International Journal of Agriculture Environment and Food Sciences

International Journal of Agriculture, Environment and Food Sciences (JAEFS) is a scientific, open access, online-only periodical published in accordance with independent, unbiased, and double-blinded peer-review principles. The journal published electronically 4 times (March, June, September, and December) in a year. The publication languages of the journal is English.

International Journal of Agriculture, Environment and Food Sciences is indexed and abstracted in TÜBİTAK ULAKBİM TR Dizin, DOAJ, AGRIS, CAB Abstracts, AGORA, SOBIAD, Scilit, ROAD, Neliti, WorldCat, ESJI, Base, IFIS, CNKI and other indexes.

The editorial and publication processes of the International Journal of Agriculture, Environment and Food Sciences are shaped in accordance with the guidelines of the Council of Science Editors (CSE), Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), European Association of Science Editors (EASE), and National Information Standards Organization (NISO). The International Journal of Agriculture, Environment and Food Sciences is in conformity with the Principles of Transparency and Best Practice in Scholarly Publishing (https://doaj.org/apply/transparency/).

All articles in the International Journal of Agriculture, Environment and Food Sciences are published in the full open-access model. All editors, authors and readers can access all issues and articles free of charge. Therefore, an article processing charge (APC) is requested from each manuscript sent to evaluation, regardless of the number of pages, to cover the expenses needed during the editorial process, referee evaluation process, acceptance for publication, publication, and post-publication processes. For detailed information, please see "The Article Processing Charge (APC) Policy" page: https://dergipark.org.tr/en/pub/jaefs/price-policy

Statements or opinions expressed in the manuscripts published in the journal reflect the views of the author(s) and not the opinions of the International Journal of Agriculture, Environment and Food Sciences, editors, editorial board, and/or publisher; the editors, editorial board, and publisher disclaim any responsibility or liability for such materials.

All responsibility for the published articles belongs to the authors.

Articles will not be accepted for evaluation if they have been published or if they are considered for publication elsewhere and if they are not prepared according to the publication rules. Only articles sent online via our website (https://dergipark.org.tr/en/journal/2032/submission/step/manuscript/new) containing the appropriately filled copyright agreement and acknowledgement of authorship form would be considered for publication. The journal guidelines, technical information, and the required forms are available on the journal’s writing rules page (https://dergipark.org.tr/en/pub/jaefs/writing-rules).

SCOPE

International Journal of Agriculture, Environment and Food Sciences aims to contribute to the science by publishing high quality publications in all fields of agriculture, environment and food Sciences. The journal publishes original articles and compilations.

The scope of the journal includes but not limited to agriculture, environment and food Sciences like agronomy, agricultural engineering, biotechnology, animal science, plant science, horticulture, crop science, plant breeding, plant fertilization, plant protection, soil science, agricultural economics, sustainable agriculture, aquaculture, biological engineering, food science, food health and nutrition, husbandry, irrigation and water management, land use, entomology, environmental science, waste management, molecular biology, organic agriculture, plant physiology, plant breeding, veterinary.

Author Guidelines

Copyright Agreement and Acknowledgement of Authorship Form

Manuscript Template (Sample)

Instructions to Authors

The International Journal of Agriculture, Environment and Food Sciences (JAEFS) is published 4 times (March, June, September, and December) in a year as an international double-blind peer-reviewed journal. International Journal of Agriculture, Environment and Food Sciences is an open-access international e-journal. International Journal of Agriculture, Environment and Food Sciences publishes, in English, full-length original research articles and review articles on various aspects of agriculture, environment and food Sciences like agronomy, agricultural engineering, biotechnology, animal science, plant science, horticulture, crop science, plant breeding, plant fertilization, plant protection, soil science, agricultural economics, sustainable agriculture, aquaculture, biological engineering, food science, food health and nutrition, husbandry, irrigation and water management, land use, entomology, environmental science, waste management, molecular biology, organic agriculture, plant physiology, plant breeding, veterinary.

All scientific contributions are assessed initially by the Editor-in-Chief. Those manuscripts failing to reach the required priority rating, failing to comply with the instructions to authors, or not fitting within the scope of the journal are not considered further and are returned to authors without detailed comments. It should be noted that rebuttals that challenge rejections based on priority and/or scope alone will rarely be successful since such a decision is necessarily a matter of opinion.

All instances of publishing misconduct, including, but not limited to, plagiarism, data fabrication, image/data manipulation to falsify/enhance results, manipulation of the reviewing process, etc., will result in rejection/retraction of the manuscript.

