Writing Rules

NB: The following writing rules are effective from May 2022.

General Principles

• The Journal of International Civilization Studies is an international peer-reviewed journal published biannually in May and November.

• The Journal of International Civilization Studies has the right to make corrections, publish or retract the articles.

• Submission of an article to the Journal of International Civilization Studies is accepted as an application for publication. No copyright fee is charged for a paper.

• All legal responsibility for articles submitted and/or published in the Journal of International Civilization Studies belongs to the author.

• The authors submitted the papers to the Journal of International Civilization Studies should take responsibility provided in the Ethical Declaration of Publication.

• The authors must register to the DergiPark article tracking system before submitting the paper to the Journal of International Civilization Studies. For more information about registration, uploading, and other details, please go to the homepage of Dergipark.org.tr. (DergiPark Process Guide)

• The papers submitted to the Journal of International Civilization Studies must be original works that have not been previously published or submitted elsewhere. The author should provide
        - "Copyright Transfer Agreement",
        - a text similarity checker report (Turnitin, iThenticate, and other plagiarism prevention software) that shows the overall ‘similarity index’ (maximum of 20%) including the bibliography;
        - should be attached to the "Statement of Ethical Responsibility" signed by the
parties during the article submission.

Copyright Transfer Agreement and Statement of Ethical Responsibility Form

• The publication languages are Turkish, English, and Russian. In the articles written in Russian (Cyrillic), the author’s name and affiliations, the article title, abstract and bibliography must be written in Latin. It is especially important for article indexing and scanning. In the articles written in Russian the article Title, Abstract, Keywords, and References must be provided in English.

• The maximum length of the paper should be 25 pages (including abstracts and bibliography).

• Except for specific cases concerning articles or titles in terms of spelling and punctuation, the Turkish Language Association's Spelling Guide should be taken as a basis for articles in Turkish.

• During the first submission, the papers that do not meet the journal criteria will not be peer-reviewed. The applicant should make the necessary improvements within 15 days. Manuscripts that do not meet these guidelines will be removed from the system.

• The authors should check the submission system from time to time to get reviewers’ and editors’ feedback. After the review, the authors should revise and resubmit their final manuscripts with the reviewer’s comments.

• Comments/suggestions provided by the reviewers and editors are required to be revised and resubmitted to the system within 7 days. Articles that have not been revised within this period will be deleted from the system.


About Ethics Committee Permission Statement

• “Ethics Committee Permission” is required for all kinds of research conducted with qualitative or quantitative approaches that require data collection from participants using survey, interview, focus group study, observation, experiment, interview techniques.

• The articles should indicate whether ethics committee permission and/or legal/private permission is required. If it is necessary to obtain these permissions, it should be clearly stated from which institution, on which date and with which decision or number number the permission was obtained.

• “Ethics Committee Permission” is required for research in which humans and animals (including material/data) are used for experimental or other scientific purposes.

• If the study requires the use of human or animal subjects, it must be declared that the study is carried out in accordance with international declarations, guidelines, etc.

• “Ethics Committee Permission” is required for clinical research on humans and on animals.

• “Ethics Committee Permission” is required for retrospective studies in accordance with the Personal Data Protection Law.

• For the use of scales, questionnaires and photographs belonging to others, permission must be obtained from the owners and this must be stated in the article.

• In case presentations, it should be stated that the “Informed Consent Form” has been obtained.

• It should be stated that copyright regulations are complied with for the intellectual and artistic works used.

• You can benefit from the link given on which researches do or do not require ethics committee permission: TR Index Ethical principles scheme

For researches that require ethics committee permission, the document indicating that ethics committee permission has been obtained must be submitted through the system.

• Data Access and Data Retention: Authors may be asked to provide relevant raw data that may be needed during the evaluation phase in connection with their studies. Therefore, authors/authors should be ready to provide access to these data and should retain these data for a reasonable period of time following the publication of their work.

WRITING RULES

Guidelines for Writing an Article


• Authors need to use appropriate paper Template in preparing the article.

