Make sure that your manuscript be not more 20 pages of A4 size, one column, double spaced lines (font 12) with 2,5 cm margins on all sides of the page, roughly equal to 4500 – 5000 words. These 25 pages should also cover the graphs and tables presented. Before submission, please also make sure that there is no conflict between the Authors regarding the submitted manuscript. Manuscript submitted to Eurasian Journal of Soil Science are critically reviewed before they are published. The purpose of the review is to assure readers that the papers have been found acceptable by competent and independent professionals. The process often results in desirable changes to the manuscript.

Introduction

This part should define the background and significance of the problem by considering the relevant literature, particularly the most recent publications. The reasons why the study was conducted must be mentioned in this section, which will be tested and discussed in the Discussion section.

Please provide concise but complete information about the materials and the analytical and statistical procedures used. This part should be as clear as possible to enable other scientists to repeat the research presented.

In this part, the same data/information given in a table must not be repeated in a figure, or vice versa. It is not acceptable to repeat extensively the numbers from Tables in the text and give long explanations of the Tables and Figures.

This part must be written with reference to the tables and figures and by considering information from the literature. Statements made in the Introduction and Results sections should not be repeated here.

Acknowledgments of people, grants, funds, etc. may be placed in a separate section before the reference list. The names of funding organisations should be written in full.

Do not overload the manuscript with citations. References should be cited in the text by the last name(s) of the author(s) and year of publication, for example “(Shein, 2010)” or “(Kizilkaya and Bayrakli, 2005)”. If the citation is the subject of the sentence, then only the date should be given in parentheses, for example “According to Shein (2010)” or “as suggested by Kizilkaya and Bayrakli (2005)”. For citation of references with 3 or more authors, only the first author’s name followed by “et al.” should be used, for example “(Karaca et al. 2002)” or “as shown by Karaca et al. (2002)”. If there is more than one reference in the same year for the same author(s), then please add the letters “a”, “b”, etc. to the year, for example “(Jones 2004a, 2004b)”. Separate the citations by semicolon and list chronologically, for example “(Karaca et al. 2002; Kizilkaya and Bayrakli, 2005; Shein, 2010)”. Only published papers or papers in press can be mentioned in the manuscript. Papers in preparation or in review can be mentioned within the text as unpublished data, but should not be included in the References section. References should be listed alphabetically at the end of the text without numbering. The manuscript should be checked carefully to ensure that the spellings of the authors’ names and year of publication are exactly the same in the text as in the reference list. References to journal articles, books, proceedings, chapters in books, etc. should be listed as given below (please note the punctuation and capitalisation):

Shein, E.V., Sakunkonchak, T., Milanovskiy, E.Y., Khaydapova, D.D., 2010. Physical properties of soddy- podzolic soils under longterm field experiment. In: Proceedings of the International Soil Science Congress on Management of Natural Resources to Sustain Soil Health and Quality. Kizilkaya, R., Gulser, C., Dengiz, O. (Eds.). 26-28 May 2010. Ondokuz Mayis University, Samsun, Turkey. pp. 39-46.

Hepsen Turkay, F.S., 2010. Producing vermicompost by means of composting hazelnut and sewage sludge via earthworm and determining effests of vermicompost on the biological properties of soil in field and greenhouse experiment. PhD Thesis. Ondokuz Mayıs University, Department of Soil Science, Samsun, Turkey. 166 p.

When appropriate, include statistical analysis. Define all statistical measures and models clearly. Identify the number of independent replications of experimental treatments and the number of times individual experiments were duplicated. Levels of statistical significance that can be mentioned without further explanation should read as follows: *P<0.05, **P<0.01, and ***P<0.001. Abbreviations, symbols etc: Abbreviations and acronyms should be defined at first mention and used consistently thereafter. To facilitate reader comprehension, abbreviations should be used sparingly. Latin terms suchas et al., in situ, in vitro, or in vivo, should not be italicised. Degree symbols (°) must be used (from the Symbol list on the Insert menu in MS Word) and not superscript letter “o” or number “0”. Multiplication symbols must be used (×) and not small “x” letters. Spaces must be inserted between numbers and units (e.g., 3 kg) and between numbers and mathematical symbols (+, –, ×, =), but not between numbers and percent symbols (e.g., 45%). Enzymes should be given with the EC-number when first mentioned.

All illustrations (photographs, drawings, graphs, etc.), not including tables, must be labelled “Figure”. Photos or drawings must have a good contrast of dark and light. Legends of figures should be brief, but complete and self-explanatory so that the reader can easily understand the results presented in the figure. The resolution of images should not be less than 118 pixels/cm when width is set to 16 cm. Images must be scanned at 1200 dpi resolution and submitted in jpeg or tiff format. Graphs and diagrams must be drawn with a line weight between 0.5 and 1 point. Graphs and diagrams with a line weight less than 0.5 point and more than 1 point are not accepted. Scanned or photocopied graphs and diagrams are not accepted. Charts must be prepared in 2 dimensions unless required by the data used. Charts unnecessarily drawn in 3 dimensions are not accepted. Captions must be written in sentence case (e.g., The yield of crude extract, total phenolic content, hydrogen peroxide scavenging, and superoxide anion radical scavenging of WEC and EEC). Please do not duplicate material that is already presented in the tables. Dimensions of figures must be maximum 16 × 20 cm and minimum 8 cm wide. If statistical treatment has been applied, explain the test method used and the levels of significance in the legends to figures. All figures must be numbered using Arabic numerals unless there is only one table or figure, in which case it should be labelled “Figure”. Figure parts should be denoted by lowercase letters (a, b, c, etc.). All figures must be given at the end of the manuscript. Figures must be submitted both in the manuscript and as separate files.