Article Submission Guideline

e-Kafkas Journal of Educational Research aims to provide its readers with high-quality and innovative studies. We expect authors submitting articles to our journal to also be engaged readers and followers of our publication. Before submitting a manuscript, we kindly ask authors to review our journal’s scope and aims, ethical policies, peer review process, and price policy.

Article Types

The e-Kafkas Journal of Educational Research (e-KJER) publishes the following types of contributions:

Research Article: Empirical studies that present original research findings, including hypotheses, methodology, data analysis, and results. Manuscripts should be well-structured and supported by relevant tables, illustrations, and references.

Review Article: Only critical review papers will be considered, providing a novel perspective and critical evaluation on topics of interest to the broader e-KJER readership. Manuscripts that merely summarize the existing literature are not suitable. The format and length of review papers are more flexible than those of research articles. Review papers undergo a peer-review process. Authors submitting a critical review must include a cover letter that briefly outlines their expertise in the subject matter and provides a list of their related publications on the topic. Additionally, authors should discuss existing review articles on the same subject and explain how their manuscript offers new insights and perspectives beyond the available literature.

Required Documents for Submission

e-Kafkas Journal of Educational Research carries out a double-blind peer-review process for candidate articles. All candidate articles applying to our journal must be original and must not have been previously published in any journal. In addition, the candidate article should not be in the evaluation process of an another journal, and not be sent to another journal until the evaluation process of the candidate article is concluded in our journal. In case of such applications violating the journal rules, the articles of the author(s) will not be evaluated in any way. The authors should meticulously follow the submission guidelines to the journal. In this regard, the documents below should be included when submitting the manuscript to the journal.

• Title page
• Similarity rate statement and the file of similarity rate.
• Ethics Statement (This document is mandatory only for articles needing ethical permission)
• Copyright transfer agreement
• Article manuscript (any information related to authors should not be included in the main text).
• Cover Letter (Mandatory for Review Articles: Authors must briefly explain their expertise in the subject matter and provide a list of their related publications on the topic.)

When submitting an article to the journal, it is necessary to submit the article by attaching the documents above. In this regard, the responsibility belongs to the authors. When the required documents are not uploaded, the article is returned to the author.

Title page

The Title Page is a crucial document that must include complete and clear details of all authors. It should list the full names, affiliations, email addresses, and ORCID numbers of all contributors. Additionally, the corresponding author, who will be responsible for communication regarding the manuscript, must be explicitly identified. The number and order of authors entered into the system during submission must exactly match those on the Title Page. If there is any discrepancy, the manuscript will not be considered for review until the issue is resolved.

Authorship must adhere to ethical principles. Only individuals who have made a significant and meaningful contribution to the research should be included as authors, while those who have not contributed should not be listed. Individuals or institutions that provided indirect support should be acknowledged in the acknowledgments section instead. Furthermore, the Title Page must include additional details related to the manuscript. If the study is derived from a doctoral or master's thesis, linked to a specific project, or has been presented at a conference or congress, this information must be clearly stated. The author information entered into the DergiPark system must be identical to the information on the Title Page. When determining the order of authors, careful attention should be paid, as changes to the author order, addition or removal of authors, or modifications to author names will not be allowed during the manuscript evaluation and publication process. You can find a sample Title Page under the "Forms and Templates" section.

Article manuscript 

The entire manuscript must adhere to APA Style, as detailed in the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, Sixth Edition. In addition, the articles sent to e-Kafkas Journal of Educational Research (e-KJER) should be prepared according to the submission format below:

Page layout: A4 Vertical, margins (normal) (2,5 cm from each side)

e-KJER does not have a restrictive approach to the word number and page. However, the editorial board and science committee may suggest that the study can be shortened without losing its quality. While there is no strict limit, it is recommended that the manuscript, including all its components, should not exceed 10,000 words. Any information related to the authors should not be included in the main text during the initial submission. To ensure a fair and unbiased review process, the manuscript must be anonymized. Author details will be added after the evaluation process is complete, at which point the manuscript will be sent back to the authors for final revisions and necessary updates.

Title of the manuscript

The title of the study should be inclusive and clearly reflect the content. Initials of every word should be capitalized except conjunctions. Title should be written in Times New Roman font, bold, 12 pt, center-aligned, and single line spacing.

Abstract

In the abstract, the purpose, scope, method, findings, and conclusion of the study should be briefly stated. The abstract should be between 200-300 words. The abstract should be written in Times New Roman font  11 pt, 6-0 nk paragraph spacing, and single line spacing.

Keywords:

Keywords of the study should consist of minimum 3 and maximum 5 words.

Introduction

The text should be written in Times New Roman font, 11 pt, single line spacing, and 6-0 nk paragraph spacing. Enter key between paragraphs should not be used. One letter spacing should be left after the punctuation marks and between the words. 

The introduction should provide a clear background for the study, establishing its significance and relevance within the field. Authors should define the research problem, outline the study’s objectives, and present the research questions or hypotheses. A brief discussion of the study's novelty and contribution to existing knowledge is also expected.

