Journal of Tour Guiding (JOTOG)

Journal of Tour Guiding (JOTOG) is a peer-reviewed journal that aims to contribute to knowledge and development of tour guiding field by publishing studies with academic and scientific qualities at national and international level in the field of tour guiding. 

Journal of Tour Guiding (JOTOG) also aims to initiate a specialization among tourism journals with focusing solely on tour guiding studies. Besides, JOTOG accepts articles on tourism policy developments on tour guiding and other fields which have inter- disciplinary contributions. In this respect, the journal also includes studies on trends in tour guiding and discussions of current and future influences on tour guiding, focusing on new developments and developments in other fields thanks to its interdisciplinary nature. Additionally, JOTOG aims to follow a publishing policy that prioritizes the concept of up-to-date in the field of applied and theoretical studies. Furthermore, the journal also takes reviews of tourism representatives on tour guiding into consideration for publication. Journal of Tour Guiding accepts articles in both Turkish and English for publishing. Accordingly, authors willing to send a Turkish article to journal must supply structured abstracts in both languages in line with the journal’s structured abstract format. On the other hand, authors who send articles in English can get help from editorial board for free Turkish structured abstracts.

Sample Article Template

Authors who will send their articles to the Journal of Tour Guidance (TURED) must edit their manuscripts according to the following writing rules before uploading their work to the system. Manuscripts to be sent to the journal will be examined primarily in terms of the subject and then the author guidelines. Failure to comply with these issues may result in the manuscript being returned or the process extended. In this context, while uploading manuscripts to the journal, in addition to the journal's theme, the following author guidelines must be followed.

1) PAGE LAYOUT
File Type: Microsoft Word
Paper Size: A4
Page Margins: Top: 3,0 cm / Bottom: 3,0 cm / Left: 3,0 cm / Right: 2,5 cm
Paragraph Indent: Left Indent: 1,25 cm [Only in the body of the article]
Text Spacing: 1,0

Line Blanking: Before: 6 pts / After: 6 pts

2) MANUSCRIPT LENGHT
Total Word Count: between 6.000 - 12.000 [Including headings, abstracts, tables, figures and references]

3) INFORMATION ABOUT THE AUTHORS/MANUSCRIPT (TITLE PAGE)
The contact information of the authors must be on the first page of the manuscript (on the Title Page) and must not be used on other pages of the manuscript.
Title Page of the Manuscript (First Page)
Title in Turkish: 12 points / Bold / Alingment: Center / Only Initial Letters Capital)
Title in English: 12 points / Bold / İtalic / Only Initial Letters Capital)

After the titles, information about authors must be given in the following order. [Times New Roman / 12 points / Bold / Alingment: Center]
1. Title and Author Name-Surname
2. University, Department (Faculty, Vocational School, Vocational School, etc.), Country [This section will be given in both Turkish and English.]
3. Orcid ID [available at www.orcid.org]
4. E-mail
5. The telephone number of the person/author (corresponding) responsible for the relevant article must be written at the bottom of this page.
You can also examine the "Sample Manuscript Writing Format" on how to prepare the introduction page.

4) ABSTRACT
Turkish and English abstracts of the manuscripts to be uploaded to the Tourist Guidance Journal must be submitted together, including the following sub-titles. The number of keywords given at the bottom of the abstracts should be at least 3 and at most 6 words. The abstracts must be structured separately as indicated below (the parts marked with * indicate the required sections in the abstracts).
*Purpose and Importance (Required): The purpose of the study and its importance must be clearly stated. [Max 200 words]
*Methodology (Required): The method used in the study (such as universe, sample, data collection, data analysis methods) must be clearly stated. [Max 200 words]
*Findings (Required): The findings obtained in the study should be included in this section as a very short/summary. [Max 300 words]
*Originality/Value (Required): What are the features/differences that make the study unique? In the light of the findings obtained in the study, the evaluation of the authors and their contribution to the field/science should be included in this section. [Max 200 words]
Limitations (Optional): The limitations of the study can be stated. [Maximum 100 words]
Implications (Optional): Authors' suggestions regarding the practical implications of the study should be included in this section [Maximum 100 words]
*Keywords (Required): At the bottom of the abstract, at least 3 and at most 6 keywords must be included.

