TÜBA-HER Journal is a periodical international refereed journal of the Turkish Academy of Sciences. Articles written in Turkish and English can be published in the journal. The number of pages of articles to be published in TÜBA-HER should not exceed 25 pages, including text and images. However, the Editorial Board or Advisory Board may express an opinion on the page limit, provided that the quality of the work is not lost.
Similarity reports of all articles submitted to TÜBA-HER are created with the iThenticate program and can be taken into the referee process after being evaluated by the relevant committees in terms of publication ethics and plagiarism.
1. Submission Policy
- Originality principle: Submissions to the journal must not have been previously published elsewhere or submitted to another publication at the same time. The fundamental criteria for publication are that submitted articles must be methodologically sound, original to the field, and make new contributions.
- Commitment to ethical conduct: Articles submitted to the journal are subject to the same review process as other articles to ensure fairness, transparency, and high publishing standards. When using works obtained from museums or institutions that require permission, the source must be cited and, if necessary, permission letters must be shared.
- Double-blind peer review: Article evaluation processes are conducted based on the principles of impartiality, confidentiality, and adherence to COPE principles. Authors do not know the identities of the reviewers. Reviewers also do not know the authors of the work they are evaluating. Information about the working principles and responsibilities of reviewers in the article evaluation process can be found on the Reviewer Guidelines page.
The suitability of articles submitted to the journal in terms of the journal’s purpose and scope, ethical principles, publication policies, and writing rules forms the basis for preliminary evaluation.
2. Application Files
Applications to the journal are only accepted through DergiPark. The following files must be uploaded to the
DergiPark page as separate files:
Articles submitted to the journal may be in the form of research articles, compilations, book reviews, reports, interviews, or translations. There is a word limit of 4000–8000 words for research articles and compilations, and 1500–3000 words for other types of publications.
3. Format of the Article
Form of the Document: The documents to be submitted should be Word documents with (.doc or .docx) extension. Manuscripts should be prepared in accordance with the descriptions in the headings below:
1. Letter of Application
In the letter addressed to the Editorial Board, it should be clearly stated that the study has not been published before, is not in the evaluation process elsewhere, is an original work, and has been prepared in accordance with scientific norms and ethical rules, and it should be signed by the author(s).
2. Title Page
The title page should be prepared to be uploaded to the system as a separate file, and information such as the author’s name and institutional identity should not be mentioned directly or indirectly on any page other than the title page.
- Full title of the article in bold, 14 pt and centered
- Full name(s), title(s), and ORCID code(s) of the author(s)
- The name of the institution where the study was conducted or to which the author(s) are affiliated (university/faculty/department) and the city (indicating authors from different departments or institutions) (Turkish and English)
- Name of the corresponding author together with correspondence address, telephone and e-mail address
- Name, project number and date of the fund or organization supporting the study, if any
- If the study has been previously presented at a congress or similar scientific meeting (provided that only the abstract has been published), an explanation (in Turkish and English)
- Declaration of compliance with the Personal Data Protection Law and copyright regulations applicable to intellectual and artistic works
- Declaration regarding Conflict of Interest
- Where necessary, information regarding ethics committee approval and legal permission should be included. You can find out which studies require ethics committee approval on the journal’s Ethical Principles and Publication Policy page.
3. Abstract Page
The abstract should provide a brief overview of the study’s subject, the reason for conducting the research, the primary objective of the research, what it aims to address, and its contribution to the literature, as well as the methods and approaches used in the research. The abstract should include the primary findings and results of the research, the implications of these results, and recommendations for future research or applications. The abstract should be written in a single paragraph, between 150 and 250 words, using concise and clear language. At least 3 and at most 5 keywords should be provided at the end of the abstract. For Turkish articles, an English abstract and keywords should also be added after the article abstract.
