REVIEW PROCESS

The evaluation process involves two sequential steps: the desk review and the peer review.

Desk Review:

• All submissions to the journal are first evaluated by the editor-in-chief for their relevance to the journal's scope and compliance with writing guidelines.  
• Submission that do not comply with a scientific writing format in terms of content and form are rejected by the editor-in-chief without starting the refereeing process, or the vice editors can request revision in the manuscripts.
• The editor-in-chief and  the vice editors reserve the right to request revisions for any formatting issues not specified in these guidelines. 
• After the second revision request, submissions that do not comply with content and formatting requirements, or submissions that are not corrected within 20 days following the revision request, will be returned without further evaluation.
• Research articles, review articles, and book reviews are published in the journal. Articles are reviewed by the editor-in-chief on the basis of criteria such as originality, contribution to science, language, and article type. The editor-in-chief reserves the right to change or return the type of article, in consultation with the authors, if the editor-in-chief agrees that the article type differs from that specified by the field editors or reviewers.
  
  

Peer Review:

• Studies that have completed the desk review process are sent to a sufficient number of reviewers (at least two reviewers) for evaluation.

DOCUMENTS

The submitted manuscripts should not contain any information about the authors. The authors must enter all their information (name, surname, title, ORCID, contact information, etc) into the system completely during the article submission phase. The following documents must be fully uploaded to the system during the submission process:

1. Full Text File (Template)  
2. Title Page
3. Copyright Transfer Form (Each author must fill in and sign separately.)
4. Confilict of Interest and Author Contribituon Form (Each author must fill in and sign separately.)
5. Originality Report
6. Ethical Approval Form (if required)
7. Article Withdrawal Form (if required)
8. Authorship Waiver Form (if required)

GENERAL RULES

• The language of publication of the journal is English since January 1, 2025.
• The studies submitted to the journal should be original.
• The studies should not have been previously published and concurrently submitted for publication elsewhere.
• If ethics committee approval is required for the research; "Ethical Approval Form" should be uploaded to the system together with the article.
• Any plagiarism including self-plagiarism cannot be tolerated by the journal.
• The studies are checked for originality and artificial intelligence by using anti-plagiarism software. The editorial board of the journal has adopted the following rules in terms of plagiarism and artificial intelligence usage policy:

            - Studies with a similarity score higher than %20 (bibliography excluded) are rejected without being evaluated or requested for revision.

            - Studies with a similarity score %20 or lower (bibliography excluded) are included in the review process.

            - Studies with an artificial intelligence usage score higher than %20 are rejected being evaluated or requested for revision.

            - Studies with an artificial intelligence usage %20 or lower are included in the review process.

MAIN TEXT WRITING RULES

• Page layout should be set top 2.5 cm, left 2.5 cm, right 2.5 cm and bottom 2.5 cm.
• The text should be written in Times New Roman font with 11 font size. It should be justified with 1.5 line spacing.
  
• There should be single line (12 point-pt) space between paragraphs.
• Each paragraph should start 1 cm from the left.
• The study should not exceed 30 pages including the bibliography.
• Headings should not be numbered. There should be three levels of heading in the studies:

            - Level 1: Left aligned, bold and all capitals

            - Level 2: Left aligned, bold and title case

            - Level 3: Left aligned, bold and sentence case 

• The titles of tables and figures should be left aligned and only the first letter of the first word should be upper case. If there are references, they should be placed just below the tables and figures. (For example; Table 1: Variable types and classification used in the research).
• If equation numbers are used, they should be given in parentheses, justified to the right.

ABSTRACT

• The abstract of the study should be between 100 and 200 words in length.
• The study must include at least two JEL codes.
• The titles of the abstract, keywords, and codes should be bold, left-aligned, and capitalized only on the first letter. The text should be formatted in Times New Roman font, 10-point font size, and single line spacing. 
• In the abstract, title of the manuscript should be centered horizontally. Title should be written in Times New Roman font and in capital letters with 13 font size.
  
  

IN-TEXT CITATIONS

All sources in the references must be cited in the study. In-text citations should not be given as footnotes, citations should be written in accordance with the following formal rules (APA Style 7the:

• A work by one author: (Hull, 2018) or (Hull, 2018, p. 21)
• A work by two authors: (Chance & Brooks, 2010) or (Chance & Brooks, 2010, p. 150)
• A work by three or more authors: (Bakshi et al., 2003) or (Bakshi et al., 2003, p. 3)
• Organization as an author (first citation): (The Central Bank of the Republic of Türkiye [CBRT], 2003)
• Organization as an author (subsequent citation): (CBRT, 2003)
• Two or more works in the same parentheses: (Hull, 2018; Bakshi et al., 2003)
• Two or more works by the same author in the same year: (Hull, 2018a; Hull, 2018b)

REFERENCES

• The reference list should be prepared in Times New Roman font, with single line spacing and an 11-point font size.
• The sources should be listed in alphabetical order.
• The journal uses APA (American Psychological Association) Style 7th Edition in citing references. Examples of APA 7 citations for frequently used sources are provided below. For specific examples, please visit the APA Style 7th Edition website.

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