Writing Rules

First page (Authors' Information and Turkish English title of the study); The Turkish and English titles of the study are centered on the page, written in a single line spaced one below the other, in Times New Roman, 12 font size, and just below that the author(s) names and surnames, ORCID numbers, addresses, telephone numbers and e-mail addresses, according to the order of contribution in the article. aligned to the left and sorted one below the other. “Author of correspondence” is added in quotation marks next to the author who will be responsible for the correspondence (correspond author) among the authors (Attachment-TR: Author Information Template) (Attachment- ENG: Author Information Template).
Secondly (The Work is given as a whole from the header file); According to this; ENGLISH TITLE; It should be written in New Roman character, centered, 12 font size, bold and Times should not be used. Names and surnames of the author/authors should not be given (Attachment-TR: Journal of ROL Sport Sciences Template) (Attachment-ENG: Journal of ROL Sport Sciences Template).
“ABSTRACT” title; It should be written in Times New Roman, 10 pt, 1 line spacing. It should be a single paragraph not exceeding 300 words. The summary should begin with a one-sentence introductory sentence stating why you need to do the work. Introduction, purpose, subjects or research group, data collection tools, procedure method, data analysis, briefly findings, a brief conclusion should be included, but should not be given as titles.
“English title” (Turkish abstract writing rules apply).
Keywords: They should be in alphabetical order, separated by commas, minimum 3 and maximum 5 words. It should be written in Times New Roman, 10 pt, 1 line spacing.
Article sections; The text of the article consists of the following sections: "INTRODUCTION", "METHODS", "FINDINGS", "DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION ", "RECOMMENDATIONS", "REFERENCES". These titles are; Left justified, capital letters, 12 points and bold).
When deemed necessary, the "ACKNOWLEDGMENTS" section is written before the REFERENCES.
Author copyright transfer formula: The form signed by the corresponding author Commitment.

WRITING

***IMPORTANT NOTE: ALL WORK THAT IS NOT SUBMITTED ACCORDING TO THE WRITTEN TEMPLATE WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED!!!

TITLE

The first capital letter of the title of the study will be written in 12 Times New Roman, bold in the middle. Only the first letters of proper nouns in Turkish and English titles will be capitalized. The first letters of each remaining word should be lowercase.

ABSTRACT

It should be written in Times New Roman, 10 pt, 1 line spacing. It should be a single paragraph not exceeding 300 words. The summary should begin with a one-sentence introductory sentence stating why you need to do the work. Introduction, purpose, subjects or research group, data collection tools, procedure method, data analysis, briefly findings, a brief conclusion should be included, but should not be given as titles.

In the works sent in English; The Turkish abstract should be added below the English abstract.

MAIN TEXT

The subject of the study, the reasoning, the problem and the theoretical or conceptual framework of the research should be revealed, and an evaluation should be made about the main sources. In the last paragraph of the introduction, the purpose of the study and its original value should be stated. Definitions, abbreviations, assumptions and limitations in the introduction, if any, should be presented in this section with their justifications.

Article text; Times New Roman should be 12 points, the first line should be within 1 cm, and the line spacing should be 1.5 pt. Page margins should be 2.5 cm from all sides (bottom, top, right, left). A 6 nk space should be added between sections or after paragraphs.

Figures, graphics, photographs and charts to be included in the main text should be given in the study, where they are mentioned, and numbered. Figures, graphics and photographs will be submitted in JPG, TIFF format. Table number and title should be written on the tables. Tables can be written in either 8, 9 or 10 points according to the page layout. In articles written in Turkish, decimal notations should be shown with a "comma" sign, in articles sent in English, decimal notations should be shown with a "dot" sign.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Acknowledgments is not obligatory. However, the author/authors can write a few sentences of thanks to those whose contribution to the research is not at the level of authorship.

If written, it should be included in the Support and Acknowledgment Statement.

REFERENCES

It should be given in alphabetical order. 10-point Times New Roman. A space of 6 spaces (minimum line spacing; value 15 spaces) should be inserted between references after the paragraph.

Dear Author(s), It is well known that providing references in articles is important. For this reason, you should use the examples we have shared with you in your articles. We will ask you to make corrections so that the sources that do not comply with this point are consistent with the citation. This step is mandatory when submitting the article.

You should match the example notations in the links in English to the notations of the local sources. Please read the explanations carefully!

If taken from the source article:

Yurtsızoğlu, Z. (2023). A review on the economic and financial provisions of the new sports law. Journal of ROL Sport Sciences, 4(1), 381–393. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7741449

Yurtsızoğlu, Z., & Gül, O. (2022). Ethnocentric consumption tendency of sports team fans. Journal of Management Sciences, 20(45), 589-612.

Longmuir, P. E., & Bar-Or, O. (2000). Factors influencing the physical activity levels of youths with physical and sensory disabilities. Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly, 17(1), 40-53.

Kibler, W. B., Press, J., & Sciascia, A. (2006). The role of core stability in athletic function. Sports Medicine, 36(3), 189-198.

Çağlar, E. Ç., Ceylan, L., Ağralı Ermiş, S., Çamiçi, F., Eliöz, M., Uzun, R. N., ... et al. (2025). Rapid weight loss and combat athletes: A study on psychological resilience and mechanical hyperalgesia. Frontiers in Psychology, 16, 1545048.

Parenthetical Cite(s): (Grady et al., 2019) / (Yurtsızoğlu & Gül, 2022)
In-text cite (Narrative cite) /imprint notation: Grany et al. (2019) / Yurtsızoğlu and Gül (2022)
If the source is taken from similar and/or different works of the same authors in the same year:

Balkis, M., & Duru, E. (2016a). The analysis of relationships among person-environment fit, academic satisfaction, procrastination and academic achievement. Pamukkale University Journal of Education, (39), 119-129.

Balkis, M., & Duru, E. (2016b). Procrastination, self-regulation failure, academic life satisfaction and emotional well-being: inadequate regulation or misregulation, European Journal of Educational Psychology, 31(3), 439-459.

Parenthetical Cite(s): (Balkis & Duru, 2016a) / (Balkis & Duru, 2016b)
In-text cite (Narrative cite) /imprint notation: Balkis and Duru (2016a) / Balkis and Duru (2016b)

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