All articles must use the structured abstract format. The abstract should be organized under the following four headings:
1. Objective
2. Methods
3. Results
4. Conclusions and Recommendations
The abstract should reflect the main points of the study in a clear and concise manner. The total length should be no more than 300 words, and each subheading should be approximately 50–100 words. Consistency in word count between sections is recommended. References should not be included in the text. A section titled “Key Findings” highlighting the study's salient points may be added at the end of the abstract.
Keywords: Should be limited to 3–5 words.
Structured Abstract Template
1. Purpose
The purpose, focus, research problem, and objectives of the study should be clearly stated. The reason for conducting the research, the theoretical or practical gap it aims to fill, and its unique contribution to the field should be emphasized.
2. Method
The research design (qualitative, quantitative, or mixed), population and sample structure, data collection tools, and analysis techniques should be clearly defined. The design used (e.g., descriptive survey, phenomenology, correlational analysis, etc.) should be specified, and the data collection process should be briefly explained. In addition, information such as validity and reliability processes and ethical committee approval should also be included in this section.
3. Findings
The main findings obtained from the research should be presented directly, clearly, and concisely. Findings should be expressed based on qualitative or quantitative data, briefly mentioning important statistical results (e.g., p-value, correlation coefficient, mean difference). No interpretation should be made in the findings section; only the results obtained from the data should be included.
4. Conclusions and Recommendations
Research results should be discussed in relation to the relevant literature, and the meaning of the findings and their contribution to the field should be clearly stated. The limitations of the study should be appropriately stated, and the importance of the results for application, policy, or future research should be emphasized. Concrete and actionable recommendations for future research should be provided.
4. Main Text
The following standards should be followed for the article text to be prepared:
| Font to be used in the text | Times New Roman |
| Font size to be used in the main text | 11 point |
| Font size to be used in figure captions | 9 point |
| Font size to be used in the footnotes section | 9 point |
| Page size and margins | On an A4 size page, 2.5 cm margins on the left, 2 cm on the right, 2 cm on the top and 2 cm on the bottom |
| Line spacing | Single |
| Paragraph spacing | 0.6 nk |
| Paragraph head | The entire text is written left-aligned; the right edge is left ragged. |
| Heading levels | 1st level headings: TIMES NEW ROMAN, 12 PT, BOLD, CAPITAL LETTERS.
2nd level headings: TIMES NEW ROMAN, 12 PT, REGULAR, CAPITAL LETTERS.
3rd level headings: Times New Roman, 12 pt, regular, in lower case, with Only the First Letters of Words Capitalized.
4th level headings: At the beginning of a paragraph. Times New Roman, 12 pt, regular, lower case, italic. |
5. Reference Imprint
In reference citations, the following arrangement scheme is applied in order to comply with the in-text display technique and to access the source more easily. The author’s name information and publication date should appear on the first line; on the second line should appear (respectively) the title of the publication, the place where it was published (book, festschrift, journal, etc., with volume and issue information, if any), the place of publication, the publishing house (if any), and the page information.
6. Tables, Figures and Appendices
All visual materials such as tables, figures and photographs included in the text should be sent in a separate file in the order in which they appear in the text. It is mandatory to provide the sources of all images included in the text and to indicate them in the bibliography. Obtaining permission for use is the responsibility of the author(s). Permission to use images that do not belong to the authors must be declared by the author when the article is accepted for publication. The main text of the scientific study and all tables and images included in the study must be related toeach other; images or documents that do not contribute to the text should not be included; the text should be supported by visual references within the text.
All visual materials (photographs, figures, plates, etc.) related to scientific studies will be evaluated in the relevant place within the text. However, in line with the author’s suggestion, it is also possible to evaluate the visuals at the end of the text. In this case, the visuals are included in the visuals section. This section is the last section of the scientific work following the main text, notes, bibliography and appendices (inventory list and charts longer than 1 A4 page, etc.).
All images are numbered consecutively starting from one without interruption. If a group of photographs is to be used on a plate, the photographs in the plate should be numbered independently starting from 1 or from A, and any image in the plate should be referable in the text when necessary (e.g., Figure 1, Photo. 5).
