· Sayfa Yapısı: Layout (veya Sayfa Düzeni) > Margins (Kenar Boşlukları) > Custom Margins (Özel Kenar Boşlukları):
- Üst: 2,5 cm
- Alt: 2,5 cm
- Sol: 1,5 cm
- Sağ: 1,0 cm
· Yazı Tipi: Tüm metni seçin (Ctrl+A), Home > Font’tan Century (veya Century Schoolbook) yapın.
· Punto: Tüm metni 10 punto yapın (başlıklar hariç).
· Paragraf: Home > Paragraph (Paragraf) > Önce 0 nk, Sonra 0 nk, Satır aralığı: Tek (1,0). Girinti: 0.
- (Sadece bölüm başlıkları için Sonra 3 nk olarak ayarlayın).
· Başlıkları elle biçimlendirin:
- Ana Bölüm Başlıkları (GİRİŞ, MATERYAL...): Tüm harfler BÜYÜK, Kalın (B), 10 punto.
- 1. Düzey Alt Başlıklar: Her kelimenin ilk harfi büyük, Kalın (B).
- 2. Düzey Alt Başlıklar: Sadece ilk kelimenin ilk harfi büyük, Kalın (B).
KAHRAMANMARAŞ SÜTÇÜ İMAM ÜNİVERSİTESİ
TARIM ve DOĞA DERGİSİ
GUIDE FOR AUTHORS / YAZAR REHBERİ
1. About the Journal
KSU Journal of Agriculture and Nature (Journal of Agriculture and Nature) is an international, peer-reviewed, double-blind, fully open-access journal published by Kahramanmaraş Sütçü İmam University. The journal publishes original scholarly research within the fields covered by its aims and scope.
The journal seeks scientifically sound, methodologically transparent and ethically conducted research. Research is evaluated on scientific merit and relevance rather than on whether the findings are positive, confirmatory or statistically significant.
The journal does not charge article submission or article processing fees. Any change in the journal's fee policy will be announced clearly on the journal website before implementation.
The journal's current indexing and abstracting services are listed on its official website and should not be inferred from this guide.
2. Manuscript Types
- Research Article: Original research presenting a clear research question, appropriate methodology, results and interpretation.
- Review Article: Critical and scholarly synthesis of an important topic within the journal's scope. Reviews may be invited or accepted following editorial assessment.
- Short Communication: Concise report of significant original findings that can be communicated in a shorter format.
- Letter to the Editor: Scholarly correspondence concerning material published in the journal or a relevant scientific issue.
- Other article types may be considered when explicitly approved by the Editor-in-Chief.
3. Submission and Required Files
Manuscripts must be submitted through the journal's online DergiPark submission system by the corresponding author. Submission indicates that the manuscript is not under consideration elsewhere and that all authors have approved the submission.
1. Title page containing the manuscript title, all authors' names, affiliations, ORCID iDs and corresponding-author contact information.
2. Main manuscript file in Microsoft Word format, prepared for double-blind review. Author names, affiliations, acknowledgements and other identifying information must be removed from this file.
3. Copyright, Open Access License and Author Declaration Form, completed and signed by all authors.
4. Ethics Committee Approval or an appropriate ethics exemption/statement, where applicable.
5. Similarity report generated using an appropriate similarity-detection system. A similarity level below 20% is the journal's general editorial screening reference; the editorial decision is based on the nature and location of the matches, not on the percentage alone.
6. Any supplementary files, datasets, reporting checklists or permissions required for the manuscript.
The editorial office may request additional documents when necessary to verify ethical compliance, authorship, data integrity or permissions.
4. Language and General Formatting
- Manuscripts must be written in clear, fluent and grammatically correct English.
- Page size: A4 (210 × 297 mm).
- Margins: Top and bottom 2.5 cm, left 1.5 cm, right 1.0 cm.
- Font: Century (or Century Schoolbook) throughout the manuscript.
- Font size: 10 pt for main text; main title in the language of the manuscript: 12 pt; title in the other language: 11 pt.
- Line spacing: Single (1.0).
- Paragraphs: No paragraph indentation. Use a single line break between sections and headings, but do not leave extra space before the first line of a paragraph.
- Page and line numbering: Consecutive page numbers and continuous line numbers must be provided on every page.
- Main section headings: 10 pt, bold, all capital letters, with 0 pt spacing before and 3 pt after.
- Subheadings: First-level subheadings: bold, each major word capitalised; second-level subheadings: bold, only first word capitalised.
