Publication and style guidelines

General principles

Manuscripts must not have been published before or be under consideration by another journal. Submission is made with the knowledge and consent of all authors. Accepted languages: Turkish, English.

Manuscript structure

• Title: a title that reflects the content and contains no abbreviations.
• Abstract and keywords: an abstract of 150–250 words covering aim, method, findings and conclusion; 3–6 keywords. An English title, abstract and keywords are included regardless of the language of the article.
• Main text: introduction, method, findings, discussion and conclusion.
• References: every source cited in the text.

Citation style

In-text citations and the reference list follow the APA 7th edition. References are listed alphabetically by the first author's surname; a DOI link is given for sources that have one.

Tables and figures

Tables and figures are numbered consecutively and carry a descriptive caption. Permission is obtained and the source credited for material taken from other publications.

Before you submit

The submission steps, required files and checklist are on the Submission guide page. For questions, write to [email protected].