Muş Alparslan University Journal of Agriculture and Nature

Muş Alparslan University Journal of Agriculture and Nature (MAUJAN) is a scientific journal publishing high-quality papers in all aspects of agriculture and nature.

Muş Alparslan University Journal of Agriculture and Nature (MAUJAN) started its publishing life in January 2021 with the name Muş Alparslan University Journal of Agricultural Production and Technologies (E-ISSN: 2757-8763), and its name changed in March 2022.

MAUJAN aims to contribute to the scientific literature by publishing recent research on agriculture and nature all around the globe as open-access articles by applying the double-blind peer-review process.

MAUJAN accepts submissions as original research papers, review articles, short communications, and letters to the editor.

Muş Alparslan University Journal of Agriculture and Nature does not charge submission, processing, or publishing fees for any article.

Research areas include (but not limited):

• Agricultural Biotechnology
• Agricultural Economics
• Agricultural Structures and Irrigation
• Agriculture Engineering
• Animal Science
• Applied Sciences
• Aquaculture
• Aquatic Sciences and Technology
• Bioengineering
• Biology
• Biosystem Engineering
• Biotechnology
• Chemistry
• Climate Change
• Ecology
• Energy Resources and Management
• Environmental Sciences and Engineering
• Field Crops
• Fish Diagnose and Disease
• Fish Nutrition
• Fisheries and Fisheries Technology
  
• Fisheries Management
• Fisheries Sciences and Engineering
• Food Engineering
• Food Processing Technology
• Food Science and Technology
• Genetic Engineering
• Geographical Information Technologies
• Horticulture
• Hydrology
• Limnology and Freshwater
• Marine Biology
• Marine Sciences and Technology
• Maritime
• Nanotechnology Engineering
• Natural Disaster Management
• Occupational Health and Safety
• Oceanography
• Physics
• Plant Nutrition
• Plant Protection
• Pollution (Air, Soil, Water)
• Soil Science
• Statistics and Modelling
• Sustainable Ecosystem
• Telemetry and Remote Sensing
• Water Basin Management
• Water Science and Technology

Submission Files

1. Manuscript Template- Click to Download

2. Copyright Release Form- Click to Download

3. Ethics Committee Permission Information Statement- Click to Download

4. Similarity Report-You can use Turnitin, iThenticate, intihal.net

Article Processing Charges (APC)

Muş Alparlan University Journal of Agriculture and Nature does not charge any article submission, processing, or publication fees.

Kindly see the ethical principles of ULAKBIM-TRDIZIN given below or here.

Types of Paper

Original research papers; review articles; short communications; letters to the editor.

• Original research papers; original full-length research papers which have not been published previously and should not exceed 10000 words or 30 manuscript pages (including tables and illustrations).
• Review articles; on topical subjects and up to 10,000 words or 25 manuscript pages (including tables and figures).
• Short communications; describing work that may be of a preliminary nature (preferably no more than 3000 or 10 manuscript pages including tables and figures).
• Letters to the Editor; should be included on matters of topical interest and not exceeding 2000 words or 8 manuscript pages including tables and figures)
  
  
  Preparation of Manuscripts
  
  
  Papers must be written in English or Turkish. Prepare your text using word-processing software and save it in “.doc” or “.docx” formats. Use a 12-point font (Times New Roman), including the references, table headings and figure captions, double-spaced and with 25 mm margins on one side of A4 size paper throughout the manuscript. Use 25 mm margins on all sides. The text should be in single-column format and as simple as possible and double-spaced with wide margins on one side of the paper. In particular, do not use hyphenate words. The names of genera and species should be given in italics and, when first mentioned in the text, should be followed by the authority. Manuscripts must be structured in the following order;
  
  
  Title page
  
  
  · Title
  
  
  · Author names, ORCID ID and affiliations
  
  
  · Corresponding author’s e-mail
  
  
  Main text
  
  
  · Title without author’s information (***both English and Turkish titles are required in Turkish articles)
  
  
  · Abstract (***both English and Turkish abstracts are required in Turkish articles)
  
  
  · Keywords
  
  
  · Introduction
  
  
  · Material and Methods
  
  
  · Results and Discussion (*** This section may be divided by subheadings or may be combined depending upon the nature of the manuscript and the type of study)
  
  
  · Conclusion
  
  
  · Acknowledgement (if required)
  
  
  · References
  
  
  Tables and Figures with captions (on appropriate location in the text)
  
  
  And appendices (if any).
  