Image titles are written aligned to the left above the image, and their English equivalents are given in italics. In the title, the first letter of each word—except conjunctions—is capitalized. If a reference is to be given, it is provided in accordance with in-text citation. Authors are not required to cite sources for images that belong to them, but they must cite sources for images that do not belong to them. Internet sources are also cited in the text according to APA 7 and listed in the references. Sources must be cited for images of works obtained from museums or institutions that require permission. Sample title writing is as follows:
Visuals by the author
Figure 2
Ankara Ethnography Museum Backyard
Visuals taken from a website:
Figure 10
Kuzuluk from a 1935 Photograph of Zelve (Library of Congress, 1935)
Visuals of objects subject to permission from institutions such as museums:
Figure 7
Grave Stele of Demetrios and His Wife Aeliane (©Amasra Archeology Museum)
Supplementary materials (datasets, supplementary tables, figures, etc.) should be presented on separate pages under the heading “Appendices” after the reference list. Page numbers should not be added to appendix pages. If the author prefers not to include certain appendices (tables, figures, inventory lists, catalogs, etc.) within the pages of the main text, these may be provided as a separate section after the main report text, starting on a new page and numbered as APPENDIX 1, APPENDIX 2. The titles of the appendix sections are the same as the 1st level headings explained above.
7. Full Paper File
All content including title (in Turkish and English), abstracts and keywords (in Turkish and English), main text, extended English abstract for Turkish articles, all images (at 300 DPI and embedded into the Word file), references and appendices should be uploaded to the system in a single file. Author information contained in the file should be anonymized/hidden.
4. In-text Citations and Reference List
Sources should be listed in alphabetical order without numbering. All sources must be cited in the text.
• In-text citation
Works with one or two authors
For a work with one or two authors, include the author surname(s) in each citation.
In a study by Veeramah (2004) …
In a study examining the research utilization rates of health professionals … (Veeramah, 2004).
According to Dembo and Gibson (1985), education is …
Education is generally defined as … (Dembo & Gibson, 1985).
Works with three or more authors
For a work with three or more authors: if the language of the article is Turkish, write the first author’s surname followed by “ve ark.”; if the language is English, write the first author’s surname followed by “et al.”
As conducted by Williams and colleagues (1994) …
……………………………… (Williams ve ark., 2010)
……………………………… (Williams et al., 2010)
First citation of a group author
(World Health Organization [WHO], 2006)
Subsequent citations
(WHO, 2006).
• Authors with the same surname:
If two or more authors with the same surname appear in the reference list, give initials in the text as well—even if the years differ.
Studies conducted by N. Milner (1985) and A. Milner (1990) …
• Two or more works in the same parentheses:
Multiple works by the same author(s) are ordered by year of publication; “in press” works, if any, are placed last. Give the author surnames once, followed by the years for each work.
(Hockenberry & Wilson, 2011, 2013).
(Hockenberry, 2010, 2013, 2016, in press).
• Multiple works by the same author in the same year:
Use the letters a, b, c after the year to distinguish.
(Kleber, 1990a, 1990b, 1990c; Wang, 1992 in press-a, 1992 in press-b)
• Two or more works by different authors:
List within the same parentheses in alphabetical order by surname; separate works with semicolons. For example:
Various studies … (Kajermo, 2008; Kuuppelomeki, 2003; Rycroft-Malone, 2004).
In-Text Citation Styles
| Author Type Examples |
| One author | (Luna, 2020) |
| Two authors | (Salas & D’Agostino, 2020) |
| Three or more authors | (Martin et al., 2020) |
Group author, abbreviated
first citation | (National Institute of Mental Health [NIMH], 2020) |
Group author, abbreviated
subsequent citations | (NIMH, 2020) |
Group author, unabbreviated
| (Stanford University, 2020) |
* If your article is in Turkish, format your in-text citations according to Turkish conventions; if it is in English, follow English conventions.
