Journal of University Research

The journal is directed mainly to the concept of a university and so higher education area. The aims of this journal are to contribute to university culture and to provide research studies for the use of all stakeholders in higher education. All original and innovative, scientific research articles, previously unpublished anywhere, will be accepted.

Topics:

Philosophy of Higher Education

Globalization and Internationalization

Entrepreneurial Education, Innovation, Research & Development Strategies

Quality Assurance System in Higher Education

Finance of Higher Education

The Relations among University, Society, Industry, and Business World

Structure of Universities

The Transition from High School/College Education to Higher Education

Foundation and Private Universities

Higher Education and Students

Miscellaneous Topics

Peer Review Process

Once your paper has been assessed for suitability by the editor, it will then be peer-reviewed by independent, two or three expert referees. Publication decision for submitted manuscripts is based on peer review process. But the Editor is responsible for the final decision regarding acceptance or rejection of articles. This journal makes articles available online as soon as possible after acceptance. Authors are responsible for their articles’ conformity to scientific and legal rules.

Submission of an article implies that the work described has not been published previously (except in the form of an abstract, an academic thesis, or poster presentation), that it is not under consideration for publication elsewhere. However, this situation should be noted as a footnote by the author(s) on the title page.

Copyright

Upon acceptance of an article, authors will be asked to complete a “Journal Publishing Agreement”. An e-mail will be sent to the corresponding author confirming receipt of the manuscript together with a 'Journal Publishing Agreement' form. The author(s) will not be paid any copyright.

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New Submissions

Submission to this journal proceeds totally online and you will be guided stepwise through the creation and uploading of your files. Manuscripts should be prepared by Word “doc, docx” format.  

Manuscript Preparation

There are no strict formatting requirements but manuscripts should contain the main sections like introduction, methods, results, conclusion, and discussion. Abbreviations should be defined at first mention in the text and in each table and figüre. The personal and institutional acknowledgments are placed at the end of the article, before the references.

Your paper should be written by 11 font size of Times New Roman,  double-line spaced and aligned to the left throughout with margins of 2.5 cm. The page numbers should be placed in the upper right corner of each page. At the beginning of a paragraph, there should be no indentation. No spaces should be left before and after paragraphs.

The headings and subheadings should be appeared in 11 and 10 font size, respectively. They should be bold and left justified (unindented), and also numbered as 1. 1.1., 1.1.1., 1.1.2., 1.1.2.1. The headings should be capitalized and subheadings should appear in lower case (initial word capitalized). The headings should be partitioned no more than 4 levels. There should be one blank line before the subheadings; no blank line should be given after the subheadings.

Tables and figures should be numbered consecutively, as Table 1, Table 2, Figure 1, and tables and figures should be placed where they are most appropriate in the text. The titles of the tables should be placed at the heading of the table. The titles of the figures should be placed under the figure. The title of tables and figures should be in 11 font size. References belonging to table or figure should be placed under them with 9 font size. The figures and tables with their names should be centered in the text. First letters of the titles of the tables or figures should be capital. In the tables and figures, the font size may be 8-10. Figures and tables should be separated from the text by a one-line interval.

Example for Table and Figure Titles:

Table 1. Literature Review on Performance Measurement Methods at Seaports

Figure 1. Conceptual Model of the Study

Abstract and Keywords

The manuscript should contain the Turkish and English abstract of no more than 200 words. First letter of the abstract should be in capital case (Abstract) as bold in 9 font size. The abstract should state briefly the purpose of the research, the principal results, and major conclusions. Abbreviations should not be used in the abstract. The authors should list three to five keywords which can be used for indexing purposes. Keywords should be written in lower case with semicolons.

Title Page

The title page should include a concise and informative title (Turkish and English), the name(s) and complete affiliation(s) of the author(s), and the address for manuscript correspondence including e-mail address, telephone, and fax numbers. All authors are recommended to provide an open researcher and contributor ID (ORCID)(http://orcid.org). Information about the identity of the name and organization should not be given on any page other than the title page. The Turkish and English title of the article should be written in capital letters, using font size 12 and bold and it should be set centered. Full names of the authors should be written under the main title and aligned to the left. First letter of the author(s) name and last name should be in capital case with 11 font size. The affiliations(s) and contact information of the author(s) should be written with font size 10 in the footnote.

Emphasis

In the text, bold words cannot be used. If you want to emphasize, you should be used italic and 9 font size.

Footnotes

Footnotes should only be used for explanation and numbered at the end of the page. The number should be used when adding footnotes.

