Authors are required to submit the Copyright Transfer Form (available from the journal's WEB page) in PDF format with the publication. Copyright transfer of the articles is taken by filling out and signing the form presented on the journal website. Articles of authors who do not submit the signed Copyright Transfer Form are not published.

The author (s) acknowledge that the submitted work complies with the PUBLICATION ETHICS and accepts ethical responsibility for the article. Each author is equally responsible for the article content. The manuscripts submitted manuscripts are first submitted to the referees after being subjected to iThenticate® (Professional Plagiarism Prevention). Manuscripts are checked with the iThenticate® program, and if plagiarism or self-plagiarism is determined, the article is not evaluated. The similarity rate should be at most 25%, excluding references.

Ethical committee approval must be obtained and documented separately for clinical and experimental animal studies requiring an ethics committee decision.

The recommendations of ICMJE (International Committee of Medical Journal Editors) and the "International Standards for Editors and Authors" of COPE (Committee on Publication Ethics) should be taken into consideration in scientific articles to be submitted to journals.
 

Referees: Author(s) may suggest three referee names and e-mail addresses from at least two different universities. In addition, the author (s) may declare the names of the referees that he/she does not want to review their articles. Each manuscript is sent to at least two referees related to the subject and examined in terms of form and content. The journal editor can send the articles to the referee.

PRINTING: After completing the deficiencies stated in the referees' opinions, the articles that can be published in the journal are returned to the editor in the last edition format by the authors. The authors are responsible for any errors that may occur in the article as published in the journal.

Correspondence Address: Konya Technical University, Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences, 42040 KONYA

Tel: 0-332-2238818

E-mail: konjes@ktun.edu.tr
 

FIRST PRESENTATION FORMAT:
 

1. The text should be written in A4 (210x297mm) in single-spaced using Palatino Linotype character and 10 pt. Manuscripts should not exceed 20 pages, except for manuscripts including references and figures. Each application must be submitted with a cover page  (specifying the author's information to be contacted). On the cover page, the subject of the article should be stated and the innovations ((highlights)) should be stated in the articles. If available, a graphical abstract may be provided.
 

2. If possible, recommended main section titles are:: ABSTRACT, INTRODUCTION, MATERIALS AND METHODS, RESULTS, DISCUSSIONS, CONCLUSIONS, DECLARATION OF ETHICAL STANDARDS, CREDIT AUTHORSHIP CONTRIBUTION STATEMENT, DECLARATION OF COMPETING INTEREST, FUNDING / ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, DATA AVAILABILITY, REFERENCES, APPENDIX.

3. COVER PAGE: The title of the work should be written centered on the page in capital letters. The title should be short and clear. Under the title, the name and surname of the author (s) and postal and e-mail addresses should be written. The ORCID icon must be linked to the ORCID. Highlights of the study and, if available, a graphical abstract may be provided.

4. PAGE FORMAT:  The text should be written in single line spacing using the English character "Palatino Linotype" and 10 pt. Page margins should be selected as 3.42 cm at the top, 2.04 cm at the bottom, 3.14 cm at the left, and 1.5 cm at the outside. Again, in the page structure, on the 'Layout' tab, click 'Different on odd and even pages' and 'Different on first-page2 boxes and select 'Entire document' as the 'Application location'. In this tab, the distance from the edge should be 1.25 cm for the header and footer. The tab distance in each paragraph should be 0.63 cm.

5. ABSTRACT: Abstract should not exceed 200 words in English. Keywords should be included at the end of the abstract.

6. REFERENCES: Citations in the text should follow the referencing style used by IEEE (https://ieee-dataport.org/sites/default/files/analysis/27/IEEE Citation Guidelines.pdf). IEEE citation style [1] includes in-text citations, numbered in square brackets, which refer to the full citation listed in the reference list at the end of the paper. The reference list is organized numerically, not alphabetically. Articles must be created using resource management software such as Mendeley [2], EndNote [3], Zotero [4], etc.
 

Please ensure that every reference cited in the text is also present in the reference list (and vice versa).
 

7. TABLES AND FIGURES: All images (photos, drawings, diagrams, graphics, maps, etc.) that do not contain charts should be named figures. Each table and figure should be numbered according to their transitions in the text and should be placed as close to the place they are mentioned. Table headings should be placed above the table and figure headings should be placed under the figure. The titles of figures and tables used in the study should be centered and written in 10 points.
 

