Volume: 7 Issue: 2, 6/29/23

Year: 2023

Research Articles

Review

International Journal of Agriculture, Environment and Food Sciences is an international, quarterly, peer-reviewed, open-access journal by the Edit Publishing.

Int J Agric Environ Food Sci publishes original research articles on advances in Agriculture, Environment, Food sciences, Agriculture History, Agricultural Economics, Agronomy, Animal Sciences, Aquaculture, Biochemistry, Biotechnology, Bioinformatics and Data Science, Crop Science, Dairy Science, Extension Science and Education, Entomology, Environmental Science, Fish and Fisheries, Food Processing, Food Chemistry, Food Culture, Food Health and Nutrition, Food History, Food Industry Development, Food Marketing, Food Policy and Practices, Food Safety, Forestry, Horticulture, Information Technologies and Systems, Irrigation, Molecular Biology, Organic Agriculture, Plant Physiology, Plant Breeding, Plant Protection, Plant Sciences, Precision Agriculture, Rural Development and Policy, Sustainable Agriculture, Soil Science, Plant Nutrition, Energy Crops, Veterinary, Water Resources.

The journal is published in March, June, September and December.

International Journal of Agriculture, Environment and Food Sciences (JAEFS) publishes original research articles on current topics in all areas of Agriculture, Environment and Food Science. 


International Journal of Agriculture, Environment and Food Sciences

areas of interest include, but are not limited to


Agricultural Engineering and Technology

Environmental Engineering and Technology

Food Engineering and Technology

Agriculture

Environment

Food

Agriculture History

Agricultural Economics

Agronomy

Animal Sciences

Aquaculture

Biochemistry

Biotechnology

Bioinformatics and Data Science

Crop Science

Dairy Science

Extension Science and Education

Entomology

Environmental Science

Fish and Fisheries

Food Processing

Food Chemistry

Food Culture

Food Health and Nutrition

Food History

Food Industry Development

Food Marketing

Food Policy and Practices

Food Safety

Forestry

Horticulture

Information Technologies and Systems

Irrigation

Molecular Biology

Organic Agriculture

Plant Physiology

Plant Breeding

Plant Protection

Plant Sciences

Precision Agriculture

Rural Development and Policy

Sustainable Agriculture

Soil Science

Plant Nutrition

Energy Crops

Veterinary

Water Resources


Required Documents to be Uploaded by the Authors during  the Article Submission







MANUSCRIPT PREPARATION

Download the Manuscript Template File

Please read all of the following manuscript preparation instructions carefully and in their entirety. The manuscript must be in good scientific English; this is the author's responsibility.
All authors must have read and approved the most recent version of the manuscript.

Manuscripts can only be submitted through the International Journal of Agriculture, Environment and Food Sciences
online manuscript submission and evaluation system

Manuscripts submitted via any other medium will not be processed.

Manuscripts submitted to the International Journal of Agriculture, Environment and Food Sciences will first go through a technical evaluation process where the editorial office staff will ensure that the manuscript has been prepared and submitted in accordance with the journal’s guidelines.

Submissions that do not conform to the journal’s guidelines will be returned to the submitting author with technical correction requests.

The journal management requires that all authors register to ORCID at http://orcid.org/register and get a free ORCID ID.

All submissions are screened by a similarity detection software.
We are using iThenticate plagiarism solution and our maximum allowed score, for the document in which the Materials and Methods and References sections truncated, is 20%. Higher scores are not allowed and the author will be given the plagiarism report and the manuscript will be returned to the authors.



MANUSCRIPT STRUCTURE


Font
Manuscripts must be prepared as a Microsoft Word file.
Word document, Times New Roman, 10 point, single line space.
Page margins are 2.5 for all sides.

Length
Maximum length for articles is 20 pages.
Articles over 20 pages in length can only be considered on an exceptional basis.

Title
A concise title of the paper.
Use bold 14-point Times Roman font.
Use title lowercase.
Make title in centered.

Name(s) and surname(s) of author(s)
Use centered, bold 10-point Times Roman font.

Affiliation(s) of author(s)
Use 8-point Times Roman font.
E-mail address of the corresponding author
Use 8-point Times Roman font.


ORCID(s) of author(s)
Use 8-point Times Roman font.
The journal management requires that all authors register to ORCID at
and get a free ORCID ID.

Abstract
Each article is to be preceded by a succinct abstract, of up to 200 words, that highlights the objectives, methods, results, and conclusions of the paper. The abstract should state briefly the purpose of the research, the principal results and major conclusions.
The abstract body is typed in Times New Roman, 10 pt.

Keywords
About four Keyword or phrases in order of importance, separated by commas and typed in Times New Roman, 10 pt.

Headings
Use bold, lowercase, 10 Times New Roman font for headings.

