INSTRUCTIONS TO AUTHORS
Journal of Tekirdag Agricultural
Faculty (JTAF) publishes at least three issues a year,
preferably in January, May and September. The journal welcomes original
research and review papers in all aspects of agricultural science. If articles
are prepared from a thesis of any kind (MSc, PhD), this should be indicated as
a footnote in the first page. Submission of a paper is taken to mean that
results have not been published or not being considered for publication and its
copyright has not been reserved by other publishers. Author(s) are responsible
for fraud or inaccuracy in the published papers. Acceptance date of a paper by
the Editorial Board is the criterion in the publication order.
Author(s)
are asked to submit 4 copies of printout together with the signed Copyright Agreement Form (CAF)
certifying that the manuscript has not been published or not being considered
for publication elsewhere. All authors of multi-authored papers should also
sign the CAF and agree to its submission. All figures, photographs and tables
should be electronically accessible. Authors are requested to transfer the
amount of 50 YTL (New Turkish Liras) or 30 to the given bank account (AKBANK
Tekirdaπ Branch, Branch code no:121, Account no: 0139687) for the use of
postage expenses and send the proofs along with the initial submission.
However, the charge is not paid back in case the author(s) withdraw the paper
or Editorial Board reject the paper in accordance with the referees comments.
Checklist before the submission:
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A cover letter indicating that the
paper is submitted to the JTAF
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4 complete set of clearly legible
manuscript, one is original and the other three may be copied
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A CD or a diskette containing nothing
else other than the full set of manuscript
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Bank proof of the charge transfer
- CAF signed by the author(s) (it may be obtained either from the Editorial Office of accessible from http://www.trakya.edu.tr/Fakulte/ziraat/Turkce/dergi/index.htm
Manuscripts
should be prepared using Microsoft Word format (98 or above version), Times New
Roman of 12 points, double-spaced, not exceeding 20 printed pages of A4-sized
paper including references, figures and tables. 3-cm-wide empty area should be
made on the top, bottom, left and right hand side of each page. No title such
as Dr., Prof., etc. before the name of the author(s) is added. Each page should
be numbered consecutively and line-numbered. The work should be in concise and
clear Turkish or English.
The
content of the manuscript should be organized into the following order: Cover
page, English title, English abstract, Turkish title, Turkish abstract,
Introduction, Material and Methods, Results and Discussion, Conclusions,
Acknowledgement (optional) and References.
Cover page: The Cover page contains Title, author(s) name(s),
addresses, telephone numbers, e-mail numbers. Corresponding author should also
be indicated in this page.
Title: Title should be concise short and appropriately informative
and should not exceed 15 words.
Abstract and Keywords: Abstract should not exceed 200 words. The
word Abstract or Φzet should not be typed on the top of
the abstracts. 4 - 6 keywords not contained in the title are listed beneath the
abstract to define the work best and assist searching techniques.
Introduction: It should briefly contain context, the previous major
contributions to the field, rationality for the work and aim.
Material and Methods: Material and Methods are given under the same
heading. Newly introduced or modified methods should be such clearly explained
that researchers can easily repeat the work.
Results and Discussion: The results should be clearly presented and
supported by figures and tables where appropriate. A summarising table is
preferable to the tables presenting full detail of statistical analysis. All
results should be discussed but unnecessary repeats should be avoided.
Similarities and differences between the obtained and previous results should
be indicated and queried.
Conclusions: Contribution of the research results to the field
practically and theoretically is given in this section together with the
recommendations.
Acknowledgement:
This is optional and should be as short as possible.
References:
References are arranged alphabetically according to the last name of the first
author and in the original language of the publication. References are given in the form:
Journal articles: Last name of the author, initials,
year of publication, title of article, title of journal, volume number, page
numbers.
Klich, M.A. 1993. Morphological studies of Aspergillus section Versicolores and related species Mycologia. 85: 100-107.
McDonald, M.,
Whole book: Last name of the author, initials,
year of publication, title of book (name of the editor(s), translator, etc.),
volume number, publication number, publisher, place, page numbers.