All responsibility for the scientific content of the articles to be published in the journal belongs to the author(s). "Copyright Agreement and Acknowledgement of Authorship Form" and other required forms must be signed by all authors and uploaded to the journal's online application system as a separate supplementary file by the responsible author. All authors must be registered in the DergiPark online manuscript submission and tracking system (https://dergipark.org.tr/en/pub/jaefs), and during the upload of the article to the system, the names, the institution's addresses, e-mail, and ORCID numbers of all authors must be entered in the metadata section. If any authors are not registered in the DergiPark system, the article is on hold, and the Editor is not appointed. In addition, the abstract and references of the article should be entered in the metadata section. If any mentioned information is missing, the article will be returned to the corresponding author to complete the information.

Ethical committee approval should be obtained for the studies on clinical or experimental in humans or animals and ethics committee reports should be attached when submitting the manuscript. Additionally, this approval should be stated in the article. After the acceptance of the manuscript, the authors, and the order of the authors cannot be changed.

After the reviewer evaluation, the articles that need revision are sent to the author/s electronically through the DergiPark system. The author/s should take into account the comments of the referee/s and explain the comments and criticisms one by one. They must also prepare a detailed explanation in case they disagree with the reviewers' criticism. The revisions of the articles that have passed the referee evaluations should be uploaded to the system with the correction list within 30 days at the latest, and the article revision process must be completed. The specified period may be extended by the author's request for additional time or by the decision of the Editor-in-Chief. Otherwise, the existing article is considered a newly submitted article. Before making the final decision, the Editor-in-Chief reviews the revisions and corrections made by the author/s and makes the final decision on whether to publish the article.

Manuscripts meeting the requirements will be peer-reviewed on the criteria of originality and quality. Authors may suggest up to three potential referees as optional. Please provide their email addresses, institution, and academic title. If the decision following review is "reject subject to major revision", a revised version may be submitted, but if major issues with the revised version are still identified by the reviewers, it will then be rejected outright. On acceptance, papers may be subjected to editorial changes. Responsibility for the factual accuracy of a paper rests entirely with the author.

Statement of Ethics in Research and Publication

The publication of peer-reviewed articles in agreement with the rules of Ethical Principles and Publication Policy (https://dergipark.org.tr/en/pub/jaefs/policy) is an essential model for the International Journal of Agriculture, Environment and Food Sciences. 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.

The journal's ethical statements are based on the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and the Council of Science Editors (CSE) Editorial policy statements.

International Journal of Agriculture, Environment and Food Sciences endorses the Higher Education Scientific Research and Publication Ethics Guidelines rules and will pursue cases of suspected research and publication misconduct. Additionally, this journal is following of COPE and complies with the highest ethical standards in accordance with ethical laws.

Manuscript Preparation

Manuscripts can only be submitted through the journal’s online manuscript submission and evaluation system, available at https://dergipark.org.tr/en/journal/2032/submission/step/manuscript/new. Manuscripts submitted via any other medium and submissions by anyone other than one of the authors will not be evaluated.

The style of the manuscripts should be prepared according to the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (APA), Seventh Edition (journal revision).

Manuscripts submitted to the journal 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.

Authors are required to submit the following documents;

1) Manuscript File

You can download the Manuscript Template (Sample) https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/download/journal-file/12763

2) Copyright Agreement and Acknowledgement of Authorship Form

You can download the Copyright Agreement and Acknowledgement of Authorship Form https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/download/journal-file/28916

This form should be filled out completely, including original signatures, scanned and submitted electronically.
The authors in different institutions, however, may prepare separate forms, sign, and submit to the Journal.

3) Similarity Report

The iThenticate similarity report should be uploaded to the system during application. The acceptable similarity index score is %24 for the International Journal of Agriculture, Environment and Food Sciences.

4) Ethic Committee Approval

You can download the Ethic Committee Approval https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/download/journal-file/28948

Studies requiring ethics committee permission are listed below. When uploading your manuscript to the International Journal of Agriculture, Environment and Food Sciences (JAEFS), you must upload the Ethics Committee Permission document along with your paper file. If your study is not included in the study group requiring ethics committee approval, you must sign the declaration form indicating this situation and state the situation in the text of the paper.

