Microsoft Word versions 6.0 or later should be used for writing the manuscript. Sent files must be in Microsoft Word only and should be formatted for direct printing. Papers should be prepared in single-column format suitable for direct printing onto paper with trim size 192 × 262 mm.

Times New Roman (17 pt) should be used for the title of the manuscript and be typed single-spaced. The main text of the manuscript must be written using Times New Roman (10 pt).

Abstract should be written as one paragraph and should not exceed 400 words. Abstract should define abbreviations mentioned, avoid reference citations, and not include table or figure mentions.

Maximum 5 keywords should be written.

Section headings should be left justified, bold, with the first letter capitalized and numbered consecutively, starting with the Introduction.

Sub-section headings should be in capital and lower-case italic letters, numbered 1.1, 1.2, etc, and left justified, with second and subsequent lines indented. All headings should have a minimum of two text lines after them before a page or column break. Ensure the text area is not blank except for the last page. 

Each illustration should has a caption. Supply captions separately, not attached to the figure. A caption should comprise a brief title (not on the figure itself) and a description of the illustration. Keep text in the illustrations themselves to a minimum but explain all symbols and abbreviations used. Ensure all figure citations in the text match the files provided. All figures should be numbered with Arabic numerals (1, 2, 3,….).

All tables should have their own captions. A caption should comprise a brief title and a description, which should be placed above tables, left justified. Keep the text in the tables to a minimum, but all symbols and abbreviations used should be explained.  Tables should be submitted as editable text and not as images. Tables must be placed next to the relevant text in the article. Tables should be numbered consecutively in accordance with their appearance in the text.  

Equations and formulae should be typed as editable text and be in Mathtype, and numbered consecutively with Arabic numerals in parentheses on the right hand side of the page (if referred to explicitly in the text). They should also be separated from the surrounding text by one space. 

References must be listed at the end of the paper. Authors should ensure that every reference in the text appears in the list of references and vice versa. References must be indicated by [1] or [2,3] in the text. Examples of references are given below:

[1] Surname1 D, Surname2 K. Guidelines book for authors. 2nd ed. İGÜN: IJONFEST; 2011.
[2] Surname1, F., Surname2, G., Surname3, A., 2023. How to prepare a paper: Guide for authors. International Journal of New Findings in Engineering, Science and Technology (IJONFEST), 191, 202.

Footnotes should be avoided if possible. Necessary footnotes should be denoted in the text by consecutive superscript letters¹. The footnotes should be typed single spaced, and in smaller type size (8 pt), at the foot of the page in which they are mentioned, and separated from the main text by a one line space extending at the foot of the column. 

Acknowledgements and Reference heading should be without numbers and left justified, bold and with the first letter capitalized.

The authors should declare the financial interests which may be considered as potential competing interests.

Competing interest statement should be declared by authors. This statement must also appear in the manuscript before the references.

Authors can provide an appendix section before References section, without number. Multiple appendices should all have headings in the style used above. They will automatically be ordered A, B, C, etc.

IJONFEST ethical principles have been established in line with the guidelines and policies prepared and published in open Access by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). Manuscripts that do not comply with COPE recommendations will not be published by IJONFEST.

Author's Responsibility:

The studies submitted to IJONFEST for publication should not have been published anywhere before or should not be in the process of being published. Studies that have entered the evaluation process should not be sent to any other publication during this process.

The author, if any; should indicate the persons or institutions that support the research.

The study submitted for evaluation must not be an intellectual property or copyright infringement.

The author accepts the Open Access Policy of IJONFEST. 

The author, who determines that a conflict of interest situation has occurred, is obliged to inform the editor.

ITHENTICATE and TURNITIN plagiarism programs are used for evaluating the similarity percentage of submitted Manuscripts in IJONFEST.  Studies exceeding 20% similarity rate will not be evaluated.

It declares that IJONFEST is obliged to protect human and animal rights. If subjects were used in studies, Ethics Committee approval should be submitted with the article.

Editor's Responsibility:

Editors, considering the purpose and scope of the journal, start the publication process after they are convinced that the incoming article is original, suitable for scientific methods, and will contribute to readers, researchers and practitioners.

The studies sent for evaluation cannot be used in any research by the editor/editors without the permission of the author. The Editorial Board cannot share the work to be evaluated with third parties other than the relevant persons.

Responsibilities of the Referees:

The referees are obliged to inform the editors by refusing to evaluate the study in case of conflict of interest.

Publication Policy:

The journal adopts an open-access policy. All content of the journal is available online free of charge.

No fee is requested from the authors.

Authors are responsible for the published articles.