Text in the tables should never be less than 8 points. It is preferable that the table fits on a single page, but may overflow onto the second page if necessary. Handwriting should never be used in the figures. All graphics and photographs should be of printable quality.
 

Figures must have a minimum resolution of at least 300 DPI. Faint and fine lines should be avoided in the preparation of shapes. Each figure and table are cited in the text.
 

8. FOOTNOTES: Footnotes should be avoided as much as possible, but if necessary, they should be separated by a line at the bottom of the page where they are used.

9. TERMINOLOGY AND UNITS: For terminology, please use the IUPAC Terminology for Organic Chemistry (www.iupac.org). Chemical names, abbreviations, and short names (acronyms) should be given in parentheses where the article is first used. Well-known procedures/reactions should be indicated with a name and an appropriate reference from the literature.
 

Please use the International Unit System (SI). For the use of units, the Regulation on the International System of Units should be reviewed. You can read the article in the link for many mistakes made in unit usage. Temperatures should be given as C. The 'billion' unit in English articles has two meanings (109 in the USA, 1012 in Europe) and should be avoided. Article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_System_of_Units
 

Articles should be written in Microsoft Word.

ELECTRONIC PRESENTATION-PRINTING FORMAT:
 

The layout of the articles that have been evaluated and decided to be published is made in accordance with the template article on the web page of the journal and submitted to the approval of the authors. During the printing of the articles, no typesetting work is done except entering the page number.
 

Application Checklist
 

During the application process, the authors should check that their application complies with all the items listed below, and the applications that do not comply with this guide will be returned to the authors.
 

- The submitted manuscript has not been published before and has not been submitted to any journal for review (provided detailed guidance in the Author's Guide).

- The submission file is in the format of an OpenOffice, Microsoft Word, RTF, or WordPerfect document file.
 

- If there are issues about authors about conflict of interest, these are stated.

- Files to be uploaded to the system; It has been prepared to send online as a cover letter, title page, article main text, and Copyright Transfer Agreement.
 

- References are written in strict compliance with the source writing format required in the Journal Writing Rules.

- Unpublished data, information obtained through personal communication, articles currently under consideration, presentations made at meetings, and articles published in non-refereed journals are not cited.
 

- References are given in square brackets before the point at the end of the sentence, eg "... [1]."

- References are numbered according to the order in which they are cited.

- Each table is cited in the text.
 

- Each figure is cited in the text.

- The letters and markings on the figure are clean and legible.

KONYA JOURNAL OF ENGINEERING SCIENCES COPYRIGHT NOTICE:

Click here to download the copyright form. After this form is printed by the authors, the signed version should be scanned in PDF format and uploaded to the system.

Click here to download the template.
 

Click here to download the cover page.
https://publicationethics.org/resources/guidelines/cooperation-between-research-institutions-and-journals-research-integrity

Click here to download the Response to Reviewers.

Click here to download the Reviewer Suggestions. 

Publication Ethics

It is very important that the editors, authors, and reviewers of the Konya Journal of Engineering Sciences (e-ISSN: 2667-8055) comply with publication ethics. Our journal publishes articles that comply with the rules set by COPE (Committee on Publication Ethics).

The publication processes of the Konya Journal of Engineering Sciences are based on producing, developing, and sharing knowledge evenhandedly within scientific methods. Refereed articles are studies that require scientific methods and they provide objectivity. All articles should be prepared to take into account the general ethical rules specified by COPE. Based on the recommendations made by COPE and general publication requirements, Authors, Reviewers, and Editors must adhere to given international standards. If the author(s) of the article is found to be using falsified and fabricated data, the institution where these authors work will be reported and the article will be rejected. Editorial members of the journal and/or reviewers reserve the right to ask the author(s) to provide the raw data used in the article.

Ethical Responsibilities of the Publisher

Konya Technical University, the publisher of Konya Journal of Engineering Sciences, is a public-spirited and nonprofit-making public educational institution.
Konya Journal of Engineering Sciences is one of the long-established journals of engineering sciences under the management of the editorial board and continued its duty with the managerial support of the Konya Technical University Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences Board of Directors.
Members of the Editorial Board of the Konya Journal of Engineering Sciences are appointed by considering the branches of engineering science. As the head of the Editorial Board, a chief editor and, depending on the situation, one or more assistant editors and field editors are determined. A new member is appointed to replace the departed member. According to the subject of the article, when necessary, the editor can send articles to faculty members who are not members of the Board of Editors for review as a field editor.

