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Author Guidelines

AUTHOR GUIDELINES

Files should be in MS Word format only and should be formatted for direct printing. Figures and tables should be embedded and not supplied separately. Please make sure that you use as much as possible normal fonts in your documents. Special fonts, such as fonts used in the Far East (Japanese, Chinese, Korean, etc.) may cause problems during processing. To avoid unnecessary errors you are strongly advised to use the ‘spellchecker’ function of MS Word


Article Structure

Articles should be prepared in the following order:

Title: Concise and informative. Titles are often used in information-retrieval systems. Avoid abbreviations and formulae where possible. The title is not more than 12 words and be written with 16 font size.

Abstract: The abstract is a summarization or synopsis of the complete document, written in one paragraph, which should include these elements: Purpose, methods, results, conclusions and recommendations.

Abstract Writing Style

·         Use specific words, phrases, concepts, and keywords from your paper.

·         Use precise, clear, descriptive language.

·         The abstract should be written with correct English-language grammar and spelling.

·         Write from an objective, rather than evaluative, point of view.

·         Define unique terms and acronyms the first time used.

·         Write one paragraph, from 150 to 250 words in length and be written with 8 font size.

·         Use complete sentences.

·         Write in the third person; do not use us I or we.

·         Use verbs in the active voice. 

 

Keywords: Immediately after the abstract, provide a maximum of 5 keywords be written with 8 font size.

Key Elements of Article:

1. Introduction: to explain the theoretical background, related research, the practical applications and the nature and purpose of the article.

2. Methods: Method Section that describes the participants (e.g., demographics, selection criteria, and group assignment), the materials (e.g., task[s], equipment, instruments, including a discussion of their validity and reliability, if appropriate), the procedures employed in the study such as treatment(s) and data analysis.

3. Results (findings) and Discussion: Results should be clear and concise. Discussion should explore the significance of the results of the work, not repeat them. A combined Results and Discussion section is often appropriate. Avoid extensive citations and discussion of published literature.

4. Conclusion and Recommendations: The main conclusions of the study may be presented in a short Conclusions section, which may stand alone or form a subsection of a Discussion or Results and Discussion section. You may suggestion for further researches and practical applications

Acknowledgements (when appropriate): Collate acknowledgements in a separate section at the end of the article before the references and do not, therefore, include them on the title page, as a footnote to the title or otherwise. List here those individuals who provided help during the research (e.g., providing language help, writing assistance or proof reading the article, etc.) and sponsors.

References: References are listed in alphabetical order. Each listed reference is cited in text, and each text citation is listed in the References.References should be in line with APA 5 (American Psychological Association) style.

Appendices: If there is more than one appendix, they should be identified as A, B, etc. Formulae and equations in appendices should be given separate numbering: Eq. (A.1), Eq. (A.2), etc.; in a subsequent appendix, Eq. (B.1) and so on.

Key Elements for Discussion Articles; major theme, logical development of the theme, author's point of view, implications, inferences, or conclusions.

Key Elements for Literature/Research Reviews; scope of the review, publication time span, publication origin, types of documents reviewed, author's opinion of the reviewed literature, particularly unique or important research findings, and conclusions about the research trends


Formatting your document 

Articles should be prepared in single column format suitable for direct printing onto A4 article (8.3in x 11.7in/210mm x 297mm). Do not number pages in the article. Leave a line clear between paragraphs.

The body of the article (introduction, methods, results, discussions, Conclusion and Recommendations, acknowledgements and references) is written with Calibri style and 11 font sizes. The lenght of the article- including abstract, tables, and references must be between 3500 and 6000 words.The main language used is English and must be checked by experts to correct any errors. Each paragraph is longer than two sentences.

Section headings should be centered, in capital letters and numbered consecutively, starting with the Introduction. Sub-section headings should be in capital and lower-case italic letters, numbered 1.1, 1.2, etc, and left justified, with second and subsequent lines indented. (The abstract is not included in section numbering).

Tables: All tables should be numbered with Arabic numerals. Headings should be placed above tables, and centered. Leave one line space between the heading and the table. Only horizontal lines should be used within a table, to distinguish the column headings from the body of the table. Tables must be embedded into the text and not supplied separately. Table contents should have 10 font sizes.

Illustrations: All figures should be numbered with Arabic numerals (1, 2, …n). All photographs, schemas, graphs and diagrams are to be referred to as figures. Line drawings should be good quality scans or true electronic output. Low-quality scans are not acceptable. Figures must be embedded into the text and not supplied separately.

