Writing Rules

The article should be written in A4 size, Times New Roman font, 11 points, 1-spaced (single-spaced / 6nk spacing) and justified (block). The article should be prepared with a maximum of 25 pages, including the abstract and references, in accordance with the attached paper template. Author information should not be added to the article. In addition, a title page with the title of the article and information about the author (title of the article, names of the author/authors, ORCID number of the authors, academic titles, institution, faculty, department) should be prepared. If the uploaded text has been presented as a paper or derived from a graduate thesis, a footnote should be added in the title.

Preparation of the article in the Microsoft Office Word program is recommended for compatibility. The prepared text should not be sent as a PDF, it should be sent as .doc or .docx, which are extensions of Microsoft Office Word files.

Page margins should be adjusted as follows; right side 2.5, left side 2.5, top 3 cm, bottom 3 cm.

The main title should be written at the top of the page, centered and in 12-point capital letters. All headings should be left-aligned. The titles at 3 different levels that can be used in the article should be arranged according to the 3 rules below.

• First level titles; should be left-aligned, bold, and all capital letters.
• Second level titles; should be left-aligned, bold, and the first letter of each word should be capitalized.
• Third level titles; should be left-aligned, bold and only the first letter of the first word should be capitalized.
• One-line space is left before the subtitles.

It is recommended that the title should not be too long and should cover the subject.

The abstract should consist of minimum 150 and maximum 200 words and should be written in 9 points. The summary should include the purpose, scope, method and result information. In the abstract, equations, citations, abbreviations, examples, etc. should not be included.

“Keywords” consisting of at least 3 and maximum 5 words should be added under the abstract text; the first letter of each keyword should be capitalized and keywords should be separated by commas.

The footnote should appear in the text on the corresponding page. It should be written in single line spacing, in 8 points, 1-spaced (with single line spacing / 0nk spacing and justified (block).

The structure of the article should be created as; the Introduction, Headings (determined according to the subject) and Conclusion. (Subtitles can be inserted in main titles when necessary). Images and Tables should be added to the section related to the text and numbered consecutively (10 points, 1 space, centered). Links to images should be added sequentially (with access date) by creating a Visual References title after References. Pictures, photographs, graphics, drawings, etc. desired to be used in the article, must be in JPEG or TIFF format with 300 dpi resolution and must be sent separately. Contents like tables, graphs, etc. should be sent as editable (Excel or Word files) not as pinned images.

The imprint information for the artwork should be as follows.

Image number (bold). Artist name, Artwork name (italic), Date, Technique/Material, Size, Exhibited/Found place

Image X. Pablo Picasso, Guernica, 1937, Oil on canvas, 349 x 776 cm, Reina Sofía Museum, Madrid

References to other works in the text should be made using The American Psychological Association (APA 7) system.

In-text references should include the author's surname, year and page number in parentheses. Example: (Surname, 2019: 10).

If the source has two authors, it should be written with "and". Example: (Surname1 and Surname2, 2019: 10).

If the reference has 3 or more authors, the surname of the first author is written and “et al.” is used. Example: (Surname et al., 2019: 10).

If there is no possibility to reach the first source, it should be stated through the second source. Example: (Surname cited by primary source Surname, 2019: 10).

If the same author(s) has more than one source published in the same year, the names of the studies should be listed alphabetically and the order should be made by adding letters such as “a, b, c, d” respectively to the publication date in parentheses. Example: (Surname, 2019a: 10) (Surname, 2020b: 11).

Direct quotations longer than 3 lines should be written in 10-point, single-spaced and indented.

References should be written in accordance with the APA 7 Style.

Books, articles, and theses that have been accessed from the Internet even though they are in print, are cited in the "References" in the same way as the presentation of printed publications.

Article: Surname, N. (2019). The name of the article. Journal Name. Volume (Issue), 23-36. doi:

Book: Surname, N. (2019). The name of the book. Publisher.

e-Book: Surname, N. (2019). The name of the book. Publisher. URL

Thesis: Surname, N. (2019). The name of the thesis [PhD/DA/Master's Thesis, Name of the University].

Web Page: Surname, N. (2021). Name of web page. Name of Web Site. URL

Sources such as TV shows, TV series, movies, music and sound recordings, or multimedia software are cited in “References”.

Motion Picture: Surname, N. (Producer) and Surname. A. (Director). (2019). The name of the movie. [Film]. Country: Name of the producer company.

Theater Screening: Surname, N. (Director). (2021, October 10). The name of the play [Author Name and Surname]. The place where the show took place.

Social Media: Surname, N. (2019, 15 November). Note and hashtag of the shared image [Photo]. The name of the social media resource. URL and date accessed.

Digital Game: Name of the game (Game version eg PC) [Game Type eg. video game]. (2019). Publishing company.