• When first uploading the paper, the authors should not provide the author information in the paper file. It should be added as the Author Information in a separate Word document.

• If the article is accepted for publication, the author(s) should upload the article with the author information.

• Details such as page numbers, headers, and footers should not be included in the paper.


Article Page Layout

• It should be A4 size; the right-left-top margins are required to be 2.5 cm; the bottom is 1.5 cm.

• The article should be written in Cambria font. If the article is written in a specific font, it must be attached to a font file.

• Body of the text should be font size 11 pt, single spaced, and 6 pt before and after the paragraph spacing.


Titles

• The article title in the original language should be left aligned, bold and 16 pt, the title in the second language should be also left aligned, bold and 12 pt, the first letters should be provided in uppercase, and the remaining letters in lowercase.

• The article titles written as a review, conceptual analysis, or other types can be adjusted according to the content.

• Research papers should consist of the following major sections: Introduction, Methods, Findings, Results/Discussion/Recommendation. These titles should be centered, bold, and 12 pt, the first letters of each word capitalized, and no other formatting.

• Subheadings should be written in left aligned, bold, 11 pt, with the first letters capitalized.

• Subheadings of headings should be written as indenting the beginning of the paragraph, left aligned, bold, italic, 11 pt with the first letters capitalized.

• Headings should not be numbered.

Author Information

• Author information should be left aligned, normal, and 14 pt as shown in the example (Uğur ÜNAL).

NOTE: Author information should not be included in the Word document while submitting the article. Author information should be submitted as a separate file in a Word format (as the “Author information”).

Abstract

• The abstract should include the purpose, methods, findings, and results of the research and consist of 150 words minimum to 200 words maximum, font size 10 pt, and single spaced.

Keywords

• Keywords should be 3 words minimum to 5 words maximum and reflect the content of the article.

Extended Abstract

• Each paper should have an EXTENDED ABSTRACT of 750-1000 words after the Reference section. If the article is in Turkish and Russian, the abstract should be in English, and if the article is in English, the abstract should be in Turkish.

• An extended abstract should not contain headings (introduction, etc.) and should be arranged into a single column.

• An extended abstract should follow the following format standards: font size 11, single spaced, and 6 pt of space before and after the paragraphs.

Tables and Figures

• Tables and figures should be prepared in a publication-ready format and appear in the place mentioned in the texts.

• The standard tables should be 16 cm wide.

• The texts in tables should be 9 pt font size and single spaced.

• Table titles should be at the top of each table, as shown in the example below, and written in central, italic, 11pt font size.

Table 1. Findings Regarding the Relationship between Self-esteem and Religious Beliefs in Coping with Stress

• Tables should not have vertical lines.

• The table header and bottom margins should be 1½ pt.

• Figure titles should be placed above the figure as in the following example and given in central, italic, 11 pt font size.

Figure 1. Relational Values Between Self-Esteem and Attitudes in Coping with Stress

Appendix

• An appendix should be given on a new page after the bibliography.

• Each Appendix should be numbered as Appendix 1, Appendix 2.

• As given in the following example, the headings of the appendices should be placed at the top in central, italic, 11 pt font size.

Appendix 1. Relational Values Between Self-Esteem and Attitudes in Coping with Stress

Citation and Bibliography [1]

• APA style should be used in-text citation and bibliography.


In-Text Citation Examples:

Single Authored
(Aydın, 2004:27)

Two Authors
(Yıldırım ve Şimşek, 2000:34).

Between Three and Five Authors
(Köklü, Büyüköztürk ve Bökeoğlu, 2006:14)

Six or More Authors
(Wolchik, vd., 2000:25).

Bibliography List Examples:

Structure for one author (Book)

Aydın, A. (2004a). Düşünce tarihi ve insan doğası. İstanbul: Gendaş Yayınları.

Organ, D. W. (1988). Organizational citizenship behavior: The good soldier syndrome. Canada: Lexington Books.

