JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURE, FOOD AND ECOLOGY

Journal of Agriculture, Food and Ecology is a peer-reviewed, scientific, academic, open access journal that publishes original articles, reviews, case reports and letters to the editor in the fields of environment, agriculture and forestry. It is published 2 issues a year (July, December). Special or additional issues may be published when necessary. It is indexed in national and international indexes and databases.

Journal of Agriculture, Food and Ecology is a double-blind peer-reviewed, independent, unbiased, impartial, open access online scientific journal. It carries out academic publishing in the fields of environment, food, agriculture, ecology and forestry.

Journal of Agriculture, Food and Ecology aims to convey the current developments in the fields of Horticulture and Breeding, Plant Protection, Biosystems Engineering, Forest Industrial Engineering, Forest Engineering, Landscape Architecture, Urban and Regional Planning, Aquaculture, Agricultural Economics, Agricultural Biotechnology, Agricultural Mechanization, Agricultural Machinery, Agricultural Structures and Irrigation, Field Crops, Soil Science and Plant Nutrition, Animal Science, Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Biology, Chemistry, Molecular Biology and Genetics, Food Sciences and Engineering, Bioengineering, Earth Sciences and Engineering, Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorological Engineering, Geospatial Engineering, Geomatics Engineering, etc. to ensure that original studies are shared with the scientific world, and at the same time to be a platform where these developments can be discussed with their positive and negative aspects.

Schematic representation of the vacuum infusion process.Manuscripts submitted to the editor for publication in the journal should be written on A4 paper size in 12 font size, one and a half spacing and two cm margins on the edges. Tables, figures and captions should be written in 10 font size and one spacing. The abbreviations used should be written clearly in parentheses in the first place they appear in the text, and special abbreviations should not be used. Numerical data between 1-10 in the text should be indicated in writing, 10 and above should be indicated with numbers. However, numbers at the beginning of sentences should be written in writing. Figures and illustrations should be numbered according to their order of occurrence in the text. The text length (excluding figures, tables and references) should not exceed 20 pages for research articles and reviews and 10 pages (excluding figures, tables and references) for case reports. In addition, the number of references for articles should not exceed 50. Manuscripts should be organized in the following order.

Original articles should include title page, abstract, introduction, materials and methods, findings, discussion, references; case reports should include abstract, introduction, presentation of case(s), discussion and references.

Title page: It should include the full title of the article in Turkish and English, the short title in the language of the article (90 characters without spaces), the names, positions (academic titles), institutions and e-mail addresses of the authors, and the name of the institution supporting the study, if any. ORCID numbers of all authors should be included. If the manuscript has been presented at any scientific event, the place and date should be indicated. In addition, the author's name, surname, work address and telephone number should be clearly written on this page.

Abstract: It should be prepared in Turkish and English and should not exceed 300 words each. The abstract should be reflective of the article, important results should be given and their interpretation should be made. Abbreviations not explained in the abstract should not be used and references should not be cited. The abstract page should not include author names and addresses.

Keywords: Immediately after the abstract, at least three and at most five keywords related to the article should be given in the same language. The keywords should be selected from the Turkish Science Terms (Turkish Science Terms); MeSH (Medical Subject Headings) terms should be selected from the keywords index containing their Turkish equivalents and should be checked at the following web address (see: http://www.bilimterimleri.com).

Tables: Tables should be numbered according to the order of their passage in the article, each should be given a separate title, and the titles should be written above the tables. The position of the tables in the text should be indicated. Make sure that each table is cited in the text. Tables show information effectively and also allow information to be given at all desired levels of detail. Providing information in tables rather than text usually shortens the length of the text. Each table should be placed on a separate page. Tables should be numbered according to their order in the text and each should be given a short title. Authors should make explanations in footnotes, not in the title. All non-standard abbreviations should be explained in the footnotes. The following symbols should be used for footnotes respectively: (*, **, etc.). If a previously published table is to be used, permission must be obtained from the individual holding the publication rights. This permission is required regardless of authorship and publisher, except for documents in the field of society.

Figures and Pictures: They should be numbered according to the order of occurrence in the article and each should be given a separate title. Titles should be written under the figures or pictures. For microscopic pictures, the magnification ratio and the staining technique used should be indicated. The position of figures and illustrations in the text should be indicated.

Since our journal will be published in print as well as online, in addition to the versions of the figures suitable for printing, electronic files in electronic versions such as JPEG, GIF, TIFF in formats that will create high resolution images should be sent and authors should check the image quality of these files on the computer screen before sending them.

X-rays, CT, MRI films and other diagnostic imaging images should be submitted as high quality prints. Therefore, letters, numbers and symbols on figures should be clear and of a size that is uniform throughout the manuscript and can be read even when reduced for publication. Figures should be understandable on their own as much as possible. Photomicrographic pathology preparations should include internal scales. Symbols, arrows or lettering should contrast with the background. If photographs of people are used, either they should not be recognizable from the photograph or written permission should be obtained.

If a previously published figure is used, permission must be obtained from the individual holding the rights to publish. This permission is required regardless of authorship or publisher, except for documents in the public domain.

Units of Measurement

Units of length, weight and volume should be reported in the metric system (meters, kilograms, liters) and their multiples of ten. Temperatures should be in degrees Celsius and blood pressure in millimeters of mercury. Units of measurement should use both local and International System of Units (SI). Drug concentrations are given in either SI or mass units, alternatively in parentheses.

Acknowledgment (Optional)

It is placed at the end of the article before the references. This section includes expressions of thanks for personal, technical and material assistance.
References: For articles, the number of references should not exceed 50, they are listed in the order of occurrence in the article, and the number given is shown in parentheses in the text. Sources from which information is obtained through another source without seeing the original source are not numbered, but are given in parentheses when necessary. The names of the journals are given in abbreviated form in accordance with Index Medicus. Journal names not included in the Index are not abbreviated. In articles with more than five authors, the abbreviations “et al” for English articles and “ve ark” for Turkish articles are used after the first three authors.

