Writing Rules

1. TITLE AND AUTHOR KNOWLEDGE

Times New Roman, 11 font size and 1.0 line spacing should be used in the article text. The title should be written in 14 font size and the first letter of the words should be upper case and centered. Articles written in Turkish should include English under the Turkish title, and articles written in English should include the Turkish title under the English title.

The name and surname of the author of the study should be written in 11 font size, and the surname should be upper case and centered. The university, faculty/college, city and country information of the author (s) should be indicated under the English title with names (1,2,3) paired with the author's name or names.
If the article was presented as a paper in any scientific event, the title of the article should be marked with an asterisk (*), and the name, location and date of the activity should be indicated at the bottom of the first page of the article. If the article is supported by any research institution or fund, the title of the article should be marked with an asterisk (*), and the name of the organization providing the support, the project number and the date of completion should be indicated at the bottom of the first page. If the article was produced from postgraduate theses, the title of the article should be marked with an asterisk (*), and the name of the theses, the name of the consultant and the date of completion should be indicated at the bottom of the first page. All information in footnotes should be 9 font size.

2. ABSTRACT

Studies can be submitted in Turkish and English languages. Turkish and English abstracts should be included at the beginning of each article. The abstract should be written in a single font with a font size of 10 and not exceeding 260 words, and justified. The citation should not be given in the text of the "abstract". Below each abstract, there should be 3-5 keywords that describe working from that language.

3. SECTIONS AND SUB-SECTIONS

In the article, main titles should be numbered, upper case and written in 12 font size, bold and upper case letters. Subtitle titles (Second level titles) should be written left justified, upper case letters first, 11 pt, bold and italic. Third level titles should be left-justified, 11 point, bold and italic. The first letter of the title should be written in upper case letters.
The paragraphs in the text should consist of at least three sentences and a line space should be left between the paragraphs. Articles should not exceed 9000 words.
The main parts of the article consist of
• INTRODUCTION
• METHOD
- Population and sample / Working Group / Participants / Subjects (only one of them)
- Data collection method (s) / techniques / tools
- Analysis of the data
• RESULTS
• DISCUSSION, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS
• REFERENCES
sections, respectively.;
The main text should be written by entering the subtitle “INTRODUCTION” after abstract. METHOD, RESULTS, and DISCUSSION, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS sections should not be started from the new page, after one section is finished, the other page should follow.
In Turkish articles, dictionaries and spelling guides of Turkish Language Institution should be taken into consideration and Turkish words should be used as much as possible. When using the Turkish equivalent of the concept / term in the field-specific foreign language, the equivalent of the concept / term should be given in parentheses in the first place.

4. SPECIFICATION OF CITIATIONS

At the end of the article, before the appendix (s), the sources should be stated in the order of the author. References should be written one after the other with 9 font size.
All references used in the article should be in accordance with the APA 7 style (https://apastyle.apa.org/style-grammar-guidelines/references/examples). 

4.1. Citiations

All the citations in the article should be in italic in the expressions in parentheses.

4.1.1. Single author

“Ellis (1997), .........”; “According to Ellis (1997).........”; “(Ellis, 1997)”.

4.1.2. Two authors

“Abrams and Ellis (1994), .......”; “According to Abrams and Ellis (1994) ...”; “(Abrams and Ellis, 1994)”.

4.1.3. Three and more authors

After the first author, "et al." is written, then a comma is placed and the date is written: “(Demerouti et al., 2000)”.

4.1.4. Institution writing

In the first submission, the name of the institution is given with the abbreviation and date: “(Massachusetts Institute of Technology [MIT], 1999)”.

4.1.5. In studies with more than one author with the same surname

The initials of their names are also used to distinguish authors of the same surname from each other: “G. Underwood (1998) and J. D. Underwood (1999) ………..”.

4.1.6. When the same author has more than one work of the same date

If the same author has more than one work with the same date, a letter is added to the date of publication to distinguish: “(Berke, 2002a)”; “(Berke, 2002b)”.

4.1.7. Citing multiple articles simultaneously

Alphabetical order is followed by author surname: “……………………. (Işık 1997; Kara 1996; Keskin 1996) ……………....”.

4.1.8. Citation from the secondary reference

The secondary reference is shown in the main reference list. In the text, only the names of those who did the original work are named. After mentioning the primary source, the secondary source is indicated as “Retrieved from”: “………… (Retrieved from Coltheart, 2001).”; “(Grayson and Meilman; Retrieved from Perine and Lisle, 1995).”.

4.2. Writing the Reference Section

4.2.1. Books

Only the first letter is upper case.

4.2.1.1. Single author

Corey, G. (1991). Theory and practice of counseling and psychotheraphy. Pacific Grove, CA: Brooks/Cole.
Ong, W. J. (2002). Orality and literacy: The technologizing of the word (2nd ed.). New York: Routledge.

4.2.1.2. Single author

Corsini, R. J., & Wedding, D. (1989). Current psychotherapies. Illionis: F.E. Peacock Publishers Inc.
Fidan, N. and Erden, M. (1986). Eğitim bilimine giriş. Ankara: Kadıoğlu Matbaası.

4.2.1.3. Editorial books

Ellis, A. (1973). Rational-emotive psychotheraphy, In H. C. Patterson (Ed.), Theories of counseling and psychotherapy (pp. 49-57). New York, Harper and Row Publishers.
Sanalan, V. A. (2011). M-öğrenme uygulamalarına geçiş. B. B. Demirci, G. T. Yamamoto ve U. Demiray (Ed.) içinde, Türkiye’de e-öğrenme: Gelişmeler ve uygulamalar II (ss. 379-388). Anadolu Üniversitesi, Eskişehir.

