Academic studies complies with the following requirements below are published in Trakya University Social Sciences Journal.

1.In order for any article to be published in Trakya University Social Sciences Journal, it should not have been previously published or accepted to be published elsewhere. Papers presented at a conference or symposium may be accepted for publication if clearly indicated so beforehand.

2. All researches subjected comparison of the products with their trade names are not in the scope of our journal.

3. While writing the papers, it is recommended to obey The Spelling Book of Turkish Language Society.

4. Manuscripts should be typed on A4 format (29/7x21cm) paper with 11 pt and 1 line space. They are arranged properly margined (6.2 cm from top, 5.5 cm from bottom, 4 cm from right, 4 cm from left, 5.2 cm from header, 5 cm from footer), and not exceeding 20 pages. The printed version manuscripts must be submitted to the editor as three copies (without including name, title and working institution in two copies) and along with a CD. Articles should not exceed 20 pages if not they may not published on the journal.

5. Unpublished articles are not sent back to the writer.

6. First line of the paragraphs in the text will start 1 cm from inside. Title of the article will be written with capital letters starting from the left top of the page by leaving 4 lines empty space. Subtitles will be placed in accordance with the paragraph order (1 cm from inside). Name/names of the writer is written right bottom of the title side by side. Any kind of academic title of the writer is not written while writing the name/names of the writer. Academic title of the writer, institution where he/she works (university, faculty, department or others) should be written as footnotes at the bottom of the page. Any kind of titles are not used except for the academic titles.

7. Articles in the field of research and examination are submitted according to the order of Abstract, Introduction, Methods and Results.

“Footnote” or “APA style” can be used in the articles.

Footnotes

8. Tags of resources used in the academic study are displayed at the end of the paper as footnotes. Resources exploited in the academic study are given in the first pass and in accordance with the order of the following detailed examples.

Books:

Author's Name, Last name, Name of the Book (italics), Printing,

Publisher Place and Year of Publication, Page Number

Example: Levent Doğan, Uygur Türkçesi Grameri, 2. Baskı, Paradigma Akademi Yayınları, İstanbul, Eylül 2016, p.33.

Articles:

Author's Name, Last name, Title of the Article (in quotations), Title of the Journal/Book (italics), Volume Number, Issue, Place and Year of Publication, Page Number.

Example: M. Öcal Oğuz, Terim Olarak Somut Olmayan Kültürel Miras, Milli Folklor Dergisi, Volume 25, 2013, p.100.

Journals and Annuals:

Publishing Institution, Title of the Publication (italics), Place and Year of Publication, Page Number.

Example: Devlet İstatistik Enstitüsü, Türkiye İstatistik Yıllığı 1997, Ankara 1998, p: 17-21.

Thesis

Author’s Name, Last name, Title of the Thesis (in quotations), (Thesis Degree, University, Year), page number.

Example: Serdar Yılmaz, “Kazakistan’ın Türkiye Politikası”, (Doktora Tezi, Trakya Üniversitesi, 2016), p.98

Internet-based Resources:

Author's Name, Last name, Title of the document, Title of the Article (if available), Edition or File Number (if related), Address and Access Path, Date of Visit (in parenthesis). Page numbers are indicated if available. General footnote style is used according to the normal citation in the books and articles taken from internet environment. However, specified data applications are also stated.

Example: Mehmet Tez, “Avrupanın En Kirli Havası”, http://www.milliyet.com.tr/yazarlar/mehmet-tez/avrupa-nin-en-kirli-havasi-2776784/, (15.112018)

Example: Türkiye’nin Katılım Yönünde İlerlemesi Hakkında 2004 Yılı Düzenli Raporu, Avrupa Toplulukları Komisyonu, Brüksel, http://www.aggs.gov.tr/uploads/files/ilerleme_raporu_2004_tr.pdf (07.10.2005).

APA style

9.References which are quoted must be given in the text with the connective references according to the technique of "writer and year", surname of the author, publishing date and page number.

If the name of the author is mentioned in the text, year of the references must be written in brackets.

Example: Yıldırım (1996). or by giving the page number, Yildirim (1996: 70­97).

In some cases, the name of the author can be given in brackets.

Example: New developments have been made in this field. (Raths, 1967: 40­85)

If the references written by the same author in the same year are mentioned, it is given as below:

Example: Gates (1967a: 45-50 (1967b: 130-170).