** Define the abbreviation for a group author only once in the text, choosing either the parenthetical or narrative form. Thereafter, use the abbreviation wherever the group appears.
• Reference List
Prepare according to the general examples below. For works with multiple authors, include an “&” before the final author up to 20 authors. For works with more than 20 authors, list the first 19, then insert an ellipsis ( … ) and add the final author. Journal titles should be written in full (not abbreviated) and in italics. For books, titles should be in sentence case (only the first word and proper nouns capitalized) and italicized. For books with multiple editions, the edition should be indicated, and for books without a DOI, the publisher must be provided. DOIs should be written in lower case as a URL beginning with https://doi.org/ without spaces.
1. Journal article with a DOI
McCauley, S. M., & Christiansen, M. H. (2019). Language learning as language use: A cross-linguistic model of child language development. Psychological Review, 126(1), 1–51. https://doi.org/10.1037/rev0000126
Parenthetical citation: (McCauley & Christiansen, 2019)
Narrative citation
Turkish article: McCauley ve Christiansen (2019)
English article: McCauley and Christiansen (2019)
2. Internet resources
If you used a website in your article, name the website in the text and place the URL in parentheses. For example, if you used a website to build a survey, mention it in the text. We created our survey using Qualtrics (https://www.qualtrics.com
).
Citations of web pages in APA 7 format should be presented as follows: (Year, Month, Day). If a single author is given for the web page, list the author first.
• Surname, N. N. (Year, Month Day). Title of page. Site Name. Retrieved Day Month, Year, from URL
Turkish article:
• Bologna, C. (2019, October 31). Why some people with anxiety love watching horror movies. HuffPost. Retrieved 7 January 2025 from https://www.huffpost.com/entry/anxiety-love-watching-horrormovies_l_5d277587e4b02a5a5d57b59e
English article:
• National Institute of Mental Health. (2018, July). Anxiety disorders. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health. Retrieved January 7, 2025, from https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/topics/anxiety-disorders/index.shtml
3. Journal article from a URL without a DOI
Ahmann, E., Tuttle, L. J., Saviet, M., & Wright, S. D. (2018). A descriptive review of ADHD coaching research: Implications for college students. Journal of Postsecondary Education and Disability, 31(1), 17–39. https://www.ahead.org/professional
Parenthetical citation
Turkish article: (Ahmann ve ark., 2018)
English article: (Ahmann et al., 2018)
Narrative citation
Turkish article: Ahmann ve ark. (2018)
English article: Ahmann et al. (2018)
4. Journal article with a DOI, 21 or more authors
Kalnay, E., Kanamitsu, M., Kistler, R., Collins, W., Deaven, D., Gandin, L., Iredell, M., Saha, S., White, G., Woollen, J., Zhu, Y., Chelliah, M., Ebisuzaki, W., Higgins, W., Janowiak, J., Mo, K. C., Ropelewski, C., Wang, J., Leetmaa, A., … Joseph, D. (1996). The NCEP/NCAR 40-year reanalysis project. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, 77(3), 437–471. http://doi.org/fg6rf9
Parenthetical citation
Turkish article: (Kalnay ve ark., 1996)
English article: (Kalnay et al., 1996)
Narrative citation
Turkish article: Kalnay ve ark. (1996)
English article: Kalnay et al. (1996)
5. Article in a special section or special issue of a journal
Lilienfeld, S. O. (Ed.). (2018). Heterodox issues in psychology [Special section]. Archives of Scientific Psychology, 6(1), 51–104.
McDaniel, S. H., Salas, E., & Kazak, A. E. (Eds.). (2018). The science of teamwork [Special issue]. American Psychologist, 73(4).