Introduction
This should define the problem and, if possible, the frame of existing knowledge.
Please ensure that people not working in that particular field will be able to understand the intention.
The word length of the introduction should be 150 to 300 words.

Materials and Methods
Materials and methods should be clearly presented to allow the reproduction of the experiments.

Results and Discussion
Results should be clear and concise and give the significance of the results of the work. Data must not be repeated in figures and tables.
Discussion should interpret the results in reference to the problem outlined in the introduction and of related observations by the author/s or others.
Implications for further studies or application may be discussed.


Conclusion
A conclusion should be added if results and discussion are combined.

Tables and Figures
Tables should have a short descriptive title.
The unit of measurement used in a table should be stated.
Tables should be numbered consecutively.
Figures should be prepared in GIF, TIFF, JPEG or PowerPoint.
Tables and Figures should be appropriately cited in the manuscript.

Acknowledgments
Acknowledgments of financial support, advice, or other kinds of assistance should be given at the end of the text under the heading "Acknowledgements". The names of funding organizations should be written in full.

References
They should be grouped at the end of the paper in surname order of appearance.
Use lowercase, 10 Times New Roman font for References.

The references must be written in alphabetical order by authors’ names,
with the following elements:


Original Papers
Surname, N.N., Surname, N.N. (Year). The full title of the article. Journal Name, volume, and issue, first and last page. DOI number.

Book or Proceeding
Surname, N.N., Surname, N.N. (Year). Title of the contribution. In: Title of the book or proceeding. Volume (Publisher, City, first and last page

Thesis
Surname, N.N. (Year). Title of the thesis, University and Faculty, City. pages.



International Journal of Agriculture, Environment and Food Sciences

Ethical Responsibilities and Policies
Publication Ethics the publication processes used in the International Journal of Agriculture, Environment and Food Sciences are the basis for the development and dissemination of information in an impartial and respectable manner. The processes applied in this direction are directly reflected in the quality of the work of the authors and the institutions supporting the authors. Peer reviewerd studies are the studies that embody and support the scientific method. At this point, it is important that all stakeholders of the process (authors, readers and researchers, publishers, peer reviewers and editors) comply with standards for ethical principles. Within the scope of the publication ethics of the International Journal of Agriculture, Environment and Food Sciences, all stakeholders are expected to bear the following ethical responsibilities. The ethical duties and responsibilities set out below are based on guidelines and policies published by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) as open access.

Article Submission

The author(s) who will send a study to be evaluated in the International Journal of Agriculture, Environment and Food Sciences can submit a membership to the journal management system at https://dergipark.org.tr/jaefs 
If the author(s) notices a misstatement or error related to the published, early appearance or evaluation work, the editor of the International Journal of Agriculture, Environment and Food Sciences for the withdrawal. 
There is an obligation to cooperate.

Publishers Ethic Rules

"International Journal of Agriculture, Environment and Food Sciences" (JAEFS) is an international journal, which publishes at the highest scientific level on original research articles dealing with Agriculture, Environment and Food Sciences. 
Originality, high scientific quality, and citation potential are the most important criteria for a manuscript to be accepted for publication. Manuscripts submitted for evaluation should not have been previously presented or already published in an electronic or printed medium. The journal should be informed of manuscripts that have been submitted to another journal for evaluation and rejected for publication. The submission of previous reviewer reports will expedite the evaluation process. Manuscripts that have been presented in a meeting should be submitted with detailed information on the organization, including the name, date, and location of the organization.
All authors submitting their works to The International Journal of Agriculture, Environment and Food Sciences for publication as original articles attest that the submitted works represent their authors’ contributions and have not been copied or plagiarized in whole or in part from other works. 
It is necessary to agree upon standards of expected ethical behavior for all parties involved in the act of publishing: the author, the journal editor, the peer reviewer and the publisher.
International Journal of Agriculture, Environment and Food Sciences ethic statements are based on COPE’s Best Practice Guidelines for Journal Editors.

Copyright Transfer
Manuscripts submitted to the International Journal of Agriculture, Environment and Food Sciences for publication should be original work that has not previously been published in any way or that has not been submitted for publication elsewhere.
Authors agree to waive the copyright of their work and submit the copyright of their work to the International Journal of Agriculture, Environment and Food Sciences upon submission for evaluation.
The Editorial Board of the International Journal of Agriculture, Environment and Food Sciences is authorized to publish the article. Authors who will send a work to the International Journal of Agriculture, Environment and Food Sciences should fill in the "Copyright Transfer Form". The corresponding author  must sign the completed form with a wet signature. By scanning the signed form, uploading additional files in the submission.  The works of authors who do not submit the Copyright Transfer Form are not published.

