Türk Akademik Yayınlar Dergisi (TAY Journal)

The following fields of studies are within the publication scope of TAY Journal.

Social Studies Education
Life Science Education
Classroom Teacher Education
Special Education
Computer Education and Instructional Technology
Measurement and Evaluation in Education
Education Curriculum and Instruction
Educational Administration, Supervision, Planning and Economics
Science Education
Mathematics Education
Music Education
Preschool Education
Visual Arts Education
Guidance and Psychological Counseling
History Education
Turkish Education
Geography Education
Physical Education

During the application process, it is important for the author(s) to consider the following explanations. The manuscript template will help the author(s) for writing rules (click here for the manuscript template).

The candidate article should be written on A4 paper with 2.5 cm margins.

Each paragraph should contain at least three sentences.

Georgia font style should be used throughout the manuscript.

English Full Text Section

The full text of the candidate article in English should include the following headings: Title, Abstract, Key Words, Introduction, Method, Findings, Discussion and Conclusion, Recommendations, References, Biographical Notes.

Title

The English title of the candidate article should be between 10-18 words.

Abstract

The English abstract of the candidate article should be between 150-250 words.

The English abstract of the candidate article should include the general content of the study, problem statement, aim, method, results and recommendations.

The English abstract of the candidate article should not include citations.

The keywords of the English abstract of the candidate article should be written between 3-7 words.

Introduction

The “Introduction” of the candidate article should include the problem statement, purpose, significance and research questions.

Method

The following subheadings and explanations should be included under the “Method” heading of the candidate article:

Research Design
Population and Sample/Study Group/Data Source
Data Collection Tools
Analysis of Data
Ethical Permits of Research
Ethics Committee Permission Information

Findings

Findings should be written for all research questions.F

Tables, figures and graphs should be prepared in accordance with the specifications specified in the “Article Template”.

Discussion and Conclusion

Research results should be written within the framework of the relevant literature.

Research results should be written by taking into account the findings and results of previous research on a similar topic.

Research results should be discussed within the framework of the relevant literature.

Recommendations

Recommendations for educators and policy makers should be included.

Suggestions for future practices and research should be developed.

Limitations of the research should be stated.

References

All references in the text should be included in the bibliography.

APA7 style should be used in references writing.

Biographical Notes

Contribution rate and conflict of interest of the researchers should be indicated.

If any award, financial support, data or permission has been received from any project, institution or person within the scope of the study, it should be stated.

Any institution or person should be thanked for their contribution to the study.

Extended Turkish Abstract Section

The Turkish extended abstract of the candidate article should include Turkish Title, Abstract, Introduction, Method, Findings, Conclusion and Discussion, Recommendations (Türkçe Başlık, Özet, Anahtar Kelimeler, Giriş, Yöntem, Bulgular, Sonuç ve Tartışma, Öneriler).

Turkish Title

The Turkish title of the candidate article should be between 10-18 words.

Abstract

The Turkish abstract of the candidate article should be between 150-250 words.

The Turkish abstract of the candidate article should include the general content of the study, problem statement, aim, method, results and recommendations.

The Turkish abstract of the candidate article should not include citations.

The keywords of the Turkish abstract of the candidate article should be written between 3-7 words.

Introduction

The Introduction of the candidate article should include the problem statement, purpose, significance and research questions.

Method

The following sub-headings and explanations should be included under the method heading of the candidate article:

Research Design (Araştırma Modeli)
Population and Sample/Study Group/Data Source (Evren ve Örneklem/Çalışma Grubu/Veri Kaynağı)
Data Collection Tools (Veri Toplama Araçları)
Analysis of Data (Verilerin Analizi)
Ethical Permits of Research (Araştırmanın Etik İzinleri)
Ethics Committee Permission Information (Etik Kurul İzin Bilgileri)

Findings

Findings should be written for all research questions.

If tables, figures and graphs are to be given, they should be prepared in accordance with the specifications specified in the “Article Template”.

Discussion and Conclusion

Research results should be written within the framework of the relevant literature.

Research results should be written by taking into account the findings and results of previous research on a similar topic.

Research results should be discussed within the framework of the relevant literature.

Recommendations

Recommendations for educators and policy makers should be included.

Suggestions for future practices and research should be developed.

Limitations of the research should be stated.

Publication Ethics

TAY Journal, has adopted a number of ethical policies to ensure the development and dissemination of information within the framework of ethical principles, impartiality and respect. At this point, it is important that all stakeholders (authors, editors, reviewers, readers, publisher) comply with ethical behavior standards. The ethical duties and responsibilities in TAY Journal have been prepared in consideration of the guidelines and policies published by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) as open Access. If stakeholders need any clarification on the following statements, they can refer to the original COPE guidelines document.

