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Instructions to Authors
Submission Guidelines
Manuscripts submitted to Yuzuncu Yil University Journal of Agricultural Sciences (YYU J AGR SCI) must fully comply with the journal’s formatting and submission requirements. Submissions that do not adhere to the prescribed templates or include data older than 5 (five) years will be returned to the authors without being subjected to peer review.

The journal accepts review articles on a highly selective basis.

All manuscripts must be prepared in accordance with the journal’s author guidelines and submitted via the online submission system, accompanied by the ORCID identifiers of all contributing authors. Manuscripts that fail to meet these prerequisites will not be considered for editorial evaluation.

Manuscript Preparation Guidelines
Title Page and Manuscript Structure
- A separate title page must be prepared in strict accordance with the journal's provided template.
- The main body of the manuscript must conform to the specific template for either a Research Article or a Review Article.
- All submissions must be written in English and are expected to exhibit a high standard of scientific English in terms of grammar, clarity, and academic style.

Content and Scope
-The manuscript should present research that is accessible to a broad scientific audience while maintaining significance for specialists in the field.
- The research problem and objectives must be explicitly defined. The introduction should include a critical assessment of the relevant literature and conclude with a clearly articulated hypothesis.

Writing and Citation Style
- Employ a clear, concise, and precise writing style.
- Superfluous information, redundant phrasing, and excessive citation of established knowledge should be avoided.
- When referencing previously published data, figures, or formulas, proper attribution must be provided.
- Citations should primarily consist of recent literature. References older than ten years are generally discouraged unless they are seminal works or essential to the historical context of the research.

Formatting and Technical Specifications
References: Journal titles in the reference list must be abbreviated according to Web of Science (WOS) standards.
Abbreviations: All abbreviations must be defined upon first use by spelling out the full term, followed by the abbreviation in parentheses.

Units and Numerals:
- SI units (Système International d'Unités) are mandatory.
- Use a decimal point (e.g., 0.75) to indicate fractions.
- Use a space to separate thousands (e.g., 10 000 or 100 000).
Figures and Images: All graphical elements must be submitted as high-resolution files (minimum 300 DPI) in TIFF or JPG format.

Specific Requirements for Field Studies
To ensure the robustness and reproducibility of findings, manuscripts reporting field studies in crop production must present data from a minimum of two independent growing seasons and/or multiple geographical locations.

Editorial and Submission Policies
- Manuscripts that do not adhere to these guidelines will be returned to the authors for correction prior to the initiation of the peer-review process.
- Submissions that are incomplete or lack required components will not be processed.
For comprehensive details on submission guidelines, ethical policies, and author responsibilities, please refer to the Journal Information page or contact the Editorial Office directly.