Submissions

Author Guidelines

Instructions for Authors

Black Sea Journal of Environmental Sciecnes (BSJ Env Sci) is an internationally refereed journal published online in July and December, 2 issues per year. BSJ Env Sci is an open access e-journal. BSJ Env Sci publishes original research articles, conference proceedings, reviews, case reports or technical notes prepared by scientists related to or related to statistical sciences in English and Turkish. Articles to be submitted to the journal must be original and not published elsewhere (except for articles presented at scientific meetings and only published as abstracts) or not in the evaluation process. If original research articles are produced from MSc or PhD theses, authors must indicate this in the acknowledgements and information section of the article. All responsibilities regarding the scientific content of the articles to be published in the journal belong to the author(s).

Articles submitted to BSJ Env Sci for evaluation are subject to preliminary review by the Editors-in-Chief in accordance with the publication principles. Editors-in-Chief have the right to decide to return articles that they do not find suitable for publication in the journal to the author(s) without sending them to the referees. In addition, articles that do not comply with the spelling rules or have insufficient narrative language are returned to the author(s) for correction. It is recommended that the author(s) have the work reviewed by a linguist before submitting an article in English. Articles that meet the specified requirements and are deemed suitable for peer review are sent to at least two or more referees for review. Author(s) may suggest a maximum of three potential referees who are related to the subject of the article, are experts in their field and are not from the same institution.

All responsibility for the scientific content of the articles to be published in the journal belongs to the author(s). The "Copyright Form" and "Conflict of Interest Statement" forms must be signed by all authors and uploaded as a separate additional file with the article to the journal's online application system by the responsible author. All authors must be registered in the system and during the upload of the article to the system, the names of all authors, the addresses of the institutions they work for, their e-mail addresses and DOI numbers must be entered completely in the metadata section. In addition, the abstract and references section of the article must be entered in the metadata section. If any of the mentioned information is missing, the article will be returned to the responsible author for the completion of the information.

In human survey and animal experimental or clinical studies, ethics committee approval must be obtained, this approval must be stated in the article and the ethics committee report must be added when the article is submitted. After the acceptance of the article, no author can be added and the order of the authors cannot be changed.

Articles that need revision after the referee evaluation are directed to the author/s electronically through the system. Author/s must take into account the comments of the referees and explain the comments and criticisms one by one. At the same time, they must prepare a detailed explanation in case they do not agree with the criticisms of the referees. The corrections of the articles that have passed the referee evaluations must be uploaded to the system together with the list of corrections within 30 days at the latest and the article revision process must be completed. The specified period may be extended by the author's request for additional time or by the decision of the Editor-in-Chief. Otherwise, the current article is evaluated as a newly submitted article. The Editor-in-Chief reviews the revisions and corrections made by the author/s before reaching the final decision and makes the final decision on whether the article will be published.

Research and Publication Ethics

Ethical statements in the journal are based on the statements of the Committee on Publication Ethics International (COPE) and the Scientific Committee Editors (CSE) “Code of Conduct and Best Practice Guidelines for Journal Editors” and “Code of Conduct for Journal Publishers”. For information about the documents of the Committee on Publication Ethics International (https://publicationethics.org), please click on the relevant link (https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/pub/bsagriculture/policy). The same ethical standards of conduct apply to all parties involved in the publication process (author, journal editor, referee, etc.). BSJ Env Sci adheres to the Higher Education Scientific Research and Publication Ethics Guidelines and follows up on suspected cases of research and publication misconduct.

Writing Style (APA 6.0 Version)

The journal adopts APA (6.0) style as the basic writing style, and authors are expected to prepare their articles in accordance with the following writing rules. Authors must read the writing rules and publication policies before submitting their articles and prepare their articles according to these rules and principles.

Article Preparation

Below are guidelines on how to prepare your article, please follow these standards to ensure a smooth refereeing and publication process.

The article should be in Times New Roman 12 point size and double-spaced. A single line space should be left between paragraphs and sections. All pages should be numbered sequentially starting from the title page and in the bottom center. All pages, including references, figures, and tables, should be numbered consecutively starting from the title page and in the left margin. A 2.5 cm margin should be left on the page margins.

The use of non-standard or uncommon abbreviations should be avoided as much as possible in the article. If abbreviations must be used, abbreviations and symbols should be explained where they are first used in the text. Internationally valid and established abbreviations should be preferred. Special words should not be underlined, instead italicized writing style should be used. Units of measurement should be given in accordance with the International System of Units (SI) (metric; kg, g, m, cm, etc.) and temperatures should be expressed in centigrade (⁰C).

Tables should be double-spaced and as simple as possible. Each table should be on a separate page. Figures, graphics, photographs, and the like should be visible and understandable in the article (detailed information is provided in item 11 below).

Authors must declare whether they have any financial support or relationship that may create a conflict of interest. All the explanations stated below apply to original research articles and review articles.

