Bulletin of the Mineral Research and Exploration

• To contribute to the providing of scientific communication on geosciences in Turkey and international community.
• To announce and share researches in all fields of geoscientific studies in Turkey with geoscientists worldwide.
• To announce scientific researches and practices on geoscientific surveys carried out by the General Directorate of Mineral Research and Exploration (MTA) to the public.
• To use the journal as an effective media for international publication exchange by keeping the journal in high quality, scope and format.
• To contribute to the development of Turkish language as a scientific language.

At least one of the following qualifications is required for publishing the papers in the Bulletin of Mineral Research and Exploration.

2.1. Research Articles and Review Articles

2.1.1. Original Scientific Researches

• These articles cover and contribute to the main subjects of the earth sciences, the original scientific researches and its results related to all aspects of disciplines in geoscience like exploration and evaluation of the underground sources and environmental problems, and
• The studies, which apply new aspects and methods for the solution of problems about the earth sciences and researches, which apply new aspects and methods for the solution of the problems, in the engineering sciences carried out in MTA.

2.1.2. Review articles

• These papers include comphrehensive scholarly review articles that summarize and critically assess previous geoscientific researches with a new perspective and reveal a new approach.

2.2. Discussion/Reply

• This type of article is intended for the discussion of papers that have already been published in the latest issue of the Bulletin. The discussion/reply type articles, which criticize all or a part of a recently published article, are published in the following first issue if it is submitted within six months after the publication of the Bulletin.
• The discussions are sent to the corresponding author of the original paper to get their reply before publication. The discussions abut the paper with two or more authors are sent only to the corresponding author.
• If the review article is not published within the prescribed preiod then it is published alone. Later sent replies are not published. Re-criticising of the replies is not allowed.
• The authors should obey the rules of scientific ethics and discussions in their discussion/reply papers. The papers in this category should not exceed four printed pages of the journal including figures and tables etc. The format of the papers should be compatible with the “Spelling Rules” of the Bulletin.

2.3. Short Notes

• The short notes part of the Bulletin covers short, brief and concisely written research reports for papers including the data obtained from ongoing and/or completed scientific researches and practices related to geoscience and new and/or preliminary factual findings from Turkey and worldwide.
• The short notes will follow a streamlined schedule and will normally be published in the following first or second issue shortly after submission of the paper to the Bulletin.
• This type of articles should not exceed four printed pages of the journal including figures, tables and an abstract.

1. Purposes

• To contribute to the establishment of scientific communication issues in earth sciences
both in Turkey and internationally.
• To contribute to economic (mining, oil and gas, geothermal etc.), environmental
and social (geoheritage etc.) studies in Turkey and in the World.
• To make the earth science scientific research and applications made by the MTA on
publicly known,
• To use the bulletin as an effective tool in the international publication exchange by
keeping it at a high level in terms of quality, scope and format,
• To contribute to the efforts of developing Turkish as a language of science and removing foreign
words.

2. Scope-Attribute
In order for manuscripts to be published in the Bulletin of the Mineral Research and Exploration,
they must have at least one of the following qualifications:

2.1. Research Articles and Reviews
2.1.1. Original Scientific Researches
• Such articles cover original scientific research and its results that contribute to the
fundamental issues of earth sciences, research and evaluation of underground resources, and
examine the environmental problems in terms of earth sciences,
• It covers research that apply new approaches and methods in solving problems related to
earth sciences.

2.1.2. Review Articles
• They cover studies that compile previous research on subjects of earth sciences with a critical
approach and put forward a new opinion on that subject.

2.2. Criticism and Response Articles
• Articles that criticize all or part of an article of the bulletin in the latest
issue are published in the following first issue, if submitted within six months at the latest
from the date of publication digitally.
• Before the publication, review articles are sent to the
responsible author of the criticized article to make a response.
• If the criticism is not responded within foreseen time, the criticism letter is published
alone, subsequent replies are not published. Replies are not allowed to be re-criticized.
• In criticizing and replying, scientific discussion and ethical rules should be
followed. Criticism and response manuscripts should not exceed four pages, including
figures, if available.