Lettering and symbols should be clearly defined either in the caption or in a legend provided as part of the figure. Figures should be placed at the top or bottom of a column wherever possible, as close as possible to the first reference to them in the article. The figure number and caption should be typed below the illustration, left justified, with subsequent lines indented.

Equations: All equations should be numbered with Arabic numerals (1, 2 ...n).

References

Text: Citations in the text should follow the referencing style used by the American Psychological Association. You are referred to the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, Fifth Edition, ISBN 1-55798-790-4, copies of which may be ordered fromhttp://www.apa.org/books/4200061.html or APA Order Dept., P.O.B. 2710, Hyattsville, MD 20784, USA. or APA, 3 Henrietta Street, London, WC3E 8LU, UK. Details concerning this referencing style can also be found at http://citationonline.net/CitationHelp/csg04-manuscripts-apa.htm#references.

List: References should be arranged first alphabetically and then further sorted chronologically if necessary. More than one reference from the same author(s) in the same year must be identified by the letters “a”, “b”, “c”, etc., placed after the year of publication.

Examples:

For the references with more than one author, “&” symbol should be used before giving the surname of the last author.

1.   Citations in the Manuscripts

a.   One Author

·  Uzunboylu (2009),…

·  According to Uzunboylu (2009), …

·  (Uzunboylu, 2009)

b.   Two Authors

·  Uzunboylu and Cavus (2009), …

·  According to Uzunboylu and Cavus (2009),…

·  (Uzunboylu and Cavus, 2009).

c.   Three-to-five Authors

·  The last names of the authors should be given in the priority order as opposed to grammatical one as follows: (Uzunboylu, Cavus & Ercag, 2009).

·  To cite the same work for the second time, write the last name of the first author and use the abbreviation ‘et al.’ in place of the rest of the authors as follows: (Uzunboylu et. al., 2009).

d. Six and More Authors

Use the last name of first author and the abbreviation “et al." [e.g, (Uzunboylu et. al, 2009). However, in the references section, give a full citation without any abbreviations.

e. Citing Institutions

When referring to an institutional work, use the complete name of the institution with its short form in brackets and the year next to it as shown in the following example: (Cypriot Educational Sciences Association [CESA], 2006)

f. Citing Authors Sharing the Same Last Name

In order to distinguish the authors sharing the same last name, use the first letter of their names as in the following sense: “G. Underwood (1998) and J. D. Underwood (1999) emphasized this issue in their research.

If the same author has more than one article published during the same year, add a letter next to the year to make the distinction: (Ozcinar, 2008a); (Ozcinar, 2008b).

g. Citing More Than One Work at the Same Time

Use the alphabetical order based on the last names of the authors: The research (Bicen, 2008; Ekizoglu, 2006; Hursen, 2007; Ozdamli, 2007; Tuncay, 2009) regarding this issue reveals that …

2.   Bibliography Samples

2.1.   Books

When writing book name (except for the private names), make the first letter capital only.

a.   With One Author

Rogers, E. (2003). Diffusion of innovation. New York: Free Press.

b.   With Multiple Authors

· Up to six authors, write all the last names with the first letter of their names appended:

Stigler, J. W., and Hiebert, J. (1999). The teaching gap: Best ideas from the world’s teachers for improving education in the classrooms. New York, NY: The Free Press.

· If there are more than six authors, write all the last names with the first letter of their names appended for the first six authors and use the abbreviation “et. al.” for the rest of the authors.

Roeder, K., Howdeshell, J., Fulton, L., Lonchhead, M., Craig, K., Peterson, R., et. al. (1967). Nerve cells and insect behavior. Cambridge MA: Harvard University Press.

c.   Edited Books

De Vaney, A., Stephan, G. and Ma, Y. (Ed.). (2000). Technology & resistance. New York, NY: Peter Lang.

d.   Book Sections

McIsaac, S., A�?kar, P. and Akkoyunlu, B. (2000). Computer links to the west: Experiences from Turkey. (Eds. Ann de Vanney et. al.)Technology and resistance (pp. 153 – 165). New York: Peter Lang Publishing.

e.   Books Written by Institutions

National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (2000). Principles and standards for school mathematics. Reston, VA: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics.

2.2.   Articles

a.   Journal Article

Battista, M. T. (1999). Fifth graders’ enumeration of cubes in 3D arrays: Conceptual progress in an inquiry based classroom. Journal for Research in Mathematics Education, 30(4), 417-448.

b.   Newsarticle

Author, A. (January DD, YYYY). Name of the article. Name of the newsarticle. N. 4.

