AUTHOR GUIDELİNES

(Version 2.0-June 2026)

Thank you for choosing to submit your manuscript to Biological Diversity and Conservation (BioDiCon). These instructions will help you ensure your manuscript goes smoothly through the evaluation, peer review, production, and publication stages. Please read and follow these instructions carefully; this will ensure your manuscript is suitable for the journal.

 1. About the Journal

Biological Diversity and Conservation is an international, peer-reviewed, open-access journal that publishes high-quality scientific research in biodiversity, conservation biology, ecology, life sciences, environmental sciences, and related health sciences.

The journal publishes manuscripts exclusively in English. All articles are published under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) License.

The journal follows the recommendations of:

• COPE (Committee on Publication Ethics)
• DOAJ Principles of Transparency
• ICMJE Recommendations
• CSE Editorial Policies
• EASE Guidelines

2. Aims and Scope

The journal welcomes original studies in, but not limited to:

•  Biodiversity and conservation biology
•  Human and environmental health and related life science disciplines
•   Ecology and ecosystem science
• Taxonomy, systematics, and biogeography
• Plant, animal, and microbial diversity
• Wildlife biology and management
•  Protected areas and conservation planning
•  Restoration ecology
• Climate change and biodiversity
• Environmental monitoring and assessment
• Ethnobiology and traditional ecological knowledge
• Medicinal and economically important species
•  Sustainable natural resource management

3. Article Types

The journal accepts:

• Original Research Articles
• Review Articles
• Short Communications
• Technical Notes
• Case Reports (only if scientifically significant)
• Editorials
•  Letters to the Editor

4. Language

Only manuscripts written in clear and grammatically correct English are accepted.

Authors whose native language is not English are strongly encouraged to obtain professional language editing before submission.

5. Submission

Manuscripts must be submitted through the journal's online submission system. Submissions by e-mail are not accepted.

Authors should submit their articles by placing them inside the ARTICLE TEMPLATE.

6. Originality

Submitted manuscripts must:

• not have been published previously,
• not be under consideration elsewhere,
• be approved by all authors,
• represent original work.

Plagiarism, duplicate publication, salami publication and data fabrication are unacceptable.

All manuscripts are screened using similarity detection software before peer review.

7. Peer Review

Biological Diversity and Conservation journal applies a Double-Blind Peer Review process.

Each manuscript is evaluated by at least two independent reviewers. The Editor-in-Chief makes the final publication decision based on reviewers' recommendations.

8. Publication Ethics

The journal follows COPE guidelines.

Authors must ensure:

• research integrity,
• ethical approval where required,
• informed consent,
• humane treatment of animals,
• data accuracy,
• transparency.

Misconduct may result in rejection or retraction.

9. Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Artificial intelligence tools (including ChatGPT, Google Gemini and similar systems)

• cannot be listed as authors;
• may be used only for language improvement or technical assistance;
• their use must be disclosed in the manuscript.

Authors remain fully responsible for all content.

10. Authorship

Authorship should meet internationally accepted criteria. Each author must have substantially contributed to:

• study conception,
• data acquisition,
• analysis,
• manuscript preparation,
• approval of the final version.

Gift authorship and ghost authorship are prohibited.

11. Conflict of Interest

All authors must disclose

• financial,
• institutional,
• personal

relationships that could influence the research.

If no conflicts exist, state:

"The authors declare no conflict of interest."

12. Funding

Authors should disclose all funding sources.

If none exist:

"This research received no external funding."

13. Data Availability

Authors are encouraged to deposit research data in public repositories. A Data Availability Statement should be included.

Examples:

• Data available in repository.
•  Data available upon reasonable request.
• No new data were generated.

14. Open Access Policy

Biological Diversity and Conservation journal is a Open Access journal. All published articles are immediately and permanently freely available.

Readers may: read, download, copy, distribute, print and reuse, provided appropriate attribution is given.

15. Copyright

Upon publication, articles are licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0).

16. Publication Charges

 There is no article processing charge (APC).

