Writing Rules

NOTE: If a non-standard font (not bundled with Microsoft Word) is used, the font file must be uploaded along with the manuscript and the editor must be informed.

PAGE LAYOUT

  • Paper Size: A4 (210 × 297 mm), portrait. (Landscape pages should not be used.)
  • Margins: Top 2.0 cm – Bottom 2.0 cm – Left 2.0 cm – Right 2.0 cm
  • Font: Times New Roman
  • Font Size: Section headings 11 pt, body text 11 pt, abstract 9 pt, footnotes 8 pt
  • Paragraph Spacing: Before 6 pt – After 6 pt
  • First-Line Indent: None
  • Line Spacing: Single in text and footnotes

TITLES

  • Article Title (TR & EN): Sentence case, centered, Times New Roman, 12 pt, bold.
  • Section Headings: Times New Roman, 11 pt, bold.

NUMBERING

Use the following hierarchical numbering for sections:

  • ABSTRACT / ÖZET – Not numbered
  • 1. INTRODUCTION – (All caps, left-aligned, bold, 11 pt)
  • 2. MAIN HEADINGS – (All caps, left-aligned, bold, 11 pt)
    • 2.1. Subheading – (Title case, left-aligned, bold, 11 pt)
    • 2.1.1. Sub-subheading – (Title case, left-aligned, bold, 11 pt)
  • 3. CONCLUSION – (All caps, left-aligned, bold, 11 pt)
  • REFERENCES – (Times New Roman, 11 pt, not numbered)

FIGURES, TABLES, MAPS, PHOTOGRAPHS

  • Visual elements must remain within the text area; place on a separate page if necessary.
  • All figures and tables must be numbered and captioned in Turkish or English, as appropriate.
  • Table captions appear above the table; figure captions appear below the figure.
  • Use 10 pt for numbers and captions (capitalize initial letters only).
  • Use Times New Roman 8 pt inside tables/figures.
  • Provide the source below the table/figure when applicable.

Example:
Table 1. Social Policy Indicators (Caption 10 pt) – Content 8 pt
Figure 1. Process of Social Change (Caption 10 pt)

ABSTRACT & KEYWORDS

  • Both Turkish and English abstracts are required (150–250 words each).
  • Provide 3–5 keywords below each abstract.

APA 7 – IN-TEXT CITATIONS & REFERENCES

In-Text Citations

  • Parenthetical: Author surname and year in parentheses. e.g., (Koehler, 2016).
  • Narrative: Author surname in text, year in parentheses. e.g., Koehler (2016) …
  • Multiple sources: Separate with semicolons. e.g., (Acemoglu & Robinson, 2012; Adams, 1998; Williams et al., 2010).
  • Same author, same year: Distinguish with letters. e.g., (Mason, 2000a, 2000b).
  • Same author, different years: e.g., (Mason, 2000, 2003).
  • Page/paragraph: Add when needed. e.g., (Webster-Stratton, 2016, pp. 152–153).
  • Short quotes (< 40 words): Use quotation marks within the text.
  • Block quotes (≥ 40 words): Indent ~1.25 in (3 cm); no quotation marks.
  • Personal communications: Cite in text only (not in References). e.g., (T. Nuyen, personal communication, February 24, 2020).
  • Secondary sources: e.g., (Rabbitt, 1982, as cited in Lyon et al., 2014).

Reference List – General Rules

  • Alphabetize by author surname.
  • Use APA 7 style only.
  • Include DOI when available.

Reference Examples (APA 7)

Journal Article

Grady, J. S., Her, M., Moreno, G., Perez, C., & Yelinek, J. (2019). Emotions in storybooks: A comparison of storybooks that represent ethnic and racial groups in the United States. Psychology of Popular Media Culture, 8(3), 207–217. https://doi.org/10.1037/ppm0000185

Article with Article Number

Jerrentrup, A., Mueller, T., Glowalla, U., Herder, M., Henrichs, N., Neubauer, A., & Schaefer, J. R. (2018). Teaching medicine with the help of “Dr. House.” PLoS ONE, 13(3), Article e0193972. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0193972

Missing Page/Article Numbers

Butler, J. (2017). Where access meets multimodality: The case of ASL music videos. Kairos: A Journal of Rhetoric, Technology, and Pedagogy, 21(1). http://technorhetoric.net/21.1/topoi/butler/index.html

Newspaper Article

Carey, B. (2019, March 22). Can we get better at forgetting? The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/22/health/memory-forgetting-psychology.html

Blog Post

Ouellette, J. (2019, November 15). Physicists capture first footage of quantum knots unraveling in superfluid. Ars Technica. https://arstechnica.com/science/2019/11/study-you-can-tie-a-quantum-knot-in-a-superfluid-butit-will-soon-untie-itself/

Books

Jackson, L. M. (2019). The psychology of prejudice: From attitudes to social action (2nd ed.). American Psychological Association. https://doi.org/10.1037/0000168-000

Sapolsky, R. M. (2017). Behave: The biology of humans at our best and worst. Penguin Books.

