Writing Rules

PAPER GUIDELINES FOR THE JOURNAL OF SOCIAL SCIENCES INSTITUTE OF PAMUKKALE UNIVERSITY



Journal Policy

PAUSBED is an academic journal that gives place to the articles of quality in fields of social sciences. It is a journal with referees. The articles sent to be published in the journal shall be evaluated by the referees who are specialized in the field concerned and whose names are not revealed. The journal is published, in January, April, July and December. The language of the journal is Turkish, English, French and October. “İmla Kılavuzu”, published by Turkish Language Association, is used for the papers in Turkish; as for the papers in English and German, the grammar rules and principles of the language in question shall be used. In addition, it is obligatory that Turkish versions of the articles in foreign languages in all the fields, excepting for the fields in foreign languages such as English, French and German Language and Literature, should be sent. The following are to be obeyed in the papers:

  • Articles that do not comply with the paper guidelines will not be processed and will be returned to the author.
  • Each paper should contain the following information: a-Turkish title, b- English title, c-Summary, d-Keywords, e- Abstract, f-Keywords, g-Footnote, h-Bibliography
  • The authors should upload two copies of their research which are "With author info" and "Without author info" formats to the system. "With author info" format should contains ORCID information.
  • The authors should upload the similarity screening report (iThenticate or Turnitin) to the system.
  • The authors should upload the Copyright Form to the system.
  • Please click here to access the paper reviewing process.

The Rules to Follow in the Papers


1. It is necessary that papers submitted to the journal should not be previously published, nor should they be under consideration and evaluation for publication in other journals. If the articles have been presented as a paper at a congress, symposium and meeting beforehand or accepted as a thesis, they may be published on the condition that they are introduced along with the date and place of their presentation and admitted by the Board. Any responsibility on this subject concerns the author(s).


2. Submitting their papers to be published in PAUSBED within the body of Social Sciences Institute of Pamukkale University, the authors agree to give the copyright of the papers to PAUSBED within the body of Social Sciences Institute of Pamukkale University. The copyright of the papers published belongs to the journal and cannot be transferred without showing a reference.


3. Scholarly, contextual, lingual and legal responsibility of the papers published in the journal belongs to the author(s) of the paper in question.


4. The papers should be written on one side of an A4 paper with 2,5 cm margin on right and left sides of page and 5 cm margin on the bottom and top of the page. 10 point Calibri should be used and a single space should be left between the lines. Page numbers should be placed on the right lower corner. The whole of the paper, together with the abstract and bibliography, should not exceed 20 pages. The papers should be written in Word for Windows software program as it is commonly used in computers in order to accelerate the procedures of composition, correction and publication. Also, it should be sent to the journal via e-mail in two copies, one with a page that describes the author and the other without it.


5. The title should be written with bold and capital letters in 13 point in the language of the paper.


6. The title should be followed by an abstract of the paper and key words (3-8 words). If the paper is Turkish, the title, abstract and keywords should also be written in English. If the paper is written in a foreign language, the second title should be Turkish and Turkish abstract and key words should take place below the title. The abstract should be written in 9 point and a single-space format.


7. The title, name and surname of the author(s) should be written in the middle below the title. The sign (*) should be placed at the end of the names to describe the institution, address and e-mail address of the author(s) at the bottom of the first page.


8. The papers should be written in accordance with the above guidelines and titles and subtitles should be written with a 1,25-cm indent. The main topic and sub-topics of the paper should be numbered in four levels at most as 1., 1.1, 1.1.1 and 1.1.1.1. The title in the first level should be wholly written in capital letter. The first letters of all the words of the titles in the other levels should be written in capital letter and the others in small letters; they should all be in 10-point and bold. Numbering shall be done in all the titles, including those of the introduction and conclusion parts. Paragraphs should be created with 0.5 cm indent. There should be no line spacing between paragraphs.

9. The writings in tables and figures should be written with single space and within the limits of the text. Title of the table should be numbered and given just above the top of the table in such a way as to give the content of the table. If the title of the table requires a second line, it should be aligned with the table number. If the table has been transferred from another paper, the reference should be given below the table. Reference: Surname of the author, Date of publication: The number or interval of the pages that contain the table (Reference: Solak, 2006: 25- 26). Table should be made just by using horizontal lines. The same is true of the figures, as well. The title of the figure should be numbered and given below the figure in such a way as to give the content of the figure. If the figure has been transferred from another paper, the reference should be given below the figure as follows (Reference: Solak, 2006: 12).