Structure for one author (Translated Book)

Rosen, R. H. (1998). İnsan yönetimi (Çev: G. Bulut). İstanbul: MESS Yayınları.

Structure for two authors (Book)

Yıldırım, A. ve Şimşek, H. (2000). Sosyal bilimlerde nitel araştırma yöntemleri. Ankara: Seçkin Yayıncılık.

Bryk, A. S., & Schneider, B. (1996). Trust in schools: A core resource for improvement. New York: Russell Sage Foundation.

Structure for two authors (Translated Book)

Cooper, R. ve Sawaf, A. (1997). Liderlikte duygusal zekâ (Çev: Z. Ayman ve B. Sancar). İstanbul: Sistem Yayınları.

Structure for three authors (Book)

Köklü, N., Büyüköztürk, Ş. ve Çokluk-Bökeoğlu, Ö. (2006). Sosyal bilimler için istatistik. Ankara: Pegem A Yayıncılık.

Hoy, W. K., Tarter, C. J., & Kottkamp, R. B. (1991). Open schools-healthy schools. Newbury Park, CA: SAGE.

Structure for edited books

Memduhoğlu, H. B. ve Yılmaz, K. (Edt.) (2010). Türk eğitim sistemi ve okul yönetimi (2. Baskı). Ankara: Pegem Akademi Yayıncılık.

Hoy, W. K., & Miskel, C. G. (Eds.) (2003). Studies in leading and organizing schools. Greenwich: Information Age Publishing.

Structure for chapter in edited books

Yayla, A. (2009). Eğitimin felsefi temelleri. İçinde H. B. Memduhoğlu ve K. Yılmaz (Edt.), Eğitim bilimine giriş (ss. 19-43). Ankara: Pegem Akademi Yayıncılık.

Hoy, W. K., & Tschannen-Moran, M. (2003). The conceptualization and measurement of faculty trust in schools: The omnibus t-scale. In W. K. Hoy & C. G. Miskel (Eds.), Studies in leading and organizing schools (pp. 181-208). Greenwich: Information Age Publishing.

Structure for chapter in translated books

Finger, J. ve Bamford, B. (2010). Ölçme değerlendirmenin yönetimi (Çev: K. Yılmaz ve E. Oğuz). Sınıf yönetimi stratejileri öğretmen kılavuzu [The Classroom Teacher's Book Of Management Essentials] (Translated. Edt: T. Karaköse) (ss. 194-243). Ankara: Nobel Yayıncılık.

Book Reviews

Dent-Read, C., & Zukow-Goldring, P. (2001). Is modeling knowing? [Review of the book Models of cognitive development, by K. Richardson]. American Journal of Psychology, 114, 126-133.

Artıcle (One author)

If there is a DOI number, it should be included in the citation.

Turner, S. J. (2010). Website statistics 2.0: Using Google Analytics to measure library website effectiveness. Technical Services Quarterly, 27, 261-278. doi: 10.1080/07317131003765910


If there is no DOI number but the content was accessed online, the URL of the homepage of the periodical should be provided.

Yılmaz, B. (2005). Türkiye’de kamu yönetiminin yeniden yapılandırılması süreci ve halk kütüphaneleri. Türk Kütüphaneciliği, 19, 56-77. Erişim adresi: http://www.tk.org.tr/index.php/TK


Journal articles without DOI number

Al, U. ve Doğan, G. (2012). Hacettepe Üniversitesi Bilgi ve Belge Yönetimi Bölümü tezlerinin atıf analizi. Türk Kütüphaneciliği, 26, 349-369. Erişim adresi: http://www.tk.org.tr/


Journal articles in printed format without a DOI number, where the title is translated into English

Al, U. ve Doğan, G. (2012). Hacettepe Üniversitesi Bilgi ve Belge Yönetimi Bölümü tez lerinin atıf analizi [Citation analysis of dissertations completed at Hacettepe University Department of Information Management]. Türk Kütüphaneciliği, 26, 349-369.