2.3. Brief Notes
• In “Brief Notes” section of the Bulletin of the Mineral Research and Exploration, the
brief, objective and concise articles reflecting the data obtained from scientific researches and
applications carried out in the area of earth sciences or new findings related to previously
unknown geosciences in Turkey are given place.
• The articles arranged in the “Brief Notes” section are published without waiting in the first or
in the second issue the latest, after the date they are sent to the Chair of the
Editorial Board in order to ensure rapid communication.
• Articles requested to be published in the “Brief Notes” section should not exceed four
pages, including all figures and tables.

3. Submission and Acceptance for Manuscripts
• The manuscripts submitted to be published in the Bulletin of the Mineral Research
and Exploration should be prepared in TURKISH and / or ENGLISH in accordance with the
Publishing Rules of the Bulletin of the Mineral Research and Exploration, and submitted via
electronic application at http://dergi. mta.gov.tr/index.php.
• The manuscript must not have been previously published partially or completely elsewhere
(except in abstract form).
• Manuscripts submitted with the request for publication in the Bulletin of the
Mineral Research and Exploration should not exceed 30 pages, including all illustrations. The
articles exceeding 30 pages can be published if deemed appropriate by referees and editors.
Publication Rules for the “Bulletin of the Mineral Research and Exploration”


• In the submitted manuscript, the number of figures and tables should be given in proportion to
the main text in a ratio of 1/3.
• Corresponding author is asked to suggest at least three referees for the evaluation
of the manuscript. (The proposed referees and the authors should not have any joint work
within the last two years).
• Manuscripts that do not comply with the Publishing Rules for the Bulletin of the Mineral
Research and Exploration in terms of quality and form are directly returned without being examined
in terms of content.
• Manuscripts deemed appropriate in terms of format are sent to at least two expert referees for
review by the Editorial Board of the Bulletin of the Mineral Research and Exploration.
• Authors should make the referee corrections and suggestions sent to them within 20 days
and upload to the system.
• Comments from referees are evaluated by the Editors and associated editors.
Manuscripts deemed necessary to be corrected are sent back to the authors with a request for
correction. Whether the suggested corrections have been made or not is checked by the Editorial
Board.
• In the revision proposals given by the editors and referees, if there are suggestions
that are not accepted by the author and have not been corrected, a report explaining the
reason for rejecting these suggestions by the author should be sent to the Editorial Board
together with the corrected copies.
• After the last control at the printing stage, the pre- print of the manuscript is sent to
the authors in pdf format and the printing control is requested.
• Articles, not accepted for publication are not returned to the authors, for the unpublished
articles, a letter is written to the responsible author indicating the reason for rejection.

4. Language and Period of Publication
• The Bulletin of the Mineral Research and Exploration is published three times a year, each issue
as being in Turkish and the other in English languages.
• The spelling rules of the Turkish Language Association are valid for the
spelling rules for the Turkish issue. However, in spelling of the words related to earth
sciences, the spelling forms of technical

terms are used in accordance with the decision of the Editorial Board (For example; underground,
ground, earth’s crust, etc.).

5. Spelling Draft
• The text of the manuscripts to be sent for the first review with the request to be published in
the Bulletin of the Mineral Research and Exploration should be written in A4 (29.7 x 21 cm)
size, word format, Times New Roman 10 pt., normal with 2.0 line spacing.
• At the bottom, top, left and right of the page 2.5 cm indent must be left. Formulas that require
the use of special letters and symbols should be presented in computer media.
• In all subtitles, the initials of all words must be capital. First degree headings to
be used in the article should be written in Times New Roman, 10 pt., bold and left aligned
by giving numbers. Secondary headings should be written in Times New Roman, 10 pt., normal font and
left aligned by giving numbers. Third-degree headings should be written in Times New Roman,
10 pt., italic font and left-aligned by giving numbers. Fourth-order headings should be
written in Times New Roman, 10 pt., italic, aligned to the left, without giving numbers, and the
text should continue after the title without a colon and a paragraph (see example article:
www.dergi.mta.gov.tr).
• One blank line should be left after paragraphs in the text.
• Paragraph headings should be written 0.5 mm indentation.
• One article should respectively contain;
-Title
-Author’s Name and Surname and * sign
- Abstract
- Key words
- Introduction
- Main Text
- Discussion
- Results
- Acknowledgements
- Reference sections.
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5.1. Title of the Article
• The title should reflect the subject of the article as briefly, clearly and adequately as
possible. Subjects that are not sufficiently covered in the article should not be included in the
title. The first letter of the title should be capitalized and the other words should be in
lowercase letters (except for proper names) in Times New Roman, 10 pt. and bolded.

