International QMX JOURNAL WRITING PRINCIPLES
TITLE
The article must contain English and Turkish titles. Headings should be 11 point font (Bold and Times New Roman Font Style).
AUTHOR(S) NAME INFORMATION
Author names should be given as follows. AUTHOR INFORMATION SHOULD NOT BE WRITTEN AS FOOTNOTE.
For example:
Author Title. Author Name Surname
Institution, Faculty or Vocational School Name, Department Name, Email Address, Province/Turkey
The ORCID code of each author should be added.
ORCID is a 16-digit numbered URI that complies with the ISO Standard (ISO 27729), also known as the International Standard Name Identifier (ISNI). You can register for individual ORCID free of charge at https://orcid.org/register.
ABSTRACT and KEYWORDS
Original articles must be in Turkish (Abstract) and English (Abstract), consisting of at least 100 and at most 300 words.
Under the summary and abstract, a maximum of 3-5 words in Turkish (Keywords) and English (Keywords) should be included.
PAGE LAYOUT
The page layout must be structured in accordance with the following values:
Paper Size: A4 Vertical (Landscape pages should not be included in the article)
Top Margin: 2.5 cm
Bottom Margin: 2.5 cm
Left Margin: 2.5 cm
Right Margin: 2.5 cm
Font: Times New Roman (Justified)
Font Size: 11 points in the title, 11 points in the text, 10 points in the abstracts and 8 points in the footnotes.
Paragraph Spacing: 6 pt before - 6 pt after, In Abstracts: 6 pt before - 6 pt after (0 pt before and after in Tables)
Line Spacing: Single
PLEASE DO NOT PROVIDE PAGE NUMBERS IN THE STUDY AND DO NOT BREAK BETWEEN PAGES.
NUMBERING OF TITLES
The main headings of the study should not be numbered starting from the INTRODUCTION section.
MAIN HEADINGS of the study should be written in CAPITAL LETTERS, and sub-headings should be written with the first letters in capital letters.
For example:
ENTRANCE
CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK
FINDINGS AND DISCUSSIONS
Demographic Findings
CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS
SOURCE
FORMAT OF CHOICE OF SOURCES IN THE TEXT
For citations made within the text, the format (Author surname, Year: Page Number) or (Author surname, Year) should be used, and citation notation in the form of footnotes should not be used.
SOURCE
Depending on the author's preference, one of the APA or MLA systems can be used.
At the end of the text, a list of the sources used in the study is given under the REFERENCES heading. This bibliography, which lists the references used in the study, is prepared in alphabetical order according to the author's surname.
SAMPLE BIBLIOGRAPHY WRITINGS
BOOKS
Ways of Writing Books with a Single Author in the Bibliography
Surname, First Letter of Name. (Publication Year). Title of the Book, Place of Publication, City.
Odabaşı, Y. (2004). Postmodern Marketing, Mediacat Books, Istanbul.
Ways of Writing Books with Two Authors in the Bibliography
Surname, First Letter of Name. & Surname, First Letter of Name. (Publication Year). Title of the Book, Place of Publication, City.
Yıldırım, A. & Şimşek, H. (2008). Qualitative Research Methods in Social Sciences, Seçkin Publishing, Ankara.
Ways of Writing Books with Three or More Authors in the Bibliography
Surname, First Letter of Name.; Surname, First Letter of Name. & Surname, First Letter of Name. (Publication Year). Title of the Book, Place of Publication, City.
Beck, C.A.J.; Sales, B.D., Walter, M.D. & Heynes, A.P. (2002). Managing Diversity in the Classroom, New Age Printing, Washington DC.
Ways of Writing Translated Books in the Bibliography
Surname, First Letter of Name. (Publication Year). Title of the Book (Trans. / Preparation), Place of Publication, City.
Pearson, C.S. (2003). The Hero Within Us (Trans.: Semra Ayanbaşı), Akaşa Publications, Istanbul.
Ways of Writing Edited Books in the Bibliography
Surname, First Letter of Name. (Publication Year). “Chapter Name” (Ed. Editor's Name and Surname), Title of the Book, Page Range, Place of Publication, City.
Karluk, S.R. (2005). “Will Cyprus' EU Membership Divide the EU?”. (Ed. Oğuz Kaymakçı), Notes on the European Union, pp. 263-287, Nobel Publishing Distribution, Ankara.
Ways of Writing Books Without Specified Authors in the Bibliography
Name of the Work, (Year of Publication), Place of Publication.
Spelling Guide, (2000), Turkish Language Association Publications, Ankara.
ARTICLES
Ways of Writing Single-Author Articles in the References
Surname, First Letter of Name. (History). “Name of the Article”, Name of the Journal in which it was published, Volume (Issue): Page Range.
Karayormuk, K. (2001). “The Importance of Performance Appraisal in Total Quality Management and a Research”, Afyon Kocatepe University Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences Journal, 3(2):61-73.
How to Write Articles with Two Authors in the References
Surname, First Letter of Name. & Surname, First Letter of Name. (History). “Name of the Article”, Name of the Journal in which it was published, Year (Issue): Page Range.
Kıngır, S. & Mesci, M. (2007). “Learning Organizations”, Electronic Journal of Social Sciences, 6(19):19-27.
How to Write Articles with Three or More Authors in the References
Surname, First Letter of Name.; Surname, First Letter of Name. & Surname, First Letter of Name. (History). “Name of the Article”, Name of the Journal in which it was published, Year (Issue): Page Range.
Sands, S.; Oppewal, H. & Beverland, M. (2009). “The Effects of In-store Themed Events on Consumer Store Choice Decisions”, Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services, 16: 386-395.
THESIS & PROJECTS
Ways to Write Theses or Projects in the Bibliography
Surname, First Letter of Name. (History). “Thesis Name”, Thesis type, University/Institute, City.
Aydin, A. E. (2013). "A Research on the Factors Affecting the Hedonic and Utilitarian Value Attributed to Products", Master's Thesis, Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University Social Sciences Institute, Muğla.
SYMPOSIUM / CONFERENCE / PRESENTATION
How to Write a Symposium/Conference/Report in the Bibliography
Surname, First Letter of Name. (History). “Paper Name”, Name of the Event, Date of the Event, (Editor. Name and Surname), Name of the Institution Organizing the Event, Page Range, City.
Öztürk, B. (2016). ''The Effect of Religious Tendencies on Consumer Preferences: The Example of Food Choices in England'' International Social Sciences Congress from China to Adriatic, 27-30 October 2016, İKSAD, 859-869, Antalya.
OTHER PUBLICATIONS
Ways of Writing Encyclopedia Articles in the References
Surname, First Letter of Name. (History). “State of Matter”, Name of the Encyclopedia, (Volume Number): Page Range, City.
Bayraktar, M. (1996). “Dâvûd-ı Kayseri”, Diyanet Islamic Encyclopedia (DİA), (IX):32-35, Istanbul.
Ways of Writing Newspaper Articles in the References
Surname, First Letter of Name. (History). “Title of the Article”, Name of the Newspaper.
Akyol, T. (2005), “Social Science Awards”, Milliyet.
Ways of Writing the Corporate WEB Page in the References
Institutional Name Abbreviation, Institutional Name, Web Address
YÖK, Council of Higher Education, www.yok.gov.tr.