Memba Journal of Water Sciences

Memba Journal of Water Sciences is an online, open-access, peer-reviewed journal published quarterly (March, June, September, December) that features original articles, short notes, technical notes, reports, and reviews in English and Turkish in the fields of biology, ecology, inland waters, fish feeding, fishing, fishing technology, fishing economy and management, aquaculture processing technologies, water chemistry, microbiology, algal biotechnology, marine organism conservation, freshwater and saltwater habitats and pollution, ecotoxicology, agricultural and environmental sustainability, climate and plant growth models, climate change, natural and hydrometeorological disasters, remote sensing, geographic information technologies, coastal areas, fluvial systems, karst areas, arid and semi-arid topographies, spatial analysis and modeling, biogeography, physical geography, human and economic geography, geomorphology, environmental issues, and animal and plant biotechnology. Articles submitted to our journal must be prepared according to our journal's template and a plagiarism analysis must be conducted during the submission process. As a result of the plagiarism analysis, candidate articles with a plagiarism rate below 30% will be accepted for evaluation. Memba Water Sciences Journal is indexed in TRDizin, SOBIAD, CAB Direct, Google Scholar, Paperity, Asosindex, Academic Journal Index, and CNKI Scholar.

In the field of aquatic sciences: Biology, Ecology, Inland waters, marine and crustacean cultivation, Fish feeding, Geographic information technologies Fishing, fishing technology, fishing economy and management, aquaculture processing technologies, water chemistry, microbiology, algal biotechnology, marine organism conservation, freshwater and saltwater habitats and pollution, ecotoxicology, Additionally; Environmental and agricultural sustainability, Climate and plant growth models climate change, natural disasters, hydrometeorological disasters, Remote sensing, Coastal areas, Arid and semi-arid topographies, Spatial analysis and modeling, It covers topics such as Biogeography, Physical Geography, Human and Economic Geography, Geomorphology, Environmental Issues, Animal and Plant Biotechnology, and Animal and Plant Production.

WRITING GUIDELINES

Articles should be submitted to the journal only in electronic format through the online submission system. (Ready Templates are at the Bottom.) Types of manuscript submissions Original research articles, review articles, technical notes, technical reports, letters to the editor, and book reviews are published. • Original research articles; must not exceed 7500 words or 25 pages and should not have been previously published. • Review articles; on current topics and not exceeding 10,000 words or 25 pages • Technical notes and reports; should describe work that may be of preliminary nature and should preferably include tables and figures, not exceeding 3000 words or 10 pages. • Letters to the Editor; should address current topics and must not exceed 2000 words or 10 pages including tables and figures. Journal fee The journal does not have a publication fee. Preparation of Manuscripts The works should be prepared in Turkish or English. Prepare your text using a word processing software and save it in ".doc" or ".docx" format. The texts should be prepared in the following order; • Title pages (relevant links are below.) o Title (Short and informative. Avoid abbreviations and formulas) Avoid abbreviations and formulas. o Author names and membership addresses (Full names should be provided, abbreviations should not be used. The corresponding author should be indicated with an asterisk. Each membership address must include the institution, faculty/school, department, city, and country. o The corresponding author's email, phone number, fax, and address o ORCID number and email addresses for all authors. o Number of figures (drawings, images, graphs, maps, flowcharts, etc.) o Number of tables (e.g., charts) o Acknowledgments• Main text (Relevant links are below.) o Title Summary (between 150 and 250 words) o Keywords (Maximum 5 keywords) o Introduction o Materials and Methods o Results o Discussion o Conclusion Compliance with Ethical Standards) Authors' Contributions b) Conflict of Interest c) Statement on Animal Welfare d) Statement on Human Rights e) Statement declaring that they do not use artificial intelligence o Sources o Table (in an appropriate position in the text) o Figure (in the appropriate position in the text) o Appendix (if any) Throughout the article, use a 12-point font (Times New Roman) with double spacing and 25 mm margins on all sides of A4-sized paper, including references, table titles, and figure titles. Use 25 mm margins on all sides of the page. The text should be in a single-column format. Authors are advised to download the template files from the following links: • Each page should be numbered with Arabic numerals, and the lines should be continuously numbered from the beginning to the end of the text. • Use italics for emphasis. • Use only SI (International System) units. • Use "dot" for decimal places. • Use italics for the species name. Compliance with Ethical Standards The corresponding author will include a summary statement in a separate section before the reference list in the article text. Look at the following example descriptions: a) Authors' Contributions Please provide the authors' contributions for the article. Use the initials of their first and last names (for example; Author MO designed the study, MF wrote the first draft of the article, AF conducted and managed the statistical analyses). All authors read and approved the final manuscript. b) Conflict of Interest Any existing conflicts of interest should be disclosed here. If there is no conflict, the authors should state the following: Conflict of Interest: The authors declare that there is no conflict of interest. c) Statement on Animal Welfare If animals were used in the study; the welfare of the animals used in the research should be respected. When reporting experiments on animals, authors should include the following statement: Ethical approval: All international, national, and/or institutional guidelines for the care and use of animals were followed. Or for retrospective studies; a summary statement in the article text should be as follows: Ethical approval: Official approval is not required for this type of study. d) Human Rights Statement When reporting studies involving human participants, authors should include the following statement: Ethical approval: The studies were approved by the appropriate institutional and/or national research ethics committee and conducted in accordance with the ethical standards specified in the 1964 Declaration of Helsinki and its later amendments or comparable ethical standards. Or for retrospective studies; the article text should include a summary statement as follows: Ethical approval: Official approval is not required for this type of study. e) Declaration of Not Using Artificial Intelligence Authors must declare and explain one of the following options. • The author(s) declare(s) that they did not use any type of generative artificial intelligence in the writing of this article, including the creation of visuals, graphics, tables, or corresponding titles. • The author(s) declare that they used generative artificial intelligence in the writing of this article for the creation of visuals, graphics, tables, or corresponding titles, and accept full responsibility for all outcomes resulting from the use of artificial intelligence. Sections where generative artificial intelligence was used (the sections used and the manner of use should be explained) SOURCES Citation in the text; Please ensure that each citation in the text is also presented in the list of references. List the literature in the text chronologically, then alphabetically as in these examples "(Elp et al., 2018; Biswas et al., 2016; Elp and Osmanoğlu, 2019)". If the cited source is the subject of a sentence, only the date should be provided in parentheses. It is formatted like this example: "Durmaz (2007) .... investigated the activity." • Single author: the author's surname and publication year (Elp, 2017) • Two authors: both authors' last names and the publication year (Adem and Elp, 2017) • Three or more authors: the first author's surname followed by "et al." (Adem et al., 2018 publication year) Citation in the References List; References should first be sorted alphabetically and then chronologically at the end of the article. Multiple sources by the same author(s) published in the same year should be indicated with letters (2016a, 2016b, 2016c, etc.) after the publication date. Citations of articles, books, multi-authored books, and articles published online should conform to the following examples: Article: Adem, S. S., & Elp, M. (2017). Kas iğcikleri ve balık kas iğciklerinin diğer omurgalılarla karşılaştırılması. Alinteri Journal of Agriculture Sciences, 32(2): 113-117 Durmaz, Y. (2007). Producción de vitamina E (alfa-tocoferol) por las microalgas marinas Nannochloropsis oculata (Eustigmatophyceae) en condiciones de limitación de nitrógeno. Acuicultura, 272(4): 717-722. Elderwish, N., M., Taştan, Y. & Sönmez, A. Y., (2019). Seasonal examination of heavy metal accumulation in the coastal waters of the western Black Sea in Turkey. Source: Kastamonu University Journal of Fisheries Faculty, 5(2): 1-8. Elp, M., Osmanoğlu, M. İ., Kadak, A. E., & Turan, D., (2018). Características de Capoeta oguzelii, una nueva especie de pez ciprínido del arroyo Ezine, cuenca del Mar Negro, Turquía (Teleostei: Cyprinidae). Zoología en el Medio Oriente. 64(2): 102–111. https://doi.org/10.1080/09397140.2018.1442295 Añadir al proyecto Citavi por DOIS önmez, A. Y., Kale, S., Özdemir, R. C. & Kadak, A. E. (2018). Un sistema de inferencia neuro-difuso adaptativo (ANFIS) para predecir la concentración de cadmio (Cd) en el río Filyos, Turquía. Türk Sucul Bilimler Dergisi, 18(12): 1333-1343. https://doi.org/10.4194/1303-2712-v18_12_01 Añadir al proyecto Citavi por DOIKitap: Brown, C., Laland, K. & Krause, J. (Eds.) (2011). Cognición y Comportamiento de los Peces. 