Manuscripts submitted for evaluation should be original and not previously presented or published in any electronic or print medium. If a manuscript was previously presented at a conference or meeting, authors should provide detailed information about the event, including the name, date, and location of the organization.

Authors must submit a plagiarism report and an ethics committee approval document along with the article they are submitting for publication in the journal. Articles without a plagiarism report and ethics committee approval documents will not be considered for evaluation. (Articles with a higher than 20% similarity rate will not be included in the evaluation process.)

For articles written in Turkish, both an English abstract and an extended abstract must be provided. Additionally, attention should be paid to grammar rules and the correct use of Turkish equivalents for words. It is mandatory to include the Turkish translation of foreign or old terms in parentheses for English articles published in our journal. Authors whose native language is Turkish are expected to provide both a Turkish abstract and an extended Turkish abstract.

Article submissions are only accepted electronically via the following link: https://dergipark.org.tr/en/pub/inujgse; submissions sent via email will not be processed.

Article Upload Process:

1. Dergipark User Page
2. Process
3. Submit Article
4. Article Parent Data
5. ... and so on, following the required steps in the system.

Formatting Guidelines:

Articles should be prepared in Word format and submitted to https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/pub/inujgse. To ensure an impartial peer review independent of the author, the digital copy of the candidate article must not include identifying information such as the author's name, surname, or institutional affiliation. The following steps should be followed to achieve this: Authors should remove any instances of their names and institutions in the text (including footnotes and any side text). Personal information may also be embedded in the file properties when Microsoft documents are saved. Therefore, either this personal information should be deleted from the document properties, or the document should be resaved without personal information by following these steps: (File > Save As > Tools (or Options with a Mac) > Security > Remove personal information from file properties on save > Save) (Dosya > Farklı Kaydet > Araçlar > Güvenlik > Kişisel bilgileri silerek kaydet > Kaydet). In PDF files, the author's name should be deleted by selecting document properties from the main menu in Adobe Acrobat.

Page Layout: The paper should be written on A4-sized paper with a 5.85 cm margin at the top and bottom, and a 4.5 cm margin on the left and right. The text should be justified on both sides and written in a single column.

Font Type and Size: The font type used in the article should be Calibri (Body), and the font size should be 10 points.

Paragraph Structure: Except for the Abstract and Extended Abstract sections, the paragraph settings in the text should be as follows: the first line indentation should be 0.75 cm, and the spacing should be set first to 0 pt and then to 6 pt. Single line spacing should be selected.

Page and Word Limit: The length of the article (main text including Introduction and References) should not exceed 8,000 words. The English Extended Abstract section should be up to 1,500 words.

SECTIONS OF THE ARTICLE

• Title: The title of the article should not exceed 12 words, with the first letter of each word capitalized, the rest in lowercase, and centered. The title should be written in Calibri (Body) font, 14-point size, single-spaced, and bold.
• If the article is derived from a thesis, project, or has been presented as a paper, a footnote should be added at the end of the title, explaining this. The thesis advisor should also be mentioned in the footnote.
• Author Names: The authors' first and last names should be centered on the page in Calibri (Body) font, 10-point size. If the authors have a second name, the first name should be written in full, and the second name should only include the first letter followed by a period. This is to avoid confusion. New researchers starting their career are recommended to follow this format. However, established researchers are encouraged to use the names they have used so far (using their second name instead of the first).
• The title, institutional affiliation, contact, and ORCID number of the authors should be given as footnotes. These details should not be included during the submission stage but should be provided at the publication stage. The corresponding author’s information should also be included in this section (See the article template of the İnönü University Journal of Educational Sciences).
• Abstract and Abstract in English: Every article should have a Turkish "Öz" and an English "Abstract." The "Öz" and "Abstract" sections should be written in 10-point font, justified on both sides, and should not exceed 150-200 words. The "Öz" title should be aligned to the left and written in bold. The abstract should be written in four paragraphs: Aim, Method, Resulty, and Conclusion & Recommendations, without indentation, with single-line spacing.

Under the Abstract section of research articles:

The problem to be examined (if possible, in one sentence),
The main features of the research model,
Key characteristics of the population/sample/study group related to the topic,
Statistical significance level, effect size, and confidence intervals,
Important results and recommendations should be included.

Under the Abstract section of literature review or meta-analysis articles:

The problems and relationships within the scope of the research,
The criteria for selecting the reviewed articles,
The types of participants included in the main studies,
Key findings (including the most important effect sizes) and significant mediators of effect sizes,
Results (including limitations),
Information on recommendations related to theory, policy, and/or practice should be included.