Studies Requiring Ethics Committee Permission
• All kinds of research conducted with qualitative or quantitative approaches that require data collection from participants using questionnaires, interviews, focus group work, observation, experimentation, interview techniques.
• Use of humans and animals (including material / data) for experimental or other scientific purposes,
• Clinical studies on humans,
• Research on animals,
• Retrospective studies in accordance with the law on protection of personal data
Also;
• Stating that "informed consent form" was obtained in case presentations,
• Obtaining and specifying permission from the owners for the use of scales, surveys and photographs belonging to others,
• Stating that the copyright regulations are complied with for the intellectual and artistic works used

Manuscript Structure

The manuscript should be organized in the following sequence
Title
Name(s) and Surname(s) of Author(s)
Affiliation(s) of Author(s)
Corresponding Author
Abstract
Keywords
Introduction
Material and Methods
Results and Discussion
Conclusions
Compliance with Ethical Standards
References

Preparation of the Manuscript

Manuscripts should be prepared as a Microsoft Word file.

Manuscripts should be typed using Times New Roman font 10 pt, single line space.

A 2.5 cm margin on both sides of the page is desirable.

Special words do not underline; use italics instead. Weights and measures must be expressed in the SI unit (metric) system, and temperatures in the Celsius (centigrade) scale.

Authors must declare any financial support or relationships that may pose a conflict of interest (Compliance with Ethical Standards).

Manuscript preparation is similar to original research articles and review articles.

Title

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 centered, bold 10-point Times Roman font.

Abstract

The abstract body is typed in Times New Roman, 10 pt.

Each article is to be preceded by a succinct abstract, of up to 300 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.

Keywords

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

Introduction

The introduction body is typed in Times New Roman, 10 pt.

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.

Materials and Methods

The materials and methods body is typed in Times New Roman, 10 pt.

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

Results and Discussion

The results and discussion body is typed in Times New Roman, 10 pt.

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.

Conclusion

The conclusion body is typed in Times New Roman, 10 pt.

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.

Tables and Figures should be appropriately cited in the manuscript.

Compliance with Ethical Standards

This research study complies with research and publishing ethics. The scientific and legal responsibility for manuscripts published in JAEFS belongs to the author(s).

Conflict of interest

Statement of the conflict of interest to the manuscript should be specified in this section.

Author contribution

The individual contributions of authors to the manuscript should be specified in this section.

Ethical approval

Ethics Committee Approval and its number should be given by stating the institution name which gave the ethical approval.

Funding

The names of funding organizations should be written in full.

Data availability

Data availability to the manuscript should be specified in this section.

Consent for publication

Consent for publication to the manuscript should be specified in this section.

Acknowledgments

Acknowledgments of people, grants, funds, advice, or other kinds of assistance should be placed in a separate section before the References. If the work has been presented in a conference or scholarly meeting, it should be mentioned here.

References

They should be grouped at the end of the manuscript 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:

In the text, references should be cited in brackets and sorted chronologically. Cite references in the text as author‘s surname should be followed by the year of the publication in parentheses (Ozdemir 2023; Cebeci and Ozdemir 2022). Use et al. after the first author’s family name for citations with three or more authors (Ozdemir et al. 2023). For citations of the same authors published on the same year, use letters after the year (Cebeci 2009a).

The references should be listed alphabetically based on author’s surnames, and chronological per author. Names of journals should be in full titles rather than the abbreviations. Avoid using citations of abstract proceedings.

References should be organized according to the APA system.

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Examples and exceptions are listed below;

Journal Articles

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

Kaya, G. (2023). The sensitivity of radish cultivars to high temperatures during germination and seedling growth stages . International Journal of Agriculture Environment and Food Sciences, 7 (2), 298-304. https://doi.org/10.31015/jaefs.2023.2.7

Kesim, H. & Yıldıztekin, M. (2023). The biological activity features and mineral element analyses of some Inula L. species exhibit natural spread in Mugla (Turkiye). International Journal of Agriculture Environment and Food Sciences, 7 (2), 316-325 . https://doi.org/10.31015/jaefs.2023.2.9

Tokatlı Demirok, N., Alpaslan, M. & Yıkmış, S. (2023). Some lactobacillus, leuconostoc and acetobacter strains in traditional turkish yoghurt, cheese, kefir samples as a probiotic candidate. International Journal of Agriculture Environment and Food Sciences, 7 (2), 326-334 . https://doi.org/10.31015/jaefs.2023.2.10

Karagözoğlu, Y., Alayunt, N. Ö. & Parlak, A. E. (2023a). Total secondary metabolites and heavy metal profile of some medicinal plants frequently consumed as winter tea. International Journal of Agriculture Environment and Food Sciences, 7 (2), 335-344. https://doi.org/10.31015/jaefs.2023.2.11

Article in Turkish

Ozdemir, G., & Tangolar, S. (2023). Organik gübre uygulamalarının bazı üzüm çeşitlerinin verim ve kalitesi üzerine etkileri. International Journal of Agriculture Environment and Food Sciences, 7 (2), 326-334 (in Turkish). https://doi.org/10.31015/jaefs.2028.1.1

Books

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

Ozdemir, G. (2023). Organic viticulture. Dicle University Press.

