Author Guidelines

SAER JOURNAL / FOR AUTHORS

SAER Journal uses a clear and flexible submission framework designed to help researchers from different disciplines prepare manuscripts in accordance with scholarly publishing standards.

This page summarizes the core submission requirements. More detailed guidance on academic writing, research design, sampling, data analysis and referencing is provided in the SAER academic guide pages.

MAIN FILE Anonymous Manuscript
SECOND FILE Title Page
LANGUAGES Turkish · English · Arabic
REVIEW Double-Anonymous
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Before Submission

Submitted work must be original and must not be under consideration by another journal at the same time. Authors should confirm that the manuscript fits the journal's aims and scope and that all applicable ethical requirements have been satisfied.

Ethics approval, permissions or informed consent documentation required for the relevant study design should be obtained before submission.

02

Submission Files

Author information and the main manuscript must be prepared as separate files to preserve double-anonymous peer review.

  • Title page
  • Anonymous main manuscript
  • Ethics documents, where applicable
  • Supplementary tables or data, where applicable

The title page should include author names, affiliations, ORCID IDs, corresponding author details, contributorship, funding, conflict of interest and acknowledgements where applicable.

03

Basic Manuscript Format

  • A4 page size
  • Times New Roman
  • 11-point body text
  • 1.15 line spacing
  • 2.5 cm margins
  • 6 pt paragraph spacing
  • Justified text

Authors are encouraged to use the Word manuscript templates provided by the journal. Manuscript structure may vary according to article type and disciplinary reporting conventions.

04

Title, Abstract and Keywords

The title should clearly represent the main subject of the study. Abstracts should generally contain 150–300 words and summarize the purpose, methods, principal findings and conclusion.

Each article should provide 3–6 keywords representing its core scholarly content.

How to Write a Scientific Abstract
05

Publication Languages

SAER Journal accepts manuscripts in Turkish, English and Arabic. Turkish and Arabic articles must include an English title, abstract, keywords and essential bibliographic metadata.

A Turkish abstract is not mandatory for manuscripts submitted in English.

06

Ethics and Author Declarations

  • Ethics committee approval
  • Informed consent
  • Author contributions
  • Conflict of interest
  • Funding information
  • Data availability
  • Acknowledgements
  • AI use declaration
07

Referencing

Because SAER Journal is multidisciplinary, no single referencing style is mandatory for all manuscripts. Authors may use an internationally recognized citation system appropriate to their discipline, provided it is applied consistently throughout the manuscript.

Scientific Citation and Reference Guide APA 7 Guide Vancouver Guide IEEE Guide Chicago Guide
08

Academic Writing and Research Guides

Writing the Introduction Writing the Methods Section Writing the Results Section Writing the Discussion Writing the Conclusion Tables and Figures Research Problem and Research Question Research Hypotheses Population, Sample and Sampling Determining Sample Size Data Collection, Validity and Reliability Quantitative and Statistical Analysis Qualitative Data Analysis
09

Reporting and Review

Authors are encouraged to use appropriate reporting standards such as CONSORT, PRISMA, STROBE, CARE, COREQ, ARRIVE or other relevant discipline-specific guidelines.

  • Editorial screening: within 2 days
  • Peer review: within 5 days
  • Normally at least 2 independent reviewers
  • Double-anonymous peer review

Pre-Submission Check

The manuscript is not under review elsewhere.
The title page has been prepared separately.
The main manuscript has been anonymized.
The abstract and keywords are complete.
Required ethics and consent information is included.
Contribution, conflict and funding statements are checked.
Tables and figures are numbered.
The selected reference style is used consistently.

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Once your submission files are complete, proceed to the online submission system.

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