Manuscripts should be submitted through the Aegean Geographical Journal's online submission system available at https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/pub/ecd by following the manuscript submission procedures provided on the journal's website.

• All manuscripts submitted to the Aegean Geographical Journal are evaluated in accordance with the journal's editorial policies and publication standards.
• Before submitting a manuscript, authors are strongly encouraged to carefully review the following information.
• Authors are advised to read the journal's About the Journal, Aims and Scope, Editorial and Peer Review Process, Publication Ethics, and Editorial Policy pages prior to submission.

Submission Requirements

1. Manuscripts are accepted exclusively through the DergiPark Manuscript Submission System. Submissions must be made by following the submission procedures provided on the journal's DergiPark page.
2. Submitted manuscripts must not have been previously published, accepted for publication elsewhere, or be under consideration by another journal at the time of submission.
3. At the time of submission, authors are required to upload all information, documents, and forms requested by the journal through the submission system. These include:

• Manuscript Information Form
• ECD Author Contributions Statement
• Generative AI Disclosure Statement
• Conflict of Interest Disclosure Statement
• Copyright Transfer Agreement
• Ethics Committee Approval Document (where applicable)

      4. The institutional affiliations, contact information, and ORCID iDs of all authors must also be completed accurately in the DergiPark submission system

      5. The Copyright Transfer Agreement must be signed by all authors.

Ethical Principles and Legal Responsibilities

1. For research requiring Ethics Committee approval, the relevant approval document must be uploaded to the submission system. For studies that do not require Ethics Committee approval, it is sufficient for the corresponding author to upload a statement explaining that such approval is not required.
2. For studies requiring Ethics Committee approval, the approval document must be submitted at the time of manuscript submission. To preserve the integrity of the double-blind peer review process, the manuscript submitted for review must not include the name of the institution granting the approval, the name of the Ethics Committee, the approval date, or the approval number. These details will be added to the final version of the manuscript after it has been accepted for publication. However, the manuscript under review may include a general statement indicating that the research was conducted in accordance with applicable ethical principles.
3. Authors are required to comply with the Publication Ethics policies of the Aegean Geographical Journal when preparing and submitting their manuscripts. Manuscripts found to violate ethical principles may be rejected without review or withdrawn from the editorial evaluation process.
4. Authors are responsible for complying with all applicable intellectual property and copyright regulations concerning the use of ideas, publications, data, tables, figures, maps, images, and all other copyrighted materials included in their manuscripts.
5. If it is determined that the findings of a completed research project have been inappropriately fragmented and submitted as multiple manuscripts in a manner that compromises the integrity of the research (salami publication), the submission will be rejected and the editorial evaluation process will be terminated.

Authorship and Corresponding Author

1. For manuscripts with multiple authors, all correspondence will be conducted with the corresponding author, unless otherwise specified. The corresponding author is responsible for communicating all information related to the editorial evaluation and publication process to the co-authors.
2. If the corresponding author is to be changed before the completion of the editorial evaluation process, a written request confirming that all authors agree to the change must be submitted to the Editorial Office.
3. Requests to add, remove, or rearrange authors after a manuscript has been accepted for publication must be submitted to the Editorial Office together with the reason for the proposed change and the written consent of all authors. The final decision regarding such requests rests with the Editor.

Editorial Evaluation and Peer Review Process

1. All submitted manuscripts undergo an initial editorial screening. During this stage, manuscripts are assessed for their suitability to the journal's Aims and Scope, scientific originality, methodological rigor, compliance with the Guide for Authors, and adherence to the journal's ethical and editorial policies.
2. The Editor reserves the right to reject, without external peer review, any manuscript that is considered to fall outside the journal's scope or that does not meet the journal's editorial policies, ethical standards, or scientific quality criteria.
3. Manuscripts that successfully pass the initial editorial screening are evaluated by at least two independent expert reviewers under a double-blind peer review process. When deemed necessary, the opinion of a third reviewer may also be sought.
4. The assignment of a manuscript for peer review or its transmission to external reviewers does not imply that the manuscript will be accepted for publication. The final publication decision is made by the Editor, taking into consideration the reviewers' reports and the recommendation of the Associate Editor.
5. Following completion of the peer review process, authors are responsible for updating the manuscript information in the DergiPark submission system—including the title, abstract, keywords, references, and any other relevant metadata—to ensure consistency with the final revised version of the manuscript.

Manuscript Files

1. The Aegean Geographical Journal operates a double-blind peer review process. Accordingly, the manuscript submitted for review must not contain any information that could reveal the identity of the author(s).
2. All identifying information, including author names, institutional affiliations, acknowledgements, funding or project information, and similar details, must be removed from the manuscript. In addition, authors must ensure that document properties (e.g., Author, Last Modified By, and other metadata) are cleared before uploading the file to the submission system.
3. Manuscripts containing identifying information may be returned to the authors for correction before entering the peer review process.
4. If the manuscript is derived from a master's thesis or doctoral dissertation, this must be clearly indicated in the Manuscript Information Form.
5. Following completion of the peer review process, authors are responsible for updating the manuscript information in the DergiPark submission system—including the title, abstract, keywords, references, and any other relevant metadata—to ensure consistency with the final revised version of the manuscript.