Language: Turkish, English
Article Types: Research and review articles and research articles derived from graduate theses are published in the Journal of Vocational School of Social Sciences.
Research articles: are original scientific articles based on scientific studies, observations and experiments. The article consists of title, abstract and keywords, introduction, material and method, findings, discussion and references.
Research articles derived from postgraduate theses: are original scientific articles created from master's or doctoral theses.
Article Format: Word
Image Format: Jpeg
Citation Style: APA 7 Citation System
Author Change: Only processed before the manuscript is accepted. Authors should carefully review the list and order of authors before submitting their manuscript and provide the final author list at the time of original submission.

Source Citation Style
Articles should be prepared according to APA 7 Citation System (https://apastyle.apa.org/). In the discipline, APA 7 footnote or in-text system, whichever is widely used, may be preferred.

SPELLING RULES

Title
There should be two titles, one in Turkish and one in English. Titles should express the subject in the best way and the English title should be the exact equivalent of the Turkish title. The first letters of the Turkish title should be capitalised, bold, horizontal, Times New Roman and 18 pt. The English title should be below the Turkish title, capitalised, horizontal, Times New Roman and 12 pt.

Name(s) of Author(s)
The names of the authors should be in Times New Roman, italicised and centred in 10 font size under the English title. The academic title, institution, e-mail address(es) of the authors should be indicated as *, **, etc. as footnotes and without abbreviation.

Abstract
After the names of the authors, three lines of space should be left, the title ABSTRACT should be written in the centre, bold and capital letters, and there should be a Turkish and English abstract consisting of at least 100 and at most 300 words, which expresses the subject briefly and concisely without making a carriage return on the line below it. Maximum 5 keywords should be given under both abstracts. Keywords should be capitalised, centred and italicised. Turkish and English abstracts should be written in Times New Roman 10 font size, italicised and justified. Similar procedures are reversed for articles written in English.

The abstract of the study must include the following information;
Purpose of the Study: The main objectives and research questions of the study
Methods: Research method used, data collection tools, participants, etc.
Findings: Key findings, statistical data and trends
Conclusions: Analysing the findings and what they mean, supporting or refuting hypotheses
Importance and Contribution: The contribution of the research to the discipline and why it is important

Article Text
It should be written in MS Word programme, Times New Roman 11 font size, 14 pt. line spacing. Manuscripts should not exceed 10,000 words on average. Manuscripts should be written in PC compatible Microsoft or any other word processing programme suitable for creating documents with ‘doc’ extension. If a special typeface is used for old-letter texts, these characters should be sent with the document. The parts that need to be emphasised in the text and quotations should be given in italics and quotation marks; quotations of less than five lines should be written between the lines, and quotations longer than five lines should be written 1 cm on either side of the line, in blocks, with 14 pt. line spacing and 11 pt. font size. In terms of spelling and punctuation, the Turkish Language Association's Spelling Guide should be taken as a basis, except for special cases required by the article or the subject.

Page Layout
Manuscripts should be written in Microsoft Word programme and the page layout should be as indicated below:
Paper Size : A4 Vertical
Top Edge Gap : 2,50 cm
Bottom Edge Gap :2,00 cm
Right Margin Space :2,00 cm
Left Margin Space :2,00 cm
Font :Times New Roman
Font Style :Normal
Text Font Size :11 point
Footnote Font Size :8 point
Summary :10 point italic
Paragraph Spacing :6 nk
Line Spacing :Single
Paragraphs should start 1 cm (4 characters) inside.

Article Headings
In the article, main, intermediate and subheadings can be used by numbering according to the processing of the subject. The first letter of each word in these headings should be capitalised.

Photographs, plans, maps and drawings
The ‘.jpg / .tiff’ extension records of the materials such as photographs, plans, maps, etc. used in the text should be attached to the documents to be submitted. It should be ensured that such documents have a resolution suitable for the printing technique (at least 300 pixels) and a size that does not exceed the page area, and if there is more than one, they should be numbered and titled (Picture 1; Map 1; Table, Figure 1, etc.). Pictures, maps or other attachments referred to in brackets for the text should be added at the end of the article.

Source Notation Rules
References should be given in the text with the surname and date of the author and should be written alphabetically at the end of the article and chronologically for the same author. APA 7 version should be used. If the source is given at the beginning of a sentence or in the text, the surname of the author should be given as İnalcık (1982), and if it is given at the end of the sentence, it should be given as (İnalcık, 1982). If the number of authors in the sources is two, it should be stated as Semiz and Akdağ (2011:15), if the number of authors is more than two, it should be stated as Semiz et al. (2011:20) according to the surname of the first author. References by the same author and published in the same year should be indicated as Semiz (1995a), Semiz (1995b), and the full bibliography of the references should be added at the end of the article.