Sorting Bullets

Sorting in the text should be preferred such as (•) bullets instead of (1, 2, 3) numbers.

Appendices

Other elements such as survey form, data set, and statistical analysis etc. can be given in appendices part. If there is more than one additional material, they should be numbered for each addition. Appendices should be given at the end of the references.

Direct Citations

Direct quotations should be typed in quotation marks “ ” with 9 font size.

Citation Within The Text

Authors must follow common rules suggested by American Psychological Association (APA) when preparing manuscripts to be published in Journal of University Research. In citations with up to five authors, all author names should be given. A work by three to five authors should be cited with listing all the authors at first time. In subsequent citations only the first author’s name followed by “et al.”. In citations of the works by six or more authors, only the first author’s name followed by “et al.” should be used. Some examples are given below:

- If referring will be done at the end of the sentence, the name of the author and the publication year must be cited in parentheses.

 (Matthews, 2001)

(Wegener & Petty, 1994)

(Kernis et al., 1993)

- If referring will be done in the beginning and middle of the sentence, the name of the author and the publication year must be cited in parentheses.

Research by Wegener and Petty (1994) supports……….

Harris et al. (2001) argued………

- When it is required to cite more than one work at the same sentence, sources are specified within parenthesis by ordering author names alphabetically separated with semicolons.

 (Berndt, 2002; Harlow, 1983)

 (Miller, 1999; Shafranske & Mahoney, 1998; Smith et al., 2003)

- When direct citations are used, page numbers should be specified.

As Smith (2012, p. 67) points out “……….”

……… evaluation of children has been studied elsewhere (Matthews, 1979, pp. 34-35).

- When authors have the same last name, first initials should be used with the last names.

(E. Johnson, 2001; L. Johnson, 1998)

- Institutional source

Ministry of Health (2000) showed that tobacco consumption ..........

As stated in the Children's Education Guide (2008)……….

……….(Ministry of Family and Social Policy [MFSP], 2003, p. 5).

……….student number will increase (Ministry of National Education, 2012, p. 7).

References

Authors should follow instructions in the Publication Manual of the APA for the references. The list of references should be provided at the end of the article. Please ensure that every reference cited in the text is also present in the reference list (and vice versa). Reference list entries should be alphabetized by the last names of the first author of each work. More than one reference from the same author(s) in the same year must be identified by the letters 'a', 'b', 'c', etc., placed after the year of publication. Use of DOI is highly encouraged. All references should be written by 10 font size. Some examples are given below:

- Journal articles

Author, A. A., Author, B. B., & Author, C. C. (Year). Title of article. Title of Periodical, volume number(issue number), pages. http://doi.org/xx.xxx/yyyyy 

• Berndt, T. J. (2002). Friendship quality and social development. Current Directions in Psychological Science, 11, 7-10.

• Wegener, D. T., & Petty, R. E. (1994). Mood management across affective states: The hedonic contingency hypothesis. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 66(1), 1034-1048.

• Kernis, M. H., Cornell, D. P., Sun, C. R., Berry, A., Harlow, T., & Bach, J. S. (1993). There's more to self-esteem than whether it is high or low: The importance of stability of self-esteem. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 65, 1190-1204.

§  Berndt, T. J. (1981a). Age changes and changes over time in prosocial intentions and behavior between friends. Developmental Psychology, 17(2), 408-416.

§  Brownlie, D. (2007). Toward effective poster presentations: An annotated bibliography. European Journal of Marketing, 41, 1245-1283. doi:10.1108/03090560710821161

- Book

Author, A. A. (Year of publication). Title of work: Capital letter also for subtitle. Location: Publisher.

• Calfee, R. C., & Valencia, R. R. (1991). APA guide to preparing manuscripts for journal publication. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.

- Edited book

Author, A. A. (Ed.). (Year of publication). Title of work. Location: Publisher.

Author, A. A. (Year of publication). Title of work. Name of Editor (Ed.). Location: Publisher.

• Duncan, G. J., & Brooks-Gunn, J. (Eds.). (1997). Consequences of growing up poor. New York, NY: Russell Sage Foundation.

• Plath, S. (2000). The unabridged journals. K. V. Kukil (Ed.). New York, NY: Anchor.

- Translated book

§  Laplace, P. S. (1951). A philosophical essay on probabilities. (F. W. Truscott & F. L. Emory, Trans.). New York, NY: Dover.

- Article or chapter in an edited book

Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. (Year of publication). Title of chapter. In A. A. Editor & B. B. Editor (Eds.), Title of book (pages of chapter). Location: Publisher.