5.2. Author Name, Address and E-Mail Address
• The first name of the authors should be in lowercase (except the first letter), and the surname
should be in capital letter and without any title.
• Only the name of the organization should be specified in the occupational
address after the name and surname of the authors (position should not be specified).
• ORCID number should be taken from www.orcid. org and placed under the address.
• In articles written by more than one author, numbers should be placed on surnames of the
authors, the address information should be included in the bottom line with a single line
spacing. In this section, the corresponding author of the article should be indicated by using
an asterisk (*) and the corresponding author’s e-mail, telephone and other contact information must
be provided.
• Abbreviations should not be used in writing the author’s name and address. Addresses
should be given in Turkish in Turkish publication and in English in English publication.

5.3. Abstract
• Abstract should be written at a level that can be understood without referring to the
other parts of the article.
• The abstract should be organized as a brief presentation of the sections in the
article, reflect the purpose of the article, be informative, and should be written in a way to
emphasize new data and results on the subject.
• Short and simple sentences should be used in writing the abstract.
• In the abstract, there should not be any reference to other parts and illustrations of the
article or to other articles.

• Information not mentioned in the main text should not be included in the abstract.
• The abstract should not exceed approximately 200 words and should be written as a single
paragraph.
• Abstract should be written in Times New Roman, 10 pt., normal text with single line spacing.
• “ABSTRACT” should not be placed for the articles to be included in “Brief Notes” section.
• The English abstract should be given under the heading “ABSTRACT”.

5.4. Key words
In order to facilitate searches, five keywords that will indicate the general content of the
article should be selected and specified in this section. Words used in the title should not be
repeated.

5.5. Introduction
• In this section, the necessary information for preparatory and facilitative to
understand the article such as the purpose of the study, its location, methods of study and
previous reviews on the subject should be given.
• If an unusual way is followed in naming, classification and abbreviations within the text of the
manuscript, its reason should be stated in this section.
• Each of the topics to be included in this section can create a separate paragraph
or a subtitle can be given for each of them when necessary (e.g. method, material, terminology
and etc.).
• This section can again be used when reminder information is needed to facilitate the
understanding of the article (e.g. statistical information, formulas, experimental or
application methods and etc.).

5.6. Main Body of Article
• Constitutes the main body of the article.
• In this section, the data, findings and opinions that are intended to be transferred to the
reader on the subject are mentioned.
• The data used in other parts of the article such as “Abstract”, “Discussions”,
“Results” originate from this part.
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stressed in the “Introduction” section of the article when dealing the topics.
Information that does not contribute to the achievement of the purpose of the article
or that is not used to reach the conclusion should not be included.
• All data used in this section and all opinions put forward should be proven by the
findings obtained from the studies or based on a source by reference.
• The way and method to be followed in handling the topics vary according to the
characteristics of the topics covered.
• Subject headings in necessary numbers with different stages should be used in this section.

5.7. Discussions
• The data and findings objectively conveyed in the “Main Text” section of the article
should be discussed by the author in this section. Discussions should be separate from the
“Results” section.

5.8. Results
• New data and findings obtained from the review that constitutes the subject of the article should
be stated concisely and concretely in this section.
• Subjects that are not adequately addressed and / or covered in the main text should not be
included in this section.
• The results can be given as items in order to emphasize the research results and make
the expression understandable.