Parenthetical citation
Turkish article: (Lilienfeld, 2018; McDaniel ve ark., 2018)
English article: (Lilienfeld, 2018; McDaniel et al., 2018)
Narrative citation
Turkish article: Lilienfeld (2018) ve McDaniel ve ark. (2018)
English article: Lilienfeld (2018) and McDaniel et al. (2018)
6. Book with a DOI
Brown, L. S. (2018). Feminist therapy (2nd ed.). American Psychological Association. https://doi.org/10.1037/0000092-000
Parenthetical citation: (Brown, 2018)
Narrative citation
Turkish article: Brown (2018)
English article: Brown (2018)
7. Book without a DOI from academic databases or in print
Burgess, R. (2019). Rethinking global health: Frameworks of power. Routledge.
Parenthetical citation: (Burgess, 2019)
Narrative citation: Burgess (2019)
8. E-book or audiobook without a DOI, with URL
Cain, S. (2012). Quiet: The power of introverts in a world that can’t stop talking (K. Mazur, Narr.) [Audiobook]. Random House Audio. http://bit.ly/2G0BpbI
Christian, B., & Griffiths, T. (2016). Algorithms to live by: The computer science of human decisions. Henry Holt and Co. http://a.co/7qGBZAk
Parenthetical citation: (Cain, 2012; Christian & Griffiths, 2016)
Narrative citation
Turkish article: Cain (2012) ve Christian ve Griffiths (2016)
English article: Cain (2012) and Christian and Griffiths (2016)
9. Edited book without a DOI from academic databases or in print
Hacker Hughes, J. (Ed.). (2017). Military veteran psychological health and social care: Contemporary approaches. Routledge.
Parenthetical citation: (Hacker Hughes, 2017)
Narrative citation: Hacker Hughes (2017)
10. Translated book
Piaget, J., & Inhelder, B. (1969). The psychology of the child (H. Weaver, Trans.; 2nd ed.). Basic Books. (Original work published 1966)
Parenthetical citation: (Piaget & Inhelder, 1966/1969)
Narrative citation
Turkish article: Piaget ve Inhelder (1966/1969)
English article: Piaget and Inhelder (1966/1969)
11. Book series
Madigan, S. (2019). Narrative therapy (2nd ed.). American Psychological Association. https://doi.org/10.1037/0000131-000
Parenthetical citation: (Madigan, 2019)
Narrative citation: Madigan (2019)
12. Book chapter with a DOI
Turkish: Balsam, K. F., Martell, C. R., Jones, K. P., & Safren, S. A. (2019). Affirmative cognitive behavior therapy with sexual and gender minority people. G. Y. Iwamasa & P. A. Hays (Ed.), Culturally responsive cognitive behavior therapy: Practice and supervision (2. baskı, s. 287–314) içinde. American Psychological Association. https://doi.org/10.1037/0000119-012
English: Balsam, K. F., Martell, C. R., Jones, K. P., & Safren, S. A. (2019). Affirmative cognitive behavior therapy with sexual and gender minority people. In G. Y. Iwamasa & P. A. Hays (Eds.), Culturally responsive cognitive behavior therapy: Practice and supervision (2nd ed., pp. 287–314). American Psychological Association. https://doi.org/10.1037/0000119-012
Parenthetical citation
Turkish article: (Balsam ve ark., 2019)
English article: (Balsam et al., 2019)
Narrative citation
Turkish article: Balsam ve ark. (2019)
English article: Balsam et al. (2019)
13. Book chapter without a DOI
Turkish: Weinstock, R., Leong, G. B., & Silva, J. A. (2003). Defining forensic psychiatry: Roles and responsibilities. R. Rosner (Ed.), Principles and practice of forensic psychiatry (2. baskı, s. 7–13) içinde. CRC Press.
English: Weinstock, R., Leong, G. B., & Silva, J. A. (2003). Defining forensic psychiatry: Roles and responsibilities. In R. Rosner (Ed.), Principles and practice of forensic psychiatry (2nd ed., pp. 7–13). CRC Press.