5) HEADINGS
The main title of the manuscript in Turkish and English; in addition to the title page on the first page, should be written on the second page in Times New Roman font 12-point bold, only initial capital letters, center alligned and before abstracts. Turkish and English abstracts, should be written, respectively. The order should be in the form of 1-Turkish title, 2-English title, 3-Turkish abstract, 4-English abstract.
The headings of the manuscript should be written in Times New Roman font 12 points (bold), left justified, before 6nk, then 6nk and 1.5 cm (one and a half) line spacing. Headings should not be indented, they should be left justified.
All headings except abstract, introduction and references should be numbered. (Ex: Introduction, 1. Tourist Guidance Education in the World 2. Tourist Guidance Education in Turkey, 3. Method, 4. Findings, 5. Conclusion, Discussion and Suggestions, References).
1st Degree Headings, Times New Roman 12 points, bold, justified left, only the first letters are capitalized, no paragraph indentation.
2nd Degree Headings, Times New Roman, 12 pt, bold, justified left and must be numbered as 1.1., 1.2. Only the first letters are capitalized, no paragraph indentation.
3rd Degree Headings must be written in Times New Roman, 12 points, left justified, bold, italic and must be numbered as 1.1.1. ; 1.2.1. etc.. Only the first letters are capitalized, no paragraph indentation.
Note: The headings (given above) to be used in the abstract must be presented in 12 font size, bold and only the first letters of the headings are capitalized.

6) MANUSCRIPT TEXT
Font: Times New Roman / 11 points, 1 cm line spacing.
Spacing Between Paragraphs: Top: 6nk and Bottom: 6nk ["enter" should only be used for paragraphs.]
Paragraph Indent: 1,25 cm from left
Text Allignment: Justified

7) TABLES
Table Titles: Above the table / Times New Roman / 11 pt / Initial Letters Capitalized / Only the table title and number Bold / Left Justified / Table Descriptive Title Italic, Left Justified and under the Table Title
Example:
Table 1
Country Citizenship of Children's Parents

Table Body/ Texts in Tables: Times New Roman / 10 points (Smaller fonts can be used if the texts do not fit in the table). Headings within the table should be center aligned / No borders should be used within the table, only borders should be used to distinguish the main-sub-headings and the total row.
Table Reference: Below the table / Times New Roman / 10 point
Example: Reference: Pelit, 2005
Tables can be used with the horizontal page layout, if necessary.
For detailed information about Tables and Figures, visit https://apastyle.apa.org/style-grammar-guidelines/tables-figures

8) FIGURES (Graphic, Picture etc.)
Figure Titles: Above the Figure / Times New Roman / 11 pt / Initial Letters Capitalized / Only table title and number Bold / Left Justified / Figure Explanatory Title Italic, Left Aligned and under the Table Title
Figure Reference: Below the table / Times New Roman / 10 pt
Example: Reference: Pelit, 2005
Figures/pictures can be used with the horizontal page layout, if necessary.
The images to be uploaded to the system should be high quality. It should be formatted in tif, .jpeg, .bmp format with a resolution of at least 300 dpi and a width of at least 10 cm.
Note: Tables and figures do not need to be added to the system separately, and the manuscript should uploaded to the system as a whole. Tables and figures will be placed in the relevant place of the text.
For detailed information about Tables and Figures, visit https://apastyle.apa.org/style-grammar-guidelines/tables-figures

9) REFERENCES IN THE STUDY (TEXT)
References should be indicated in parentheses where necessary in the text in accordance with the “APA-7” style. Citation in the text must be like the explanation and examples shown below. It is not necessary to indicate the number of the cited page when citing in the text. However, it should be included in the bibliography in detail.
For Single-Author References:
Example: Pelit (2015) or (Spreitzer, 1996)
If more than one reference is to be cited at the same time, the authors must be listed alphabetically: (Pelit, 2015; Spreitzer, 1996; Yavuzer, 2000)
For References with Two Authors:
Example: (Porath & Pearson, 2009) or Ural & Kılıç (2014)
For References with More than Two Authors:
The abbreviation 'et al.' should be used after the surname of the first author.
Example: (James et al.,, 2008)
Institutions, Newspapers, Internet Sites, etc., whose author is unknown.
Example: Tourism revenues will rise in 2021 (KTB, 2020).
This year's tourism data provides a clue that the per capita expenditure of tourists will decrease in the next year (Turizm Gazetesi, 2020).
Household population survey contains data that a significant part of Turkey's population has migrated to cities (TUIK, 2020).
When the latest development plans are examined, it will be understood that the tourism sector is increasingly included in the development plans (DPT, 2020).
Note: Details and URL (Web) addresses of relevant references should be clearly presented in the references part. The institution and year of receipt should be stated in the text instead of the web extension.


