Turkish Journal of Remote Sensing

Aim of the Turkish Journal of Remote Sensing Journal,

• To promote and publish original research in remote sensing science and technology.

• To foster information exchange and collaboration among scientists and experts from different disciplines.

• To present high-quality articles that address the theoretical and practical aspects of remote sensing applications.

• To disseminate the latest developments and innovations in remote sensing to the scientific community and the public.

• To encourage the ethical and responsible conduct of remote sensing research.

Scope of the Turkish Journal of Remote Sensing Journal,

• Remote sensing sensors and platforms

• Image processing and analysis techniques

• RADAR/SAR/LIDAR

• Hyperspectral remote sensing

• Data fusion and modeling

• Remote sensing applications:

         Environmental monitoring
         Disaster management
         Agriculture and forestry
         Urban planning and infrastructure
         Geology and geomorphology
         Hydrology
         Ocean science
         Atmospheric sciences

• Integration of remote sensing and GIS methods

• Applications of geographic information systems

• Observation applications with Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) and Terrestrial Laser Scanning

• Remote sensing education and capacity building

• Legal and policy issues related to remote sensing

Articles submitted to the journal should be studies with the following characteristics:

*Research studies containing original scientific findings,

*Studies that convey application examples with a scientific approach,

*It should be in the form of review studies that comprehensively evaluate significant developments on a particular subject.

You can use a template file that follows the writing guidelines as a guide when you write your article. Please click the file below to view a template article.

  Template Article  (docx)

Files Waiting to be Sent with the Article

1-Plagiarism Report:

 While your article is uploaded to the system, your plagarism report will be created via the "intihal.net" system. After your plagarism report created your article upload will be copmleted. Click for detailed information about "intihal.net".  If any manuscript is 25% plagiarized the article will be rejected and the author will be notified.

2-Copyright Form :

The copyright of the articles is taken by filling and signing the form presented on the journal website. Signed Copyright Form must be downloaded from here, signed, scanned and uploaded to the system as PDF. Publications of authors who do not submit this form cannot be published.

3-Ethics Committee Permission (If required)

An Ethics Committee Permission document must be submitted for the publication application of articles that require ethics committee approval. 

Please inform the Turkish Journal of Remote Sensing whether your study requires Ethics Committee Approval by filling out the Ethics Committee Declaration section within the Copyright Form.

The Turkish Journal of Remote Sensing has been checking the ethical committee approval status of articles submitted since 2020. In this context, if your study falls into a category that requires ethical committee approval, you must upload the permission document along with your article files. Studies submitted to the journal that require ethical committee approval but lack the necessary permission documents will not be considered for evaluation.

Writing rules;

You can use the following rules and sample file written in accordance with the spelling rules while writing your article.

Abstract should be a single paragraph of about 250 words maximum. Also, it should be Cambria 9 font size, written justified and single line spaced.  Keywords should consist of at least 3 and a maximum of 5 words. Except for proper names and abbreviations, all words should be written in lower case.

“Introduction” part should be followed by “Material & Method”, “Results”, “Discussion" and  "Conclusion” parts.
The text should be written in a single column, using Cambria 10-point font. The indentation should be 4.6 cm. In addition, the first line of the paragraph should be written with 0.75 cm indented. Line spacing value should be used as 14 pt.
The article should be saved in MS Office Word as either .doc or docx. Text should be written as A4 size with 2 cm spacing at top, 1.6 cm bottom, 1.3 cm left and right side. 

The main sections of the manuscript are "introduction", "material & method", "results", "discussion" and "conclusion" they should be written in 10 font size, justify, bold.

The second level headings should be written with left aligned, 10 font size, first character capital, bold. 

Figures  and tables should be referenced in the main text as Figure X, Table X, and so on. They should be left and right aligned and numbered. Figure and table captions should be written 9 font size, cambria, first letter of first word capital. It should not be written as bold or italic. 

References, tables, figures to be used must be prepared in accordance with APA 7. Articles that do not comply with the rules of writing and APA are eliminated in the first stage by the editor. You should review your references and check their compliance with APA 7.  Some expamlpes of citations/references are given below;

References within the text;
(1) (Orhan, 2021). (Çoruhlu & Çelik, 2022). (Orhan et al., 2023; Zheng et al., 2025)
(2) Orhan (2021) stated…, As stated by Çelik et al. (2024)…

Articles
Surname, N., Surname, N., & Surname, N. (Year). Name of the article. Journal’s name, Vol(No), pp. XX-XX. (If there is doi)

Orhan, O. (2021). Land suitability determination for citrus cultivation using a GIS-based multi-criteria analysis in Mersin, Turkey. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture, 190, 106433. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compag.2021.106433
Çoruhlu, Y. E., & Çelik, M. Ö. (2022). Protected area geographical management model from design to implementation for specially protected environment area. Land Use Policy, 122, 106357. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landusepol.2022.106357

Books
Orhan, O., & Makineci, H. B. (2023). Agricultural land suitability analysis. Encyclopedia of Smart Agriculture Technologies. Springer.

e-Books
Brück, M. (2009). Women in early British and Irish astronomy: Stars and satellites. Springer Nature. https:/doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-2473-2

Conference, symposium or paper presentation
Rutledge, L., LeMire, S., & Mowdood, A. (2015, March 25–28). Dare to perform: Using organizational competencies to manage job performance [Paper presentation]. Association of College & Research Libraries 2015 Annual Conference, Portland, OR, United States. http://www.ala.org/acrl/sites/ala.org.acrl/files/content/conferences/confsandpreconfs/2015/Rutledge_LeMire_Mowdood.pdf

Conference, symposium or paper proceedings published in a journal
Çoruhlu, Y. E., Çelik, M. Ö., Demir, O., & Yıldız, O. (2017). GIS applications in land management of protected areas. Proceedings Book of DOKAP Region International Tourism Symposium, Trabzon, Türkiye, 295-308.

