Writing Guidelines

Istanbul Nisantasi University "SUSTAINERA - Scientific Perspectives on Sustainable Development: Theory and Practice" Journal is published twice a year (in August and December).

The journal's publication languages are Turkish and English. However, studies written in other languages may also be published with the approval of the Editorial Board.

Submitted studies undergo evaluation by at least two referees in the relevant field. Editors and referees assess the articles in terms of literary and scientific merit. Authors must comply with the correction suggestions provided by referees and editors. Approval from two referees is required for acceptance of the study. The journal reserves the right to revise, publish, or reject submitted drafts.

Manuscripts submitted to the journal are not returned, whether published or not. The publication rights of published articles belong to the Istanbul Nisantasi University "Scientific Perspectives on Sustainable Development: Theory and Practice" Journal. No royalties are paid to authors.

Manuscripts and articles must be uploaded to the Dergipark system in Microsoft Word format. All evaluation processes will be conducted through the Dergipark system, and authors must follow updates within this platform. For further information, authors may contact via email at gozde.mert@nisantasi.edu.tr. Submissions must include a cover letter stating that the manuscript has been submitted for publication, specifying the type of article, and providing details about the manuscript; an electronic Microsoft Word file (version 2003 or later); and a Copyright Agreement Form signed by all authors.

Additionally, a similarity report generated by iThenticate or Turnitin must be attached.

1. The works must be prepared on one side of an A4 paper, with 2.5 cm. margins on the top, bottom, right and left sides, in 10-point Times New Roman font, with 1.5 line spacing, and justified. The tab key must be used at the beginning of paragraphs. Single line spacing must be used in tables and diagrams included in the text.
2. The title of the text must be in lower case, bold, Times New Roman font, 12-point, in the middle of the page.
3. The information about the author of the text will be written on the left of the page, skipping one line after the title, using Times New Roman font, 10 points and single line spacing. The author's name will be written in lower case and the surname in upper case, followed by the title, institution and e-mail address on the line below.
4. Before the introduction, there should be a 150-200 word abstract in the language of the article that records the scope, purpose, results achieved and method used, and a 600-800 word extended summary in English. The English title of the study should be above the English abstract. Below the abstracts in English and the article language, there should be 4-6 keywords in the language of the article and Turkish/English that represent the content of the study. If the article is in English, an extended summary in English is not requested.
5. The studies should contain the following main elements: Title, abstract and keywords in the language of the article; English title, abstract and keywords; English extended summary (English extended summary is not requested if the article is in English), main text sections, endnotes and sources.
6. Indicators such as tables, graphs and figures in studies should only be numbered and given with a descriptive title when necessary for the study to be followed. Data that can be given in the text, such as demographic characteristics, should not be expressed in tables.
7. A cover page containing author information should be sent with the article sent for publication. The cover page should include the title of the article, the institution and titles of the author(s), their reachable addresses, mobile, business and fax numbers, ORCID and e-mail addresses.
8. All responsibilities of the studies sent to our journal for publication within the scope of the rules belong to the author(s).
9. Authors may be asked to make some corrections to the text in accordance with the editorial board and referee reports.
10. Studies sent to the journal are not returned whether they are published or not.