Ethical Duties and Responsibilities of Editors

• Striving to meet the information needs of readers and authors
• Managing processes to improve the quality of articles published in the journal
• Ensuring the development of the journal in the national and international arena
• Maintaining processes in accordance with intellectual property rights and ethical standards
• Supporting the free expression of ideas
• Being explanatory and transparent in matters requiring explanation
• To make updates in publishing processes and ethical policies by following the research on refereeing and publishing in order to contribute to the development of the journal

• Taking into account feedback from readers and responding to this feedback in an explanatory and informative manner
• Ensuring that the published studies contribute to the readers and are of original quality
• Making decisions by taking into account the interests, needs and expectations of readers

• Informing authors about the publication process and ethical policies
• Publishing the Writing Rules and Author Guide List to facilitate the process of submitting and evaluating authors' articles
• To take the articles that fall within the scope of publication of the journal to the preliminary evaluation stage, unless they contain a serious problem
• To examine the articles in terms of importance, originality, clarity of expression, contribution to scientific literature, journal publication policy, aims and objectives of the journal and to make positive or negative decisions according to these issues
• Providing explanatory and informative notifications and returns to authors
• Responding positively to authors' requests to withdraw their articles that are still under review
• Ensuring that the principle of blind refereeing (double-blinding method) works properly and that the evaluations are made in an unbiased manner
• Avoiding potential conflicts between authors and reviewers
• Ensuring that articles are fairly evaluated based on the intellectual content of the manuscript without regard to gender, race, ethnicity, religion, citizenship, political affiliation, values and paradigmatic orientation of the authors
• To ensure that reviewers compose their evaluation reports in a courteous, descriptive and constructive language
• To consider the objections of the authors to the reviewer and editor decisions/reports and to initiate a new evaluation process if deemed appropriate
• Ensuring the protection of authors' personal data
• To cooperate with the editorial board on whether the articles submitted to the journal should be sent to referees or not

• The author(s) can identify reviewers to whom their article should not be sent due to conflict of interest and/or ethical reasons.
• The author(s) can withdraw the unpublished manuscript while it is under review.
• The author(s) can object to referee reports and editorial decisions.
• Due to material errors that occur during the publication process, the author(s) can request corrections (erratum) for problematic sections in their work published in the initial issue, or for information errors originating from them.

• Determining the reviewers in accordance with the subject of the article
• Providing reviewers with the information and guidance they will need during the evaluation phase
• Monitoring for conflicts of interest between authors and reviewers
• Encouraging reviewers to conduct their evaluations in an impartial, scientific, constructive and explanatory manner
• Responding to reviewers' questions about the journal's publication and ethical policies
• Reminding to reviewers regarding the evaluation time
• Keeping information about arbitrators confidential
• Taking the necessary steps to enrich the reviewer pool

• To hold periodic meetings with the editorial board for the development of publication policies and the journal
• To support the development of the journal by taking into account the feedback from the board
• Ensuring that board members are impartial
• Contacting the relevant board member about the evaluation of the candidate article according to the subject of the article
• To encourage the board to evaluate the articles impartially and independently within the framework of scientific criteria
• To cooperate with the editorial board on whether or not the manuscripts submitted to the journal should be sent to the referees

Ethical Responsibilities of Authors

• It is unethical to submit work to more than one journal at the same time. The author(s) should submit to the journal articles that has not been published anywhere before and has not been submitted anywhere for publication.
• The work submitted by the author(s) is expected to be original. The author(s) is required to cite and/or quote all the sources has used completely and accurately.
• Situations and relationships that may constitute a conflict of interest, if any, should be clearly stated.
• The author(s) should notify the journal editor or publisher if they notice an inaccuracy or error in their article under review, in the forthcoming issue, or in the published article, and cooperate with the editor in the correction or retraction process.
• Persons who did not contribute to the creation of the article should not be listed as authors.
• Author(s) should not request procedures such as adding or removing authors or changing the order of authors for an article for which the evaluation process has started.
• Author(s) should submit the expected data and information to the editorial board and scientific board in case raw data regarding their articles are requested within the framework of the evaluation processes.
• Author(s) must document that they hold the rights to use the data in their manuscript and have obtained the necessary permissions for research and analysis, or that they have acquired consent from participants.
• Author(s) must indicate that ethics committee approval has been obtained for research in which they collect data using quantitative or qualitative methods such as experiments, surveys, scales, interviews, observations, and focus groups that require ethics committee approval; the name of the ethics committee, the date of the decision, and the subject number of the article accepted for publication must be stated in the method section of the article; and the document showing the ethics committee decision must be uploaded to the system together with the article. In addition, information regarding the receipt of the informed consent/approval form in case reports must be included in the article.
• Ethics committee approval is not requested from the author(s) for review articles. However, in articles that do not require ethics committee approval, it should be stated in the method section of the article that ethics committee approval is not required.
• Author(s) should provide evidence that they pay attention to ethical principles during the data collection process (such as obtaining permission to use other people's documents such as scales, questionnaires, photographs). It should be stated in the articles that research and publication ethics and copyright regulations for intellectual and artistic works are complied with. If the research was conducted on human and animal subjects, it should be reported that the research was conducted in accordance with international declarations, guidelines, etc.

