1. Publication Ethics
All studies submitted to the Turkish Journal of Water Science and Management must adhere to national and international ethical standards. Compliance with research and publication ethics is mandatory.
Authors are required to:
• Ensure that the manuscript is original and has not been published previously.
• Avoid plagiarism, data fabrication, or falsification.
• Accurately state author contributions.
• Disclose any conflicts of interest and funding sources.
The journal follows the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) guidelines and reserves the right to reject manuscripts in case of ethical violations.
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2. Author Responsibilities
Authors are responsible for:
• The accuracy and integrity of the submitted data.
• Ensuring all listed authors have made significant academic contributions.
• Approving the final version of the manuscript collectively.
• Fully disclosing funding sources and any conflicts of interest.
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3. Manuscript Submission
Manuscripts must be submitted through the DergiPark Academic system. All authors must register and upload their manuscripts.
Requirements:
• Manuscript language must be English.
• Turkish authors must include an extended Turkish abstract. Foreign authors are not required to provide a Turkish abstract.
• Manuscripts must comply with APA 7th edition formatting (in-text citations and reference lists).
• If the manuscript was presented at a conference, include the conference name, date, and location.
• If derived from a thesis or project, include the thesis/project title and institution in the Acknowledgements section.
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4. Conflict of Interest Statement
Authors must declare any potential conflicts of interest.
Examples:
• “The authors declare no conflict of interest.”
• “Author [Name] has a financial relationship with [Company/Institution], which did not influence the content of this manuscript.”
The statement should appear on both the title page and in the Acknowledgements section.
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5. Required Submission Files
Manuscripts must include the following documents:
1. Manuscript Text
o Word document without author names or affiliations.
o APA format, 1.5 line spacing, 12-point font; italics as needed.
o Figures, charts, images, and tables in JPG or TIFF format, embedded in the text.
o Please click here to download the Manuscript Template📝 Journal_Template_TJWSM_son.docx 
2. Title Page
o Manuscript title, author names, affiliations, ORCID IDs, and corresponding author contact info.
o Acknowledgements, funding, and conflicts of interest included.
o Corresponding author marked with an asterisk (*).
o Please click here to download the Title Page 📝 Title Page.docx 
3. Copyright Release Form
o Signed by authors and scanned as PDF.
o Please click here to download the Copyright Release Form📝 copyright_release_form.docx 
4. Similarity (Plagiarism) Report
o Generated via Intihal.NET through DergiPark.
o Accepted similarity index: ≤ 20%.
5. Ethics Committee Approval
o Required for studies involving human/animal subjects or ethical approval. Click to view the TR Directory Ethics Flowchart.
o Include approval number, date, and committee name in the manuscript and as PDF.
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6. Peer Review Process
• Double-blind peer review is applied to all manuscripts, except invited papers.
• Manuscript must not include author names or affiliations.
• Self-identifying references should be avoided.
• Manuscripts may be accepted, revised, or rejected based on editor and reviewer feedback.
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7. Open Access Policy
Except where otherwise noted, the content on this site is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.