If the references have two authors only their surnames are written.

Example: Massialas and Cox (1967: 37-66)

If the two writers have the same surname and their works which were published at the same year can be distinguished by the first letter of their names.

Example: Smith, O. and Smith, B. (1958: 251-251)

If the reference has more than two authors, the surnames are mentioned at first.

Example: Bursalıoğlu, Aydin, Kaya, (1995: 120-145)

In the next mentioning et al. is used.

Example: Bursalıoğlu , et al. (1995: 120-145)

The references which are given as a line should be ordered from the oldest date to the recent one and must be separated with semicolon in the brackets.

Example: According to the recent developments about this subject (Cobb, 1972: 221; Flanders, 1970:124; Bursalıoğlu vd., 1995: 31)

While referring to the internet resources of which the author is not certain, the parenthesis is opened, a few words are selected from the internet topic in question and then quoted.

Example: (“İnternette 1 saniyede”, 2017)

İnternette 1 saniyede neler oluyor?. (2017, 4 Ocak). Access Address: https://www.ntv.com.tr/galeri/teknoloji/internette-1-saniyede-neler-oluyor,XUH_UVqM80GODfAK20z__Q 

10. References

In the preparation of the reference, the following points shall be followed according to the annotation and the bibliography method.

   In the middle of the page, REFERENCES are written in capital letters. As the references are listed alphabetically according to the author's surname, any sequence or category number is not given and the titles of the authors are not mentioned.

Footnote method:

List of references is given stating the Author’s Surname and Name, the Title of the Article if available (in quotations), The Title of the Journal or Book (italics), The Name Of the Editor or Translator if available, Volume, Issue, the number of the printing if it is published more than once, the Year and the Place of Publication. If more than one work of an author is used as references, they should be given from the oldest to the recent one. Each resource in the bibliography should be written 1 cm from the inside.

APA style: Left indent followed by 1 cm from the first row indent followed by the following pattern:

Author’s last name and initial. (Year). The name of the book (Italich). Printing place: Publisher.

11.Not specified for the footnote method related to: https://dergipark.org.tr/uploads/submissionfiles/14a9/d2bf/37da/595018dfe908c.pdf

With reference to unspecified issues for the bibliography method, https://www.tk.org.tr/APA/apa_2.pdf .

12. Pictures, figures, graphics belonging to the articles which will be sent must be clear and suitable for the technique of offset printing and should not exceed the area of writing. Their sequence number and names are given below the each figure or graphic.

13. In one of the issues of the journals, more than two manuscripts of an author as the first name cannot be published. If more than two manuscripts are sent in the terms, the ones except from the first and second are transmitted to the other issues.

14. 25 separate editions with two journals are given to the authors whose articles, translations and critics have been published.

Note 1: For the subjects that are not available in the Publishing Principles of Trakya University Social Sciences Journal, more information can be obtained from Trakya University Social Sciences Institute The Rules and Principles for Writing Graduate Thesis.

Publication Ethics and Publication Misconduct Statement

Ethical Principles and Publication Policy
Our publication ethics and publication policy statement has been prepared based on the “Code of Conduct and Best-Practice Guidelines for Journal Editors” (Committee on Publication Ethics, 2011). 

Duties of Editors and Editorial Board
Impartiality and Editorial Independence
Editors evaluate submitted articles solely on their academic merits (importance, originality, validity of the work, clarity) and relevance to the scope of the journal, without regard to the race, gender, sexual orientation, ethnicity, citizenship, religious belief, political philosophy or institutional affiliation of the authors. The editor has full authority over all editorial content of the journal and the timing of its publication.

Confidentiality
Editors and journal staff may not share any information about a submitted article with anyone other than the corresponding author, referees, potential referees, other assistant editors and the publisher.

Declaration and Conflicts of Interest
Editors and editorial board members may not use unpublished information contained in a submitted article for their own research purposes without the express written permission of the authors. Privileged information or ideas gained by editors as a result of reviewing the article are kept confidential and may not be used for personal gain. Editors refrain from reviewing articles if they have any conflicts of interest arising from competitive, collaborative or other relationships/affiliations with any of the authors, companies or institutions connected to the submitted articles. Instead, they request another member of the editorial board to review the article.

