Manuscript Formatting

BASIC PRINCIPLES

ASSOS Journal of Research in Humanities and Social Sciences is published biannually, in June and December. All material to be considered for publication in the journal should be prepared in accordance with the instructions below:

The manuscripts submitted to ASSOS should be written in the fields of social sciences such as language, culture, literature, history, art history, archaeology, geography, philosophy, psychology, and sociology.

Original manuscripts written in Turkish or English are accepted.

Authors must have obtained their ORCID number from https://orcid.org/register before submitting their work to the Journal.

Manuscripts submitted to the journal should not have been previously published elsewhere and should not have been submitted to another journal for publication even in another language.

Manuscripts should be no less than 5000 and no more than 12000 words in length.

The APA 6 format (American Psychological Association) should be followed in references, in-manuscript citations, and bibliography.

Manuscripts submitted to the journal should be checked for similarity by author(s) through software such as iThenticate, Turnitin or İntihal.net, and the similarity report should be uploaded. Authors should strictly avoid plagiarism, including self-plagiarism. Except for the references section, articles with a similarity rate of over 15% are not considered for publication.

Manuscripts should be prepared according to the Author’s Guidelines below. Manuscripts not prepared in accordance with the journal’s style guide are not evaluated for publication.

WRITING RULES

Page Layout

All manuscripts should be typed on a standard A4 vertical-size word document with margins of 2.5 cm on all sides. Manuscripts should be written in Times New Roman and prepared in accordance with the order and rules stated below.

Title: The title of the manuscript should be centred and written in UPPERCASE with 12-point font, bold type.

Title in Turkish: The title in Turkish, placed after the English title, should be centred and written in 12-point font, bold type.

Author/Authors: The title should be followed by the author’s name (in lowercase with the first letter capitalized) and last name (in UPPERCASE LETTERS) which should be left-aligned and written in 12-point font, bold type. This should be followed by information about the author (academic position, institution, and author's email address). In addition, the "ORCID" number(s) of the author(s) should be given in the following line.

Abstract: The abstract in English should be single-spaced and written in 10-point font. The abstract should be no less than 200 words and no more than 300 words.

Keywords: A minimum of 5 and a maximum of 8 keywords which identify the content of the study should be presented and written in 10-point font. The first letter of each keyword should be capitalized, and each keyword must be separated by a comma.

Öz (Abstract in Turkish): The manuscript given in the English abstract should be written in Turkish in 10-point font. (Turkish nationals should include an abstract (öz) in Turkish)

Anahtar Sözcükler (Keywords in Turkish): Keywords in English should be given with the same rules in Turkish and written in 10-point font. (Turkish nationals should include keywords in Turkish)

Main Text: The manuscript should be written in 11-point font with 1.5 line spacing and justified on Microsoft Word. Manuscripts should be written in Times New Roman. There should be 6 pt. spacing between paragraphs, paragraph indent should be 1 cm.

Footnotes: Footnotes should be written in 9-point font with 1-line spacing and justified; should be separated from the main text by a footnote line. There should be 6 pt spacing between footnotes.

Parts of the Manuscript

Manuscripts should include the following parts in the order as stated below, and should be structured according to the following instructions:

Introduction: The research problem and goals of the manuscript are discussed with the body of literature and the theoretical framework of the study is revealed.

Titles: The whole title should be written in uppercase and bold type.

Subheadings: All the subheadings should be written in bold type, the initial of each word should be capitalized, and after the subheading, an indent should follow.

All citations and sources used in manuscripts should be indicated. Short quotations should be given in quotation marks (“…”). Long quotations (more than 40 words) should be written on a new line without quotation marks in 10-point font with 1 line spacing and indented 2 cm from each margin (left and right). Then, a full stop should follow.

Conclusion: Conclusion(s) reached in the light of the findings should be explained.

Bibliography: In-text citations and references should be given in accordance with APA 6 (American Psychological Association) format. The principles of Turkish references for Turkish manuscripts and English references for English manuscripts should be taken into account.

Parts of the Manuscript in Applied Research

For applied research, the following parts should also be included in the article:

Introduction: The basis of the research subject, summary of the parts of the study, its relevance to the academic body of literature, the significance of the study, the research problem and its goals should be discussed in detail in the introductory part. This part can be structured under a single title or several subheadings. No bold or underlined phrases should be used in the manuscript.

Method: The type, model, questions and hypotheses, research population, data collection techniques, validity and reliability, data analysis, limits of the study, and ethics committee approval (if necessary) should be included in the methods part. This part can be structured in subheadings like Research Problems, Research Model, Hypotheses, Data Analysis, and Data Collection Techniques.

Results: The results of the study should be explained to support the goal and problem of the study, and should be explored through related tables, figures, graphs, or diagrams in a way to preserve the integrity of the study. All the tables, figures, graphs, or diagrams used in the study should be clearly signposted by in-manuscript directions. The results in the form of graphs or figures should be presented in high-quality in order to ensure publication quality and legibility. Findings demonstrated in tables should be presented in a format in accordance with the APA 6 Guidelines. All the tables, graphs, figures, and diagrams used in the study should be titled. The results can be presented under subheadings in order to increase the legibility and clarity of the study.

Conclusion: Conclusion(s) reached in the light of the findings of the study should be explained.

Suggestions: In line with the conclusion(s) of the study, suggestions should be developed. These suggestions should also point to potential future studies and practices in the field which will contribute to the relevant academic body of literature.

Acknowledgements: Individuals or institutions that contributed to the study (if necessary) should be acknowledged in the form of footnotes.

Appendices

The "Appendices" presented in the manuscript should be prepared according to the following rules:

Appendix: Additional tables, figures, graphics, and pictures should be given on a new page. Each appendix should be listed as Appendix 1, Appendix 2 and titled separately. If there is an item used in an appendix, directions towards this item should be given in the manuscript.

If visual materials such as photos and diagrams are used, sources should be indicated. Author(s) are held legally responsible for permission or copyright.

After the evaluation processes of manuscripts have been completed, (except suggestions of reviewers) author(s) cannot make any major changes (such as adding a chapter, paragraph, table, picture, graphic, or another author's name).

IN-TEXT CITATIONS AND REFERENCES (APA 6)

All cited works should be written in the “Bibliography” at the end of the article according to the surname of the authors.

Any work that is not cited in the article should not be added to the “Bibliography”. In-text citations and references should be given in accordance with the language of the manuscript. The principles of Turkish references for Turkish manuscripts and English references for English manuscripts should be taken into account.

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