Manuscripts submitted to the Cumhuriyet International Journal of Education (CIJE) must be prepared in accordance with the writing guidelines outlined below:
- Language of Publication: It is sufficient for the manuscript to be in Turkish for the peer review process. Accepted manuscripts must also be prepared in full English.
- Manuscript Length: The length of a manuscript, excluding the main text, references, and appendices, must not exceed 9,000 words.
- Abstracts: Manuscripts submitted to the journal must include both a Turkish abstract (ÖZ) and an English abstract (ABSTRACT), each 150–200 words in length.
- Manuscript Format: Manuscripts must be prepared in Microsoft Word format and conform to the journal’s Publication Template.
- Tables and Figures: Submitted tables and figures must not exceed the journal’s page dimensions and must comply with APA 7 style.
- A table or figure in the Publication Template must not be split across pages.
- If a table or figure reaches the bottom of a page and does not fully fit, it should be placed on the following page with a “continued” heading.
- Additionally, tables and figures should use 10-point font and single line spacing.
- In empirical studies, the main text may include the following sections: Introduction, Method, Results, Discussion, and Conclusion & Recommendations.
- The Method section should include subsections such as design, population and sample, study group or participants, data collection instruments, and data analysis.
- References and Citations: APA 7th edition rules must be applied for references, in-text citations, headings, tables, and figures.
- No Author Information in the File: The file uploaded to the system and the file name must not contain any author information.
- In Microsoft Word documents, the username must be removed from File > Options > General, and all information that could identify the author(s) must be deleted.