SOURCE WRITING RULES

The healthy determination of the citation numbers of journals is directly related to the proper writing of the references. Vancouver reference writing style is used in our journal.
The separation of sources during the application to the journal is of great importance in terms of citations. In order to make this separation in a healthy way, it is of great importance that the references are written according to the Vancouver citation style. Vancouver style citation rules are defined below according to the type of the source article. For detailed information, you can get information about the Vancouver reference style by clicking on the link.

Spelling rules for Journal Articles

Author's Surname Author's Initials. The title of the article with only the first letter of the first word capitalized, the rest in lower case unless it is a proper name. The name of the journal in italics with the first letter of each word capitalized. Year; Volume Italicized (Number): Page Number Range.

EXAMPLE FORMAT

1.Abaraogu UO, Tabansi-Ochuogu CS. As Acupressure Decreases Pain, Acupuncture May Improve Some Aspects of Quality of Life for Women with Primary Dysmenorrhea: A Systematic Review with Meta-Analysis. J Acupunct Meridian Stud. 2015;8(5):220-8.

Spelling rules for books

The surname of the author, the initials of the first name (sometimes the first two names), the year of publication (in parentheses), the title of the work, publication information, are written separated by dots. Book titles are written in all lower case and italicized letters after the first letter of the title (except for proper names).
For more detailed information about books, see Vancouver.

EXAMPLE FORMAT

1.Murray, PR, Rosenthal KS, Kobayashi GS, Pfaller MA. (2002), Medical microbiology. 4th ed. St. Louis: Mosby.

Spelling rules for internet resources
Author's Surname, Author's Initials (date of publication). The title of the article in italics, only the first letter of the first word capitalized, the rest in lower case unless it is a proper name. Date of access: Day Month Year, link to the article.

Spelling rules for unpublished master's/doctoral theses
Author's Surname, Author's Initials (Year). The title of the thesis in italics, only the first letter of the first word capitalized, the rest in lower case unless it is a proper name (Unpublished Master's/Doctoral Thesis). Name of the Institution, Location of the Institution.
For Turkish sources not included in Index Medicus, the above examples are followed, but journal names are written without abbreviations and book pages are indicated as “ss”.
POINTS TO BE CONSIDERED DURING THE SUBMISSION OF THE MANUSCRIPT
The corresponding author should fill in the “Copyright Transfer Form” and send it to the journal together with the manuscript.
Authors should submit the names and current contact information (postal address, e-mail, telephone, fax) of 3 referees to evaluate the manuscript on a separate cover page. The editors retain the right to select the referees.

Journal of Agriculture, Food and Ecology (JAFE) observes the standards and principles of publication ethics that should be followed in academic studies. All articles that do not comply with ethical standards are removed from publication. This includes articles accepted for publication or articles that are found to be ethical violations after publication. Within the scope of publication ethics, all stakeholders are expected to fulfill their ethical responsibilities.

Ethical Responsibilities of Authors:

• Manuscripts submitted for review must not have been reviewed and/or published elsewhere. It is unethical to submit the same article to more than one journal at the same time.
• Quoted texts should be cited with reference.
• The authors of the article submitted for evaluation declare that they have not plagiarized in any way, that the article is their own original work, that all responsibilities and ethical violations arising from plagiarism belong to them, and that the journal has no responsibility in this regard.
• All authors who contributed to the article submitted for evaluation should be indicated and it should be known that all authors have equal responsibility for the article. The corresponding author represents all authors in the evaluation process related to the article. All authors also acknowledge that they have authorized the corresponding author to take responsibility for all parts of the manuscript on their behalf.
• Authors are responsible for declaring all organizations supporting their submitted manuscripts, all financial sources, or any conflict of interest.Access to the data in the article should be provided if deemed necessary. Authors are deemed to have declared that they will fulfill these obligations in the work submitted for evaluation.
• For publications that require copyright, copyright rules, permission documents in cases where legal/special permission is required, photographs, tables, scales, etc. belonging to others, the necessary documents must be specified and / or cited.
• For research submitted for evaluation, it must be prepared in accordance with the rules of research and publication ethics, especially in clinical and experimental studies that require an ethics committee decision. Ethics committee approval must be obtained separately for different studies and must be stated and documented in the article. Information about the ethical approval (name of the committee, date and number) should be stated in the relevant section of the article.

Similarity Rate Information Note:

• All articles submitted for evaluation in our journal must have a similarity report on plihal.net. The similarity report rate should be maximum 20% excluding references.

Ethical Responsibilities of Reviewers:

• Referees are responsible for not evaluating the article and reporting this situation in case of conflict of interest and relationship with the study and/or authors.
• Referees are responsible for keeping the manuscripts received confidential and cannot use the information obtained from the refereeing process for their personal benefit.
• Reviewers keep all processes from the acceptance stage of the article to the publication process confidential and cannot use or share the information and documents obtained.
• Reviewers are responsible for reporting all unethical situations related to the study to the editor.
• Personal criticism of the authors should not be made, and the evaluations should use an impartial, honest, kind and constructive language, taking into account scientific principles and principles, away from individual feelings and thoughts.
• Reviewers should take care not to let the personal information (gender, nationality, religious beliefs, political views, etc.) of the authors (gender, nationality, religious beliefs, political views, etc.) affect the scientific evaluation during the article evaluation process and should know that they are legally responsible for the situation.

Journal of Agriculture, Food and Ecology (JAFE) does not charge authors/authors at any stage of the publication process (submission, evaluation and publication).