Manuscripts must be written in either Turkish or English. In order to ensure the smooth progress of the manuscript evaluation process, the following documents must be uploaded to the system completely and in accordance with the provided templates. The uploaded files will be reviewed, and in case of non-compliance with the template or missing documents, the author will be asked to make the necessary revisions.
Under the “Forms and Templates” page, the following documents can also be accessed:
- 📝 TITLE PAGE.docx
- 📝 MANUSCRIPT TEMPLATE.docx
- 📝 COPYRIGHT TRANSFER FORM.docx
- 📝 RESPONSE TO REVIEWERS FORM.docx
- The abstract should be written without a heading, must not exceed 250 words, and should include at least 3 and at most 5 keywords. Keywords must be separated by commas, and the first letter of each keyword must be capitalized.
- A single space should be left after punctuation marks in the text.
- In Turkish texts, commas should be used as decimal separators.
- Lines should not begin with numbers, abbreviations, or symbols.
- Frequently used terms consisting of multiple words should be abbreviated using their initials. Abbreviations should be defined at their first occurrence, followed by the abbreviation in parentheses. Standard abbreviations such as TÜBİTAK or cm may be used without definition. Example: World Health Organization (WHO).
- Similarity rates must not exceed 20% in total according to plagiarism detection software, and no single reference should exceed 1%.
- APA (7th Edition) citation style must be used for both in-text citations and references. Accordingly, sources should be cited in parentheses with the author’s surname and year. Example: (Kaya, 2021; Aytaç and Yakın, 2024; Bulut et al., 2025).
- References in the text must be consistent with the reference list. Reference management software (EndNote, Mendeley, etc.) may be used. DOI numbers must be included. If the manuscript is written in Turkish, “ve” should be used; if in English, “and” should be used.
Citation Format
Single Author
In-text (parenthetical):
→ (Kaya, 2021)
In-text (narrative):
→ Kaya (2021) stated that...
Reference list:
Kaya, M. (2019). Burnout levels and affecting factors among healthcare workers. Health and Society Journal, 29(3), 145–152. https://doi.org/10.5455/stdergi.2019.14552
Two Authors
In-text (parenthetical):
→ (Yıldız and Demirtaş, 2020)
In-text (narrative):
→ Yıldız and Demirtaş (2020) stated that...
Reference list:
Yıldız, Z., Demirtaş, E. (2020). Problems encountered in the use of hospital information systems. Health Informatics Research Journal, 5(2), 75–83. https://doi.org/10.31023/sbad.2020.75
Three or More Authors
In-text (parenthetical):
→ (Evcili et al., 2012)
(Note: “vd.” is used in Turkish literature — “et al.” is used in English.)
In-text (narrative):
→ Evcili et al. (2012) stated that...
Reference list:
Evcili, H., Kara, F., Tunç, M. (2012). The use of electronic health records by nurses. Clinical and Experimental Research Journal, 4(1), 22–29. https://doi.org/10.17826/kdad.2012.22
Edited Books
Özbek, M. (Ed.) (2005). Public Sphere. Istanbul: Hil
Book Chapter in Edited Book
Kejanlıoğlu, B. (2005). The concept of public sphere in media studies. In Meral Özbek (Ed.), Public Sphere (pp. 689–713). Istanbul: Hil.
Books with Multiple Editions
Strunk, W. Jr., White, E. B. (2000). The Elements of Style (4th ed.). New York: Longman.
Electronic books and journals
Chan, H. F., Guillot, M., Page, L., Torgler, B. (2015). The inner quality of an article: Will time tell? Scientometrics, 104:19–41. DOI:10.1007/s11192-015-1581y
Turner, S. J. (2010). Website statistics 2.0: Using Google Analytics to measure library website effectiveness. Technical Services Quarterly, 27:261–278. DOI: 10.1080/07317131003765910
Al, U., Soydal, İ. (2014). Library Turkey Project: Public library usage research. Turkish Librarianship, 28:288–307. Access link: http://www.tk.org.tr/index.php/TK
Web page
Hacettepe University. (n.d.). Mission, vision and values. Access link: http://hacettepe.edu.tr/hakkinda/misyonvizyondegerler (Access date: January 4, 2023)