  
  Title Page
  
  
  The title page should include;
  
  
  · The first names and surnames of the authors (The corresponding author should be identified with an asterisk. All other authors' affiliation addresses should be identified with superscript Arabic numbers
  
  
  · ORCID ID
  
  
  · Authors affiliation addresses of the each author
  
  
  · The e-mail address of the corresponding author
  
  
  Main Text
  
  
  · Abstract (max. 500 words. References and abbreviations should be avoided)
  
  
  · Keywords (between 3 and 6 keywords)
  
  
  · Articles must be structured in the conventional format such as Introduction, Material and Methods, Results, Discussion (or Results and Discussion), Conclusion, Acknowledgements and References.
  
  
  · The first line of each paragraph must be indented. Do not put a blank line between paragraphs.
  
  
  · Use italics for emphasis.
  
  
  · Use only SI (international system) units.
  
  
  Acknowledgement
  
  
  Keep these to the absolute minimum and placed them before the reference section.

Compliance with Ethical Standards

The corresponding author will include a summary statement in the text of the manuscript in a separate section before the reference list. See below examples of disclosures:

• a) Authors’ Contributions

Please provide the contributions of the authors for the paper. Use the first letters of the names and surnames of the authors. See below for an example.

SA: Designed the study. Carried out the field study.

SB: Wrote the first draft of the manuscript.

SK: Performed laboratory experiments and managed statistical analysis.

All authors read and approved the final manuscript.

or

SA: Manuscript design, Field sampling, Draft checking.

SB: Writing, Draft checking, Reading, Editing.

SK: Laboratory experiments, Statistical analyses.

All authors read and approved the final manuscript.

• b) Conflict of Interest

Any existing conflict of interest should be given here.

If no conflict exists, the authors should state:

Conflict of Interest: The authors declare that there is no conflict of interest.

• c) Statement on the Welfare of Animals

If the animals used in the study;

The welfare of animals used for research must be respected. When reporting experiments on animals, authors should indicate the following statement:

Ethical approval: All applicable international, national, and/or institutional guidelines for the care and use of animals were followed.

Or, for retrospective studies; a summary statement in the text of the manuscript should be included as follow:

Ethical approval: For this type of study, formal consent is not required.

d) Statement of Human Rights

When reporting studies that involve human participants, authors should include the following statement:

Ethical approval: The studies have been approved by the appropriate institutional and/or national research ethics committee and have been performed in accordance with the ethical standards.

Or, for retrospective studies; a summary statement in the text of the manuscript should be included as follow:

Ethical approval: For this type of study, formal consent is not required.

• e) Data Availability Statements

Data Availability Statements should be placed in the back matter of the manuscript, just before References.

Examples of Data Availability Statements

• The data that support the findings of this study are available from the corresponding author, [author initials], upon reasonable request.
• Data availability is not applicable to this article as no new data were created or analyzed in this study.
• The authors confirm that the data supporting the findings of this study are available within the article [and/or its supplementary materials].
• The data that support the findings of this study are openly available in [repository name] at http://doi.org/[doi], reference number [reference number].
• The data that support the findings of this study are available from [third party]. Restrictions apply to the availability of these data, which were used under license for this study. Data are available [from the authors / at URL] with the permission of [third party].
• Raw data were generated at [facility name]. Derived data supporting the findings of this study are available from the corresponding author [initials] on request.
• The data that support the findings of this study are available on request from the corresponding author, [initials]. The data are not publicly available due to [restrictions e.g., their containing information that could compromise the privacy of research participants].
• The data that support the findings of this study will be available in [repository name] at [URL/DOI link] following a [3 month] embargo from the date of publication, to allow for the commercialization of research findings.

Muş Alparlan University Journal of Agriculture and Nature follows certain ethical standards for publication, existing to ensure high-quality scientific publications, public trust in scientific findings, and due credit for original ideas. Muş Alparlan University Journal of Agriculture and Nature is connected to the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), abides by its Code of Conduct, and aims to adhere to its Best Practice Guidelines.

Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). (2011, March 7). Code of Conduct and Best-Practice Guidelines for Journal Editors. Retrieved from https://publicationethics.org/files/Code_of_conduct_for_journal_editors_Mar11.pdf

Authors who submit papers to Muş Alparlan University Journal of Agriculture and Nature certify that his/her work is original and is not published or under publication consideration elsewhere. Also, the authors confirm that submitted papers have not been copied or plagiarized, in whole or in part, from other papers or studies. The authors certify that he/she does not have potential conflicts of interest or partial benefits associated with their papers.