Cebeci, Z., & Ozdemir, G. (2023). Organic agriculture. Turkiye Agricultural Association.

Turkish Agricultural Association. (2023). Approaches to the study of agricultural structure. Dicle Press.

Cebeci, Z. (Ed.). (2023). Non-Parametric Statistical Analysis with R. Abaküs Press.

Ozdemir, G., Cebeci, Z., & Kara, C. (2023). L'Hevsel à Amida- Diyarbakır: Études et réhabilitation de jardins mésopotamiens. In: Z. Manley, & A. Ozdemir (Eds.), Organic agriculture (pp. 1325-1428). Edit Publishing.

Proceeding

Surname, N., Surname, N. (Year). Title of the contribution. In: Title of the book or proceeding. Volume, publisher, city, first and last page

Tangolar, S., Özdemir, G., Ekbiç, H.B., Tangolar, S.G., Dikkaya, Y.R. (2012). Research on adaptation of some American rootstocks grown under Northern Cyprus conditions. XXXV World Congress of Vine and Wine 10th General Assembly of The O.I.V. 18-22 June, İzmir, pp. 234-265.

Thesis

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

Ozdemir, G. (2005). Organic grape growing. Çukurova University, Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences, Department of Horticulture, PhD Thesis, Adana, Turkiye, 128 pp.

Internet Sources

FAO (2013). Classifications and standards. Retrieved in June, 19, 2023 from http://www.fao.org/economic/ess/ess-standards/en/

For more reference examples: https://apastyle.apa.org/style-grammar-guidelines/references/examples

Ethical Principles and Publication Policy

ETHICAL PRINCIPLES AND PUBLICATION POLICY

The International Journal of Agriculture, Environment and Food Sciences (JAEFS) is a scientific, open access periodical published in accordance with independent, unbiased, and double-blinded peer-review principles. International Journal of Agriculture, Environment and Food Sciences is published quarterly on March, June, September, and December and the publication language of the journal is English.

The scope of the journal includes but not limited to agriculture, environment and food Sciences, agronomy, agricultural engineering, biotechnology, animal science, plant science, horticulture, crop science, plant breeding, plant fertilization, plant protection, soil science, agricultural economics, sustainable agriculture, aquaculture, biological engineering, food science, food health and nutrition, husbandry, irrigation and water management, land use, entomology, environmental science, waste management, molecular biology, organic agriculture, plant physiology, plant breeding, veterinary.

Authors retain the copyright of their published work in the International Journal of Agriculture, Environment and Food Sciences.

EDITORIAL AND PUBLICATION PROCESS

The editorial and publication processes of the International Journal of Agriculture, Environment and Food Sciences are shaped in accordance with the guidelines of the Council of Science Editors (CSE), the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), the European Association of Science Editors (EASE), and National Information Standards Organization (NISO). The journal conforms to the Principles of Transparency and Best Practice in Scholarly Publishing (doaj.org/bestpractice).

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.

PEER REVIEW PROCESS

Manuscripts submitted to International Journal of Agriculture, Environment and Food Sciences will go through a double-blind peer-review process. Each submission will be reviewed by at least two external, independent peer reviewers who are experts in their fields in order to ensure an unbiased evaluation process. The editorial board will invite an external and independent editor to manage the evaluation processes of manuscripts submitted by editors or by the editorial board members of the journal. The Editor in Chief is the final authority in the decision-making process for all submissions.

The relevant duties and expectations of all parties involved in the publishing process including editors, reviewers, authors, and others are required to adhere to the publication ethics and publication malpractice statements defined below.

PUBLICATION ETHICS AND PUBLICATION MALPRACTICE STATEMENT

PUBLICATION AND AUTHORSHIP

All contributions conforming to the aim and scope of the International Journal of Agriculture, Environment and Food Sciences can be found here: https://dergipark.org.tr/en/pub/jaefs/aim-and-scope. The authors are required to provide a statement about the submission describing how the manuscript fits the journal content. All manuscript should be written and organized following the guide for authors: https://dergipark.org.tr/en/pub/jaefs/writing-rules. Manuscripts submitted to this journal must not be under simultaneous consideration by any other journal. Manuscripts submitted to this journal should not have been published elsewhere in identical or substantially similar forms.

RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE PUBLISHER

Publishing Behavior and Unethical Broadcast Handling

The publisher takes all necessary precautions for alleged or proven scientific misconduct, fraudulent publication, plagiarism, or close collaboration with the editors to clarify the situation and to amend the article in question includes clarification or withdrawn of the affected work. The publisher, together with the editors, shall take reasonable steps to identify and prevent the publication of the manuscript where research misconduct has occurred, and under no circumstances encourage such misconduct or knowingly allow such misconduct to take place.

Involvement and Investigations

International Journal of Agriculture, Environment and Food Sciences is responsible for responding to all allegations or suspicions of manuscripts misconduct raised by readers, reviewers, or other editors. Potential plagiarism or duplicate/redundant publication will be assessed by the journal. In other cases, the journal may request an investigation by the institution or other appropriate bodies. Every reported act of unethical publishing behavior must be looked into, even if it is discovered years after publication.

RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE EDITORS

The Editorial Board of the journal handles all appeal and complaint cases within the scope of Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) guidelines. In such cases, authors should get in direct contact with the editorial office regarding their appeals and complaints. When needed, an ombudsperson may be assigned to resolve cases that cannot be resolved internally. The Editor in Chief is the final authority in the decision-making process for all appeals and complaints.

Publication Decisions

Editors will ensure that all submissions go through the fast and fair peer-review and editorial procedures. Editors take full responsibility for everything published in the International Journal of Agriculture, Environment and Food Sciences, hence the acceptance or rejection of the submitted work is Editor’s sole decision.

The Principle of Neutrality

Editors should evaluate manuscripts on originality, quality, and intellectual content and should not be affected by race, gender, sexual orientation, religious belief, ethnic origin, citizenship, political philosophy, or any other influences. Editors should express the concern and act immediately if they receive inconclusive evidence of research or publication misconduct by the authors.

Confidentiality

The Editor and any other 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.

Disclosure and Conflicts of Interest

Unpublished materials disclosed in a submitted manuscript will not be used by the ort h or the members of the editorial board for their research purposes without the author’s explicit written consent. Information or ideas obtained through peer review must be kept confidential and not used for personal advantage. Editors should require all contributors or authors to disclose relevant conflicts of interest. If conflicts of interest are revealed after publication, corrections must be published or other appropriate actions should be taken, such as the publication of a retraction or expression of concern.

ETHICAL RESPONSIBILITIES OF EDITORS AND SECTION EDITORS

The chief editor(s) and section editors strive to meet the information needs of the referees, author(s), researchers, practitioners, and readers, to provide feedback when necessary, and to act by the principles of clarity in matters that require correction and explanation in the publication process.

The chief editor(s) and section editors pay attention to the originality of the articles and their contribution to the scientific literature, readers, researchers, and practitioners when deciding whether to publish the articles.

While making a positive or negative decision about the articles, the chief editor(s) and the section editors consider the original value of the articles, their contribution to the section, the validity and reliability of the research method, the clarity of the expression, and the purpose and scope of the journal.

The chief editor/s and section editors take the submitted articles to the preliminary evaluation stage as long as they do not have significant problems, consider positive referee suggestions, and only change the decisions made by the previous chief editor/s and section editors if there are serious problems.

Chief editor(s) and section editors implement the policies of blind refereeing and evaluation process, which are among the journal publication policies, keep the referees' identities confidential, and ensure that each article is evaluated impartially and in due time.

The chief editor(s) choose the section editors of the manuscript, and the section editors select the referees taking into account their sections of expertise, and support the impartial and independent evaluations.

The editor-in-chief(s) and the section editors consider whether there is a conflict of interest between the editors, referees, and author(s) for the unbiased evaluation of the article.

Editor-in-chief(s) and section editors are searching for a wide range of reviewers and their constant updating.

Editor-in-chief(s) and section editors block reviews that do not follow academic etiquette and are unscientific.

Editor-in-chief(s) and section editors ensure that the journal publication processes are by publication policies and guidelines, inform those in charge of the developments in publication policies, and prepare a training program when necessary.

The chief editor(s) and section editors communicate effectively with everyone involved in the publication process and organize meetings at regular intervals.

Editor-in-chief(s) and section editors protect personal data in the reviewed articles; they protect the individual data of authors, referees, and readers.

Editor-in-chief(s) and section editors; they pay attention to the protection of human and animal rights in their articles, they care about documenting the explicit consent of the participants of the article, they reject the article when they do not have the approval of the ethics committee for the participants of the article, and permission for experimental research.

Editor-in-chief(s) and section editors; take action against misconduct. When there are complaints about misconduct, he makes an objective investigation and shares the relevant findings.