ARTICLE

Single Authored Article in Periodicals
Mould
Author's surname, Author's First Initial. (Year). Title of the article. Name of the Periodical, Volume (number of the periodical), Page range. http://doi.org/xx.xxxxxxxxxx
Example:
Kizilirmak, B. (2023). Examination of cargo services on a third party platform in terms of customer satisfaction. Journal of Selçuk University Social Sciences Vocational School 26(1), 35-47. http://doi.org/10.29249/selcuksbmyd.1139761 
Caution: Some articles may not have a DOI number.
In-text use:
..... (Kizilirmak, 2023: XX).
Kizilirmak (2023: XX)......

Articles with Two Authors in Periodicals
Pattern (for Turkish articles):
First author's surname, First initial. and Second author's surname, First initial. (Year). Title of the article. Name of the Periodical, Volume (number of the periodical), Page range. http://doi.org/xx.xxxxxxxxxx
Note 1: The patterns have been prepared in accordance with Turkish. Commas and & signs are used instead of and in foreign language spellings.
Note 2: When a source with two authors in a foreign-language periodical is written in a Turkish work, the commas and & signs between the author names in the foreign-language spelling are removed and replaced with and.
Example (for Turkish articles):
Konya, S. and Kabaklarlı, E. (2023). The effects of migration on economic growth: a panel data analysis on selected countries. Journal of Selçuk University Social Sciences Vocational School, 26(1), 20-34. http://doi.org/10.29249/selcuksbmyd.1033668 
Example (for Note 1):
Agboola, S., & Joel, M. B. (2017). Classification of some seasonal diseases: a hierarchical clustering approach. Biomedical Statistics and Informatics, 2(5): 122-127. http://doi.org/10.11648/j.bsi.20170205.11 
Example (for Note 2):
Agboola, S., and Joel, M. B. (2017). Classification of some seasonal diseases: a hierarchical clustering approach. Biomedical Statistics and Informatics, 2(5): 122-127. http://doi.org/10.11648/j.bsi.20170205.11 
Caution: Some articles may not have a DOI number.
In-text use:
..... (Konya and Kabaklarlı, 2023: XX).
Konya and Kabaklarlı (2023: XX)......
.... (Agboola & Joel, 2017: XX)
Agboola and Joel (2017: XX)......

Articles with more than two authors in periodicals
Pattern:
First author's surname, First initial, Second author's surname, First initial, and Third author's surname, First initial (Year). Title of the article. Name of the Periodical, Volume (number of the periodical), Page range. http://doi.org/xx.xxxxxxxxxx
Note 1: The patterns have been prepared in accordance with Turkish. Commas and & signs are used instead of and in foreign language spellings.
Note 2: When a source with two authors in a foreign-language periodical is written in a Turkish work, the commas and & signs between the author names in the foreign-language spelling are removed and replaced with and.
Example (for Turkish articles):
Dalboy, Z., Abul, A., & Bedük, A. (2023). Analysing the entrepreneurial tendencies of Generation Y in terms of personality traits: A research on Selcuk University FEAS business administration students. Journal of Selçuk University Social Sciences Vocational School, 26 (1), 210-227. http://doi.org/10.29249/selcuksbmyd.1137934 
Example (for Note 1):
Maner, J. K., Gailliot, M. T., Rouby, D. A., & Miller, S. L. (2007). Can't take my eyes off you: Attentional adhesion to mates and rivals. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 93(3), 389-401. http://doi.org:/10.1037/0022-3514.93.3.389 
Example (for Note 2):
Maner, J. K., Gailliot, M. T., Rouby, D. A., & Miller, S. L. (2007). Can't take my eyes off you: Attentional adhesion to mates and rivals. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 93(3), 389-401. http://doi.org:/10.1037/0022-3514.93.3.389 
In-text usage:
..... (Dalboy et al., 2023: XX). or ........(Dalboy et al., 2023: XX)
Dalboy et al. (2023: XX)....... or Dalboy et al. (2023: XX).....
..... (Maner et al., 2007: XX)
Maner et al. (2007)....
....(Maner et al., 2007: XX)
Maner et al. (2007: XX).

BOOK

Single Author Book
Mould
Author's surname, Author's initials (Year). Title of the book (number of editions). Publisher.
Note: The spelling of a single-author book written in a foreign language in a Turkish work is the same as in the foreign language.
Example:
Kalaycı, Ş. (2016). SPSS Applied multivariate statistical techniques (7th Edition), Asil Yayın.
In-text usage:
....... (Kalaycı, 2016: XX).
Kalaycı (2016: XX).....

Book with Two Authors
Pattern:
Author's surname, Author's initials. and Author's surname, Author's initials. (Year). Title of the book (number of editions). Publisher.
Note: The writing of a book with two authors published in a foreign language in a Turkish work is carried out by removing the commas and & signs between the names of the authors in the foreign language and replacing them with and.
Example:
Yazıcıoğlu, Y. and Erdoğan, S. (2014). SPSS applied scientific research methods (4th edition). Detay Publishing
In-text use:
....... (Yazıcıoğlu and Erdoğan, 2014: XX).
Yazıcıoğlu and Erdoğan (2014: XX).....

