AUTHOR GUIDELINES

Publication Principles of the Journal of Agricultural Machinery Science

The Journal of Agricultural Machinery Science is a peer-reviewed journal with a continuous publication model. Research articles and review articles covering agriculture, agricultural machinery, energy, and technology, excluding presentations or poster presentations, that have not been previously published elsewhere are evaluated and published. Submissions are accepted in Turkish or English.

Referee Recommendation
We request referee recommendations from authors during registration. However, this does not mean that the review will be conducted by the recommended referees. We kindly request that you observe ethical principles in your referee recommendations, such as not working at the same institution, and not having consultancy or other conflicts of interest.

1- Writing Rules and Templates
a) Publication template, writing rules, and copyright transfer agreement to be submitted to the journal

The preliminary application templates that must be prepared before acceptance are below. (Since our journal uses blind peer review, author names should not be included in the pre-acceptance application file.)

Research Article Templates
Turkish, Research Article Pre-Acceptance Template
English, Research Article Pre-Acceptance Template

Review Article Templates
Turkish, Review Article Pre-Acceptance Template
English, Review Article Pre-Acceptance Template

Click here for the Copyright Transfer Agreement (Turkish). (Don't forget to attach the agreement when registering the publication)
Copyright Transfer Form (English) Click to Download.

b) Templates to be used after the peer review process of the publication

Research Article Templates
Turkish, Research Article Template
English, Research Article Template

Review Article Templates
Turkish, Review Article Template
English, Review Article Template

2- Citation Documents
The Journal of Agricultural Machinery Science accepts APA 7 rules for citation. Page numbering is optional depending on the nature of the publication. Click here for the APA 7 explanatory document.
Click here for the original APA 7 document.

3- Checklist
- Is your publication in line with the scope and objectives of our journal?
- Has your publication been published in another journal? (Articles published in other journals are not accepted; presentations given at conferences are accepted provided they are stated in the publication)
- Do you have an ethics committee approval certificate if required for your work? Is this information provided in the publication?
- Does your publication have a plagiarism report? (Publications with a plagiarism rate above 25% are not accepted; a report must be submitted with the publication registration)
- Is your publication prepared in accordance with the "publication template to be submitted to the journal," excluding author names and institutional information? Does your publication include an "Extended Abstract"? (Extended Abstract is mandatory)
- Is the citation compliant with APA 7?
- Have you signed the Copyright Transfer Agreement?

4- Post-Peer Review Process
After making revisions to your publication, it should be submitted using the "Templates to be used after the peer review process" in item 1, including the author and institution. Changes made in line with the reviewers' suggestions should be uploaded in the "Reviewer Response File". In this file, the changes and revisions made in line with the reviewers' suggestions should be explained point by point. An author biography section should be added to the end of your publication, as shown in the template.