Publication Decisions
Editors ensure that all submitted articles are peer-reviewed by at least two expert referees in the field. The Editor and Editorial Board are responsible for deciding which articles to publish based on the validity of the work in question, its importance to researchers and readers, the comments of the referees, applicable legal requirements regarding copyright infringement and plagiarism. The editor may consult with other editors or referees in making this decision.

Duties of Reviewers
Contribution to Editorial Decisions
Peer review assists editors in making editorial decisions and supports authors’ papers through editorial communications with authors. Peer review is a fundamental component of formal scientific communication and is central to scientific work.

Punctuality
If a person invited to review a paper feels inadequate to review the research or does not think that he/she will be able to complete and submit his/her review within the allotted time, he/she should promptly inform the editors and decline the review invitation so that alternative reviewers can be contacted.

Confidentiality
All manuscripts received for review are confidential documents and should be treated as such. They should not be shown or discussed with others unless authorized by the editor (which they will do only in exceptional and special cases). This also applies to reviewers who decline the review invitation.

Standards of Objectivity
Evaluations should be conducted objectively and observations should be clearly formulated with supporting arguments that authors can use to improve the paper. Personal criticism of authors is inappropriate.

Citation of Sources
Reviewers should identify published work that has not been cited in the submitted article. Any observations, derivatives, or opinions that have appeared in previous publications should be presented with the relevant citation. Referees should also notify editors of any significant similarity or overlap between the paper they are reviewing and any other paper (published or unpublished).

Disclosure and Conflicts of Interest
An invited reviewer should immediately notify editors of any conflict of interest arising from competitive, collaborative, or other relationships/affiliations with any of the authors, companies, or institutions associated with the paper, and decline the invitation to review so that alternative reviewers can be contacted.
Unpublished material contained in a submitted article may not be used by a reviewer in their own research without the express written permission of the authors. Privileged information or ideas gained through review must be kept confidential and not used for the reviewer's personal advantage. This also applies to those who decline the invitation to review.

Authors’ Duties

Reporting Standards
Authors of original research should provide an accurate description of the work and results, followed by an objective discussion of the significance of the work. The paper should include sufficient detail and references to allow others to replicate the work. Review articles should be accurate, objective, and comprehensive, with editorial ‘views’ or perspectives clearly defined. Fraudulent or deliberate misrepresentation constitutes unethical conduct and is unacceptable.

The materials of copyright (e.g. tables, figures and long citations) should be used with necessary permission and special thanks. The works of other authors and contributors or the sources utilised should be used appropriately and stated in the references. The manuscripts sent to the e-journal is subjected to double blind peer review process by one editor and at least two referees. Plagiarism, duplication, false/ denied authorship, research/data fabrication, article slicing, publication by slicing, copyright infringement and concealment of the conflict of interests are accepted as unethical behaviours. The articles not eligible for the accepted standards are removed from the publication process. The articles which are detected to be illegal and including inconveniencies after the publication are also involved.

Data Access and Storage
Authors may be asked to provide raw data from their work with their paper for editorial review, and authors should be prepared to make the data publicly available if possible. In all cases, authors should ensure that such data are accessible to other competent professionals for at least 10 years after publication, provided that the confidentiality of participants and legal rights to proprietary data are protected.

Originality and Plagiarism
Authors should ensure that they have written and submitted entirely original work, and that they have appropriately cited the work and/or words of others if they have used them. The publications that were influential in determining the quality of the work reported in the article should also be cited. Plagiarism can take many forms, from “passing” someone else’s article as the author’s own article to copying, paraphrasing, or using results from research conducted by others (without attribution). All forms of plagiarism constitute unethical publishing behavior and are unacceptable.

Multiple, Duplicate, Unnecessary, or Simultaneous Submissions/Publication
Articles describing the same research should not be published in more than one journal or primary publication. Therefore, authors should not submit for review an article that has already been published in another journal. Submitting an article to more than one journal at the same time is unethical publishing behavior and is unacceptable. Publication of certain types of articles (such as clinical guidelines, translations) in more than one journal may be justified in some cases, provided that certain conditions are met. Authors and editors of the relevant journals should accept secondary publication, which should reflect the same data and interpretation of the primary document. The primary reference text must be cited in the secondary publication.