The editorial team and/or reviewers of the Muş Alparlan University Journal of Agriculture and Nature will check for plagiarism in all submitted articles prior to publication. If plagiarism is detected at any stage of the publication process, the author will be instructed to rewrite the manuscript. Every submission will be scanned by iThenticate® to prevent plagiarism. If any manuscript is 30% plagiarized, the article will be rejected and the author will be notified. We strongly recommend that authors check the paper's content before submitting it for publication. Plagiarism can also be checked by using free online software.

Muş Alparlan University Journal of Agriculture and Nature is committed to objective and fair blind peer reviews of submitted papers and the prevention of any actual or potential conflicts of interest between writers and reviewers.

Kindly see the ethical principles of ULAKBIM-TRDIZIN given below or here.

Corrections & Retractions

Muş Alparslan University Journal of Agriculture and Nature issues post-publication editorial decisions (e.g., corrections & retractions) only after we carefully consider the issues raised, all materials and information received in follow-up discussions, and how the case details align with COPE guidance and the journal's policies and publication criteria. In accordance with COPE guidance, the journal attempts to discuss concerns with the article’s corresponding author before coming to an editorial decision.

After a post-publication editorial decision has been communicated to the authors, the decision is held during a brief commenting period in which authors can respond to the decision or notice the text. After the commenting period’s end date, which is specified in the decision notification letter, the decision will proceed.

Corrections

Muş Alparslan University Journal of Agriculture and Nature should consider issuing a correction if:

• A small part of an otherwise reliable publication reports flawed data or proves to be misleading, especially if this is the result of honest error.
• The author or contributor list is incorrect (e.g. a deserving Author has been omitted or someone who does not meet authorship criteria has been included).

Corrections to peer-reviewed content fall into one of three categories:

• Erratum (Publisher correction): to notify readers of a significant error made by publishing/journal staff (usually a production error) that has a negative impact on the publication record or the scientific integrity of the article or the reputation of the authors or the Journal.
• Corrigendum (Author correction): to notify readers of a significant error made by the Authors that harms the publication record, the scientific integrity of the article, or the reputation of the Authors or the Journal.
• Addendum: an addition to the article by its Authors to explain inconsistencies, expand the existing work, or otherwise explain or update the information in the main work.

Whether a correction should be issued is made by the Editor (s) of a journal, sometimes with advice from Reviewers or Editorial Board members. Handling Editors will contact the authors of the paper concerned with a request for clarification, but the final decision about whether a correction is required and, if so, which type rests with the Editors.

Retraction

A retraction is carried out if an article is indicated to have an Infringement of scientific or ethical codes, such as double submissions, false claims of authorship, plagiarism, fraudulent use of data, fake authors, etc. A retraction notice will be issued where a major error (e.g., in the analysis or methods) invalidates the conclusions in the article, or where research misconduct or publication misconduct has taken place (e.g. research without required ethical approvals, fabricated data, manipulated images, plagiarism, duplicate publication, etc.). The decision to issue a retraction for an article will be made in accordance with COPE guidelines and will involve an investigation by the editorial staff in collaboration with the editor. Authors and institutions may request a retraction of their articles if their reasons meet the criteria for retraction.

The COPE retraction guidelines can be found on the COPE website at https://publicationethics.org/node/19896

Retraction will be considered:

• If there is clear evidence that the findings are unreliable, either as a result of misconduct (e.g. data fabrication or image manipulation) or honest error (e.g. miscalculation or experimental error).
• If the findings have previously been published elsewhere without proper cross-referencing, permission, or justification (e.g. cases of redundant publication or duplicate publication).
• If the research constitutes plagiarism.
• Where there is evidence of fraudulent authorship.
• Where there is evidence of compromised peer review.
• If there is evidence of unethical research.

Where the decision has been taken to retract an article before the article is published, the Editor will return the manuscript to the author accompanied by a retraction letter from the Editor-in-Chief.

Where the decision has been taken to retract an article after the article is published, the journal will:

• Add a “retracted” watermark to the published version of the article.
• Issue a separate retraction statement, titled "Retraction: [article title]", that will be linked to the retracted article.
• Paginate and make available the retraction statement in the online issue of the journal.
  

Please note that retraction means that the article is maintained on the platform watermarked “retracted” and the explanation is provided in a note linked to the watermarked article.

MAUJAN does not charge submission, processing, or publication fee.