Writing Rules

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The International Journal of Social Work Researches (JSWR) has been regularly published twice a year, in March and September, since 2021. The main purpose of the journal is to contribute to the publication of qualified academic studies in the fields of social work and social policy.
Articles published in the journal cannot be published elsewhere or presented as a paper without the permission of the journal. Partially or fully published articles cannot be used anywhere without showing the source. The contents of the articles submitted to the journal must be original, not previously published anywhere or sent anywhere for publication.
In order to assist during the preparation of the article, downloading the "sample article" file prepared according to the spelling rules of the International Journal of Social Work Research on our website and preparing your article by taking this article as an example will provide convenience and time savings in editing. You can also prepare your article by saving this article as a template in Word program on your computer.

NOTE: Articles must be submitted in MS Word 2007 or higher.

The spelling rules can be accessed below as well as the template on the journal page:


INTRODUCTION
The first title should be “INTRODUCTION”.
Prepare your article studies using the MS-Word® office program.
No paragraph should be indented in the entire work. Paragraphs should be written in 11 points, spacing on both sides. The font should be "Arial". Half a line (0 pt) should be left between lines. The words at the end of the lines in paragraphs should not be separated by an apostrophe.
1. SUBJECTS
1.1 Main Topics
Each main topic (including the INTRODUCTION section) should be written in 11 points. However, each word should be written in capital letters and in bold. Each main topic (as seen in this template) should be numbered (Excluding the Introduction). Numbering should be done with numbers only. Roman numerals, letters etc. others should not be used.
The main subject headings should not have any indentation. There should be 0 lines of space before and after the main subject headings.
1.2. First Order Subtopics
The first-degree sub-topic should be written in 11 points. However, the first letter of each word should be capitalized and the rest should be lowercase, and the subtitle should be written in bold. Each sub-topic should be numbered (as seen in this template). Numbering should be done with numbers only. Roman numerals, letters etc. others should not be used.
There should not be any indentation in the first subject headings. One line space should be left before and after the first-degree subheadings.
1.2.1. Secondary Subtopic
Second and third degree subheadings should be written in 11 pt. However, the first letter of each word should be capitalized and the rest should be lowercase, and the subtitle should be written in bold. Each sub-topic should be numbered (as seen in this template). Numbering should be done with numbers only. Roman numerals, letters etc. others should not be used.
A maximum of 3rd degree sub-topics can be written. There should not be any indentation in the second and third degree sub-topics. One line space should be left before and after the subheadings.
1.2.1.1.Third Degree Subtopic
It is written for example purposes.
PAGE LAYOUT AND STYLE
The rules for page layout are given below. To meet the requirements of the spelling rules, we recommend using a ready-made template.
Basic Layout Properties
• Papers should be prepared on A4 size (210 x 297 mm) pages.
• There should be a gap of 3.5 cm from the left and 2.5 cm from the right of the page.
• A space of 2.5 cm should be left from the top of the page.
• A gap of 2.5 cm should be left from the bottom of the page.
• Paragraph indentation and spaces are given separately for each part, and you can get information about the subject.
• Articles should be no more than 10,000 words.
Titles
Information on the subject headings is given in Section 0. Check this section for details.
fonts
Text paragraphs should be written in “Arial” font. The font size should be 10 points in all paragraphs. Paragraphs should not have any indentation. Half a line should be left between the lines in the paragraphs. The word at the end of each line in paragraphs should not be separated into syllables with an apostrophe. Paragraphs should be justified. Unless a special situation is required in paragraphs, the text should not be written in italics or bold.
For details on the writing styles of the titles, see the relevant section.
shapes
All shapes should be centered in columns (or centered on the page if the shape takes up the entire page). Figure captions should be as indicated in Figure 1 below.
Figures and figure texts should not be indented. Figure captions should be written under the figures. The naming should be ---- Figure Number: ----. Each figure should be cited in the article. Figure captions should be written in bold. Only the first letter of the first word of the figure caption should be capitalized. All other words should be written in lowercase letters.
If figures contain dark or colored areas, we recommend checking them on high-quality, colorless laser printers to ensure the figures are printed correctly. The figures used in the text of the work should be gray, only the pictures can be colored.
Tables
Depending on the type and purpose of use, different tables can be used. The title of the table should be above the table.
Tables and table texts should not be indented. Table captions should be written above the tables. Its naming should be ---- Table Number: ----. Each table should be cited within the article. Table captions should be written in bold. Only the first letter of the first word of the table caption should be capitalized. All other words should be written in lowercase letters.
It is the row that defines the columns in the table and contains the row column headings. The first letter of the words in each column in this row should be capitalized and the other letters should be lowercase. The texts in the table should be 10 points. The font should be "Arial". Depending on the condition of the tables, the font size can be reduced to 8 points. There should be no vertical lines.
bridges
Hyperlinks cannot be used in the article.
footnotes
Footnotes should not be used on the pages, except for mandatory situations. The font of the footnotes used should be "Arial". The font size should be 9 points.
Symbols and Spaces
Italic

Mathematical symbols such as a, A, x, f, AB must be italicized. Greek letters, numbers, parentheses, and punctuation should never be italicized. +, ', =, < and abbreviations such as sin, cos, log etc. mathematical symbols should never be italicized. It should not be written in italics and bold at the same time.
Space
Spaces should be left after punctuation marks. Before and after symbols such as +, -, ', =, < must be spaced. Spaces after the opening parenthesis and before the closing parenthesis are not allowed. The space must be left before the opening parenthesis and after the closing parenthesis. Check these conditions after writing the text.
Page Numbers
Page numbers should not be included. Page numbers will be added later by the editor. Headers and footers should not be used on pages.
References
References are available in APA Version 6 format. It should be noted that the references are used in the correct places. All references should be cited at least once in the article.
DISCUSSION, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS
The last topic of each article should be "DISCUSSION, CONCLUSION and SUGGESTIONS". In optional cases, the "DISCUSSION" and "CONCLUSION and RECOMMENDATIONS" sections can be separated from each other.
NOTE: In cases where the ethics committee permission is required for the research, the ethics committee must be obtained and the document number and the materials must be specified in the method section.
ETHICAL INFORMATION ON RESEARCH
Ethical information about the research should be included in this section.
CONTRIBUTION OF RESEARCHERS
For example, the authors contributed equally to the study. This section must be included in the article. This title should be omitted in single-authored studies.
DECLARATION OF CONFLICT
For example, there was no potential conflict of interest in this study. This section is mandatory.

SAMPLE TITLE RANKINGS FOR RESEARCH ARTICLE
INTRODUCTION
1. MAIN TOPIC
2. MAIN TOPIC
3. MATERIALS AND METHODS
3.1. Model of the Research
3.2. Universe and Sample
3.3. Data Collection Tools
3.4. Data Collection Process
3.5. Analysis of Data
4. FINDINGS
5. DISCUSSION, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS
6. ETHICAL INFORMATION ON RESEARCH
7. CONTRIBUTION OF RESEARCHERS
8. DECLARATION OF CONFLICT
REFERENCES

KAYNAKÇA
Kızmaz, Z. (2006). Cezaevi Müdavimleri: İnatçı Suçlular. Ankara: Orion Yayınevi.
Maschi, T., Bradley, C., Ward, K. (2009). Forensic Social Work: Psychosocial and Legal Issues in Diverse Practice Settings. New York: Springer Publishing Company.
Özata, M., ve Karip, S. (2017). Engelli Bireylerin Sağlık Hizmetleri Kullanımında Yaşadıkları Sorunlar: Konya Örneği. Hacettepe Sağlık İdaresi Dergisi, 20(4), 397-407.


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