Ekin Journal of Crop Breeding and Genetics

EKIN, Journal of Crop Breeding and Genetics, is an international journal owned and edited by the Plant Breeders Sub-Union of Turkey (BISAB).

EKIN is aimed at keeping information among plant breeders about new advances in the plant breeding and genetics as well as genetic diversity of plant species.

Manuscript Submission
Author(s) have to imply: that the submitted manuscript has not been published before or it is not under consideration for publication in other journals. For the mentioned issue, the submitted manuscript should be approved by the corresponding author on behalf of co-authors or all co-authors. BISAB will not be held legally responsible when there be any claims for compensation.
The copyright permission is under responsibility of authors if they wish to include figures, tables, or text passages that have already been published elsewhere. Any material received without such permission will be assumed as original from the authors.

Online Submission
Author(s)have to submit their manuscripts online using http: .Figures and Tables should be presented at the end of text (after list of references). The submitted manuscript should include the following sections:

Manuscript
Manuscripts should be written in double space and submitted in Word with Times New Roman font as 12 point. The submitted manuscript includes the automatic page number.

Title
The title should be concise and informative, and fallowed by the name(s) of the author(s), the affiliation(s) and address(es) of the author(s), the e-mail address, telephone and fax numbers of the corresponding author

Abstract
Abstract is one of the most important parts of the articles since it is the most published and cited in international databases. Abstract should be started with a sentence that provides an importance and aim of the study. It also contains materials and methods, main findings or results and a conclusion sentence for readers. It is not more than 250 words. Abbreviations or references cannot be written in the abstract.

Keywords
Keywords should be provided between 4 to 6 words for indexing purposes.

Introduction
Introduction should be reviewed of available literature and the similar nature works published before. It should be outlined the reason why the study was performed or the originality of study.

Materials and Methods
Materials and methods could be divided into sub-headings but headings could be used up to three levels. All materials, experiments conducted, conditions and course should be described in details. The whole methodology in the submitted manuscript should be detailed if it is original; in other cases, it is sufficient to cite the relevant reference(s) published before. Statistical methods processed in the submitted manuscript should also be described with the software used.

Results
The results obtained from the materials, experiments, and analyses should be given as figure and tables. The important findings from the results should be outlined but the irrelevant findings should not be given. Statistical evaluation and commentary should also be given without ANOVA table.

Discussion
Results section can be merged with Discussion section. Author(s) should confront own findings and results with data published by the other authors. For different results, scientific questions should be answered and discussed. The surname of the first author(s) and year of publication must be cited in Discussion section directly or indirectly. Some examples;
In Turkey, wheat was produced 10 million tons in 1923 (Gokgol 1939).
This result was in agreement with result of Sahin and Yildirim (2004).
Similar effect has been widely studied prior to this study (Eser 1991; Bagci et al. 1995; Uzun and Yol 2013).
At the end of Discussion section, the conclusion sentence(s) should be presented for readers.

References
The list of references should include cited works in the text. Personal communications(Personal com. with Prof./Dr./Mr./Ms. Ucar, Ankara, Turkey, 2012) should only be mentioned in the text. The works under consideration, submitted and unpublished works should not be listed in the References section. References should be chronologically alphabetized by the surnames of the first author of each work. Some examples;

Journal article:
Toker C (1998). Adaptation of kabuli chickpeas (Cicerarietinum L.) to the low and high lands in the West Mediterranean region of Turkey.Turk J Field Crop 3:10-15.
Toker C and Canci H (2003). Selection of chickpea (Cicerarietinum L.) genotypes for resistance to ascochyta blight [Ascochytarabiei (Pass.) Labr.], yield and yield criteria. Turk J Agric For27: 277-283.
Toker C, Canci H and Ceylan FO (2006). Estimation of outcrossing rate in chickpea (Cicerarietinum L.) sown in autumn.Euphytica 151: 201-205.

Article by Digital Object Identifier (DOI) number:
Yasar M, Ceylan FO, Ikten C and Toker C (2013). Comparison of expressivity and penetrance of the double podding trait and yield components based on reciprocal crosses of kabuli and desi chickpeas (CicerarietinumL.). Euphyticadoi:10.1007/s001090000086

Book:
Toker C (2014). YemeklikBaklagiller. BISAB, Ankara.

