Submitted papers are evaluated through a blind peer review process.
Abstract and Full Text Paper Writing Rules
- Studies submitted to the conference must not have been previously published or sent to another congress, journal, etc. for publication.
- The languages to be used in abstract and full-text papers and articles are Turkish and English.
- If there is an institution that supports the study, the information of the supporting institution must be stated as a footnote on the same page by placing a (*) on the last word of the article title.
- Submitted articles should not exceed 12.000 words including references and annexes.
- As a basic writing rule, the submitted works should be written in accordance with the APA (7.0) style. Click here for information about APA (7.0): https://apastyle-apa-org.translate.goog/style-grammar-guidelines/paper-format?_x_tr_sl=en&_x_tr_tl=tr&_x_tr_hl=tr&_x_tr_pto=tc
- The names of the author or authors should be given just below the title of the article, right-justified and the university, faculty and/or institute information and ORCID number should be stated.
- The summary text should be prepared in a way that explains the purpose, importance, method, scope, limitations of the study and briefly the main result of the study.
Page Layout
| Paper Size | A4 Vertical |
| Top Margin | 2.5 cm |
| Bottom Margin | 2.5 cm |
| Left Margin | 2.5 cm |
| Right Margin | 2.5 cm |
| Paragraph Indentation | 1 cm |
| Blockquote | Left 1 cm |
| Font | Times New Roman |
| Font Style | Normal |
| Main Text Size | 11 point |
| Blockquote | 9 point |
| Footnote Text Size | 9 point |
| Table Entry | 9 point |
| Paragraph Spacing | 6 pt |
| Line Spacing | Single (1) |
| References | 10 point |
Headings
- Articles should be composed of main headings and subheadings.
- Main heading must be in Microsoft Word format with Times New Roman character, capital letters, bold and 14 pt.
- The subheadings of the sections created according to the content of the article (such as INTRODUCTION, CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK, LITERATURE SEARCH, RESEARCH METHODOLOGY, FINDINGS, CONCLUSION, …) should be in all capital letters, 11 font size and bold and should be written without numbering.
Turkish Abstract
- Must not exceed 300 words, and “ABSTRACT” should be bold, and 11 pt.
- The abstract should be written in Microsoft Word format with 11 font size and all text in Times New Roman font style.
- Keywords should be in italic, bold type and 11 pt.
- At least three, maximum five keywords should be written with the first letter is uppercase and the other in lowercase
- In the ABSTRACT, brief information about the subject of the article, research method and result should be given.
Abstract
- Must not exceed 600 words, and “ABSTRACT” should be bold, and 11 pt.
- The abstract should be written in Microsoft Word format with 11 font size and all text in Times New Roman font style.
- Keywords in the abstract should be in italic, bold font and 11 points.
- At least three, maximum five keywords should be written with the first letter is uppercase and the other in lowercase
- In the ABSTRACT, brief information about the subject of the article, research method and result should be given.
Sections
Section subtitles (INTRODUCTION, CONCEPTUAL FRAME, LITERATURE SCANNING, RESEARCH METHODOLOGY, FINDINGS, CONCLUSION, etc), which are formed according to the content of the article, should be all in capital letters, 11 pt and bold, and they should be typed without numbering.
Main Text
- Subheadings should be written in 11 pt, bold and capital letters and the text should be in 11 pt., Times New Roman style in Microsoft Word format.
- Articles should be written in a single column, justified, and in a single space between paragraphs.
- Subheading of the first section should start with a line space after the keywords and there should be no spaces in the following paragraphs.
- In full texts, article must not exceed 20 pages with shapes and figures.
Tables, Figures, Graphics and Pictures
- If the tables, figures, graphics and pictures used in the text are not originally created by the author(s), they can be used in the text by giving “reference”.
- Tables, figures, graphics and pictures should be placed to fit the text and the headings should be written in 11 point size and centered.
