Writing Rules
WRITING RULES AND STRUCTURE OF ARTICLE
Submitted articles must comply with national and international ethical rules and research and publication ethics.
The following rules using our journal’s article template must be taken into con- sideration:
1. Title
Articles must have a title. It should indicate the subject in the best way in Turkish and English, should not exceed fifteen words, should be written in bold with the first letters capitalized.
2. Article type
It should be written in bold, all capital letters under the title.
3. Author name(s) and addresses
Author names, titles, institutions, addresses, e-mail addresses and ORCID infor- mation should be specified.
Formatting in the template should be considered.
4. Abstract
Turkish and English abstract (adding keywords) should be made. Abstracts should not exceed two hundred and fifty words, and should reflect the entire article in the shortest and most concise manner (especially the purpose of the study, research method and result). It should be one paragraph and justified. It should be written with Times New Roman, 10 font, italic, bold, single line spacing. Keywords that reflect the integrity of the work should be given by leaving one blank line under the abstract. All of these keywords should be written in lowercase (except for proper names and capitalized abbreviations), and concepts should be listed from general to specific. The number of keywords should be between 3 and 8, no full stop should be used at the end. English abstract and keywords should have the same characteristics.
5. Article
Article should start with an introductory part that specifies the purpose, scope and methods of the study. It should continue with intermediate and sub-sections such as data, observations, opinions, comments, discussions and it should end with discus- sion, conclusion and suggestion sections.
5.1. Main Text: The article should be written on A4 size page, with 1.5 line spacing and 11 font size in Times New Roman, with 1.25 paragraph indentation and 6 nk paragraph spacing. 3 cm space should be left at the edges of the pages and the pages should be numbered. The articles should not exceed eight thousand words and thirty pages. Additions to be made in line with referee requests are not included in this limitation.
5.2. Main titles: These are consist of abstract, sections of the main text (intro- duction, method, findings, discussion, conclusion, suggestions), acknowledgments (if any), bibliography and (if any) annexes. Main titles should be written in capital letters only the first letter of each word, the others in lowercase, Times New Roman, 12 pt, centered and bold.
5.3. Minor titles: It should be written in bold, left-justified, Times New Ro- man, 11 font size. Only the first letter of each word should be capitalized and a carri- age return should be placed at the end of the title.
5.4. Subtitles: All should be written in bold, left-justified, Times New Roman, 11 font size and only the first letter in the first word of the title must be capital. The text should be continued on the same line with a colon at the end of the title.
5.5. Figures: Figures should be drawn with a resolution that will not cause any problem in reduction and printing, and by choosing a smooth and sufficient line thi- ckness. Each figure should be on a separate page. They should be numbered starting from “1”, each figure should be numbered separately and a title should be written on each figure.
5.6. Tables: Like figures, they should be numbered separately starting from “1” and the numbers should be written on each table with its title.
Titles of figures and tables should be concise and the first letter of each word should be capitalized and the other letters should be written in lowercase. When ne- cessary, explanatory footnotes or abbreviations should be given just below the figures and tables.
5.7. Images: It should be high resolution (300 dpi), bright and clear. In additi- on, the same rules for figures are applied.
Figures, tables and images should not exceed ten pages. Must be sent embedded in the text. If these images are thought to not be clear in printing, the original one is asked from the author.
5.8. Citing References In The Text: While giving references in the text, the following rules should be followed and the examples given should be taken as basis. The source should not be given in the form of a footnote.
a. For single author, last name should be followed by publication date in parent- hesis:
(Güneş, 2006) or Güneş (2006) or according to the study of Güneş (2006) ...
b. When citing references with two authors in the text, “and” should be used between the surnames of the researchers as in the example below, and the publication date of the work should be given:
(Can and Gündüz, 2019) or Can and Gündüz (2019)
(Miles and Huberman, 1998) or Miles and Huberman (1998)
For multiple references, semi-column (;) should be used between the references and they should be written alphabetically as follows:
(Aydoğdu, 2020; Köksal, 2007; Öğülmüş, 1993; Safran and Aktaş, 2012)
c. While the publications with three or more authors are mentioned in the text, all the author’s surnames are included for the first time, in the following citations, the name of the first author should be specified as follows, for the others “et al.” statement should be used. However, the names of all authors should be included in the resource directory:
Çepni, Ayvacı and Bakırcı (2015) or (Çepni, Ayvacı & Bakırcı, 2015) (first ci- tation)
Çepni et al. (2015) or (Çepni et al., 2015) (second and subsequent references) Dowden, Pittaway, Yost, and McCarthy, (2013) or (Dowden, Pittaway, Yost, and
McCarthy, 2013) (first citation)
Dowden et al. (2013) or (Dowden et al., 2013) (second and subsequent referen-
ces)
ç. When citing an unreachable publication in the text, the source from which the
citation was made should be specified as follows. Only “citing” information should be included in the bibliography:
Köprülü (1911) (cited in Çelik, 1998) or (as cited in Köprülü, 1998) or Köprülü’s (1911) (as cited in Çelik, 1998)…
d. Personal interviews should be mentioned in the text by indicating the surna- me and date of the interview. In addition, these interviews should be specified in the bibliography.
(Tarakçı, 2004)
e. Studies of institutions and organizations should be stated as follows.