- Length: The main manuscript (excluding the title page) should not exceed 20 pages, including references, tables and figures, unless an exception is approved by the Editor-in-Chief.
- Tables and figures with their captions should be placed after the reference list in the submitted manuscript, unless the online system requests separate files.
- Every table and figure must be cited in the text and should contribute information that is not unnecessarily duplicated elsewhere.
5. Title Page
- Concise, specific and informative title.
- Full names of all authors.
- Department, institution, city, country and other relevant affiliations.
- ORCID iDs for all authors are strongly recommended.
- Corresponding author's postal address, e-mail address and telephone number.
- Funding information and grant/contract number, if applicable.
- Conflict of interest statement.
- Author contribution statement.
- Ethics approval information, where applicable.
6. Anonymous Main Manuscript
To preserve double-blind peer review, the main manuscript must not contain author names, affiliations, acknowledgements, funding identifiers that reveal the authors, or other information that directly identifies the authors. Self-citations should be written neutrally and should not be used to disclose author identity unnecessarily.
7. Structure of Research Articles
The manuscript should be organised as follows (in the order given):
- Title (in the language of the manuscript)
- Abstract (maximum 250 words)
- Keywords (up to 5)
- Title (in the other language)
- Abstract (in the other language, maximum 250 words)
- Keywords (in the other language, up to 5)
- Introduction
- Material and Methods
- Results and Discussion (may be presented as separate sections: Results and Discussion, or combined)
- Conclusions (if Discussion is separate, this may be included as a final subsection)
- Acknowledgements (if applicable)
- Author Contribution Statement
- Conflict of Interest Statement
- References
- Tables and Figures (with their captions)
For articles that do not fit the standard research-article format, the Editor may request a different structure.
8. Abstract and Keywords
The abstract should be self-contained and should briefly state the purpose, methods, principal results and conclusions. Avoid references, undefined abbreviations and claims that are not supported by the manuscript. Provide up to five keywords that are specific and useful for indexing. The abstract must not exceed 250 words.
9. Introduction
The Introduction should establish the scientific context, identify the knowledge gap, state the objective or hypothesis and explain the significance of the study. Avoid an unnecessarily extensive literature review.
10. Material and Methods
Methods must contain sufficient detail to permit assessment and, where appropriate, replication of the research. Include study design, materials, animals or populations, sampling, experimental procedures, statistical methods, software and relevant ethical approvals.
Statistical analysis must be reported transparently in accordance with APA (7th edition) standards. Key requirements include:
- Use italic fonts for statistical symbols (t, F, p, etc.) but not for numerical values.
- Report exact p-values to three decimal places (e.g., p = .034) unless p < .001, in which case report as p < .001.
- Include effect sizes (Cohen's d, η², r, etc.) alongside significance tests.
- For means, report with standard error (SE) or standard deviation (SD) as appropriate.
- For ANOVA, report degrees of freedom, F-value, and p-value (e.g., F(2, 27) = 5.67, p < .001, η² = .12).
- For correlations, report r, degrees of freedom, and p-value (e.g., r(55) = .49, p < .01).
- For regression, report standardised (β) or unstandardised (b) coefficients, t-value, p-value, and R².
- Do not omit non-significant findings when they are relevant to the study.
All statistical results should be presented with the appropriate context and avoid over-reliance on p-values alone.
11. Results and Discussion
Results should be presented clearly and without unnecessary duplication between text, tables and figures. The Discussion should interpret the findings in relation to previous research, explain important similarities and differences, identify limitations and avoid conclusions that exceed the evidence. If the sections are combined, ensure that the interpretation clearly follows the results.
12. Conclusions
Conclusions should directly follow from the reported findings and should not introduce unsupported claims.
13. Acknowledgements, Funding and Contributions
Acknowledgements should be brief. Financial support should be stated separately and should include the funder name and grant/contract number where available.
All authors must meet the journal's authorship criteria. Author contributions should be stated using a recognised contribution taxonomy where appropriate. Equal contribution must not be assumed unless explicitly declared.
14. Ethics and Research Integrity
- Authors must comply with applicable ethical, legal and institutional requirements.
- Research involving animals or humans must include the required ethics approval, exemption or justification, together with the approval number/date where applicable.
- Fabrication, falsification, plagiarism, duplicate publication, redundant publication, inappropriate image manipulation and citation manipulation are prohibited.
- Where concerns arise, the journal may request supporting documentation and may follow relevant COPE guidance and institutional procedures.
- Authors are responsible for the accuracy and integrity of the submitted work.
