Writing Rules

Our journal only accepts studies prepared in Turkish and English.
Studies should be prepared according to the article template created by our journal. The author and the institutional information of the author or authors should not be included in the article file to be submitted.
Please submit the files listed below in the specified file formats during manuscript submission:
(1) Anonymous article from which author information is extracted (All personal identification information contained in the file content should be deleted along with the file properties.)
(2) Copyright transfer form (It should be prepared using the template provided by the journal and signed by all authors.)
(3) Similarity report in pdf file format gained by a plagiarism software such as Turnitin or iThenticate for the submitted article
(4) Official ethics committee decision in pdf file format for researches requiring ethics committee approval
If additional files required for the article are to be submitted, they should be submitted in the "Appendices" part of the full-text articles.

If the article is accepted at the end of the blind review process, authors will be asked to add the author information and other necessary information to the relevant places in the accepted version of the article.


Article Structure
In this journal, Turkish full text with English short abstract or English full text with Turkish short abstract are accepted. Though there are no strict rules during article submission; articles should be submitted in the following structure: Title, Abstract, Keywords, (English Title, Abstract and Keywords) Main text (Introduction, Literature Review, Methods, Results, Discussion/Conclusion), Ethical approval of the research (if necessary), Researcher's contribution rate, statement of support and appreciation (if necessary), Conflict statement, Appendices (if necessary). Besides, other items required for the evaluation of the article can be added. In the "Method" or "Ethical Approval of the Research" sections of the article, the essential information (name of the committee, date of approval and issue number) in the Ethics Committee Approval must be submitted.


Word Limit
There is a maximum limit of 10000 words with bibliography for research and review articles For book review, there is a maximum limit of 5000 words. Articles above this word limit should be submitted with the justification. Turkish and English abstracts of the articles should consist of 200-250 words. Turkish and English keywords should be 3, 4 or 5.


Author Information
An author should be specified as a "corresponding author" If any of the authors change institutions or change their contact information during the referee process, the relevant institution or contact information change should be made before the publishing stage. Institution and contact information cannot be changed in the articles after publication.

Figures
Each figure should have a title and the titles should be expressed with numerical numbers starting from Figure 1. The figures to be used in the article should be of high quality. Drawings should be 1200dpi, grayscale figures 600 dpi and color figures 300 dpi. In addition to shapes created in Microsoft Word (doc or docx); Figures in EPS, PS, JPEG and TIFF file formats are accepted. Each figure should be cited in the text.


Tables
Each Table should have a title and the tables should be numbered numerically starting from Table 1. Tables should be arrangeable Each table should be cited in the text.

Equations
Equations should be editable. Do not use equations that cannot be edited in pictures or in any other form.

Abbreviations
Abbreviations used in the text should be defined in the first place and used consistently afterwards. Abbreviations should not be used in Turkish and English Abstracts.

Sources
The spelling of words and the use of abbreviations and punctuation marks in the text should be based on the Turkish Language Association Spelling Guide. In in-text and end-of-text references, ISNAD 2 citation system should be used. You can find the spelling guide for the ISNAD 2 citation system at https://www.isnadsistemi.org/download/isnad-2-yazim-kilavuzu/

The texts of the studies should be prepared using the Microsoft Word program

The page size should be A4 size. Pages should have 2.5 cm margins from each edge.
The writing style should be "Palatino Linotype", the title of the study should be 16, the titles and text should be 12, and the abstract should be 9 points.

Table and figure, title and text features should be presented by taking into account the structure in the examples in the article template.

Amasya Sosyal Bilimler Araştırmaları Dergisi (Amasya Journal of Social Sciences Research)