Article (7 authors from 2 authors)

Nielsen, B. G., & Borlund, P. (2011). Information literacy, learning, and the public library: A study of Danish high school students. Journal of Librarianship and Information Science, 43, 106-119. doi: 10.1177/0961000611408643

Çokluk-Bökeoğlu, Ö. ve Yılmaz, K. (2008). İlköğretim okullarında örgütsel güven hakkında öğretmen görüşleri. Kuram ve Uygulamada Eğitim Yönetimi, 14(54), 211-233.

Oğuz, E., Yılmaz, K. ve Taşdan, M. (2007). İlköğretim denetmenlerinin ve ilköğretim okulu yöneticilerinin denetim inançları. Manas Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi, 17, 39-52.

Smith, C. A., Organ, D. W., & Near, J. P. (1983). Organizational citizenship behavior: Its nature and antecedents. Journal of Applied Psychology, 68(44), 653-663.

Article (8 authors and more)

Wolchik, S. A., West, S. G., Sandler, I. N., Tein, J. Y., Coatsworth, D., Lengua, L.,...Griffin, W. A. (2000). An experimental evaluation of theory-based mother and mother-child programs for children of divorce. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 68, 843-856.

Paper Published in Proceedings:

Yılmaz, K. (2015). Değerler eğitimi üzerine düşünceler: Araştırmaların bütünleştirilmesi. İçinde A. Güvenç ve M. Saygın (Edt.), Eğitimde gelecek arayışları: dünden bugüne Türkiye’de beceri, ahlak ve değerler eğitimi uluslararası sempozyumu (ss. 79-100). Bartın, Türkiye: Atatürk Araştırma Merkezi Yayını.

Schneider, R. (2013). Research data literacy. In S. Kurbanoğlu vd. (Ed.), Communications in computer and information science: Vol. 397. Worldwide communalities and challenges in information literacy research and practice (pp. 134-140). Cham, İsviçre: Springer. doi:10.1007/978-3-319-03919-0

Papers Not Published in the Proceedings or Printed as Abstract Text:

Ağaoğlu, E., Altınkurt, Y., Yılmaz, K. ve Karaköse, T. (2010, Mayıs). Okul yöneticilerinin yeterliklerine ilişkin okul yöneticilerinin ve öğretmenlerin görüşleri. V. Ulusal Eğitim Yönetimi Kongresinde sunulan bildiri, Gazi Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi - EYEDDER. Antalya.

Turan, S. (2006, Nisan). Eğitim yönetiminde paradigmatik dönüşümler (dönüşen bir şey yok). Türkiye’de Eğitim Yönetimi ve Denetimi Sorunları ve Çözüm Önerileri Toplantısında sunulan bildiri. Ankara Üniversitesi Eğitim Bilimleri Fakültesi - EYEDDER. Ankara.

Çınar, M., Doğan, D. ve Seferoğlu, S. S. (2015, Şubat). Eğitimde dijital araçlar: Google sınıf uygulaması üzerine bir değerlendirme [Öz]. Akademik Bilişim Konferansında sunulan bildiri, Anadolu Üniversitesi, Eskişehir. Erişim adresi: http://ab2015.anadolu.edu.tr/index. php?menu=5&submenu=27

Unpublished Postgraduate Theses:

Arı, G. S. (2003). İşletmelerde güven ve personel güçlendirme ilişkisi: bankacılık sektöründe bir araştırma (Doktora Tezi). Hacettepe Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü, Ankara.

Kamer, M. (2001). Örgütsel güven, örgütsel bağlılık ve örgütsel vatandaşlık davranışlarına etkisi (Yüksek Lisans Tezi). Marmara Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü, İstanbul.

Evans, T. J. (1996). Elementary teachers’ and principals’ perceptions of principals leadership style and school social organization (Doctoral Dissertation). Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan.

