Writing Rules

In-text citations and reference listing should adhere to the APA 6th style.

Example of Title Page

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Articles submitted to our journal, including abstracts and references, should not exceed 7,000 words. Texts must be on A4 size paper, with page margins of 2.5 cm on the right, bottom, and top, and 3 cm on the left. Including the introduction, all internal texts should be in Palatino Linotype font, with a line spacing of 1.15, font size of 11 points, justified alignment, spacing of 4 nk before and after. In the case of direct quotations within the works submitted to the journal, “double quotation marks” should be used.

The abstract and keywords should appear immediately after the title. The Abstract and Keywords headings should be 10-point, bold, and left-aligned. The abstract text should be Palatino Linotype 9-point, single-spaced, and justified. The Turkish abstract should consist of a minimum of 100 and a maximum of 250 words.

Keywords should consist of a minimum of 3 and a maximum of 5 words. Keywords should be separated by commas, and the first letter of each word should be capitalized.

If the work has been supported by an institution/organization or prepared from a doctoral/master's thesis, this should be indicated in a footnote at the bottom of the first page of the article. Furthermore, if there are individuals, institutions, or organizations that deserve acknowledgment, the relevant information must be clearly stated in the article file.

For studies with multiple authors, authors must submit a statement of contribution ratio and a conflict of interest statement during the article submission process. For studies derived from graduate theses, the author with the highest contribution ratio must be a student.

If artificial intelligence-based tools (e.g., ChatGPT, Grammarly, etc.) were used during the article production process, the stages in which they were utilized must be clearly stated. This information must be provided during the article submission process. All responsibility regarding the use of Artificial Intelligence lies with the authors.

Ethics Committee Approval
Our journal requires that all studies in scientific fields that require ethics committee approval have obtained the relevant ethics committee decision. In this context, information regarding ethics committee approval (committee name, date, and decision number) must be clearly stated in the article text.
In line with the regulations implemented by Ulakbim TR Index since 2020, studies without ethical committee approval are not considered for publication in our journal.

Studies Requiring Ethical Committee Approval
Studies requiring ethical committee approval in our journal include the following:
• All research conducted using qualitative or quantitative approaches that involve collecting data from participants through methods such as surveys, interviews, focus group studies, observations, experiments, and interviews,
• Studies in which humans and animals (including materials or data) are used for experimental or other scientific purposes,
• Clinical studies conducted on humans,
• Scientific studies conducted on animals,
• Retrospective studies within the framework of the Personal Data Protection Law.
For such studies to be considered for evaluation, the relevant ethical committee approvals must have been obtained and these approvals must be clearly stated in the article text.