The entire article should be written in “Times New Roman” font, 12 points, 1.5 line spacing and justified, including figures, graphics, photographs and tables, and should not exceed 18 pages.

A4 paper size should be used as the page structure and 3 cm margins should be left from the top and left, 2.5 cm margins should be left from the bottom and right. Page and line numbers should be added to the article text. The article language should be Turkish or English.

Cover Page: It should include the article title (in the article language), the full names of the authors (without titles) and the institutions they work for, and all contact information of the responsible author (full address, e-mail and telephone and fax numbers). The article title (should be in the middle of the page) should be written in lower case letters with the first letters capitalized and in bold. Author names should be written in lower case letters, and surnames in upper case letters (in the middle of the page) in bold. Author institutions should be written in lower case letters with the first letters capitalized.

Abstract page: The article title, abstract (minimum 100, maximum 250 words) and keywords (3-6) should be given in the language of the article. The same information should be given in the other language (English if the article language is Turkish or vice versa). The abstract should briefly include the rationale, objectives, method, findings and recommendations of the research.

Main text: The main text of the article consists of; Introduction; Material and Method; Findings (and Discussion); (Discussion and) Conclusion; References sections. All main section headings should be written in capital letters and bold, and only the first letter of the first word in subheadings should be written in capital letters and bold. Headings and paragraph indents should start from 0 cm inside, and there should be space between paragraphs. Figures and tables should be placed in appropriate places in the article by giving the figure and table numbers, table titles should be given at the top of the table and figure titles should be given below the figure. Figure and table titles should be as short and explanatory as possible. If the figure is a picture, it should be high resolution, and if it is a graphic, it should be arranged in a way that is easy to understand. Only horizontal lines should be used in tables. If the local names of the living species or species in question are used, their scientific names should be stated in the text where they are first mentioned. The International Systems of Units (SI) should be used for units and decimal expressions should be indicated with a dot (.) (for example, %45.7 or 0.221).

References: All sources cited in the article should be listed alphabetically in the References section. Likewise, all works in the References section should be cited in the text. References should be given in the text according to the author's surname and the date of publication (for example: Kray and Fisher 2008; Yılmaz et al. 2005; Zigler 1983a and 1983b). If the citation is to be used in a sentence, only the year should be included in parentheses (for example: ‘Steffenrem et al. (2007) Picea abies wood properties …’).

References should be listed in APA6 Format as in the following examples:

Journal articles:
Pandey DK, Palni LMS (2005) Germination of Parthenium hysterophorus L. seeds under the influence of light and germination promoting chemicals. Seed Sci Technol 33:485-491

Books:
Ürgenç S (1988) General plantation and afforestation techniques. Istanbul University, Faculty of Forestry Publication, No: 444, Istanbul

Book Chapter:
Brown B, Aaron M (2001) The politics of nature. In: Smith J (ed) The rise of modern genomics, 3rd edn. Wiley, New York, pp 230-257

According to the papers:
Demeritt ME (1981) Fifty years of hybrid poplar research in the northeast. In: Proceedings of 27th North-Eastern forest tree improvement conference. University of Vermont, Burlington, VT, pp 166–183

Theses:
Kambur S (2009) Determination of seed and germination characteristics of Rhus coriaria L., Pyracantha coccinea M. Roemer and Cotoneaster nummularia Fisch.&Mey species. Artvin Coruh University, Institute of Science, Master Thesis, Artvin, 40 p

Other:
Robbins J, Evans M (2004) Growing media for container production in a greenhouse or nurseries. Part I. Components and mixes. Agriculture and Natural Resources. Division of Agriculture: University of Arkansas, Fayetteville. http://www.uaex.edu/Other_Areas/publications/PDF/FSA-6097.pdf. Accessed 1 Sept 2010