Copyright Policy
Authors who publish with International Journal of Agriculture, Environment and Food Sciences (JAEFS) agree to the following terms:
  • Authors transfer the copyright to International Journal of Agriculture, Environment and Food Sciences (JAEFS) .
  • Authors, however, upon the publication of their work, can republish it in an another journal or book provided that they obtain the permission of the Journal. Moreover, they are to include the note indicating that their work has first been published in International Journal of Agriculture, Environment and Food Sciences (JAEFS) and the link to their work in the journal.
  • Authors, upon the publication of their work, can publish it in online environments and/or social networks (personal webpages, course content websites, Facebook, etc.). However, they also provide the link to the work as published in the journal.

International Journal of Agriculture, Environment and Food Sciences  is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License. 


Libel, Defamation and Freedom of Expression
Freedom of expression is critical to us as academic publishers, but we do not support publishing false statements that harm the reputation of individuals, groups, or organizations. International Journal of Agriculture, Environment and Food Sciences legal team can advise on pre-publication libel reviews, and will also address allegations of libel in any of our publications.

Integrity of Record
We maintain a record of the existence of everything we publish with information (metadata) describing each publication. If our content is deemed not to comply with the laws of a sovereign nation, we make every effort to ensure the metadata remain accessible within that jurisdiction. Where we are obliged to alter the publication record in any way, such as in the case of research misconduct leading to retraction of a publication, we preserve the academic record as far possible. See the Retractions, Corrections and Expressions of Concern of these guidelines for information about how we do this. We apply these same principles to our marketing, and do not modify or manipulate the representation of the academic record in our marketing activities. When any product (chapter, article, book or journal) is purchased or subscribed to, we supply it only in its totality to the customer, who is not entitled to alter its content in any way that is inconsistent with the licensing terms under which it was published. Any sale of disaggregated products is subject to the contracts with the copyright holders of the original products.

Privacy Statement
Personal information such as names and e-mail addresses entered in the management system of the International Journal of Agriculture, Environment and Food Sciences will be used only for the scientific purposes of this journal. This information will not be used for any other purpose or section and will not be shared with third parties.

Archiving
All articles published in the International Journal of Agriculture, Environment and Food Sciences are stored and presented on ULAKBİM servers in pdf format through the TÜBİTAK ULAKBİM DergiPark Database.

Open Access Statement
International Journal of Agriculture, Environment and Food Sciences (JAEFS) publishes fully open access journal, which means that all articles are available on the internet to all users immediately upon publication. 
  • All the original articles and review papers published in the International Journal of Agriculture, Environment and Food Sciences are free to access immediately from the date of publication. 
  • International Journal of Agriculture, Environment and Food Sciences don’t charge any fees for any reader to download articles and reviews for their own scholarly use.
  • Users are allowed to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of the articles, or use them for any other lawful purpose, without asking prior permission from the publisher or the author. This is in accordance with the BOAI definition of open access.
Authors are charged an Editorial Processing Charge (EPC) to the manuscripts. In order to start the evaluation process of the articles sent to the International Journal of Agriculture, Environment and Food Sciences, an Editorial Processing Charge (EPC) requested. This fee will be requested regardless of the acceptance/rejection condition of the article.  Authors pay a one-time Editorial Processing Charge (EPC) to cover the costs of peer review administration and management, professional production of articles in PDF and other formats, and dissemination of published papers in various venues, in addition to other publishing functions. Please note that the option to process an advance payment remains but does not guarantee acceptance of manuscripts.

  • International Journal of Agriculture, Environment and Food Sciences content is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial (CC BY-NC) 4.0 International License.
  • CC-BY-NC: This license allows third parties to share and adapt the content for non-commerical purposes by giving the apropriate credit to the original work. For more information, please visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ 
  • All authors publishing with the JAEFS accept these as the terms of publication.
 
Fair double-blind peer-review and Evaluation Process
Blind peer-review is a method used for the publication of scientific publications with the highest quality. This method is the basis of the objective evaluation of scientific studies and is preferred by many scientific journals. The opinions of the peer reviewers have a decisive role in the publication quality of the International Journal of Agriculture, Environment and Food Sciences. All studies submitted to the International Journal of Agriculture, Environment and Food Sciences are evaluated through blanking according to the following stages.  The International Journal of Agriculture, Environment and Food Sciences uses the double-blind method in the evaluation process of all studies. In the double-blind method, the author and peer reviewer identities of the studies are hidden.

Arbitration Process
The works are sent to the peer reviewers according to their content and peer reviewer’s specialties. The editor of the department, who reviewed the study, proposes at least two peer reviewers from the peer reviewer pool of the International Journal of Agriculture, Environment and Food Sciences, or new peer reviewers appropriate to the area of the study. It may suggest. The suggestions of the peer reviewers from the department editor are evaluated by the editors and the works are forwarded to the peer reviewers. The peer reviewers have no process and guarantee that they will not share the document.