The text layout should be as follows:
The main title of the text should be written in all capital letters (centered). The introduction, conclusion (discussion and conclusion, conclusion and suggestions) and sources in the article are not numbered, and the 1st and 2nd degree headings in the development section are numbered. All headings should be left-justified, and the first letters of all words should start with capital letters.
The total length of the article draft should not exceed 20 pages, each of the Turkish and English abstracts should be a maximum of 200 words, and the number of keywords under them should not exceed six.
Brief information about the subject, purpose, scope, method and results of the article should be given in the abstract.
Articles are subject to PLAGIARISM control via the TURNITİN program. Articles detected with plagiarism are directly rejected. The similarity rate should be below 15% and references must definitely be given for similar places.
Quotations cannot be made without citing the source. Sources that are not referenced in the text cannot be added to the References section.
When citing sources, the in-text citation (APA) method should be used. In other words, the sources used are indicated in parentheses in the main text with the author's surname, year of publication and page numbers: (Surname, Year of publication: Page number).
If an explanation is required regarding the content or any subject, their footnotes should be given below the page. These footnotes numbered in the text should be given in numerical order below the page. The in-text reference method (APA) is also used in such footnotes that will be given with an explanation.
A direct quotation from a source is shown in double quotation marks in the text.
When indicating a reference, if the author's name is not mentioned in the text, the author's surname and the year of publication of the source are stated in parentheses: (Wallerstein, 2000).
If there is a specific page, the page number is also written in addition to the surname and publication date: (Foucault, 1999: 13).
If the author's name is mentioned in the text, only the year of publication of the source and the page number are written in parentheses: (1997: 42).
When citing, non-consecutive pages are indicated by separating them with commas: (Beck, 1999: 32, 54 and 62). Consecutive pages are indicated as follows: (Berman, 2001: 34-39 and 43-47).
In sources with two authors, both authors' surnames are indicated: (Hardt and Negri, 2001: 24).
In sources with more than two authors, the expression "et al." is used: (Huisman et al., 2002).
If more than one work by the same author published in the same year is used, letters such as a, b, c are added at the end of the publication year to indicate the distinction: (Zizek, 1991a), (Zizek, 1991b), etc.
If more than one source on the same subject is to be cited, the sources are separated from each other by semicolons: (Habermas, 2002: 27; King, 1991: 19).
If an institution is to be cited, it should be given in the text with an abbreviation: (DPT, 1989: 145). The explanation about the abbreviation should be given at the bottom of the page when the reference is given for the first time.
Only the sources cited in the text should be included in the list of references and they should be listed alphabetically by surname. If more than one work by an author is included in the references, they should be listed from the oldest to the newest according to the year of publication.
A Book by a Single Author: Aktaş, A.M., (2006). Domestic Violence: Protection of Women and Children. Ankara: Elma Publishing House.
A Book by Two Authors: Keat, R. and Urry, J., (2001). Social Theory as Science. Trans. Nilgün Ç, Ankara: İmge Publishing House.
A Book Translation: Bauman, Z., (1995). Yasak Kurumcular ile Yorumcular, Trans. Kemal A., İstanbul: Metis Publishing House.
A Journal Article: İrem, N., (1999). “Conservative Modernity, the ‘Other West’ and Bergsonism in Turkey”, Society and Science, 82 (22), 141-179.
Translated Article in Compiled Book: Hall, S., (1998). “Old and New Identities”, in Anthony D.K., (ed.), Trans. Gülcan S. and Ümit H.Y., Istanbul: Science and Art Publications, 63-96.
Thesis: Karadişoğulları, E., (1995). Dergâh Magazine, (Unpublished) Master’s Thesis, Erzurum: Atatürk University Institute of Social Sciences.
Newspaper Article: “Interest in Games of Those Over the Age of 30 Increased with Coronavirus”, Hürriyet, 24.05.2020.
An Article with an Identifiable Author on the Internet: Dikeçligil, B., (2007). “On the Self”, http://www.dibace.net/beylu-dikecligil/benlik-uzerine/., 02.11.2019.
Anonymous Article on the Internet: “What is a Gram Gold Futures Contract?”, (2019). https://www.integralviop.com/gram-altin-vadeli-sozlesmesi-nedir/., 29.11.2019
Institution Publications: DPT (1989). Sixth Five-Year Development Plan: 1990-1994, Ankara.


SUBMISSION CHECKLIST
Ensure that the following items are present:
• Cover letter to the editor
• The category of the manuscript
• Confirming that “the paper is not under consideration for publication in another journal”.
• Including disclosure of any commercial or financial involvement.
• Confirming that the statistical design of the research article is reviewed.
• Confirming that last control for fluent English was done.
• Confirming that journal policies detailed in Information for Authors have been reviewed.
• Confirming that the references cited in the text and listed in the references section are in line with APA.
• Copyright Agreeement Form
• Permission of previously published copyrighted material if used in the present manuscript
• Title page
• The category of the manuscript
• The title of the manuscript
• All authors’ names and affiliations (institution, faculty/department, city, country), e-mail addresses
• Corresponding author’s email address, full postal address, telephone and fax number
• ORCIDs of all authors.
• Main Manuscript Document
• The title of the manuscript
• Abstract (180-200 words)
• Key words: 4 to 6 words
• Main article sections
• Plagiarism check report prepared with either iThenticate or Turnitin
• Grant support (if exists)
• Conflict of interest (if exists)
• Acknowledgement (if exists)
• References
• All tables, illustrations (figures) (including title, description, footnotes)