Instructions to Authors
It is strongly advised to review the IUC University Press Books’ policies before submitting any books to ensure compliance with the guidelines.Books submitted for evaluation should be original and not previously presented or published in any electronic or print medium. If a there is a manuscript within the book which was previously presented at a conference or meeting, authors should provide detailed information about the event, including the name, date, and location of the organization.IUC University Press encourages authors to follow the ‘Sex and Gender Equity in Research – SAGER – guidelines’ when preparing their manuscripts to promote the inclusion of sex and gender considerations in research. Before submission, authors can consult EASE Guidelines for Authors and Translators to produce clear, concise and accurate manuscripts that are easy to understand and free of common errors and pitfalls.
Format of the Book
Books should be prepared in Microsoft Word, using Times New Roman font, with a font size of 12 points and 1.5 line spacing.
Language of Publication
Due to the international scientific language being English, if desired, the entire content of the books can be written in English.
Originality
Articles/chapters should be prepared by reviewing the most up-to-date literature related to their subject, and sources older than 10 years, except for exceptional cases, should not be used.
The chapters/articles to be published in the books should be original. Before publication, similarities of each article/chapter with other articles in the literature will be checked, and articles with a similarity rate of over 20% will be sent back to the authors for corrections.
Tables
Tables should be included in the main document, after the reference list, and they should be numbered consecutively in the order they are referred to within the text. Each table should have a descriptive title placed above it, and any abbreviations used in the table should be defined below the table by footnotes (even if they are defined in the main text). Tables should be created using the "insert table" command of the Word processing software, and they should be arranged clearly to make the data easy to read and understand. The data presented in the tables should not be a repetition of the data presented in the main text, but should support and enhance the main text.
Figures and Figure Legends
Figures should be submitted as separate files in TIFF or JPEG format, and they should not be embedded in the Word document. If a figure has subunits, each subunit should be submitted as a separate file, and the subunits should not be merged into a single image. The figures should not be labeled (a, b, c, etc.) to indicate subunits. Instead, the figure legend should be used to describe the different parts of the figure. Thick and thin arrows, arrowheads, stars, asterisks, and similar marks can be used on the images to support figure legends.
Images should be anonymized to remove any information that may identify individuals or institutions. The minimum resolution of each figure should be 300 DPI, and the figures should be clear and easy to read. Figure legends should be listed at the end of the each sections. Figures should be referred to within the main text, and they should be numbered consecutively in the order in which they are mentioned.
Abbreviations
All acronyms and abbreviations used in the text should be defined at first use, both in the abstract and in the text. The abbreviation should be provided in parentheses following the definition, and it should be used consistently throughout the paper.Identifying productsWhen mentioning a drug, product, hardware, or software program in a manuscript, it is important to provide detailed information about the product in parentheses. This should include the name of the product, the producer of the product, and the city and country of the company. For example, if mentioning a Discovery St PET/CT scanner produced by General Electric in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA, the information should be presented in the following format: "Discovery St PET/CT scanner (General Electric, Milwaukee, WI, USA)." Providing this information helps to ensure that the product is properly identified and credited.
References
The style of books should follow according to one of these styles, whichever is appropriate: the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (APA), Seventh Edition (2020), the AMA Manual of Style, 11th Edition, İSNAD 2 Edition, MLA, 9th Edition, or the IEEE Citation Style.