Ministry of National Education (2018) or (Ministry of National Education, 2018) first reference
MEB (2018) or (MEB, 2018) later citations
6. Contributions
If there are contributors other than the author, these names should also be stated at the end of the article.
In studies supported by a research institution or organization, the name of the organization providing support, the name of the project, date (if any), number and number should be given.
7. References
References list should be added at the end of the article. The bibliography should be in accordance with APA 7, one of the international reference writing styles. It should be prepared in alphabetical order based on the surnames of the authors accor- ding to the following rules. The use of uppercase / lowercase letters should be arran- ged as follows in order to ensure spelling uniformity in the journal.
7.1. Periodicals
Author names, date, title of the article, name of the periodical (italic, not abbre- viated), volume number (italic), (issue number), page number information should be included. If there is a DOI number, it should be given starting with http:
Öztürk, N., Bozkurt Altan, E., and Tan, S. (2020). Investigation of the middle school students’ evaluation on the self-contribution of the project named “preparing for future: Looking for solutions”. Millî Eğitim, 49(225), 153–179. https://dx.doi.org/10.37669/milliegitim.644986
Maier, U., Wolf, N., and Randler, C. (2016). Effects of a computer-assisted for- mative assessment intervention based on multiple-tier diagnostic items and different feedback types. Computers & Education, 95, 85-98. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compe- du.2015.12.002
If the journal does not use volume, issue and / or article or page numbers, missing items should be excluded from the reference.
Bozan, M. (2004). Bölge yönetimi ve eğitim bölgeleri kavramı. Millî Eğitim, Kış 2004, S 161, 95-111.
7.2. Presentations
Author names, full date, title of the paper (in italics), name of the symposium or congress, editors, printing house, volume number, page number, place name information should be included.
The presentation should be explained in square brackets after the title. The description is flexible (eg “[Conference session],” “[Paper presentation],” “[Poster sessi- on],” “[Oral presentation]”, “[Conference presentation summary]”).
Güneş Koç, R. S., and Sarıkaya, M. (2018, 6-8 September). Investigation of the effect of context-based teaching method supported 5E, 5E teaching method and con- text-based teaching method on the success of 7th grade students in science lesson and the permanence of their knowledge [Oral presentation]. I. ILTER International Learning, Teaching and Education Research Congress, Amasya University, Amasya.
Rayner, A. (2005, September). Reflections on context based science teaching: A case study of physics students for physiotherapy [Poster presentation]. Annual Uni- Serve Science Blended Learning Symposium Proceedings, Sydney.
7.3. Books
Author name(s), date, Book title (first letters in capital case, in italic), publisher information should be included. City name should not be written.
Beyatlı, Y. K. (1985). Our own sky dome. Ministry of National Education Publications.
Miles, M. B., and Huberman, A. M. (1994). Qualitative data analysis: An expanded sourcebook. Sage Publications.
Book with Editor:
Safran, M. (Edt.) (2019). Those who direct the world education (Vol 1-2). Ministry of National Education Publications.
Chapter in an Edited Book
In English-edited books, “in” should be used and the place of publication (province) should not be specified.
Nofal, N. (2019). Gazali. M. Safran (Edt.), In Dünya eğitimine yön verenler I (s 341- 363). Millî Eğitim Bakanlığı Yayınları.
Author, A. A., and Author, B. B. (Year). Title of chapter. In A. A. Editor and B.
B. Editor (Eds.), Title of book (pages of chapter). Publisher.
7.4. Reports and Theses:
It should be given as shown in the explanation and example below.
Author name (s), date, report or thesis title [if published or unpublished and type of report or thesis]. Institution or university name, department, place.
Azer, H. (2017). Bibliography of printed works in Ottoman Turkish in the archive library of the Ministry of National Education [Unpublished master’s thesis]. Kırıkkale University, Institute of Social Sciences, Kırıkkale.
7.5. Internet References
Author name or institution name, date of publication on the internet. Title of the publication (in italics). Internet address should be included.
Bozan, M. (2004, 1 Şubat). District management and educational districts concept. http://www.yayim.meb.gov.tr
TÜBİTAK (2020, 18 Mayıs). UBYT program and journal list. https://ulakbim. tubitak.gov.tr/tr/haber/tubitak-2020-ubyt-programi-ve-dergi-listesi-ilan-edildi
For quotations other than these, APA 7 style should be used. (You can use the address https://apastyle.apa.org/products/publication-manual-7th-edition)
ARTICLE SUBMISSION
Millî Eğitim Dergisi aims to publish qualified studies that can contribute to our education system, in line with science and scientific publication ethics, under the supervision of expert referees. An objective evaluation and publication process in accordance with blind referee system is considered important. For this reason, the authors must follow the whole process through the DergiPark system. Articles sent to the journal’s personal e-mails or e-mails of the journal are not considered because they are not suitable for the blind review system.
In order to submit an article, the following files and documents should be uploaded to the DergiPark system at the web site of http://www.dergipark.org.tr/milliegitim.
Required Documents
2. Full text of the article with the name of the author (in Word file format)
3. Full text of the article without the name of author (in Word file format)
4. Similarity report (full report in PDF format)
6. Ethics Committee Permission
7. Article application fee receipt
The authors who submit the article are deemed to have accepted all the conditions stated in the publication principles of Millî Eğitim Dergisi.