Kirklareli University Journal of Engineering and Science

AIM

The aim of the journal is to be a peer-reviewed international and reputable scientific journal that publishes original research articles, reviews, short articles, technical notes, case reports, book reviews and scientific letters to the editor in the fields of Engineering and Science.

PUBLICATION AUTHORIZATION

Except for individual use, articles, figures and charts published in Kırklareli University Journal of Engineering and Science cannot be reproduced, archived in a system or used in advertising or promotional materials without written permission. Scientific articles can be quoted with proper citation.

SUBSCRIPTION PROCESS

All issues published in the Kırklareli University Journal of Engineering and Science and the full text of the articles can be accessed free of charge at https://dergipark.org.tr/klujes/archive.

SCIENTIFIC AND LEGAL RESPONSIBILITY OF MANUSCRIPTS

The scientific and legal responsibility of the published articles belongs to the authors. The authors are responsible for the content of the articles and the accuracy of the sources. The Editor, Associate Editors, members of the Editorial and Advisory Board and the Publisher do not accept any responsibility for errors in the journal or for any consequences arising from the use of the information. The works submitted for publication must not have been published or submitted for publication elsewhere. the legal and ethical responsibility arising from this issue belongs to the authors. Legal responsibility for works found to be plagiarized belongs to the authors.

SCOPE

Kırklareli University Journal of Engineering and Natural Sciences publishes "original research articles, reviews, short articles, technical notes, case reports, book reviews and scientific letters to the editor" in the fields of Engineering, Natural Sciences and Architecture.

Articles published in Kırklareli University Journal of Engineering and Science are evaluated by an advisory board in accordance with the principles of independent and unbiased double-blind peer-review. Articles are mainly published in six categories: (1) "Research Articles", (2) "Review Articles", (3) "Short Articles", (4) "Technical Notes and Case Reports", (5) "Letters to the Editor", (6) "Book and Software Program Reviews". Manuscripts can be written in Turkish or English and should include English or Turkish abstracts and keywords.

Kırklareli University Journal of Engineering and Science is published twice a year, in June and December, and can be followed on the DergiPark website.

The title should be written in 14 pt. and the first letters of the words should be capitalized (words such as "and, with, etc." should be written in lowercase)


First Author^1* , Second Author² , Third Author<sup>3

1</sup>Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Letters, Kırklareli University, Kırklareli, Turkey

²Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Kırklareli University, Kırklareli, Turkey

³Department of Physics, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Firat University, Elazig, Turkey
Received: 00.00.0000, Accepted: 00.00.0000, Published: 00.00.0000



ABSTRACT

Ensure that the abstract is between 150 and 250 words. The abstract should not include undefined abbreviations. The abstract should be written in Times New Roman in 11-point font size. Single-line spacing should be used. The abstract should be written using the justified option and aligned between the spaces on the page edge. The abstract should be presented as a single paragraph without paragraph indentation. 3 to 5 keywords should be used. The first letters of keywords should be capitalized and semicolons should be used between keywords.
Keywords: Keyword 1; Keyword 2...


The title Should Be Centred and Written in 14 Font, The First Letters Should Be Capitalized (Do not Capitalize "of, not, a, the, and, or")

ÖZ
Özün 150 ile 250 kelime arasında olmasını sağlayınız. Öz tanımlanmamış kısaltmaları içermemelidir. Öz, Times New Roman karakteri ile 11 punto büyüklüğünde yazılmalıdır. Tek satır aralığı kullanılmalıdır. Öz iki yana yaslı seçeneği kullanılarak yazılmalı ve sayfa kenarındaki boşluklar arasına hizalanmalıdır. Özde paragraf girintisi kullanılmadan tek paragraf halinde sunulmalıdır. 3 ile 5 arasında anahtar kelime kullanılmalıdır. Anahtar kelimelerin ilk harfleri büyük yazılmalı ve anahtar kelimeler arasında noktalı virgül kullanılmalıdır.
Anahtar Kelimeler: Anahtar kelime 1; Anahtar kelime 2…


1. INTRODUCTION
The introduction presents the basis of the study, sets out the topic and purpose, and gives a general summary of the paper. In this section, you are advised to conduct a thorough literature search and information about this literature review and the topic of the study is provided.
Manuscripts can be submitted in English or Turkish. Section (first degree) headings should be written in Times New Roman-Bold font, 12-point size, with all letters capitalized. Each section should be numbered consecutively. Additional sections can be added when necessary. In addition, section headings can be renamed optionally. All section headings must be followed by at least two lines of text. Otherwise, the title and content should be moved to the next page.
Throughout the entire manuscript, the main text should be written in Times New Roman font, 11-point font size and 1.5 line spacing. The main text paragraph should be aligned on both sides of the page. The main text should not be indented. One line space should be left before each new section.

