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General Guidelines

Review and Publication Process

A full double-blind refereeing process is used that comprises of the following steps.

  • A submitted paper is sent to two reviewers for review. The reviewers' recommendations determine whether a paper will be accepted / accepted subject to change / subject to resubmission with significant changes or rejected.
  • Papers are to checked by software plagiarism detection
  • For papers which require changes, the same reviewers will be used to ensure that the quality of the revised paper is acceptable.
  • Author/Corresponding Author will be notified about the possible date of publication.
  • One hard copy of the published journal for each article will be sent to the author/corresponding author. The review process may take up to four weeks.
     

Copyright

Copyrights for articles published in BJIEL are retained by the authors, with first publication rights granted to the journal. The journal is not responsible for subsequent uses of the work. It is the author's responsibility to bring an infringement action if so desired by the author.


Manuscript Preparation

1. Language

The language of the manuscript must be in English.

2. Length of Paper

The length of the paper should not exceed 8000 words. Articles should be typed in 1.5 line space. Authors are urged to write as concisely as possible, but not at the expense of clarity.

3. Title Page

Title page is a separated page before the text. It should include the following information:

Title

Tile should be concise and informative. Try to avoid abbreviations and formulae where possible.

Author’s Names and Affiliations

Please indicate the given name and family name clearly. Present the authors' affiliation addresses (where the actual work was done) below the names. Indicate all affiliations with a lower-case superscript letter immediately after the author's name and in front of the appropriate address. Provide the full postal address of each affiliation, including the country name, and, if available, the e-mail address, and telephone number of each author.

Corresponding Author

Clearly indicate who is willing to handle correspondence at all stages of refereeing, publication and also post-publication. Ensure that telephone numbers (with country and area code) are provided in addition to the e-mail address and the complete postal address.

Sponsoring Information

If the research is sponsored or supported by an organization, please indicate it.


4. Abstract

The abstract of your paper should be written in a single paragraph and should not exceed 300 words. It should typically provide a brief overview of the research including its background, rationale, methodology, and conclusions. The abstract heading should be formatted by selecting ‘Abstract and keywords title’ from the “style” tool within Word and the body of all text within the paper, by selecting ‘paper text’.


5. Keywords

Up to 5 keywords should be provided in alphabetical order separated by commas. Formatting should be as described above.


6. References

Author(s) should follow Oxford Citation style (OSCOLA). Please visit the link below for more information http://www.law.ox.ac.uk/publications/oscola.php


7. Submission Preparation Checklist

Before submitting the manuscript, author(s) should check the following list.

  1. The submission has not been previously published, nor is it before another journal for consideration.
  2. The submission file is in Microsoft Word file.
  3. Manuscript has been made in the light of Journal’s author guidelines.
  4. Author(s) did not mention his or her name and affiliation in the main text.
  5. Author(s) has read all the terms and conditions of the journal.

You should write and submit your paper in Microsoft Word. Papers should be emailed to [email protected] by

 

 

A. MANUSCRIPT GUIDELINE:

  • The language of paper should be Turkish, English or Albanian. 
  • At the beginning of abstracts and papers, there must be the following informations: 
  • Title, name, surname, institution name, city, country and e-mail address. 
  • Full paper should not exceed 6000 words.
  • Key words should be 4-5. 
  • Articles should be written in Microsoft Word format. 
  • Font style should be Times New Roman. 
  • Title of article should be 12 point, bold, capital and centered. 
  • Second level headings should be written in capital letters and aligned to the left. 
  • Tables and Figures should be placed in the main text. 
  • References should be listed in alphabetical order.
Font size 11 pt
Footnote size 8 pt
Paragraph Line 6 nk
Paragraph indentation 1.25 cm
Top margin 4,5 cm
Bottom margin 4,5 cm
Right margin 4,5 cm
Left margin 4,5 cm
Line spacing single

Reference Citations in Text

What You Are Citing

In-Text Citation

The entire work

(Smith, 2004)

A specific page

(Smith, 2004, p. 39)

If the author's name is included in the text of the sentence where the citation takes place

Smith (2004, p. 39) claims that...
Use only the date or date and page number.

An online article with no page numbers.

(Myers, 2000, para. 5)
(Beutler, 2000, Conclusion section, para. 1)
Use abbreviation "para." followed by the paragraph number you are citing. When possible, specify a section of the article.

Citing multiple authors

(Kelley & Chang, 2007)
First citation:
(Hughes, Brestan, & Valle, 2004) 
Subsequent citations:
(Hughes et al., 2004)

In Bibliography

  1. Articles - Academic Journals (Publication Manual, pp. 198-199; Style Guide, p. 12)
     
    • Library database with DOI
      Sagarin, B. J., & Lawler-Sagarin, K. A. (2005). Critically evaluating competing theories: An exercise based on the Kitty Genovese murder. Teaching of Psychology, 32(3), 167–169.http://dx.doi.org/10.1207/s15328023top3203_8
       
    • Library database without DOI
      Reitzes, D. C., & Mutran, E. J. (2004). The transition to retirement: Stages and factors that influence retirement adjustment. International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 59(1), 63-84. Retrieved from http://www.baywood.com/journals/PreviewJournals.asp?Id=0091-4150
       
    • Free Web
      Giancola, P. R. (2004). Executive functioning and alcohol-related aggression. American Psychologist, 59(2), 5-7. Retrieved from http://www.apa.org/journals/amp/
       
    • In print
      Hughes, J. C., Brestan, E. V., & Valle, L. A. (2004). Problem-solving interactions between mothers and children. Child and Family Behavior Therapy, 26(1), 1-16.
       
