Writing Rules

1. Paper
1.1. Draft manuscripts should be written on A4 size (29.7x21 cm) paper, electronically in word processing software.
1.2. The file type must be docx, other file types such as pdf are not accepted.

2. Page
2.1. Page margins should be 2 cm on all four sides of the paper.
2.2. Pages should be numbered consecutively from the bottom right side.

3. Writing Style
3.1. The manuscript should be written in Calibri font, 11-point font size, justified, single-spaced.
3.2. 6 spaces should be added before and after the paragraph, and no additional space should be placed between paragraphs.
3.3. Paragraphs should be started.

4. Content
The manuscript should consist of Title, Abstract, Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results and Discussion, Conclusion and Recommendations, and References.

4.1. Article title
At the beginning of the article, there should be a title that is compatible with the content, written in 14-point font size and bold letters. The title of the article should be short and reflect all aspects of the work, and only the first letter of the words should be capitalized and the others should be lowercase.

4.2. Headings
All headings in the article should be numbered consecutively and hierarchically.
In the text of the article, the first letters of the words, except conjunctions, should be capitalized in the first and second degree headings, and the first letter of the third degree headings should be capitalized and the others should be written in lowercase letters, left justified. The use of fourth-order headings in the article should be avoided.

4.2.1. 1. First Order Headings: First-order headings should be written as 1st, 2nd, 3rd and bold.
4.2.2. 1.1. Second order headings: Second order headings should be written as 1.1., 1.2., 1.3. and bold.
4.2.3. 1.1.1. Third degree headings: Third-order headings should be written as 1.1.1., 1.1.2., 1.1.3. and italicized.

4.3. Abstract
The abstract should not exceed 250 words and should be prepared in the original language of the article in a single paragraph, including the research question, purpose and scope of the study, originality, material and method, findings and results.
Articles written in English must have an “abstract”, while an “abstract” is not mandatory.

4.4. Keywords
Keywords should be written in the original language of the article, in alphabetical order, with at least 3 and at most 5 keywords that best represent the article, in alphabetical order, with commas between them and all in lowercase letters.

4.5. Introduction
In this section; firstly, information about the subject and importance of the study should be given, then the subject should be explained by supporting it with the literature and the gap that the study will fill in the literature should be stated, and finally the purpose and scope of the study should be clearly stated.

4.6. Material and Method
In this section, all the materials and methods used in finding the results presented in the article should be explained in detail and referenced when necessary.

4.7. Results and Discussion
In this section; the findings obtained should be presented, discussed and interpreted supported by the current literature.
The findings should be clear and concise, supported and explained with charts and figures when necessary.
In the discussion section, the findings of the study should not be repeated, and the importance of the findings should be explained by comparing them with the literature.

4.8. Conclusion and Recommendations
In this section; without repeating the findings obtained from the study, the conclusion(s) drawn from these findings should be presented and suggestion(s) should be made.

4.9. References
Each source cited in the text must be included in the References section. All references should be written in accordance with APA 7 standard under the References heading at the end of the article. Sample writings related to the standard are given separately.

5. Language
5.1. The article should consist of simple, clear and short sentences in the original language.
5.2. Except in special cases, the Turkish Language Association (TDK) Spelling Guide for Turkish should be taken as basis.

6. Text
6.1. Since the blind review method will be applied in the article evaluation process, any information such as name, surname, institution, address, e-mail, etc. indicating the identity of the authors should not be included in the text.
6.2. Expressions that need to be emphasized in the text can be shown in bold or italicized.
6.3. Where footnotes are required, the * sign should be used on the same page.
6.4. Names of genera and species should be written in italics.

7. Tables
7.1. Tables in the article should be named as Tables and numbered consecutively according to the order of observation.
7.2. Tables must be cited before the table in the text.
7.3. Table titles should be brief and concise, descriptive of the table, and should be placed above the table.
7.4. The title of the table should be written left justified with the first letters of the words capitalized and the others lowercase.
7.5. Schedules should be prepared in word processing software and should be editable, not an image of a schedule prepared elsewhere.

8. Figures
8.1. All views (photographs, pictures, drawings, diagrams, charts, graphs, maps, etc.) that do not contain tables in the article should be named as Figures and numbered consecutively in the order they appear in the text.
8.2. Figures must be cited before the figure in the text.
8.3. Figure captions should be brief and concise, descriptive of the figure, and should be placed below the figure.
8.4. Figure captions should be written left justified, with the first letters of the words capitalized and the others lowercase.
8.5. Images should be in jpg format and print quality.

9. Equations
9.1. All equations in the text should be written using the equation editor of the word processing software and numbered consecutively with Arabic numerals as (1), (2).

10. Units
10.1. The International System of Units (SI) should be used in the article, and the writing of quantities and units in the text should be based on this system. The basic quantities and units in the system and their spelling notations are given separately.

11. Symbols and abbreviations
11.1. Symbols and abbreviations may be given at the end of the text after the references.

12. Citations
12.1. Each source in the References section must be cited in the text.
12.2. References to sources in the text should be written in accordance with APA 7 standard.
12.3. Footnotes should not be used when referring to sources.

13. For examples of source writing:
https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/download/journal-file/28254

Quantities and Units:

Source: The International System of Units (SI), 9th edition, 2019. https://www.bipm.org/en/publications/si-brochure