full text submission

full text submission

Language

Full-text manuscripts are accepted for publication in Turkish, other Turkish dialects and English. The alphabet to be used in writing can be latin or krill alphabet. Full-text manuscripts must comply with grammar and spelling rules. For spelling and punctuation rules in Turkish full texts, the Turkish Language Association's "Current Turkish Dictionary" and/or "Büyük Turkish Dictionary" and "Turkish Spelling and Spelling Guide" should be used.  For other Turkish dialects, Azerbaijan Turkish, Kazakhstan dialect, Kyrgyzstan dialect, Uzbekistan dialect, Turkmenistan dialect should follow their own spelling rules.  For other Turkish dialects, their own spelling and spelling rules will be taken into consideration. In English full texts, Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary, Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary can be used.

Full texts that are not prepared in accordance with the spelling rules are rejected directly by the editorial board without referring them to the referees.

Field Code/Jel Codes: In order to identify the field of the full text article more easily, the field code/Jel codes should be specified. Jel Codes can be accessed at https://www.aeaweb.org/econlit/jelCodes.php?view=jel.

Full Text Length and Format Requirements

The full-text manuscript to be submitted must not have been previously published in another journal, etc. and must not be submitted for publication. Full-text manuscripts should be analyzed with iThenticate similarity program and the analysis report showing a maximum 20% similarity rate and signed author declaration forms should be uploaded to the system. Book chapters with a similarity rate exceeding 5% on the basis of source will not be evaluated.

All parts of the full-text manuscript should be in "Microsoft Word Document" format, text and conclusion sections should be in "Arial" font and "11 point" size. Manuscripts should be 1.5 line spacing and margins should be 2.5 cm. from each edge. Each study should be maximum 20 pages. Appendices and bibliography are not included in these 20 pages. Full-text studies should be written as concisely as possible, but attention should also be paid to be understandable. It is mandatory to use the sample full text template below for the full text. Submissions other than this template will be rejected directly at the editorial stage (To download, click on the "File" tab in the upper left corner of the page opened. It is then downloaded in ".docx" format in the "Download" tab);

- Sample template for full texts in Turkiclanguages (For those presenting in Turkic languages) 

- Sample template for full texts in English (ForEnglish Presenters) 

Title

The main title should reflect the subject matter of the full text in the most concise manner and should be in "Times New Roman" font, "14 point" size, bold, centered and 1.5 line spacing. Other Headings should be in "Arial" font, font size "11 point", bold, centered on the left (first line at 1.25) and 1.5 line spacing. They should be descriptive and specific and limited to a maximum of 96 characters. In addition, at the application stage, the short title (running head) of the full text in Turkish and English (in the relevant Turkish dialect when written in Other Turkish Dialects) should be included with a maximum of 50 characters including spaces.

Author/Author Information

No information about the author(s) (name, institution, etc.) should be included in the file. However, when the full text is accepted and sent to the author by the editor-in-chief for the addition of name and contact information, the following conditions should be followed: The name and surname of the author(s) should be clearly indicated under the title, centered, in "Arial" font, "12 point" size, bold and 1 line spacing. The title, institution and contact information of the author(s) should be written with (1) footnote (2, 3, ... if there is more than one author) in "Arial" font, "8 point" size, bold and single-spaced.  Sample author information; Author Title/Student, Institution where he/she works/University and Field if he/she is a student, e-mail address, City/Country.

ORCID information of each author should also be included. You can get the Orcid number at https://orcid.org/

 

Abstract and Extended Abstract Writing

- For Turkish full texts; Turkish abstract, English abstract and Extended English abstract should be written. You can find the spelling rules on the full text template.

- For full texts in other Turkish dialects; abstract, Turkish abstract, Russian abstract (optional-not mandatory) and extended English abstract should be written in the Turkish dialect in which the full text is written. You can find the spelling rules on the full text template.

- For full texts in English; it is sufficient to write English abstract and Extended English abstract. You can find the spelling rules on the full text template.

Tables, Figures and Appendices

The following methods should be followed in the creation of tables:

  • The title of the table should be in Arial 11 font size and the content should be in Arial 10 font size. If the content does not fit in the table, the content can be in Arial 9 font size; however, the size should not be reduced further in order to make the table look clear. (Source section and Note section, if any, should be in Arial 8 font size.)
  • Line spacing should primarily be 1.15. If the content does not fit in the table, the content can be 1.00.
  • In the title of the table, the first letter of each word should be capitalized.
  • The table should be given under the title.
  • If there is a footnote to the table, it should be written under the table and its size should be 9 points.
  • If the table is taken from a source, the source must be indicated.
  • Tables should be aligned to the left.

A sample table is presented below.

Table 1: Estimation Results

- If there are graphics, figures, photographs or diagrams in the study, the following methods should be followed in their creation:

·       Graphic, Figure or Diagram visuals should not be in the form of screenshots/photos (print screen) and should be created by entering data via Word/excel. Photographs should not be in the form of (print screen) and should be original.