15. Similarity Screening
Similarity screening may be performed during editorial assessment. The journal uses a 20% similarity level as a general screening reference. This is not an automatic acceptance or rejection threshold: editors assess the source, extent and context of overlap, including legitimate quotations, references and standard methodological language.
16. Generative AI and Automated Tools
- Authors may use generative AI tools for permitted purposes such as language improvement, provided that they remain responsible for the manuscript.
- Use of generative AI beyond routine language correction, editing or formatting must be disclosed in the manuscript or accompanying declaration, as required by the journal policy.
- AI tools cannot be listed as authors.
- AI-generated content must be checked for accuracy, originality, appropriate attribution and possible fabricated references.
- Generative AI tools should not be cited as scholarly sources.
- Peer reviewers and editors must not use generative AI to generate peer-review reports or editorial assessments where this would compromise confidentiality or scholarly judgment.
17. Conflict of Interest
All authors must disclose any financial, personal, institutional or other relationships that could reasonably be perceived as influencing the work. If no conflict exists, the manuscript should contain a clear statement such as: "The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest."
18. Data Availability and Research Materials
Authors are encouraged to make underlying data, code and research materials available where ethically and legally possible. A data availability statement should be included when appropriate. Restrictions arising from privacy, confidentiality, intellectual property or legal requirements should be explained.
19. References
Use the author–year system (APA 7th edition) in the text.
- In-text citations:
- One author: (Akıncı, 2013) or Akıncı (2013)
- Two authors: (Kaygısız & Avgın, 2014) or Kaygısız and Avgın (2014)
- Three or more authors: (Akyüz et al., 2015) or Akyüz et al. (2015)
- For same author(s) and same year, use letters (e.g., 2009a, 2009b).
- Arrange multiple citations chronologically within parentheses: (Akıncı, 2013; Kaygısız & Avgın, 2014; Akyüz et al., 2015).
Reference list:
List references alphabetically by the first author's surname, and chronologically within the same author group. Journal names must be written in full (no abbreviations). Use the following formats (APA 7):
19.1 Journal Article
Akyol, I. (2018). Development and application of RTi-PCR method for common food pathogen presence and quantity in beef, sheep and chicken meat. Meat Science, 137(1), 9-15. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.meatsci. 2017.11.001
Çaylı, A., & Akyüz, A. (2019). The experimental determination of the impact of overall heat consumption coefficient and thermal screens on heat saving in plastic greenhouses. KSÜ Tarım ve Doğa Dergisi, 22(2), 270-280. https://doi.org/10.18016/ksutarimdoga.vi.493745
For articles with more than 20 authors, list the first 19, then an ellipsis (...), and finally the last author.
19.2 Book
Akyüz, A., Çaylı, A., Yürürdurmaz, C., & Doğuç, M.F. (2007). Temel bilgisayar kullanımı. Yılmaz Ofset Matbaacılık.
Perrin, R. (2020). Pocket Guide to APA Style with APA 7e Updates. Cengage Learning.
19.3 Book Chapter
Campion, D.G. (1994). Hormones for the control of thyroid. In G.A. Matthews & J.P. Tunstall (Eds.), Human diseases (pp. 505-534). CAB International.
Souza, J. M., & Rose, T. A. (Eds.). (2021). Exemplars of assessment in higher education: Diverse approaches to addressing accreditation standards. Stylus Publishing.
19.4 Thesis/Dissertation
Boyacı, S. (2005). Control of Environmental Conditions and Solution Proposals for the Broiler House at the KSU Faculty of Agriculture Research and Application Farm (Master's thesis, No. 197442). Institute of Natural and Applied Sciences, Department of Agricultural Structures and Irrigation, Kahramanmaraş Sütçü İmam University. Council of Higher Education (CoHE) National Thesis Center.
For English theses, provide the title in English and indicate the type.
19.5 Conference Proceedings
Cite only when the source is essential and complete bibliographic information is available.
19.6 Internet Source / Webpage
Anonim, (2019). Türkiye'de üretilen sertifikalı tohumluklar. https://www.tigem.gov.tr/... (Erişim tarihi: 20.04.2020).
Chandler, N. (2020, April 9). What's the difference between Sasquatch and Bigfoot? HowStuffWorks. https://science.howstuffworks.com/...
19.7 Software / Package
SPSS, (2013). IBM SPSS Statistics 21.0 for Windows. Armonk, NY.
20. Tables and Figures
- Number tables and figures consecutively (e.g., Table 1, Figure 1).