Van Brunt, D. (1997). Networked consumer health information systems (Doctoral Dissertation). ProQuest Dissertations and Theses veri tabanından erişildi. (UMI No. 9943436)

Yaylalı Yıldız, B. (2014). University campuses as places of potential publicness: Exploring the politicals, social and cultural practices in Ege University (Doctoral Dissertation). Erişim adresi: http://library.iyte.edu.tr/tr/hizli-erisim/iyte-tez-portali

Unpublished Research:

Balcı, A. ve Yılmaz, K. (2005). Okul yöneticisi profili araştırması. Yayınlanmamış Araştırma. Ankara: Ankara Üniversitesi Eğitim Bilimleri Fakültesi.

Dictionary:

Türk Dil Kurumu (2005). Türkçe sözlük. Ankara: Türk Dil Kurumu Yayını.

Türk Dil Kurumu (1975). Felsefe terimleri sözlüğü. Ankara: Türk Dil Kurumu Yayını.

Encyclopedia:

Meydan Larousse (1990). Meydan Larousse ansiklopedisi. İstanbul: Meydan Yayınevi.

Reports or Other Institutional Texts:

Çalışma ve Sosyal Güvenlik Bakanlığı. (2004). 2004 yılı raporu. Yurtdışındaki vatandaşlarımıza ilişkin gelişmeler ve sayısal bilgiler. Rapor No: 129. Ankara: ÇSGB.

YÖK (1998). Eğitim fakültesi öğretmen yetiştirme lisans programları. Ankara: YÖK. Erişim adresi: http://www.yok.gov.tr/egitim/ogretmen/ogretmen_yetistirme_lisans_programlari.htm.

MEB (2009). Milli Eğitim Bakanlığı 2010-2014 stratejik planı. Ankara: MEB Yayını.

MoNE (1977). Report by the Ministry of National Education supervision council. Ankara: MoNE Publications.


Legal Texts such as Laws, Regulations, By-Laws:

Milli Eğitim Temel Kanunu (1973). Resmi Gazete. Yayım Tarihi: 24.06.1973. Sayısı: 14574. Numarası: 1739.


Online Resources:

• Electronic resources with DOI number

Chan, H. F., Guillot, M., Page, L., & Torgler, B. (2015). The inner quality of an article: Will time tell? Scientometrics, 104, s. 19-41. doi: 10.1007/s11192-015-1581-y

• Electronic resources without DOI number

Akbaba-Altun, S. ve Çakan, M. (2008). Öğrencilerin sınav başarılarına etki eden faktörler: LGS/ÖSS sınavlarındaki başarılı iller örneği. İlköğretim-Online, 7(1), 157-173. Erişim adresi: http://ilkogretim-online.org.tr

Al, U. ve Soydal, İ. (2014). Kütüphan-e Türkiye Projesi: Halk kütüphanesi kullanım araştırması. Türk Kütüphaneciliği, 28, 288-307. Erişim adresi: http://www.tk.org.tr/index.php/TK

Bates, R. J. (2001a). Technology, values and the management of schools. British Educational Management and Administration Society Annual Conference. 5-7 October 2001. Newport Pagnall. Retrieved from http://www.deakin.edu.au/~rbates/paper1.doc.

Oğuz, A. (2009). Öğretmen adaylarının sözlü ve yazılı anlatım becerilerine ilişkin öz yeterlik algıları. Elektronik Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi, 8(3). Erişim adresi: http://www.e-sosder.com/dergi/30018-042.pdf.

Yılmaz, K. (2009). Secondary education pre-service science and mathematics teachers’ classroom management styles in Turkey. Asia-Pacific Forum on Science Learning and Teaching, 10(2). Retrieved from http://www.ied.edu.hk/apfslt/.

Examples of APA
[1] The following source was also used in the creation of this section:
Şencan, İ. ve Doğan, G. (Yay. Haz.) (2017). Bilimsel yayınlarda kaynak gösterme, tablo ve şekil oluşturma rehberi APA6 kuralları (2. Basım). Ankara: Türk Kütüphaneciler Derneği. eISBN: 978-975-6351-50-5. http://www.tk.org.tr/APA/apa_2.pdf