Author Guidelines

1. Article Submission

You need to follow the steps below to submit an article to our journal:

  • Manuscript Submission: Submissions can only be made through the journal's online submission system. Submissions via e-mail or postal mail are not accepted.
  • File Format: Manuscripts should be submitted in Microsoft Word or PDF format.
  • Application Documents: The required documents (author information, ethical approval, etc.) must be submitted with the manuscript application in accordance with the application system.

2. Article Preparation Rules

Your article must conform to the journal format. We kindly ask you to pay attention to the following preparation rules:

  • Title: The title should be short and clear, and unnecessary abbreviations should be avoided.
  • Abstract: An abstract of 100-300 words should be prepared. The abstract should provide information about the purpose, method, findings and results of the study.
  • Keywords: 5 keywords that reflect the content of the article should be identified.
  • Text Layout: The text should be single-spaced and written in 10-point font size. A 1 cm space should be left at the beginning of each paragraph.
  • References: References should be organized in accordance with APA 7th edition style and should be placed at the end of the text.
  • Tables and Figures: Tables and figures should be placed in an appropriate position in the text and each should be presented with an explanation. Images must be in high resolution.

3. Ethical Rules

  • Ethical Approval: Ethics committee approval is required for studies using human or animal subjects. The approval document must be submitted with the manuscript.
  • Conflict of Interest: Authors must declare conflict of interest in the manuscript submission. Conflict of interest must be declared and disclosed to the journal.
  • Plagiarism: Plagiarism and ethical violations are not accepted. All submitted manuscripts will be checked with plagiarism detection software.

4. Referee Evaluation Process

Your article will be evaluated by the journal's referees. The process works as follows:

  • Initial Evaluation: The manuscript will be pre-evaluated by the editor and unsuitable manuscripts will be sent back without peer review.
  • Referee Comments: Based on the feedback from the referees, the authors should make the necessary corrections to the manuscript and resubmit the revised manuscript.
  • Conclusion: The manuscript will be accepted, revised or rejected. Accepted articles will be published.

5. Publication Rights

Authors own the intellectual property rights of their published articles. However, the journal has the necessary permissions to store and publish articles in digital media.

6. Publication Fees

Our journal is published based on an open access model and the publication of articles in the journal and the execution of article processes are not subject to any fees. There is no processing or submission fee under any name for articles submitted to the journal or accepted for publication.

7. Contact

You can contact us at [dergi@sobe.org.tr] for article submission, peer review process or other issues.