JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURE
- Journal of Agriculture is a refereed international journal. DergiPark started its activities in May-2018 in order to publish research and compilation articles prepared in the field of agriculture and life sciences with open access. The languages supported by the journal are Turkish and English. 2 (two) issues are published annually.
- Articles submitted to the journal are first reviewed by the editor in terms of shape and content. Unsuitable ones are sent back to the responsible author.
- Submitted articles are checked against plagiarism by the authors, excluding the sources. It is mandatory that the similarity rate is below 20% in the controls. Publications over 20% are rejected by analyzing plagiarism reports.
- It is mandatory that the works to be published have not been published anywhere or sent to any journal to be published.
- Articles approved by the editor are sent to 2 (two) reviewers. Articles whose referee review and correction process are completed are published.
Refereeing Process
Blind Review and Evaluation Process
Blind peer review is a method applied to ensure that scientific publications are of the highest quality. This method forms the basis of the objective evaluation of scientific studies and is preferred by many scientific journals. Reviewers' opinions have a decisive role in the publication quality of the Journal of Agriculture and Nature. All manuscripts submitted to the Journal of Agriculture and Nature are evaluated blindly according to the following steps.
Blinded Review Type
Journal of Agriculture and Nature uses the double-blinding method in the evaluation process of all studies. In the double-blind method, the identities of the authors and reviewers are concealed.
Initial Evaluation Process
The manuscripts submitted to the Journal of Agriculture and Nature are first evaluated by the editors. At this stage, manuscripts that do not comply with the purpose and scope of the journal, are weak in terms of language and expression rules in Turkish and English, contain critical errors in scientific terms, have no original value and do not meet the publication policies are rejected. Authors of rejected manuscripts are notified within two weeks at the latest from the date of submission. The eligible studies are sent to a Department editor for preliminary evaluation.
Preliminary Evaluation Process
During the pre-evaluation process, the section editors examine the introduction, material and method, findings, conclusion, evaluation and discussion sections of the manuscripts in detail in terms of journal publication policies and scope and originality. As a result of this review, unsuitable manuscripts are returned with the department editor's evaluation report within four weeks at the latest.
Refereeing Process
The manuscripts are sent to referees according to their content and the expertise of the referees. The section editor, who reviews the manuscript, recommends at least two referees from the referee pool of the Journal of Agriculture and Nature according to their areas of expertise or may recommend new referees appropriate to the field of the manuscript. Care is taken to ensure that each referee is from different institutions and not from the same institution as the referees. The referee suggestions received from the department editor are evaluated by the editors and the manuscripts are forwarded to the referees. Reviewers must guarantee that they will not share any process and documents about the studies they evaluate.
Referee Evaluation Process
The time given to the referees for the peer review process is 4 weeks. Corrections received from reviewers or editors must be completed by the authors within 1 month. The reviewers can decide on the appropriateness of a manuscript by reviewing the revisions, or they can request multiple revisions if necessary. The comments received from the reviewers are reviewed by the Section editor within 2 weeks at the latest. As a result of this review, the Section editor submits his/her final decision on the study to the editors.
Editorial Board Decision
The editors prepare the editorial board opinions on the study based on the opinions of the Section editor and referees. The prepared opinions are sent by the editor to the author(s) within 1 week at the latest together with the suggestions of the Section editor and referees. In this process, manuscripts with a negative opinion are returned without requesting a plagiarism check.
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Checklist for Submitting Articles
Guidelines for Article Submission to the "Journal of Agriculture"
Articles must be electronically submitted by the corresponding author through the "Journal of Agriculture" website (https://dergipark.org.tr/en/journal/2514/submission/step/manuscript/new) after creating an account. This system allows online article submission, preliminary evaluation, and peer review for publication.
During the submission process, authors must ensure that their submissions comply with all the following requirements. Submissions that do not adhere to these guidelines will be returned to the authors.
General Requirements:
1. The article to be submitted must not have been previously published or submitted to any journal for publication (detailed explanation provided in the Writing Guidelines).
2. The article must be prepared according to the writing guidelines of the journal.
3. The article should be formatted on an A4 page, with margins, headers, footers, and line spacing adjusted to fit the journal format.
4. Main headings and subheadings should be formatted in accordance with the journal’s format.
5. Tables should be prepared according to the journal format, mentioned in the text, and included within the main manuscript.
6. Tables and figures must not be uploaded as separate files; they must be included in the main document.
7. Figures should be prepared in accordance with the journal format, mentioned in the text, and included within the main manuscript.
8. Equation and reaction numbering should be sequential and in compliance with the journal format.
9. Mathematical formulas should be prepared using Microsoft Word.
10. Original figures must be fully compliant with the writing guidelines.
11. Figure dimensions should be adjusted to fit the required format.
12. Figures must be numbered sequentially within the text.
13. References must be written according to the journal's writing guidelines.
14. Potential typos should be checked using the word processor’s "Spelling and Grammar" tool.
15. For articles in Turkish, the Turkish title, highlights, abstract, and keywords must match their English counterparts. For articles in English, the English title, highlights, abstract, and keywords must be added, with Turkish equivalents provided if required.
16. For English articles, the English title, highlights, abstract, and keywords are mandatory. Turkish equivalents can be included if necessary.
Cover Page:
The cover page must include the following:
• Research field
• Article type
• Citation-prepared section of the article
• Titles, abstracts, and keywords in both Turkish and English
• Highlights (in both Turkish and English)
• Authors' names, ORCID IDs, affiliations, and contact details
• Information on the corresponding author
• Author contributions
• Conflict of interest statement
• Acknowledgments (optional)
• If applicable, statements for conference presentations, thesis references, and ethics committee approvals (if required).
You can access the template via the Cover Page link.
Blind Manuscript:
The main text of the article uploaded to the system must not include author names or affiliations due to the double-blind peer-review process. This information should only appear on the cover page. When submitting the article, author names and affiliations must be explicitly written without abbreviations.
Steps to Follow:
1. The manuscript must be prepared using Microsoft Office Word 2010 or later versions. for link
2. For multi-author manuscripts, all authors must be added to the system in the order they appear in the manuscript using the "Add Author" option during Step 2 of the submission process.
3. A copyright transfer agreement must be completed, signed by all authors, and uploaded to the system in PDF format. Ethics committee approval (if required) should also be uploaded. for link
4. A plagiarism report (prepared using iThenticate or Turnitin) must be uploaded in PDF format. The similarity index (excluding references) must be below 20%.
5. The "Notes to the Editor" field must not be left blank. This section should explain the originality of the study and its tangible contributions to science.