Academic Writing Guide

Academic Writing Guide

The Turkish Journal of Diaspora Studies uses American Psychological Association (APA) Style as reference system (https://apastyle.apa.org/). Articles submitted to the journal must be written in accordance with the format described below.

Formatting and Templates
- All submitted materials must be typed with 1.5 line spacing and ample margins.   
- Certain sections of the article (abstract, references, tables, and figures) should be placed on separate pages and typed with 1.5 line spacing.
- The length of articles should be between 6,000-8,000 words, including references.
- Every article should include English and Turkish abstracts. Each abstract should include max. 140 words.
- There should be 5-7 keywords.
- References should be listed in alphabetical order by authors’ last names. Multiple sources by the same author should appear in ascending chronological order. Only cited sources should be listed in the reference.
- Tables should follow the formatting used in the journal.

Basic Format for In-text Citations

(Author’s Last Name, Year, Page No)

 Important Note: If you wish to give reference to a specific part of the work, include the author's last name, the year, and the page number. If you are referencing the entire work, provide only the author's last name and the year.

If there are three or more authors, write the name of the first author and et al.

Example:

-(Kirişci, 2007, p. 91)

-(Kirişci, 2007)

Journal Article

In-text citation

(İçduygu, 2010, pp. 59-71)

(Kaya & Nagel, 2021, p. 235)

(Zachariah et al., 2001, p. 80)

Reference

İçduygu, A. (2010). The Politics of Demography and International Migration. Implications for EU-Turkey Relationship. Journal of Balkans and Near East Studies, 12 (1), 59-71. 

Kaya, A., and Nagel, A. K. (2021). Politics of Subsidiarity in Refugee Reception: Comparative Perspectives. Journal of Immigrant & Refugee Studies, 19 (3), 235-244.

Zachariah, K. C., Matthew, E. T. & Rajan, S. I. (2001). Impact of migration on Kerala’s economy  and society. International Migration, 39 (1), 63-87.

Book

In-text citation

(Düvell, 2006, p. 25)

(Abadan-Unat, 2024, pp. 11-12)

Reference

Düvell, F. (2006). Illegal Immigration in Europe: Beyond Control. Palgrave Macmillan.

Abadan-Unat, N. (2024). Bitmeyen Göç. Konuk İşçilikten Ulus-Ötesi Yurttaşlığa. İstanbul Bilgi Üniversitesi Yayınları.

Chapter in Edited Book

In-text citation

(Peucker, 2020, p. 253)

 Reference

Peucker, M. (2020).  Germany: Discrimination against Muslims in Germany: Persistent challenges and ambiguous state responses in a reluctantly multicultural society. In M. Saral &  Ş. O. Bahçecik (Eds.), State, Religion and Muslims. Between Discrimination and Protection at the Legislative, Executive and Judicial Levels (pp. 249-301). Brill.

Newspaper Article

In-text citation

(Syal, 2025, April 16)

(The Guardian view, 2023, April 12)

Reference

Syal, R. (2025, April 16). UK in talks with France about deal to swap people seeking asylum. The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/apr/16/uk-in-talks-with-france-about-deal-to-swap-people-seeking-asylum

The Guardian view on the world economy: another bleak era beckons. (2023, April 12). The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/apr/12/the-guardian-view-on-the-world-economy-another-bleak-era-beckons

Report by an Institution

In-text citation

(OECD, 2024)

Reference

OECD. (2024). International Migration Outlook 2024. https://www.oecd.org/en/publications/international-migration-outlook-2024_50b0353e-en/full-report.html

Report by Individual Authors

In-text citation

(Ünay, 2020, p. 3)

(Düvell & Preiss, 2020, pp. 7-8)

Reference

Ünay, H. (2020). Düzensiz Göçmenlerin Sınırı Geçme Deneyimleri ve Kararlılıklarının Analizi: Pazarkule Sınır Kapısı Örneği. Migration Research Foundation. https://gocvakfi.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/GAV-RAPOR-Hakan-U%CC%88nay-1.pdf

Düvell, F., Preiss, C. (2020). CrossMigration Knowledge Accumulation Report. European Commission. https://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/documents/downloadPublic?documentIds=080166e5c7097a8d&appId=PPGMS

Dissertation

In-text citation

(Boeschoten, 1990, p. 20)

Reference

Boeschoten, H. E. (1990). Acquisition of Turkish by immigrant children: A multiple case study of Turkish children in the Netherlands aged 4 to 6 [Doctoral dissertation, Tilburg University]

Conference Presentation

In-text citation

(Davidson, 2019)

Reference

Davidson, R. J. (2019, August 8-11). Wellbeing is a skill. APA 2019 Convention, Chicago, IL, United States.  . https://irp-cdn.multiscreensite.com/a5ea5d51/files/uploaded/APA2019_ Program_190708.pdf

Webpage

In-text citation

(Gozzi, 2025)

Reference

Gozzi, L. (2025, March 4). Migrants rescued after several days stranded on oil platform. BBC.  https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c743znzplgqo

Youtube video

In-text citation

(German-Turkish Culture, 2022)

Reference

German-Turkish Culture: Guest Workers, Doner Kebabs And Cultural Identity | Meet The Germans. (2022, January 26). DW Euromaxx. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZKB66f3vc0g&ab_channel=DWEuromaxx

Podcast

In-text citation

Övünç Öztürk (2024)

Reference

Övünç Öztürk, N. (2024). Sınır Dışı Kararı. GAV Gündem. https://gocvakfi.org/podcast_arsiv/

Social Media Post

In-text citation

(Obama, 2024)

Reference

Obama, B. [@BarackObama]. (2024, May 17). Today marks 70 years since the Supreme Court handed down its landmark decision in Brown v. Board of Education, outlawing [Post]. X. https://x.com/BarackObama/status/1791540592238874953

Note: If there are two or more works by the same author published in the same year, add the letter (a-z) after the year.

Example:

Kaya (2014a) stated that…
Kaya (2014b) summed up…

Note: If you are citing more than 40 words, use a block quotation and indent the whole quotation. If you have direct quotations, you should use single line spacing and 11-point font size.

Note: To cite a secondary source, provide a reference list entry for the secondary source you are citing. In the text, identify the primary source and then write “as cited in” the secondary source that you used. If the year of publication is known for the primary source, also include it in the text.

- (Cohen & van Hear, 2020 as cited in Ceylan, 2021)

Source: Apa Style, 7h ed. Common Reference Examples Guide.

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