Karaelmas Science and Engineering Journal

The journal’s aim is to be scientific journal publishing original papers, reviews, short communications, technical notes and scientific editorial letters of science in the following areas: basic sciences, basic medicine science and engineering fields.

Articles submitted to this journal are evaluated in a double blinded peer-reviewed fashion by an advisory committee. Articles are published mainly in six categories: (1) “Research articles”, (2) “Review Articles”, (3) “Short Communications”, (4) “Technical Notes and Case Reports”, (5) “Letters to the Editor” and (6) “Book/Software Reviews” . All articles may be written in Turkish or English, and should include English and Turkish abstracts and key words.

Karaelmas Fen ve Mühendislik Dergisi is published two issues per year in June and December.

ISSN:2146-4987, E-ISSN: 2146-7277.

The journal’s scope is to be scientific journal publishing original papers, reviews, short communications, technical notes and scientific editorial letters of science in the following areas: basic sciences, basic medicine science and engineering fields.

PREPARING MANUSCRIPTS

Manuscripts should be written double space on A4 sized typing paper with 2.5 cm all margins.
Text should be prepared using Microsoft Word Processor  with Times New Roman font and 12 point size. All lines must be numbered.
The Full paper should be divided in to following parts in order to Abstract and Keywords in English and Turkish, Introduction, Materials and Method/Methods (Area descriptions, Study materials, e.g. should be cited as subheadings), Results, Discussion/Conclusions or Recommendations, Acknowledgements and References. All sections must be numbered except for the Abstract.
All pages must be numbered.
Cover letter: Please indicate title of manuscript and authors. You may briefly explain your work.
Title Page: The first page of your manuscript should be a title page containing the type of paper; the title; all author’s full name, and affiliations; and the corresponding author’s contact address and e-mail address.
Latin expression should be typed in italics.
The title: The title should be as short as possible, but give adequate information regarding the contents and Turkish title also should be given. Title must be written on the center with bold 14 font size. The first letter must be capital and the others must be written as lower case.
Author’s names and addresses: All Authors full names must be written as lower case with bold 12 font size in the middle. After authors name and surnames, authors addresses should be stated with superscript numbers (e.g. 1 2 3). Corresponding author’s full name should be marked with an asteriks (*). All authors addresses must be typed with lower case 10 font in the center. The corresponding author’s contact address and e-mail address should be given. Names of institutions and cities each authors also must be stated.
Abstract and Keywords: A brief, informative English and Turkish abstract, not exceeding 250 words, should be typed in 10 font size. Immediately following the abstract, authors should provide 4-6 English and Turkis keywords or phrases that reflect content of the article.
The Abstract Paper:

Turkish Paper

a) Turkish and English Title

b) Author’s names in Turkish

c) Addresses in Turkish

d) Turkish Abstract (Öz)

e) Turkish Keywords (Anahtar Kelimeler)

f) English Abstract

h) English Keywords

English Paper

a) English and Turkish Title

b) Author’s names

c) Addresses in English

d) English Abstract

e) English Keywords

f) Turkish Abstract (Öz)

g) Turkish Keywords (Anahtar Kelimeler)

Main Text: Main Headings and subheadings should be informative, must be typed in capital, bold 12 font size. Subheadings should be written in lower case, 10 font size. Main headings should not be numbered in the manuscript.

Introduction: This section should include the topic and importance of the article and prior works.

Material and Methods: Experimental methods and procedures should be described with clear and brief explanations.

Results: This section contain only findings, no writing comment. Results can be supports by tables, figures, graphics etc., if necessary.

Discussion: Results should be compare with other studies and discuss similarity and distinction.

Acknowledgements: It should be grants, funds, peoples reviewing the manuscript and must be placed before thr references.

Referencing

Please do not use unpublishing data. But MSc and PhD thesis can be use as references. References in the text:

In Turkish and English Paper:

If they have one author (Reşat 2001, Landen 2002)

In English Paper;

Two authors (e.g.: Büyükgüzel and Yazgan 2004, Ünlü and Gerçek 2003);

In the case of multiple authors they should be cited as (Landen et al. 2002, Yılmaz et al. 2007). Multiple citations (Smith 1996, Yılmaz et al. 2007, Jones 2008), multiple publications by same author(s) should be written as (Smith et al. 1996a, 1996b, 1997). Software should be cited as (PROC GLM, SAS Institute 1999).

In Turkish Paper:

Two authors (e.g.: Büyükgüzel ve Yazgan 2004, Ünlü ve Gerçek 2003);

In the case of multiple authors they should be cited as (Landen vd. 2002, Yılmaz vd. 2007). Multiple citations (Smith 1996, Yılmaz vd. 2007, Jones 2008), multiple publications by same author(s) should be written as (Smith vd. 1996a, 1996b, 1997). Software should be cited as (PROC GLM, SAS Institute 1999).

