Author Guide
Responsibilities of Writers
• Article Writing
All authors cited as research writers must contribute to the research substantially. Other contributors should be listed as co-authors. Contributors to the research should be mentioned as 'contributors'. The corresponding author should take the consent of other authors before sending the study to the journal. Those who do not have a direct contribution to the research should not be listed as authors.• Originality and Authenticity
All data in the study must be true and original. The author should present an objective discussion of the importance of his work based on accurate data. Intentionally presenting false information is unacceptable and an unethical behavior.• Multiple, Unnecessary and Simultaneous Publishing
The author should not attempt to publish the same research in more than one journal, or attempt to republish a previously published article, and should comply with scientific research and publication ethics. Such attempts are unacceptable unethical behaviors.
• Citing Resources
It is mandatory to show / cite all sources used in the study.• Disclosure and Conflict of Interest
All authors must clearly state any potential financial and interest conflicts that may affect the results of the study. If financial support has been received for the study, its sources should be indicated.
• Publishing Fee
No fee is charged from the authors for any research published in our journal.• Correction of Published Studies
It is the author's responsibility to inform the editor if any significant deficit or mistake is detected in the published work. The author should cooperate with the editorial team of our journal in order to take the necessary actions to correct the situation.• Withdrawal of the Article
The author can only withdraw the work evaluated in the publishing processes at the pre-check stage. Works cannot be withdrawn at other stages of the publishing process.• Originality and Plagiarism
Authors should aim to make an original research and report. The mentioned literature should be appropriately cited. Uncited mentions from other publications, including the author's own work, are an important moral issue and a crime. If a plagiarism is detected in the articles submitted to our journal, they are removed from the publication processes immediately. If it detected after publication, immediate action is going to be taken about the author and the article.• Double-Blind Refereeing
As double-blind refereeing is applied in our journal, author information should not be written in the article file. In addition, the file information must be deleted in the Word. (File / Info- Check for Issues- Examine Document / Document Inspector / Check. Remove All)• Ethical Statement
In researches conducted on humans and animals, authors must comply with ethical rules.It should be stated that the copyright regulations are complied with for the intellectual and artistic works used.
To use others' scale, questionnaire, photograph, etc. necessary permissions must be obtained from the owners and it should be stated.
In case studies, it should be stated that the "informed consent form" was obtained.
If the research has been conducted in the fields listed below, it is mandatory to upload an “Ethics Committee Approval” in the appendix of the study.
Researches Requiring Ethics Committee Approval
• All kinds of research conducted with qualitative or quantitative approaches that require data collection from participants using questionnaires, interviews, focus group work, observation, experimentation,• Use of humans and animals (including material / data) for experimental or other scientific purposes,
• Clinical studies on humans
• Clinical studies on animals,
• Retrospective studies in accordance with the law on protection of personal data.
For studies requiring Ethics Committee Permission, it is mandatory to upload the permission document during the article application. The researches of the authors who do not upload the document regarding the Ethics Committee Permission will not be evaluated.
Structure of the Articles
• The articles should be adapted to the Article Template of our journal. You can use the video we prepared to adapt to the Article Template.• Article Template
• Guide Video for the Template
• The article's structure should be as follows:
Article Title (initial letters are capital)
Abstract (500-750 words)
Keywords (concepts that reflect the article correctly should be selected and listed from general to specific. The first concept should be the name of the science branch. The second concept should be determined as the subject, sect, person or work title that reflects the research. Then, concepts that fully reflect the content of the article should be added. If the article is focused on a person or a work, the name of the relevant person and the work should be added as a keyword. Words that does not have a conceptual meaning when used alone should not be preferred as concept.)
Öz (500-750 words)
Keywords
Body Text
Conclusion
Bibliography
Suggestions for Improving the Quality of Articles
The publication process in our journal consists of the following stages:
1- Editorial Board Evaluation (Form)
2- Structural Analysis (ISNAD and Plagiarism) (Form)
3- Referee Evaluation (Form)
4- Language Evaluation (Form)
5- Redaction
6- Typesetting / Editing
Editing your text by reviewing the relevant forms before uploading it to the system will make the publishing process fast and easy.
In addition, in the stages carried out by our journal (Editorial Board, Referee Evaluation and Language Control), the content of the studies is evaluated in accordance with the Research Methods and Techniques. For this reason, we have prepared an article content template.
Editing your work according to this template will make the publication process faster and easier.
We hope it will contribute to the quality of your work in terms of content.
In order to maintain the academic standards and integrity of our journal, we expect the texts to be organized by following the steps below. All steps should be applied in the ÖZ and the ABSTRACT sections as well as the entire article.
1. General idea or the background of the study
2. Clear statement of the problem / purpose
3. Literature review
4. The gap in the literature, how your work will contribute to the literature and solve the problem
5. Details of the path to be followed in the study
6. Conclusions and recommendations
Details of the steps:
1. Step: This section, which has the introductory sentence or paragraph, is the part where general idea containing the problem is presented to the reader. It should be limited to one sentence in the ÖZ, but it can be at the length of a paragraph in the introduction section. Writing this section unnecessarily long may overshadow the focus of the article, and the use of short but effective phrases is an important start to convince the reader of the importance of the topic.2. Step: A clear statement on the main problem and the significance of the problem should be made. In other words, a SPECIFIC PROBLEM within the general idea presented in the previous step, and why it is important to analyze it expressed. Similar to the previous step, this step should be limited to one sentence in the ÖZ and ABSTRACT sections.
3. Step: It is a summary of how the main problem is discussed in the literature.
• Has the problem been addressed directly?
• What are the discussions in the most influential and recent studies
• If the problem has not been addressed directly, what are the closest studies?
• Questions must be answered and the literature should be quoted appropriately.
4. Step: How will your work contribute to the literature?
• What gap in the literature will it fill?
• How is it original and new? These questions must be answered.
• This part is the part where you convince the reader of the ORIGINALITY and importance of your work.
5. Step: A detailed presentation of how your study contributes to the literature should be made in this step. While the previous steps are the introduction to your study, this step constitutes the main part. If you imagine the whole article, the first 4 steps are in the introduction of the article, and the following titles will constitute the body of the article. In this section, the theory, method, materials and process should be explained step by step in detail and examples should be presented. In other words, in the body part, the theoretical background of the article and which methods and materials will be used should be examined in detail. (Then, if it is necessary, information about the historical background of the subject can be given in a new title.) Following this, the examples of the application of the theory and method to the materials at hand should be presented under a new title. At least two examples must be submitted. Submitting three or more examples will strengthen the argument of the study.
In case of ÖZ and ABSTRACT, these sub-steps are summarized in one or two sentences or paragraphs depending on the situation, but never omitted.
6. Step: It is the conclusion of the study. The result and recommendations must be expressed clearly. The result should not be a summary of the study.
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