Author Guidelines

Authorship

Authorship gives credit, assigns responsibility, and implies academic, social, and financial accountability for the published work. Those who substantially contributed to a paper are credited as authors, understand, and take on their roles and responsibilities, and are held accountable for published research.

The journal’s definition of authorship is based on the ICMJE’s recommendation. The ICMJE recommends that authorship be based on the following 4 criteria:

1. Substantial contributions to the conception or design of the work; or the acquisition, analysis, or interpretation of data for the work
2. Drafting the work or revising it critically for important intellectual content
3. Final approval of the version to be published
4. Agreement to be accountable for all aspects of the work in ensuring that questions related to the accuracy or integrity of any part of the work are appropriately investigated and resolved.

Those who met all four criteria are identified as authors. In addition, responsibilities of co-authors for specific aspects of the work must be indicated. Please see the "Authorship information" section for details on how to indicate these responsibilities in the manuscript.

If the manuscript is authored by a large group or a consortium, all the members should meet all four authorship criteria. The corresponding author(s) must specify the group name and group members in line with the disclosure agreements.

For more information on how to acknowledge non-author contributors, equal contributors and corresponding author and other acknowledgements please see “Authorship information” section.

Equal Contributions

Authorship status and authors who contributed to the work equally should be indicated when submitting and publishing multi-author articles. The Journal of Ankara Studies adopts the definitions of CreDIT and ICMJE for equal contribution. Accordingly, authorship status and equal contributions are defined as follows:

• Equal contribution: The authors contributed equally to the research.
• First authorship: The authors share first authorship.
• Equal contribution and first authorship: The authors contributed equally to the research and share first authorship.

Corresponding Author

The corresponding author is the designated author handling all correspondence with the Jjournal from submission to publication processes, on behalf of the authors. The corresponding authors are responsible for meeting the jjournal’s administrative requirements, providing necessary information and documents including the details of authorship, contact details and ethics committee approval, registration documents, and signing publishing agreements. Corresponding authors also have to obtain written permission from the non-author contributors for the acknowledgement.

Article Types

The Journal of Ankara Studies publishes only original research and review articles. Authors must select the article type for their manuscripts and they must comply with the descriptions defined below (and word count limits).

• Research article: Research articles present the results of original research and recommendations based on those results. Research articles include the design of the research, methods, analyses of the research results, and hypothesis tests. A research article consists of introduction, methods, findings, discussion, and conclusion sections.
• Review: Reviews deeply analyse published literature on a particular topic and provide a perspective on the subject.

Manuscript Formatting Guidelines

Manuscript Formatting Guidelines have been created to assist authors in meeting the structural requirements. Prior to submitting a manuscript to the Journal, authors are strongly encouraged to carefully review the Manuscript Formatting Guidelines and refer to the most recent issue to acquaint themselves with the standard formatting.

Manuscripts should be submitted to the Journal's online submission system by the corresponding author.

The manuscripts should comply with the following format requirements.

All submissions should include following documents:

• Cover Letter
• Title Page: Title, author name(s) and affiliations, contact information, conflict of interest statement, ethics committee approval (if applicable), author contributions, acknowledgements (if applicable), funding.
• Blind Manuscript: (in Word format version 2003 or above) All author names and affiliations should be EXCLUDED.
• Ethics Committee Approval (if applicable)
• Supplementary and ancillary material (if applicable)

Page Format

A4 Portrait, Margins (Normal) (top, bottom, left, right 2 cm)

Tables and figures combined should not exceed a maximum of 50 pages.

Font Family

Times New Roman

Title

13 points (Bold)

Abstract

9 points,

Justify text

Keywords

9 Points,

Minimum of 5 and maximum of 7 keywords should be written with the first letters capitalized.

Level 1 Heading (Introduction)

First level main headings should be 11 points, bold and regular, the first letter of each word should be written in uppercase and centered in the text.

Level 2 Subheading

Second level subheadings should be 11 points, bold and regular, with the first letter of each word uppercase and aligned with the first paragraph (left aligned).

Level 3 Subheading

Third level subheadings should be 11 points, bold and regular, the first letter of each word should be written in uppercase and the content should continue on the same line with a colon following the title. The main text should be in Times New Roman and 10 points.

Authorship Information

Authors must be declared at the time of submission and in the publication. Authors are responsible for the correct declaration of their names. Exact and correct names of the authors should be given title page, listed together, and separated by comas.

The following information should be keyed to the authors’ names and placed on the footer of the first page of the manuscript:

• Full author names
• Affiliation Department, Institute or Faculty, University, City, Country
• E-mail addresses
• ORCID

e.g.: Dr. Ayşe Sevim Yılmaz. Ankara Medical Laboratory, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics Ankara University, Ankara, Türkiye. Mailing address: Ankara Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Dekanlığı Morfoloji Yerleşkesi Hacettepe Mahallesi A.Adnan Saygun Cad. No: 35 Altındağ/Ankara/Türkiye. E-posta: [email protected]

Corresponding author

The corresponding author should be marked with an asterisk (*) in the author list.

e.g.: Güler Erdoğan (*)

Equal Contribution

• The authors who have contributed equally should be marked with a symbol (??)
• The authors who share first authorship should be marked with a symbol (?)
• The authors who contributed equally to the research and share first authorship (±)
• Please use the appropriate standard statement(s) to indicate equal contributions:
  • For (??): The authors contributed equally to the research.
  • For (?): The authors share first authorship.
  • For (±): The authors contributed equally to the research and shared the first authorship.

e.g (under the title): Ayşe Yılmaz(±), Levent Doğan(±), Gündüz Kaya(??), Güler Erdoğan (*)(??)