Literature Review

The literature review should critically examine previous research related to the study’s topic, highlighting key findings, gaps, and theoretical perspectives. This section should not merely summarize existing studies but also demonstrate how the current research builds upon or diverges from previous work. Authors should engage with both seminal works and recent studies, ensuring a balanced perspective. The literature review should provide a conceptual or theoretical framework guiding the study and justify the need for the research based on existing gaps.

Method

The research model, population-sample / study group, data collection tools, validity and reliability of data collection tools, data collection techniques, data analysis, limitations should be detailed. Furthermore, It is an obligation for the researchers to provide detailed explanation of ethical approval obtained for the study, informed consent procedures, participant confidentiality measures, and adherence to research ethics guidelines. If the study involves human participants, authors should specify the ethical review board that approved the research and describe how ethical principles such as voluntary participation, anonymity, and data protection were ensured.

Findings

The findings obtained in the research can be explained with tables, figures, graphics or pictures in accordance with the purpose of the study.

Conclusion, Discussion and Suggestions

The main ideas that emerged in the light of the findings of the research should be explained and discussed. Suggestions can be made according to the findings of the study. In addition, suggestions can be made for future studies and practices that will contribute to the literature.

Acknowledgment

Acknowledgment part of the article should cover declaration regarding copyrights, ethics statement, author contributions, funding, institutional review board statement, data availability statement,  conflict of interest and generative artificial intelligence statement. 

Copyrights: The submitted research should have the statement of  "The works published in the e-Kafkas Journal of Educational Research are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non-commercial 4.0 International License."

Ethics statement: In this study, we declare that the rules stated in the "Higher Education Institutions Scientific Research and Publication Ethics Directive" are complied with and that we do not take any of the actions based on "Actions Against Scientific Research and Publication Ethics". At the same time, we declare that there is no conflict of interest between the authors, which all authors contribute to the study, and that all the responsibility belongs to the article authors in case of all ethical violations.

Author Contributions: If the article is co-authored, a paragraph should be included to clarify each author's specific contributions. Authors should refer to CRediT’s 14 contributor roles. Clearly stating each author’s role ensures transparency and accountability in the research process. 

Conceptualization – Ideas; formulation or evolution of overarching research goals and aims. Data curation – Management activities to annotate (produce metadata), scrub data and maintain research data (including software code, where it is necessary for interpreting the data itself) for initial use and later re-use. Formal analysis – Application of statistical, mathematical, computational, or other formal techniques to analyze or synthesize study data. Funding acquisition - Acquisition of the financial support for the project leading to this publication. Investigation – Conducting a research and investigation process, specifically performing the experiments, or data/evidence collection. Methodology – Development or design of methodology; creation of models. Project administration – Management and coordination responsibility for the research activity planning and execution. Resources – Provision of study materials, reagents, materials, patients, laboratory samples, animals, instrumentation, computing resources, or other analysis tools. Software – Programming, software development; designing computer programs; implementation of the computer code and supporting algorithms; testing of existing code components. Supervision – Oversight and leadership responsibility for the research activity planning and execution, including mentorship external to the core team. Validation – Verification, whether as a part of the activity or separate, of the overall replication/reproducibility of results/experiments and other research outputs. Visualization – Preparation, creation and/or presentation of the published work, specifically visualization/data presentation. Writing – original draft – Preparation, creation and/or presentation of the published work, specifically writing the initial draft (including substantive translation). Writing – review & editing – Preparation, creation and/or presentation of the published work by those from the original research group, specifically critical review, commentary or revision – including pre- or post-publication stages

Funding: If this research is funded, please state the name of the funder. If not, please state “This research received no funding”.

Institutional Review Board Statement: If the research needs ethical approval please state the information of the ethical approval document, such as the name of the ethics committee, the date of ethics committee approval, and the number of the document.

Data Availability Statement: If the data is accessible, authors should specify where it can be found and provide the relevant link (e.g., in a public repository or as supplementary material). If the data is not publicly available, authors should explain how researchers can request access to the study's data. In cases where data sharing is not possible due to confidentiality, ethical restrictions, or other limitations, authors should clearly state the reason and provide a detailed explanation

Conflict of Interest: All authors must disclose any financial, personal, or institutional relationships that could influence or create a potential bias in their work. If no such conflicts exist, authors should explicitly state that there is no conflict of interest.

Generative Artificial Intelligence Statement: Authors must clearly state whether generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools were used at any stage of the research or manuscript preparation. If AI tools were employed, authors should specify the purpose of their use (e.g., data analysis assistance, language editing, literature search) and ensure that they take full responsibility for the accuracy and integrity of the content. Manuscripts that incorporate AI-generated text, images, or data must explicitly acknowledge the specific tools used (e.g., ChatGPT, Grammarly, Turnitin AI, etc.). If no AI tools were used, authors should include a statement confirming that the manuscript was entirely developed without AI-generated content.

References

The references should be written in Times New Roman font, 11 pt, single line spacing, 1.25 hanging, and 0-0 nk paragraph spacing in accordance with APA 6 references.

Appendix

The appendix should be given on a new page after the references. Every appendix should be ordered like appendix 1, appendix 2, and so on. For the text presented in this section, the font properties used in the main text are valid.

Tables and figures

Tables and figures in the text should be arranged considering the sample article template included in Forms and Templates section.

You can access the needed forms and sample article template prepared in line with the e-KJER writing rules in the Forms and Templates section.