Under the Abstract section of a theoretical-oriented article:

How the theory or model works and/or the fundamental principles on which the theory or model is based,
The types of phenomena the theory or model explains and their connections with empirical (experimental) findings should be included.

Under the Abstract section of a methodological article:

The general class of the methods being discussed,
The main features of the proposed method,
The application area of the proposed method,
Basic features such as the power of the process in cases requiring statistical operations should be included.

Keywords: Keywords should be provided in lowercase letters except for the first letter of each word, listed one per line. There should be at least four and no more than seven keywords.

Main Text: In research articles, the sections and headings should include "Introduction," "Method," "Results" and "Discussion, Conclusion, and Recommendations." Additionally, the "References" and, if applicable, "Appendices" should be included.

After the title and author information, the introduction up to the "Method" section should include:

Why the addressed problem is important,
The connection of the research to previous studies in the field, its originality, and the differences it carries,
The main and sub-goals of the research, hypotheses, and their connections with the theory (if applicable),
Contributions of the research to theory and practice,
The aim and sub-aims (questions) of the research.

In the Method section:

The research model,
Key features of the population/sample/study group and the selection process,
If a sample is used, the sampling method, sample size determination, and the representativeness of the sample to the population,
Measurement tools used (development/adaptation, validity and reliability, implementation, scoring, etc.),
If it is an experimental study, the intervention applied,
Statistical methods used for data analysis and the extent to which these methods meet their assumptions should be provided.

In the Results section:

The results of the research should be presented in detail in the order of the sub-goals. All findings, including those that contradict the researcher's expectations, should be mentioned. Even small effect sizes should be reported.
Results that are not statistically significant should also be included.
The results should be presented completely (including effect sizes, confidence intervals, significance levels).
Tables (charts) can be included in the presentation of the findings when necessary. While statistical significance tests, such as variance analysis, were previously given in tables, nowadays, it is recommended to present the results within the text.
Additionally, necessary descriptive statistics (such as sample sizes, means, correlations, and standard deviations) should be reported to facilitate the understanding of the results.

In the Discussion, Conclusion, and Recommendations section:

After the results are presented, they should be interpreted in light of the research hypotheses and within the framework of the relevant literature. It should be stated whether the findings are supported by the literature, and if not, possible reasons should be provided.
Based on the findings, conclusions should be drawn in line with the objectives, and recommendations for practitioners and researchers should be provided.
If an intervention was used in the research, the effectiveness of the materials should be discussed, along with the success of alternative interventions.
The implementation of the intervention, its appropriateness to the research, its accuracy, and potential barriers in this regard should also be discussed.
Results should be discussed within the context of the limitations of the research.

Tables and Figures

The number of tables and figures in the text should be selective. All tables and figures should be numbered according to the order in which they appear in the text. For example, Table 1: The title should be written with the first letter capitalized and italicized, not bold, and placed below the table. The table's title is placed above the table, and the figure's title is placed below the figure. Tables and figures should be numbered without adding letters after the number (e.g., Table 3a should not be used). If there are tables or figures in the appendix, refer to the information in the Appendix section for those tables and figures.

The principle for presenting tables is as follows: Before presenting the table, reference (cite) it in the text. Then, the table is presented, followed by an explanation.
The content of tables should be limited to necessary materials. Each table in the research should be mentioned in the text, highlighting its key features, and the readers should be directed to what to look for in the table. Tables should be referred to by their numbers in the text, not phrases like "the table above" or "the table on page 18." All tables in the research should maintain consistent formatting (terminology, titling, etc.).
Each table should have a short, clear, and descriptive title. The table title should be placed below the table number, aligned to the left without paragraph indentation, with the first letter of each word capitalized and italicized. The headings within the table should be short and longer than the widest entry in the column. Each column in the table should have a header. If the table contains decimal values, the number of decimal places should be consistent throughout.
Table notes should be placed under the table. There can be three types of notes in tables: general, specific, and probability notes. The general note applies to the entire table and should be placed below the table, starting with "Note" (in italics), followed by a period. Specific notes apply to a certain column, row, or individual entry and are usually indicated with small superscript letters. Probability notes indicate the results of statistical significance tests and should be marked. No separate "p" column should be created within the table.
Asterisks represent the rejection of the null hypothesis at specific values. The same asterisk level should be used for the same significance level throughout the study. Table notes should be presented in the following order: general, specific, and probability notes. Each note type should begin on a new line under the table without paragraph indentation. Horizontal lines should be used where necessary in table drawings (above and below the second title of the table, at the bottom). Vertical lines should not be used in the table. If the table is taken from another source, the source should be cited.
Figures can be included where necessary in the article. However, figures should not repeat the text; they should only display key elements. All figures in the research should be consistent. Any graphical representations, maps, models, visuals, etc., should be referred to as figures.
Figures should have captions that serve as a description and a title for the figure. Figure captions should be numbered according to their order of appearance in the text (e.g., Figure 1). The figure number and caption should be in italics, with a period after the number. The caption text should follow with the first letter capitalized and written in regular font.
The principle for presenting figures is as follows: Before presenting the figure, reference (cite) the figure in the text. Then, the figure is presented, followed by an explanation.
Readers should not need to refer to the text to understand the message of the figure. To ensure this, symbols and abbreviations used in the figure should be indicated in the caption (legend). All elements in the figure should be large and clear enough to be legible. If the figure is taken from another source, the source should be cited.
All tables and figures in the text should be in their actual size, with a maximum width of 13 cm and a height of 16 cm. The font size for the titles and content in tables and figures should be 10 points.