5.9. Acknowledgements
• In this section, important contributions in the realization of the study, which
is the subject of the article, are indicated. An attitude that will distract this section from
its main purpose should not be taken in the Acknowledgements.
Contribution should be stated as short and concise as possible to the persons and/or
organizations that provided assistance (reading, writing, language assistance, etc.)
during the research, and should not take an attitude that would distract this section from its
main purpose.

5.10. References
• In this section, only the documents mentioned in the article should be included in complete.
• Abbreviations should be avoided in naming the publications and journals.
• The mentioned documents should be written in Times New Roman and 9 pt.
• The first line of the references should be written as justified to the left margin of the page,
and the other lines should be written by giving a hanging indent value of 1.25.
• The references should be listed in alphabetical order, taking into account the surnames of the
authors.
• If one author has more than one work in the same year, lowercase alphabet letters should be used
right after the year of publication and the letters should be italic (e.g. Saklar, 2011a, b).
• If more than one document of the same author is cited, first his / her single-name
publications in chronological order, then double-names according to the second author’s
surname in chronological order, and then multi-names according to the alphabetical order
of the authors’ surnames and publication year should be given.
For example:
Corradini, C. 2007. The conodont genus Pseudooneotodus Drygant from the
Silurian and Lower Devonian of Sardinia and the Carnic Alps (Italy).
Bollettino-Societa Paleontologica Italiana 46 (2/3), 139-148.
Corradini, C., Corriga, M. G. 2010. Silurian and lowermost Devonian conodonts from
the Passo Volaia area (Carnic Alps, Italy). Bollettino della Società
Paleontologica Italiana 49 (3), 237-253.
Corradini, C., Corriga, M. G. A. 2012. Pridoli – Lochkovian conodont zonation in
Sardinia and the Carnic Alps: implications for a global zonation scheme. Bulletin of Geosciences 87
(4), 635-650.
Corradini, C., Serpagli E. 1999. A Silurian conodont biozonation from late Llandovery to end
Pridoli in Sardinia (Italy), In Serpagli (Ed.), Studies on conodonts: Proceedings of the 7th
European Conodont Symposium. Bollettino della Società Paleontologica Italiana 37 (2-3)
(1998), 255-273.




























































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Corradini, C., Corriga, M. G., Männik, P., Schönlaub,
H. P. 2015. Revised conodont stratigraphy of the Cellon section (Silurian, Carnic Alps).
Lethaia 48 (1), 56-71.
Corradini, C., Leone, F., Loi, A., Serpagli, E. 2001.Conodont Stratigraphy of A
Highly Tectonised Silurian-Devonian Section in The San Basilio Area (Se Sardinia,
Italy). Bollettino Della Societa Paleontologica Italiana 40 (3), 315-323, 1 Pl.
Corradini, C., Pondrelli, M., Serventi, P., Simonetto,
L. 2003. The Silurian cephalopod limestone in the Monte Cocco area (Carnic Alps, Italy): conodont
biostratigraphy. Revista Española de Micropaleontologia 35 (3), 285-294.
• If documents of different authors with the same surname are mentioned, they should
be written in alphabetical order, considering their first names.
• If the document is in a periodical publication (if it is an article), information about the
document is given in the following order: Authors ‘ surname, first letters of the authors’ first
names. Year of publication. The name of the article. The name of the publication in which the
article was published, volume number and / or issue number with the first letters in capital, the
numbers of the first and last page of the document. Punctuation marks like comma and etc.
after journal names should not be used.
• In the examples below, the information about the mentioned documents is organized
according to different document types, taking into account the punctuation marks.
For example:
Gürsoy, M. 2017. Munzur Dağları Alt Miyosen çökelleri mollusk topluluğu ve
paleoekolojisi (Doğu Anadolu, Türkiye). Maden Tetkik ve Arama Dergisi 155, 75-99.
Pamir, H. N. 1953. Türkiye’de kurulacak bir Hidrojeoloji Enstitüsü
hakkında rapor. Türkiye Jeoloji Bülteni 4, 1, 63-68.
Robertson, A. H. F. 2002. Overview of the genesis and emplacement of Mesozoic ophiolites in
the Eastern Mediterranean Tethyan region. Lithos 65, 1-67.
• If the document is a book: authors’ surnames, authors’ first names. Year of publication.
Title of the book with capital letters. The name of the publishing

