Both Turkish and English manuscripts are accepted by the Journal of Geological Engineering. According to the language chosen in the article; following the title, abstract, figure, and table captions, the equivalents in other languages should also be written. Editors provide the necessary assistance in translating the Title, Abstract, Figure, and Table captions into Turkish for the manuscripts prepared in English by the foreign author(s) (in case they cannot get the relevant Turkish language assistance before their submission). Authors whose native language is not English are strongly advised to seek support from a native English speaker in terms of grammar and style of the manuscript before submission.

Submission of an article implies that the work described has not been published previously (except in the form of an abstract, a published lecture, or an academic thesis) and that it is not under consideration for publication elsewhere.

Please click to download the MS Office Word template prepared according to the journal's manuscript writing format. Please check the relevant section in this Author's Guidelines for more details.

Manuscripts sent to the journal for publication should be prepared by considering the Ethical Principles and Publication Policy.

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Please submit your manuscript via https://dergipark.org.tr/en/journal/1669/submission/step/manuscript/new

Manuscripts should generally be structured as follows:

(a) Title (English and Turkish)
(b) Author Name(s) SURNAME(S) (bold), their affiliations (italic and lowercase), and the name and e-mail address of the corresponding author.
(c) Abstract (English and Turkish)
(d) Keywords (English and Turkish)
(e) Introduction (aim, content, and methodology)
(f) Main text (methods, material studied, descriptions, analyses, etc.)
(g) Results and Discussion or Conclusions and Recommendations
(i) Acknowledgements (if necessary)
(j) References

The various levels of headings used in the manuscript should be clearly differentiated. All headings should be left-aligned. Major headings should be in bold capitals. Secondary headings should be considered sub-headings. Primary- and secondary subheadings should be given in lower-case and tertiary headings in italics. Headings should not be preceded by numerals or letters. Manuscripts (abstract, main text, acknowledgments, references, appendices and figure captions) should be typed on A4 page size (29.7 cm x 21 cm) with wide margins (at least 2.5 cm) and 1.5 line-spaced throughout, at a font size of 12 points (Times New Roman) and with all pages numbered.

Examples of headings:
ABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION
PRIMARY HEADING
Primary Sub-Heading
Secondary sub-heading
Tertiary sub-heading
CONCLUSIONS & DISCUSSION
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
REFERENCES

Title and Authors
The title of the manuscript should be concise and informative. If the paper is written in Turkish, the Turkish title (in boldface type and the first letter of the words capitalized) should be followed by the English title (italic and first letter of the words capitalized). If the paper is in English, the English title should appear before the Turkish title in the style mentioned above.

ORCID stands for Open Researcher and Contributor ID. ORCID is a 16-digit numbered URL that complies with the ISO Standard (ISO 27729), also known as the International Standard Name Identifier (ISNI). Please create free registration for individual ORCID at http://orcid.org ORCID information is requested from the authors during submission.

The information related to the authors should be given as follow:

Tolga ÇAN
Çukurova University, Engineering Faculty, Geological Engineering Department, 01250 Adana Türkiye
e-mail: tolgacan@cu.edu.tr
ORCID Number: 0000-0001-9940-2832

ABSTRACT
The abstract not exceeding 300 words should be informative (the aim of the study and main conclusive remarks). It should not contain references. The Abstract should be given in both Turkish and English. If the paper is written in Turkish, an English abstract (in italics) should follow the Turkish abstract, while a Turkish abstract (in italics) should appear after the English abstract in papers written in English.

Keywords
The abstract should include a minimum of 3, and not more than 6 keywords that reflect the entries the authors would like to see in an index. Keywords should be given in both Turkish and English. Keywords should be written in lower-case letters, separated by commas, and given in alphabetical order. No need to give keywords for Technical Note-type articles.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Acknowledgments should be brief and confined to persons and organizations that have made significant contributions. Please use full names without titles and indicate the name(s) of the organization(s) of the person(s) acknowledged.

