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Author Guidelines
The Eurasian Journal of Physics and Chemistry Education (EJPCE) has a fully online submission and online reviewing system. This system offers authors the option of tracking by online based review process of their manuscripts. All manuscripts must be submitted with online from the system by registering.
HOW TO PREPARE MANUSCRIPTS
Manuscript Presentation
The journal's language is English. British English or American English spelling and terminology may be used, but either one should be followed consistently throughout the article. Manuscripts should not exceed for qualitative studies 60 pages and for quantitative studies 50 pages of printed text, including references, tables and figures (one page of printed text equals about 400 words). The manuscript should be modified APA Referencing System.
Layout
General Principles
Papers should be prepared with Microsoft Word in .doc or .rtf file format. Format paragraph text using the 'Normal' style in the styles menu. This puts a space before each paragraph so that a blank line is not required to separate paragraphs and automatically sets the text to double line, full justified, 12 pt Times New Roman Font layout Format the Title of the paper using the 'Title' style in the styles menu, use the 'Abstract' style for the abstract and the 'Quotation' style for paragraph quotes.
Quotations
Quotations less than three lines long should be incorporated into the text using double quotation marks. For longer quotations (more than three lines or two sentences), use 'Quotation' style in the styles menu.
Number the pages consecutively with the first page containing;
· running head (shortened title)
· title
· author(s)
· affiliation(s)
full address for correspondence, including telephone and fax number, e-mail address and related subject area
Second pages;
Abstract
Please provide a short abstract of 100 to 250 words. The abstract should not contain any undefined abbreviations or unspecified references.
Key Words
Please provide 3 to 5 key words or short phrases in alphabetical order.
Section Headings
First-, second-, third-, and fourth-order headings should be clearly distinguishable.
Appendices
Supplementary material should be collected in an Appendix and placed before the Notes and References.
Notes
Please use endnotes rather than footnotes. Notes should be indicated by consecutive superscript numbers in the text and listed at the end of the article before the References. A source reference note should be indicated by means of an asterisk after the title. This note should be placed at the bottom of the first page.
Acknowledgements
Acknowledgements of people, grants, funds, etc. should be placed in a separate section before the References.
References
References should follow the American Psychological Association (APA) (Fifth Edition) style in alphabetical order.
Figures
Tables
Each table should be numbered consecutively. In tables, footnotes are preferable to long explanatory material in either the heading or body of the table. Such explanatory footnotes, identified by superscript letters, should be placed immediately below the table. Please provide a caption (without abbreviations) to each table, refer to the table in the text and note its approximate location in the margin. Finally, please place the tables after the figure legends in the manuscript.
Proofs
Proofs will be sent to the corresponding author. One corrected proof, together with the original, edited manuscript, should be returned to the Publisher within three days of receipt by e-mail (pdf version).
Page Charges and Color Figures
No page charges are levied on authors or their institutions except for color pages.
Copyright
Before the manuscript can be sent for proof, authors will be required to sign a copyright transfer form, and return it to the editorial office at the Pamukkale University, Faculty of Education, Department of Science Education, Incilipinar – Denizli TURKEY. A copyright transfer form can be obtained from the editorial office ejpce@eurasianjournals.com & hbag@pau.edu.tr. If the manuscript is not accepted for publication after proof, the copyright form will be returned to the authors.
Permission
It is the responsibility of the author to obtain written permission for a quotation from unpublished material, or for all quotations in excess of 250 words in one extract or 500 words in total from any work still in copyright, and for the reprinting of figures, tables or poems from unpublished or copyrighted material.
All communications during the review and editorial process are to be made to the Editor-in-Chief:
Dr. Huseyin BAG
Pamukkale University
Faculty of Education
KINIKLI, TR-20017 DENIZLI-TURKIYE
Phone: +90.258.296 11 72
E-mail: hbag@pau.edu.tr ; ejpce@eurasianjournals.com
All figures and tables should be put into the text (not a seperate page) and numbered consecutively in Arabic numerals throughout the paper. Footnotes to tables should be with lower-case letters. Line drawings are preferable to photographs. Scanned graphs are less preferred and acceptable only if adequately resolved. Inscriptions should be clearly legible. Letters 2–3 mm high are recommended in the desired final size. Half-tone illustrations, if any, should be well contrasted and trimmed at right angles in the desired final size. Graphs should not be present in large format (e. g. A4 full size), but rather in a typical size of 6—8 cm.
Submission Preparation Checklist
As part of the submission process, authors are required to check off their submission's compliance with all of the following items, and submissions may be returned to authors that do not adhere to these guidelines.
- The submission has not been previously published, nor is it before another journal for consideration (or an explanation has been provided in Comments to the Editor).
- The submission file is in Microsoft Word document file format.
- Where available, URLs for the references have been provided.
- The text is double-spaced; uses a 12-point font; employs italics, rather than underlining (except with URL addresses); and all illustrations, figures, and tables are placed within the text at the appropriate points, rather than at the end.
- The text adheres to the stylistic and bibliographic requirements outlined in the Author Guidelines, which is found in About the Journal.
- If submitting to a peer-reviewed section of the journal, the instructions in Ensuring a Blind Review have been followed.
Copyright Notice
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Copyright Transfer Statement
The undersigned hereby assigns to the Eurasian Journal of Physics and Chemistry Education, Incorporated (the “EJPCE”) all rights under copyright that may exist in and to the above Work, and any revised or expanded derivative works submitted to the EJPCE by the undersigned based on the Work. The undersigned hereby warrants that the Work is original and that he/she is the author of the Work; to the extent the Work incorporates text passages, figures, data or other material from the works of others, the undersigned has obtained any necessary permission.
The copyright to this article is transferred to the EJPCE. The copyright transfer covers that the EJPCE distributes its technical publications throughout the world and does so by various means such as hard copy, microfiche, microfilm, and electronic media. It also abstracts and may translate its publications, and articles contained therein, for inclusion in various compendiums, collective works, databases and similar publications.
The EJPCE distributes its technical publications throughout the world and wants to ensure that the material submitted to its publications is properly available to the readership of those publications. Authors must ensure that their Work meets the requirements of the EJPCE, including provisions covering originality, authorship, author responsibilities and author misconduct.
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ISSN: 1306-3049
Eurasian J. Phys. and Chem. Educ.