10. References should be shown within the text. If the quotation is taken from the reference without any change in it, namely in the same way as it is in the original, the whole of the quotation should be given in quotation marks. If the quotation is longer than a few sentences, it should be written in 10-point with a 1,25-cm indent from the right and left. Some examples concerning the references and quotation are given below:


Quotation from a single author: …………. Küresel dünya sisteminde hakim olan güç merkezleri, kendi gerçeklerini genelleştirip evrensel insan gerçekleri haline getirmekte (Wallerstein, 2000: 206).

Quotation from two authors:………..gerekli olduğu düşünülen/tartışılan kişilik özellikleriyle ilgili yoğunlaşma göze çarpmaktadır (Bayraktaroğlu and Kutaniş, 2003: 45).

Quotation from more than one author: …………… yapılacak yardıma ilişkin yeni öneriler sunan fikir sahipleri, sosyal girişimcilere örnek olarak verilebilir (Thompson et al., 2000: 328-338).

Quotation from more than one reference: ……………. insan ilişkileriyle ilgili ilk çalışmalar Hawthorne Çalışmalarıyla ortaya konulmuştur (Etzioni, 1964: 32;Sofer, 1972: 64).


11. Showing the references in the bibliography should be made as follows:


Referring a book: Eroğlu F. (2006). Davranış Bilimleri, 7. Baskı, Beta, İstanbul.

Referring a book that has been translated: Salam M.A. (1990). Güneyin Gelişmesinde Bilim, Teknoloji ve Bilim Eğitimi Üzerine Notlar, (Çev: O. Düzgüneş), Kültür Bakanlığı Yayınları/1261, Bilim ve Teknoloji Yayınları Dizisi-5, Ankara.

Referring an article: GebrekidonD.A.,&G.B.Awuah(2002).“Interorganizational Cooperation: A New View of Strategic Alliances: The Case of Swedish Firms in the International Market”, Industrial Marketing Management, 31/8, pp: 679-693.

Referring a part in an edited book: Nohria Nitin (1996), “Is a Network Perspective a Useful Way of Studying Organizations?”, Network and Organizations: Structure, Form, and Action, (Ed: N. Nohria and R.G. Eccles), Harvard Business School Press, Boston.

Referring an article published in a symposium book: Muller, A. L., & Ryan, R. M. (2001). The mind's outer eye. In Alaska Symposium on Perspectives. Vol. 43: Perspectives on perspective (pp. 237-288). Fairbanks: University of Alaska Press.

Referring an article presented in a conference but not published: Shimahara, N. K. (1983, November 18). Mobility and education of Buraku: The case of a Japanese minority.. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Anthropological Association, Chicago.

Referring an unpublished dissertation: Roberts, M.B. (2001). Land use and the law.. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, University of Illinois.

Referring an article on internet: Lessing, J. P. (2001). The physics of cultural magnets. Journal of Anthropological Studies, 8, 273-299. Retrieved July 3, 2002, from http:// jas.org/2001-8-lessing.html.

Referring an internet document: Petrie Environmental Watch Center. (2002). Recent conservation legislation.. Retrieved August 3, 2002, from http://www.petriecenter. org/landuse/legislation/2.htm.


12. A separate cover should be prepared for either of the copies and the title of the article, the name and surname of the author(s), e-mail address, telephone number and institution should be stated in it. A cover page will not be prepared for the other copy, nor will any information of the author(s) be included on the first pages of the article.


13. The author should obtain the petition form from the web page of the journal, in which to assure us that ethical rules have not been violated in writing the article and the paper has not been published anywhere else. After signing the form, he shall send it to the fax number 0 258 2952789.


14. It is necessary that the papers submitted to the journal should be arranged according to the journal guidelines and made ready for publication. The subcommittee of the journal has the right not to publish the papers that do not conform to the journal guidelines and or to return it back to the author for him/her to revise it. Responsibility of the views in the papers published in the journal belongs to the author(s). Copyright and publication right of the texts belong to the journal. For each paper published, the author(s) of that paper shall be sent a copy of the journal in which that paper is published. No copyright fee shall be paid to the author(s) or anyone else.