The Responsibilities of the Editorial Board of Konya Journal of Engineering Sciences

The Editorial Board of the Konya Journal of Engineering Sciences is responsible for all processes of the articles sent to the journal. This responsibility requires deciding independently by considering the public interest, not personal gains. The relationship between Publisher and the Editorial Board is based on an independence policy, and all decisions of the editors are independent of the publisher and the other persons and institutions.
• Editorial Board of Konya Journal of Engineering Sciences permanently strives to develop and raise the quality of the journal.
• Editorial Board of Konya Journal of Engineering Sciences determines and performs journal policies as publication, blind review, evaluation process, and ethical principles.
• Editorial Board of Konya Journal of Engineering Sciences keeps copyrights of the articles published in Konya Journal of Engineering Sciences
• Editorial Board of Konya Journal of Engineering Sciences is responsible for keeping the intellectual property rights of authors in publication processes and guarding against unethical behaviors, plagiarism, and reference gangs.
• Editorial Board of the Konya Journal of Engineering Sciences prepares a “Guide for Authors” to inform authors and a “Guide for Reviewers” to inform reviewers about evaluation processes.
• Editorial Board of the Konya Journal of Engineering Sciences determines incentive policies for the authors.
• Editorial Board of the Konya Journal of Engineering Sciences keeps the records of each article electronically or in written form.

The Responsibilities of Editors, Editor Assistants, and Field Editors

• Editors try to inform reviewers, authors, researchers, and readers, to answer their questions clearly within the principles of clarity.
• Editors, during the publication process, consider that the articles should be original and contribute to the literature, the readers, and the researchers.
• While editors are making decisions about the article publication, they consider originality, contribution to the field, clarity of expressions, content, and validity and reliability of the articles.
• Editors take the articles without any problem to the preliminary evaluation, consider the positive views of reviewers, and they do not change the decisions of the reviewers unless there is a big problem for publishing.
• Editors implement the policies of blind review and evaluation processes, keep private personal identity information of the authors, and provide impartial evaluation processes in due time for the articles.
• Editors send the articles to field editors and reviewers considering their professional fields and care that the articles are evaluated impartially and independently.
• Editors, in evaluation processes, consider if there are conflicts or collaborations between authors and reviewers or not.
• Editors generate a large number of reviewers, and they update it consistently.
• Editors prevent non-scientific that do not comply with academic etiquette rules.
• Editors ensure that journal publishing processes are operated in accordance with publishing policies and guidelines, inform those who are in the process of the developments on publishing policies, and prepare training programs when necessary.
• Editors communicate effectively with everyone involved in the publishing processes and organize meetings at regular intervals.
• Editors provide protection of personal data in assessed articles; they keep the personal data of authors, referees, and readers.
• Editors attach importance to the protection of human and animal rights in the articles, emphasize that the clear approval of the participants of the article is documented, and reject the articles without the approval of the ethics committee on the participants of the article and without any permit in experimental investigations.
• Editors take precautions against misconduct. When there are complaints about the abuse of duty, they share the findings about the subject by conducting an objective investigation.
• Editors provide errors, inconsistencies, or misleading errors in articles to be corrected.
• Editors protect the intellectual property rights of the published articles and defend the rights of the journal and the author (s) in case of violation. Editors also take the necessary precautions to ensure that the content of the published articles does not infringe on the intellectual property rights of other publications; they control authenticity-similarity.
• Editors consider consistent critiques for the articles published in the journal and enable authors to answer these critiques.
• Editors consider the studies to include negative conclusions also.
• Editors evaluate the complaints sent to the journal and make necessary statements.

Ethical Responsibilities of Reviewers

The articles are evaluated by double-blind review in a process, in which neither the authors know the reviewers nor the reviewers know the authors; reviewers cannot communicate with the authors directly; article evaluation forms and proofreading requests are sent to the authors through the website of the journal. Reviewers must bear the ethical responsibilities below:
• Reviewers should only accept to evaluate the articles related to the field of their specialization.
• Reviewers should make the evaluation impartially and confidentially. In accordance with this principle, the articles they review should be annihilated after the evaluation process, but they should be used after publication. Nationality, gender, religious beliefs, political beliefs, and commercial concerns should not distort the impartiality of the evaluation.
• When reviewers understand that there is a conflict or collaboration, they should inform the editors and refuse to evaluate the article.
• Reviewers must evaluate articles with a constructive attitude in accordance with the academic etiquette rules; they should refrain from insulting and hostile personal comments.
• Reviewers who agree to review a manuscript must complete their reviews within the specified time period.