Book chapter:
Toker C, Lluch C, Tejera NA, Serraj R and Siddique KHM(2007) Abiotic stresses. In: Chickpea Breeding and Management,YadavSS, Redden B, Chen W and Sharma B (eds.),CAB Int. Wallingford, pp: 474-496.

Online document:
FAOSTAT J (2013) http://faostat.fao.org/site/567/default.aspx#ancor. Accessed 15 May 2013.

Dissertation (Thesis):
Yasar M (2012). Penetrance and expressivity of double podding characteristic in chickpea (Cicerarietinum L.).Dissertation, Akdeniz University, Antalya.

Acknowledgments
Acknowledgments of people, grants, funds, etc. could be placed before the reference list. The names of funding organizations should be written.

Abbreviations
Abbreviations should be defined at first mention and used consistently.

Abbreviations in Metric System

Footnotes
Footnotes cannot be used.
Color illustrations
Although authors have to pay forcost of color figures in the print version,online publication of color figures is free of charge.

“Ekin Journal Crop Breeding and Genetics” is a journal that is committed to science and publishing ethics.

Publication Ethics Principles
Publication Ethics can be defined as a self-regulation mechanism that insists on honesty on behalf of authors, reviewers and publishers to establish higher standards of editorial handling. Ethical standards for publication exist to ensure high-quality scientific publications, public confidence in scientific findings, and people's opinions being respected.
• Honest researchers do not plagiarize.
• Does not cite sources incorrectly.
• They do not hide objections that they cannot refute.
• They do not distort opposing views.
• They do not destroy or hide data.
Peer-reviewed studies are studies that support and implement the scientific method. At this point, it is of great importance that all parties involved in the publication process (authors, readers, and researchers, publisher, referees, and editors) comply with ethical principles.
Ekin Journal Crop Breeding and Genetics adheres to national and international standards for research and publication ethics. It complies with Press Law, Intellectual and Artistic Works Law and Higher Education Institutions Scientific Research and Publication Ethics Directive Ekin Journal Crop Breeding and Genetics , Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) and Open Access Scholarly Publishers Association (OASPA) has adopted the International Ethical Publishing Principles published by It also undertakes to abide by the Decisions of the Turkey Editors' Workshop.
• Press Law (National Legislation)
• Law on Intellectual and Artistic Works (National Legislation)
• Higher Education Institutions Scientific Research and Publication Ethics Directive (National Legislation)
• Transparency and Best Practice in Academic Publishing (International Criteria)
• Turkey Editors' Workshop Decisions (National Criteria)

Simultaneous submission of the same work to more than one journal
Authors cannot submit the same article to more than one journal at the same time. The editor reserves the right to consult the other editor(s) receiving the article if it learns of possible simultaneous submission. In addition, the editor may return the article without review or reject it without considering the reviews, or take this decision by discussing it with the other relevant editor(s) and may decide not to accept article submissions from the authors for a certain period of time. It can also write to the author's employers or implement all of these measures together.

Plagiarism Prevention Control
To present the ideas, methods, data, practices, writings, figures or works of others as their own work, in whole or in part, without attribution in accordance with scientific rules.
Ekin Journal Crop Breeding and Genetics , It scans all submitted articles to prevent plagiarism. The studies submitted for review are checked for plagiarism using Turnitin & Ithenticate software. The similarity rate is expected to be less than 20%. The main measure of similarity is that the author complies with the citation and citation rules. Even though the similarity rate is 1%, if the citation and citation are not duly made, plagiarism may still be in question. In this respect, citation and citation rules should be known and carefully applied by the author: Ekin Journal Crop Breeding and Genetics .
Plagiarism, duplication, false authorship/denied authorship, research/data fabrication, article slicing, slicing, copyright infringement and concealment of conflict of interest are considered unethical behaviors. All articles that do not comply with accepted ethical standards are removed from the publication. This includes articles with possible irregularities and inconsistencies detected after publication.