Acknowledgments of grants, funds, etc. should be placed as a separate paragraph under this heading. The names of funding organizations should be written in full.

List here those individuals who provided help during the research (e.g., providing language help, writing assistance or proofreading the article, etc.).

CITATIONS and REFERENCES
Citation in the text
A. If the article has one author
Parenthetical citations: (Author, Year) e.g.: (Sönmez, 1996)
Narrative citations: Author (Year) e.g.: Sönmez (1996)
B. If the article has two authors
Parenthetical citations: (Author1 & Author2, Year) e.g.: (Merriman & Frey, 1999)
Narrative citations: Author1 and Author2 (Year) e.g.:Merriman and Frey (1999)
C. If the article has more than two authors
Parenthetical citations: (Author1 et al., Year) e.g.: (Pettijohn et al., 1987)
Narrative citations: Author1 et al. (Year) e.g.: Pettijohn et al., (1987)
D. Citing Multiple Works
Parenthetical citations: (Merriman & Frey, 1999; Pettijohn et al., 1987; Sönmez, 1996)
Narrative citations: Merriman and Frey (1999), Pettijohn et al. (1987), Sönmez (1996)
E. If more than one publication of the same authors published in the same year is cited
In this case, letters such as a, b, and c are given after the years of the articles in the References section. In the same way, these letters are used in the citations in the text.
In References:
Ahmetoğlu, A. & Hüsnüoğlu, H. (2022a). Article 1. Full Name of Journal, Vol. (No), pages. DOI number (if available)
Ahmetoğlu, A. & Hüsnüoğlu, H. (2022b). Article 2. Full Name of Journal, Vol. (No), pages. DOI number (if available)
Citations in the text:
Parenthetical citations: (Ahmetoğlu & Hüsnüoğlu, 2022a)
Narrative citations: Ahmetoğlu & Hüsnüoğlu (2022a)



References
All references cited in the text, and in captions of figures and tables should be presented in a list of references under the heading of ‘’REFERENCES’’ following the text of the manuscript.
A. Journals
A.1. Citing the periodicals:
Author(s), (Date). Title of paper. Full Name of Journal, Vol. (No), pages. DOI number (if available)
Hoek, E. & David, M. (1990). Estimating Mohr–Coulomb friction and cohesion values from Hoek – Brown failure criterion. International Journal of Rock Mechanics, 27(3), 220-229. https://doi.org/10.1016/0148-9062(90)94333-O
A.2. Special cases:
A.2.1. If the article was taken from an open (free) access website:
Ketin, İ. (1949). Son on yılda Türkiyeꞌde vukua gelen büyük depremlerin tektonik ve mekanik neticeleri hakkında. Türkiye Jeoloji Bülteni, 2(1), 1-13. https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/pub/tjb/issue/50279/650044
A.2.2. If the article has an article number:
Açlan, M., Oyan, V. & Köse, O. (2020). Petrogenesis and the evolution of Pliocene Timar basalts in the east of Lake Van, Eastern Anatolia, Turkey: A consequence of the partial melting of a metasomatized spinel–rich lithospheric mantle source. Journal of African Earth Sciences, 168, Article 103844. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jafrearsci.2020.103844.

B. Proceedings and Abstracts:
Author(s), (Date). Title of paper. Name of Editor(s), Title of Symposium or Congress, (pages). Name of Publisher. DOI number & internet address (If available).
Şanlıyüksel Yücel, D., İleri, B. (2019). Characterization of weak, strafied and clay bearing rock masses. In H. Sözbilir, Ç. Özkaymak, B. Uzel, Ö. Sümer, M. Softa, Ç. Tepe, S. Eski (Eds.), 72nd Geological Congress of Turkey The Proceedings and Abstracts Book, (s.63-64). Chamber of Geological Engineers of Turkey Publications No: 140. https://www.jmo.org.tr/resimler/ekler/174e0f6fa731893_ek.pdf

