Manuscript Format: Manuscripts should be prepared on A4 size paper, leaving a margin of 2.5 cm from the top, bottom, right, and left. The text should be single-column, single-spaced, with a single line space between paragraphs.
Title and Authorship Information: The title of the paper should be in 14-point Arial, bold, lowercase, and centered. Leave a line space after the title. Author names should be in 10-point Arial, centered, followed by the authors' addresses, telephone and fax numbers, and the corresponding author's email address, in 10-point Arial, with the initial letters capitalized, and centered below. If the authors are from different institutions, superscript numerals should be used to indicate their affiliations.
Section Headings: Headings for sections (INTRODUCTION, METHODS, etc.) should be in 10-point Arial, bold, uppercase, followed by a line space before continuing with the text. Subheadings should have the initial letters capitalized, using 10-point Arial, bold. After the ABSTRACT, leave a line space before listing up to five keywords. The English title, followed by the ABSTRACT and Keywords, should be provided with a line space before moving to the main text.
Main Text: The main text should be in 10-point Arial font.
Structure: The manuscript should include the following sections: Title, Author Names and Affiliations, Contact Information, Corresponding Author's Email, Abstract, Keywords, Main Text (Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results and Discussion, Conclusion), Acknowledgments (if applicable), Abbreviations (if applicable), References.
Abstract: The abstract should not exceed 200 words and must contain the objectives, methods, and key findings of the study. It should be written in a single paragraph without citations.
Latin Nomenclature: Names of microorganisms and Latin terms should be italicized, and international conventions for abbreviations should be observed.
Tables and Figures: Titles for tables should be placed above the table, and titles for figures should be placed below the figure, both should be numbered. References to tables and figures in the text are required. Data presented in tables and figures should not be duplicated in the text. Titles of tables and figures should be descriptive and understandable. Figures and images should be in high-resolution.
Mathematical Equations: Mathematical equations should be numbered and referenced in the text.
In-text Citations: Citations in the text should follow the format (Author Surname, Year) for single and two authors, and Author Surname et al., Year for more than two authors. For Turkish sources, “ve” should be used to separate two authors' names. [(Burns, 2003), (Kılıç, 2008), (Anderson and Bjorn, 2003), (Anderson et al., 2003), (Yüksel et al., 2008)].
References: References should be listed alphabetically by the authors' surnames under the heading 'References'.
Reference Format: Follow the examples below for formatting references. Journal names should be italicized. For web references, official web pages should be cited where possible, including the date of access.
Article: Boki, K., Shinoda, S., Ohno, S. (1989). Effects of filtering through bleaching media on the decrease of peroxide value of autoxidized soybean fat. Journal of Food Science, 54: 1601-1603.
Revisions: Manuscripts returned to authors for revisions should be resubmitted within three weeks with necessary modifications. Submissions not returned within this timeframe will be considered as new submissions.