Initial Evaluation Process
The articles submitted to the International Journal of Agriculture, Environment and Food Sciences are first evaluated by the editors. At this stage, studies that do not meet the aim and scope of the journal, which are weak in terms of language and expression rules in English, that contain scientifically critical errors, have no original value and do not meet the publication policies are rejected. Authors of rejected studies are notified within two weeks of the submission date. Appropriate studies are sent to a Department editor for preliminary evaluation.

Preliminary Evaluation Process
In the pre-evaluation process, the editors of the department examine the introduction, materials and methods, findings, conclusions, evaluation and discussion sections in detail in terms of International Journal of Agriculture, Environment and Food Sciences publication policies and scope and originality. Not eligible as a result of this review. The studies are returned within 4 weeks at the latest with the evaluation report of the department editor.

Conflicts of Interest and Funding
International Journal of Agriculture, Environment and Food Sciences try to ensure that any Edit Publishing is free from undue influence. Authors submitting a manuscript to Edit Publishing, editors and reviewers of Edit Publishing publications, are required to declare any potential conflicts of interest that could interfere with the objectivity or integrity of a publication. Conflicts of interest are situations that could be perceived to exert an undue influence on the presentation, review and publication of a piece of work. These may be financial, non-financial, professional, contractual or personal in nature. We also expect that anyone who suspects an undisclosed conflict of interest regarding a work published or under consideration by Edit Publishing should inform the relevant editor email editor@jaefs.com. Many of our publications require the inclusion of a funding declaration in addition to a conflicts of interest declaration. Please check with the relevant journal editor regarding declaration requirements.

Sponsorship and Advertising
The International Journal of Agriculture, Environment and Food Sciences does not accept sponsorship and advertising in terms of publishing policies.

Relations with journal owner and publisher
The relationship between editors and publisher is based on the principle of editorial independence. As per the written agreement between the editors and the publisher, all decisions of the editors are independent of the publisher and the journal owner.
Editorial and blind arbitration processes
Editors; The journal is obliged to implement the "Blind Arbitration and Evaluation Process" policies in the publication policies. In this context, the editors ensure that the fair, impartial and timely evaluation of each work is completed.

Fraudulent Research and Research Misconduct
Where we are made aware of fraudulent research or research misconduct by a Edit Publishing author, our first concern is the integrity of content we have published. We work with the relevant editor(s), COPE, and other appropriate institutions or organizations, to investigate. Any publication found to include fraudulent results will be retracted, or an appropriate correction or expression of concern will be issued. Please see the Retractions, Corrections and Expressions of Concern section of these guidelines for more information.

Retractions, Corrections and Expressions of Concern
International Journal of Agriculture, Environment and Food Sciences editors will consider retractions, corrections or expressions of concern in line with COPE’s Retraction Guidelines. If an author is found to have made an error, the journal will issue a corrigendum. If the journal is found to have made an error, they will issue an erratum. Retractions are usually reserved for articles that are so seriously flawed that their findings or conclusions should not be relied upon. Journals that publish Accepted Manuscripts may make minor changes such as those which would likely occur during typesetting or proofreading, but any substantive corrections will be carried out in line with COPE’s Retraction Guidelines. In the case of books, if someone raises a legal, ethical or security concern about a Edit Publishing publication, we would inform the author(s) and editor(s) involved. Our next step would be to investigate the concern and, if appropriate, address it through dialogue or negotiation with any third parties involved or by referring it to a relevant institution for investigation. If the concern relates to the integrity or accuracy of the content itself, we would consider issuing a correction, or a retraction and withdrawal from sale. Where any content is retracted, we would do so in a way that still preserves the integrity of the academic record and of other affiliated works (for example, other volumes in a series). This includes maintaining any associated metadata and, if legally possible, the abstract. We also participate in CrossMark; a multi-publisher initiative to provide a standard way for readers to locate the current version of a piece of content, view any changes that have occurred, and access additional information about that publication record.

Transparency
International Journal of Agriculture, Environment and Food Sciences strive to follow COPE’s Principles of Transparency and Best Practice in Scholarly Publishing and encourage our publishing partners to uphold these same principles.

Withdrawal of Articles
The author(s) wishing to request a withdrawal of his/her work during the evaluation phase are obliged to forward the petition containing the request for withdrawal of the article, signed and scanned with the signature of each author, to the editorial board via editor@jaefs.com via e-mail. The Editorial Board reviews the withdrawal notification and returns within one week at the latest. Authors cannot send their manuscript to another journal for evaluation unless the request for withdrawal of the works whose copyrights have been transferred by the editorial board of the International Journal of Agriculture, Environment and Food Sciences is submitted.