C. Books:
C.1. Citing of books:
Author(s), (Date). Name of the Book. Name of the Publisher. DOI number & internet address (if available).
Pettijohn, F. J., Potter, P. E. & Siever, R. (1987). Sand and Sandstones (2nd ed.). Springer-Verlag New York. https://www.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-1066-5
Ketin, İ. (2016). Genel Jeoloji, Yerbilimlerine Giriş (9. Baskı). İTÜ Vakfı Yayınları.
C.2. Citing of translated books:
Author(s), (Date). Name of the Translated Book. Name of the Publisher. (Original publishing date). DOI number & internet address (If available).
Komatina, M. M. (2011). Tıbbi Jeoloji: Jeolojik Ortamların İnsan Sağlığı Üzerindeki Etkileri (Translator: Y. Örgün ve D. Bayrak). TMMOB Jeoloji Mühendisleri Odası (Original publication date: 2001).



D. Chapter in a book:
Author(s), (Date). Chapter Name. Name of Editors, Name of Book (Page numbers of the chapter). Name of Publisher.
Merriman, R. J. & Frey, M. (1999). Patterns of very low-grade metamorphism in metapelitic rocks. In M. Frey & D. Robinson (Eds.), Low-Grade Metamorphism, (pp. 61-107). Blackwell Sciences Ltd.

E. Reports and Thesis:
E.1. Reports:
Author(s), (Date). Title of report (If any report no). Name of the Organization or Institution, (published or unpublished).
Kellogg, H. E. (1960). Stratigraphic report, Derik-Mardin area Petroleum District V, Southeast Turkey (Rapor no: 1367). TPAO (unpublished).
E.2. Thesis:
Author, (Date). Title of Thesis [published or unpublished & Ph.D. or MSc Thesis]. Name of the Institution or University.
Sönmez, H. (1996). TKİ ELİ Soma Linyitleri açık işletmelerinde eklemli kaya kütlesi içindeki şevlerin duraylılığının değerlendirilmesi [Unpublished Msc Thesis]. Hacettepe Üniversitesi Fen Bilimleri Enstitüsü.

F. Personal Communications:
Sözbilir, H., 2005. Personal communication. Geological Engineering Department of Dokuz Eylül University, İzmir, Turkey.

G. Information Downloaded from the Internet
Name of the Organization, (Date). The web address, and date of access to the website.
KRDAE, (2020, 02, January). Boğaziçi University Kandilli Observatory and Earthquake Research Institute Regional Earthquake-Tsunami Monitoring Center, http://www.gov.tr.

Turkish references can also be given directly in Turkish. For such references please use Turkish characters.


Equations
Please submit mathematical symbols and formulae as editable text and not as images. Use the equation editor or MathType for equations. Equation numbers should appear in parentheses at the right-hand side of the equations and be numbered consecutively. For Greek or other non-Roman letters, identify the symbol in words in the left-hand margin just below the equation the first time it is used. In addition, the meaning of symbols used in equations should be given below the equations. In principle, variables are to be presented in italics. Powers of “e” should be denoted by “(exp)”. Subscripts and superscripts should be given clearly and written in smaller characters (e.g. Id, x2). Instead of a square-root symbol, indices of 0.5 should be used (i.e., σcmass= σc0.5). For the multiplication sign do not use any symbol, however, if necessary, the symbol “*’’ can be preferred (i.e., y=5*10-3). Please use “/’’ for division instead of a horizontal line between the numerator and denominator. In the expression of chemical reactions, ions should be given as Ca2+ and CO32- instead of Ca++ and CO3--. In the text, equations should be referred to as equations (1, 2, etc.).

TABLE and FIGURES

Tables and figures should be embedded in the text, with their captions. For tables and figures, use Times New Roman, font size 10. Under the Paragraph tab, ensure that the indentation is as follows; before and after 0 nk and spacing single. Tables and figures should be left aligned, and the text wrapping feature should be turned off. Tables and figures should be arranged to fit in a single (7.5 cm-width) or double (16 cm-width) column of the Journal.