Parenthetical citation
Turkish article: (Weinstock ve ark., 2003)
English article: (Weinstock et al., 2003)
Narrative citation
Turkish article: Weinstock ve ark. (2003)
English article: Weinstock et al. (2003)
14. Report by a government agency or other organization
Australian Government Productivity Commission & New Zealand Productivity Commission. (2012). Strengthening trans-Tasman economic relations. https://www.pc.gov.au/inquiries/completed/australia-new-zealand/report/trans-tasman.pdf
Canada Council for the Arts. (2013). What we heard: Summary of key findings: 2013 Canada Council’s Inter-Arts Office consultation. http://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2017/canadacouncil/K23-65-2013-eng.pdf
National Cancer Institute. (2018). Facing forward: Life after cancer treatment (NIH Publication No. 18-2424). U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health. https://www.cancer.gov/publications/patient-education/life-after-treatment.pdf
Parenthetical citation
Turkish article: (Australian Government Productivity Commission ve New Zealand Productivity Commission, 2012; Canada Council for the Arts, 2013; National Cancer Institute, 2018)
English article: (Australian Government Productivity Commission & New Zealand Productivity Commission, 2012; Canada Council for the Arts, 2013; National Cancer Institute, 2018)
Narrative citation
Turkish article: Australian Government Productivity Commission ve New Zealand Productivity Commission (2012), Canada Council for the Arts (2013) ve National Cancer Institute (2018)
English article: Australian Government Productivity Commission and New Zealand Productivity Commission (2012), Canada Council for the Arts (2013), and National Cancer Institute (2018)
15. Unpublished theses
Harris, L. (2014). Instructional leadership perceptions and practices of elementary school leaders [Unpublished doctoral dissertation]. University of Virginia.
Parenthetical citation: (Harris, 2014)
Narrative citation: Harris (2014)
16. Dictionary
American Psychological Association. (n.d.). Positive transference. In APA dictionary of psychology. Retrieved August 31, 2019, from https://dictionary.apa.org/positive-transference
Parenthetical citation
Turkish article: (American Psychological Association, t.y.; Merriam-Webster, n.d.)
English article: (American Psychological Association, n.d.; Merriam-Webster, n.d.)
Narrative citation
Turkish article: American Psychological Association (t.y.) ve Merriam-Webster (n.d.)
English article: American Psychological Association (n.d.) and Merriam-Webster (n.d.)
17. Conference proceedings references
Conference papers published in a journal
Duckworth, A. L., Quirk, A., Gallop, R., Hoyle, R. H., Kelly, D. R., & Matthews, M. D. (2019). Cognitive and noncognitive predictors of success. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, USA, 116(47), 23499–23504. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1910510116
Conference proceedings published as a book
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
Conference papers published as a book chapter
Turkish article: Bedenel, A.-L., Jourdan, L., & Biernacki, C. (2019). Probability estimation by an adapted genetic algorithm in web insurance. R. Battiti, M. Brunato, I. Kotsireas, & P. Pardalos (Ed.), Lecture notes in computer science: Vol. 11353. Learning and intelligent optimization (s. 225–240) içinde. Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-05348-2_21
English article: Bedenel, A.-L., Jourdan, L., & Biernacki, C. (2019). Probability estimation by an adapted genetic algorithm in web insurance. In R. Battiti, M. Brunato, I. Kotsireas, & P. Pardalos (Eds.), Lecture notes in computer science: Vol. 11353. Learning and intelligent optimization (pp. 225–240). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-05348-2_21
5. Publication Process
Accepted articles are taken into the design process, and only minor corrections can be made at this stage. For texts found to be in violation of writing rules, authors may only be asked to make corrections related to APA 7 compliance.
6. Acknowledgment of Funding
If there is any in-kind or financial support for the production of the article, it must be indicated as a footnote on the first page if there is no acknowledgments section. Example: This study was supported within the scope of [Project Name or Number] provided by [Institution Name].
7. Declaration of Conflict of Interest
The author(s) explicitly declare that there is no personal or financial conflict of interest within the scope of the study.
8. Use of Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Detailed information on comprehensive principles and responsibilities regarding the use of generative artificial intelligence for authors, editors, and reviewers can be found on the Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) Policy page.