Falsification, Fabrication and Image Manipulation
Where research data are collected or presented as images, modifying these images can sometimes misrepresent the results obtained or their significance. We recognise that there can be legitimate reasons for modifying images, but we expect authors to avoid modifying images where this leads to the falsification, fabrication, or misrepresentation of their results.

Versions and Adaptations
International Journal of Agriculture, Environment and Food Sciences are distributed in many different global cultural, environmental and economic contexts. We may therefore issue different versions of some of our products in order to cater to these contexts. We neither modify existing, published content nor originate new materials to meet political or ideological requirements where we judge these to compromise the quality, effectiveness or factual accuracy of the materials or to conflict with our Code of Ethics. We grant licenses in volume and subsidiary rights to third-parties which permit the reproduction, reuse or adaptation of our content in different contexts, languages and territories. Where we license volume rights, we and our authors retain the right to withhold approval for publication if we have concerns about the integrity and accuracy of the licensed edition.

Data and Supporting Evidence
We support transparency and openness around data, code, and other materials associated with research. We expect authors to maintain accurate records of supporting evidence necessary to allow others to understand, verify, and replicate new findings, and to supply or provide access to this supporting evidence, on reasonable request. Where appropriate and where allowed by employer, funding body or others who might have an interest, we encourage authors to deposit data in a suitable repository or storage location, for sharing and further use by others. Edit Publishing aims to provide authors with the ability to connect supporting data with their manuscripts, either on our own platform or through third party services. Edit Publishing is also a signatory of Transparency and Openness Promotion (TOP) Guidelines. Please contact individual journals for information on their transparency requirements editor@jaefs.com

Editors
International Journal of Agriculture, Environment and Food Sciences editorial board; in case of suspicion of copyright and plagiarism regarding a published, published or evaluation work, it is obliged to initiate an investigation of the work. 
In the event that the editorial board determines that copyright and plagiarism have been made in the evaluation process as a result of the investigation, it withdraws the study from the evaluation and returns the identified cases to the authors in detail.
If the editorial board determines that a copyrighted or plagiarism has been committed in a published or published work, it shall perform the following withdrawal and notification procedures within one week at the latest.

Quality assurance
Editors; is responsible for the publication of each article published in the journal in accordance with journal publishing policies and international standards.

Relations with editorial board
Editors should ensure that all editorial board members proceed with the publication policies and guidelines. The editorial board should inform its members about the publication policies and keep them informed of developments. New editorial board members educate, provide the information they need.

Relations with the readers
Editors should make decisions based on the knowledge, skills and experience expectations of all readers, researchers and practitioners. To contribute the published works to readers, researchers, practitioners and scientific literature and to be original should pay attention. In addition, editors are obliged to take into account the feedback from readers, researchers and practitioners, and to provide explanatory and informative feedback.

Relations with Peer Reviewer’s
The duties and responsibilities of editors against peer reviewer’s are as follows:
• designate the peer reviewers according to the subject of the study.
• It is obliged to provide the information and guides that the peer reviewers need during the evaluation phase.
• The authors and peer reviewers have to observe whether there is a conflict of interest.
• In the context of blanking arbitration, the peer reviewer’s identity information should be kept confidential.
• Encourage peer reviewers to consider working in an objective, scientific and objective language.
• Evaluate the peer reviewers with criteria such as timely return and performance.
• Develop policies and practices to improve the performance of peer reviewers.
• Take the necessary steps to dynamically update the peer reviewer pool.
• Prevent disrespectful and unscientific assessments.
• Take steps to ensure that the peer reviewer pool is composed of a wide range.

Relations with authors
The duties and responsibilities of the editors against the authors are as follows:
• Editors should make positive or negative decisions based on the importance, original value, validity, clarity of expression, and the objectives and objectives of the journal.
• The studies that are in compliance with the publication scope should be taken to the pre-evaluation stage unless there is a serious problem.
• Editors should not ignore favorable peer reviewer proposals unless there is a serious problem with the work.
• New editors should not change the decisions made by the previous editor (s) for the work, unless there is a serious problem.
• "Blind Judging and Evaluation Process" must be published and editors should avoid deviations from the defined processes.
• Editors should publish Author's Guide that includes every topic that is expected by the authors in detail. These guides should be updated periodically.
• Authors should be provided with explanatory and informative notification and return.

