Copyright Transfer Agreement
JEL Codes
Declaration of AI Use
Manuscript Template
Title Page
Ethics Committee Approval Not Required Declaration (only if your study does not require ethics approval)
Final Proof Approval and Publication Consent (after acceptance, at proof stage — do not upload at submission)

**For studies requiring ethics committee approval, the name of the committee, the date and the number of the approval should be stated in the Methods section and on the Title Page.

The Article and Your Way

Requirements for new and revised submissions are handled through different processes. For the peer-review process, you must submit your manuscript as a Microsoft Word file, together with a separate Title Page file (see the Title Page template in the Documents section). The Title Page collects all author-identifying details and declarations — author names, affiliations and ORCID iDs, the single designated corresponding author, the CRediT author-contribution statement, the competing-interest and funding declarations, ethics-committee approval information, and the data-availability statement — and must not be merged into the manuscript file.

While your article is under review, you may be asked to bring the manuscript into the journal's required format for acceptance and to provide the remaining elements necessary for publication.

Submissions are evaluated against three criteria:

• whether the problem the author(s) address represents a significant challenge for theory testing;
• how widely the problem is shared across different disciplines and research areas;
• whether the proposed solution is viable and clearly advances existing approaches across a broad range of fields.

Contact Information for Submission

All submissions must be made via the DergiPark system using the ‘Submit Article’ button. Submissions via email or external forms are not accepted. This site will guide authors step-by-step through the submission process. Authors need to upload the source files of their articles in Microsoft (MS) Word format for text. The system automatically converts the source files into a single Adobe Acrobat PDF version to be used in the peer-review process. Authors, reviewers and editors send and receive all correspondence via email and no paper correspondence is required.
Authors upload the manuscript and the separate Title Page as two distinct Word files.

Submission Checklist

You can use this list for a final check before submitting your paper to the journal for review. For more details, please see the relevant section of this Guide for Authors.

Make sure the following are ready:

• Manuscript prepared according to the writing template, 3,500–12,000 words (including references)
• Abstract (150–250 words), 3–5 keywords, and at least one JEL code
• 3–5 Highlights (short bullet points capturing the study's core contribution)
• Separate Title Page file, containing:
  • author names, affiliations, and ORCID iD for every author
  • one designated corresponding author (only one per manuscript), with full postal address, e-mail, and phone
  • CRediT author-contribution statement
  • Declaration of Competing Interest (or "Declarations of interest: none")
  • Funding statement (or a statement that no funding was received)
  • Ethics-committee approval (name, date, number), where applicable
  • Data-availability statement
• Copyright Transfer Agreement, Declaration of AI Use and, where applicable, the Ethics Committee Approval Not Required Declaration completed and uploaded.
• All in-text citations appear in the reference list, and all references are cited in the text
• All references are real and verifiable, cited in their original language, with a DOI or a stable accessible link wherever available

WRITING RULES

The publication language is English. Manuscripts to be submitted to the journal should be written and sent in Microsoft Word format. The writing template is located at the top of this page. It will be enough to fit your work into the template.
In tables and figures, titles should be placed above and sources below. The length of the manuscript, including references, should range between 3,500 and 12,000 words.
Manuscript Template

Article title:

The purpose and limitation/ delimitation of the article should be clearly defined and should not exceed ten words.

Abstract:

The abstract should be prepared in English for each article and it should contain 150-250 words. In this part, the author/s should briefly mention the results, explain the purpose of the study, the research methods, the design they used, how the data were obtained and the analysis Method.

Keywords:

In order for the article to be easily found in indexes and databases, at least 3 and at most 5 keywords most suitable for the study should be added immediately after the abstract in the article in English. At least one JEL code should be written, leaving 1 line space after the keywords.

Highlights:

Provide 3 to 5 highlights: short bullet points (max. 85 characters each, including spaces) capturing the core findings and contribution of the study.

Introduction:

The main purpose of this section is to introduce the subject in general terms. In this framework, the aim is to form the basis for the reader on the field of study by giving basic information about the subject. Authors should explain what problem they are addressing and why the research was conducted.