Svendsen, S., & Løber, L. (2020). The big picture/Academic writing: The one-hour guide (3rd digital ed.). Hans Reitzel Forlag. https://thebigpicture-academicwriting.digi.hansreitzel.dk/

Edited Reprint

Watson, J. B., & Rayner, R. (2013). Conditioned emotional reactions: The case of Little Albert (D. Webb, Ed.). CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform. (Original work published 1920)

Multi-Volume Work

Harris, K. R., Graham, S., & Urdan, T. (Eds.). (2012). APA educational psychology handbook (Vols. 1–3). American Psychological Association.

Online Dictionaries

American Psychological Association. (n.d.). Just-world hypothesis. In APA dictionary of psychology. Retrieved January 18, 2020, from https://dictionary.apa.org/just-world-hypothesis

Merriam-Webster. (n.d.). Semantics. In Merriam-Webster.com dictionary. Retrieved January 4, 2020, from https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/semantics

Printed Dictionaries

American Psychological Association. (2015). Mood induction. In APA dictionary of psychology (2nd ed., p. 667).

Merriam-Webster. (2003). Litmus test. In Merriam-Webster’s collegiate dictionary (11th ed., p. 727).

Wikipedia

Oil painting. (2019, December 8). In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Oil_painting&oldid=929802398

Conference Presentation

Evans, A. C., Jr., Garbarino, J., Bocanegra, E., Kinscherff, R. T., & Márquez-Greene, N. (2019, August 8–11). Gun violence: An event on the power of community [Conference presentation]. APA 2019 Convention, Chicago, IL, United States. https://convention.apa.org/2019-video

Proceedings (Journal)

Duckworth, A. L., Quirk, A., Gallop, R., Hoyle, R. H., Kelly, D. R., & Matthews, M. D. (2019). Cognitive and noncognitive predictors of success. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, USA, 116(47), 23499–23504. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1910510116

Proceedings (Book)

Kushilevitz, E., & Malkin, T. (Eds.). (2016). Lecture notes in computer science: Vol. 9562. Theory of cryptography. Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-49096-9

Book Chapter in Proceedings

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, & P. Pardalos (Eds.), Lecture notes in computer science: Vol. 11353. Learning and intelligent optimization (pp. 225–240). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-05348-2_21

Published Thesis

Kabir, J. M. (2016). Factors influencing customer satisfaction at a fast food hamburger chain: The relationship between customer satisfaction and customer loyalty (Publication No. 10169573) [Doctoral dissertation, Wilmington University]. ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global.

Zambrano-Vazquez, L. (2016). The interaction of state and trait worry on response monitoring in those with worry and obsessive-compulsive symptoms [Doctoral dissertation, University of Arizona]. UA Campus.

Unpublished Thesis

Harris, L. (2014). Instructional leadership perceptions and practices of elementary school leaders [Unpublished doctoral dissertation]. University of Virginia.

Online Slides

Jones, J. (2016, March 23). Guided reading: Making the most of it [PowerPoint slides]. SlideShare. https://www.slideshare.net/hellojenjones/guided-reading-making-the-most-of-it

Video (YouTube)

Asian Boss. (2020, June 5). World’s leading vaccine expert fact-checks COVID-19 vaccine conspiracy: Stay curious #22 [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQdLDMLrYIA

Social Media

Community of Multiculturalism. (n.d.). Home [Facebook page]. Facebook. Retrieved October 14, 2020, from https://www.facebook.com/communityofmulticulturalism/

News From Science. (2019, June 21). Are you a fan of astronomy? … [Status update]. Facebook. https://www.facebook.com/ScienceNOW/photos/a.117532185107/10156268057260108

Philadelphia Museum of Art [@philamuseum]. (2019, December 3). “It’s always wonderful to walk in …” [Photograph]. Instagram. https://www.instagram.com/p/B5oDnnNhOt4/

Goodwin, J. (2019, September). The best part of attending … [Post]. LinkedIn. https://www.linkedin.com/posts/jongoodwin3_apa2019-activity-6569581103441682432-CN98

Web Pages

Bologna, C. (2019, October 31). Why some people with anxiety love watching horror movies. HuffPost. https://www.huffpost.com/entry/anxiety-love-watching-horrormovies_l_5d277587e4b02a5a5d57b59e

National Institute of Mental Health. (2018, July). Anxiety disorders. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health. https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/topics/anxiety-disorders/index.shtml