Plagiarism
Plagiarism is defined as ‘submitting as one’s own work, irrespective of intent to deceive, that which derives in part or in its entirety from the work of others without due acknowledgement. It is both poor scholarship and a breach of academic integrity.
Examples of plagiarism include copying (using another person’s language and/or ideas as if they are one’s own), by:
• quoting verbatim another person’s work without due acknowledgement of the source;
• paraphrasing another person’s work by changing some of the words, or the order of the words, without due acknowledgement of the source;
• using ideas taken from someone else without reference to the originator;
• cutting and pasting from the Internet to make a pastiche of online sources;
• submitting someone else’s work as part of one’s own without identifying clearly who did the work. For example, not attributing research contributed by others to a joint project.
Plagiarism might also arise from colluding with another person who has not been declared or acknowledged (i.e. where collaboration is concealed or has been forbidden). Work should include a general acknowledgement where it has received substantial help, for example with the language and style of a piece of written work.
Plagiarism can occur in respect to all types of sources and media, including:
• text, illustrations, musical quotations, mathematical derivations, computer code, etc.;
• material downloaded from websites or drawn from manuscripts or other media;
• published and unpublished material, including lectures, presentations and grey literature.
International Journal of Agriculture, Environment and Food Sciences do not tolerate plagiarism in any of our publications, and we reserve the right to check all submissions through appropriate plagiarism checking tools. Submissions containing suspected plagiarism, in whole or part, will be rejected. If plagiarism is discovered post publication, we will follow our guidance outlined in the Retractions, Corrections and Expressions of Concern section of these guidelines. We expect our readers, reviewers and editors to raise any suspicions of plagiarism, either by contacting the relevant editor or by emailing editor@jaefs.com 

Ethic Committee Report
The studies have to be prepared according to scientific rules and ethics. The results of any research (especially veterinary, aquaculture and zootechnics) to be published as a manuscript need to have the report of a committee of ethic and that report’s copy should be attached with the manuscript itself. Inclusion of the approval letter from the relevant Ethics Committee or Institution's Review Board regarding the research protocol and the rights of the subjects. The author or all the authors whose studies are to be published in the journal will own all kind of liabilities in terms of their manuscripts. 

Hazards and Human or Animal Subjects
If the work involves chemicals, procedures or equipment that have any unusual hazards inherent in their use, the author must clearly identify these in the manuscript.

Peer reviewer Evaluation Process
The time given to the peer reviewers is 4 weeks. Corrections from peer reviewers or editors must be completed by the authors within 1 month. Peer reviewers may review the corrections of a study to determine its suitability or may request multiple corrections if necessary.

Evaluation Result
The opinions of the peer reviewers are reviewed by the Department editor within 2 weeks at the latest. As a result of this review, the Department's editor communicates the final decision on the work to the editors.

Decision of the Editorial Board
The editors prepare the opinions of the editorial board based on the opinions of the editor and the peer reviewer. The opinions prepared are forwarded by the editor to the author (s) within 1 week at the latest, together with the suggestions of the Department editor and the peer reviewer. In this process, studies with negative opinions are returned without requesting plagiarism.

Duties of Editors
The editors and department editors of the International Journal of Agriculture, Environment and Food Sciences have the following ethical duties and on the basis of the COPE Code of Conduct and Best Practice Guidelines for Journal Editors and Practice COPE Best Practice Guidelines for Journal Editors published by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). should have responsibilities:

Ethics committee, human and animal rights
Editors; to ensure the protection of human and animal rights in the studies evaluated. Ethics committee approval of the subjects used in the studies is responsible for rejecting the study in the absence of permission for experimental research.

Publication Decisions
The editor is responsible for deciding which of the articles submitted to the International Journal of Agriculture, Environment and Food Sciences should be published. The editor may be guided by the policies of the JAEFS's editorial board and constrained by such legal requirements as shall then be in force regarding libel, copyright infringement and plagiarism. The editor may confer with other editors or reviewers in making this decision.

Protection of personal data
Editors; and to ensure the protection of personal data relating to the subjects or visuals involved in the studies evaluated. Unless the express consent of the individuals used in the studies is documented, it is responsible for rejecting the study. In addition, editors; The author is responsible for protecting the individual data of the peer reviewers and readers.

Political and Commercial Concerns
The owner, publisher and any other political and commercial elements do not affect the independent decision-making of the editors.

Fair Play
An editor at any time evaluate manuscripts for their intellectual content without regard to race, gender, sexual orientation, religious belief, ethnic origin, citizenship, or political philosophy of the authors.

Complaints
Editors; The author is obliged to examine the complaints coming from the peer reviewers or readers carefully and to respond in an illuminating and explanatory manner.

Measure against possible abuse and misconduct
Editors; is obliged to take measures against possible misconduct and misconduct. In addition to conducting a rigorous and objective investigation into the identification and evaluation of complaints, the editor is also responsible for sharing findings.

Confidentiality
The editor and any editorial staff must not disclose any information about a submitted manuscript to anyone other than the corresponding author, reviewers, potential reviewers, other editorial advisers, and the publisher, as appropriate.