Editor-in-chief(s) and section editors ensure that errors, inconsistencies, or misdirection in articles are corrected.

Editor-in-chief(s) and section editors protect the intellectual property rights of the published articles and defend the rights of the journal and the author(s) in case of infringement. In addition, they take the necessary measures to ensure that the content of the published articles does not violate the intellectual property rights of other publications; They perform the authenticity-similarity check.

Editor-in-chief(s) and section editors take into account the consistent criticisms of the articles published in the journal and give the right to reply to the author(s) of the criticized articles.

Editor-in-chief(s) and section editors also consider studies with negative results.

Editor-in-chief(s) and section editors examine the complaints submitted to the journal and make the necessary explanations.

Editor-in-chief(s) and section editors cannot be appointed work editors for articles written by themselves, their family members, or their department colleagues and cannot make any decisions about the work. For such works, the ordinary operation of the journal is carried out by a different editor who does not have a conflict of interest, and the process continues without including the editor with a conflict of interest in the evaluation process in the journal.

RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE REVIEWERS

Contribution to Editorial Decisions

Peer review assists the editor making editorial decisions and may also assist the author(s) for improving the manuscript through the editorial communications. International Journal of Agriculture, Environment and Food Sciences to declare that all scholars who wish to contribute to the scientific process must do a fair share of reviewing.

Promptness

Any selected reviewer 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 by the referees. Reviewers must not be shown or discussed any manuscripts received for review with others except as authorized by the Editor-in-Chief, who would only do so under exceptional and specific circumstances. This situation also applies to arbitrators who do not accept the review invitation.

Standards of Objectivity

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

Acknowledgment 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. This situation also applies to arbitrators who do not accept the review invitation. 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 manuscript and this situation should immediately inform the relevant editor.

RESPONSIBILITIES OF AUTHORS

The authors are expected to submit researches that comply with the general ethical principles which include; scientific integrity, objectivity, collegiality, data integrity, institutional integrity and social responsibility.

Being an author of a scientific article mainly indicates a person who has a significant contribution to the article and shares the responsibility and accountability of that article. To be defined as an author of a scientific article, researchers should fulfill below criteria:

• Making a significant contribution to the work in all or some of the following phases: Research conception or design, acquisition of data, analysis and interpretation.

• Drafting, writing or revising the manuscript.

• Agreeing on the final version of the manuscript and the journal which it will be submitted

• Taking responsibility and accountability of the content of the article.

• Outside the above mentioned authorship criteria, any other form of specific contribution should be stated in the Acknowledgement section.

Reporting standards

Authors are expected to have made reasonable attempts to check and validate results submitted to the journal for publication. This should be followed by the statement to the Editor that all data are real and authentic. Authors of research reports 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 manuscript. A manuscript should contain sufficient detail and references to permit others to replicate the work. Authors are required to provide information about ethical aspects of research, particularly where research involves human or animal participants or the use of biological material. Fraudulent or knowingly inaccurate statements constitute unethical behavior and are unacceptable.

Originality and Plagiarism

Authors could be asked to provide the raw data of their study together with the manuscript for editorial review and should be prepared to make data publicly available if practicable. In any event, authors should ensure accessibility of such data to other competent professionals for at least ten years after publication (preferably via an institutional or subject-based data repository or other data center), provided that the confidentiality of the participants can be protected and legal rights concerning proprietary data do not preclude their release.

Authors should ensure that they have written and submitted only entirely original Works, and if they have used the work and/or words of others, this should be appropriately cited. Authors will submit only entirely original works, and will appropriately cite or quote the work and/or words of others. Publications that have been influential in determining the nature of the reported work should also be cited. Plagiarism such as copying another’s manuscript as the author’s own, paraphrasing substantial parts of another’s paper (without attribution) or claiming results from research conducted by others and in all its forms constitutes unethical publishing behavior and is unacceptable.

Even if you are the author of the phrases or sentences, the text should not have unacceptable similarity with the previously published data. When you are discussing others' (or your own) previous work, please make sure that you cite the material correctly in every instance.

Authors are strongly recommended to avoid any form plagiarism and ethical misconduct that are exemplified below.

1) Self- plagiarism (text-recycling): Overlapping sections or sentences with the author’s previous publications without citing them. Even if you are the author of the phrases or sentences, the text should not have unacceptable similarity with the previously published data.

2) Salami slicing: Using the same data of a research into several different articles. Reporting the same hypotheses, population, and methods of a study is into different papers is not acceptable.

3) Data Fabrication: It is the addition of data that never occurred during the gathering of data or the experiments. Results and their interpretation must be based on the complete data sets and reported accordingly.

