Author Guidelines

TURKISH JOURNAL OF CIVIL ENGINEERING MANUSCRIPT DRAFTING RULES

  1. The manuscript (text, charts, equations, drawings etc.) should be arranged in Word and submitted in ready-to-print format. The article should be typed on A4 (210 x 297 mm) size paper using 10 pt (main title 15 pt) Times New Roman font, single spacing. Margins should be 40 mm on the left and right sides and 52.5 mm at the top and bottom of the page.

  2. Including drawings and tables, articles should not exceed 25 pages, technical notes 10 pages. Drawings and tables should be clear and legible; should not use characters smaller than 8 pt.

  3. A correct language conforming to the grammar rules should be used in drafting the manuscript. Third singular person and passive tense must be used, and no inverted sentences should be contained. Line numbers should be used throughout the text.

  4. Title must be short (10 words maximum) and clear, and reflect the content of the paper.

  5. Sections should be arranged as: (i) abstract and keywords, (ii) main text, (iii) symbols, (iv) acknowledgements and (v) references.

  6. The abstract should briefly describe the object, scope, method and conclusions of the work and should not exceed 100 words. If necessary, abstract may be modified without consulting the author. At least three keywords must be given. Manuscript title, full names of authors, their affiliations and e-mail addresses should appear in the first page.
    An English abstract accompanied by English title and English keywords must be given before the abstract in manuscripts in Turkish.

  7. Symbols must conform to the international rules; each symbol must be defined where it appears first, additionally, a list of symbols must be given in alphabetic order (first Latin, then Greek alphabets) at the end of the text, before References.

  8. Equations must be numbered using numbers given in brackets at the end of the line.

  9. Tables, drawings and photographs must be placed inside the text, each one should have a number and title. Titles should be written above the tables and below the drawings and photographs.

  10. Only SI units must be used in the manuscripts.

  11. Quotations must be given between inverted commas and the source must be indicated with a reference number.

  12. Acknowledgement must be short and mention the people/ institutions contributed or assisted the study.

  13. References must be numbered (in brackets) in the text referring to the reference list arranged in the order of appearance in the text. References must include the following information:
    If the reference is an article: Author’s surname, his/her initials, other authors, full title of the article, name of the journal, volume, issue, starting and ending pages, year of publication.
    Example: Naghdi, P. M., Kalnins, A., On Vibrations of Elastic Spherical Shells. J. Appl. Mech., 29, 65-72, 1962.
    If the reference is a book: Author’s surname, his/her initials, other authors, title of the book, volume number, editor if available, place of publication, year of publication.
    Example: Kraus. H., Thin Elastic Shells, New York. Wiley, 1967.
    If the reference is a conference paper: Author’s surname, his/her initials, other authors, title of the paper, title of the conference, location and year.
    If the source is a thesis: Author’s surname, his/her initials, thesis title, level, university, year.
    If the source is a report: Author’s surname, his/her initials, other authors, title of the report, type, number, institution it is submitted to, publication place, year.

  14. Discussions to an article published in Turkish Journal of Civil Engineering should not exceed two pages, must briefly express the addressed points, must criticise the content, not the author and must be written in a polite language. Authors’ closing remarks must also follow the same rules.

  15. Copyright has to be transferred to UCTEA Turkish Chamber of Civil Engineers. The standard “copyright form” signed by the authorised author and the standard “statement of originality” signed by all authors should be submitted together with the manuscript.

  16. A separate note listing authors’ names, business and home addresses and phone numbers and their brief resumes should accompany the manuscript.

  17. The manuscript must be submitted through the DergiPark system. (https://dergipark.org.tr/tekderg)



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