10) REFERENCES
Studies in the references must be presented in alphabetical order. References should be written at the end of the text in Times New Roman 12 pt (normal), justified, first 6 pt, then 6 pt, 1.5 cm line spacing in accordance with the examples below. There will be no paragraph indentation, 0.5 cm indent from the second line for each reference. The continuation of the same reference will be in a single line spacing.
For Books:
Surname, Initials. (Year). Title of the book (Print number). Publishing organization.
In books with more than one author, a comma and & should be used before the last author's last name,
The title of the book must be italicized, only the first letter of the title must be capitalized, followed by lowercase letters,
Capital letters must be used after the punctuation marks,
After the relevant definition, only the period (.) must be used,
Publishing house must not have place-city/country information, Ankara: Detay Publishing (incorrect), Detay Publishing (correct),
(If any) The doi number of the book (with url link and underlined) should be included,
For Single Authored Books:
Example: Zengin, B. (2006). Turizm coğrafyası (2. baskı). Değişim Yayınları.
For Books with Two Authors:
Example: Altunışık, R., & İslamoğlu, H. (2008). Tüketici davranışları (1. baskı). Beta Basım Yayım.
For Books with Three or More Authors:
Example: Tengilimoğlu, D., Akbolat, M., & Işık, O. (2015). Sağlık işletmeleri yönetimi. Nobel Yayıncılık. https://doi.org./10.1037/0000168-000
For Edited Books:
(Ed.) should be used after the name of the editor in books with a single editor, and (Eds.) in books with more than one editor,
The title of the book must be italicized, only the first letter of the title must be capitalized, followed by lowercase letters,
Capital letters must be used after the punctuation marks,
For Books with Single Editor:
Example: Özbek, M. (Ed.) (2005). Kamusal alan. Hil Yayınları.
Bower, M. (Ed.) (1990). Wisdom: Its nature, origins, and development. Cambrdige University Press
For Books with Two Editors:
Example: Hygum, E., & Pedersen, P. M. (Eds.). Early childhood education: Values and practices in Denmark. Hans Reitzel Forlag.
For Chapter in Edited Book or Edited E-Book:
Surname, Initials. (Year). Chapter name, Editor's First Letter and Surname (Ed/Eds.), Title of book (print number, chapter page number). Publisher.
Example: Baytok, A. (2015). Turizm işletmelerinde insan kaynakları yönetiminde destek işlevler, İçinde E. Pelit (Ed.). Turizm İşletmelerinde İnsan Kaynakları Yönetimi (1. baskı, ss. 28-46). Grafiker Yayınları.
Aron, L., Botella, M., & Lubart, T. (2019). Culinary arts: Talent and their development. İçinde R. F. Subotnik, P. Olszewski-Kubilius, & F. C. Worrell (Eds). The psychology of high performance: Developing human potential into domain-specific talent (ss. 345-359). American Psychological Association. https://doi.org/10.1037/0000120-016
For Translated Books:
Example: Lewis, B. (2000). Modern Türkiye’nin doğuşu (M. Kıratlı, Çev.). Türk Tarih Kurumu.
For a Religious Book:
Example: Kur’an-ı Kerim (2020). Diyanet İşleri Başkanlığı. https://kuran.diyanet.gov.tr/musaf
The Bhagavad Gila (E. Easwaran, Çev.; 2. baskı). (2007). The Blue Mountain Center of Meditation.
King James Bible. (2017). King James Bible Online. https://www.kingjamesbibleonline.org/
For Identification Guides:
Example: American Psychiatric Association. (1980). Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (3rd ed.).
World Health Organization. (2016). International statistical classification of diseases and related health problems (5. baskı). https://icd.who.int/browse10/2016/en
For Articles in Scientific Journals:
In articles with more than one author, a comma and & must be used before the last author's last name,
Only the first letter of the article title must be capitalized, followed by lowercase letters,
Capital letters must be used after the punctuation marks,
Journal name and volume number must be italicized, number and page information must be written plain, ,
(If any) The doi number of the article (with url link and underlined) must be included,
All names and surnames of up to 20 authors must be given, in publications with more than 20 authors, ... (three dots) must be placed after the 19th author and the last author must be added,
In scientific journals that do not have a page range but have article numbers instead, Article …… (Article number) must be added after volume and number information,
In journals without volume or issue numbers, only existing information must be added instead of missing information,
For Single Authored Articles:
Surname, Initials. (Year). Title of the article. Full Name of the Journal, Volume (Issue), Number of Pages (Range).
Example: Yozcu, S. (2020). Mağara tur düzenlemesi ve mağara rehberinin görevleri. Turist Rehberliği Dergisi (TURED), 3(1), 44-58. https://doi.org/10.34090/tured.742144
Zapf, D. (1999). Organizational, work, group related and personnel causes of mobbing/bullying at work. International Journal Manpower, 20(1/2), 70-85.
For Articles with Two Authors:
Example: Gürbüz, S., & Mert İ. S. (2009). Örgütsel adalet ölçeğinin geçerlik ve güvenirlik uygulaması: Kamuda görgül bir çalışma. Amme İdaresi Dergisi, 42(3), 117-139. https://doi.org/10.1037/0278-6133.24.2.328
Rayner C. & Hoel, H. (1997). A summary review of literature relating to workplace bullying. Journal of Community & Applied Social Psychology, 7(3), 181-191.
For Articles with Three or More Authors:
Example: Tolay, E., Sürgevil, O., & Topoyan, M. (2012). Akademik çalışma ortamında yapısal ve psikolojik güçlendirmenin duygusal bağlılık ve iş doyumu üzerindeki etkileri. Ege Akademik Bakış, 12(4), 449-465.
Pugh, S. D., Skarlicki, P. D., & Passell, S. B. (2003). After the fall: Layoff victims trust and cynicism in re-employment. Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology, 76(2), 201-212.
For Non-Scientific Periodical Articles:
Surname, Initials. (Year, Month-Day). Title of the article. The Full Name of the Journal.
For online journals, the url address of the publication must be given,
(If any) Volume and page numbers must be added,
Accessed from / Retrieved from must not be used,
Example: Schulman, M. (2019, Eylül 9). Superfans: A love story. The New Yorker. https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2019/09/16/superfans-a-love-storty
For Newspaper Article, Blog Post:
Surname, Initials. (Year, Month-Day). The title of the article. Newspaper/Blog Name. URL address
Example: Carey, B. (2019, Mart 22). Can we get better a forgetting? Superfans: A love story. The NewYork Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/22/health/memory-forgetting-psychology.html
For the Online Dictionary:
Institution/Platform. (n.d.). Word. In Dictionary name (Italic, First letter capital, continued lowercase). Access date: Month-Day, Year, Url address
Example: Türk Dil Kurumu. (t.y.). Turizm. İçinde Güncel Türkçe sözlük. Erişim tarihi: Ocak 1, 2021, https://sozluk.gov.tr
Merriam-Webster. (t.y.). Semantics, İçinde Merriam-Webster.com dictionary. Erişim tarihi: Ocak 1, 2021, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/semantics
For the Printed Dictionary:
Institution/Publisher. (Year). Word (First letter capitalized). In Dictionary name (Italic, First letter uppercase, continued lowercase). (Print count, page information)
Example: American Psychological Association. (2015). Mood induction. İçinde APA dictionary of psychology (2. baskı, s. 667).
For Papers Published in Proceedings:
Same as edited books.