organization or the name of the publication in which the document was published, the volume and /
or issue number, and the total number of pages of the book should be specified,
respectively.
For example:
Einsele, G. 1992. Sedimentary Basins. Springer Verlag, 628.
Ketin, İ., Canıtez, N. 1956. Yapısal Jeoloji. İTÜ, 308.
Meriç, E. 1983. Foraminiferler. Maden Tetkik ve Arama Genel Müdürlüğü Eğitim Serisi, 26,
280.
• If the document is published in a book containing the articles of various authors, the
usual order for the document included in a periodical publication is followed until the end of
the document title. Then the editors’ surnames and initials and the abbreviation of the editor word
“Ed.” is written in parentheses. Then, the title of the book in which the document is located is
written with the first letters in capital letters. Name of publishing organization. The place of
publication, the volume number of the publication in which the document was published, and
the numbers of the first and last pages of the document should be written.
For example:
Anderson, L. 1967. Latest information from seismic observations. Gaskell, T. F. (Ed.). The Earth’s
Mantle. Academic Press. London, 335-420.
Göncüoğlu, M. C., Turhan, N., Şentürk, K., Özcan, A., Uysal, S., Yalınız, K. 2000. A
geotraverse across northwestern Turkey. Bozkurt, E., Winchester, J. A., Piper, J. D.
A. (Ed.). Tectonics and Magmatism in Turkey and the Surrounding Area. Geological Society of
London. Special Publication, 173, 139-162.
• If it is desired to specify the name of a book in which the writings of various
authors are collected as a document; following the surnames and names of the book’s editors, in
parentheses the “Ed.” statement is written. Year of publication. Title of the book with capital
letters. The name of the publishing organization or the name of the publication in which the
document was published, the volume and / or issue number and the total number of pages of
the book should be specified.
For example:
Gaskel, T. F. (Ed.). 1967. The Earth’s Mantle. Academic Press, 520.




























































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• If the document is “published abstract”, information about the document is given in the following
order: Authors’ surnames, authors’ first names. Year of publication. Name of the
document (paper). The name, date and place of the meeting where the paper is published, and the
first and last page numbers in the book containing the abstract should be written.
For example:
Öztunalı, Ö., Yeniyol, M. 1980. Yunak (Konya) yöresi kayaçlarının petrojenezi. Türkiye
Jeoloji Kurumu 34. Bilim Teknik Kurultayı, Ankara, 36.
Yılmaz, Y. 2001. Some striking features of the Anatolian geology. 4. International
Turkish Geology Symposium, 24-28 Eylül 2001,
Adana, 13-14.
• If the mentioned document has not been published like report, lecture notes and etc., the word
“unpublished” should be written at the end of the information about the document in parentheses
after the information about the document is given in the usual order for the document in a
periodical publication.
For example:
Akyol, E. 1978. Palinoloji ders notları. EÜ Fen Fakültesi Yerbilimleri Bölümü,
45, İzmir (unpublished).
Özdemir, C., Biçen, C. 1971. Erzincan ili, İliç ilçesi ve civarı demir etütleri raporu. Maden
Tetkik Arama Genel Müdürlüğü, Rapor No: 4461, 21, Ankara (unpublished).
• For unpublished courses, seminars and similar notes, the course organizer after document name.
The place of the meeting. Title of the book and relevant page numbers should be given.
For example:
Walker, G.R., Mutti, E. 1973. Turbidity facies and facies associations. Society for
Sedimentary Geology Pacific Section Short Course. Annaheim. Turbitides and
Deep Water Sedimentation, 119-157.
• If the document is a thesis; author’s surname, initial of the author’s first name. Year of
publication. Name of the thesis. The type of the thesis, the university where it was
given, the total number of pages, its province and the word “unpublished” are written
in parentheses.

