Writing Rules

Cover Page
• Article title
• Article authors
• Assurance that all authors agree on the content of the article and the order of authorship
• Assurance that the corresponding author will take responsibility for communication, informing co-authors about editorial decisions, reviews received, and changes/revisions made (if the article is accepted, all authors will need to approve authorship)
• Disclosure of any closely related work submitted to another journal for simultaneous evaluation
• Disclosure of any conflicts of interest or activities that could affect the research
• Confirmation that the treatment of human participants or non-human animal subjects complies with established ethical standards
• Notification of permission copies or pending permissions to reproduce copyrighted materials
• Contact information for the corresponding author, including phone number, email address, and mailing address
Example

Title Page
Title
The main title of your article
Authors
The full name of each author (first name and last name)
Author Note for each author (ORCID number)
Add "and" before the last author
Author Affiliations
Department name and institution for each author
Use superscript numbers for different authors
Author Note
ORCID link for each author
Conflict of Interest
Declaration of any conflicts of interest
Financial Support
Any organization or program that financed the research
Ethics Committee
Information about the approval of the research by the ethics committee
Acknowledgments
Thanks to individuals or organizations that assisted
Corresponding Author
Contact information for the corresponding author and responsible author for questions related to the article
This should include their name, email address, and postal address.
Example 

Main Text
• Abstract
Each article should include an informative summary in Turkish and English, ranging between 200-300 words, along with the main text of the article. Before the Turkish summary, the Turkish title of the study should be provided, and before the English summary, the English title of the study should be given. Abbreviations should not be used in the summary. The summary should be structured to include the introduction, methods, findings, and conclusion sections of the research. Both Turkish and English summaries should accurately reflect the entirety of the article, and should be consistent with each other in terms of content and language. The summary of a review article should briefly reflect the main points of the article.
• Keywords
Keywords should be written in both Turkish and English, with a minimum of 3 and a maximum of 5, separated by commas, and should be in accordance with the Turkish Science Terms (TBT) (See: www.bilimterimleri.com) for Turkish keywords and with "Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)" (www.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/MBrowser.html) for English keywords.
• Introduction
This section should provide current information relevant to the article. The claims forming the subject of the study should be formulated considering previous studies, and should provide a clear explanation to the targeted question.
• Methods
This section should provide detailed information about the location and time of the research, its universe and sample, data collection tools and methods, ethical aspects of the research, statistical analyses, and data evaluation.
• Findings
This section should contain the research findings. The findings should be presented without interpretation. Data presented in a table or figure should not be repeated in another table, figure, or in the text. Tables, figures, graphs, and photos should be appropriately placed within the text.
• Discussion
The narratives in the introduction and findings sections should not be repeated in this section. The obtained results should be discussed in relation to the relevant current literature. If there are limitations to the study, they should be stated under the subheading "Limitations" in this section.
• Conclusion
The results obtained from the study and relevant recommendations should be stated in this section

Formatting
Page Format
Margins should be 2.5cm from the top, bottom, left, and right of the page.
Times New Roman 12-point font should be used, with a line spacing of 1.5.

Page Numbering
Page numbers should be on the right side of the header of each page.

Heading Format
All titles and subtitles should be written with the first letter capitalized and numbered. First and second-degree titles should be bold and left-aligned, with the first letter capitalized. Third-degree titles should be bold with the first letter capitalized, followed by a colon, and continued with the text.

Level 1 Heading
Left-aligned, written in bold font and the first letter should be capitalized. It starts on a new paragraph.
Level 2 Heading
Left-aligned, written in bold font and the first letter should be capitalized. It starts on a new paragraph.
Level 3 Heading

Left-aligned, written in bold font and the first letter should be capitalized. It starts on a new paragraph. Afterwards, the writing should be continued with a colon.

Table, Figure, and Graph Format

Table Format

• Tables, figures, graphs, and images should be placed appropriately within the text.
• All tables and figures should be numbered sequentially according to their order of appearance in the text.
• The maximum number of tables should be 4, and the maximum number of figures should be 6.
• Commas "," should be used as the thousands separator, and periods "." should be used as the decimal separator for numbers.

Table Number:
• The table number should be written in plain text and in bold font.
• The table number should be placed above the table title.
• The table number should end with a dot.

Table Title:
• The title of the table should be italicized and written in sentence case.
• The table title should be on a separate line below the table number.

Table Body:
• There should be no vertical lines in the table.
• Horizontal lines should be used as minimally as possible.
• Information in the leftmost column of the table should be left-aligned, while the title should be centered.
• Numbers in the table should be aligned according to decimal places.

Table Notes:
• Notes related to the table should be added only if necessary.
• Notes should be placed after the table on a separate line and written in italic font.

Figure Format
Figure Number:
• The figure number should be written in plain text and in bold font.
• The figure number should be placed under the figure.

Figure Title:
• The title of the figure should be italicized and written in sentence case.
• The figure title should be below the figure number.

Figure Body:
• Figures should be clear and understandable.
• Colors, graphs, and other visual elements used in the figure should complement and explain the text.

Figure Notes:
• Additional explanations may be added as notes below the figure if needed.
• Notes should be written in italic font.

