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ISSN: 1012-2354
Publisher: Erciyes University

Erciyes Üniversitesi Fen Bilimleri Enstitüsü Fen Bilimleri Dergisi

Publication Model: Continuous Publication
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Policy on Open Access

Policy on Open Access

Erciyes University Journal of the Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge. Our journal adheres to the Budapest Open Access Initiative (BOAI) standards.

1. Licensing and Copyright

All articles published in our journal are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0).


Under this license, users are free to:

  • Share: Copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format.


Under the following terms:

  • Attribution: You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made.
  • NonCommercial: You may not use the material for commercial purposes.
  • NoDerivatives: If you remix, transform, or build upon the material, you may not distribute the modified material.

Authors retain the copyright but grant the journal the right of first publication.

2. Archiving Policy (Sherpa/Romeo)


Authors are permitted to self-archive their work in institutional or thematic repositories under the following conditions:


Version Permission Status Embargo Period
Pre-print
Initial draft before peer review		 Allowed None (Immediate)
Post-print
Accepted version after peer review		 Allowed None (Immediate)
Publisher's Version
Final PDF published in the journal		 Allowed None (Immediate)

*When archiving, authors must include the bibliographic citation and the DOI number indicating that the article was published in our journal.

3. Fee Policy (Diamond Open Access)


  • Article Processing Charge (APC): None. No fees are requested from authors.
  • Subscription Fee: None. All content is free for readers.

4. Technical Infrastructure and OAI-PMH


Erciyes University Journal of the Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge. This declaration has been recorded through the signing of the Budapest Open Access Declaration by Erciyes University at the publisher level.


The Open Archives Initiative Protocol for Metadata Harvesting (OAI-PMH) allows for the efficient exchange of metadata. Choosing appropriate software (OAI-PMH compliant) to meet the conditions of international promotion and inclusion in international open archives is one of the most important issues in establishing an institutional repository project. The main purpose of OAI-PMH is to provide access to academic archives all over the world via a web interface by providing free access to metadata.


In this respect, our journal supports the OAI-PMH protocol. All published content and data are open to access by external indices in Dublin Core format.



Last Update Time: December 3, 2025

Ethics and Compliance Requirements

✯ For all studies that require ethics committee approval, such approval must be obtained, clearly stated within the manuscript, and properly documented.

✯ In research requiring ethics approval, detailed information—the name of the ethics committee, approval date, and approval number—must be included in the Methods section, and additionally on either the first or last page of the manuscript. For case reports, the manuscript must include a statement confirming that written informed consent was obtained from the participant(s).

✯ The journal’s website must include a clear statement confirming that all manuscripts comply with Research and Publication Ethics.

✯ Ethical responsibilities and guidelines for authors, reviewers, and editors must be presented under separate headings on the journal’s website.

✯ Ethical principles must be explicitly stated in the journal and/or on the journal website, with reference to national and international standards. For instance, scientific manuscripts submitted to the journal should follow the recommendations of the ICMJE (International Committee of Medical Journal Editors) and the COPE (Committee on Publication Ethics) International Standards for Editors and Authors.

✯ Compliance with relevant copyright regulations is mandatory for all intellectual and artistic works used within the manuscript.