book with more than three authors (after the first author's name, the other authors are given in the order in the book, or the first author's name is given, followed by the others and the next authors are not given):
Example: Korkmaz, Zeynep et al. Turkish Language and Composition. 2nd Edition, Ankara: Ekin, 2007.

Book written by names with special spelling: (Some authors are known by certain names and some authors do not have a surname. In these cases, the first name should be taken into account and if necessary, an explanation should be given in parentheses.
Nazım Hikmet (Ran). Tales from La Fontaine. 1st Edition, Ankara: YKY, 2012.

Work of unknown authorship (Long titles are italicized, short titles are enclosed in double quotation marks).
Dede Korkut Stories. Istanbul, Dilek publications, 1980.

Translated and edited book:
Merriam B. Sharan. A Guide to Qualitative Research Design and Practice. Translation. Selahattin Turan. Ankara: Nobel, 2013.

Thesis
Karahan, Leman. Ways of utilizing the works of classical Turkish literature in Turkish teaching (15-18.yy.). Unpublished Master's Thesis. Nigde Nigde University, 2010.

Electronic Source
Sagir, Mukim. Mother Tongue or Mother Tongue?. July 14, 2014. ww.turkishstudies.net/Makaleler/1911810174_sagirmukim.pdf.

Abbreviations
b.: Bin, ibn
See: See
bs: Edition
C.: Skin
Translator Translator
Compiled by Compiled by
Ed: Editor
Eds.: Editions
h.: Hijri
Haz: Prepared by
hk..: About
cf: Compare
Ktp: Library/Library
BC: BC.
m.s.: AD
nr.: Numara
Nşr.: From the publisher
ö.: Death
S.: Issue
s.: Page
Thk: Tahkik
trs: Undated
vr: Varak
y.y.: No broadcast location

In-text citation according to the MLA system
1- Quotes
2- In the MLA system, the titles of long works (novels, books, plays, etc.) should be given in italics in the text; the titles of short works (poems, single stories, articles, etc.) should be given in normal type with double quotes.
Example: In his book Discourse Analysis, Doğan Günay says “It is difficult to end the explanations about language in one place” (15) and draws attention to the difficulty of explaining language.
Example: Mehmet Akif Ersoy's poem “The Prayer of the Army” is remarkable (627-628).
3- If the name of the author and the work is known, only the page number is given in parentheses after the quotation, if the quotations from the same text are given consecutively and if the quotations from other authors are not interspersed, only the page number is given. If a quotation from a different author is included, the author and title of the work should be given again.