AUTHORS GUIDELINE

1. SCOPE AND GENERAL INFORMATION
The Journal of Apitheraphy and Nature (JAN) is published twice a year electronically by Turkish Journal Park Academic (DergiPark) and accepts English-language original articles and letters to the editor on various research topics. The editor may invite reviews covering recent developments in particular fields of interest. Contribution is open to researchers of all nationalities. The journal adopted a Continuous Publication model in January 2026. Articles that successfully complete the peer-review process and are accepted are published online immediately. These articles are then compiled into two issues per year, in June and December.

2. LANGUAGE AND EXPRESSION
From 2026, all submissions must be in English. Manuscripts should be prepared in a clear, concise and academic style, adhering to a formal scientific tone. Third-person narration should be used when describing the work conducted by the author(s) (e.g. experimental studies or analyses). Authors are responsible for ensuring compliance with grammatical, spelling and punctuation conventions.

3. SUBMISSION PROCESS
All manuscripts must be submitted electronically via the Internet to the Journal of Apitheraphy and Nature through the online system for DergiPark Academic at (https://dergipark.org.tr/en/pub/jan). You will be guided stepwise through the creation and uploading of the various files. There are no page charges. Papers are accepted for publication on the understanding that they have not been published and are not going to be considered for publication elsewhere. The Copyright Transfer Form must be uploaded online along with the manuscript at the time of submission. The current manuscript template and the Copyright Transfer Form are available on the Author Forms page of the journal’s website.

Authors must also carefully review the “Ethical Principles and Publication Policy” available on the journal’s homepage. In studies involving animals or harmful substances, an “Ethics Committee Approval Certificate” must be attached. For studies involving human participants, authors must certify compliance with the ethical standards of the authorized committee on human experimentation and with the revised Declaration of Helsinki (https://www.wma.net/what-we-do/medical-ethics/declaration-of-helsinki/)

4. EVALUATION AND PEER REVIEW PROCESS
Journal of Apitherapy and Nature employs a double-blind peer review system to ensure the scientific quality, integrity, and impartiality of published work. Within this framework, the identities of authors and reviewers are kept strictly confidential; reviewers do not have access to author information, and authors are not informed of reviewer identities.

Submitted manuscripts undergo the following stages:

Initial Screening:
The Editor-in-Chief first evaluates all submissions in terms of relevance to the journal’s scope, scientific merit, and compliance with author guidelines. In addition, manuscripts are screened using plagiarism detection software. The overall similarity index must be below 25%, and similarity from any single source must not exceed 5%. Submissions lacking required documents or exceeding these thresholds are not considered for further evaluation.

Editorial Assessment:
Manuscripts that pass the initial screening are assigned by the Editor-in-Chief to an appropriate Associate Editor to manage the review process.

Reviewer Assignment:
The Associate Editor appoints at least two independent reviewers with relevant subject expertise to evaluate the manuscript. Reviewers are selected, where possible, from outside the editorial board and are expected to provide objective and unbiased assessments in accordance with confidentiality principles.

Peer Review:
Reviewers evaluate the manuscript in terms of originality, scientific contribution, methodological rigor, reliability of results, and relevance to the existing literature.

Editorial Decision:
Based on the reviewer reports, the Associate Editor submits a recommendation along with their assessment to the Editor-in-Chief, who makes the final decision. If necessary, additional reviewers may be consulted. Decisions are communicated to the authors with justification and fall into one of the following categories: (I) Accept, (ii) Minor Revision, (iii) Major Revision, and (iv) Reject

Manuscripts published in the journal must not be published elsewhere and may not be used in whole or in part without proper citation. All submissions must be original, unpublished, and not under consideration elsewhere. Authors are required to declare this status in a cover letter at the time of submission. In the case of rejection, the Copyright Transfer Form becomes null and void. Upon acceptance and submission of the signed form, authors transfer the rights of reproduction and distribution, in whole or in part, to the journal.

5. ARTICLE TYPES
Information on the different types of manuscripts published in the journal and the requirements for each category are outlined below:

Research Articles: Research articles should present original scientific findings and provide sufficient methodological detail to allow reproducibility by experts in the field. These manuscripts must be prepared in English and should include the following sections: title, author(s) and affiliations, abstract, keywords, introduction, objective, materials and methods, results, discussion and conclusion. Where applicable, additional sections such as ethical statements, author contributions, acknowledgements, references, and figure and table captions should be included.

Review Articles: Review articles aim to critically evaluate previously published studies within the authors’ field of expertise, synthesize existing knowledge, and offer new perspectives or interpretations. These manuscripts must be written in English and generally follow a structure similar to research articles. Although there is no strict limit on manuscript length, review articles should provide a comprehensive discussion of the literature and include at least 40 references.

Letter to the Editor: Letters to the Editor may include comments, critiques, or discussions related to articles previously published in the journal, as well as evaluations of current topics within the journal’s scope. These submissions are assessed in terms of relevance and adherence to ethical standards. They must be written in English, with the main text not exceeding 1000 words and a maximum of 10 references.

6. MANUSCRIPT PREPARATION
Manuscripts submitted for evaluation must be prepared in accordance with the journal’s manuscript template. Authors are required to format their submissions using the current template available on the journal’s website and upload them to the system together with all required documents.