Reference Citation
Your journal accepts reference citation in APA 7th edition style. Below are examples and general rules for different types of sources according to APA 7.
For more information, APA website

References Title
The title of the reference section should be in 12-point font, bold, and left-aligned. References should be written in 11-point font, with a 1.25 cm hanging indent, double-spaced format.

In-Text Citation
Single Author Work:
• Parenthetical Citation: (Surname, Year)
• Narrative Citation:
o In research conducted by Surname (Year), ...
o According to a study conducted in 2009 (Surname, Year), ...
o Surname (Year) argued that ...

Two Author Work:
• Parenthetical Citation: (Surname1 & Surname2, Year)
• Narrative Citation:
o Surname1 and Surname2 (Year) proposed ...
o According to the findings of Surname1 and Surname2 (Year), ...
o ... study (Surname1 & Surname2, Year) ...

Three or More Author Work:
• Parenthetical Citation: (Surname et al., Year)
• Narrative Citation:
o Surname et al. (Year) found ...
o In a study conducted in 2020 (Surname et al., Year), ...
o ... (Surname et al., Year)

Group with Abbreviation:
• Parenthetical Citation:
o First Citation: (Abbreviation [Abb.], Year)
o Subsequent Citations: (Abb., Year)
• Narrative Citation:
o According to data from Abbreviation (Abb., Year), ...
o An investigation by Abb. (Year) indicated that ...

Group without Abbreviation:
• Parenthetical Citation: (Full Group Name, Year)
• Narrative Citation:
o According to a study conducted by Full Group Name (Year), ...
o ... research (Full Group Name, Year) ...

Journal Article with Single Author:
Surname, N. (Year). Article Title. Journal Name, Volume(Issue), Page range. DOI or URL
Potts, G. F. (Year). Article Title. Journal Name, Volume(Issue), Page range. DOI or URL

Journal Article with Two Authors:
Surname1, A., & Surname2, B. (Year). Article Title. Journal Name, Volume(Issue), Page range.
Martin, L. E., & Potts, G. F. (Year). Article Title. Journal Name, Volume(Issue), Page range. DOI or URL

Journal Article with Three or More Authors:
Surname1, A., Surname2, B., & Surname3, C. (Year). Article Title. Journal Name, Volume(Issue), Page range.
Maner, J. K., Gailliot, M. T., Rouby, D. A., & Miller, S. L. (Year). Article Title. Journal Name, Volume(Issue), Page range. DOI or URL

Journal Article with 21 or More Authors:
Surname1, A., Surname2, B., Surname3, C., ..., Surname21, U. (Year). Article Title. Journal
Name, Volume(Issue), Page range. DOI or URL
Kalnay, E., Kanamitsu, M., Kistler, R., ..., Joseph, D. (Year). Article Title. Journal Name, Volume(Issue), Page range. DOI or URL

Newspaper or Magazine Article:
Surname, A. (Year, Month Date). Article Title. Newspaper/Magazine Name, Page range. URL
Mooney, C. (Year, Month Date). Article Title. Newspaper/Magazine Name, Page range. URL

Book with Single Author:
Surname, A. (Year). Book Title (Edition if not the first). Publisher.
Ward, A. (Year). Book Title. Publisher.

Book with Two Authors:
Surname1, A., & Surname2, B. (Year). Book Title (Edition if not the first). Publisher.
Stuss, D. T., & Benson, F. (Year). Book Title. Publisher.

Chapter in a Book:
Surname, A. (Year). Chapter Title. In Editor(s) (Ed.), Book Title (Edition if not the first, pp. Page range). Publisher.
Luck, S. J. (Year). A Broad Overview of the Event-Related Potential Technique. In Editor(s) (Ed.), Book Title (Edition if not the first, pp. Page range). Publisher.

Edited Book:
EditorSurname, A. (Ed.). (Year). Book Title (Edition if not the first). Publisher.
EditorSurname, A., & EditorSurname, B. (Eds.). (Year). Book Title. Publisher.

Chapter in an Edited Book:
Surname, A., & Surname, B. (Year). Chapter Title. In EditorSurname, A. (Ed.), Book Title (Edition if not the first, pp. Page range). Publisher.
Posner, M. I. (Year). Attention in cognitive neuroscience: An overview. In EditorSurname, A. (Ed.), Book Title (Edition if not the first, pp. Page range). Publisher.

Translated Book:
Surname, A. (Year). Book Title (Edition if not the first). (TranslatorName, Trans.). Publisher. (Original work published Year)
Freud, S. (Year). The interpretation of dreams: The complete and definitive text. (J. Strachey, Trans.). Publisher. (Original work published Year)

Chapter in a Translated Edited Book:
Surname, A. (Year). Chapter Title. In EditorSurname, A. (Ed.), Book Title (Edition if not the first, pp. Page range). (TranslatorName, Trans.). Publisher. (Original work published Year)
Ciccarelli, S.K., & White, J. N. (Year). Perception and Sensation. In EditorSurname, A. (Ed.), Book Title (Edition if not the first, pp. Page range). (TranslatorSurname, Trans.). Publisher. (Original work published Year)

Internet Source:
OrganizationName. (Year, Month Day). Page Title. Website Name. URL
World Health Organization. (Year). Coronavirus. Website Name. URL

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