2. CHAPTER TITLE
Additional sections may be added depending on the content of the text. In all subsection headings, only the first letter should be capitalized. There can be a maximum of third-order subsection headings and the decimal system should be used for numbering. One line space should be left before each new section.

2.1. Second order subsection heading
The title of the second-degree sub-section should be written in Times New Roman italic and bold in 12-point font size. In numbering the second-degree sub-section headings, a period should be placed between two numbers. Each second-degree sub-section heading should be numbered consecutively, e.g. 2.1., 2.2. etc.

2.1.1. Third-degree subsection heading
If necessary, a third-degree sub-section heading may be used. The third-degree sub-section heading should be written in Times New Roman italic font size 12. In the numbering of third-degree sub-section headings, a period should be placed between each number. Each third-degree sub-section heading should be numbered consecutively, e.g. 2.1.1, 2.1.2, etc.

3. RESULTS SECTION HEADING
In this section, findings and conclusions should be presented clearly and appropriately. Explanations should be clear. Also, the section title can be renamed if necessary.

3.1. Second order subsection heading
Equations should be written in Cambria Math font in 11-point size as follows:


Each parameter in the equations must be explained. Each equation should be numbered consecutively, e.g. (1), (2), (3), etc. Equations should be left-aligned and equation numbers should be right-aligned. Reference to any equation in the text should be "... Equation 1...".
Figures used in the text should be centered. Figures should be of an appropriate size and should not contain unnecessary spaces. Each figure should be titled and numbered. Each figure should be cited in the main text. Figure numbers should start from 1 and continue consecutively. Figure numbers should be written in Times New Roman-Bold in 10-point font size and a colon should be used after the figure numbers, for example, "Figure 1:". Figure captions should be typed in Times New Roman font, 10-point font size, centered and ended with a period, e.g. "Figure 1: EDX spectrum of an unknown sample." For multiple figures, each figure must be labelled (e.g. (a), (b), (c), etc.). Labels can be placed inside the figure or below the figure (see Figure 2). For multi-line figure captions, the caption must be justified and aligned on all lines (see Figure 2). In addition, figure captions with more than one line should be single-spaced and followed by a 6-point space.



Figure 1: EDX spectrum of an unknown sample.



Figure 2: For figure captions with more than one line, care should be taken to ensure that all lines of the caption are justified and aligned. For figure captions with more than one line, care should be taken to ensure that all lines of the caption are justified and aligned.

3.2. Second-degree subsection heading
There should be a short descriptive title for each chart. Table titles should be placed above the table and centered. Table numbers should start from 1 and continue consecutively. Table numbers should be written in Times New Roman-Bold in 10-point font size and a colon should be used after the table numbers, for example, "Table 1:". Table titles and contents should be typed in Times New Roman, 10-point font size, centered and ended with a period, e.g. "Table 1: Comparison of the results of this study with other reported methods for the reduction of 4-NP to 4-AP.". Where necessary, the font size of the chart content may be reduced to a maximum of 8 points in Times New Roman. For chart titles with more than one line, the title should be justified and aligned on all lines (see Table 2). In addition, the titles of tables with more than one line should be single-spaced and followed by a 6-point space. In the main text, each chart should be cited. Tables should be single-spaced. If necessary, the contents of a schedule can be aligned so that it is left-aligned (see Schedule 1) or centered (see Schedule 2). However, only one of the chart content alignment options should be used in the same chart.

Table 1: Comparison of the results obtained in the study with the literature.


Table 2: It should be emphasized that all lines of chart titles containing more than one line should be justified and aligned.


4. CONCLUSION
The conclusion should explain the purpose and importance of the article. In this section, the main conclusions of the paper are restated. Suggestions for future work can be given.

CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT
There is no conflict of interest between the authors.

ACKNOWLEDGMENT
In this section, supporting organizations and institutions, if any, can be indicated. If the project was funded by an institution or organization, the funders should be indicated with the fund or project number.
Note: Kırklareli University....... journal does not accept any responsibility for unspecified funding.

CONTRIBUTIONS OF THE AUTHORS
Authors' contributions (e.g. conceptualization, formal analysis, research, verification, manuscript - original draft, manuscript - revision and editing, etc.) should be clearly indicated. The following abbreviations should be used: F.A. - First Author, S.A. - Second Author, T.A. - Third Author, etc.
Example:
F.A.: Conceptualization, methodology, software, validation, formal analysis, research, sources, writing - original drafting.
S.A.: Method, software, validation, research, sources, writing - revising and editing.
T.A.: Software, validation, writing - original drafting.