References should be given at the end of the text according to alphabetical order of the first authors surname.

References should appeared at the end of the text as in the examples provided below:

Journal Articles:

Büyükgüzel, K., Tunaz, H., Putnam, SM., Stanley, DW. 2002. Prostoglandin biosynthesis by midgut tissue isolated from the Tabacco Hornworm, Manduca secta. Insec. Biochem. Mol. Biol., 32: 435-443. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0965-1748(01)00121-7

Büyükgüzel, K., Yazgan, Ş. 1996. Bazı antibiyotiklerin endoparazitoid Pimpla turionellae L. (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae)’nın yaşama ve gelişimine etkileri. Turk. J. Zool., 20: 1-7.

Özer, M., Uzuntarla, M. 2008. Effects of the network structure and coupling strength on the noise-induced response delay of a neuronal network. Phys. Let. A, 372: 4603-4609.

A Book:

Reşat, U. 2001. Uygulamalı Jeoteknik Bilgiler. 4. Basım, TMOB Jeoloji Mühendisleri Odası Yayınları, Nitelik Matbaacılık, Ankara, 385 s.

Sanford, RJ. 2003. Principles of fracture mechanics, Prentice Hall, Pearson Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River, USA, 404 pp.

A Chapter in a Book:

Cheeseman, KH. 1993. Lipid peroxidation in biological systems, In: Halliwell B., Auroma OI. [eds.], DNA and Free Radicals. Ellis Horwood, London, pp. 12-17. https://doi.org/10.1016/0968-0004(90)90206-Q



A Report:

Makarewicz, JC., Lewis, T., Bertram, P. 1995. Epilimnetic phytoplankton and zooplankton biomass and species composition in Lake Michigan, 1983-1992. U.S. EPA Great Lakes National Program, Chicago, IL. EPA 905-R-95-009.

Conference Proceedings:

Stock, A. 2004. Signal transduction in bacteria. In the Proceedings of the 2004 Markey Scholars Conference, pp: 80-89.

Kaplan, A. 2000. Ankara havasında bulunan biyolojik partiküller. XV. Ulusal Biyoloji Kongresi, s. 45-50, Ankara.

A Thesis:

Strunk, JL. 1991. The extraction of mercury from sediment and the geochemical

partitioning of mercury in sediments from Lake Superior, M. Sc. thesis, Michigan State Univ., East Lansing, MI, 119 pp.

Özcan, A. 2006. Endüstriyel atıklar ve polipropilen lif içeren saha betonlarının özelliklerinin araştırılması. Yüksek Mühendislik Tezi, Zonguldak Karaelmas Üniversitesi, 70 s.

In Press:

Evans, MA. 2002. Title. Journal. (in press).

Software:

SAS Institute. 2001. PROC user’s manual, version 6th ed. SAS Institute. Cary, NC.

Internet and URL:

If author(s) obtained from some information from internet, should be write full web address in the reference section.

Web documents with no authors:

Leafy seadragons and weedy seadragons 2001. http://www. windspeed. net. au/jenny/seadragons/

Web document with author:

Dawson, J., Smith, L., Deubert, K. 31 October 2002. Referencing, not plagiarisim. http://studytrekk.lis.curtin.edu.au/

Symbols and Units:

Metric systems or SI units should be used (kPa, kN/m3, g/cm2, m/sn, g/m3, e.g.). Current abbreviations can be used without explanation, others must be explained. Use “ % ” only with numerals and in tables and figures. Close up space to numerals (e.g. 60%). Use the dot for decimal units (e.g. 10.26).

Abbreviations:

All acronyms/abbreviations must be explained in parenthesis after their first occurrence. If many unfamiliar acronyms/abbreviations are used, please compile them in an “Abbreviations” section at the end of the paper.

Use the following abbreviations for time: h (hour), min (minute), s (second), yr (year), mo (month), wk (week), add “s” to create plurals (e.g. wks). Do not abbreviate “liter” by itself or when accompanied by a numeral.

Dates:

Present dates in this format: day month year (e.g. 13 February 1998).

Gene Sequencing:

Genbank may be conducted at their website at http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Genbank/submit.html.

Tables and Figures:

Tables and figures captions must be written in separate pages in Table Legends and Figure Legends sections after the reference section.
Tables and figures should be embeded in separate papers and must be numbered consecutively throughout the paper (Table 1, Fig. 1, Figs. 2-3, Fig. 4).
Use a semicolon to separate different types of citations (Fig. 3; Table 3)
Figures must be uplaoded as jpeg or tiff separately in supplementary file. Electronically submitted figures and graphs are preferred *.jpg or *.tiff (min. 300 dpi) formats. Do not give magnification on scales in the figure titles; instead draw bar scales directly on the figures.
All the tables and figures must be referred in the text.
The numbers and headings of figures must be written below the figure.
The numbers and headings of tables should be written the top of the table.
Standart erors or deviations should be cited as (e.g., 1.45 ± 1.06), statistically data should data must be given as (e.g., 734.3ab) in the table.
The column title of standart errors or deviations must be cited as (means ± SD, or means ± SE).
Use the following abbreviations for months: Jan., Feb., Mar., April, May, Jun., July, Aug., Sep., Oct., Nov., and Dec.
Appendices:

All appendices must be typed on separate sheet and should be numbered consecutively with capital Roman numerals.