For example:
Akıllı, H. 2019. Polatlı-Haymana (Ankara) civarı sıcak sularının izotop jeokimyası
(δ18O, δD, 3H, δ13C, δ34S, 87Sr/86Sr) ve ana iz element bileşimleri ile incelenmesi.
PhD Thesis, Ankara University, 255, Ankara (unpublished).
Argun Aktan, Ö. 2019. Marmara Denizi Batı Kıta Sahanlığı Yüzeysel Çökellerinde Jeojenik ve
Antropojenik Ağır Metal Zenginleşmesine Yönelik Araştırmalar (Şarköy Kanyonu, KB Türkiye). MSc
Thesis, Ankara University, 179, Ankara.
• Anonymous works should be arranged according to the publishing institution.
For example:
MTA. 1964. 1/500.000 ölçekli Türkiye Jeoloji Haritası, İstanbul Paftası. Maden Tetkik
ve Arama Genel Müdürlüğü, Ankara.
• For the documents that are in print, no date is put after the name of the author, the name of the
article and the source to be published should be specified and the word “in print” and / or
“in review” should be written at the end (in parentheses).
For example:
Ishihara, S. The granitoid and mineralization. Economic Geology 75th Anniversary (in
press).
• Information downloaded from the Internet should be given in the form of the name of the
institution, its web address, and the date on which the web address was accessed. Turkish
references should be given directly in Turkish and should be written in Turkish characters.
For example:
ERD (Earthquake Research Department of Turkey). http://www.afad.gov.tr. 3 March 2013.
• While citing the source, the original language should be adhered to, and the title of the article
should not be translated.

6. Illustrations
• All of the drawings, photographs, plates and tables used in the article are referred to as
“illustrating”.
• Illustrations should be used when their use is unavoidable or when they make the subject
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• In the selection and arrangement of the format and size of the illustrations, an attitude should
be made to prevent loss of space as much as possible considering the page length and layout of the
bulletin.
• The number of illustrations used should be proportional to the size of the text.
• All illustrations should be submitted in separate files regardless of the text.
• Abbreviations should not be used in illustration explanations in the text and should be
numbered in the order of mention within the text.
• Photographs and plates must be submitted as a computer file in which all details can be
seen for the examination of the article, with EPS, TIFF or JPEG extension and at least 300 dpi
resolution.

6.1. Figures
• Drawings and photographs other than the plate to be included in the article are
evaluated together as “Figure” and numbered in the order of mention in the text.
• The figures should be prepared in computer considering the dimensions of a single
column width as 7.4 cm or double column width as 15.8 cm. The figure area with its caption
should not exceed 15.8x21 cm.
• While preparing the figures, unnecessary details should not be included and care should be
taken not to use more space than necessary for the transfer of information.
• In figure descriptions, a space should be left after the word “Figure” is written, and the number
is given in the usual sequence number, followed by a hyphen (-) and a space again, and a
description of the relevant figure should be written. If the figure legend exceeds the bottom
lines, the following lines should to be written after the “Figure 1-” statement
alignment. Figure descriptions should be created as follows, without exceeding the edges of
the figure and justified on both sides.
For example:
Figure 1- The district of Sandıklı (Afyon); a) geological map of the southwest, b) the general
vertical section of the study area (Seymen, 1981), c) Turkey’s most important neotectonic
structures (modified from Koçyiğit, 1994).

• Drawings should be drawn in computer properly, clean and with care.
• The use of thin lines that may disappear when minimized in figures should be avoided.
• Symbols or letters used in all drawings should not be less than 2 mm (7 pt.) in Times New Roman.
• All standardized symbols used in the drawings should preferably be explained in the drawing, if
they are too long then they should be explained in the figure below.
• Bar scale should be used in all drawings and the north direction should be indicated on
all maps.
• The name of the author, description of the figure, figure number should not be included
in the drawing.
• Photographs should reflect the aims of the subject and should be in adequate numbers.
• Figures should be framed.


