Writing Rules

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




For bibliography rules not mentioned above, the “APA-7” rules (https://apastyle.apa.org/style-grammar-guidelines/references/examples/) apply.


In the manuscripts to be sent to the journal, it is recommended that the following headings should be included in order.
First Page: (Title Page): Author(s) Contact Information; (Title, Name, Surname, Address Information University, Department, Country, E-mail, Orcid, etc. This information should also be entered into the system with all the authors' information from the add author section when uploading an article via the journal system).

From the Other Page:
Article Title (Turkish)
English Title of the Article
Abstract (Turkish)
Keywords (Turkish)
Abstract (English)
Keywords (English)
Introduction
1. First Main Heading
1.1. Sub-heading of the First Main Heading
1.1.1 Sub-heading of the sub-heading of the First Main Heading
2. Second Main Heading
2.1. Sub-heading of the Second Main Heading
2.1.1 Sub-heading of the sub-heading of the Second Main Heading
3. Purpose and Importance of Research/Hypotheses
4. Method
5. Findings
Conclusion, Discussion and Recommendations
References
Attachments (if any)