The submissions to Giresun University Journal of Faculty of Education must adhere to the following conditions listed below. Works that do not meet these conditions will be returned to the authors.

Submitted works must not have been previously published or submitted for evaluation to another journal.
Works submitted to the journal must be in Microsoft Word format.
For works submitted in Turkish to the journal, an Extended English Abstract is required.
***Authors should submit the English extended abstracts of Turkish works below the reference heading as shown in the sample template. Proofreading of the English version is the responsibility of the author. Articles with insufficient language proficiency will not be published until language validity is ensured.
Submitted articles are subject to a maximum character limit of 12,000 characters.
An plagiarism report must be uploaded along with the candidate article. The similarity rate, excluding references, should be below 20%. No other filters should be applied in the report. Articles with high similarity rates will be returned to the author after editor review.
The submitted works must comply with the following writing rules.
General Page Layout
The page structure should be "vertical", on A4 (210 × 297 mm) standard white paper, with margins set at "1 cm top, 2 cm bottom, 1.5 cm right and left". The text alignment should be set to "justified", and the text font should be "Georgia".

Abstract
The abstract of the article should be written using the "Georgia" font, 9-point size, single line spacing, and with 0 space before and 6 nk space after the paragraph. The abstract should be between 150 and 200 words. The abstract should clearly state the purpose of the article, the method used, the main findings obtained, conclusions, and recommendations. A minimum of 3 and a maximum of 5 keywords should be provided in the abstract. Keywords should be listed from general to specific.

Main Text of the Article
The paragraphs in the main text of the article should be indented by 1.00 cm, with 0 space before and 3 nk space after the paragraph, and 1.15 line spacing. The text font should be "Georgia" with a size of 11 points. Paragraphs should be justified. The main text of the article should provide a concise expression of the relevant study/research and may consist of numbered subsections as needed. For example; Introduction, Method, Results, Discussion, Conclusion, and Recommendations. In writing the article, a narrative and structure should be followed that allows the reader to understand and evaluate every stage of the study. The author's expression in the text should be as simple and understandable as possible. Unnecessary repetitions and unsupported statements should be avoided; statements containing judgments or certainties must be based on data or references. Attention should be paid to academic writing principles in all subsections of the article. The data obtained within the scope of the research should be reflected cohesively.

Writing Principles
Articles to be submitted to the Giresun University Faculty of Education Journal should be prepared in accordance with APA 7.

References
A new page should be started for references, and they should be written in accordance with APA 7 writing style. An example of reference citation is provided below.

Examples of Reference Citations

Journal article with Doi Number
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

Journal article without Doi Number
Asar, R., & Çelikten, Y. (2016). Shadowing a woman administrator: A Turkish case. Universal Journal of Management, 4(11), 607-614.

Popular Magazine Article
Özbaşaran-Dede, N. (2008, November). Global climate warriors: Earthworms. Science and Technology, 492, 11-13.

Single-authored book
Balcı, A. (2005). Annotated glossary of educational management terms. Single Tree.

Multi-authored book
Başaran, İ. E., & Çınkır, Ş. (2011). Turkish education system and school management. Ekinoks Publishing House.

Edited book
Kesharwani, P. (Ed.). (2020). Nanotechnology based approaches for tuberculosis treatment. Academic Press.

Chapter in an edited book
Dönmez, B. (2013). Motivation. In S. Özdemir (Ed.), Theory and practice in educational management (pp. 185-229). Pegem Academy.

Unpublished Master's Thesis
Teyfur, M. (2011). Perceptions of primary school administrators' management styles and evaluation of school administrators' management skills by parents [Unpublished master's thesis]. Atatürk University.

Unpublished Doctoral Dissertation
Zorlu, K. (2009). Problems encountered by businesses in the democratic management process and an application [Unpublished doctoral dissertation]. Kırıkkale University.

Encyclopedia or Dictionary
Sadie, S. (Ed.). (1980). The new Grove dictionary of music and musicians (6th ed., Vols. 1-20). MacMillan.

Newspaper
Hitts, P. J. (February 16, 1999). In forecasting their emotions, most people flunk out. New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com

Conference Paper
Karadağ, E., & Öney, A. (2006, September). Examination of the effect of school administrators' stress levels on teachers' stress levels. Paper presented at the 14th National Psychology Congress. Hacettepe University Department of Psychology, Ankara.

Detailed information on the reference list can be found at the following links:
• https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/download/journal-file/27710
• https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/apa_style/apa_formatting_and_style_guide/index.html