Sections of the Manuscripts

It is recommended to that you divide your manuscripts into the sections detailed below. However, heading and subheading may differ according to the subject area, the type of manuscript and the research itself. Manuscripts should include the following headings:

The title page should include the following information and sections:

• Title
• Author information (Please refer to the “author information” section for the format requirements.)
• Contact information of the corresponding author
• Author contribution
• Ethics committee approval (if applicable)
• Conflict of interest
• Funding
• Acknowledgements (if applicable)

The anonymized blind manuscript should include the following sections:

• Title
• Abstract
• Keywords
• Introduction
• Materials and Methods
• Results
• Discussion*
• Conclusions*
• Suggestions*
• References
• Figures and Tables
• Appendices (if applicable)

*Discussion, Conclusions and Suggestions could be given under the same title or separately.

Title

It should be in the form of 13 points (Bold). The title of the manuscript should be given in two languages, Turkish and English. Except for conjunctions, the initial letter of each word should be capitalized.

The title of the manuscript should reflect the content clearly and be precise. Titles do not exceed two lines and should be in sentence case capitalization except for proper nouns. Titles should not include abbreviations, numbers, acronyms, and punctuations.

Abstract

9 Points, Justified. It should be written between 150-300 words. Abstracts should include the aim of the study, its scope, method, main findings, and results, briefly and clearly. Abstracts should not include abbreviations, numbers, acronyms, and punctuations. Abstracts should reflect what is in the manuscript and be accurate.

Keywords

9 Points. At least 5 and at most 7 keywords should be written with capitalized first letters.

Keywords increase the discoverability of articles. They should reflect the scope of the article.

e.g. Keywords: Conflict resolution, ingroup favouritism, social identity

Introduction

While drafting introduction section, first provide general scientific background for your study. Secondly, provide the specific background information to specify the scientific sub-field that your manuscript is addressing so that readers can have a clear understanding of the literature, your results and their significance.

Thirdly, depending on the general and specific background address the knowledge gap in the literature, how and to what extent your research fills this gap, what is your aim and research question, and the importance of your study.

Finally, summarize your methods, findings, and prominent implications for the discussion.

Methods

Methods section should address the type of research, research group, data collection tools, data collection techniques, data analysis, validity and reliability, limitations.

Results

The results of the study should be explained in detail with tables, diagrams, graphics or pictures in a way that supports the aim and problem of the study.

Discussion*

In accordance with the significance of the study, the results should be discussed referring to the literature and knowledge gap while providing your opinions and unique perspectives.

Conclusion*

The main ideas and takeaways of the discussion should be explained in the conclusion.

Suggestions*

In line with the discussions and conclusions, suitable suggestions should be presented to contribute to the literature and future studies.

*Discussion, Results and Suggestions could be given under the same title or separately.

Acknowledgments

Acknowledgments should be extended to those individuals or institutions whose contributions to the study were limited or minimal. Acknowledgments should be a brief statement at the end of the text.

Author contribution

Author’s contribution should be explained in the title page as in the example. Initials of the authors should be used.

i.e study conception and design: MB, HK; data collection: HK; analysis and interpretation of results: HK, FA; draft manuscript preparation: MB, HK, FA, OB. All authors reviewed and approved the final version of the manuscript.

When submitting the manuscript to the Journal, information about the author contribution should be included in the title page.

Ethics Committee Approval

Studies that require ethics committee approval should include Ethics Committee Approval in the Title page. It is imperative to ensure de-identification of any relevant identifying information within the ethics committee approval prior to submission. The title page must also include information on the university, date and number of the ethics committee approval.

The Journal of Ankara Studies strictly adheres to national and international ethical principles and guidelines for the protection of human and animal rights. Research published in the Journal of Ankara Studies must be approved by the Ethics Committee according to the following criteria:

• Any research involving the collection of data from participants using qualitative or quantitative approaches such as surveys, interviews, focus group discussions, observations, experiments, or interview techniques.
• The experimental or scientific use of human subjects and animals (including materials/data).
• Clinical research in humans.
• Research conducted on animals.
• Retrospective studies as required by the Personal Data Protection Act.

The Journal of Ankara Studies is obliged to protect the intellectual property rights of authors, editors and referees, and has adopted the ethical responsibility of publishing in accordance with copyright regulations regarding all kinds of intellectual and artistic works used in the reviewed works and belonging to third parties or institutions.

Obtaining Legal/Special Authorization

In studies requiring Ethics Committee Approval, authors must state in the "method" section of the article that they conducted the study in accordance with these principles and that they obtained "informed consent form" from the ethics committees of their institutions and the people who participated in the study.