Conceptual Framework / Theory

It is the section, information such as which studies have been carried out before and what results have been obtained on the study area are mentioned. In this section, readers have the chance to compare studies conducted by different researchers on the same subject in terms of research method, findings and results.

Methodology

In this section the research design, sample, data collection instruments and analysis methods (qualitative, quantitative or mixed) are described in sufficient detail to allow replication. Ethics committee approval and informed consent procedures, where applicable, are also stated here.

Findings and discussion

In this section the data are analysed and the findings are presented and discussed in relation to the existing literature. Findings may be presented in tables and figures where necessary; the total number of tables should not exceed 10.

Conclusion

In the conclusion, the results obtained in the article are summarized and generalizations are made, a short repetition of the question should be made, and the results obtained in different studies should be compared. The limitations of the study, its scientific contribution and suggestions to other researchers should be included.

Author Contributions (CRediT):

Author contributions must be declared on the Title Page using the CRediT taxonomy (e.g., Conceptualization, Methodology, Formal analysis, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing). An author may hold more than one role.

Declaration of Competing Interest:

All authors must disclose any competing interests on the Title Page. If there are none, the following statement is used: "Declarations of interest: none."

Acknowledgment and Funding:

The acknowledgment section is designated to thank the people or institutions that provided financial/monetary support to the study and provided support for data-information collection. If the study was carried out within the scope of a project, it is recommended to be included in this section together with the project number. Acknowledgments should be placed before the bibliography.
Authors must disclose all funding sources and the project number, if any, and describe the sponsor's role. If no funding was received, this must be stated. The funding statement is provided on the Title Page.

Data Availability

Authors must include a data-availability statement (on the Title Page) indicating whether the data are available on request, included in the article, not applicable, or deposited in a repository with a DOI/link.

References

All works cited within the scope of the study must be included in the bibliography. In addition, any publication that has not been referenced in the study should not be included in the bibliography section. The bibliography is extremely important in terms of scientific ethics, and the authors should choose the bibliography they will use in their studies with high precision. This is a requirement considered to be the main responsibility of the authors.All references should be cited in their original language and format.

Source Accuracy and Verification

Authors are fully responsible for the accuracy and authenticity of every source they cite. All references must correspond to real, existing works and must be verifiable by the editors and reviewers. Wherever available, a DOI (as https://doi.org/…) must be provided; for sources without a DOI, a stable and publicly accessible link must be given. Each reference must be cited in its original language and format.

If any fabricated, non-existent, or unverifiable source is detected at any stage — including after the manuscript has entered the publication process — the manuscript may be rejected, and an already-accepted manuscript may be withdrawn. This policy applies regardless of whether such sources were produced manually or with the assistance of AI tools; the use of AI in preparing the manuscript does not diminish the authors' responsibility for source accuracy (see the Declaration of AI Use).

REFERENCES AND CITATION EXAMPLES (APA 7)

In-text citations. Give the author's surname and the year: (Bağçı, 2020). For two authors use both names: (Bağçı & İçöz, 2019). For three or more authors use the first author followed by "et al.": (Bağçı et al., 2020). For direct quotations, place the quoted text in quotation marks and add the page number: (Beyaz et al., 2015, p. 134).

Book

Wang, N. (2000). Tourism and modernity: A sociological analysis. Elsevier Science.
Shaw, G., & Williams, A. M. (2004). Tourism and tourism spaces. SAGE Publications.

Book chapter

Bağçı, E. (2020). Hoshin Kanri yaklaşımı [The Hoshin Kanri approach]. In Y. A. Unvan & F. Kalay (Eds.), İktisadi ve idari bilimlerde güncel araştırmalar [Current research in economics and administrative sciences] (pp. xx–xx). IVPE Publishing.

Journal article (one author)

Bağçı, E. (2017). Terör olaylarının Türkiye turizm sektörüne etkisi [The effect of terrorist incidents on the tourism sector in Türkiye]. Van Yüzüncü Yıl Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi, 1(Special Issue), 81–89.

Journal article (two authors)

Bağçı, E., & İçöz, O. (2019). Z ve Alfa kuşağı ile dijitalleşen turizm [Tourism digitalising with Generations Z and Alpha]. Güncel Turizm Araştırmaları Dergisi, 3(2), 232–256.