Forgery
To produce data that is not based on research, to edit or change the presented or published work on the basis of unrealistic data, to report or publish them, to make research that has not been done appear as if it has been done.
To falsify research records and obtained data, to present methods, devices, and materials that are not used in the research as if they were used, not to evaluate data that are not suitable for the research hypothesis, to manipulate data and/or results in order to fit the relevant theory or assumptions, to falsify or shape.

Protection of Participants' Personal Data
Ekin Journal Crop Breeding and Genetics requires that all research involving personal or sensitive data or material relating to human participants that is not legally available to the public is subject to formal ethical review.

Handling Allegations of Research Abuse
Ekin Journal Crop Breeding and Genetics complies with COPE's Ethics Toolkit for a Successful Editorial. Ekin Journal Crop Breeding and Genetic seditors; will take action to prevent the publication of articles in which plagiarism, citation manipulation, data tampering, data fabrication, and other research misconduct occurred. In no event will the Ekin Journal Crop Breeding and Genetics editors knowingly allow such abuse to occur. Suppose the Ekin Journal Crop Breeding and Genetics editors are aware of any allegations of research misconduct related to an article published in their journal. In that case, they will follow COPE's guidelines regarding the allegations.

Ethical Violation Notices
When readers notice a significant error or inaccuracy in an article published in the Ekin Journal Crop Breeding and Genetics , when they have complaints Ekin Journal Crop Breeding and Genetics you can notify them by sending an email to We welcome applications as it will provide an opportunity for us to improve, and we respond quickly and constructively.

Correction, Withdrawal, Expression of Concern
Editors may consider correcting if minor errors are detected in the published article that does not affect the findings, comments, and conclusions. Editors should consider retracting the article in case of major errors/violations that invalidate the findings and conclusions. If there is a possibility of misuse of research or publication by the authors; If there is evidence that the findings are unreliable and that the authors' institutions did not investigate the incident, or if the potential investigation seems unfair or inconclusive, editors should consider issuing a statement of concern. The COPE guidelines are considered with regard to correction, withdrawal, or expression of concern.

Publication of Studies Based on Survey and Interview
Ekin Journal Crop Breeding and Genetics adopts the "Code of Conduct and Best Practice Guidelines for Journal Editors" and "Code of Conduct for Journal Publishers" of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) in order to create ethical assurance in scientific periodicals. In this context, the following points should be followed in the studies submitted to the journal:
1) For research in all branches of science that requires ethics committee approval (ethics committee approval should be obtained, this approval should be stated and documented in the article.
2) In research that requires ethics committee permission, information about the permission (name of the committee, date, and number) in the method section, and also on one of the first/last pages of the article; In case reports, information about signing the informed consent/consent form should be included in the article.

Special Issue Publishing Policy
A special issue can be published in our journal once a year upon the request of the Editorial Board. Articles sent for inclusion in a special issue are first subjected to editorial review. Then it is examined in terms of compliance with the writing rules of the journal and similarity is scanned to prevent plagiarism. After these stages, it is taken as long as the double-sided blanking model is used.

Editorial Confidentiality Obligation
Ekin Journal Crop Breeding and Genetics editors treat all submitted manuscripts as confidential documents; this means that they will not disclose information about an article to anyone without the permission of the authors. During the article review process, the following people can access the articles: Editors, Reviewers, and Editorial Board Members. The only situation in which details about a manuscript may be passed to a third party without the consent of the authors is if the editor suspects serious research misconduct.

