Book or book chapter proposals can be submitted through ISTES events. After the peer-reviewing process, the book chapters will be selected from the full papers.

SCOPUS Indexed Book Chapters

ISTES books on education and social sciences have been accepted for SCOPUS coverage from 2020 onwards.

After the peer-reviewing process, the book chapters will be selected from the  full papers and indexed in SCOPUS.

Book Chapters Length

• Book chapter length: min. 20 pages in the template format

The book chapter proposals should be minimum 20 pages in the template format. There is no maximum page limit.

A book cannot be less than 5 chapters. There is no maximum chapter limit. ISTES values international contributions so the chapters should involve authors from different countries.

Book Chapter Guidelines

The following template should be used for the chapters:

Book Chapter Template (Download)

Paper Size must be A4 format (21 x 29.7 cm).

• Margins must be 1 inch (about 2.54 cm).
• Font Face must be Times New Roman.
• Font Size must be 10 point (except paper Title is 14 pt) in 1.5 times space, and justified.
• Please use 12-point bold for first-level headings, 10-point bold for second-level headings, and 10-point italics for third -level headings with an initial capital letter for any proper nouns. Leave one blank line before and after each heading. (Exception: no blank line between consecutive headings.) Please margin all headings to the left.
• One blank line should be left after the paper title. After the title, names of authors should be provided.
• All the authors of a paper should include their full names, affiliations, addresses, ORCID information, and email addresses on the last page of the paper.
• The informative 10-point highlights presenting the main points of the paper and conclusions.
• Tables and figures should be centered and not exceed the given page margins. 
• Table titles should be on top of the table and all words should be centered, and only the first letters capitalized.
• Figures titles should be centered and only the first letters capitalized and located at the bottom of the figures.
• One blank line should be allowed between the paragraphs.
• References and citations within the text should be prepared in the latest APA format: https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/apa_style/apa_formatting_and_style_guide/general_format.html
• Do NOT include HEADERS or FOOTNOTES