17. Manuscript Preparation

Manuscripts should contain (See; ARTICLE TEMPLATE, Table1. Limitations for each manuscript type.)

• Title
• Running Title
• Authors
• Affiliations
• ORCID IDs
• Corresponding Author
• Abstract
• Keywords
• Introduction
• Materials and Methods
• Results
• Discussion
• Conclusions
• Artificial Intelligence Statement
• Acknowledgements
• Funding
• Conflict of Interest
• Author Contributions
• Ethical statement
• Data Availability Statement
• References

18. Title

Maximum 35 words. (Avoid abbreviations.)

19. Abstract

Maximum: 350 words The abstract should be structured with subheadings; Purpose, Method, Findings, and Conclusion. The author may also add the Turkish title, abstract and keywords of the article if desired.

20. Keywords

Provide 3–5 keywords. (Avoid repeating title words.)

21. Scientific Names

Scientific names must:

• be italicized,
• include authority when first mentioned where appropriate,
• comply with international nomenclature codes.

22. Units

Use SI Units.

23. References

The journal uses, APA 7th Edition.

 No author

[1] Regional perspectives on aid for trade. (2014). Paris, FR: Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development.

 Journal article with DOI

[1] Sengün, Y. (2012). The wild plants consumed as a food in Afyonkarahisar. Biological Diversity and Conservation, 5(2), 95-105. https://doi:10.1242/jeb.103937

[2] Yücel, E., & Ezer, T. (2018). The bryophyte flora of Eskisehir Province (Turkey). Arctoa 27(2), 164–171. https://doi: 10.15298/arctoa.27.16

[3] Author, A. (year). Title of article: Title of Journal, volume(issue), page range. https://doi:xxxxxxxxxxxxx

 Journal article with DOI

[1] Eroğlu, G., Kaşik, G., & Öztürk, C. (2015). Three new myxomycete records from Turkey. Biological Diversity and Conservation, 8(1), 16-18.

[2] Brown, L. F., Yeo, K., Berse, B., Yeo, T. K., Senger, D. R., Dvorak, H. F., & Van De Water, L. (1992). Expression of vascular permeability factor. The Journal of Experimental Medicine, 176(5), 1375-1379.

 Journal article published in a supplement

[1] Lock, M. (2005). Eclipse of the gene and the return of divination. Current anthropology, 46(S5), S47-S70. https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/432452 

 Books

[1] Fleer, M. (2015). Science for children. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press.

[2] Berkes, F. & Kışlalıoğlu, M. (1990). Ekoloji ve çevre bilimleri. İstanbul: Remzi Kitabevi.

[3] Langlais, B., Reckhow, D. A., & Brink, D. R. (1991). Ozone in water treatment. London: UK: CRC Press.

[4] Brown, M., Shields, J., Kaine, S., Dolle-Samuel, C., North-Samardzic, A., McLean, P., … O’Leary, P. (2016). Managing employee performance and reward: Concepts, practices, strategies (2nd ed.). Port Melbourne, VIC: Cambridge University Press.

 eBook

[1] Bull, M. (2015). Punishment and sentencing: Risk, rehabilitation and restitution. Retrieved from http://CURTIN.eblib.com.au/patron/FullRecord.aspx?p=1985996

 Chapter in an edited print book

[1] Petermann, E. (2015). Monster mash-ups: Features of the horror musical. In L. Piatti-Farnell & D. L. Brien (Eds.), New directions in 21st century gothic: The gothic compass (4th ed., pp. 71-83). New York, NY: Taylor and Francis.

 Conference paper

[1] Novak, D., & Verber, D. (2015, July 21). Assessment of the influence caused by random events within real- time strategy game engine on a game bot gameplay. Paper presented at the 8th Annual International Conference on Computer Games, Multimedia and Allied Technology, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.5176/2251-1679_CGAT15.27

 DOIs should be included whenever available.

24. Tables and Figures

Each figure and table:

•  numbered consecutively,
• cited in text,
•  provided with informative captions.

