Writing Rules

1. Manuscripts should be typed in Times New Roman font 12 point in MS Word compatible program in A4 custom size page structures.

2. The title must be 14 pt, bold and uppercase. It must be aligned. It should take place directly underneath. The abstract must be 9 pt and should not be a paragraph indent. Afterwards the English title should be 14 pt, bold and only capitalized. It should be placed immediately below the abstract 9 pt without paragraph indentation. The abstract should be between 150-200 words. Keywords should be 9 pt, bold. Main and intermediate headings can be used. Main titles are centered in 12 pt, capital letters and bold; intermediate titles should be 12 pt, lower case and centered. Between headings and paragraphs (before and after) 6 nk intervals should be left. The entire text should be in single line range.

3. Author name and surname must be written in bold and on the right side with bold font after leaving 6 nk blank space under heading (English). A footnote should be given below the page with a special footnote sign, and the title, work address and e-mail information should be written.

4. The text should be 12 pt and justified. Paragraph spacing must be between 6 nk, before and after the line.

5. Submissions to the source must be shown in the text. (Author's Last Name, Year, Page Number).

6. After each article's outcome and evaluation section, the author should indicate the works he/she use in writing the article by creating a references.

7. Authors can arrange the article after download writing example from this.

8. Bibliography should be prepared according to APA 7th Edition. You may find an example below. You can click on the link for the format. https://apastyle.apa.org/

BIBLIOGRAPHY NOTATION

Book: Surname, N. (Year). Title of the book. Publisher.
Example: Borton, H. (1970). Japan's modern century. The Ronald Press Company.

Book chapter: Surname, N. (Year). Title of the chapter. In N. Surname (Ed.), Title of the book (pp. page numbers of the title). Publisher.
Example: Watson, J. (1998). Engineering education in Japan after the Iwakura mission. In R. Poppy (Ed.), The Iwakura mission in America and Europe: A new assessment (pp. 103-125). Japan Library.

Journal article: Surname, N. (Year). Title of the article. Title of the Journal, Volume(Issue), page numbers.
Example: Holmes, S. (2004). An extraordinary odyssey: The Iwakura embassy translated. London Review Journal, 59(1), 83-119.

Internet Citation: Lastname, N. (Year). Title of the content. Web Site’s Name. Internet address.
Example: Narangoa, L. (2000). Japan’s nodernization: The Iwakura mission to Scandinavia in 1873. Alınteri Journal of Social Sciences. www.alinterisosyalbilimlerdergisi.com

Archive Source:
Ottoman Archives of the Prime Ministry
OAPM., AYN., 1238/123
OAPM., İ.DAH., 291/14
In text: (OAPM., AYN., 1238/123)

Newspapers:
Cuhmuriyet Gazetesi. 16 Şubat 1991.
In text: (Cumhuriyet, 16 Şubat 1991)

Single-Author Work (for all kinds of citation)
In the References List: Bridge, B. C. (2020)…
In text
In narration: the issue which Bridge (2020) emphasizes…
In parenthesis: …were found (Bridge, 2020).

Two-Author Work (for all kinds of citation)
In the References List: Johns, A. O., & Craig, B. A. (2021)…
In text
In narration: According to Johns and Craig (2021)…
In parenthesis: …was claimed (Johns & Craig, 2021).

Work with More Than Two Authors (for all kinds of citation)
In the References List: Bailey, S., Smith, J., & Buldegard, Y. (2023)…
In text
In narration: Bailey et al. (2023)’s research…
In parenthesis: …was detected (Bailey et al., 2023).