Journal article (three or more authors)

Bağçı, E., Uzun, C., & Bostan, A. (2020). Covid-19 ve sağlık turizmi [Covid-19 and health tourism]. Journal of Awareness, 5(3), 331–348.

For articles with a DOI, add it at the end as a link: https://doi.org/xx.xxxx/xxxxx

Doctoral dissertation

Özen, U. (2021). Yaşlı, engelli ve bakıma muhtaç bireyler için yapılan kamu harcamalarının Türkiye ekonomisine etkilerinin ekonometrik bir analizi ve Türkiye–Almanya kıyaslaması [An econometric analysis of the effects of public expenditure on elderly, disabled and dependent individuals on the Turkish economy and a Türkiye–Germany comparison] [Unpublished doctoral dissertation]. Maltepe University.

Conference paper

Bağçı, E., Deliormanlı, A., & Akçay, Y. (2017). Göç turizmi (diaspora), son şans turizmi (last chance), oyuncak turist (toy tourist) kavramlarının Türkiye'deki turizm akademisyenleri ve üst düzey yöneticileri açısından bilinirliğine dair bir araştırma [A study on the awareness of diaspora tourism, last-chance tourism and toy tourist concepts among tourism academics and senior managers in Türkiye] [Paper presentation]. 18th National Tourism Congress, Türkiye.

Web page / official document

Author or Organisation. (Year, Month Day). Title of the page or document. Site Name. URL

Important notes

Use "&" between the last two author names in both the reference list and parenthetical citations. List references alphabetically by the first author's surname. Italicise book titles, journal names and volume numbers.

Article Evaluation Process

Submissions first undergo a technical and preliminary check by the editorial office (within 7 days), covering required files, anonymisation, scope and similarity (limits: 15% overall, 3% from any single source). The field editor then carries out a desk evaluation using the Field Editor Evaluation Form (within 14 days); manuscripts scoring 150 of 200 points or above proceed to peer review.

Reviewers are invited with the abstract only and receive the full text after accepting. Each manuscript is reviewed double-blind by at least two independent external reviewers, who have 21 days to submit their reports, with one 7-day extension on request. Authors answer every reviewer point in the Amendment Sheet, and a manuscript may go through at most three revision rounds.

Reviewer recommendations	Outcome
Two "reject"	Reject
One "reject" + one "major revision"	Reject
One "reject" + one "minor revision" or "accept"	A third reviewer is assigned
Two "major revision" or mixed revision decisions	Revision; returned to the same reviewers
Two "accept" or "minor revision"	Minor revision / acceptance after checks

Reviewer recommendations are advisory; the final decision is made by the Editor-in-Chief. Authors may appeal a decision once, within 30 days, by a reasoned letter to the editorial office. The whole process takes an average of 3–8 months.

*The first payment of USD 250 is for the preliminary evaluation of the study and is non-refundable. The remaining USD 750 publication fee is requested only after the manuscript has completed peer review and has been accepted for publication. If an irregularity is found at the final reading after layout and the manuscript is rejected, the USD 750 publication fee is refunded in full.

Journal Acceptance Rate:
In 2025, RoMAya Journal maintained a selective acceptance rate of 13%, ensuring that only high-quality, original research that meets our rigorous standards is published. This acceptance rate reflects our commitment to maintaining academic excellence and peer-review rigor.

Dear Author(s),
Requests or personal needs that may undermine the transparency, fairness, and adherence to scientific ethical standards of the publication process, or that may create the perception of pressure on the editorial board or reviewers, should not be included in the “notes to the editor” section or sent via email to the editorial team. We thank you for your understanding and sensitivity on this matter.

In addition, as part of the manuscript submission process, you are required to complete the Declaration of AI Use and the Copyright Transfer Agreement and upload them to the journal system. If your study does not require ethics committee approval, the Ethics Committee Approval Not Required Declaration must also be uploaded. These documents are essential to ensure transparency and maintain ethical standards throughout the editorial process.
You can access the relevant forms via the links at the top of the page as well as in the Documents section. Please ensure that the forms are filled out completely and accurately to avoid delays in the review process.

 

Process Diagram