Protection of intellectual property rights
Editors; to protect the intellectual property rights of all published articles and to defend the rights of journal and author (s) in case of possible violations. In addition, editors are required to ensure that the content of all published articles does not infringe the intellectual property rights of other publications.

Conflicts of Interest
Editors; it ensures that the publication of the manuscripts is completed independently and impartially, taking into account conflicts of interest between the author (s), the peer reviewers and other editors.

Ethical Responsibilities of Peer reviewers
The evaluation of all studies with "Blinding Peer reviewer" directly affects the quality of the publication. This process provides confidence through objective and independent evaluation of the publication. The evaluation process of the International Journal of Agriculture, Environment and Food Sciences is carried out with the principle of double-blinded arbitration.
The peer reviewers cannot contact the authors directly. Reviews and comments are communicated through the journal management system. In this process, peer reviewer comments on evaluation forms and full texts are forwarded to the author (s) through the editor. In this context, peer reviewers evaluating the work for the International Journal of Agriculture, Environment and Food Sciences are expected to have the following ethical responsibilities:
• Only work related to the field of expertise should accept the evaluation.
• Evaluate in neutrality and confidentiality.
• If he thinks that he is facing a conflict of interest during the evaluation process, he should refuse to review the study and inform the journal editor.
• Dispose of the studies they review in accordance with the principle of confidentiality after the evaluation process. They can only use the final versions of the studies they have reviewed after they are published.
• Evaluate objectively in relation to the content of the study. Nationality should not allow gender, religious beliefs, political beliefs and commercial concerns to influence assessment.
• Evaluate in a constructive and gentle language. Do not make humiliating personal comments that include hostility, slander and insult.
• Carry out the work they accept to evaluate in a timely manner and with the above ethical responsibilities.


Duties of Reviewers
Contribution to Editorial Decisions
Peer review assists the editor in making editorial decisions and through the editorial communications with the author may also assist the author in improving the paper.

Promptness
Any selected referee who feels unqualified to review the research reported in a manuscript or knows that its prompt review will be impossible should notify the editor and excuse himself from the review process.

Confidentiality
Any manuscripts received for review must be treated as confidential documents. They must not be shown to or discussed with others except as authorized by the editor.

Standards of Objectivity
Reviews should be conducted objectively. Personal criticism of the author is inappropriate. Referees should express their views clearly with supporting arguments.

Acknowledgement of Sources
Reviewers should identify relevant published work that has not been cited by the authors. Any statement that an observation, derivation, or argument had been previously reported should be accompanied by the relevant citation. A reviewer should also call to the editor's attention any substantial similarity or overlap between the manuscript under consideration and any other published paper of which they have personal knowledge.

Disclosure and Conflict of Interest
Privileged information or ideas obtained through peer review must be kept confidential and not used for personal advantage. Reviewers should not consider manuscripts in which they have conflicts of interest resulting from competitive, collaborative, or other relationships or connections with any of the authors, companies, or institutions connected to the papers.


Duties of Authors
Authors should provide a list of references, financial support; it should also be forbidden to publish same research in more than one journal.
Ethical Responsibilities of Authors
The author (s) submitting works to the International Journal of Agriculture, Environment and Food Sciences are expected to comply with the following ethical responsibilities:
• The works submitted by the author (s) are expected to be original. If the author (s) make use of or use other studies, they must cite and / or cite in a complete and accurate manner.
• People who do not contribute intellectually to the content of the study should not be mentioned as authors.
• The situations and relationships of any work submitted for publication that may constitute a conflict of interest should be explained.
• Raw data on the manuscripts of the manuscripts may be requested from the author (s) within the framework of the evaluation process, in which case the author (s) should be prepared to submit the expected data and information to the editorial board and the scientific committee.
• The author (s) must have a document showing that they have the rights to use the data used, that they have the necessary permissions for the research / analysis, or that the consent of the test subjects has been obtained.
• The author (s) have an obligation to cooperate with the editor to inform, correct or withdraw the editor or publisher if he / she discovers a mistake or error related to his / her published, printed or evaluation work.
• Authors cannot keep their work in the application process of more than one journal at the same time. Each application may be initiated following the completion of the previous application. The study published in another journal cannot be sent to the International Journal of Agriculture, Environment and Food Sciences.
• It is not possible to change the author responsibilities (such as adding author, changing the order of author, removing the author) of a study that has started the evaluation process.

Reporting Standards
Authors of reports of original research should present an accurate account of the work performed as well as an objective discussion of its significance. Underlying data should be represented accurately in the paper. A paper should contain sufficient detail and references to permit others to replicate the work. Fraudulent or knowingly inaccurate statements constitute unethical behavior and are unacceptable.