Authors should obtain a "permission form" from the owners for the use of scales, questionnaires and photographs belonging to others and indicate that they have obtained permission in the article. At the same time, for copyrighted works whose intellectual property rights belong to third parties or organizations, authors must obtain a "permission form" from the owner of the work and indicate the institution or person from whom permission was obtained and the date of permission in the article.

Protection of Personal Data

The personal data of real persons in the studies evaluated in the Journal of Ankara Studies are protected under the Law on the Protection of Personal Data. The Editorial Board has the right to reject the study unless the explicit consent of the individuals studied in the articles is documented.

Conflicts of Interest

Authors should declare any potential conflict of interest in the title page. There may be a conflict of interest when authors (or their employer, sponsor, or family/friends) have a financial, commercial, legal, or professional connection with other organizations or those working with them that could impact the research or the way the results are interpreted. Therefore, authors have to declare financial, commercial, legal or professional competing interests in their title page. If there is no conflict of interest, authors also must declare it in their manuscript using the standard wording below:

“The authors declare that there is no conflict of interest to disclose.”

For more information on publishing ethics policies and conflicts of interest, please see "Research and Publication Ethics " section.

Funding

Authors are required to disclose all funding and financial support received during the development of the study. Authors should indicate this in the title page using the standard wording below:

• The authors declare that the study received no funding.
• The authors declare that the study is supported/funded by XXX.

References

Everything cited in your manuscript must be in the reference list, and everything in your reference list must be referred to in your manuscript. References should be formatted according to APA 7 – Citation Guide.

Appendices

Additional lists, tables, graphics, etc. should be given separately at the end of the manuscript. Each appendix should be numbered and titled.

e.g., Appendix 1 – List of Data Collection Tool.

Tables and Figures

The table number and description should be given above the table. 'Table' text and number should be in 10 pt, bold and regular, and the table number should be given in Roman numerals. Table descriptions should be in 10-point font, capitalized and italicized. Explanations (if any) in the table data should be written as a Note under the table.

If figures such as graphs, maps, pictures, photographs, etc. are to be used in the article, the description should be written below the figure and all figures should be given under the 'Figure' name. The 'Figure' text and number should be bold and italicized. Figure descriptions should be in 10-point font and initials should be lowercase except for proper nouns. The source of the figure must be given in 10-point font and in plain text under the figure description and the source information must be given in the references section following the rules.

Visual elements such as tables, figures and diagrams must be referred in the body text (Table 2).

Tables and figures should be small and simple and placed in order of appearance in the body text. Each should be numbered and have a clear descriptive title. If visual elements are not created by the authors, they should be cited and added to the references. Copyright information on the visual elements is under the authors' responsibilities and must be taken into consideration when reproduced or reused.

Figures should be in vector format (Illustrator, EPS, WMF, FreeHand, CorelDraw, PowerPoint, Excel, etc.) or bitmap format (Photoshop, TIFF, PNG, JPG, etc.). Figures presented in bitmap formats should be at least 300 DPI resolution. Figures, tables and graphs must contain self-explanatory labels and unit tags for each parameter or axis.

Tables should be generated using drawing tools of programs such as Microsoft Word, Google Docs, and LibreOffice. Each data should be given in separate table cells, and no insertions such as enter or spaces should be made. Tables should be editable and should not contain images.

If the diagrams include a picture or a visual that cannot be edited it should be transferred into Word with 300 DPI resolution and the original diagram should be uploaded via Upload Supplementary Files.

Quotations

If the word count is less than 40, quotations should be given in quotation marks.

If the word count is more than 40, quotations should be given in a separate paragraph, blocked from the left side of the text without using quotation marks.

Units

• Ensure that all units of measurement are in SI units.
• Use a period in decimal fractions (e.g., 1.24 instead of 1,24).
• Maintain a single space between the number and the unit (e.g., 4 kg/ha, 20 N m, 100 kPa, 22 °C).
• Exceptions for angular definitions, minutes, seconds, and percentage; do not include a space (e.g., 10°, 45’, 60’’, 29%).
• The abbreviation of liter is "L".

Manuscript Length

There is no specific word limit for publication in the Journal. However, the editors may ask authors to shorten their submissions if necessary.

Language Editing

The publication language of the Journal is English and Turkish. Manuscripts should comply with the grammar and spelling rules, and the related scientific literature and meet language standards for publication.

Editors may ask authors for language editing and proofreading. Accepted articles can be published only after the language editing and proofreading requests are met.

Conflicts of Interest

Authors should declare any potential conflict of interest by signing a "Conflict of Interest Statement ". "Conflict of Interest Statement" must be sent with the manuscript. If there is no conflict of interest, authors should indicate this in the "Conflict of Interest" section, at the end of the manuscript using the standard wording below:

• No conflict of interest was declared by the authors.

For more information on conflicts of interest, please see the "Publishing Ethics Policies" section.

Copyright Statement

Authors contributing to the Journal of Ankara Studies agree to publish their articles under a Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). This license permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium or format, including commercial use, provided the original work is properly cited.

Authors retain copyright of their work, with first publication rights granted to the Koç University.