Article must be written in MS Word and the page format must be like stated below.

Paper Size: A4 Vertical

Type Size (Regular Text): 12

Type Size (Footnote Text): 9

Paragraph Spacing: 6 nk

Paragraph Indent: 1.25

Top-bottom, left-right margins: 2.5 cm

Line Spacing: 1

Font: Times News Roman (In the special font used papers, the font used should be sent with the papers.)

Font Style: Normal



Title: The title should be written in Times New Roman font, 12 points, in bold letters, reflecting the content and scope of the paper. The first letter of the words in the title of the paper must be written in capital letters and must consist of a maximum of 12 words.

Abstract

At the beginning of the paper, there must be an abstract in Turkish and English, consisting of a minimum of 150 and a maximum of 300 words, expressing the subject shortly and concisely. The objectives, methods, results, conclusions of the research should be briefly mentioned in the abstract.



Keywords

A minimum of 3 and a maximum of 5 keywords reflecting the content of the paper must be added under the abstracts. Each keyword should be separated by commas and written in lower case.

Subtitles

No numbering should be made in the Introduction, Conclusion and References sections of the paper. Subtitles gradually should be numbered in the form “1.1, 2.3, 3.2.2, 4.1.3.1 etc.”. Subtitles should be written with the first letter capitalized.

Footnotes

Footnotes should not be used to cite references, and explanations that are indirectly related to the main topic of the paper should be made by using footnotes starting from number 1. Footnotes should be written in 9 points at the bottom of the page.

Citations and References

Direct quotations in the article should be given in quotation marks. Quotations exceeding five lines should be intended 1.5 cm from the right and left margin in 10 points. Reference citation in the text should be written as stated below, with the surname, year and page number in parentheses:

Citation in the text:

1. Reference to a specific sentence, concept or paragraph;

…(Kara, 2012: 644)

2. Reference to a whole article or book;

… (Kara, 2020) or Kara (2020) states…

3. Reference to a publication with more than two authors;

… (Atabay et al., 1976: 16). or Atabay et al. (1976: 16)

4. Reference to a publication with two authors;

…according to (Özçelik & Erten, 2011: 101-102) or Özçelik and Erten (2011: 101-102)

5. The name of the study is written for studies which have unknown dates and authors;

…(İnan, t.y.: 10)

6. The original source will be also indicated for citations from the secondary source.

…. (Çayıldak 2021: 28, as cited in Belli, 2018 )

Reference List

The papers should be written alphabetically according to the surnames of the authors as stated below. The reference list must include only those references which are cited in the text of the paper. References with the same authors in the same order must be arranged by year of publication. An author’s publications that are published in the same year must be arranged as (2021a, 2021b).

Sample Reference List

One author

Castle, E. B. (1970). The Teacher. London: Oxford University Press.

Two authors

McCandless, B. R. and Evans, E. D. (1973). Children and Youth: Psychosocial Development. Hinsdale, IL: Dryden Press.

Three or more authors (list each author)

Smith, V., Barr, R. and Burke, D. (1976). Alternatives in Education: Freedom to Choose. Bloomington, IN: Phi Delta Kappa, Educational Foundation.

Editor or compiler as author

Burley, J., & Harris, J. (Eds.). (2002). A Companion to Genetics. Blackwell.

Chapter in a book edited by another

Medley, D. M. (1983). Teacher Effectiveness. In H. E. Mitzel (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Educational Research (Vol. 4, pp. 1894-1903). New York: The Free Press.

Unpublished Master’s Thesis

Stewart, Y. (2000). Dressing the Tarot [Unpublished Master’s Thesis]. Auckland University of Technology.

Unpublished Doctoral Dissertation or Thesis

Harris, L. (2014). Instructional Leadership Perceptions and Practices of Elementary School Leaders [Unpublished Doctoral Dissertation]. University of Virginia.

The Journal of Philology Bengu is an open-access, peer-reviewed journal and is published online twice a year (November-May) in six-month periods. The special issue can also be published by decision of the Editorial Board.
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