Tables should be added to the main document in the correct location within the Word file, and numbered sequentially according to the order in which they are cited in the main text (e.g., Table 1). Each table should be accompanied by a descriptive title following the table number. Tables should also be uploaded as a separate Excel file along with other documents.

 Figures should be attached to the main document as Word files where they should be placed, and numbered sequentially according to the order in which they are cited in the main text (e.g., Figure 1). Each figure should be accompanied by a descriptive title following the figure number. Figures should also be uploaded as a separate file (JPEG, TIFF, EPS) along with other documents. All drawings, graphs, photographs, etc., should be considered figures. Images must be originals or written permission from the copyright holder must be submitted to the Editor-in-Chief's Office. Submitted images must be clear, high-resolution, and large in size with a minimum resolution of 300 DPI. If multiple figures are to be published as a single figure, they must be grouped in the desired order and each labeled (A, B, C).

Minimum image resolution: 300 dpi. (See; Table1.)

25. Supplementary Material

Large datasets, videos, GIS files, appendices, and additional figures may be published as supplementary files.

26. ORCID

The corresponding author must provide an ORCID iD. ORCID is strongly recommended for all authors.

27. Corrections and Retractions

Corrections, Expressions of Concern, Retractions are handled according to COPE recommendations.

28. Appeals

Authors may appeal editorial decisions. Appeals are evaluated independently.

29. Limitations for each manuscript type

  Table1. Limitations for each manuscript type

30. Checklist for authors when submitting articles;

• The full article,
• Cover page,
• Figures,
• Tables,
• Copyright and Licensing Form,
• Author Contributions Form,
• ICMJE Disclosure Form,
• Similarity Form.

31. Privacy Statement

The names, addresses, and email addresses entered on this journal site will only be used for the stated purposes of this journal and will not be used for any other purpose or given to any other party.

(Please read "INSTRUCTIONS FOR AUTHORS" for details.)

Contact

Editorial Office;

Biological Diversity and Conservation (BioDiCon)

Sazova Mahallesi, Ziraat Caddesi, No.277, F Blok, Eskişehir, Türkiye

Email: info@biodicon.com; biodicon@gmail.com

Editor-in-Chief: Prof.Dr. Ersin YÜCEL

Website: https://dergipark.org.tr/en/pub/biodicon; http://www.biodicon.com
 

ETHICAL PRINCIPLES AND PUBLICATION POLICY 

 Biological Diversity and Conservation is committed to maintaining the highest standards of publication ethics and takes all possible measures against publication malpractice. The journal follows internationally accepted ethical principles and guidelines, including the recommendations and Core Practices of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), the Principles of Transparency and Best Practice in Scholarly Publishing, and relevant international standards. The journal is an international, peer-reviewed, open-access journal that publishes high-quality scientific research in biodiversity, conservation biology, ecology, life sciences, environmental sciences, and related health sciences.

 Responsibilities of Authors

 ❖ Authors are expected to submit original work that has not been published previously and is not under consideration elsewhere. The author(s) should state that a study submitted to the Biological Diversity and Conservation journal has not been submitted to another journal for simultaneous publication.

❖ The authors should write the sources they used in the article correctly and according to the journal writing rules (according to the APA 7th Edition citation system).

❖ Authors must fill in the “Copyright and Licensing Form” completely and this form must be signed by all authors.

❖ All authors must fill and sign the “Conflict of Interest Form (ICMJE Form)” for the article.

❖ All authors must fill out and sign the "Author Contribution Form" for the article.

❖ Authors must ensure that all data presented are accurate and obtained ethically. If the study requires ethics committee permissions, the author(s) should obtain the relevant “Ethics Committee Approval” for the article and upload this document to the system with the application of the article.

❖ Plagiarism, data fabrication, data falsification, duplicate publication, and inappropriate authorship are unacceptable.

❖ All authors must have made substantial contributions to the study and approve the final version of the manuscript.

