Manuscript Organization and Submission
Manuscpript is to be submitted online via https://dergipark.org.tr/en/pub/filmvisio. They must be accompanied by a cover letter indicating that the manuscript is intended for publication, specifying the article category (i.e. research article, review etc.) and including information about the manuscript (see the Submission Checklist), title page, author form, and Copyright Agreement Form that has to be signed by all authors.

• Research articles and review articles (including endnotes and references) should be in the range of 5,000-10,000 words. Book, movie, and TV series reviews should be between 750-1,500 words. Endnotes should be numbered in the text and placed at the end of the article, before the references. Abstracts should be between 180-300 words (with 5 keywords). Extended abstracts are not required for articles in English.

• The manuscripts should be in A4 paper standards: having 2.5 cm margins from right, left, bottom, and top, Times New Roman font style in 12 font size, and line spacing of 1.5. Direct quotations of more than 40 words, should be written in 11 font size and 1.15 line spacing, 1 cm. The main article file should not contain author information due to the double-blind peer review.

• A title page including author information must be submitted together with the manuscript. The title page is to include a fully descriptive title of the manuscript and, affiliation, title, e-mail address, postal address, phone, and fax number of the author(s) (see The Submission Checklist).

• Tables, graphs, and figures should be given with a number and a defining title.

• Authors are responsible for all statements made in their study submitted to the Journal for publication.

References

Filmvisio complies with APA (American Psychological Association) style 7th Edition for referencing and citations. For more information:

American Psychological Association. (2010). Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, Seventh Edition. https://apastyle.apa.org/products/publication-manual-7th-edition


In-text Citations

Citations must be indicated with the author’s surname and publication year within the parentheses. If more than one citation is made within the same parentheses, separate them with semicolons (;).


Examples:

• Citation with one author

(Laine, 2007, p. 73)

• Citation with two authors

(Mathijs & Mendik, 2008, pp. 99-102)

• Citation with multiple authors

First citation in the text: (Fox, Lapate, Shackman, & Davidson, 2018) Subsequent citations: (Fox et al., 2018)

• More than one citation

(Bould et al., 2009; Roberts, 2006)

• Citation with no author

(“In praise of…”, 2022)


REFERENCE LIST

• Authored Book

Perkins, V. F. (1993). Film as film understanding and judging movies. Da Capo Press.

• Book with Multiple Editors

Collins, J., Radner, H., & Preacher Collins, A. (1993). Film theory goes to the movies. Routledge.

• Edited Book Chapter

Read, J. (2003). The cult of masculinity: From fan-boys to academic bad-boys. In M. Jancovich, A. L. Reboll, J. Stringer, & A. Willis (Eds.), Defining cult movies the cultural politics of oppositional taste (pp. 54-70). Manchester University Press.

• Journal Article

Rogers, A. (2019). Screen practices and Hollywood cinema in the 1930s. Screen, 60(2), 197-223. https://doi.org/10.1093/screen/hjz008

• Translated Work

Truffaut, F. (1978). The films in my life (L. Mayhew, Trans.). Simon & Schuster.

• Dissertation

Lupher, S. (2020). From women’s cinema to women’s horror cinema: Genre and gender in the twenty-first century (Order No. 28845183) [Doctoral dissertation, University of Pittsburgh]. ProQuest Dissertations and Theses Global.

• Conference Session

Davidson, R. J. (2019, August 8-11). Well-being is a skill [Conference session]. APA 2019 Convention, Chicago, IL, United States. https://irp-cdn.multiscreensite.com/a5ea5d51/files/uploaded/APA2019_Program_190708.pdf

• Online Dictionary

American Psychological Association. (n.d.). Affect theory. In APA dictionary of psychology. Retrieved April 24, 2022, from https://dictionary.apa.org/affect-theory

• Online Magazine/Newspaper Article

Lee, B. (2022, January 20). Sundance 2022: Films and shows to look out for at this year’s festival. The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/film/2022/jan/19/sundance-2022-films-and-shows-to-look-out-for-at-this-years-festival

• Magazine/Newspaper/Website article with no author

In praise of European cinema. (2022, December 7). Little White Lies. https://lwlies.com/articles/in-praise-of-european-cinema/

• Website/Blog Post

Bordwell, D. (2019, November 29). Women in charge: Highlights from Torino [Web log post]. http://www.davidbordwell.net/blog/2019/11/29/women-in-charge-highlights-from-torino/

• Film

Nolan, C. (Director). (2014). Interstellar [Film]. Legendary Pictures, Syncopy, Lynda Obst Productions.

• TV Series Episode

Weddle, D., & Thompson, B. (Writers), & Mimica-Gezzan, S. (Director). (2019, November 15). Into the abyss (Season 1, Episode 5) [TV series episode]. R. D. Moore et al. (Executive Producers), For all mankind. Tall Ship Productions, Sony Pictures Television.

• Online Video

The Cinema Cartography. (2022, December 1). The 30 Greatest Films [Video]. YouTube. https://youtu.be/S-B30QlAvDQ

• Tweet

SundanceFilmFestival. [@sundancefest]. (2022, December 28). Of the 101 feature films so far announced as part of the 2023 #Sundance Film Festival program, more than half are directed or co-directed by women. Check out our detailed guide below! [Thumbnail with link attached] [Tweet]. Twitter. https://twitter.com/sundancefest/status/1607904209780736000

• Podcast

Fennessey, S., & Dobbins, A. (Host). (2022, December 6). The top 5 movies of 2022 [Audio podcast episode]. In The Big Picture. The Ringer. https://www.theringer.com/2022/12/6/23495887/the-top-five-movies-of-2022

• Song/Track

Nirvana. (1991). Smells like teen spirit [Song]. Nevermind. DGC.