4) Data Manipulation/Falsification: It means manipulating research data with the intention of giving a false impression. This includes manipulating images (e.g. micrographs, gels, radiological images), removing outliers or ‘inconvenient’ results, changing data points, etc.

Manuscripts submitted to the International Journal of Agriculture, Environment and Food Sciences should be original and must not be plagiarized. Every submitted article is checked for plagiarism through Turnitin or similar software. If similarity index (SI) of the article is above 24%, it is sent back to the corresponding author to revise it and bring its SI below 24%, failure of which will result in rejection of article at the very first step. If plagiarism is proved after the publication of the article, that article will be immediately withdrawn and removed from the website and the concerned authors will be considered ineligible for publication of their articles in the International Journal of Agriculture, Environment and Food Sciences for five years.

Acknowledgment of Sources

Authors should ensure that they have properly acknowledged the work of others, and should also cite publications that have been influential in determining the nature of the reported work. Information obtained privately (from the conversation, correspondence, or discussion with third parties) must not be used or reported without explicit, written permission from the source. Authors should not use information obtained in the course of providing confidential services, such as refereeing manuscripts or grant applications unless they have obtained the explicit written permission of the author(s) of the work involved in these services.

Authorship of the Paper

Author(s) who meet these authorship criteria should be listed in the manuscript as they must be able to take public responsibility for the content. Firstly, the author(s) made significant contributions to the conception, design, execution, data acquisition, or analysis/interpretation of the study. Secondly, the author(s) drafted the manuscript or revised it critically for important intellectual content. Thirdly author(s) have seen and approved the final version of the paper and agreed to its submission for publication. All other persons who made substantial contributions to the work reported in the manuscript (such as technical help, writing and editing assistance, general support) but who do not meet the criteria for authorship must not be listed as an author but should be acknowledged in the “Acknowledgements” section after their written permission has been obtained. The corresponding author should ensure that all appropriate co-authors (according to the above definition) and no inappropriate co-authors are included in the author list and verify that all co-authors have seen and approved the final version of the manuscript and agreed to its submission for publication.

Multiple, Redundant or Concurrent Publication

In general, a manuscript describing essentially the same research should not be published in more than one journal. Submitting the same manuscript to more than one journal constitutes unethical publishing behavior and is unacceptable.

Manuscripts that have been published as copyrighted material elsewhere cannot be submitted. Additionally, manuscripts under review by the journal should not be resubmitted to copyrighted publications. However, by submitting a manuscript, the author(s) retains the rights of the published material.

In case of publication, they permit the use of their work under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial (CC BY-NC) 4.0 International License. This license allows third parties to share and adapt the content for non-commercial purposes by giving the appropriate credit to the original work. For more information, please visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/

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Disclosure and Conflicts of Interest and Financial Support

Authors should—at the earliest stage possible (generally by submitting a disclosure form at the time of submission and including a statement in the manuscript)—disclose any conflicts of interest that might be construed to influence the results or their interpretation in the manuscript. Examples of potential conflicts of interest that should be disclosed include financial ones such as honoraria, educational grants or other funding, participation in speakers’ bureaus, membership, employment, consultancies, stock ownership, or other equity interest, and paid expert testimony or patent-licensing arrangements, as well as non-financial ones such as personal or professional relationships, affiliations, knowledge or beliefs in the subject matter or materials discussed in the manuscript. All sources of financial support for the work should be disclosed (including the grant number or other reference number if any).

Hazards and Human or Animal Subjects

If the work involves chemicals, procedures, or equipment that have any unusual hazards inherent in their use, the authors must identify these in the manuscript. If the work involves the use of animals or human participants, the authors should ensure that all procedures were performed in compliance with relevant laws and institutional guidelines and that the appropriate institutional committee(s) has approved them; the manuscript should contain a statement to this effect. Authors should also include a statement in the manuscript that informed consent was obtained for experimentation with human participants. The privacy rights of human participants must always be preserved.

Peer Review

Authors are obliged to participate in the peer-review process and cooperate fully by responding promptly to editors’ requests for raw data, clarifications, and proof of ethics approval, patient consents, and copyright permissions. In the case of the first decision of "revisions necessary", authors should respond to the reviewers’ comments systematically, point by point, and in a timely manner, revising and re-submitting their manuscript to the journal by the deadline given.

Fundamental Errors in Published Works

When authors discover significant errors or inaccuracies in their published work, they should promptly notify the journal’s editors or publishers and cooperate with them to either correct the paper in the form of an erratum or to retract the paper. If the editors or publisher learns from a third party that a published work contains a significant error or inaccuracy, then the authors should promptly correct or retract the paper or provide evidence to the journal editors of the correctness of the paper.