Edited Book Chapter
Mould
Author's surname, Author's initials. (Year). Title of the book chapter. Editor's initials. Surname of the editor (Ed.), Title of the book (Number of editions, Page range) in. Publisher.
Note: The writing of a chapter in an English edited book in a Turkish work is carried out by removing the commas and & signs between the author names in English writing and replacing them with and. In addition, if there is more than one editor, the abbreviation Eds. In English, the abbreviation Eds. is written, while in Turkish it is written as Ed. If there is only one editor, there is no difference between Turkish and English notation.
Example (with multiple authors):
Alagöz, A., Parlakkaya, R., Gümrah, A. and Allahverdi, M. (2021). Evaluation of the impact of COVID-19 Process on the financial statements of enterprises in the electricity, gas and water sector. In N. Akdoğan, D. Umut Doğan, & N. Çetinkaya (Eds.), Evaluation of research results on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the financial statements of enterprises (1st ed., 748-788). Gazi Kitabevi.
In-text use:
..... (Alagöz et al., 2021: XX). or ........(Alagöz et al., 2021: XX)
Alagoz et al (2021: XX)....... or Alagoz et al (2021: XX).....

Translation Book
Mould
Surname of the author of the original book, initials. (Year). Title of the book (number of editions). (Translator's initials. Translator's surname, Çev.). Publisher. (Date of publication of the original work).
Note: The writing of an English translation of a book in a Turkish work is carried out by removing the commas and & signs between the author names in the English spelling and replacing them with and. Also, for the abbreviation of the translator, Trans. In English, it is written as Trans., while in Turkish it is written as Çev.
Example:
Solso, R. L., Maclin, M. K., & Maclin, O. H. (2009). Cognitive psychology (2nd ed.). (A. Ayçiçeği-Dinn, Trans.). Kitabevi (Originally published in 2004, 7th edition).
In-text usage:
.... (Solso et al., 2009).
Solso et al. (2009) .....

Official Publications
Mould
Name of the organisation publishing the official publication (Year). Name of the report (Publication no.). Internet address.
Example:
Turkish Statistical Institute. (2022). Labour force statistics micro data set (Publication no. 4692). https://biruni.tuik.gov.tr/yayin/views/visitorPages/index.zul 
In-text use:
.... (Turkish Statistical Institute, 2022).
Turkish Statistical Institute (2022) .....

Websites
Mould
Author's Surname, Initial or Group name. (Year). Title of the study. Name of the website. Retrieved from URL at .....
Example:
Revenue Administration (2022). General budget revenues collection. Retrieved from https://www.gib.gov.tr/sites/default/files/fileadmin/user_upload/VI/GBG1.htm on 2 February 2023.
In-text usage:
..... (Revenue Administration, 2022)

Postgraduate Theses
Mould
Author's surname, Author's initials (year). Title of the thesis [Unpublished master's thesis / Unpublished doctoral thesis]. Name of the university.
Author's surname, Author's initials. (Year). Title of the thesis [Master's thesis / Doctoral thesis, Name of the university]. Published database/Internet address.
Examples:
Allahverdi, M. (2006). Electronic human resources management and a research on its applications in Turkey [Unpublished master's thesis], Selçuk University.
Appiah, H. L. (2013). Tax reforms & revenue mobilisation: a case study of the mining sector of Ghana [Unpublished doctoral dissertation], University of Ghana.
Van Brunt, D. (1997). Networked consumer health information systems [Doctoral dissertation, University of California]. ProQuest Dissertations and Theses.
In-text use:
.... (Allahverdi, 2006: XXX).
Allahverdi (2006: XXX).....

Congress Proceedings
Mould:
Author's surname, Author's initials (Year, Month Day). Name of the oral presentation [Oral Presentation]. Name of the Scientific Meeting, City, Country where the meeting took place.
Examples:
Allahverdi, M. and Karaer, M. (2017, May 3-7). The place of e-transformation in accounting education and a proposal for e-transformation education [Oral Presentation]. 36th Turkey Accounting Education Symposium, Antalya, Turkey.
Allahverdi, M., Alagöz, A. & Ortakarpuz, M. (2017, September 18-20). The effect of e-taxation system on tax revenues andcosts in Turkey [Conference presentation]. International Conference on Accounting Studies (ICAS) 2017, Putrajaya, Malaysia
In-text use:
.... (Allahverdi and Karaer, 2017: XX).
Allahverdi and Karaer (2017: XX)......
....(Allahverdi, et al., 2017: XX)
Allahverdi et al (2017: XX)....

NOTE: Detailed information about other types of sources can be found on the APA 7 official website