Data Access and Retention
Authors are asked to provide the raw data in connection with a paper for editorial review, and should be prepared to provide public access to such data (consistent with the ALPSP-STM Statement on Data and Databases), if practicable, and should in any event be prepared to retain such data for a reasonable time after publication.


Originality and Plagiarism Control
The authors should ensure that they have written entirely original works, and if the authors have used the work and/or words of others that this has been appropriately cited or quoted.
All submissions are screened by similarity detection software.
We are using the iThenticate plagiarism solution and our maximum allowed score, for the document in which the Materials and Methods and References sections truncated, is 20%. Higher scores are not allowed and the author will be given the plagiarism report and the manuscript will be returned to the authors.
The editorial board makes the final decision about the study in the light of the plagiarism audit report of each study. Errors in the report may be requested to be corrected by the authors

Multiple, Redundant or Concurrent Publication
An author should not in general publish manuscripts describing essentially the same research in more than one journal or primary publication. Submitting the same manuscript to more than one journal concurrently constitutes unethical publishing behaviour and is unacceptable.

Acknowledgement of Sources
Proper acknowledgment of the work of others must always be given. Authors should cite publications that have been influential in determining the nature of the reported work.

Authorship of the Paper
Authorship should be limited to those who have made a significant contribution to the conception, design, execution, or interpretation of the reported study. All those who have made significant contributions should be listed as co-authors. Where there are others who have participated in certain substantive aspects of the research project, they should be acknowledged or listed as contributors.

The corresponding author should ensure that all appropriate co-authors and no inappropriate co-authors are included on the paper, and that all co-authors have seen and approved the final version of the paper and have agreed to its submission for publication.

Disclosure and Conflicts of Interest
All authors should disclose in their manuscript any financial or other substantive conflict of interest that might be construed to influence the results or interpretation of their manuscript. All sources of financial support for the project should be disclosed.

Fundamental Errors in Published Works
When an author discovers a significant error or inaccuracy in his/her own published work, it is the author’s obligation to promptly notify the journal editor or publisher and cooperate with the editor to retract or correct the paper.

Bibliography, Submission and Citation Control
Scientific research is based on previous studies. In the studies conducted, reference is made to the previous studies within the framework of certain rules and references. Mistakes made intentionally or unknowingly in scientific studies undermine the reliability of the study and publication. The International Journal of Agriculture, Environment and Food Sciences sees it as imperative that accurate and complete references and citations are accepted as a result of the evaluation. Within this scope, after each work is accepted, a bibliography, sending and citation control is carried out by a company that the editorial board deems appropriate. The material responsibility for the control carried out belongs to the author (s).
The bibliography, submission and citation control of accepted studies are carried out for the full text in English in the following steps:
• Bibliography is prepared in accordance with the procedures and principles contained in APA's Citation Guidelines 6th Edition.
• It is checked whether the references in the text of each reference in the bibliography are given according to the procedures and principles, and the wrong ones are corrected.
• References to in-text references are checked. The missing ones are requested from the authors and the wrong ones are corrected. Procedures and principles of Turkish references for full text and English for full text are taken into consideration.

Layout and Typesetting
The International Journal of Agriculture, Environment and Food Sciences requires the uniformity of the articles, their readability and the standard and uniform print format required by the standards. In this context, plagiarism audit and bibliography editing are completed by a company whose page layout and layout is approved by the editorial board. The responsibility for the preparation of the page layout and print copy rests with the author (s).

Giving the DOI Number
The Digital Object Identifier (DOI) is a unique access number that allows the identification and access of each published work electronically. A DOI number is mandatory for each study published in the International Journal of Agriculture, Environment and Food Sciences or in an early appearance. Plagiarism audit, bibliography check and print version are prepared by the editorial board after the acceptance stage.


All published articles in the International Journal of Agriculture, Environment and Food Sciences (e-ISSN: 2618-5946) are open access.

The International Journal of Agriculture, Environment and Food Sciences has the following fees for all the articles submitted:
• Submission fee: Free
• Processing fee (Editorial Processing Charge (EPC)): 30 USD (for foreign authors) - 490 TRY (for Turkish authors)
• Publication fee (Article Processing Charge (APC)): Free

The payments charged will ensure the sustainability and maintenance of the permanence of the journal as open access.
• Editorial Processing Charge (EPC) will be requested regardless of the acceptance/rejection condition of the article.
• The fee is non-refundable for any reason.
• There are no surcharges based on the length of an article, figures or supplementary data.
• The payment of Editorial Processing Charge (EPC) does not guarantee acceptance of the article for publication in the Journal, and, in of the event of non-acceptance, the fee will not be returned.

Information regarding the payment of the Editorial Processing Charge (EPC) is sent to the responsible author by e-mail after the article is uploaded to the system.

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