Data Access and Retention

Authors may be asked to provide the raw data of their study together with the manuscript for editorial review and should be prepared to make the data publicly available if practicable. In any event, authors should ensure accessibility of such data to other competent professionals for at least ten years after publication (preferably via an institutional or subject-based data repository or other data center), provided that the confidentiality of the participants can be protected and legal rights concerning proprietary data do not preclude their release. Authors should only submit papers only on work that has been conducted in an ethical and responsible manner and that complies with all relevant legislation.

DISCLAIMER

Statements or opinions expressed in the manuscripts published in the International Journal of Agricultural, Environmental and Food Sciences, reflect the views of the author(s) and not the opinions of the editors, the editorial board, or the publisher; the editors, the editorial board, and the publisher disclaim any responsibility or liability for such materials. The final responsibility regarding the published content rests with the authors.

APPEALS AND COMPLAINT

In case of an unethical situation regarding an article in the International Journal of Agricultural, Environmental and Food Sciences, which does not comply with the ethical principles regarding editors, referees and authors, or is in the process of evaluation, early viewing or publication, authors should get in direct contact with the editorial office (editor@jaefs.com) regarding their appeals and complaints.

In the event of alleged or suspected research misconduct, e.g., plagiarism, citation manipulation, and data falsification/fabrication, an unethical situation, the Editorial Board will follow and act according to Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) flowcharts. When needed, an ombudsperson may be assigned to resolve claims that cannot be resolved internally. The Editor in Chief is the final authority in the decision-making process for all appeals and complaints.

Price Policy

The International Journal of Agriculture, Environment and Food Sciences (e-ISSN: 2618-5946) is an open access publication, and the journal’s publication model is based on Budapest Access Initiative (BOAI) declaration. All published content is available online, free of charge at https://dergipark.org.tr/en/pub/jaefs/archive. The International Journal of Agriculture, Environment and Food Sciences is published within the Open Access model. However, Open access publishing is not without costs. As we do not sell online subscriptions, all articles are subjected to an Article Processing Charge (APC). Therefore, author/s pay a one-time APC 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. Also, all editors, authors, and readers registered in the DergiPark system https://dergipark.org.tr/jaefs subscribe to all issues published in the International Journal of Agriculture, Environment and Food Sciences free of charge. Article Processing Charge Explained We are committed to making the costs of publishing as clear as possible. When a manuscript is submitted, it passes through the many different processes at the International Journal of Agriculture, Environment and Food Sciences to ensure that quality checks, peer review, production, and article promotion are carried out promptly and to a high standard. Article Processing Include Editorial Screening: Performs the initial technical and ethical checks, Editorial Operations: Help the journal's Editors manage the review process, Article Production: Converts the manuscript to a professionally typeset article, Article Proofing: Coordinates the proofing process supporting authors and editors, Editorial Quality Assurance: Performs a final check to ensure that the manuscript and its review process adhere to the journal's guidelines and policies, Journal Development: Support our authors, editors, and reviewers, ensure the journal is indexed as widely as possible and published articles receive the attention they deserve, Technology Teams: Build and maintain our easy-to-use, state-of-the-art systems. Countries eligible for a full (100%) waiver For submissions to the International Journal of Agriculture, Environment and Food Sciences when the corresponding author is based in any of the countries provided below, submission fees are automatically waived 100%. Countries; Afghanistan, Angola, Albania, Algeria, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cameroon, Chad, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Haiti Kenya, Kazakhistan, Kiribati, Kyrgyzstan, Kosovo, Libya, Lebanon, Mali, Mozambique, Morocco, Myanmar, Nepal, Niger, Nigeria, Pakistan, Palestine, Senegal, Somalia, Sudan, Togo, Tatarstan, Tajikistan, Tunisia, Turkestan, Uganda, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, Yakutia, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe. Article Processing Charge: 550 TRY Article Processing Charge Payment Once an article is submitted the International Journal of Agriculture, Environment and Food Sciences, the corresponding author will be notified that payment is need to arrange the payment promptly. Instructions for Article Processing Charge (APC) transfer will be provided by the journal editorial team with the notification by email. The payment of an Article Processing Charge (APC) does not guarantee acceptance of the article for publication in the International Journal of Agriculture, Environment and Food Sciences, and, in of the event of non-acceptance, the fee will not be returned. Editorial Office Contact E-mail: editor@jaefs.com E-mail: jaefseditor@gmail.com WhatsApp: +90 850 309 59 27

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