Ethical Responsibilities of Reviewers

• Reviewers should agree to evaluate only articles related to their area of expertise.
• Reviewers should evaluate articles based on the intellectual content of the article without being influenced by factors such as gender, race, ethnicity, religion, citizenship, political affiliation, values and paradigmatic orientation of the authors.
• If reviewers encounter any conflict of interest during the review process, they should decline to review the article and notify the situation to the editor.
• Reviewers should conduct their evaluations with impartiality and confidentiality.
• Reviewers should report to the editor any information that would lead to the rejection of the article (noticing that the article has been submitted to another journal at the same time, detecting plagiarism/slicing, etc.).
• Reviewers should prepare their evaluation reports using a courteous, explanatory, and constructive language. They should avoid personal comments containing hostility, insults and slander.
• Reviewers should destroy the manuscripts they evaluate in accordance with the principle of confidentiality. Referees may use the manuscripts they have reviewed only after publication.
• Reviewers should evaluate the manuscript they agree to evaluate in a timely manner and in accordance with the ethical responsibilities above.

Ethical Responsibilities of the Publisher

• The publisher should accept that the responsibility for the evaluation and decision of the articles submitted to TAY Journal lies with the editors.
• The publisher must retain ownership and copyright of each article published in TAY Journal) and keep a record of each published copy.
• The publisher should take measures against all forms of scientific misconduct, citation mongering and plagiarism against editors.
• The publisher must provide open, electronic and free access to the journal's information and articles on TAY Journal's web page.

If You Encounter an Unethical Situation

If you encounter any behavior that does not comply with the above-mentioned ethical responsibilities of the editors, reviewers, authors, and publisher at TAY Journal, or if you encounter an unethical situation regarding an article in the review process, in early view, or in a published article, please report it via e-mail to bayramtay@tayjournal.com.

Journal Policy

Article Evaluation Policy

Open Access Policy

Plagiarism Policy 

Artificial Intelligence (AI) Policy

TAY Journal acknowledges the increasing use of artificial intelligence (AI) and AI-assisted technologies in scholarly writing. To maintain academic integrity and transparency, the following policy applies:

Author(s) submitting articles to the TAY Journal are required to pay the fee at the time of submission, regardless of whether the article is accepted or rejected. The fee is collected only once at the time of submission. No additional fees are charged for published or accepted articles. The fees collected are used to cover the costs of the secretariat preliminary review, editorial preliminary evaluation, peer review processes, publication preparations, and the journal’s administrative expenses.

1. Standard Article Processing Charge
Standard Article Processing Charge: 3750 ₺
Payment of this fee is required in order to initiate the peer review process after the article has been uploaded to the journal system. This fee covers the following processes:
• Secretariat preliminary review
• Editorial preliminary evaluation
• Peer review process and editorial coordination
• (If accepted) publication preparation processes
• Administrative expenses related to the journal’s sustainability

If accepted, no additional fees will be charged. The fee paid covers the costs associated with the process.
If rejected, no refund will be issued. The corresponding author whose article is not accepted for publication may submit a second article to our journal without paying an additional service fee.

Important Note: The article processing charge is independent of acceptance for publication and is intended solely to cover the costs of the editorial and peer-review processes. Payment of the fee does not guarantee acceptance.

2. Loyalty Discount
If a corresponding author has a research article published in TAY Journal within the same calendar year, a 25% loyalty discount is applied to the second research article submitted within that year.The request for the loyalty discount must be clearly stated and documented in the cover letter during manuscript submission. This discount does not confer any privilege in the review process and is subject to editorial approval.

Important Note: In accordance with the journal’s policy, the following principle is observed: “An author may publish no more than one article per issue and no more than two articles in a single year.”

3. Reviewer Contribution Incentive
Corresponding authors who have submitted at least one completed peer-review report for TAY Journal within the calendar year may be eligible for a 25% incentive discount. The request for the reviewer contribution incentive must be clearly stated and documented in the cover letter during manuscript submission. Peer-review reports must be submitted on time and meet the editorial quality standards. This discount does not confer any privilege in the review process and is subject to editorial approval.

4. Combination of Discounts
Discounts can be combined subject to editor approval.

5. Payment and Account Information
The application fee must be deposited into the account provided below after the manuscript has been uploaded to the system, and the payment receipt must be sent via email to contact@tayjournal.com. The payment must be made by the corresponding author, and the receipt description must include the FULL NAME / ARTICLE TITLE.

Last Updated: March 27, 2026

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