Tables
Tables with their captions should not exceed the printed area of the page (16 x 22 cm) and be numbered consecutively. Both Turkish and English captions should appear at the top of a table (do not print table captions on a separate sheet). If the manuscript is written in Turkish, the English title in italics should follow the Turkish title. For manuscripts in English, a Turkish title should appear below the English title in italics. They should begin with “Table 1.” etc. Tables should be referred to as Table 1 or Tables 1 and 2 (if more than one table is referred to). Tables can be written in a font size smaller than that of the text (9 or 10 points). Tables should be arranged to fit a single column (7.5 cm wide) or a double column (16 cm wide). No vertical rules should be used. Horizontal rules should only be used at the top and bottom of the tables, and to separate headings and numbers listed in the tables (Please check the previous issues of the Journal). Tables should not duplicate results presented elsewhere in the manuscript (e.g. in graphs). Place any table notes below the table body.

Figures
All figures such as drawings, graphics, and photographs should be given in high-quality printed form under the title of "Figure" and numbered in the order in which they are mentioned in the text. The rules suggested below should be taken into account in drawing, graphic and photographic formats.
Regardless of the application used, when your electronic artwork is finalized, please 'save as' or convert the images to one of the following formats (note the resolution requirements for line drawings, halftones, and line/halftone combinations given below):
EPS (or PDF): Vector drawings. Embed the font or save the text as 'graphics'.
TIFF (or JPG): Color or grayscale photographs (halftones): always use a minimum of 300 dpi. TIFF (or JPG): Bitmapped line drawings: use a minimum of 1000 dpi.
TIFF (or JPG): Combinations bitmapped line/half-tone (color or grayscale): a minimum of 500 dpi is required.

Figure captions should be written under the figures, and figure captions should be prepared in both Turkish and English, similar to the format stated above for tables. The largest size for figures should be 16 cm (width) x 22 cm (length), including the figure title. In particular, maps, drawings, and photographs related to the area should not be used with a numerical scale (1:25000, etc.), and should be given in a linear scale suitable for the metric system. A north arrow should be shown on maps. Regional maps may include National Grid or latitude/longitude numbers where appropriate. Map legend should be given on the figure, not in the figure caption. Photographs, line drawings, or combinations may be grouped as figure parts (a), (b), etc. It is preferred that these are mounted. 

1. Ethical Principles and Publication Policy

Journal of Geological Engineering (JMD) publishers and users (Editor and technical editor, authors, reviewers, readers, etc.) comply with the ethical rules and responsibilities determined by the Committee on Publication Ethics - COPE, https://publicationethics.org/ .
Journal of Geological Engineering is a peer-reviewed journal. It publishes online in print and electronic media and has an open access system. Journal issues are published twice a year in January and June. In the publication processes, sharing of the information produced freely and impartially taking in account the scientific methods. Blind refereeing system is applied in the manuscript evaluation process. All issues of JMD published since 1977 are archived both in printed and electronic versions by the publishing company, TMMOB Chamber of Geological Engineers (JMO), and electronic versions by TUBITAK ULAKBİM- DergiPark.