      

       2.3.   Other Published Resources

a.   Encyclopedia

Donanım. (1998). Bilgi Dünyasına Yolculuk (Second Ed., volume 15, pp. 413-418). Ankara: 3B Publications.

b.   Report

Draude, B. ve Brace, S. (1998) Assessing the impact of technology on teaching and learning: Student perspectives. (HS Report.No. 81). Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Education.

c.   Electronic Resources

Use the following link to learn about citations regarding electronic resources: http://www.apastyle.org/elecref.html. What follows is a set of most commonly used reference types.

i.    Online Periodical 

Author, A. A., Author, B. B., & Author,  C. C. (2000). Title of article. Title of  Periodical, issue number, page numbers. Retrieved month day, year, from source.

ii.   Online Document

Author, A. A. (2000). Title of work. Retrieved month day, year, from source.

iii. E-mail

Since e-mails are private, they are not used as references. However, in order to cite an e-mail note, you should do the following:

In one of the meetings with I. O. Zembat, he emphasized his agreement on this issue. (I. O. Zembat, e-mail to the author, 10.11.2004). 

iv.  Elektronic References

Beggs, S. (2000). Influences and barriers to the adoption of instructional technology. http://www.mtsu.edu/-itconf/proceed00/beggs.htm [October 20, 2003].

d.   Conference Proceedings

McDonald, J. T. (2002, January). Using problem based learning a in science methods course. Article presented at the Annual Meeting of the Association for the Education of Teachers in Science, Charlotte, USA.

e.   Articles from secondary sources or indexes:

Mead, J. V. (1992). Looking at old photographs: Investigating the teacher tales that novice teachers bring with them (Report No. NCRTL-RR-92-4). East Lansing, MI: National Center for Research on Teacher Learning. (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No. ED346082).

Borman, W. C., Hanson, M.A., Oppler, S. H., Pulakos, E. D., & White, L. A. (1993). Role of early supervisory experience in supervisor performance. Journal of Applied Psychology, 78, 443-449. Retrieved October 23, 2000, from PsycARTICLES database.

Fournier, M., de Ridder, D., & Bensing, J. (1999). Optimism and adaptation to multiple sclerosis: What does optimism mean? Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 22, 303-326. Abstract retrieved October 23, 2000, from PsycINFO database.

2.4.   Dissertations

Zembat, İ. O. (2004). Conceptual development of prospective elementary teachers: The case of division of fractions, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, unpublished PhD thesis.

Bower, D. L. (1993). Employee assistant programs supervisory referrals: Characteristics of referring and nonreferring supervisors.Dissertation Abstracts International, 54 (01), 534B. (UMI No. 9315947)

 

Footnote
Footnotes should be avoided if possible. Necessary footnotes should be denoted in the text by consecutive superscript numbers. The footnotes should be typed single spaced, and in smaller type size, at the foot of the column in which they are mentioned, and separated from the main text by a line extending to just over halfway across the column. Leave a one-line space above and below this line.

General guidelines for the preparation of your text
Avoid hyphenation at the end of a line. Symbols denoting vectors and matrices should be indicated in bold type. Scalar variable names should normally be expressed using italics. All non-standard abbreviations or symbols must be defined when first mentioned, or a glossary provided.


In conclusion

We wish you success with your publication.

 

Submission Preparation Checklist

As part of the submission process, authors are required to check off their submission's compliance with all of the following items, and submissions may be returned to authors that do not adhere to these guidelines.

  1. The submission has not been previously published, nor is it before another journal for consideration (or an explanation has been provided in Comments to the Editor).
  2. The submission file is in Microsoft Word, RTF, or WordPerfect document file format.
  3. Where available, URLs for the references have been provided.
  4. The text is single-spaced; uses a 11-point font and calibri style; employs italics, rather than underlining (except with URL addresses); and all illustrations, figures, and tables are placed within the text at the appropriate points, rather than at the end.
  5. The text adheres to the stylistic and bibliographic requirements outlined in the Author Guidelines, which is found in About the Journal.
  6. If submitting to a peer-reviewed section of the journal, the instructions in Ensuring a Blind Review have been followed.

  7. The manuscript is a report of original educational research or a discussion article on research topics in education. 

  8. I have carefully proof read my paper and I am confident that the standard of English is acceptable.

  9. I have searched my topic on Google Scholar.
 

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