·       The title of the Graphic, Figure, Photograph or Diagram should be in Arial 11-point font and the first letter of each word in the title should be capitalized.

·       Graphic, Figure, Photograph or Diagram should be presented under the title.

·       If the Graphic, Figure, Photograph or Diagram contains text and the size of the text can be changed, the size of the text should be Arial 10 pt. If the content does not fit in the figure, the content can be in Arial 9 font size; however, the size should not be reduced further in order to make the figure look clear. (Source section and Note section, if any, should be in Arial 8 font size.)

·       If the Graphic, Figure, Photograph or Diagram is taken from a source, the source must be indicated.

A sample Graph, Figure, Photograph or Diagram is presented below.

Graph 1: Cusum Graph

Formulas and Statistics: Formulas and Equations should be written left-aligned and numbered (1), (2), (3)... on the right side. APA symbols should be used to express statistical values (e.g. X̄ for arithmetic mean, β for beta, α for alpha). Statistical abbreviations such as ANOVA, CFA, BIC, CFA, RMSEA, SEM, SRMR should be given where they are first used. If the statistical value can exceed 1 , 'zero' and 'dot' should be used for numbers below 1: F(2, 15) = 0.43, t(20) = 0.52. If the statistical value does not exceed 1, 'zero' is not used before the dot: p = .015. For detailed information, please refer to chapter 6 of the 7th Edition APA Guidelines.

For studies that require ethics committee permission, the ethics committee permission must be uploaded to the system. Research requiring Ethics Committee permission is as follows;

- All kinds of research conducted with qualitative or quantitative approaches that require data collection from participants using survey, interview, focus group study, observation, experiment, interview techniques

- Use of humans and animals (including materials/data) for experimental or other scientific purposes,

-Clinical trials in humans,

-Research on animals,

-Retrospective studies in accordance with the law on the protection of personal data, also;

-Stating that the "informed consent form" has been obtained in case presentations,

- Obtaining and indicating permission from the owners for the use of scales, questionnaires, photographs belonging to others,

-Indication of compliance with copyright regulations for the intellectual and artistic works used

 

Artificial Intelligence (AI) Ethics Rules are valid in our journal and authors are required to comply with the rules explained below with the help of the Table. Authors are fully responsible for any ethical violations.  In the academic studies that the authors will send to our journal, the rules of the "Ethical Guidelines on the Use of Productive Artificial Intelligence in Scientific Research and Publication Activities of Higher Education Institutions" determined by the Higher Education Council (YÖK) in 2024 and the international ethical rules mentioned in the Table below are valid and the authors are required to prepare their articles in accordance with the ethical rules. All ethical violations in this regard belong to the author. By submitting academic work to the journals on the Academic Comment platform, the author is deemed to have accepted all conditions regarding ethical principles in advance. For more detailed information please click on the links below:

Organization

Document Name

Year

URL

HIGHER EDUCATION

Ethical Guidelines on the Use of Generative Artificial Intelligence in Scientific Research and Publication Activities of Higher Education Institutions

2024

Turkish/English

UNESCO

AI Ethics Recommendations

2021

UNESCO AI Ethics Recommendation

AB

Reliable Artificial Intelligence Guidelines

2019

IEEE Ethically Aligned Design

IEEE

Ethically Compatible Design

2016

EU Trustworthy AI Guidelines

 

Publication of Studies Based on Surveys and Interviews;

- All kinds of research conducted with qualitative or quantitative approaches that require data collection from participants using survey, interview, focus group study, observation, experiment, interview techniques

- Use of humans and animals (including materials/data) for experimental or other scientific purposes,

- Clinical trials in humans,

- Research on animals,

- Retrospective studies in accordance with the law on the protection of personal data, also;

- Stating that the "informed consent form" has been obtained in case presentations,

- Obtaining and indicating permission from the owners for the use of scales, questionnaires, photographs belonging to others,

- For the intellectual and artistic works used, it should be stated that copyright regulations are complied with.

 

Citation and Source Citation

- "Apa 7 Edition" Parenthetical citations method will be used as the citation method in the text and for detailed examples see; https://apastyle.apa.org/style-grammar-guidelines/references/examples

- If artificial intelligence (AI) tools are used in academic texts, the AI used must be cited. All responsibility in this regard belongs to the author.

REFERENCES

- "Apa 7 Edition" will be used for bibliography. For citation methods, please see; https://apastyle.apa.org/instructional-aids/reference-examples.pdf

- If necessary, the table of abbreviations can be used by adding it after the bibliography. When abbreviations are used, the full name should be written first in the text and the abbreviation should be written in parentheses next to it. In subsequent uses, the abbreviation can be used directly. For example; The first use in the text is Turkish Language Institution (TDK), subsequent uses are TDK

- If artificial intelligence (AI) tools are used in academic texts, the AI used should be cited in the bibliography. All responsibility in this regard belongs to the author.


An ISBN-registered electronic full-text book will be published, fulfilling the academic incentive and associate professorship criteria in Türkiye