Main Points

All submissions (except letters to the editor) should include 3–5 key points, summarizing the study’s significance in a clear, straightforward manner.

Supplementary Materials

• Submit as separate files (e.g., videos, datasets).
• No page numbers required.

REFERENCES
Both in-text citations and the references must be prepared according to the APA Manual Seventh Edition.

When citing sources, the most recent and up-to-date publications should be preferred. Authors are responsible for the accuracy of the sources. Both in-text citations and the reference list should be prepared according to the 7th edition of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (APA). In-text references should include the author's surname and the publication year in parentheses.

The reference styles for different types of publications are presented in the following examples:

Journal Article: Edwards, A. A., Steacy, L. M., Siegelman, N., Rigobon, V. M., Kearns, D. M., Rueckl, J. G., & Compton, D. L. (2022). Unpacking the unique relationship between set for variability and word reading development: Examining word- and child-level predictors of performance. Journal of Educational Psychology,114(6), 1242–1256. https://doi.org/10.1037/edu0000696

Books

By a Single Author: Kimmel, M. S. (2007). The gendered society. Oxford University Press.
By Two or More Authors: DiFonzo, N., & Bordia, P. (2007). Rumor psychology: Social and organizational approaches. American Psychological Association.
By a Corporate (Group) Author: American Sociological Association. (1975). Approaches to the study of social structure. Free Press.
Edited Book : Rhodewalt, F. (Ed.). (2008). Personality and social behavior. Psychology Press.
Book Chapter with Editor(s): McCormack, B., McCance, T., & Maben, J. (2013). Outcome evaluation in the development of person-centred practice. In B. McCormack, K. Manley, & A. Titchen (Eds.), Practice development in nursing and healthcare (pp. 190-211). John Wiley & Sons.

Dissertation or Thesis: Valentin, E. R. (2019). Narcissism predicted by Snapchat selfie sharing, filter usage, and editing (s. 67). (Master's thesis). California State University Dominguez Hills, CA. https://scholarworks.calstate.edu/concern/theses/3197xm925?locale=en

No Author: The universal declaration of human rights. (1974). U.S. Catholic Conference, Division of Latin America.

Web sites: Sparks, Dana. (2018, September 12). Mayo mindfulness: Practicing mindfulness exercises. Mayo Clinic.

In the seventh edition, up to 20 authors should now be included in a reference list entry. For sources with more than 20 authors, after the 19th listed author, any additional authors' names are replaced with an ellipsis (…) followed by the final listed author's name:

Author, A. A., Author, B. B., Author, C. C., Author, D. D., Author, E. E., Author, F. F., Author, G. G., Author, H. H., Author, I. I., Author, J. J., Author, K. K., Author, L. L., Author, M. M., Author, N. N., Author, O. O., Author, P. P., Author, Q. Q., Author, R. R., Author, S. S., . . . Author, Z. Z.

PRODUCTION PROCESS

Manuscripts submitted to the İnönü University Journal of the Graduate School of Education undergo a rigorous evaluation and production process. Initially, all submissions are screened for compliance with the journal’s formatting and submission guidelines. Suitable manuscripts then proceed to a double-anonymized peer review by experts in the field. Once the peer review process is completed and the manuscript is accepted, it undergoes language and technical editing to ensure clarity and accuracy. In the final stage, the manuscript is formatted, typeset, and prepared for publication in the relevant issue of the journal.