Equations:

Mathematical expressions should be written by an equation editor (Word format) in 9 point size. Indices font should be 8 point size. Each equation in text should be numbered in parenthesis.

Mathematical equations should be citated as below:



R = Abarrtype + Blog 10 (f) (2)

When authors send mathematical papers, they should state AMS-Mathematical Subject Classification Number.

Numbers:

Spell out numbers at the beginning of sentence. Spell out the numbers one through nine. 10 and up are always cited as arabic numerals. All numbers <1 must be preceded by a zero (e.g. P<0.05). When a number is >1000, use a comma to separate hundreds from thousands.

Footnotes to Tables:

In case of statistical data in tables, use footnotes to define or clarify column headings or specific datum with in data field (*P<0.05; ** P<0.01; *** P<0.001; NS, not significant).

For submitting first namely author’s manuscripts should not exceed three folds in the same issue. Authors when submit the four folds manuscripts, they will be publish in another issues.

The preparation of the manuscript should be as follows for Mathematics and related subject:

The first page of the manuscript must include at least one 2010 MSC (Mathematics Subject Classification) numbers following the annual index of the Mathematical Reviews. MSC Subject Classification can be obtained from "http://www.ams.org/mathscinet/msc/msc2010.html".

The items in the reference section should be ordered according to the alphabetical order of the surnames of the authors and numbered numerically such as [1], [2],….

In the text, reference numbers should be enclosed in square brackets, such as [23] or [12]-[15], to distinguish them from formula numbers which should be quoted in round brackets.

For the cover letter

"All claims and finalized processes regarding ethical violations are under the responsibility of the author, and in case of ethical violations, the article is automatically canceled"

Specify this sentence in your letter.

Final Checklist of the Manuscript

Before submitting of your paper (and other writings as applicable), please make sure that the following requirements have all been made:

Cover letter is enclosed
Spell check and grammar check have been performed
Entire paper is double-spaced including abstract, tables, captions, references
Marigins are 2.5 cm each marigin
Font size is 12 punto
Font type is Times new roman
Decimals are shown by a full stop (e.g., 10.25)
Percent signs appear without a space after the number (e.g., 63%)
Names of authors are written in full (not abbreviated)
Address is given
English and Turkish title is given
Title is in title case
English abstract is given
English keywords are given
Turkish abstract (Öz) is given
Turkish keywords (Anahtar Kelimeler) are given
Original figures are enclosed
Figures are prepared according to the instructions
Figures are maximum 16x20 cm; minimum 8 cm wide
Figures are refered to the consecutively in the paper
Figures are loaded in our web site (new submission, supplementary file) as jpeg file (in rar. or separately).
Tables are maximum 16x20 cm; minimum 8 cm wide
Tables are refered to the consecutively in the paper
Captions are written in left case
Figure legends are given
Table legends are given
References are typed according to the instructions
References are listed alphabetically
All pages are numbered
All lines are numbered

Additional Requirements


All authors need to send their ORCID iDs so that the process of evaluation and publishing of the manuscripts can continue in accordance with our publishing policy.

In references, doi numbers of all articles should be given.



Submission Preparation Checklist
As part of the submission process, authors are required to check off their submission's compliance with all of the following items, and submissions may be returned to authors that do not adhere to these guidelines.

The submission has not been previously published, nor is it before another journal for consideration (or an explanation has been provided in Comments to the Editor).

Copyright Notice
The undersigned authors, we guarantee that our submitted manuscript is original work; it has not been published and is not being submitted or considered for publication elsewhere, if, in whole or part of the publication of the magazine was published for the above-mentioned receipt of all necessary permits and was sent to Editorial Office of Karaelmas Fen ve Mühendislik Dergisi with copyright transfer form.

We agree to waive the right to assume the responsibility of the copyright of the article and thank signature.

This article is hereby transferred to the copyright of Bülent Ecevit University. Karaelmas Fen ve Mühendislik Dergisi Editor of the publication of the article is authorized.

However, the authors reserve the following rights:

1) All proprietary rights Copyright outside, such as patent.

2) to use, free of charge, all parts of this article for the author’s future works in books, lectures.

3) the right to reproduce the article for their own purposes provided the copies are not offered for sale.

