FOOD and HEALTH is an open-access, peer-reviewed journal dedicated to contributing to the literature by publishing high-quality manuscripts in all fields of food sciences and health-related nutrition. All editorial and publication processes are conducted in strict accordance with the guidelines of ICMJE, WAME, CSE, COPE, EASE, OASPA, and DOAJ. The journal also complies with the "Principles of Transparency and Best Practice in Scholarly Publishing."

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Publication Ethics

1.    Scientific Neutrality and Objectivity:

All publications must reflect an impartial and objective perspective. If there are any conflicts of interest, authors must disclose these conflicts.

2.    Scientific Soundness:

Articles should be based on a solid methodology and reliable results. The accuracy of statistical analyses should be a top priority.

3.    Ethical Standards:

The journal supports the principles of the Basel Declaration (https://animalresearchtomorrow.org/en) and the guidelines published by the International Council for Laboratory Animal Science (https://iclas.org/). In this regard, the research must fully comply with the relevant ethical rules and standards. International ethics committees must conduct studies involving humans, animals, or the environment, and the journal's authors must confirm that these studies have been performed.

For research submitted to this journal, authors are advised to comply with the IUCN Policy Statement on Research Involving Species at Risk of Extinction and the Convention on Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora for research involving plants.

4.       Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) Tools:

Food and Health adhere to international standards of publication ethics and requires complete transparency regarding the use of artificial intelligence (AI)-based tools (e.g., ChatGPT, Copilot, etc.) during manuscript preparation.

• Disclosure Requirement: Authors must disclose the use of any AI tool in the manuscript, specifying the name of the tool, the stage(s) at which it was used, and its purpose. This text should be included in the “Disclosure”. Authors must affirm that all scientific content is their own and that they retain full responsibility for any material generated with the assistance of AI tools.
• Content Limitation: The use of AI tools must remain supplementary. If the proportion of AI-generated text content exceeds 20% of the total manuscript, the submission will be considered ineligible for review and rejected on ethical grounds.
• Responsibility: AI tools cannot be listed as authors. All named authors are solely accountable for the content of the submission, including any material produced with AI assistance. Failure to disclose the use of AI tools or excessive reliance on them will be considered a breach of publication ethics.

5.    Originality and Plagiarism:

Publications must be original, and appropriate attribution must be made when quoting other sources. In our journal, plagiarism is considered a serious crime. For this reason, all articles submitted to the "Food and Health" journal must undergo a preliminary evaluation. Advanced Plagiarism Detection Software tools will be used.

Journal Publisher Policy

1.    Aims and Scope

"Food and Health" journal aims to contribute to the world of science with high-quality publications based on scientific research on aquatic ecosystems. The journal focuses on a wide range of topics, including aquaculture, sustainable water resources management, aquatic biology, marine ecology, and articles covering all fields of aquatic sciences. The journal's publication language is English or Turkish.

2.    Scientific Quality and Objectivity

The journal evaluates and publishes research articles and reviews, upholding the highest standards of scientific excellence. Adhering to the principle of impartiality, it strictly complies with ethical rules to prevent conflicts of interest among editors, referees, and authors.

3.    Open Access

The journal adheres to open access principles, promoting free and open access to information, and complies with the Budapest Open Access Initiative (BOAI) definition of open access. Open-access articles in the journal are licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

All journal processes are free of charge. No article processing, submission, or publication fee is charged for submitted or accepted articles.

4.    Ethical Standards

The journal maintains a rigorous attitude towards upholding ethical standards among authors and reviewers. The processes of evaluating the effects of research on humans, animals and the environment are carried out in full compliance with national and international ethical rules.

5.    Peer Review

The journal employs a double-blind referee system. Referees are selected from among experts and experienced individuals in their respective fields. The peer review process involves subjecting articles to rigorous review in terms of scientific content, methodology and ethics.

6.    Author Rights and Licensing

The journal respects the property rights of authors and grants appropriate licenses to articles. It allows articles to be freely shared and used by others, provided they are used by appropriate licensing models, such as Creative Commons licenses.

7.    Diversity and Inclusion

The journal encourages diversity among authors, editors, and reviewers. It fights against inequalities in the scientific world, taking into account factors such as gender, geographical origin, discipline, and other elements of diversity.

8.    Communication and Transparency

The journal fosters open communication among authors, reviewers, and readers. Publisher policies, article evaluation processes and other important information are transparently published on the journal's website.

9.     Archiving

Journal archiving is conducted by the Republic of Türkiye Ministry of Industry and Technology, TÜBİTAK Turkish Academic Network and Information Centre (ULAKBİM), and by the "DergiPark" publication policy (LOCKSS).