- Table titles are placed above the table; figure captions are placed below the figure.
- Table titles and figure captions should be concise and informative.
- In the final layout, tables and figures must not exceed 16 × 20 cm.
- Font for text within tables and figures: Century, between 8 and 10 pt.
- English translations of table/figure titles must be given immediately below the Turkish title in italic font.
- For parameters shown in tables/figures, provide the English equivalents directly below the parameter name, also in italic.
- Use no vertical lines in tables.
- Avoid duplicating the same information in both a table and a figure.
- Figures should be supplied at high resolution (minimum 600 dpi recommended for raster images). Use grayscale for print; colour may be used if it significantly improves scientific interpretation and is supported by production policy.
21. Units, Numbers and Symbols
- Use SI units.
- Use a period as the decimal separator (e.g., 1.24, not 1,24).
- Use a space between a number and its unit (e.g., 4 kg, 100 kPa, 22 °C), except for degrees, minutes, seconds and percentages (e.g., 10°, 45′, 60″, 29%).
- Use L as the abbreviation for litre.
- Prefer unit expressions such as m s⁻¹, J s⁻¹, kg m⁻¹ s⁻² rather than slash notation (e.g., avoid m/s).
22. Formulas and Equations
- Number equations consecutively and place the equation number in parentheses at the right-hand side.
- Use the Microsoft Word equation editor or another editable mathematical format.
- Variables should be italicised; numbers and mathematical operators should remain in standard (roman) type.
- Refer to equations in the text as "Equation 1", "Equation 2", etc.
23. Peer Review and Editorial Decision
The journal uses double‑blind peer review. Primary research articles are evaluated by at least two independent external reviewers. Reviewers are selected for relevant expertise and must be independent of the authors and their institutions where reasonably possible.
The Editor‑in‑Chief or an assigned editor makes the editorial decision after considering the reviewers' reports, the scientific quality of the manuscript, ethical compliance and the journal's scope. Peer review does not guarantee acceptance. The journal may use additional editorial or statistical assessment when necessary.
The journal aims to communicate an initial editorial decision within the timeframe stated on its website. The timeframe is an aim rather than a guarantee and may vary according to reviewer availability and editorial workload.
24. Appeals, Complaints and Post‑publication Issues
Authors may appeal an editorial decision when they can provide a substantive, evidence‑based reason that the decision resulted from a significant factual, procedural or reviewer‑related error. Appeals should not simply repeat arguments already considered. Complaints about editorial conduct, publication ethics or post‑publication concerns will be handled according to the journal's relevant policies and, where appropriate, COPE guidance.
25. Copyright, Open Access and Licensing
The journal is fully open access. Published articles are freely available immediately and without embargo.
Authors retain copyright unless a different arrangement is explicitly stated. The journal receives the right of first publication and the permissions necessary to publish and distribute the article under the stated open license.
Unless otherwise indicated, published scholarly articles are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license. Users may share, copy, redistribute and adapt the work provided that appropriate credit is given and the license terms are respected.
Any third‑party material not covered by the article's license must be clearly identified, attributed and used with the necessary permission or applicable legal exception.
26. Author Self‑Archiving and Repositories
Authors may deposit the preprint, accepted manuscript and/or published version in institutional or subject repositories, where legally and technically applicable, without an embargo, subject to the journal's current repository policy.
27. Article Processing Charges and Other Fees
The journal does not charge submission fees or article processing charges (APCs). No payment is required for peer review or publication. Any future change to fees will be announced transparently on the journal website.
28. Submission Checklist
- [ ] Manuscript is within the journal's scope.
- [ ] The manuscript is not under consideration elsewhere.
- [ ] Main manuscript is anonymised for double‑blind review.
- [ ] Title page is complete.
- [ ] All authors have approved the final manuscript and author list.
- [ ] ORCID iDs are provided where available.
- [ ] Ethics approval/exemption is included where applicable.
- [ ] Similarity report is available (similarity < 20% as a general guide).
- [ ] Funding and conflict of interest statements are included.
- [ ] Author contribution statement is included.
- [ ] Data availability statement is included where appropriate.
- [ ] AI use has been disclosed where required.
- [ ] References are complete and consistently formatted (APA 7).
- [ ] Tables and figures are numbered and cited in the text.
- [ ] Copyright/Open Access License and Author Declaration Form is signed by all authors.
29. Online Submission
Manuscripts should be submitted through the journal's DergiPark online submission system. Authors should consult the journal website for the current submission link, publication schedule, editorial policies and contact information.
