Writing Guidelines

PUBLISHING PRINCIPLES AND WRITING GUIDELINES

Articles submitted to the Maltepe University Academic Perspective Journal must adhere to the specified template. Submitted papers should be adjusted according to the downloaded template file.

AUTHOR GUIDELINES

As a nationally peer-reviewed journal, Maltepe Academic Perspective is published twice a year (in June and December).

Articles submitted to the journal may include research articles and case studies. These articles must not have been published elsewhere or submitted for publication elsewhere.

Articles can be written in Turkish or English. Upon acceptance for publication, Maltepe Academic Perspective Journal will hold all publication rights.

The initial evaluation of submitted articles will be conducted by the editorial board to ensure compliance with the journal's writing guidelines and topics. Accepted papers will be screened using internationally recognized similarity detection programs (excluding direct quotations, bibliography, and footnotes cited appropriately according to academic standards). Works with over 20% similarity will be returned to the authors without further processing, along with the similarity report.

Following this stage, the article will be sent to two reviewers; decisions regarding publication, revisions as per the reports, rejection, or sending to a third reviewer will be made based on the reviewers' reports, and the authors will be informed as soon as possible.

Authors will be given 15 days for minor revisions and 30 days for major revisions to submit the corrected paper back to the editorial board.

Article Submission

Papers should be submitted in .doc format via DergiPark.

Copyright Regulation

All articles and materials accepted for publication will have their copyright held by Maltepe Academic Perspective Journal.

Privacy Statement

Names and addresses listed in this journal will only be used for the journal's stated purpose and will not be used for any other purpose or in any other section.

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WRITING GUIDELINES

Expression and Style

Articles can be written in Turkish or English. Sentences must adhere to grammatical and punctuation rules. For Turkish articles, the Turkish Language Institute's Current Turkish Dictionary and/or the Large Turkish Dictionary and the Turkish Writing and Punctuation Guide should be used (http://www.tdk.gov.tr/). For English articles, the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English (http://www.ldoceonline.com/), Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary (https://www.oxforddictionaries.com/), and Cambridge Advanced Learner’s Dictionary (http://dictionary.cambridge.org/) can be referenced.

Headings A suitable title for the article should be selected. Section headings within the article should be numbered using normal numerals (1, 2, 3, etc.). The maximum number of subsections in a section should be four. The numbering of headings should be as follows:

1. First Section Title 1.1. First-Level Subsection Title 1.2. First-Level Subsection Title 1.2.1. Second-Level Subsection Title

Author and Contact Information The names of the authors should be indicated immediately after the article title. A footnote marked with an asterisk should include the full names of the authors, their affiliated institutions/universities, email addresses, and ORCID information. In multi-authored articles, one author should be designated as the corresponding author.

Abstract At the beginning of the article, there should be an abstract in both Turkish and English, consisting of a minimum of 150 and a maximum of 200 words.

Keywords After the abstract, 3-5 keywords should be provided in alphabetical order, identifying the focus of the study.

Text The article should be prepared using the "Template" that complies with the Maltepe Academic Perspective guidelines found in the “Author Guide” section on our website. The text should be written in "Times New Roman."

If abbreviations are used in the text, they should be spelled out in full upon first use, followed by the abbreviation in parentheses. For example: State Planning Organization (DPT). Footnotes within the text should be used to provide additional information and should be numbered with normal numerals.

Tables, Figures, and Graphs All tables, figures, and graphs should be numbered with normal numerals (Figure 1, Table 1, Graph 1, etc.). Table titles should be placed above the tables, while titles for figures and graphs should be placed below them. If tables, figures, and graphs used in the article are not original to the author, the source must be indicated below the tables, figures, and graphs. Footnotes for tables and figures should be indicated with an asterisk (*). Tables longer than one page should be placed in the appendix section.

Formulas and Equations Formulas and equations should be left-aligned and numbered. Equations should be numbered as (1), (2), (3), etc.

Acknowledgments If there are institutions and individuals who contributed to the work, a thank you note can be included. The acknowledgment section can be placed under a separate heading before the references section.

Citations Authors must follow the APA (American Psychological Association) citation style for citing sources (www.apastyle.org). In-text citations should use the (author, year) system.

• For single-authored works: (Jackson, 2019)
• For two-authored works: (Hare & O’Neill, 2000)
• For works with more than two authors: (Grady et al., 1996)

References The reference list must include all sources cited in the text. References should be sorted alphabetically by the authors' last names. If multiple works by the same author are cited, they should be ordered chronologically from the most recent to the oldest.

References must adhere to APA 7 guidelines. Authors using reference management software (such as Mendeley) should select the APA 7 style when generating citations and references.

Periodicals:

Grady, J. S., Her, M., Moreno, G., Perez, C., & Yelinek, J. (2019). Emotions in storybooks: A comparison of storybooks that represent ethnic and racial groups in the United States. Psychology of Popular Media Culture, 8(3), 207–217. https://doi.org/10.1037/ppm0000185

Books:

Jackson, L. M. (2019). The psychology of prejudice: From attitudes to social action (2nd ed.). American Psychological Association. https://doi.org/10.1037/0000168-000

Working Papers:

Givord, P. (2020, April). How a student’s month of birth is linked to performance at school: New evidence from PISA (OECD Education Working Papers No. 221). https://doi.org/10.1787/19939019

Book Chapters/Edited Volumes: Dillard, J. P. (2020). Currents in the study of persuasion. In M. B. Oliver, A. A. Raney, & J. Bryant (Eds.), Media effects: Advances in theory and research (4th ed., pp. 115–129). Routledge.

Corporate Sources: National Cancer Institute. (2019). Taking time: Support for people with cancer (NIH Publication No. 18-2059). U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health. https://www.cancer.gov/publications/patient-education/takingtime.pdf

Theses: Miranda, C. (2019). Exploring the lived experiences of foster youth who obtained graduate-level degrees: Self-efficacy, resilience, and the impact on identity development (Publication No. 27542827) [Doctoral dissertation, Pepperdine University]. PQDT Open. https://pqdtopen.proquest.com/doc/2309521814.html?FMT=AI

Appendices Tables and other materials longer than one page should be included in this section.