Allegations-Suspects of Scientific Misconduct
Scientific misconduct has different definitions. Ekin Journal Crop Breeding and Genetics addresses these issues on a case-by-case basis while following the guidelines established by major editorial ethics institutions. If the editor suspects an ethical violation or if there is an alleged violation, they are obliged to take action. This task covers both published and unpublished articles. The editor should not simply reject articles that raise concerns about potential abuse. Ethically, it is obliged to follow the alleged lawsuits. The editor should follow the COPE flowcharts where appropriate. Editors should first seek a response from anyone suspected of misconduct. If they are not satisfied with the answer, they should ask the relevant employers or institutions to investigate. The editor should use all reasonable efforts to ensure that an appropriate investigation into the alleged misconduct is carried out; if this does not happen, the editor should make all reasonable attempts to persist in finding a solution to the problem. This is an arduous but important task.
Ekin Journal Crop Breeding and Genetics complies with COPE's Ethics Toolkit for a Successful Editorial. Ekin Journal Crop Breeding and Genetics ’ editors will take action to prevent the publication of articles in which plagiarism, citation manipulation, data tampering, data fabrication, and other research misconduct occurred. In no event will the Ekin Journal Crop Breeding and Genetics or its editors knowingly allow such abuse to occur. If the editors of the Ekin Journal Crop Breeding and Genetics are aware of any allegations of research misconduct related to an article published in their journal, they will follow COPE's guidelines regarding the allegations.
Reviewers should notify the Editor when they suspect research or publication misconduct. The editor is responsible for carrying out the necessary actions by following the COPE recommendations.
Ekin Journal Crop Breeding and Genetics, COPE undertakes to apply it to its flow charts when faced with allegations of misconduct in the following or similar matters.
• What to do when rebroadcast is suspected
• What to do when plagiarism is suspected
• What to do when fabricated data is suspected
• What to do in requests for change of authorship
• What to do when an undisclosed conflict of interest is suspected
• What to do when unfair or gift authorship is suspected
• What to do when an ethical problem is suspected in an article
• Ethical violation suspected email, etc. What to do when notified directly with
• What to do when a suspected ethical violation is announced via social media.

Complaint Procedure
This procedure applies to complaints about content, procedures, or policies that are the responsibility of the Ekin Journal Crop Breeding and Genetics or our editorial staff. Complaints can provide an opportunity and incentive for improvement, and we aim to respond quickly, courteously, and constructively.
The complaint must relate to the content, procedures, or policies that are the responsibility of the Ekin Journal Crop Breeding and Genetics or our editorial staff. Complaints should be emailed directly to the Ekin Journal Crop Breeding and Genetics and will be treated confidentially. The editor immediately responds to complaints. The editor follows the procedure outlined in the COPE flowchart regarding complaints.
Complaints are reviewed by the relevant member of the editorial team and if they cannot be resolved, the following processes are followed:
• If this initial response is deemed inadequate, the complainant may request that their complaint be forwarded to a more senior member of the journal.
• Complaints can be forwarded to the editor-in-chief if the complainant is not satisfied.
• A full response will be given within two weeks if possible.
COPE publishes a code of practice for editors of scientific journals. This will make it easier to resolve disputes with editors, journals and publishers, but only after the journal's own complaints procedures are exhausted.

Objection Process
We welcome serious objections to reviews by editors and reviewers. If you think we rejected your article because we misunderstood the scientific content, please send an objection message to our editorial team at Ekin Journal Crop Breeding and Genetics . Do not try to submit a revised version of your article at this stage. If, after reading your objection letter, we understand that your objection is justified, we may invite you to submit a revised version of your article. Thus, your work is sent back to the external referee process. Please include as much detail as possible in the appeal letter. Finally, we can only consider one objection per article, so please invest time and effort in writing the letter in detail to make your objection clear, you have a chance, so use it well. We have found that prolonged negotiation over rejected articles is often unsatisfactory for both authors and editors, so we do not process multiple appeals for the same work.

Conflicts of Interest
A conflict of interest arises when professional judgment regarding a primary interest may be affected by a secondary interest (such as financial gain or personal competition). We believe that in order to make the best decision on how to handle an article, we need to know the competing interests of the authors and that if we publish the article, the readers should know them too.
Any financial or other interest that may conflict with one's work, significantly impair objectivity or provide an unfair advantage to any person or entity. All financial support resources and the role of sponsors in the study should be explained during the conduct of the research and the preparation of the article. If there is no source of funding, this should also be stated. Examples of potential conflicts of interest that need to be disclosed include consultations, hiring, and grants. Potential conflicts of interest should be disclosed at the earliest possible stage.
Ekin Journal Crop Breeding and Genetics has a set process for handling submissions from editors, employees, or editorial board members to ensure unbiased review. Such posts are primarily directed to other journals. If this is not possible, the post's owner will be suspended from the journal. These submissions are reviewed through a double-blind process.
The editor should not be involved in decisions about articles written by him or his family members. In addition, such work should be subject to all the usual procedures of the journal. The editor should follow the ICMJE guidelines regarding disclosure of potential conflicts of interest by authors and reviewers.