REFERENCES
APA 6th version rules should be used for citations in the article. Different reference management software such as Mendeley, Zotero, Endnote, etc. may be preferred. In this case, select APA 6th edition as the style editor. For more information about APA 6th edition rules, please check https://www.apa.org/.
The references section should be in Times New Roman font, 10-point font size and single-spaced. The References section should be justified and aligned.

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Kırklareli University Journal of Engineering and Science is committed to fulfilling ethical duties and responsibilities based on the Directive on Scientific Research and Publication Ethics of Higher Education Institutions, the recommendations of the International Committee of Top Journal Editors (ICMJE), and the "Code of Conduct and Best Practice Guidelines for Journal Editors" and "Code of Conduct for Journal Publishers" of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). Authors and reviewers are expected to act according to these principles.

In articles submitted to the journal, ethics committee approval must be obtained for clinical and experimental studies in all disciplines that require ethics committee approval, and information about this permission should be included in the method section and on one of the first/last pages of the article. When necessary, Kırklareli University Journal of Engineering and Science has the right to request the relevant documents.

Ethical Responsibilities of Authors

- Authors must not have previously published their manuscripts elsewhere or submitted them to another journal for publication.
- Authors must cite all quotations used in their articles.
- Authors must declare that the article is their own work, that they have not plagiarized and that all responsibility arising from plagiarism belongs to them. With this declaration, they accept that the journal has no responsibility for the issue.
- Authors should guarantee that they have made a scientific contribution to the article and it should be recognized that all authors have equal responsibility for the article.
- The corresponding author must guarantee that all co-authors named in the article consent to publication and to being named as co-authors. All individuals who have made significant contributions to the study should be named as co-authors, and other contributors should be acknowledged in the acknowledgements section.
- Authors are obliged to declare the organizations, financial sources or conflicts of interest that support their submitted work.
- Authors should provide access to the datasets included in the manuscript when necessary.
- Authors cannot request that the submitted manuscript be prioritized in any way.
- Authors should prepare the articles they submit for publication in the journal in accordance with the rules of research and publication ethics. Separate ethics committee approval must be obtained for the research conducted and for clinical and experimental human and animal studies that require ethics committee approval, and this approval must be stated and documented in the article.

Ethical Responsibilities of Referees

- If a reviewer realizes that he/she cannot adequately review the research, will take sides in a controversial issue due to his/her own findings, or cannot evaluate the article quickly, he/she should inform the editor and request to withdraw from the review process.
- Reviewers should keep the manuscripts they receive confidential and should not use the information obtained from the review process for their personal benefit.
- Reviewers should not share their reports or information about the manuscript with others and should not communicate directly with the authors without the editor's permission.
- If there is a suspicion of a violation of publication ethics in the article, the referees should explain this issue to the editor with evidence. In this case, they should not be the decision-maker and should leave it to the editor to examine and finalize the issue. This includes substantive similarity and overlap between the article under review and any other published work of which the reviewer has personal knowledge.
- Reviewing should be done in an impartial manner, with no personal criticism of the authors. Reviews should be constructive, honest and polite.
- Even if the reviewers reject the manuscript, they should communicate the reasons to the author and provide opportunities for improvement.
- Reviewers should consult with the editor before agreeing to consider a manuscript if there is a potential conflict of interest arising from a competitive, collaborative or other relationship or connection with any author.

Ethical Responsibilities of the Editorial Board

- It is the responsibility of the editorial board to decide on the articles to be published in the journal. The editorial board should evaluate manuscripts independently of race, gender, sexual orientation, religious beliefs, ethnicity, citizenship or political philosophy. Decisions should be based on the accuracy, validity and significance of the article and the appropriateness of the scope of the journal. Existing legal requirements such as libel, copyright infringement and plagiarism should also be taken into account.
- The editor or editorial board members should not disclose information about a manuscript to anyone other than the corresponding authors, reviewers, potential reviewers, other editorial advisors and publishers.
- Unpublished content described in a submitted manuscript should not be used in the editor or editorial board's own research without the express written permission of the author.

Similarity Rate Information Note

- Publications submitted to Kırklareli University Journal of Engineering and Science are pre-evaluated by the Technical Editor and/or Editorial Board. iThenticate program is used to check the similarity rate. According to the nature of the studies and the intensity of citation, studies with a similarity rate below 20% are taken into the evaluation stage. Studies with a similarity rate between 20% and 30% will be evaluated and subjected to review. Studies with rates above 30% will not be evaluated and will be returned to the author for editing or rejected. 

Kırklareli University Journal of Engineering and Science does not charge any fee to the author or authors before and after publication.