Thesis
-Dissertation or Thesis from a Database
Orhan, O. (2018). Determining potential sinkhole areas using remote sensing and geographic information systems (Publication No. 565007) [Doctoral Thesis, Selçuk University]. YÖK National Thesis Center. 

-Dissertation or Thesis Published Online (Not in a Database)
Lui, T. T. F. (2013). Experiences in the bubble: Assimilation and acculturative stress of Chinese heritage students in Silicon Valley [Master's thesis, Stanford University]. Graduate School of Education International Comparative Education Master's Monographs Digital Collection. https://searchworks.stanford.edu/view/10325276

Legislation
Official Gazette. (1983). Law 2942 Expropriation (Number: 18215). 

Internet address
TUIK. (2024). Retrieved September 12, 2024, from https://www.tuik.gov.tr/  

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Contact:

Assoc. Prof. Dr.  Osman ORHAN
Telephone: +90-5059875275 (Editor)

Address: Mersin University, Faculty of Engineering, Department of Geomatics Engineering, 

Çiftlikköy Campus, 33343, Yenişehir/Mersin, Turkey

e-mail:  osmanorhan@mersin.edu.tr / tr.remotesensing@gmail.com / osmanorhan44@gmail.com 

Turkish Journal of Remote Sensing (TJRS) is committed to upholding the highest ethical standards in the publication of scientific research. Our ethical principles and publication policies are aligned with internationally recognized guidelines provided by organizations such as the World Association of Medical Editors (WAME), the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), and the Declaration of Helsinki. We are dedicated to ensuring that all published research adheres to the ethical standards expected by the global scientific community.

1. Ethical Responsibilities of Authors

Authors submitting to Turkish Journal of Remote Sensing are expected to:

• Ensure that their work is original, free of plagiarism, and has not been published elsewhere.
  
• Provide accurate and honest reporting of their research, including proper attribution of all sources.
  
• Disclose any potential conflicts of interest that may affect the integrity of the research.
  
• Obtain necessary ethical approvals for studies involving human or animal subjects, as per the Declaration of Helsinki guidelines.
  
• Adhere to best practices in data management, ensuring that all research data is handled responsibly and made available upon request for verification.
  

2. Ethical Responsibilities of Editors

Editors of Turkish Journal of Remote Sensing are responsible for:

• Impartial Evaluation: All submitted manuscripts are evaluated based on their academic merit, without regard to the authors' personal characteristics such as race, gender, religious beliefs, or political views.
  
• Confidentiality: Editors must ensure that all manuscripts remain confidential and are shared only with those directly involved in the publication process.
  
• Final Decision Making: While referees’ reports are crucial to the review process, the final decision on whether to accept or reject a manuscript rests with the Editor-in-Chief, in line with the ethical standards set by COPE.
  
• Addressing Ethical Concerns: Editors must act on any allegations of misconduct such as plagiarism or falsification of data, following COPE guidelines for investigation and resolution.

3. Ethical Responsibilities of Reviewers

Peer reviewers play a crucial role in maintaining the quality and integrity of published research. Reviewers are expected to:

• Provide Objective Reviews: Review manuscripts fairly, without personal bias, and provide constructive feedback aimed at improving the manuscript.
  
• Maintain Confidentiality: Treat all manuscripts as confidential documents and refrain from discussing or sharing them with others outside the review process.
  
• Declare Conflicts of Interest: Disclose any potential conflicts of interest that may influence their review, including financial, professional, or personal connections with the authors.

4. Publication Integrity

Turkish Journal of Remote Sensing adheres to the following practices to ensure the integrity of its publication process:

• Corrections and Retractions: If a significant error or ethical breach is identified in a published article, the journal will issue a correction or, if necessary, retract the article, following COPE retraction guidelines.
  
• Conflict of Interest Disclosure: Both authors and reviewers must disclose any financial or personal conflicts of interest that may influence the research or review process.
  
• Open Access Policy: The journal supports open access to all published articles, ensuring free and unrestricted access to scientific knowledge in accordance with the Budapest Open Access Initiative.

5. Research Involving Human and Animal Subjects

For research involving human participants or animals, Turkish Journal of Remote Sensing follows the ethical principles laid out in the Declaration of Helsinki and relevant national and international guidelines. Researchers must ensure:

• Proper ethical approvals are obtained from relevant ethics committees.
  
• Participants provide informed consent for studies involving human subjects.
  
• Welfare and humane treatment of animals are strictly adhered to in research.
  

Ethics Committee Approval

An Ethics Committee Approval document must be submitted for the publication application of articles that require ethics committee approval.
The Turkish Journal of Remote Sensing has been checking the ethical committee approval status of articles submitted since 2020. In this context, if your study falls into a category that requires ethical committee approval, you must upload the permission document along with your article files. Studies submitted to the journal that require ethical committee approval but lack the necessary permission documents will not be considered for evaluation.

Information regarding ethics committee approval is shared on the “Ethics Committee Approval” page.

Publication Policy

Publication Period of Journal

• Turkish Journal of Remote Sensing is a peer-reviewed journal published annually in June and December.

Publication Fee

• Turkish Journal of Remote Sensing does not charge any fees for the assessment/publishing processes of the submitted manuscripts.

Turkish Journal of Remote Sensing does not charge any fee from the authors during the evaluation, preparation and publication of the articles.