Baenett, H.L.and B.B.Hunter, 1999. Illustrated
Genera of Imperfect Fungi 4th. Ed., APS Pres, The American Phytopathological
Society, St.Paul,
Chapter in a book: Last
name of the author, initials, year of publication, title of chapter, title of
book (name of the editor), publisher, place, page numbers.
Klich, M.A. and T.E. Cleveland, 2000. Aspergillus
systematics and the moleculer genetics of Mycotoxin biosyntesis. In:
Integration of Modern Taxonomic Methods for Penicillium and Aspergillus
Classification. (Ed(s): R.A.Samson and J.I.Pitt). Harwood Academic Publishers.
Congress/symposium article: Last name of the author,
initials, year of the meeting or publication of the proceeding, title of
article, title of meeting, title of proceeding, volume number, place of
meeting, date of meeting, page numbers.
Arύkan, S., G. Saπύroπlu, S. Yύldύz ve D. Turgut,
1994. Bazύ hayvan yemlerinden izole edilen funguslar ve bunlarύn όrettiπi
toksinlerin biyolojik φlηόm metodu ile saptanmasύ. XII.Ulusal Biyoloji
Kongresi. Molekόler Biyoloji, Genetik ve Mikrobiyoloji Seksiyonu Bildiriler
kitabύ, Cilt V. Edirne, 25-27 Mayύs 1994, s. 48-54
Thesis: Last name of the author, initials, year, title
of thesis, type of thesis (Ph D, M Sc), Institute or university thesis was
obtained, number of pages.
Dikmen,
έ. 1968. Zeytin Ηeliklerinin Kφklendirilmesi άzerine Araώtύrmalar. Yόksek
Lisans Tezi Ege άniversitesi, Fen Bilimleri Enstitόsό, 98 s.
Internet: The full address of the site the information is
provide (except electronic journals) must be given.
How
to cite a reference in the text is as follow: References are cited in the text
by author and date
..substance may cause atmospheric pollution (Landen, 2002)
and if the article is 2 co-authors names are linked by and (Landen and Bruce,
2002) or Bruce (2002) stated that
if the information is reported. If the
article is 3 or more co-authors, the first name is followed by et al. (Landen
et al., 2002)/ Landen et al. (2002). References are cited chronologically in
case of citing more than one reference for the same statement (Cochran, 1961;
Landen, 2002). More than one articles of the same author in the same year are
differentiated using a, b and so on
(Landen 1998a; Landen 1998b).
Names
of all authors should be, no matter how many, are written in the References
list (i.e. Landen et al. 2002 is not justified).
Figures and Tables: All graphs, line drawings and
photographs except tables should be classified into Figure. Photographs,
figures and graphs must be of highest quality with the full range of tones
appropriate to an offset press. All Tables and Figures must be numbered with
Arabic numerals and each must be cited in text and given just after the
citation. Figures and Tables captions and explanations must be
self-explanatory, brief and clear. Figures and Tables must be within the page
margins. Those who submit a manuscript in Turkish should also provide captions
to Figures and Tables in English just below the Turkish captions.
Units and abbreviations: Authors are requested to use
the International System of units (Systθme International dUnitιs).
Abbreviations and symbols must be defined when they are used first in the text.
No abbreviation is applied in the Title of the paper.
Mathematical formulae: Formulae should be numbered and the
number of each equation should be aligned to the left margin of the page within
a bracket.
Poorly
prepared manuscripts not obeying the instructions are returned to the author(s)
for revision and re-submission. Each Manuscript is reviewed by two sound
referees on the field and Editorial Board of the journal decides whether the
paper is suitable for publication in accordance with the referees comments.
Hard
copies of Published article itself separately or the containing issue is mailed
to the authors. Electronic submission through e-mail is also possible providing
that the signed CAF is safely reached to the Editorial office later on. For
further information: http://www.trakya.edu.tr/Fakulte/ziraat/Turkce/dergi/index.htm
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