Principles of Research Ethics
Ekin Journal Crop Breeding and Genetics observes the highest standards in research ethics and adopts the international research ethics principles defined below. The compliance of the articles with the ethical rules is the responsibility of the authors.
• Principles of integrity, quality, and transparency should be ensured in designing the research, reviewing the design, and conducting the research.
• The research team and participants, the purpose of the research, its methods, and possible uses; should be fully informed about the necessities and risks, if any, of participating in the research.
• Confidentiality of information provided by research participants and confidentiality of respondents should be ensured. Research should be designed to preserve the autonomy and dignity of the participants.
• Research participants should take part in the research voluntarily and should not be under any coercion.
• Damage to the participants should be avoided. The research should be planned in such a way that it does not put the participants at risk.
• Be clear about research independence; If there is a conflict of interest, it should be stated.
• In experimental studies with human subjects, written informed consent must be obtained from participants who decide to participate in the research. The consent of the legal guardian of children and custodians or those with a confirmed mental illness must be obtained.
• If the study is carried out in any institution or organization, approval must be obtained from that institution or organization.
• In studies with a human element, it should be stated in the “methods” section that “informed consent” was obtained from the participants and ethics committee approval was obtained from the institution where the study was conducted.

Author Contributions: A short paragraph specifying their individual contributions must be provided for research articles with several authors. The following statements should be used “Conceptualization, X.X. and Y.Y.; methodology, X.X.; software, X.X.; validation, X.X., Y.Y. and Z.Z.; formal analysis, X.X.; investigation, X.X.; resources, X.X.; data curation, X.X.; writing—original draft preparation, X.X.; writing—review and editing, X.X.; visualization, X.X.; supervision, X.X.; project administration, X.X.; funding acquisition, Y.Y. All authors have read and agreed to the published version of the manuscript.” Please turn to the CRediT taxonomy for the term explanation. Authorship must be limited to those who have contributed substantially to the work reported.
Funding: Please add: “This research received no external funding” or “This research was funded by NAME OF FUNDER, grant number XXX” and “The APC was funded by XXX”. Check carefully that the details given are accurate and use the standard spelling of funding agency names at https://search.crossref.org/funding. Any errors may affect your future funding.
Data Availability Statement: This section provides details regarding where data supporting reported results can be found, including links to publicly archived datasets analyzed or generated during the study. Please refer to the suggested Data Availability Statements in the section “Ekin Journal Crop Breeding and Genetics Research Data Policies” at https://dergipark.org.tr/en/pub/ekinjornal/policy. You might choose to exclude this statement if the study did not report any data.
Acknowledgments: In this section, you can acknowledge any support given which is not covered by the author contribution or funding sections. This may include administrative and technical support, or donations in kind (e.g., materials used for experiments).
Conflicts of Interest: Declare conflicts of interest or state “The authors declare no conflict of interest.” Authors must identify and declare any personal circumstances or interests that may be perceived as inappropriately influencing the representation or interpretation of reported research results. Any role of the funders in the design of the study; in the collection, analysis, or interpretation of data; in the writing of the manuscript, or in the decision to publish the results must be declared in this section. If there is no role, please state “The funders had no role in the design of the study; in the collection, analyses, or interpretation of data; in the writing of the manuscript, or in the decision to publish the results”
Ethics declarations
Ethics approval: No approval from the research ethics committee was required to accomplish the goals of this study. However, the use of all the animals was with the consent of the participating farmers. Ethical approval for animals, patients, or participants was given by the Faculty of xxxxxxxxxx ethical committee (No:2023/xxx).
Publisher's note: Xxxxxxxxxx journal remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations.
ORCID No: ORCID numbers should be written in the article template for each author in the article. For authors who do not have an ORCID number, they can obtain a number by clicking the link. https://orcid.org/register

All manuscripts submitted for publication are reviewed by at least two referees and accepted for publication by editors based on advice from referees. The journal is published twice a year by BISAB.

Ekin Journal does not charge any submission and publication fees.