Article Sections

Articles submitted to the journal should be arranged in the order of title, abstract, keywords, introduction, material and method, findings, discussion, results, ethics committee approval (for human survey and animal experimental or clinical studies), conflict of interest statement, acknowledgements and information (if any), references, tables and figures (photographs, drawings, diagrams, graphics, maps, etc.). In review articles, the material and method, and findings sections should not be taken into account. Section names should be written in bold letters, all words in first and second-degree titles should start with a capital letter, and the first word in third-degree titles should start with a capital letter and the others should start with a lowercase letter.

1) Cover Page

A cover page should be created for the article and should include the following elements;

The type of article should be specified on the title page; research article, review, technical note, case report, etc.

The article title should be as short and descriptive as possible, all words in the title should start with a capital letter (except for conjunctions), should be written in bold and should be placed in the middle of the page. The article title length should be limited to 250 characters including spaces. Abbreviations should never be used in the article title. The full names/names of all authors should be written clearly and no academic title should be used. The cover page should include the institutional information of all authors (institution name, address, postal code, city and country). The DOI number and e-mail information of all authors should be provided on the cover page. Authors should be marked with the "1" "2" "3" indicators at the top right corner of the author's name and at the beginning of each institution. In addition, the author responsible for correspondence should be specified in the article, marked with "*" and contact information (phone, fax and e-mail) should be provided.

2) Abstract and Keywords

Preparing an abstract is mandatory for all types of articles (original research articles, reviews, technical notes, case reports, etc.). The abstract should be in a single paragraph without sections and should not exceed 600 words and should be at least 100 words. The abstract should present the relevant results in a short but understandable manner and should include the purpose, method, results obtained and recommendations of the study. No references should be made in the abstract. After the abstract, at least 3 and at most 6 keywords should be given, the first letter of which should be capitalized and the others in lower case letters, that best describe the study, if possible not used in the title, and that best explain the content of the article. The keywords should be separated with commas and listed in order of importance.

3) Introduction

In this section; The subject of the study should be given, the justification for the study should be stated, the reason for the study should be explained, the hypotheses to be tested should be stated, and the purpose of the study should be given. A comprehensive discussion of the relevant literature should be included in the discussion of the results, not in the introduction.

4) Materials and Methods

The materials used in the study, basic details of the methods used, experimental design and statistical analysis should be presented in this section. A clear explanation or original reference should be given for all biological, analytical and statistical analyses used in the study. If any changes have been made to analyses previously presented or used by other researchers, the changes should be explained. The treatments and measurements made should be clearly defined. Statistical models and analysis methods should be stated clearly and completely.

5) Results

The findings obtained from the study should be given in this section. The numerical results of the study should not be given in the findings section to the extent possible in order to avoid repetition, but should be presented in tables or graphs. Statistically significant factors should be grouped with a comparison method appropriate to the applied statistical analysis method and the level of significance should be stated (P < 0.05, P < 0.01 etc.). In numerical expressions given in the text, a period (for example; 3.75) should be used as a decimal point separator in English articles and a comma (for example: 3.75) should be used in Turkish articles. In cases where the statistical analysis method is not selected correctly and/or the analysis is not performed properly, the editorial board may not evaluate the article. The results should be separate from the discussion and written in the past tense. The results section may be combined with the discussion section provided that the structural integrity of the article is not compromised and the editor-in-chief approves.

6) Discussion

The discussion should clearly and briefly evaluate the results in terms of biological mechanisms. The findings should not be repeated in the discussion; the findings should be discussed using the results of other studies conducted on similar topics. The discussion should be integrated with the research findings of other relevant studies to reveal whether the tested hypotheses are accepted or rejected.

7) Conflict of Interest Statement

The relevant author(s) must inform the editor about any potential conflicts of interest that may affect the interpretation of the data. Authors must declare whether there is any financial support or relationship that may create a conflict of interest.

8) Acknowledgements and Information (optional)

Acknowledgements should be as short and comprehensive as possible.

9) References

References should be organized according to APA (6.0) style. All articles cited in the text should be included in the references list. The references list should be organized alphabetically by taking into account the author surnames. References in the text should be written according to author-year basis and year order (Wu, 2006; Onder et al., 2015; Sen and Kuran, 2017). Literature from the same year but by different authors should be listed alphabetically (Anthony et al., 2005; Kenyon and Blair, 2005, McEvoy, 2005). If more than one source published by the same author in the same year is used, the source should be indicated with letters such as a, b, c after the publication year. It is recommended not to use sources with web addresses as much as possible. Authors should not cite unpublished results and personal interviews. Footnotes should be avoided, and if absolutely necessary (not including important sections of the study) they should be written briefly by separating them with a line and placing an asterisk on the page where they are used.