6.2. Plates
• Plates should be used in cases where multiple photographs are required to be printed
together on a special paper.
• Plate dimensions must be equal to the size of the bulletin’s usable area of the page.
• Figure numbers should be written under each of the
figures on the plate and bar scale should be used.
• Original plates must be attached to the final copy to be submitted in the case of acceptance of
the manuscript.
• Figures and plates should be numbered among themselves and independently. Figures
should be numbered with Latin numerals and plates with Roman numerals (eg Figure 1, Plate I).
• There should be no explanation text on the figures inside the plate.

6.3. Tables
• All tables should be arranged in word format and should be prepared in Times New Roman.
• Tables should not exceed the size of 15x8 cm together with the table caption.
• Table explanations should be created without exceeding the edges of the figure and
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For example:
Table 1- Hydrogeochemical analysis results of geothermal waters in the study area.

7. Nomenclature and Abbreviation
• Abbreviations must be in the accepted international or national form. Unusual
nomenclature and abbreviations that are not standardized in the article should be avoided. In
cases where it is deemed necessary to use such nomenclature and abbreviations, the way and
method followed should be explained.
• There should not be a dot between the words initials used in standard abbreviations (such as MTA,
DSİ).
• Abbreviations of geography aspects should be made in English (N, S, E, W, NE and etc.).
The word group to be abbreviated should be written clearly where it is mentioned first time
and the abbreviation should be given in parentheses, then only the abbreviated form should be
written throughout the article.
• Systems with international validity (m, inch, etc.) should be used as the unit of
measure. Decimals should be separated with commas in Turkish articles and with a period in English
articles.
• The names of figures, plates and tables in the article should not be abbreviated. For
example, “As seen in the generalized stratigraphic section of the region (Figure 1) …….”.

7.1. Stratigraphic Nomenclature
• Stratigraphic nomenclature should be done in accordance with the Stratigraphical
Classification and Nomenclature Rules prepared by Turkey Stratigraphy Committee (TSC).
(https://www.mta.gov.tr/v3.0/sayfalar/birimler/ belgeler/Stratigrafi_adlama_kurallari.pdf )
• Attention should be paid to the use of formation names accepted (formalized) by the
TSC. If the formation name used is official, the letter “F” should be capitalized, and if it
is informal and plural, the letter “f” should be written in lowercase. For example; Bostancı
Formation (formal), Kaynarca formation (unofficial), Baltalimanı, Trakya and
Tarlaağızı formations (plural).

7.2. Chronostatigraphic and Geochronologic Nomenclature
• “International Chronostratigraphic Chart” (https:// stratigraphy.org/chart), which is updated
annually by the International Stratigraphic Committee, should be taken into consideration in
chronostratigraphic and geochronological nomenclature.
• Position within a chronostratigraphic unit can be expressed in adjectives indicating
the position, for example: lower, middle, upper and etc. When using these adjectives, it
should be decided whether the lower, middle and upper distinction is formal / informal in the
International Chronostratigraphic Chart.
For example:
lower Miocene, Upper Holocene and etc.
• When stating the time where a geochronological unit is, temporal adjectives such as;
early, middle, late and etc. are used. When using these adjectives, the International
Chronostratigraphic Chart should be taken into consideration to decide whether the
adjectives begin with capital or lowercase letters.
For example:
early Miocene, Late Holocene etc.


