GENERAL PRINCIPLES

The language of KAREFAD is Turkish and English.

Original research articles and review articles that have not been published anywhere before and are not under evaluation anywhere are published.

References in articles should be cited according to APA 7th edition rules.

The full text of the article should be between 3500-7000 words, excluding abstract, abstract, bibliography and appendices.

At the beginning of each article, there should be a Turkish and an English Abstract not exceeding 250 words. Abstracts should be followed by 3 to 6 Keywords/Keywords.

The article should be written in Times New Roman 11 font size, single-spaced and A4 size. Page margins should be set as left 2 cm, right 2 cm, top 2,5 cm and bottom 2,5 cm. There should be no spelling at the end of the lines.

Tables, figures, pictures, graphs and charts to be used in the text should not exceed the page size of the journal. No font size smaller than 10 points should be used in these items. Each table, figure or graph should be numbered sequentially and titled. The titles of tables and charts should be at the top and the titles of figures and graphs should be at the bottom.

Titles of works and articles should be written in sentence order with only the first word and proper nouns capitalised. According to APA 7, it is not necessary to give the location/city information of the publisher. Punctuation marks should be placed after citations.

The article of the same author cannot be published in two consecutive issues. In addition, maximum two articles of one author can be included in KAREFAD.

Scales, questionnaires or other materials used in the research process should be given in the appendices. Each appendix should start from a new page.

Personal information such as author's name, title, institutional information and contact details should not be included in the full text of the article. Author personal information, funding/support information (if any), conflict of interest and author contribution declarations should be uploaded to the system separately from the full text of the article under the title page. If there is any additional information about the article (such as the fact that the article has been presented at a symposium before or that it is produced from a thesis study), these should also be included on the title page.

In all scientific researches that require ethics committee approval, ethics committee approval must be obtained and must be clearly stated and documented in the article. The ethics committee document should be uploaded to the system as an additional file.

IN-TEXT CITATION PRINCIPLES

When referencing a source within the text, the author’s surname, publication year, and page number should be used. Note: If more than one work by the same author in the same year is cited, letters a, b, c, etc., should be added to the publication year. Example: (Çapar, 2023a), (Çapar, 2023b).
Single Author: (Yılmaz, 2023, p. 25)
Two Authors: (Kaya & Demir, 2022, p. 13)
Three or More Authors: (Erdoğan et al., 2020, p. 52)
Direct Quotation: “Quoted sentence” (Yılmaz, 2023, p. 15).

For direct quotations longer than 40 words, block quotes should be used with a 1.50 cm indentation, and quotation marks are not used.

Archival Sources:
Document: (Archive Abbreviation. Fund Abbreviation. File No: Folder No)
Example: (BOA. C. DH. 18:155).
Register: (Archive Abbreviation. Fund Abbreviation. Register No: Page No)
Example: (BOA. NFS.d. 18222: p. 5).
Manuscripts:
If the Author is Known: After the author’s name, use the abbreviation “ms.” and specify the folio/page number.
Example: (Yunûsî, ms., 5a)
If the Author is Unknown: After the title of the manuscript, use the abbreviation “ms.” and specify the folio/page number.
Example: (Kanunname-i Yeniçeriyan, ms. p. 5).
Internet Sources Without an Author:
(Publication Ethics, 2024)

BIBLIOGRAPHY FORMAT

The bibliography should be arranged alphabetically by the last names of the authors. Each source should be formatted with a hanging indent (the first line is left-aligned, and subsequent lines are indented by 1.50 cm).
Book:
Author, A. (Year). Book title. Publisher.
Example: Ortaylı, İ. (2019). Osmanlı İmparatorluğu’nda Alman nüfuzu. İş Bankası Kültür Yayınları.
Chapter in a Book:
Author, A. (Year). Chapter title. In Editor’s name (Ed.), Book title (pp. xx-xx). Publisher.
Example: Erkek, F. (2024). Etikten siyasete: Emmanuel Levinas’in adalet anlayışı. In M. Akkurt & D. S. Hanoğlu (Eds.), Adalet kuramları (pp. 371-389). Çizgi Kitabevi Yayınları.
Journal Article:
Author, A., & Author, B. (Year). Article title. Journal Name, volume(issue), page range. https://doi.org/xxxxxx
Example: Doğruöz, E., & Kelecioğlu, H. (2024). Investigation of a multistage adaptive test based on test assembly methods. International Journal of Assessment Tools in Education, 11(2), 270-287. https://doi.org/10.21449/ijate.1268614
Conference Paper:
Author, A. (Year, Month). Paper title. In Editor’s name (Ed.), Conference Name (pp. xx-xx). Publisher.
Example: Coşkun, P. (2018, November 14-17). Dijital yerlilere bilgi becerilerinin kazandırılmasında çocuk kütüphaneleri. In A. Kakırman Yıldız & L. Özdemir (Eds.), I. Uluslararası Çocuk Kütüphaneleri Sempozyumu Bildiri Kitabı (pp. 146-155). Kütüphaneler ve Yayımlar Genel Müdürlüğü.
Thesis:
Author, A. (Year). Thesis title (Publication No. xxxx) [Master’s/Doctoral thesis, University Name]. Publisher.
Example: Çakır, Y. E. (2023). Osmanlı’da modern kolluk teşkilatının kurumsallaşması ve kolluk faaliyetleri (1826-1846) (Thesis No. 822872) [Doctoral thesis, Çankırı Karatekin University]. YÖK Tez Merkezi.
Newspaper Article (Print):
Author, A. (Year, Month Day). Article title. Newspaper Name, page number.
Newspaper Article (Online):
Author, A. (Year, Month Day). Article title. Newspaper Name. https://link
Archival Sources:
Archive Name [Abbreviation]. (Date). Fund Name. [Fund Abbreviation], File No: Folder No./Register No.
Document Example: Başkanlık Osmanlı Arşivi [BOA]. (1253/1839). Cevdet Dahiliye [C. DH], 18:155.
Register Example: Başkanlık Osmanlı Arşivi [BOA]. (1246/1831). Nüfus Defteri [NFS.d], 18222.
Manuscripts:
Author’s name. Manuscript title. (Date). Library and Collection information should be provided. If the author is unknown, start with the title:
Example: Kanunname-i Yeniçeriyan. (Undated). [Manuscript]. Süleymaniye Library, Microfilm Collection (No. 530), Bibliographic Record No. 654197.
Encyclopedia Article:
Author, A. (Year). Entry title. Encyclopedia title (Vol. x, pp. xx-xx). Publisher.
Example: Şahin, İ. (1993). Çankırı. Türkiye Diyanet Vakfı İslâm Ansiklopedisi (Vol. 8, pp. 216-218). Türkiye Diyanet Vakfı.
Internet Sources Without an Author:
Institution/Website name. (Year). Article title. Access address
Example: Publication Ethics. (2024). Case of duplicate publication detected after 9 years. https://publicationethics.org/guidance/case/case-duplicate-publication-detected-after-9-years

See for detailed APA 7 style guide.