  2. Magazines - Daily or Weekly Magazines (Publication Manual, p. 200; Style Guide, pp. 13-14)
     
    •  Library database with DOI 
      Jackson, P. (2011, March 1). Navy Yard Hill and the founding of Washington City. Capitol Hill Historian, 2, 5-9. http://dx.doi.org/10.1068/20113
       
    • Library database without DOI
      Borowitz, A. (2004, November 15). Pavlov's brother. New Yorker, 80(35), 63-66. Retrieved fromhttp://www.newyorker.com/
       
    • Free Web
      Springen, K. (2005, January 17). Artful aging. Newsweek, 145(3), 25-27. Retrieved fromhttp://www.newsweek.com/
       
    • In print
      Borowitz, A. (2004, November 15). Pavlov's brother. New Yorker, 80(35), 63-66.
       
  3. Monthly Magazines - (Publication Manual, p. 200; Style Guide, pp. 13-14)
     
    • Library database with DOI 
      Niu, J. (2012, March-April). An overview of web archiving. D-Lib, 18(3-4).http://dx.doi.org/10.1045/march2012-niu1
       
    • Library database without DOI
      Norman, A. D. (1988, March). Infuriating by design. Psychology Today, 22(3), 52-56. Retrieved fromhttp://www.psychologytoday.com/
       
    • Free Web
      Gelb, N. (2003, May). Winter of discontent. Smithsonian, 34(2), 50-55. Retrieved fromhttp://www.smithsonianmagazine.com/
       
    • In print
      Ives, F., & Lydon, J. (2005, January). Freud's Vienna revisited. Discover, 26(2), 16-17.
       
  4. Newspapers - (Publication Manual, pp. 200-201; Style Guide, p. 14)
     
    • Library database 
      Brown, P. L. (1999, September 5). Tiffany glass and other tales from the crypt. The New York Times, pp. 1, 5. Retrieved from http://www.nytimes.com/
       
    • Free Web
      Foreman, J. (2003, August 12). Allston gothic. The Boston Globe. Retrieved from http://www.boston.com/
       
    • In print
      Brown, P. L. (1999, September 5). Tiffany glass and other tales from the crypt. The New York Times, pp. 1, 5.
       
  5. Encyclopedia Articles - (Publication Manual, p. 205; Style Guide, p. 18)
  6. Book, Film and Product Reviews - (Publication Manual, pp. 208-209)
    • Library database
      Grimes, W. (2006, December 13). Beyond Mandalay, the road to isolation and xenophobia [Review of the book The river of lost footsteps: Histories of Burma, by T. Myint-U]. New York Times, pp. E8, E10. Retrieved from http://www.nytimes.com/
       
    •  An untitled book, film, or product review (for example, a review covering multiple works):
      Guha, M. (2006). [Review of the books Fleeting pleasures: A history of intoxicants, by M. London and Dirty: A search for answers inside America's teenage drug epidemic, by M. Maran]. Journal of Mental Health, 15, 713-716. Retrieved from 
      http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/title~content=t713432595
       
    • Free Web
      Cohen, P. (2007, May 9). Love, honor, cherish, and buy [Review of the book One perfect day: The selling of the American wedding, by R. Mead]. New York Times. Retrieved fromhttp://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/09/books/09bride.html
  1. Books - (Publication Manual, pp. 202-204)
     
    • Basic book
      Jans, N. (1993). The last light breaking: Life among Alaska's Inupiat Eskimos. Anchorage, AK: Alaska Northwest Books.
       
    • Edited book
      Miller, J., & Smith, T. (Eds.). (1996). Cape Cod stories: Tales from Cape Cod, Nantucket, and Martha's Vineyard. San Francisco, CA: Chronicle Books.
      For a single editor, use "(Ed.)".
       
    • Books where the author and publisher are the same
      American Psychological Association. (2009). Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (6th ed.). Washington, DC: Author.
       
    • Numbered edition other than the first
      Arking, R. (2006). The biology of aging: Observations and principles (3rd ed.). New York, NY: Oxford University Press.
       
    • Revised edition
      Culliney, J. L. (2006). Islands in a far sea: The fate of nature in Hawai'i (Rev. ed.). Honolulu, HI: University of Hawai'i Press.
       
    • Multi-volume set
      Green, C. M. (1962-1963). Washington (Vols. 1-2). Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press.
      If volumes in a work or set are published in different years, give the range of years separated by a dash as above.
       