7.3. Paleontological Nomenclature and Spelling of Fossil Names
• Original names of fossils should be used.
For example:
Nummulites with limestone
• Fossil genus and species names are written in italics, cf., aff. and gr. etc. expressions are
written as normal (perpendicular). When writing fossil names for the first time, the
surnames of the people who identify them and the year in which they were first
defined should be written. In later uses, the surnames and the year in which they are defined may
not be written. The surnames and dates of identifiers coming at the end of the fossil names are not
references, they should not be included in the mentioned documents.
For example:
Alveolina aragonensis Hottinger, 1960 not a reference.
Alveolina cf. aragonensis Hottinger, 1960 not a reference.
Alveolina aff. aragonensis Hottinger, 1960 not a reference.




























































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Alveolina gr. aragonensis Hottinger, 1960 not a reference.
• After the first use of the same genus in the text is written clearly, it can be abbreviated as in
the example so that it will not be confused with another genus in later use.
For example:
Alveolina aragonensis, A. polathensis, A. ellipsoidalis
etc.
• If the date is in parentheses after the person describing it after the name of
the fossil in the text, this is a reference and should be included in the mentioned documents.
For example:
Alveolina aragonensis Hottinger (1960) is a reference.
• The following rules should be taken into account when writing the systematic
paleontologic section.
a. First of all, genus, species and subspecies to be identified should be written in
hierarchical order like the order, upper family, family type species and so on. Later, the
species to be described should be written together with the surnames and date of the
people who defined the subspecies name. If there is a photograph of the described fossil, the plate
or figure with the photograph should be added under the fossil name. The names of the authors
listed here are not references, so they are not included in the reference.
For example:
Order: Foraminiferida Eichwald, 1830 Superfamily: Alveolinacea Ehrenberg, 1839 Family: Alveolinidae
Ehrenberg, 1839 Type Genus: Borelis de Montfort, 1808
Type Species: Borelis melenoides de Montfort, 1808
= Nautilus melo Fichtel and Moll, 1798 Borelis vonderschmitti (Schweighauser, 1951) (Plate II,
Figure 3-5 or Figure 3A-H).
b. Similar or synonyms (synonym) list should be left- aligned in chronological order. The page
and figure number of the synonymous fossil in the relevant study should be included in the
synonymous list. Authors in the synonymous list are references and must be included in the
references.
For example:
1951 Neoalveolina vonderschmitti Schweighauser, page 468, figures 1-4.

1974 Borelis vonderschmitti (Schweighauser),
Hottinger, page 67, plate 98, figures 1-7.
c. After the synonymous list is given, the definition, explanations (similarities and differences),
dimensions, material, stratigraphic distribution (according to the characteristics of the
fossil) should be written.
d. If the fossil is defined for the first time (new species) in the systematic
paleontology section, the origin of the name, holotype, type locality, material, description,
explanation (similarity and differences), age and geographical distribution,
dimensions (according to the features that define the fossil) should be written. Photographs of the
fossil identified for the first time by the authors must necessarily be placed in plates or
figures.
e. Bar scale indicating the size of fossils must be used definitely in plates / figures.

8. References
• In the references to be made in the Main Text, only the surnames of the authors and the
publication year of the mentioned article should be specified. Referencing should be arranged
according to one of the following examples:
• Referring to a publication with a single author (in chronological order):
-Altınlı (1972, 1976) defined the Bilecik sandstone in detail.
It is known that the fold axes of the Devonian and Carboniferous units around İstanbul
are N-S trending (Ketin, 1953, 1956; Altınlı, 1999).
• Referring to a publication with two authors:
- The upper parts of the unit include Ilerdian fossils (Sirel and Gündüz, 1976; Keskin and Turhan,
1987, 1989).
• Referring to a publication with more than two authors:
- According to Caner et al. (1975), the Alıcı formation reflects the conditions of fluvial
environment.
- Unit disappears by wedging towards E (Tokay et al., 1984).
• Referring to a reference in another publication:
It is known that Lebling mentioned about the existence of Liassic around Çakraz (Lebling,
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• When referring to the works of the authors with the same surname in the same year, referring the
authors’ first names by writing their initials:
- Many studies have been done in the field of structural geology in the study area (Gutnic et al.,
1979; Yılmaz A., 1983; Yılmaz, İ., 1983; Poisson et al., 1984 etc.).

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