- Tables and graphs used in the text should be listed as Table 1., Table 2. / Chart 1., Chart 2. etc. Table numbers and titles should be written before the table.
- Numbers and headings of figures, graphics and pictures (figure, graphic and picture) should be written in order such as Figure 1., Figure 2. / Picture 1., Picture 2. etc.
- First letters of words used in tables, figures, graphics and image headings should be uppercase and the others are lowercase.
Conclusion
Heading should be written in bold, 11 point, capital letters and text should be in 11 pt. and Times New Roman style in Microsoft Word format.
Giving Reference
In bibliography, only references cited in article should be included and alphabetical order should be followed according to surname of authors.
Giving Reference in Text
- In the studies, opinions of others should be given as quotation or reference.
- Short quotes should be given in quotation marks.
- Quotes longer than 4 lines should be written as a separate paragraph, 1 cm inside and 11 pt. In this case, quotation marks should not be used.
- In the references, author surname, date of publication, and page number information must be given in parentheses.
- In the case of one and two authored publications, the surnames of both authors should be included in parentheses.
- With more than two author references, only the first author’s surname should be given and ‘et. al.’ statement should be used for other authors.
- In publications written by legal entities, the abbreviation can be used after the first reference if the legal entity name is too long or the abbreviated form is well known.
- If it is decided to use the abbreviation, name of the institution should be written in first submission, and the abbreviation should be given in square brackets next to it.
- If more than one publication of an author published on the same date is used, in order to distinguish the publications from each other, the phrases “a, b, c, …” should be used respectively, and this usage should be included both during citation in the text and in the bibliography section.
REFERENCES (Should be organised in accordance with APA 7.0 format)
Single author book:
Jackson, S. L. (2015). Research methods: A modular approach (3rd ed.). Cengage.
Book with multiple authors:
Moses, J. W., Knutsen, T. L. (2019). Ways of knowing: Competing methodologies in social and political research (3rd ed.). Red Globe Press.
Book chapter:
Aktay, S. (2015). Teknoloji destekli fen bilimleri öğretimi. Ş. S. Anagün, N. Duban (Ed.), Fen bilimleri öğretimi içinde (s. 425–454). Anı Yayıncılık.
Journal article:
Erbil, S., Tümerdem, Y., Kıyak, M., Hacıoğlu, S. (2001). İstanbul Küçükçekmece ilçesinde fırınların hijyenik yönden değerlendirilmesi. Türk Hijyen ve Deneysel Biyoloji Dergisi, 58(3), 93–96. https://jag.journalagent.com/turkhijyen/pdfs/THDBD_58_3_93_96.pdf
Conferance Paper:
Bedenel, A.-L., Jourdan, L., Biernacki, C. (2019). Probability estimation by an adapted genetic algorithm in web insurance. In R. Battiti, M. Brunato, I. Kotsireas and P. Pardalos (Eds.), Learning and Intelligent Optimisation (pp. 225-240). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-05348-2_2
Thesis:
Saraç, Y. (2015). İstanbul’da satışa sunulan içme sütlerinde antibiyotik kalıntı düzeyleri üzerine bir araştırma [Yayımlanmamış yüksek lisans tezi]. İstanbul Aydın Üniversitesi.
Website:
Monaghan, E. (2019, December 10). 5 reasons modern possible in 2019. Greenpeace. https://www.greenpeace.org/new-zealand/story/5-reasons-modern-slavery-at-sea-is-still-possible-in-2019/slavery at sea is still
World Health Organization. (2020). Coronavirus. https://www.who.int/healthtopics/coronavirus#tab=tab_1.
Whales likely impacted by Great Pacific garbage patch. (2019, April 10). The Ocean Cleanup. https://theoceancleanup.com/updates/whales-likely-impacted-by-great-pacific-garbage-patch/ (With APA 7., URLs no longer need to be preceded by ‘Date accessed’ unless an access date is required).