1.1 Ethical Principles

Ethical Duties and Responsibilities of Editors
The editors of the Journal of Geological Engineering, the ethical task prepared by the Committee on Publication Ethics ( COPE) within the scope of the guidelines published under the headings of     " Code of Conduct and Best Practice Guidelines for Journal Editors "  has responsibilities.
Editors are responsible for following the processes for the development of the journal and improving the quality of published studies.
The manuscript submitted to JMD is first reviewed by the Editors for compliance with the journal's purpose and scope. If the submitted manuscript does not comply with the purpose and scope of the journal, it is rejected within 15 days at the latest and the author is informed. The manuscripts found appropriate according to the journal's aims and scope, is examined in terms of writing rules, language and expression and planning of the study before the reviewer’s evaluation. Manuscripts with deficiencies in these subjects are requested to be corrected by the author.
When the editors examine all the section contents of the manuscripts and find it appropriate, the manuscripts are evaluated by the reviewer. However, manuscripts that are not suitable for reviewer evaluation for any reason are rejected together with the editor's evaluation report. The author is informed within 15 days at the latest.
In peer review, manuscripts are sent by the editor to at least three reviewers, from the journal's reviewer pool and/or outside the pool, according to their content and areas of expertise. In the determination of the manuscript reviewers, attention is paid to the issues of conflict of interest.
In line with the opinions of the reviewers, if the corrected copy of the manuscripts requested to be corrected is not sent back to the editor within 30 days by the authors without a valid reason, the editor has the right to reject the manuscript. After the re-editing, if necessary, the corrected manuscript is sent to the reviewers or directly accepted or rejected by the editor.
As a result of the evaluation, the opinions of the reviewers are reviewed by the editor within 15 days at the latest. As a result of the review, the editor gives his final decision on the manuscript and conveys it to the author. Rejected manuscripts are archived.
Editors are responsible to take precautions against possible abuse and misconduct. It is among the editor's responsibilities to share the relevant findings, as well as to conduct a rigorous and objective investigation regarding the determination and evaluation of the complaints regarding this situation. In cases of suspected fraud or controversial authorship, necessary steps are followed by considering the COPE flowcharts (https://publicationethics.org/resources/translated-resources/turkish-all-flowcharts ).
Editors; The author is obliged to carefully examine the complaints from the reviewers or readers and respond in an enlightening and explanatory manner.
The journal owner, publisher and no other political or commercial factors affect the editors' independent decision making.
Editors; considers the conflicts of interest between the author(s), reviewers and other editors, and ensures that the publication process of the studies is completed independently and impartially.

Ethical Duties and Responsibilities of Reviewers
Reviewers in the Journal of Geological Engineering have ethical duties and responsibilities within the scope of the guidelines published under the title of "COPE-Ethical Guidelines for Peer Reviewers" by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).
• Blind peer-review system is applied in order to ensure objective evaluation of all scientific publications at JMD. At the stage of assigning a reviewer to the manuscript, care is taken to ensure that there is no conflict of interest between the reviewer and the author(s). For this purpose, between the reviewer and the author(s), in particular;
o No thesis advisor/student relationship,
o No joint research or publication in the recent past (last 2 years) between the author(s) and the reviewer,
o Not working in the same institution,
o Not contributing to the manuscript submitted to the journal in terms of format or content,
o There are no disputes between the author(s) and the reviewer, which are submitted to the judiciary or ethical committees,
o There is no kinship relationship between the reviewer and the author(s),
o The reviewer has no prejudices about the author(s) that have been disclosed to the public,
o The absence of any commercial relationship between the reviewer and the author(s),
situations are considered. The reviewers warn the editor and give the necessary information in case of the above-mentioned situations that are overlooked by the journal editor.
Moreover;
• Reviewers only evaluate manuscripts that fall within their area of expertise.
• Reviewer are obliged to make their evaluations impartially, objectively and confidentially.
• Nationality, gender, religious belief, political opinion, commercial concerns, etc. they should not lose their impartiality for any reason.
• They should make their opinions and suggestions within academic etiquette, in a constructive and academic language, and avoid a style that will create personal polemics.
• They should not delay their evaluation in such a way as to prolong the publication process for no reason. The time given to the reviewers for the review processes is 30 days. The authors must complete the correction suggestions from the reviewers or the editor within 30 days. Reviewers can review their corrections for the manuscript and decide whether it is appropriate or request more than one correction if necessary.

