AUTHOR GUIDELINES

A. GENERAL RULES

1. Legal responsibilities of the articles published in Izmir Journal of Economics belongs to the authors.
2. Articles published in this journal can be cited by referencing the source.
3. Published articles cannot be removed from publication for any reason other than legal necessity. Authors cannot request the removal of their published articles without a court decision.
4. Authors wishing to submit to the journal should first signup with the TÜBİTAK DERGİPARK SYSTEM (https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/). The language of the submission screen can be adjusted to English (at the top right corner of the screen). Manuscripts to be published must be submitted in WORD (.docx or .doc) file format via the Dergipark system and sent from the interactive environment (https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/journal/2960/submission/step/manuscript/new). Our journal is not responsible for files that are lost and/or destroyed before publication. During the publication process, the data in the DERGİPARK system is taken as a basis.
5. All author names should be clearly listed on the first submission page of the Dergipark System. Changes to author names should not be made or requested after first submission.
6. Manuscripts to be sent to our journal can be in either Turkish, English or French.
7. Only manuscripts that have not been published or are not currently being considered for publication elsewhere can be sent to the journal.
8. Submitted manuscripts cannot be withdrawn or requested to be withdrawn except for a legal obligation and/or an obligation acceptable to the editorial board.
9. Articles should not exceed 20 pages, including the abstract and bibliography.
10. The main manuscript title and abstract should be in the native language of the article. Manuscripts that are in English should also include the Turkish version of their title. Turkish manuscripts on the other hand must also submit the English version of their title. Manuscripts that are in French should submit both the English and Turkish titles for paper.
11. Scientific research, writing rules and principles should be taken as basis for manuscript preparation.
12. Before sending your file, a personal information check (in Microsoft Word format files) should be conducted. All information pertaining to the identity of the author/authors must be deleted from the file. To do this, please perform these actions in the following order from the menu;

File > Info > Check for Issues > Inspect Document > Document Inspector > Inspect > Document Properties and Personal Information > Remove All > Close > Save.
This stuff is imperative in order to ensure that the document is prepared for blind-review.

B. ARTICLE SUBMITTING

Submission of articles to the journal can only be done through DergiPark. Articles sent to the journal's e-mail address or to the editorial board will not be considered. Authors interested in submitting a paper should follow the manuscript guidelines provided below.

1. Extended Abstract (Extended English Abstract): The last page of the articles written in Turkish and French should have an Extended English Abstract consisting of 700 to 1000 words "containing the introduction, method, findings and discussion sections". Extended English Abstracts are not required for full-text studies in English.
2. Plagiarism Program Report: You should review the explanations regarding the plagiarism report and the rules to be followed at https://dergipark.org.tr/en/pub/ije/page/13599  and apply the specified procedures.
3. Copyright Transfer Form: To download the form and see other documents and forms, visit the page at https://dergipark.org.tr/en/pub/ije/page/13760  .
4. Ethics committee approval should be uploaded to the system alongside manuscripts that conducted methods that require ethics committee approval*.

4a) Ethics Consent Form: If ethics committee approval is not required, fill out the Ethics Consent Form and upload it to the system. To download the form and see other documents and forms, visit the page at https://dergipark.org.tr/en/pub/ije/page/13760 .

6. Author Contribution and Conflict of Interest Form: After completing and signing the form containing the contributions of the authors to the article and their declarations of conflict of interest, upload it to the system. To access the forms, visit the page at https://dergipark.org.tr/en/pub/ije/page/13760  .

* TR-DIZIN has added some subjects about ethical rules to the criteria for 2020. For this reason, you should review our pages on Publication Ethics, Research Ethics and Obtaining Legal/Special Ethics Committee Permission Certificate regarding our ethical policies.

Article Template Files

Our journal (Template-free Journal) does not require authors to comply with the journal article template file in terms of format during the first submission and article evaluation stages. Submissions can be made with any article layout, provided that it is A4 size and complies with our titling and citation rules (APA) in references and in-text. If the articles are accepted for publication at the end of the evaluation process, the authors will be requested to adapt the article file to the Journal article template. To access Turkish, English and French article draft files, please visit the "Forms and Documents" page of our Journal at https://dergipark.org.tr/en/pub/ije/page/13760

Naming the File

• When naming the file you will upload to the system, you should be careful not to use spaces and punctuation marks, and the name should not be too long.
• You should not name the submitted article file in a way that would suggest your name.
• All responsibility for non-compliance with the rules stated in this announcement belongs to the author(s). The Journal Publication Commission reserves the right not to publish the relevant article, regardless of the referee evaluation report.
  

You should edit your article according to the draft article format, taking into account the warnings in the "Author Names" section before submission. We recommend that you use the draft article format to comply with the spelling rules specified below.

Author Names

• Author(s) names and institutional identification should not be included in the blind-review version of the manuscript.
• If the manuscript was previously presented at a congress or symposium, information pertaining to this should not be included in the blind-review version of the manuscript and should instead submitted to the editor in the dergipark notes section. This information will be re-added upon acceptance of the paper.

To access Turkish, English and French article draft files, please visit the "Forms and Documents" page of our Journal at https://dergipark.org.tr/en/pub/ije/page/13760

General view

• Header first page will be in draft article format,
• For the main part of the article, a single-column structure should be chosen from the first title,
• Headings should be numbered.
• The page numbers should be given,
• Tables and figures should fit on the page and be legible,
• The bibliography should support the integrity of the article, should be cited in the text, and should be prepared in accordance with the rules given below.
  

Page structure
Top:3cm, bottom:2cm, left:1.5cm, right:1.5cm, header:1cm, footer:1cm

Font
The font “Cambria” will be used throughout the article. The texts should be written in Cambria, 12 point, normal, justified on both sides.

