Author Guidelines for Van Yuzuncu Yil University Journal of Engineering Faculty

1. General Principles
Van Yuzuncu Yil University Journal of Engineering Faculty aims to publish original research studies in the field of engineering. It is an open-access journal strictly adhering to scientific ethical standards. Authors submitting manuscripts to our journal are expected to comply with the following principles:

• Submitted manuscripts must be original, not previously published elsewhere, and not under consideration by any other journal.
• Manuscripts must comply fully with internationally accepted scientific ethical standards. For studies requiring an Ethics Committee Report, a copy of the report must be submitted together with the manuscript.
• All manuscripts are subjected to plagiarism checks using Turnitin and/or iThenticate software.
       The Overall Similarity Index (SI) must not exceed 20%. The similarity from a single source must not exceed 1%. If these limits are exceeded, the manuscript will be rejected. If plagiarism is detected after publication, the article will be immediately removed from the journal's website, and the author(s) will be banned from submitting to the journal for five years.

2. Peer Review Process and Evaluation
Type of Peer Review: The journal uses a "single-blind" peer review process, where reviewers' identities are not disclosed to authors.
Double-Blind Peer Review Option: Authors may opt for a "double-blind" peer review, in which both the authors' and reviewers' identities are concealed. Authors choosing this option must remove all personal information from their manuscript files before submission.

Evaluation Process:

• The editors perform an initial review of the manuscript.
• Manuscripts that pass the initial screening are sent to at least two experts for peer review.
• Reviewers provide recommendations: "Accept," "Minor Revision," "Major Revision," or "Reject."
• Editors make the final acceptance or rejection decision, considering the reviewers' reports.
• Manuscripts requiring minor or major revisions must be revised by the authors and resubmitted for re-evaluation.

Publication Order: Manuscripts that successfully complete the review process are prepared for publication based on the date of submission and are published collectively once the issue is complete.

3. Manuscript Preparation Guidelines
Language: Manuscripts must be written in Turkish or English.
File Format: Manuscripts must be submitted in Microsoft Word (.docx) format (See Author Guidelines section).

Page Layout:

• Font: Times New Roman, 11-point size
• Line Spacing: Single
• Title: Should be clear and accurately reflect the content of the study.

Abstracts:

• Both Turkish and English abstracts are required.
• Each abstract should be between 150–250 words.
• Following the abstracts, 4 to 6 keywords must be provided.

Manuscript Structure:
Manuscripts should be organized under the following main headings:

• Title
• Turkish Abstract and Keywords
• English Abstract and Keywords
• Introduction
• Materials and Methods
• Results and Discussion
• Conclusion
• References

Tables and Figures:

• Tables and figures must be referred to within the text, numbered sequentially, and provided with descriptive captions.
• They should be inserted in appropriate places within the manuscript.

References:

• References must be cited at the end of the relevant sentence in square brackets [1].
• If multiple references are cited, separate non-sequential references with commas [1, 7, 12] and sequential references with a hyphen [2-6].
• There should be a line space between each reference in the reference list.
• As a general rule, sources older than ten years should be avoided unless absolutely necessary.

4. Copyright and Open Access Policy

• Our journal adopts an Open Access publishing policy.
• Upon acceptance and publication, all authors transfer the copyright of their work to Van Yuzuncu Yil University Journal of Engineering Faculty.
• Authors must complete and sign the Copyright Transfer Form (See Copyright Policy) and upload it along with their manuscript. Manuscripts will not be considered for review until this form is submitted.

5. Layout and Proof Stage

• Once a manuscript is ready for publication, a proof version will be sent to the author(s) for final checking and corrections.
• If authors do not respond within the specified time frame, the article will be postponed to the next issue.
• Only minor corrections regarding grammar and typographical errors are allowed at this stage; no major changes to the content are permitted.

6. Contact and Submission
All manuscript submissions and correspondence should be directed to:

• 📨 vanmuhdergisi@yyu.edu.tr
• 🔗 https://dergipark.org.tr/en/pub/vyyumfd
• 📤 Submission Portal: https://dergipark.org.tr/en/journal/4170/submission/step/manuscript/new

📝 For more detailed information on manuscript preparation rules, please refer to the Author Guidelines section on our website.