PART THREE
Paper Preparation, Evaluation, and Acceptance Criteria

Paper Preparation Criteria

Article 5- Two types of papers can be sent to Congress: Research and Review.

Article 6- The research papers shall be prepared and uploaded to the system as follows:
a) Title: It should be written in capital letters, be short and concise, reflect the content of the study, and be appropriate in terms of defining and providing an overview of the work.
b) Authors: It must be registered to the system in alphabetical order.
c) Introduction-Objective: Brief information about the subject of the research should be given, the importance of the study, why it was conducted and the purpose of the study should be clearly stated.
d) Materials and Methods: The type, place, time, universe, sample, data collection method, variables of the research, analysis of the data, statistical tests used should be specified.
e) Findings: It is the section where the findings of the study are presented to the reader. Pictures, tables, and graphics can be added.
f) Conclusion: In short, the important results of the study, its contribution to the existing knowledge and inferences and suggestions based on this should be included.
g) Resources: References should be listed following the APA 6 format.
Article 7- The Review papers shall be prepared and uploaded to the system as follows:
a) Title: It should be written in capital letters, be short and concise, reflect the content of the study, and be appropriate in terms of defining and providing an overview of the work.
b) Introduction: The reason for the review, justification, and purpose should be stated in this section.
c) Method: This section shall include information about by whom, when, and how the review has been conducted and which sources have been used.
d) Findings and Discussion / Analysis of the gathered information: The information collected should be written from general to specific, organized in line with the conceptual framework, under titles, specifying the sources. Existing information is parsed and analyzed. New syntheses, contrasts, questions, and solutions to problems shall be presented here. The comments and conclusions of the reviewer shall be presented in this section, and discussions and comments that are not based on data should be avoided.
e) Resources: References should be listed following the APA 6 format. 

Paper Acceptance Criteria
Article-8 The papers need to receive positive evaluations at least by two referees. The refereeing process will be conducted based on the “blind referee system”.

PART FOUR

Absence of Provisions, Miscellaneous and Final Provisions
Article 9- The Congress Organizing Committee is authorized to make decisions with regards to issues not specified under this directive. If the subject falls under the mandate of the Scientific Committee, the Congress Organizing Committee consult the Congress Scientific Committee.

Enforcement
Article 10- This directive comes into force with the decision of the Congress Organizing Committee.

Execution
Article 11 – The provisions of this Directive are executed by the organizing committee, the Scientific Board, and the Congress Scientific Secretariat on behalf of the chairman of the congress.