Example: 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
For Papers Published as a Chapter in Proceedings:
Same as chapters in edited books.
Example: Bedenel, A. L., Jourdan, L., & Biernacki, C. (2019). Probability estimation by an adapted genetic algorithm in web insurance. İçinde R. Battiti, M. Brunato, I. Kotsireas, & P. Pardalos (Eds.), Lecture notes in computer science: Vol. 11353. Learning and intelligent optimization (ss. 225-240). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-05348-2_219
For Abstracts Published in Print:
Example: Evans, A. C. (2019, Nisan 25-28). Evrimsel sosyal bağlantı teorisi: Geçmiş, şimdi ve gelecek [Konferans sunum özeti]. Batı Psikoloji Derneği’nin doksan dokuzuncu yıllık kongresi, Pasadena, CA, ABD. https://convention.apa.org/2019-video
For Unpublished Papers:
Example: Evans, A. C. (2019, Ağustos 8-11). Silah şiddeti: Toplumun gücüne ilişkin bir olay [Konferans sunumu]. APA 2019 Kongresi, Chicago, IL, ABD. https://convention.apa.org/2019-video
For Encyclopedias Without Authors and Editors:
Name of Encyclopedia (Year) Title of Chapter, Volume: Number of Editions, Name of Encyclopedia, Place of Publication: Publication Institution, Page range.
Example: Encyclopaedia Britannica (1926). Psychology of Culture Contact, Vol. 1, (13th edition). London and New York: Encyclopaedia Britannica, 765-71.
For Published Theses:
A thesis is considered published when it is accessible from a database such as YÖK Thesis Center, ProQuest Dissertations and Theses Global, an institutional repository or an archive.
Surname, Initials (Year). Thesis title (Italic, First letter capitalized, continued lowercase). (Thesis No. ....) [Type of Thesis, University]. Thesis Database. Url Address
Example: Yılmaz, F. (2021). Türkiye’de eğitimin ekonomik etkileri üzerine nitel bir araştırma (Tez No. 10169573) [Yüksek lisans tezi, Ankara Üniversitesi]. YÖK Tez Merkezi. https://tez.yok.gov.tr/UlusalTezMerkezi/giris.jsp
Kabir, J. M. (2016). Factors influencing customer satisfaction at a fast food hamburger chain: The relationship between customer satisfaction and customer loyalty (Yayın No. 101695573) [Doktora tezi, Wilmington University]. ProWuest Dissertations & Theses Global.
For Unpublished Theses:
Example: Harris, L. (2014). Instructional leadership perceptions and practices of elementary school leaders [Yayınlanmamış doktora tezi]. University of Virginia.
For News Site References:
Surname, Initials (Year, Month-Day). News title (Italic, First letter uppercase, continued lowercase). News Site Name. Url Address
Example: Bürçeler, D. (2020, Aralık 19). Kuraklık riski ne boyutta?. TRT Haber. https://trthaber.com/haber/turkiye/kuraklik-riski-ne-boyutta-539400.html
For Official Institution Site References:
Name of Institution/Organization or, if any, author information (Year, Month-Day). Article/News name (Italic, First letter capital, continued lowercase). Institution/Unit Name. Url Address
Example: Halk Sağlığı Genel Müdürlüğü (2021, Ocak). Metabolizma ve çölyak. T. C. Sağlık Bakanlığı, Halk Sağlığı Genel Müdürlüğü https://hsgm.saglik.gov.tr/tr/metabolizma-ve-colyak
Giovanetti, F. (2019, November 16). Why we are so obsessed with personality types. Medium. https://medium.com/the-business-of-wellness/why-we-are-so-obsessed-with-personality-types-577450f9aee9
For Reports of Official Institutions:
Institution/Organization. (Year). Report name (Italic, First letter capital, continued lowercase). (Publication No). Institution/Unit. URL address
Example: T.C. Sağlık Bakanlığı Halk Sağlığı Genel Müdürlüğü. (2019). Türkiye beslenme ve sağlık araştırması (TBSA) (Sağlık Bakanlığı Yayın No: 1132). T.C. Sağlık Bakanlığı Halk Sağlığı Genel Müdürlüğü. https://hsgm.saglik.gov.tr/depo/birimler/saglikli-beslenme-hareketli-hayat-db/Yayinlar/kitaplar/diger-kitaplar/TBSA-Beslenme-Yayini.pdf
Stuster, J., Adolf, J., Byrne, V., & Greene, M. (2018). Human exploration of Mars: Prelimeinary lists of crew tasks (Report No. NASA/CR-2018-220043). National Aeronautics and Space Administration. https://ntrs.nasa.gov.archive/nasa/casi.nstr.nasa.gov./20190001401.pdf
For Brochures or Press Releases:
Institution. (Year). Brochure name (Italic, First letter capital, continued lowercase) [Brochure/Press release]. URL address
Example: Göç İdaresi Genel Müdürlüğü (2019). Türkiye’de eğitim sistemi [Broşür]. https://www.goc.gov.tr/kurumlar/goc.gov.tr/Yayinlar/Brosurler/1_EGİTİM_BROSURU_-2.pdf
For PowerPoint Presentation:
Surname, Initials (Year, Month-Day). Presentation title (Italic, First letter capital, continued lowercase) [Type of work]. Online Platform. Url Address
Example: Çetin, A. (2021, Ocak 2). Tezin giriş bölümü nasıl yazılır [PowerPoint sunum]. Tez Yardım Platformu. https://www.tezyardimplatformu.com/post/tezin-giris-bolumu-nasil-yazilir
For Museum Artifacts:
Surname, Initials (Year). Title of the work (Italic, First letter capitalized, continued lowercase) [Type of Work]. Place, City, Country where the work is exhibited. Url Address
Example: van Gogh, V. (1889). The starry night [Art]. The Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY, United States, https://www.moma.org/learn/moma_learning/vincent-van-gogh-the-starry-night-1889/
For the Movie:
Surname, Initials (Director). (Year). Movie title (Italic, First letter capital, continued lowercase) [Description if in a Different Language] [Movie]. Producer Company, Producer Name (If Any).
Example: Fleming, V. (Yönetmen). (1939). Gone with the wind [Rüzgar gibi geçti] [Film]. Selznick International Pictures; Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
For Music:
Surname, Initials. (Year). Music title (Italic, First letter capital, continued lowercase) [Type of work]. Producer Company, Producer Name (If Any).
Example: Brouwer, L. (1987). Cuban landscape with rain [Guitar]. Les Editions Doberman-Yppan.
For Video:
Surname, Initials / Channel Owner (Year). Video title (Italic, First letter capital, continued lowercase) [Work type]. Publishing Platform, Url Address.
Example: Cuddy, A. (2012, Haziran). Your body language may shape who you are [Video]. TED Konferansları. https://www.ted.com/talks/amy_cuddy_your_body_language_shapes_who_you_are
TED. (2019, Kasım 13). The danger of AI is weirder than you think I Janelle Shane [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OhCzX0iLnOc
Tez Yardım Platformu. (2020, Aralık 22). Ölçme, ölçüm ve ölçme düzeyleri (ölçekler) – 2 [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UbdsYQhV4cs
For Social Media Platforms:
Surname, Initials / Account Name (Year). Name of the post (Italic, Capitalized first letter, continued lowercase, First 20 words) [Type of work]. Social Media Platform, Url Address.
Example: Kaya, A. (2020, Aralık 16). Evren (anakütle) ve Examplelem, tam sayım ve Exampleleme, Exampleleme yöntemleri [Gönderi]. Facebook. https://www.facebook.com/tezyardimplatformu/posts/1072869899801532r
Kültür ve Turizm Bakanlığı [@tckulturturizm]. (2021, Ocak 1). “Binlerce nadide eseri daha, #2020’de müzelerimize kazandırdık”. [Fotoğraf]. Instagram. https://www.instagram.com/p/CJdGtqPsURj/?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet
Türk Tarih Kurumu [@ttkgovtr]. (2021, Ocak 1). 2020 yılı arkeolojik kazı çalışmalarımız [Tweet]. Twitter. https://twitter.com/ttkgovtr/status/1344982808322854912?s=20
Goodwin, J. (2019, Eylül). The best part of attending the American Psychological Association’s 2019 Convention in Chicago this year was having the opportunity to [Gönderi]. LinkedIn. https://www.linkedin.com/posts/jongoodwin3_apa2019-activity-6569581103441682432-CN98

RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE EDITORS
1. Publication and Liability Decision
The editors of the Journal of Tour Guiding are responsible for deciding which of the articles submitted for publication is in line with the journal's purpose and publication policies and should be published. Editors are also responsible for deciding which of the articles submitted to the journal is subject to policies governing defamatory publication, copyright infringement, and plagiarism. The editor is responsible for the content and publication quality of the journal and has the right to negotiate with the reviewers while making the publication decision. The editor provides a fair and equitable peer review process. The journal editor aims to meet the needs of readers and writers.
2. Conflict of Interest
The editors of the Journal of Tour Guiding do not allow any unpublished material and other information and data in the articles submitted to the journal to be used by anyone without written permission of the author(s).
3. Impartiality
Articles submitted to the Journal of Tour Guiding are always evaluated in accordance with clear, transparent, scientific and objective criteria without any prejudice. The articles are evaluated only within the framework of their intellectual and scientific values, without considering the race, gender, religious belief, ethnic origin, nationality and political view of the authors.
4. Privacy
The editors, assistant editors and editorial board of the Journal of Tour Guiding do not disclose information about the submitted articles to anyone other than the author(s), reviewers and publisher. Any information about an article sent to the journal is not disclosed by the editor to anyone other than the editorial board, reviewers and the journal owner.

RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE REVIEWERS
1. Expediting the Process
A reviewer who does not find the work assigned to him relevant to his field, feels inadequate to criticize, or is unable to provide a timely review should notify the editor of this situation and withdraw from the review task.
2. Privacy
The articles under review have to be considered as confidential documents, must not be shown to anyone other than those authorized by the editor, and must not be discussed about. Privileged information and ideas obtained during the review process must be kept confidential and not used for personal gain.
3. Impartiality
Reviewer criticism must be made objectively, equitable and in accordance with scientific ethics. No personal criticism should be directed against the author. Reviewers must evaluate studies regardless of the origin, gender or political philosophy of the authors. Reviewers must also ensure a fair blind peer review process for the review of articles submitted to the journal. Reviewers must express their opinions with arguments that clearly support them.
4. Statement of References
Reviewers must identify relevant published studies not specified by the author. A reviewer must also inform the editor about any substantial similarity or overlap between the reviewed work and another previously published work.
5. Conflict of Interest
Reviewers must not evaluate articles that have conflicts of interest with the author, which may arise due to competition, cooperation or any other kind of relationship or connection. There must not be a conflict of interest with reviewers and authors, funders, editors, etc.
6. Editorial Support
Reviewers must assist editors in decision making and must also be able to assist authors in improving articles.

RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE AUTHORS
1. Reporting Standards
A work submitted to the Journal of Tour Guiding must be original and the authors must undertake that the article is original and has not been published in any journal before. The data used in the study must be presented meticulously in the study. A study must contain sufficient detail and reference information. Fraudulent and deliberate false statements are unacceptable as they may lead to unethical situations. In addition, authors must strictly comply with the writing rules of the journal. In this context, the authors must make the editing requested by the reviewer, field editor and editor-in-chief in a timely and meticulous manner. All kinds of information, documents and changes related to the article requested from the author(s) by the journal editorial must be sent through the system within 15 days and the editor must be informed. It should be known that the author(s) will be deemed to have withdrawn the article if these requests are not fulfilled within the time limit.
2. Data Access and Retention of Data
Authors may be asked to provide relevant raw data in connection with their work during evaluation, so they must be prepared to provide access to this data and retain it for a reasonable period of time following publication of their work.
3. Authenticity and Plagiarism
Authors must write completely original texts and, if they use other people's work and/or words, they must cite accordingly. By submitting an article to the Journal of Tour Guiding, the authors ensure that their articles are original and comply with ethical standards, the references used are fully cited, and are not similar to other articles in print or publication. In this context, authors must check their work through a plagiarism detection software (ihenticate, turnitin, etc.) and upload a document showing that it has a maximum similarity of 30%, including the bibliography, via the Tourist Guiding Journal –Dergi-Park- system.
4. Publishing in Multiple Locations
An author must not publish texts that essentially describes the same research in more than one article. Submitting the same study text to more than one journal at the same time is unethical and unacceptable.
5. Statement of References
The statement of references taken from the work of others must always be made appropriately. Authors must cite previous publications that have influenced the merits of the work they are reporting.
6. Authorship of the Article
Authorship; must be an adjective limited to persons who make a meaningful contribution to the concept, design, implementation or interpretation of the reported work. All major contributors must be listed following the first author. If there are people involved in various aspects of the research project, they must be declared or listed as contributors. Authorship must also include an author who is responsible for correspondence with the journal's editor. The corresponding author must ensure that all co-authors are included in the article.
7. Disclosure and Conflict of Interest
All authors are responsible for disclosing any financial resources or conflicts of interest that may affect the results or interpretations of their work.
8. Fundamental Errors in Published Studies
If an author notices a material inaccuracy or defect in his or her published work, it is the responsibility of that author to immediately notify the journal editor and cooperate with the editor to correct the existing inaccuracy or defect. Since the Journal of Tour Guiding is published over the –Dergi-Park- system, such change requests must be made within 5 days from the date of publication of the journal. Authors have an obligation to work with the editor to ensure that errors are corrected.

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