References should be listed alphabetically in the References section. Journal titles should be abbreviated according to the traditional ISO abbreviations used by PubMed (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/nlmcatalog/journals). Sample references are given below.

Journal Articles

Surname N, Surname N. Year. The full title of the article. Abbreviated Journal Name, Volume and Issue: first and last page.

Sen U, Sirin E, Aksoy Y, Ensoy U, Ulutas Z, Kuran M. 2016. The effect of maternal nutrition level during mid-gestation on post-natal muscle fiber composition and meat quality in lambs. Anim Prod Sci, 56: 834-843.

Books and Book Chapters

Surname N, Surname N. Year. Title of the book or proceeding. Publisher, City, Volume, first and last page.

Field TG, Taylor RE. 2015. Scientific farm animal production: an introduction to animal science. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Prentice Hall, New York, USA, 11th ed., pp 425.

Surname N, Surname N. Year. Title of contribution. In: Surname N, editors. Title of the book or proceeding. Publisher, City, Volume, first and last page.

Preston ND, Daszak P, Colwell RR. 2013. The human environment interface: applying ecosystem concepts to health. In: Mackenzie JS, Jeggo M, Daszak P, Richt JA, editors. One health: the human-animal-environment interfaces in emerging infectious diseases. Springer-Verlag, New York, USA, 8th ed., pp. 83-100.

Congress or Symposium Papers

Surname N, Surname N. Year. The full title of the conference paper. In: Title of proceeding book, Date, City, Country, Pages.

Moss KJ, Greening L. 2009. The effect of age and gender on the time taken for horses to learn an operant task. In: Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Science, April 01-30, Southport, UK, p. 1.

Thesis

Surname N. Year. Title of thesis. MSc or PhD thesis, University, Faculty or Institute, City, Pages.

Sen U. 2014. Maturation temperature and the use of antioxidant in in vitro embryo production in cattle. PhD thesis, Ondokuz Mayis University, Institute of Science, Samsun, pp. 182.

Articles or Reports with Internet Address

Surname N. Year. The full title of internet addressed article. URL: http://www.xxxxxxxxxxx (accessed date: month day, year).

Smith J. 2001. Emergence of infectious diseases. URL: http://www.edpsciences.org/docinfos/INRARND (accessed date: September 24, 2002).

Anonymous. 2012. US Department of agriculture nutrient database for standard reference, Release 14. URL: http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/foodcomp (accessed date: March 23, 2012).

10) Table

Vertical lines should not be used in tables and grids should be avoided. Each table should be numbered and cited in the text. Any abbreviation used in a table should be defined in that table. Each table should be on a separate page, double-spaced. Font size can be changed according to the size of the table/s. The title of the table should be short and descriptive at the top of the table, should continue on the same line and only the first letter should be written in capital letters. A period should not be used at the end of the table titles. For numbers less than 1 in the table, a zero should be added to the left of the decimal point separator and the columns should be aligned to the center. A period (e.g. 3.75) should be used as a decimal point separator in numerical expressions presented in tables. If there is no data for any parameter, that section should not be left blank and a hyphen should be added. If an explanation is necessary, an abbreviation can be used in the body of the table (e.g., ND) and should be clearly explained in the footnotes. References to footnotes in a table should be indicated with superscript numbers independently for each table. Superscript letters are used to indicate statistical significance. A capital P should be used to indicate probability values ​​(P < 0.05, P < 0.01, etc.). Standard errors should be added to each mean with ± signs.

11) Figures, Graphs, Photos, and Similar

Each figure, graph, photo, and similar should be added to the end of the article on a separate page. The length, width, and height of figures, graphs, photos, and similar should be at most 16x20 cm in single-column page layout and at most 8 cm in width in double-column layout. Unnecessary backgrounds and grid lines should be removed from the graphs. Each axis should have a description and a unit. Different fill colors or patterns should be used for bar graphs (black, white, gray, or stripes, etc.). The preferred file type for figures, graphs, photos, and similar is JPEG, TIFF, or PNG. The minimum resolution should be between 300-600 dpi for color and grayscale images. A title should be prepared for sufficient information and all abbreviations, and the symbols used in the figure should be defined in the title. The title of figures, graphics, photographs, and the like should be prepared at the bottom of the figure, should be short and explanatory, should continue on the same line, and only the first letter should be written in capital letters. A period should be placed at the end of figure titles.

12) Equations

The equations used in the article should be cited in the text, if the equations are mentioned in the text, they should be numbered, and the equation number should be written right-justified in parentheses next to the equation. The Word program math processor should be used in writing the equations, the main characters should be given in 12-point font, variables should be italic, and numbers and mathematical expressions should be given plain. The citation in the text should be given in the English “Equation 1” and Turkish “Eşitlik 1” formats.

13) File Format

You must submit your articles in Microsoft Word format (.DOC). PDF or other text files are not accepted in the articles and are returned to the author(s) for correction.