• O'Neil, J. M., & Egan, J. (1992). Men's and women's gender role journeys: A metaphor for healing, transition, and transformation. In B. R. Wainrib (Ed.), Gender issues across the life cycle (pp. 107-123). New York, NY: Springer.

- Electronic sources

Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. (Date of publication). Title of article. Title of Online Periodical, volume number(issue number if available). Retrieved from 
http://www.someaddress.com/full/url/

• Murray, G. (2005). A duty of care to children and young people in Western Australia: Report on the quality assurance and review of unsubstantiated allegations of abuse in care: 1 April 2004 to 12 September 2005. Retrieved from Western Australia, Department of Child Protection website: http://www.community.wa.gov.au/NR/rdonlyres/851183A4-A822-4592-AB66-C410E453AEEC/0/DCDRPTGwennMurrayreportwithcover2006.pdf

• Goldberg, I. (2000). Dr. Ivan's depression central. Retrieved from http://www.psycom.net/depression.central.html

- Conference proceeding

Author of  Paper, A., & Author of Paper, B. (Year, Month date). Title of paper. In A. Editor, B. Editor, & C. Editor. Title of Published Proceedings. Paper presented at Title of Conference: Subtitle of Conference, Location (inclusive page numbers). Place of publication: Publisher.

Author of  Paper, A., & Author of Paper, B. (Year, Month date). Title of paper. Paper presented at Title of Conference: Subtitle of Conference, Location. doi:10.XXX/XXXXX.XX

Editor, A., & Editor, B. (Eds.). (Year). Title of conference: Subtitle of conference, Location, Date. Place of publication: Name of  Publisher.

• Bickman, L., & Ellis, H. (Eds.). (1990). Preparing psychologists for the 21st century: Proceedings of the National Conference on Graduate Education in Psychology, University of Utah, 1988. Hillsdale, NJ: L. Erlbaum.

• Balakrishnan, R. (2006, 25-26 March). Why aren't we using 3d user interfaces, and will we ever? Paper presented at the IEEE Symposium on 3D User Interfaces. doi:10.1109/VR.2006.148

• Brown, S., & Caste, V. (2004, May). Integrated obstacle detection framework. Paper presented at the IEEE Intelligent Vehicles Symposium, Detroit, MI.

• Wilkinson, R. (1999). Sociology as a marketing feast. In M. Collis, L. Munro, & S. Russell (Eds.), Sociology for the New Millennium. Papers presented at The Australian Sociological Association, held at Monash University, Melbourne, 7-10 December (pp. 281-289). Churchill, Victoria: Celts.

- Newspaper article

Author, A. A. (Year, Month Day). Title of article. Title of Newspaper. Retrieved from 
http://www.someaddress.com/full/url/

• Parker-Pope, T. (2008, May 6). Psychiatry handbook linked to drug industry. The New York Times. Retrieved from http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/05/06/psychiatry-handbook-linked-to-drug-industry/?_r=0

- Published dissertation

Lastname, F. N. (Year). Title of dissertation (Doctoral dissertation). Retrieved from Name of database. (Accession or Order Number)

• Biswas, S. (2008). A neuroprotective treatment target in Parkinson's disease. Retrieved from ProQuest Digital Dissertations. (W20XXXXXX).

- Unpublished dissertation

Lastname, F. N. (Year). Title of dissertation (Unpublished doctoral dissertation). Name of Institution, Location.

• Biswas, S. (2008). A neuroprotective treatment target in Parkinson's disease (Unpublished doctoral dissertation). Murdoch University, Perth, Western Australia.

- Institution

National Institute of Mental Health. (1990). Clinical training in serious mental illness (DHHS Publication No. ADM 90-1679). Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office.

- Data set

United States Department of Housing and Urban Development. (2008). Indiana income limits [Data Files]. Retrieved from http://www.huduser.org/Datasets/IL/IL08/in_fy2008.pdf

- Powerpoint

Roberts, K. F. (1998). Federal regulations of chemicals in the environment [PowerPoint slides]. Retrieved from http://siri.uvm.edu/ppt/40hrenv/index.html

For all parties involved in the act of publishing (the author, the editor(s), the peer reviewer and the publisher) it is necessary to agree upon standards of expected ethical behavior. The ethics statements for our journal are based on the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) Best Practice Guidelines for Journal Editors.



1. Duties of the Editors-in-Chief

Fair play
Submitted manuscripts are evaluated for their intellectual content without regard to race, gender, sexual orientation, religious belief, ethnic origin, citizenship, or political philosophy of the authors.

