In order for the articles submitted for evaluation to be accepted, it is required that they have not been published anywhere before. Submitted articles are first reviewed by the editorial board. If the content and format of the articles submitted to the journal are not deemed appropriate, the journal editorial board may reject them. Care should be taken to present articles as follows:

1. All studies sent to our journal for evaluation must be prepared using a sample article template (click to download the template). After the template is downloaded, the texts should be adapted to the relevant parts of the template without making any changes to the template. Studies that do not comply with the template/are not prepared using the template will be returned to the author(s) without being evaluated.

2. Manuscripts to be sent to the journal should be written using MS Office Word program, in A4 size, with 2.5 cm margins from the right, left and top edges, and 3 cm margins from the bottom edge, in normal font style, in Times New Roman font, first 0, then 6 pt, 1. It should be prepared with line spacing and justified. Turkish and English titles of the studies should be written left-aligned, with the first letter of each word capitalized, 14 points and bold. Abstract, Introduction, Conclusion, References and all other main headings should be left aligned, all capital letters, 14 point and bold. In second-level subheadings, only the first letter of the words should be capitalized and written in 12-point font and bold.

3. Turkish and English summary texts should be 11 points. Studies should generally follow the flow of Turkish Title, Abstract, Keywords, English Title, Abstract, Keywords, Introduction, Main Text, Conclusion and References. Studies should consist of at least 5000 and at most 10000 words. Each study should include a Turkish and English abstract of at least 150 and at most 250 words, and Keywords should consist of at least 5 and at most 7 words. Abstracts for studies prepared in Turkish should be in English, and abstracts for studies prepared in English should be in Turkish. The summaries prepared should briefly include the purpose, scope, problem, method, population/sample group of the study and the important findings and results obtained.

4. In Turkish articles sent to the journal, an extended English abstract of at least 750 and at most 1000 words should be added under the extended abstract heading, apart from the English abstract section. Subheadings within the extended abstract may vary depending on the type of study.

5. If the tables, figures, graphs and images used in the text are not originally created by the author(s), they can be used in the text by citing the source. Tables, graphs and images used in the text should be listed as Table 1, Table 2/ Graph 1, Graph 2/ Image 1, Image 2/ Figure 1, Figure 2... etc., and titles should be written above the tables and graphs. Titles should be aligned left and the first words used in the title should be capitalized and italicized. The source of the tables and graphs should be stated by adding a "Source" heading, aligned to the left, right below non-original tables, graphs and images.

6. If there is an institution supporting the study, the supporting institution information should be stated as a footnote on the same page, by placing (*) after the last word of the article title.

7. When citing the text, the 7th edition of APA (American Psychological Association), which is the referencing method for the text, should be used. https://apastyle.apa.org/style-grammar-guidelines/references/examples

Example Bibliography
(The bibliography should be in alphabetical order. APA 7th edition should be used as a reference.)

Books
Refiğ, H. (1971). Ulusal sinema kavgası. Istanbul: Hareket Yayınları.
Roudinesco, E. (2012). Lacan Against Everything and Everyone. (Trans. N. Başer). Istanbul: Metis Publications.
Rubin, H. J. and Rubin, I. S. (1995). Qualitative Interviewing: The Art of Hearing Data. London: Saga Publications.

Articles
Aksoy, İ (2011). Family and child education among Turks. International Journal of Social Research, 4(16), 12-19.
Arslan, E. and Arı, R. (2008). Adaptation, reliability, and validity study of Erikson's psychosocial development stages scale in Turkish. Selçuk University Journal of Social Sciences Institute. 19, 53-60.

Book Chapter
Bağlı, M. T., & Sevim, Seher A. (2007). Popular parenting: A study on family journals. In N. Ahioğlu & N. Güney (Eds.), Popular culture and children (pp. 127-158). Ankara: Dipnot Yayınları.
Baştürk, E. and Tönel, E. (2011). A theoretical framework for masculinity studies: From feminist studies to hegemonic masculinity. In İ. Erdoğan (Ed.), Hegemonic masculinity and representation in the media (pp. 12-39). Istanbul: Kalkedon Publications.

Paper
Doğan, İ. (1995) An attempt at an approach from the perspective of family sociology in the Manas epic. Abant İzzet Baysal University International Symposium on the 1000th Anniversary of the Manas Epic. Bolu: Abant İzzet Baysal University, pp. 229-246.
Fişek Okman, G. (2005) From Tradition to Change: Family and Adolescents in Turkey. Adolescent Health Symposium Series. Istanbul: Istanbul University, pp. 39-49.

Master's and Doctoral Theses
Düşgör Pirim, B. (2007). Evaluation of fatherhood in anorexia nervosa using projective tests. (Unpublished Doctoral Thesis). Istanbul: Istanbul University.
Evans, C. (1997). Turkish fathers' attitudes toward and involvement in their fathering role: A low socioeconomic sample. (Unpublished Master's Thesis). Istanbul: Boğaziçi University.

Internet Sources
Boeree, G. (2006). Personality theories. Shippensburg University Department of Psychology Lecture Notes. http://www.ship.edu/%7Ecgboeree/perscontents.html. (Accessed: 15.01.2015).

Movies
Akad, L. Ö. (Producer and Director). (1968). Vesikalı yârim. [Film]. Turkey: Şeref Film.
Gür, Ş. (Producer) and Erksan, M. (Director). (1965). Sevmek zamanı. [Film]. Turkey: Troya Film.

In-Text Citations
• Only in-text citations (APA 7) should be used as the citation method in the text.
• All citations should be indicated in parentheses in the main text, including the author's name, year of publication, and page numbers.
• If available, content footnotes and other explanations should be provided at the bottom of the page.
• Numbered notes within the text should be placed at the bottom of the page in numerical order. The in-text citation method should also be used for citations within the notes.
• Direct quotations from a source should be indicated in double quotation marks within the text.
• Quotations longer than 30-40 words should be presented as indented paragraphs without quotation marks. These quotations should be written in 11-point font.

Example Citation Format
• For single-author sources, the author's last name, publication date, and page number should be included: (Duman, 2016: 13).
• When the author's name appears in the text, the publication date and page number should be included: (1988: 13).
• For non-consecutive pages, the recommended citation format is as follows: (Lewis, 1991: 13-8, 54-7).
• For sources with two authors, both authors' last names should be used: (Erdoğan and Alemdar, 2002: 14).
• For sources with more than two authors, the abbreviation “et al.” should be used: (Keyman et al., 1996).
• If multiple works by the same author published in the same year are used, they should be distinguished by adding letters such as a, b, c, etc. to the publication year: (Koloğlu, 1999a: 16).
• If multiple sources on the same topic are cited within the text, they should be separated by semicolons: (Kabacalı, 1994: 13; Koloğlu, 1999: 28).