Article title
The first letters are uppercase, the following letters are lowercase (14nk-bold-middle-before:18-after:18-line spacing: odd)

Native Language Öz & Abstract-Text
“Öz” in Turkish, “Abstract” in English (10nk- bold-italic-middle- before:0- after:0 – line spacing: single).
Abstract titles should be bold and centered.

Native Language Abstract-Text
The abstract should be a maximum of 200 words (10nk- italic - justify- before:0- after:6- line spacing: single)
Turkish and English abstracts should be included for manuscripts with the main text in Turkish, French and English abstracts for manuscripts with the main text in French, and English and Turkish abstracts for manuscripts with the main text in English.
The abstract should be written in Cambria 10 pt and italic, justified.

Native Language Keywords
“Anahtar Kelime” in Turkish, “Keywords” in English. Initial letters are uppercase, maximum three, if necessary, all abbreviations are capitalized (10nk- italic - before:0- after:0- line spacing: single)

Native Jel Code
At least three (10nk- italics - justify- before:0- after:0- line spacing: odd)  https://www.aeaweb.org/econlit/jelCodes.php?view=jel

Other Language Article Title
The first letters are uppercase, the following letters are lowercase (12nk-bold-italic-middle-before:6-after:6-line spacing: single)

Other Language Summary Title
“Öz” in Turkish, “Abstract” in English (10nk- bold-italic-middle- before:0- after:0 – line spacing: single)

Other Language Abstract Text
The abstract should be a maximum of 200 words and should match with the native language summary text (10nk- italic - justify- before:0- after:6- line spacing: single)

Other Language Keywords
“Anahtar Kelime” in Turkish, “Keywords” in English, Initial letters are capitalized, at least three, if necessary, all abbreviations are capitalized (10nk- italic - before:0- after:0- line spacing: single)

Other Language Jel Code
At least three (10nk- italics - before:0- after:0- line spacing: odd) https://www.aeaweb.org/econlit/jelCodes.php?view=jel

Text Titles
Headings and subheadings should be short and clear. Starting from the introduction, including the conclusion, the headings should be numbered.
Beginning with 1., all letters are uppercase (12nk-bold-center- before:6- after:6- line spacing: single)
1.1. Titles beginning with or lower-level titles have uppercase letters, the following should be lowercase (12nk-left-aligned - before:6- after:6- line spacing: odd)

Text
Paragraphs start should not be used. (12nk-justify- before:6nk- after:6nk- line spacing: odd)

Formulas
Formulas and equations must be written with an equation editor. All equations should be given a sequence number. Formulas and equations should be written left justified.
The sequence number must be in parentheses and at the far right of the line, aligned with other equation numbers. (12nk - before:6nk- after:6nk- line spacing: odd)

Table and Figure Title
The title should be above the table or figure, first letters should be capitalized while the following letters should be written in lower case. All tables and figures should be numbered.
All graphics, maps and photographs (with the exception of tables) should be named as figures (12nk-left-justified- before:6- after:0-line spacing: single).

Tables
Tables should be placed in one piece, on a single page. For tables that do not fit on a single page (that are split into two sections), the comment lines (i.e. the first line) should be recreated to ensure the readability of the table. In addition, the text size can be reduced if necessary. (12nk (can be smaller)-before:0- after:0- line spacing: odd)

Table and Figure Reference Text
If there is a Table and Figure Reference Text, it should be written under the table and figure. (11nk-aligned with table and figure-before:3pt- after:6pt- line spacing: single)

References
References should be cited in parentheses within the text, not footnotes. Explanatory notes should be indicated as footnotes at the bottom of the page. The order of references in the text should be as follows:

The surname of the author(s), the year of the source, and the page numbers if quoted from a particular page. If the main language of the manuscript is Turkish, “KAYNAKÇA” should be used, if the main language of the article is in English, “REFERENCES”, if the main language of the article is in French, the word “BIBLIOGRAPHIE” should be used (12nk-dark-centred- before: 6- after:6- line spacing: single).

C. INFORMATION TO BE ADDED TO THE MANUSCRIPT AFTER ACCEPTANCE

Author Names
When there is more than one author, the names must be written side by side, a comma will be used to separate the names. The first letter of the name should be capitalized, the others should be lowercase. All letters of the surname should be capitalized (12nk - bold - middle - before:0 - after:6 - line spacing: single)

Citation Proposal (APA)
Article information should be written in APA format (page information will be written by the editorial). (10nk- before:0- after:0- line spacing: odd)

Explanation
If the manuscript was presented as a paper and/or produced from a thesis, this should be indicated using the footnote sign “*” at the end of the manuscript title (10nk- before:0- after:0- line spacing: single)

Footnote Information
Author information should be provided by numbering the names in the order of the author. Title, institution information, e-mail address and ORCID number should be written (10nk- before:0 - after:0- line spacing: single)

Header
All letters should be capitalized, author's first letter and author surname (A. Surname - A. Surname) (12nk - italic - middle - before:0 - after:0 -line spacing: single)
eg; M. AKSARAYLI - Ü. INTELLECTUAL
Journal name and volume-issue information (12nk - italic - middle - before:0 - after:0-line spacing: single)

İzmir İktisat Dergisi / Izmir Journal of Economics
Yıl/Year: 2022 Cilt/Vol:37 Sayı/No:1 Doi: 10.24988/ije.XXXXX

D. REFERENCING
Our journal uses the APA standard in bibliography. You can review the https://apastyle.apa.org/style-grammar-guidelines/references address to access the current APA bibliography format.