Ethical Responsibilities of the Authors

The ethical responsibilities of the authors that apply to The Editorial Board of the Konya Journal of Engineering Sciences are as below:
• The authors should not send an article published in or sent to be published in another journal to KONJES at the same time.
• The authors should send original articles to KONJES and should refer to the sources they use in writing articles in the correct way in the direction of ethical principles.
• Persons who do not contribute to the articles should not be listed as authors, and it should not be proposed to change the author order of a published article and to add authors.
• In the evaluation process of the articles the authors should provide the editorial staff with information about the articles or the raw data if required.
• The authors must document the rights to use the data they use in their articles, the permission for research, or the approval of the participants to whom they have searched.
• Authors should communicate with the editors to provide information, correct the article, or withdraw it when they are aware of the error associated with the evaluation and early appearance phase or the published article in electronic form.
• The author(s) must specify that they received the ethics committee approval for the research that requires data collection by using quantitative or qualitative methods such as experiment, survey, scale, interview, observation, focus group work that require ethics committee decision; the author(s) must also specify the name of the ethics committee, the date and the number of the ethics committee decision on the first-last page and in the method section of the candidate article. In addition, the author(s) must include information on the fact that the informed consent form was received for the case reports in the articles.
• The author(s) should present proof of their ethical principles for the data collection process (such as obtaining permission from others to use their documents such as scale, questionnaire, photograph, etc.) in the article. It should be noted in the articles that the copyright regulations for research and publication ethics and intellectual and artistic works are complied with. If the study is conducted on human and animal subjects, it should be reported in the article that the study was carried out in accordance with international reports, guidelines, etc.
• Ethics committee approval is not required for review articles from the author(s). However, it should be stated in articles not requiring an ethics committee decided that the ethics committee decision not required on the first-last page and in the method section of the article.

Post-Publication Corrections and Ethical Misconduct Handling

All applications for post-publication corrections are reviewed by the editor and editorial board to determine whether the application is necessary and appropriate. In addition to compliance with COPE guidelines, the nature of the error, its potential impact on the manuscript, and supporting evidence are important criteria considered when evaluating the request for correction. The editor and editorial board may seek opinions from authors, referees and relevant experts when necessary. If the correction application is accepted, the relevant correction is made in the archive of the journal.

The editor and editorial board will act in accordance with the relevant COPE flowchart when allegations of misconduct are reported directly by whistleblowers; in accordance with COPE's flowchart on how to respond to whistleblowers when concerns about a published article are raised on a social media site; and in accordance with COPE guidelines when other institutions are contacted to report suspected misconduct by researchers and provide evidence to support these concerns. The editor and editorial board may also share information with other editors-in-chief to investigate possible ethical misconduct more efficiently and effectively. In such a case, the editor and editorial board will follow the relevant COPE recommendations.

If concerns of ethical misconduct are confirmed, the editor-in-chief issues a retraction notice. This notice is published in the journal and the record of the article is updated to reflect the retraction, including in relevant indexes. The retracted article will remain in the journal's archives but will be clearly marked as withdrawn.

Appeals and Complaint

To submit an appeal or complaint to the journal, the editorial office should be contacted directly via e-mail at konjes@ktun.edu.tr. Appeals and complaints to the journal are evaluated by the editor and editorial board. The editorial board reviews the appeal or complaint in accordance with COPE's directives, guidelines and recommendations, and decides.

Withdrawal Requests

If a retraction application is to be made to the journal, the editorial office should be contacted directly via e-mail at konjes@ktun.edu.tr. Withdrawal applications are evaluated by the editor and the editorial board. To apply for withdrawal, authors must submit a withdrawal form signed by all co-authors, stating their request and the reasons for withdrawal. The editor and editorial board review the request and decide based on the reasons provided by the authors. If the application is approved, the article is withdrawn from the journal and the authors are notified of the decision. Until the application process is complete, authors are advised not to submit their work to another journal for consideration to avoid potential conflicts of interest or duplication of publication.

Notification of Ethics Non-Principles Status Editor

In case of encountering an unethical situation in articles about editors, reviewers, and authors or in articles that do not comply with the ethical principles regarding in the Konya Journal of Engineering Sciences, it should be reported by konjes@ktun.edu.tr.