Confidentiality
The Editor-in-Chief and any editorial staff must not disclose any information about a submitted manuscript to anyone other than the corresponding author, reviewers, potential reviewers, other editorial advisers, and the publisher, as appropriate.

Disclosure and conflicts of interest
Unpublished materials disclosed in a submitted manuscript must not be used in an Editor's own research without the explicit written consent of the author(s).

Publication decisions
The handling Editor-in-Chief of the journal is responsible for deciding which of the submitted articles should be published. The Editor-in-Chief may be guided by the policies of the journal's Editorial Board and constrained by such legal requirements as shall then be in force regarding libel, copyright infringement and plagiarism. The Editor-in-Chief may confer with other editors or reviewers in making this decision.

2. Duties of Peer Reviewers

Contribution to editorial decisions
Peer review assists the Editor-in-Chief in making editorial decisions and, through the editorial communication with the author, may also assist the author in improving the manuscript.

Promptness
Any invited referee who feels unqualified to review the research reported in a manuscript or knows that its timely review will be impossible should immediately notify the Editor-in-Chief so that alternative reviewers can be contacted.

Confidentiality
Any manuscripts received for review must be treated as confidential documents. They must not be shown to or discussed with others except if authorized by the Editor-in-Chief.

Standards of objectivity
Reviews should be conducted objectively. Personal criticism of the author is inacceptable. Referees should express their views clearly with appropriate supporting arguments.

Acknowledgment of sources
Reviewers should identify relevant published work that has not been cited by the authors. Any statement that an observation, derivation, or argument had been previously reported should be accompanied by the relevant citation. A reviewer should also call to the Editor's attention any substantial similarity or overlap between the manuscript under consideration and any other published data of which they have personal knowledge.

Disclosure and conflict of interest
Privileged information or ideas obtained through peer review must be kept confidential and not used for personal advantage. Reviewers should not consider evaluating manuscripts in which they have conflicts of interest resulting from competitive, collaborative, or other relationships or connections with any of the authors, companies, or institutions connected to the submission.

3. Duties of Authors

Reporting standards
Authors reporting results of original research should present an accurate account of the work performed as well as an objective discussion of its significance. Underlying data should be represented accurately in the manuscript. A paper should contain sufficient detail and references to permit others to replicate the work. Fraudulent or knowingly inaccurate statements constitute unethical behavior and are unacceptable.

Originality and Plagiarism
The authors should ensure that they have written entirely original works, and if the authors have used the work and/or words of others that this has been appropriately cited or quoted.

Multiple, redundant or concurrent publication
An author should not in general publish manuscripts describing essentially the same research in more than one journal or primary publication. Parallel submission of the same manuscript to more than one journal constitutes unethical publishing behavior and is unacceptable.

Acknowledgment of sources
Proper acknowledgment of the work of others must always be given. Authors should also cite publications that have been influential in determining the nature of the reported work.

Authorship of a manuscript
Authorship should be limited to those who have made a significant contribution to the conception, design, execution, or interpretation of the reported study. All those who have made significant contributions should be listed as coauthors. Where there are others who have participated in certain substantive aspects of the research project, they should be named in an Acknowledgement section.

The corresponding author
The corresponding author should ensure that all appropriate co-authors (according to the above definition) and no inappropriate co-authors are included in the author list of the manuscript, and that all co-authors have seen and approved the final version of the paper and have agreed to its submission for publication.

Hazards and human or animal subjects
If the work involves chemicals, procedures or equipment that have any unusual hazards inherent in their use, the authors must clearly identify these in the manuscript.

Disclosure and conflicts of interest
All authors should disclose in their manuscript any financial or other substantive conflict of interest that might be construed to influence the results or their interpretation in the manuscript. All sources of financial support for the project should be disclosed.

Fundamental errors in published works
When an author discovers a significant error or inaccuracy in his/her own published work, it is the author’s obligation to promptly notify the journal’s Editor-in-Chief or publisher and cooperate with them to either retract the paper or to publish an appropriate erratum.


4. Publisher’s Confirmation

In cases of alleged or proven scientific misconduct, fraudulent publication or plagiarism the publisher, in close collaboration with the Editors-in-Chief, will take all appropriate measures to clarify the situation and to amend the article in question. This includes the prompt publication of an erratum or, in the most severe cases, the complete retraction of the affected work.

The Publisher and the Journal do not discriminate on the basis of age, color, religion, creed, disability, marital status, veteran status, national origin, race, gender, genetic predisposition or carrier status, or sexual orientation in its publishing programs, services and activities.

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