Ethical Duties and Responsibilities of Authors
The publication processes implemented at JMD are the basis for the development and distribution of information in an impartial and respectful manner. The processes implemented in this direction are directly reflected in the quality of the authors’ work and the institutions that support the authors. Peer-reviewed studies are studies that embody and support the scientific method. At this point, it is important that all stakeholders of the process (authors, readers and researchers, publisher, reviewers and editors) comply with the Principles of the Publication Ethics Committee-COPE.
The author(s) who will send an manuscript to JMD for evaluation must first become a member of DergiPark . Corresponding authors should submit their work (original article, review, etc.) to JMD through the DergiPark system.
The author responsible for the manuscript must upload the signed "Copyright Transfer Form" and "Ethics Notification Form" to the DergiPark system, in addition to the similarity report, by using the " iThenticate Plagiarism Detection Software" or " Turnitin " or an equivalent plagiarism program to submit a new manuscript to the journal. The similarity index rate of the submitted manuscript should be below 20%, excluding the reference list.
Authors cannot have their work in the application process of more than one journal at the same time. Each application can be started following the completion of the previous application. Work published in another journal cannot be submitted to JMD.
The corresponding author must ensure that this submitted manuscript has not been published in a similar form elsewhere and that the manuscript is original and will not be sent elsewhere for publication.
The works submitted by the author(s) are expected to be original. If the author(s) benefit from or use other works, they are required to cite and/or cite completely and accurately.
Raw data regarding their manuscripts can be requested from the author(s) within the framework of the evaluation processes; In such a case, the author(s) should be ready to present the expected data and information to the editorial board.
The author(s) must have a document showing that they have the right to use the data used and the necessary permissions for the research/analysis.
Each author is considered to have an equal ethical responsibility, as each of the authors must have made a significant scientific contribution to the manuscript. In the event that the author(s) notices an error or error in their published, pre-published or evaluation phase, they have an obligation to cooperate with the editor in informing, correcting or withdrawing the journal editor or publisher.
Author(s) who want to withdraw their manuscript under evaluation should forward the petition with a wet signature containing the subject to the editorial board via the journal's e-mail address jmd@jmo.org.tr. The Editorial Board reviews the withdrawal petition and responds within 15 days. The author(s) of an manuscript whose petition is not approved by the Editorial Board cannot send their manuscript to another journal.
All studies submitted for publication should be disclosed, if any, and their relationships that may constitute a conflict of interest.
Changing the author responsibilities of a work whose evaluation process has begun (such as adding an author, changing the order of authors, or removing an author) cannot be proposed.
In the evaluation process, the authors are obliged to respond to the opinions, suggestions and criticisms of the editors and reviewers. The authors are obliged to answer the questions asked by considering the opinions of the reviewers, to evaluate the opinions and suggestions, to respond positively or negatively to the criticisms and to report their evidence to the editor in a detailed letter. Academic style should be used in this counter letter, and personal discussions should be avoided.

1. 2 Publication Policy

JMO and/or JMD obtain written consent from the authors for the copyright of the manuscripts to be published. The related author is the author/owner of the manuscript submitted to the journal and transfers the copyright to JMO and/or JMD on behalf of himself and other author(s). It is obligatory to fill in the Copyright Transfer Form and upload it to the journal system during the submission of the manuscript.
All authors of the submitted manuscript must sign and transfer all rights and copyrights of the manuscript to JMO and/or JMD. JMO and/or JMD have the right to use all or part of the relevant manuscript in their future works such as lectures/lecture notes, reports and textbooks/printed books without any payment and the right to obtain a copy of the relevant manuscript for their own use. JMO and/or JMD; reserves all its rights other than copyright, such as patent rights, for commercial purposes.
All personal information in the JMD system is used for scientific purposes and is not shared with third parties.
Editor, Technical Editor and Editorial Board members are not responsible for the opinions of the authors and the content of the manuscript. Authors are responsible for ethical originality and possible errors in their manuscripts. Authors are responsible for all errors that may occur before the last reading (revision reading) and during page editing. Errors that occur after the last reading are the responsibility of the journal authorities.