Guide for Authors
Everything you need to prepare and submit your manuscript to RoMAya Journal.
Language: English3,500–12,000 wordsAPA 7Double-blind peer reviewAverage process: 3–8 months
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Documents and Templates
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.
Preparing Your Submission
Requirements for new and revised submissions are handled through different processes. For the peer-review process, submit your manuscript as a Microsoft Word file together with a separate Title Page file. The two files must not be merged.
1 · Manuscript fileWord file prepared with the Manuscript Template. Contains no information that identifies the authors.
2 · Title Page fileAuthor names, affiliations and ORCID iDs, the single corresponding author, CRediT statement, competing-interest and funding declarations, ethics approval information, and data-availability statement.
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.
Evaluation Criteria
1Whether the problem addressed represents a significant challenge for theory testing
2How widely the problem is shared across different disciplines and research areas
3Whether the proposed solution is viable and clearly advances existing approaches across a broad range of fields
How to Submit
All submissions must be made via the DergiPark system using the ‘Submit Article’ button. Submissions via e-mail or external forms are not accepted. The system guides authors step by step and automatically converts the uploaded Word files into a single PDF for peer review. Authors upload the manuscript and the separate Title Page as two distinct Word files. All correspondence between authors, reviewers and editors is conducted by e-mail; no paper correspondence is required.
Submission Checklist
Use this list for a final check before submitting your paper. For details, see the relevant section of this guide.
- ✓Manuscript prepared according to the 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 an 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 must be prepared in Microsoft Word using the Manuscript Template; fitting your work into the template is sufficient. Table titles are placed above the table and sources below; in the final layout, figure titles appear below the figure. The length of the manuscript, including references, should be between 3,500 and 12,000 words.
Article titleClearly defines the purpose and scope of the article; should not exceed ten words.
AbstractIn English, 150–250 words. Briefly states the purpose, research method and design, how the data were obtained, the analysis method, and the results.
Keywords and JEL code3–5 keywords in English immediately after the abstract, followed (after one blank line) by at least one JEL code.
Highlights3–5 short bullet points, max. 85 characters each including spaces, capturing the core findings and contribution.
IntroductionIntroduces the subject in general terms, giving the reader the basic background. Explains what problem is addressed and why the research was conducted.
Conceptual Framework / TheoryPresents previous studies in the field and their results, allowing readers to compare research methods, findings and results.
MethodologyDescribes the research design, sample, data collection instruments and analysis methods in sufficient detail to allow replication. Ethics approval and informed consent procedures are stated here where applicable.
Findings and DiscussionAnalyses the data and discusses the findings in relation to the existing literature. Tables and figures may be used; no more than 10 tables in total.
ConclusionSummarises the results, briefly restates the research question, compares the results with other studies, and covers limitations, scientific contribution and suggestions for future research.
Author Contributions (CRediT)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 InterestAll competing interests are disclosed on the Title Page. If there are none: “Declarations of interest: none.”
Acknowledgment and FundingAcknowledgments thank people or institutions that supported the study and are placed before the bibliography, with the project number if applicable. All funding sources and the sponsor’s role are disclosed on the Title Page; if no funding was received, this must be stated.
Data AvailabilityA 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 in the study must be included in the bibliography, and no publication that is not cited may be listed. The bibliography is extremely important in terms of scientific ethics, and choosing sources with high precision is the main responsibility of the authors. All references should be cited in their original language and format.
Source accuracy and verificationAuthors 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.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 applies whether such sources were produced manually or with AI tools; using AI does not diminish the authors’ responsibility (see the Declaration of AI Use).
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, use quotation marks and add the page number: (Beyaz et al., 2015, p. 134).
BOOKWang, N. (2000). Tourism and modernity: A sociological analysis. Elsevier Science.
Shaw, G., & Williams, A. M. (2004). Tourism and tourism spaces. SAGE Publications.
BOOK CHAPTERBağçı, 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 AUTHORBağçı, 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 AUTHORSBağçı, 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 AUTHORSBağçı, 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 DISSERTATIONÖzen, 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 PAPERBağçı, 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 DOCUMENTAuthor or Organisation. (Year, Month Day). Title of the page or document. Site Name. URL
Important notesUse “&” 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. After acceptance, the Check APA style function of the Author Layout Builder lists the APA 7 problems in your reference list.
Article Evaluation Process
7 daysTechnical and preliminary check by the editorial office: required files, anonymisation, scope and similarity (limits: 15% overall, 3% from any single source).
14 daysDesk evaluation by the field editor using the Field Editor Evaluation Form. Manuscripts scoring 150 of 200 or above proceed to peer review.
21 daysDouble-blind peer review by at least two independent external reviewers, invited with the abstract only; one 7-day extension on request.
max. 3Revision rounds. Authors answer every reviewer point in the Amendment Sheet.
| 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.
Acceptance rate in 202513%Only high-quality, original research that meets our standards is published, reflecting our commitment to academic excellence and rigorous peer review.
FeesThe first payment of USD 250 covers the preliminary evaluation and is non-refundable. The USD 750 publication fee is requested only after the manuscript has completed peer review and been accepted. If an irregularity is found at the final reading after layout and the manuscript is rejected, the USD 750 fee is refunded in full.