2. baskı. Oxford, Birleşik Krallık: Wiley-Blackwell. 472s. Book chapter: Langston, W. J. (1990). Metallerin toksik etkileri ve deniz ekosistemlerinin yaygınlığı, s. 102-122. En: Furness, R. W. (Ed.), Rainbow Heavy Metals in the Marine Environment. Nueva York, EE. UU.: CRC Press. 256p. Vassallo, A. I. & Mora, M. S. (2007). Escalado interespecífico y patrones de crecimiento ontogenético del cráneo en roedores ctenomíidos y octodóntidos vivos y fósiles (Caviomorpha: Octodontoidea). pp. 945-968. En: Kelt, D. A., Lessa, E., Salazar-Bravo, J. A., Patton, J. L. (Eds.), The Quintessential Naturalist: Honoring the Life and Legacy of Oliver P. Pearson. 1ª ed. Berkeley, CA, EE. UU.: University of California Press. 981 p. Thesis: Elp, M. (2002). A study on the populations of siraz (Capoeta capoeta, Guldensteadt, 1772) and pearl mullet (Chalcalburnus tarichi, Pallas, 1811) living in the Koçköprü reservoir (Van). Doktora Tezi. İstanbul Üniversitesi, İstanbul, Türkiye. Conference proceedings: Notev, E. & Uzunova, S. (2008). Yeni bir biyolojik yöntemle su kalitesinin iyileştirilmesi. Actas de la 2ª Conferencia de Plantas de Tratamiento de Agua y Aguas Residuales Pequeñas y Descentralizadas, Grecia, pp. 487-492. Institute publications: FAO. (2016). El Estado de la Pesca y la Acuicultura Mundial: Contribuyendo a la seguridad alimentaria y la nutrición para todos. Roma. 200 pp. Report: FAO. (2018). Informe de la novena sesión del Subcomité de Acuicultura. Informe de la FAO sobre Pesca y Acuicultura No. 1188. Roma, Italia. Internet sources: Froese, R. & Pauly, D. (Eds.) (2018). FishBase. Dünya Çapında Web elektronik yayını. Consultado el 11 de enero de 2018 en http://www.fishbase.org. TurkStat. (2019). Estadísticas pesqueras. Retrieved on December 28, 2019 from http://www.turkstat.gov.tr/ Table(s) Tables numbered in Arabic should be placed on separate pages with a short explanatory title at the top. Place footnotes at the bottom of the tables in the body of the chart and indicate them with lowercase letters (or with asterisks for significance values and other statistical data). Avoid vertical rules. The data presented in tables should not repeat the results explained elsewhere in the article. Figure(s) In the text, all images should be labeled as 'Figure' and numbered with consecutive Arabic numerals, Figure 1, Figure 2, etc. If the panels of a figure are labeled (a, b, etc.), use the same labeling in the text when referring to these panels. It is recommended that the figures be in electronic formats such as PNG or JPEG. TIFF (min. 300 dpi) should also be arranged in the available sizes. All figures or tables should be presented within the text. Font sizes should be between 9 and 11 points. ALL LINKS - Article Title Template (Turkish) - Article Title Template (English) - Copyright transfer form (Turkish) - Copyright transfer form (English) - Full Text Initial_Submission Template (Turkish) - Full Text Initial_Submission Template (English) - Spelling Rules (Turkish) - Spelling Rules (English) - MEMBA Final Template (Turkish and English)

Memba Water Sciences Journal follows specific ethical standards to ensure high-quality scientific publications, public trust in scientific findings, and the necessary appreciation for original ideas. Memba Water Sciences Journal adheres to the standards of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), complies with the Code of Conduct, and aims to adhere to the Best Practice Guidelines. Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). (March 7, 2011). The Code of Conduct and Best Practice Guidelines for Journal Editors have been obtained from the website https://publicationethics.org/about/guide/journal-editors. Authors submitting manuscripts to the Memba Water Sciences Journal confirm that their work is original and has not been published or is not under consideration for publication elsewhere. Additionally, the authors confirm that the submitted articles are not fully or partially copied from other articles or works, nor do they contain plagiarism. The authors confirm that there are no potential conflicts of interest or partial benefits related to their articles. The Memba Water Sciences Journal will check all submitted articles for plagiarism before publication. If plagiarism is detected at any stage of the publication process, the author will be instructed to rewrite the article. To prevent plagiarism, each submission will be scanned by Turnitin®. In the event that any article contains 30% plagiarism, the article will be rejected and the author will be informed. We strongly advise authors to check the article content before submitting it for publication. Plagiarism can be checked using free online software. Memba Water Sciences Journal is committed to impartial and fair blind peer reviews of submitted articles and to preventing any real or potential conflicts of interest between authors and reviewers. RESPONSIBILITIES OF EDITORS AND THE PUBLISHING BOARD Publication Responsibilities and Independence All editors of the Memba Water Sciences Journal are independent in their evaluations