❖ Any potential conflicts of interest and sources of financial support must be disclosed.

❖ Studies involving humans or animals must comply with relevant ethical standards and include information regarding ethical approval where applicable.

❖ If there are copyrighted materials (pictures, figures, tables, etc.) in the article, the authors should obtain the necessary permissions for them and indicate this.

❖ All authors must have contributed to the article, have read and approved the final version of the article. If there are other lesser contributors to the article, they should be included in the "Acknowledgements" section.

❖ The author(s) endorsed the article to the STROBE guidelines for observational original research studies, the STARD guidelines for diagnostic accuracy studies, the PRISMA guidelines for systematic reviews and meta-analysis, the ARRIVE guidelines for experimental animal studies, the TREND guidelines for nonrandomized public behaviour studies and the CONSORT rules for random research studies. Medical articles should be prepared in accordance with the ICMJE Recommendations.

❖ The author(s) must upload all necessary forms to the journal's web system, together with the Full Text article. Articles with missing forms will not be evaluated.

Responsibilities of Editors

 ❖ The editor should evaluate the articles regardless of the ethnic origin, gender, religious belief and political philosophy of the authors, and should be objective and fair.

❖ The editor should fill out the necessary forms completely and reject the study and studies that do not comply with the purpose and scope of the journal in the absence of the necessary ethics committee approval and permissions for experimental research. In case of ethical violation, necessary actions should be taken.

❖ The editor should initiate the double-blind refereeing and evaluation process in accordance with the publication policy of the journal regarding the appointment of referees and convey their expectations to the referee(s).

❖ The editor should take care to protect the personal data of the author(s) and referee(s).

❖ Editors are responsible for making publication decisions based solely on the scientific merit, originality, and relevance of submitted manuscripts.

❖ Journal editors must maintain confidentiality of the peer review process.

❖ Journal editors should strive to process articles promptly.

❖ Journal editors must not use data presented in a submitted article in their own research without the author's permission.

❖ Editors maintain the confidentiality of submitted manuscripts and manage conflicts of interest appropriately. Allegations of misconduct are handled according to COPE guidelines.

Responsibilities of Reviewers

 ❖ Evaluation of an article in the journal Biological Diversity and Conservation is carried out in accordance with the principles of double-blind peer review, and the referee(s) must be unbiased and confidential during the evaluation process.

❖ Reviewer(s) should evaluate the articles regardless of the ethnic origin, gender, religious belief and political philosophy of the authors and should be objective, unbiased and fair.

❖ Referee(s) should not agree to evaluate studies that do have conflicts of interest in their field of expertise.

❖ The referee who examines the article should be careful in his/her criticisms, avoid rude and offensive criticism, and use a constructive style.

❖ The referee(s) should not exchange information about the article and its authors with third parties.

❖ Reviewers should provide constructive comments, identify relevant published work not cited by the authors, and disclose any conflicts of interest.

❖ Reviewers should not use data presented in a submitted article in their own research without the author's permission.

❖Reviewers should make every reasonable effort to evaluate submitted articles promptly.

❖Reviewers must not use data presented in a submitted article in their own research without the author's permission.

❖ Reviewers can download and use the journal's "Reviewer Review Form" from the system during the evaluation process, and if they have made corrections to the original article, they must submit it to the journal along with the review form.

❖ The referee(s) should evaluate the article in the given time, and if this is not possible, they should inform the journal editor as soon as possible.

Publisher Ethical Responsibilities

 ❖ The publisher should accept that the publication process is the responsibility of the referee and the editor and should not get involved in this process.

❖ The publisher should comply with all ethical principles regarding the journal and protect the copyright of every work it publishes.

❖ If a publisher detects any unethical activity in published or submitted articles, they must report it to the editor.

❖ If the publisher identifies a violation of ethical principles concerning editors, reviewers, authors, and other staff working at the Journal of Biological Diversity and Conservation, this must be reported immediately to the Editor.

(Please read "INSTRUCTIONS FOR AUTHORS" for details.)