    • Chapter or article in an anthology 
      Eliot, T. S. (2001). Tradition and the individual talent. In V. B. Leitch (Ed.), The Norton anthology of theory and criticism (pp. 1092-1097). New York, NY: W. W. Norton. (Original work published 1920)
       
  2. E-Books (Style Guide, pp. 15-18)
     
    • Library database with DOI
      Chaffe-Stengel, P., & Stengel, D. (2012). Working with sample data: Exploration and inference.http://dx.doi.org/10.4128/9781606492147
       
    • Library e-book database without DOI
      Miller, L. (2008). Careers for nature lovers & other outdoor types. Retrieved fromhttp://www.ebscohost.com
       
    • Book read on an e-book reader
      Gladwell, M. (2008). Outliers: The story of success [Kindle DX version].  Retrieved fromhttp://www.amazon.com
       
    • Free Web
      Seton, E. T. (1911). The Arctic prairies: A canoe-journey of 2,000 miles in search of the caribou. Retrieved from http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/6818
       
    • Book chapter from a library database (suggested format)
      Quina, K., & Kanarian, M. A. (1988). Continuing education. In P. Bronstein & K. Quina (Eds.), Teaching a psychology of people: Resources for gender and sociocultural awareness (pp. 200-208). Retrieved fromhttp://www.ebscohost.com/academic/psycinfo
       
  3. Web Sites (Style Guide, pp. 31-34)
     
    • A specific page within a Web site:
      Sea Turtle Restoration Project. (2006). Threats to sea turtles. Retrieved fromhttp://seaturtles.org/section.php?id=104
       
    • In-text Citation:
      (Sea Turtle Restoration Project, 2006)
       
    • Entire Web site:
      If you refer to an entire Web site, you do not need to include an entry for it in your reference list, but must identify the source clearly in the text of your paper. For example:
      The Sea Turtle Restoration Project homepage presents a wealth of compelling, well-researched information on the struggle to save the world's sea turtles from extinction (http://www.seaturtles.org).
       
  4. WebTycho Classroom Materials 
     
    • A document in a WebTycho classroom
      Whitford, D. (2006). Cross-curricular initiatives in NSCI170. Document posted in University of Maryland University College NSCI 170 6981 online classroom, archived at: http://webtycho.umuc.edu
       
  5. Technical and Research Reports - (Publication Manual, pp. 205-206; Style Guide, pp. 19-21)
     
    • Free Web 
      U.S. Government Accountability Office. (2010, March). Information security: Concerted effort needed to consolidate and secure Internet connections at federal agencies (Publication No. GAO-10-237). Retrieved from http://www.gao.gov/assets/310/301876.pdf
       
    • In print
      U.S. Government Accountability Office. (2010, March). Information security: Concerted effort needed to consolidate and secure Internet connections at federal agencies (Publication No. GAO-10-237). Washington, DC: Author.
       
  6. Dissertations and Theses (Publication Manual, pp. 207-208; Style Guide, pp. 22-23)
     
    • Dissertations and Theses database
      Pecore, J. T. (2004). Sounding the spirit of Cambodia: The living tradition of Khmer music and dance-drama in a Washington, DC community (Doctoral dissertation or Master's thesis). Retrieved from Dissertations and Theses database. (UMI No. 3114720)
       
    • Free Web
      Caprette, C. L. (2005). Conquering the cold shudder: The origin and evolution of snake eyes (Doctoral dissertation or Master's thesis). Retrieved from http://www.ohiolink.edu/etd/send-pdf.cgi?acc_num=osu1111184984
       
    • In print
      Caprette, C. L. (2005). Conquering the cold shudder: The origin and evolution of snake eyes (Doctoral dissertation or Master's thesis). Ohio State University, Columbus, OH.
       
  7. Images - (Style Guide, p. 27)
     
    • Library database 
      Rousseau, H. (1896). The ship in the storm [Painting]. Retrieved from Oxford Art Online database.
       
    • Free Web
      Rousseau, H. (1896). The ship in the storm [Painting]. Retrieved fromhttp://www.uwm.edu/~wash/rousseau.jpg
       
    • Image reproduced in a printed source
      Rousseau, H. (1896). The ship in the storm [Painting]. Henri Rousseau: Jungles in Paris. By Claire Fresches et al. Washington, DC: National Gallery of Art. 232/
       
  8. Untitled Image
     
    • Library database 
      Muybridge, E. [Photograph of a horse running]. (1887). Retrieved from Academic Search Complete database.
       
    • Image reproduced in a printed source
      Muybridge, E. [Photograph of a horse running]. (1887). River of shadows: Eadweard Muybridge and the technological wild West. By Rebecca Solnit. New York, NY: Viking. 52.
       
  9. Interviews, E-mail Messages, and Other Personal Communications - (Publication Manual, p. 179)
     
    • Personal communication
      APA does not require that you cite personal communications (interviews you've conducted, e-mail messages, etc.) in your reference list. Instead, give an in-text citation only using the following model:bn 
      Joe Smith (personal communication, November 18, 2006) informed me that the server had crashed several hours ago.