and decisions regarding the journal. No external and/or internal factor can influence their decisions. If the editors are subjected to any positive and/or negative restrictions, they reserve the right to take legal action against those involved in the restriction. On the other hand, editors are responsible for the decisions made in the journal. The editor is the sole person responsible for the journal's content and timely publication. Confidentiality and Conflict of Interest Journal editors and members of the Editorial Board are prohibited from sharing submitted materials with third parties outside of section editors, statistical editors, language editors, editors, design editors, and ombudsmen, and from using the submitted materials themselves. If there is a conflict of interest in terms of collaboration or competition between an editor and the author or the author's institution, another member of the Editorial Board is assigned to manage the review process. Publication Decisions Editors ensure the peer review of submitted articles by appointing at least two referees who are experts in the field. The Editor is responsible for the decision to publish an article, considering the importance of the writings for researchers and readers, peer review reports, and legal issues such as plagiarism and copyright infringement. The editor may discuss their decision with other editors and reviewers. RESPONSIBILITIES OF REVIEWERS Contribution to the Editor's Decision The peer review of a submitted article is the communication of the reviewer's opinion on the suitability of the scientific content, scientific organization, and adherence to the journal's principles, as well as the identification of any inappropriate content. The review process not only provides reviewers the opportunity to convey their evaluations of the articles to the editors but also gives them the chance to improve the content of the articles. Speed If a referee assigned to evaluate an article is an expert in a field other than the content of the article, is distant from the subject of the article, has a short time for evaluation, or has a conflict of interest, they should inform the assigning editor and request to withdraw. If the content of the article aligns with the referee's area of expertise, they should complete the evaluation and send the report to the editor as soon as possible. Confidentiality Reviewers assigned to evaluate the articles acknowledge in advance that the articles are confidential documents and do not share any information related to these documents with third parties other than the editors involved in the review. Reviewers continue to refrain from sharing information even after the articles have been accepted or rejected for publication. If there is suspicion that an idea submitted for review in the article has been used without permission, COPE can follow the flowchart "What should you do if you suspect a reviewer has appropriated an author's ideas or data?" Standards of Objectivity: Reviewers should base their critiques on scientific background and include scientific evidence in their explanations. All comments made by reviewers to improve the articles should be clear and direct, and written in a way that does not disturb the author's feelings. Insults and derogatory remarks should be avoided. The Appropriateness of Cited References Reviewers should quote from the works used without citing the sources. Expressions, observations, results, or evidence in published articles should be cited with references to the relevant sources. Reviewers should also ensure the authenticity of the cited references. Conflict of Interest If an editor is in a situation where a referee enters into one or more areas of interest with the author(s), they should inform the editor who made the appointment and request a withdrawal. AUTHORS' RESPONSIBILITIES Reporting Standards Authors of original research articles should present their results and discuss them appropriately. Since the methodological content of the articles should be reproducible, authors must be clear in their statements and should not intentionally report false or incomplete data. Authors of review-type articles are advised not to write such articles if they are not experts in the review topics or do not have sufficient background knowledge or relevant previous studies. Data Access and Storage Authors may be asked to present their raw data when necessary (ethical situations, etc.). Therefore, the raw data of the articles should be securely stored so that it can be presented when necessary. The retention period for raw data following publications should be at least 10 years. Originality and Plagiarism Authors of submitted articles must ensure that their articles are original or include citation references for quotations. Multiple, Redundant, Duplicate, or Concurrent Submissions It is not an approved practice to produce multiple publication reports on the same research. Authors should be mindful of such situations and should not submit the same article to different journals simultaneously. Authorship Only the following