Dear Author(s),Requests or personal needs that may undermine the transparency, fairness, and 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 by e-mail to the editorial team. We thank you for your understanding.As part of the submission, please complete and upload the Declaration of AI Use and the Copyright Transfer Agreement, and, if your study does not require ethics committee approval, the Ethics Committee Approval Not Required Declaration. The forms are available at the top of this page and in the Documents section; please fill them out completely and accurately to avoid delays.
After Acceptance: Preparing the Layout File
Once your manuscript has been accepted, you prepare the layout file of your article yourself with the RoMaya Author Layout Builder. The tool runs entirely in your browser: nothing is uploaded to a server, and your draft is saved only on your own computer. It produces the article in the journal’s InDesign template, so the editorial office can complete the final layout quickly.
1Upload your final anonymised manuscript (.docx). Title, abstract, keywords, JEL codes, highlights, headings, text, lists, tables, figures, references and declarations are filled in automatically. A Turkish abstract (“Öz”, “Özet”, “Genişletilmiş Özet”) and Turkish keywords are left out, as they are not published.
2Check every section. Headings are numbered automatically; if a number differs from your Word file, a red note appears under the heading — correct the heading level. Check table and figure captions, notes and figure sizes.
3Run the checks. Check citations matches in-text citations with the reference list; Check APA style lists APA 7 problems in each reference. Both buttons are in the bar at the bottom of the page and in the References section. Correct what they report.
4Preview, then create the file for DergiPark. Check the article with Preview. Then click Create file for DergiPark (.pdf) and upload the downloaded PDF, unchanged, to DergiPark as a process file (Süreç Dosyası). The PDF shows your pages and contains the InDesign layout file as an attachment for the editorial office.
Working with the tool
HeadingsChoose the level for each heading: Heading (1.), Subheading (1.1.), Level 3 (1.1.1.) or Level 4 (1.1.1.1.). Numbers are added automatically — do not type them. Use Unnumbered for headings such as “Highlights”. The + heading, + subheading and + text buttons insert a new block directly below the current one.
Text, lists and formattingText pasted from Word keeps bold, italic, superscript and subscript; Word’s hidden formatting is removed. Use • List for bullet points and Numbered list for numbered items in the style you need: 1. / 1) / a. / a) / (a) / A. / i.
TablesTables are placed as separate table blocks. If you paste text that contains a table, the table is moved into its own block automatically; a “Table 1. …” line above it becomes the caption and “Note:” / “Source:” lines below it become the table notes. To add a single table, click + Table and paste it from Word or Excel.
FiguresUpload each figure as an image (PNG or JPG) and enter its caption and source. Use the 100% / 80% / 60% buttons to set the size. In the final layout the figure caption appears below the figure.
ReferencesOne reference per paragraph, in alphabetical order. Keep book titles, journal names and volume numbers in italics; they stay italic in the layout. Format DOIs rewrites DOIs as https://doi.org/… links, and the APA check can change page-range hyphens to en dashes (10–20) for you. Other corrections are made by the authors.
AppendicesMaterial that should be printed with the article (e.g. scale items, interview questions, additional tables) goes into an appendix. Click + Appendix at the end of the main text and add text, tables or figures below it. Appendices are labelled Appendix A, B, … automatically and are placed after the reference list, as required by APA 7. Appendix headings found after the reference list in your Word file are recognised automatically.
Supplementary filesMaterial that is not printed in the article (e.g. data sets, code, full questionnaires, extra analyses) can be added under Supplementary files (max. 20 MB per file). These files are not typeset; they are sent to the editorial office inside the layout file and may be published as supplementary material.
Turkish charactersIf characters such as Ý, Þ or Ð appear instead of İ, Ş or Ğ, use Fix broken Turkish characters. The change can be undone.
What is the change report?When you start from your Word manuscript, the tool keeps a copy of the uploaded text. Every change you make afterwards — in the title, abstract, keywords, headings, text, tables, figure captions, references and declarations — is recorded: deleted text is struck through and added text is highlighted.You can view the report at any time with the Change report button. It is also included automatically in the layout file you submit (as “Change report.html”), so you do not need to upload it separately.The editorial office uses the report to confirm that only typesetting, spelling and formatting corrections were made after acceptance. Changes to the scientific content (data, results, interpretations) must be requested from the editor separately and are not accepted through the layout file.
Please noteUpload only the file created with Create file for DergiPark (.pdf). Do not open and re-save it in another program, as this may remove the attached layout file. Page breaks in this PDF may differ from the final layout. If the upload fails, use Layout file (.zip) and send the .zip file to info@romayajournal.com, quoting your manuscript number.Enter the author details exactly as on your Title Page (section 2b of the tool): given name(s), surname, academic title, affiliation, e-mail and ORCID iD, in the order of authorship, and mark the corresponding author. They appear on page 1, in the running head and in the citation line; the editorial office checks them and adds the article DOI.At this stage only typesetting, spelling and formatting corrections are possible; the scientific content of the accepted manuscript may not be changed. The downloaded file includes a change report that shows the editorial office every difference from your uploaded manuscript.
Process Diagram
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