Authorship of the Article
Only individuals who meet the following authorship criteria should be listed as authors on the article, as they must be able to take public responsibility for the content: (i) made significant contributions to the conception, design, conduct, data collection, or analysis/interpretation of the study; and (ii) prepared the draft or revised it critically for important intellectual content; and (iii) viewed and approved the final version of the article and accepted its submission for publication. The order of authors cannot be changed after the article has been submitted for review. Authors cannot be added/deleted from the article. Individuals who made significant contributions to the work reported in the article (such as technical assistance, writing and editing assistance, general support) but do not meet the authorship criteria should not be listed as authors. They should be named in the acknowledgments section of the article, provided that written consent is obtained. The corresponding author should ensure that all appropriate co-authors (as defined above) are included in the author list and that inappropriate co-authors are not included, and should verify that all co-authors have seen and approved the final version of the article and have agreed to submit it for publication.

Declaration and Conflicts of Interest
Authors should disclose any conflicts of interest that could influence the results or their interpretation of the article at the earliest possible stage (in the declaration form, together with the application and in one sentence in the article). Examples of potential conflicts of interest that should be disclosed include financial, such as honoraria, educational grants or other funding, memberships, employment, consultancies, stock ownership or other equity interests, and paid expert testimony or patents, as well as non-financial, such as licensing arrangements, personal or professional relationships, affiliations, knowledge, or knowledge related to the subject matter or materials discussed in the article. All sources of financial support for the work (grant number or other reference number, if applicable) should be disclosed.

Citation of Sources
Authors should ensure that they appropriately cite other relevant work and also cite publications that are influential in determining the nature of the work reported. Information obtained privately (from interviews, correspondence or discussions with third parties) may not be used or reported without express written permission from the relevant source. Authors are prohibited from using information obtained in the course of providing confidential services, such as peer review of articles or grant applications, in the course of providing such services.

Peer Review
Authors are obliged to participate in and cooperate fully with the peer review process by responding promptly to editors’ requests for raw data, evidence of disclosure and ethical approval, patient consents, and copyright permissions. In the event of an initial “revision” decision, authors must systematically respond to reviewers’ comments in a timely manner, item by item, and resubmit their articles to the journal with revisions by the deadline.

Major Errors in Published Work
Authors are obliged to promptly notify the journal editors or publisher of any significant errors or inaccuracies in their published work and cooperate with them to correct the article in the form of a typographical/typographical error or to retract the article. If the editors or publisher learn from a third party that a published work contains a significant error or inaccuracy, the authors are obliged to promptly correct or retract the relevant article or provide evidence to the journal editors that the article is correct.

Disclaimer
Editors and the editorial board are not responsible for the content of the article published in the journal and the ideas and opinions expressed by the authors. The originality of the articles, their editing and the responsibility for any errors are entirely the responsibility of the authors. All articles submitted for review and publication in Trakya University Journal of Social Sciences are subject to double-blind peer review for originality, ethical issues and useful contributions. The decisions of the referees are the sole means for the publication of an article in the journal and are final.

References
Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). (2011, March 7). Code of Conduct and Best-Practice Guidelines for Journal Editors; http://publicationethics.org/files/Code_of_conduct_for_journal_editors_Mar11.pdf

Editorial and Referee Evaluation Process
1-Preliminary review of the article by the editorial secretariat
2-Editorial Board control
3-Control of the Main Article File's compliance with the Journal Format
4-Similarity Report (İthenticate) evaluation
5-Commitment Form review
6-Referee invitation to initiate the referee evaluation process
7-Notification to the author in accordance with the referee evaluation reports
8-Control of the revised article from the author and forwarding it to the referees
9-Notification of the second evaluation result of the referees to the author
10-Sending of the final version of the article by the author
11-Receipt of the final plagiarism and similarity report (İthenticate) by the editor
12-Completion of the Article Evaluation Process
13-Final approval of the article, which has been typeset and layout, from the author retrieval
14-Obtainment of DOI number
15-Publication/ Queuing for publication

Open Access Policy
Trakya University Journal of Social Sciences adopts the principle that making scientific research freely available to the public will increase the global sharing of knowledge, and provides immediate open access to its content.

Archiving
Trakya University Journal of Social Sciences uses the LOCKSS archiving system.