individuals should be listed as corresponding authors in articles: • Researchers who made significant contributions to the concept, design, performance, data collection, and/or analysis of a study, • Researchers involved in the preparation or critical revision of the manuscripts, • Researchers who approved the final version of the articles and accepted their submission. Contributors not included in the above list (technical assistance, writing and editing assistants, general contributions, etc.) should not be included in the list of authors but can be listed in the acknowledgments section. The relevant authors of the articles should provide a separate list of those who contributed as authors and those who will be included in the acknowledgment section. Conflict of Interest Authors must clearly declare any conflicts of interest in their writings. It should also be declared that there is no conflict of interest related to the subject of the writings. The most common types of conflicts of interest are financial supports, training or other types of funds, personal or institutional relationships, and memberships. All sources of financial support for the studies (including grants or other reference numbers) must be declared. Acceptance of References: Authors should not use personally obtained information (conversations, correspondence, or discussions with people in the environment) without the permission of the sources. Information related to the peer review of private documents or grant applications should not be used without the permission of the relevant authorities. Peer Review Authors must participate in the peer review process and cooperate by responding to raw data, evidence related to ethical approvals, patient consents, and editors' copyright publication requests and statements. Authors must respond positively or negatively to the revision suggestions generated by the peer review process. They should ensure that they include their counterarguments against the negative responses. Authors must confirm the following: 1. The articles must be the original work of the submitting author. 2. The submitted articles must not have been published. 3. There should be no conflict of interest. If there is any, it should be clearly stated. 4. Authors must reference all data sources used in the preparation of the manuscript. Note: Submitting an article to multiple journals simultaneously is unethical. Reviewers must confirm the following: 1. Manuscripts are reviewed fairly based on the intellectual content of the article, regardless of the authors' gender, race, ethnicity, religion, citizenship, or political views. 2. Any conflicts of interest observed during the review process should be sent to the editor. 3. Information related to the manuscript is kept confidential. 4. Information that could lead to the rejection of the publication should be sent to the editor. Editors must approve the following: 1. Articles are reviewed fairly based on the intellectual content of the paper, regardless of the authors' gender, race, ethnicity, religion, citizenship, or political views. 2. Information regarding the articles is kept confidential. 3. Any observed conflicts of interest related to the writings must be disclosed. Ethical Guidelines on the Use of Animals in Research The Memba Water Sciences Journal endorses the ARRIVE guidelines (www.nc3rs.org.uk/ARRIVE) for reporting experiments involving live animals. Authors and reviewers can use the ARRIVE guidelines, available at www.nc3rs.org.uk/ARRIVEchecklist, as a checklist. Articles containing original research involving animals must be approved by an ethics review committee. The project identification code, approval date, and the name of the ethics committee or institutional review board must be specified in the Materials and Methods Section and also on the first/last page of the article. For research involving animals, the potential benefits obtained must be significant in relation to the harm suffered by the participating animals. Authors must ensure that their research is particularly consistent with the generally accepted "3Rs": • Replacement of animals with alternatives wherever possible, • Reduction in the number of animals used, and • Improvement of experimental conditions and procedures to minimize harm to animals. DISCLAIMER The editor or editorial board members are not responsible for the author's views and the content of the article. The authors are responsible for the ethical originality of their writings and any possible errors. Additionally, they are responsible for all errors based on page layout before proofreading. On the other hand, errors that occur after the editorial process are the responsibility of the journal editors. Note: The corresponding author must make corrections within 2 months; otherwise, the article may be rejected.
Note: The Editorial Board assumes the responsibility of making publication decisions based on the reviewer's evaluation of submitted articles, the policies of the journal's editorial board, and legal efforts to prevent plagiarism, defamation, and copyright violations. year.