Official journal of Zonguldak Bülent Ecevit University, Karaelmas Science and Engineering Journalis a peer-reviewed journal which aims to reach all national and international institutions and individuals free of charge. In the scientific articles sent to our journal, the recommendations of ICMJE (International Committee of Medical Journal Editors) and the International Standards of COPE (Committee on Publication Ethics) for Editors and Authors are taken into consideration.

"All claims and finalized processes regarding violations of ethics by our authors are under their own responsibility, and in case of ethical violations, the article is automatically canceled."

Ethical Guidelines for Peer Reviewers


Peer Reviewers,
- respect the confidentiality of the manuscript, do not discuss it and do not reveal any details of it.
- inform the editor about any conflict of interest.
- provide objective and constructive explanations for their suggestions.
- do not allow the decisions related to the article to be influenced by the subject of the manuscript or the way of writing.
- do not contact the authors directly and request their previous articles unless there is a strong scientific reason.
- do not duplicate any part of the article or information reviewed in any of their own work before it is published by the authors.
- agree to accept the reviews only within their expertise and finish the review process within a reasonable time.
- do not intentionally prolong the review process which leads to a delay for the publication of the article.
- use a language refrained from being hostile and avoids making derogatory personal comments.
- destroy the manuscript and associated material after reviewing.
https://publicationethics.org/files/Ethical_guidelines_for_peer_reviewers_0.pdf

Ethical Guidelines for Authors

Authors and co-authors,
- meet the following criteria for authorship defined by International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE);
a. Substantial contributions to the conception or design of the work; or the acquisition, analysis, or interpretation of data for the work;
b. Drafting the work or revising it critically for important intellectual content;
c. Final approval of the version to be published;
d. Agreement to be accountable for all aspects of the work in ensuring that questions related to the accuracy or integrity of any part of the work are appropriately investigated and resolved.
- ensure that submitted articles are original and are not sent to different publishers.
- are responsible for any falsification, alteration or plagiarism which are defined as abusing research before or during the research or while reporting the findings of it.
- inform the editor if there is any conflict of interest in the submitted articles.
- inform the editor for correction or withdrawal if any mistake is noticed after publication or during the process of pre-control or evaluation.
- do not suggest reordering, adding or dropping author names after article submission.
- state, if the research requires the decision of the ethics committee, that they have the ethics committee approval with the name of the ethics committee and the date and number of the decision in the first and last page of the article and the methods section, also upload the ethics committee approval document to the system along with the application of the article.
- state in the article that they have the consent form for the case reports.
- comply with the copyright regulations for the ideas and works of art used in the article.
- provide statements for Author Contribution, Conflict of Interest, Disclosure and if necessary, Acknowledgements.
http://www.icmje.org/icmje-recommendations.pdf
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Ethical Guidelines for Editors


Editors:
• The readers should be informed about who provides financial support to the study or other scientific studies and whether there is any role of sponsors in the study or publication, and if there is any, what the contribution is.
• Editors should base their decisions of acceptance or rejection on the importance, originality and clarity of the article, validity of study and its relevance to the remit of the journal.
• Editors should not reverse decisions to accept submissions unless serious problems are identified with the submission.
• New editors should not overturn decisions to publish submissions made by the previous editor unless serious problems are identified.
• A description of peer review processes should be published, and editors should be ready to justify any important deviation from the described processes.
• Journals should have a declared mechanism for authors to appeal against editorial decisions.
• Editors should publish guidance to authors on everything that is expected of them. This guidance should be regularly updated and should refer or link to this code.
• Editors should state the authorship criteria suggested by International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE).
• Editors should provide guidance to reviewers on everything that is expected of them including
• the need to handle submitted material in confidence. This guidance should be regularly updated and should refer or link to this code
• Editors should require reviewers to disclose any potential competing interests before agreeing to review a submission.
• Editors should have systems to ensure that peer reviewers’ identities are protected unless they
• use an open review system that is declared to authors and reviewers. Editors should provide new editorial board members with guidelines on everything that is expected of them and should keep existing members updated on new policies and developments.
• Editors should make decisions on which articles to publish based on quality and suitability for the journal and without interference from the journal owner/publisher.
• Editors should have a written contract(s) setting out their relationship with the journal’s owner and/or publisher. The terms of this contract should be in line with the COPE Code of Conduct for Journal Editors.
• Editors should strive to ensure that peer review at their journal is fair, unbiased and timely.
• Editors should have systems to ensure that material submitted to their journal remains confidential while under review.
• Editors should take all reasonable steps to ensure the quality of the material they publish, recognizing that journals and sections within journals will have different aims and standards.
https://publicationethics.org/files/Code%20of%20Conduct.pdf

Karaelmas Science and Engineering Journal does not require payment of journal charges any article submission, article-editorial processing or publication charges