4.2.1.4. Translation books

Ong, W. J. (2012). Sözlü ve yazılı kültür: Sözün teknolojileşmesi (6. Basım) (Çev. Sema Postacıoğlu Banon). İstanbul: Metis Yayıncılık.

4.3. Studies Published in Journals

Tosun, A. (2006). Depresif belirti düzeyi yüksek kişilerde otobiyografik anıların bilince istemsiz gelişleri ve depresif içerikleri. Türk Psikoloji Dergisi, 21(58), 21-37.
Toma, J. D. (1997). Alternative inquiry paradigms, faculty cultures, and the definition of academic lives. The Journal of Higher Education, 68, 679-705.

4.4. Papers

Gündüz, B. (1999). Hemşirelerde stresle başa çıkma biçimleriyle tükenmişlik arasındaki ilişkilerin incelenmesi. VIII. Ulusal Eğitim Bilimleri Kongresi, Karadeniz Teknik Üniversitesi, Trabzon.

4.5. Theses

Ergen, H. (1999). Türkiye'de eğitim harcamalarının analizi ve yükseköğretimde maliyetler. Yayımlanmamış yüksek lisans tezi. Hacettepe Üniversitesi, Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü, Ankara.

4.6. Electronic References

4.6.1. Citing a specific page (a resource) on a website

4.6.1.1. Announcement

British Council (29 Ekim 2012). 6th Annual GCC nationalisation summit. Dubai, UAE: Author. [Available online at: http://www.britishcouncil.org/learning-skills-for-employability-project-policy-dialogue-sixth-annual-gcc-nationalisation-summit.htm], Retrieved on 29 July 2012.

4.6.1.2. A specific page on a website

Soygüt, G., Çakır, Z. ve Karaosmanoğlu, A. (2008). Ebeveynlik biçimlerinin değerlendirilmesi: Young ebeveynlik ölçeği’nin psikometrik özelliklerine ilişkin bir inceleme. Türk Psikoloji Yazıları, Aralık 2008, 11(22), 17-30. [Çevrim-içi: http://www.turkpsikolojiyazilari.com/PDF/TPY/22/17-30.pdf], Retrieved on 29 June 2012.
Ong, W. J. (2002). Orality and literacy: The technologizing of the word (2nd ed.). New York: Routledge. [Çevrim-içi: http://monoskop.org/images/f/ff/Ong,_Walter_J_-_Orality_and_Literacy,_2nd_ed.pdf], Retrieved on 29 October 2012.

4.6.2. Electronic journals

4.6.2.1. Articles from Electronic Journals Published in the Journal and Published on the Internet

Hakverdi, M., Dana, T. M., & Swain, C. (2011). Factors influencing exemplary science teachers’ levels of computer use. Hacettepe University Journal of Education, 41, 219-230. [Available online at: http://www.efdergi.hacettepe.edu.tr/201141MERAL HAKVERDİ.pdf], Retrieved on October 29, 2012.

4.6.2.2. Articles From Electronic Journals Only Published Online

Kocdar, S., & Aydın, C. H. (2012). Accreditation of open and distance learning: A framework for Turkey. Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education-TOJDE, 13(3), Article 6. [Available online at: http://tojde.anadolu.edu.tr/tojde48/articles/article_6.htm], Retrieved on October 29, 2012.

4.6.2.3. Articles from electronic databases

For electronic databases, date (not specified for CD-ROMs), source (eg SCCI, ERIC) and name of the database and other additional information (such as item number) should be specified. For web resources, the address (URL) of the home page should be given to that database:
Saracho, O. N. (1999). A factor analysis of preschool children’s play strategies and cognitive style. Educational Psychology, 19(2), pp. 165-180. [Available online, EBSCO database (Academic Search Elite) at: http://www.ebscho.com], Retrieved on January 8, 2000.

5. FIGURES

Figures and graphics should be printed on a white paper, not more than 130x180 mm, micrographs, radiographs and photographs should be printed on black and white glossy paper. Large figures should be numbered, captioned, if the source is used, source information should be added under the figure in parentheses. The title of the figure should be left-justified, bold and italic, 11 font size and only the first letter of the title should be capitalized. Writings in the figure should be 11 points. The space between the figure title and the table should be in the 1.15 line spacing. The title of the figure should be under the figure.

6. TABLES

Tables should be left-justified and in the "Times New Roman" character, the table title should be bold, 11 font size, only the first letter of the title should be upper case and the title should be given next to the number of tables. In-table values/articles should be 10 font size. There should be a 6nk line spacing after the table header. Tables should be specified by giving the number of tables in the text. Tables should be placed in the text or on the following page. Relevant notes and sources should be stated below the table, after the words "Note:" or "Source:". Tables should automatically fit in the window.

7. ARTICLE TEMPLATE

All details about an article work may not be mentioned here. More detailed information about formatting is available in the template file, which should be used for work to be sent to the journal. If the information given here conflicts with the information in the template file, the template file should be based on.
In order to prepare the studies in accordance with the writing rules of the journal, the template file should be used (File: Turkish Article Template). (File-English: English Article Template). If the writing is done in another file, the content of the relevant file should be transferred to the template file and the styles included in this file should be applied to the relevant places (such as headings-texts).

8. REFEREE CORRECTION DIRECTİVE

The author (s), who received correction suggestions for the article, should state the procedure on the “Referee Correction Directive” sent with the referee reports, stating the page number based on the correction / change proposals requested by each referee.